EDUCATION IN EMERGING CONTEXT

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EDUCATION IN EMERGING CONTEXT

• Meeting Peoples Needs

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HISTORY

• Colonialism
• Apartheid
• Disparities
• Under-Development
• Deprivation

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CHALLENGES

• Developing A World Class Higher Learning
  Institution
• Meeting the Needs of the Nation
• Global Competitiveness
• Productivity
• Youth Unemployment

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Education Budget 2008-2009 Breakdown
2,463,214,888
432,453,927
426,070,198
10,592,257
9,445,000
156,512,817
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School Enrolments
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Progression from Grade 12 to Tertiary Institutions
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EXPENDITURE ALLOCATION IN EDUCATION
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ENROLMENT 2006
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RANKING

• 107 Out of 137 Countries in Higher Education
  (Global Development Index of the World Economic
  Forum)

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CHALLANGES

• Colonial Inheritance
• Subject Centered Curriculum
• Examination Based
• No Time for Learning
• No Proper Library
• Limited Campus Facilities
• Faculty Support
• Student Support

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LESSONS LEARNED

• Reformulate the Curriculum
• Exam Centered
• Teacher Centered
• Subject Centered
• Discipline Centered
• Transmission vs Creation of Kowledge

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LESSONS LEARNED

• Create A New Culture for Learning
• Academic Support Systems
• Faculty Support
• Student Centered
• Creative Assessment

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BEST PRACTICES

• Project Based Learning
• Rubrics
• Academic Discussion Sessions
• Academic Support
• Project Based Learning
• Student Engagement
• Active Learning
• Assessment Techniques

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GRADUATES

• Problem Solving Critical Thinking
• Creative Thinking
• Communication
• Application of Knowledge
• Technology
• Leadership Management
• Social Intercultural

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Namibia - Overview

• 1. Land size 825 000 sq. km
• 2. Population 2.1 million (about 0.4 sq.
  km/person)
• 3. GDP U 2.38 billion (N 39,562 billion)
• 4. GNP U 1 500 (per capita)
• 5. National Expenditure U 1,649 billion
  (N13,193 b)
• 5.1 Education Expenditure N 3 179 b (U 397,4
  mill) or 24 of budget
• 5.1.1 Basic Education N 2,914 b (U 364,3
  mill)
• 5.1.2 Higher Education N 0,265 b (U 33.1 mill)
  or 9.1 of education
• 6. Exchange rate U 1 8 N
• 7. Literacy rate 85
• 8. Industries mining, fishing, agriculture,
  tourism

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Namibia National 2008/9 Budget Breakdown