STAKEHOLDERS’ CONTRIBUTION IN THE PROVISION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCTION IN BOTSWANA: SUCCESSES AND OBSTACLES

N. B. Mswela

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This desktop study sought to consider the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in the provision of ECE in Botswana. The article is a document analysis study and starts by defining ECE and the importance of ECE in policies used in Botswana. It further presents the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in the provision of ECE services as well as ideas to improve ECE provision in Botswana.

 

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early childhood education, policies, stakeholders, standards

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v8i7.3811

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