THE PHILOSOPHY AND AIMS OF BOTSWANA EDUCATION POLICY  

3.1       The goals of the revised national education policy are to prepare Batswana for the transition from a traditional agro-based economy to the industrial economy that the country aspires to. The education and training strategy as enunciated in the Commission’s report will aim at ensuring that the people of Botswana , as a major national resource, will have invested in them an education necessary for national development. Besides the demands of the economy, Government considers access to basic education a fundamental human right. The education system must develop moral and social values, cultural identity and self-esteem, good citizenship and desirable work ethics.

3.2            The overall objectives of national education will be:

a)      to raise educational standards at all levels.

b)      to emphasise science and technology in the education system.  

c)      to make further education and training more relevant available to larger numbers of people.  

d)      to improve the partnership between school and community in the development of education.  

e)      to provide life-long education to all sections of the population.  

f)        to assume more effective control of the examination mechanism in order to ensure that the broad objectives of the curriculum are realized.  

g)      to achieve efficiency in educational development.  

3.3            At the school level the specific aims will be to:  

a)      improve management and administration to ensure higher learning achievement.

b)      improve quality of instruction.  

c)      implement broader and balanced curricula geared towards developing qualities and skills needed for the world of work.  

d)      emphasise pre-vocational orientation in preparation for a strengthened post-school technical and vocational education and training.  

e)      improve the response of schools to the needs of different ethnic groups in the society.