The Bechuanaland Protectorate African Teachers Association was formed in 1937 and later became the Botswana Teachers Union. This is the record of that body's work and achievements in the development of education in Botswana. 235pp, BOTSWANA. LIGHTBOOKS PUBLISHERS.

The Botswana Inservice and Preservice Project (BIPP), funded by the UK's department for International Development and launched in 1996 was designed to enhanced to quality of education in Botswana. This volume of essays presents the outcomes of a variety of practitioner research projects illustrating the importance of the issues of entitlement, inclusion, partnership, ownership, participation and empowerment. Refs, charts, xi, 293pp, UK. ASHGATE PUBLISHERS, 0754618498

Botswana is widely regarded as a model African democracy. Since independence in 1966, the country has enjoyed unparalleled peace and stability within the African continent. It has also experienced unprecedented changes from being one of the ten poorest countries in the world to its current status as a middle-income country. However, in spite of the advances of the last thirty years, it still experiences high levels of poverty and inequality. Perceived inhibitors to progress are attributed to the younger generation's erosion of traditional values and a collective reluc-tance to take pride in the nation. This book offers an analysis of how the younger generation is reconciling globalisation influences with traditional cultural values and belief systems. It argues that this generation does care about their country, but has changed priorities. It further recom-mends educational interventions that might nurture the bestow Botswana's cultural heritage whilst ensuring an active, democratic citizenry that is relevant to modernity. 128pp, BOTSWANA. LIGHTBOOKS PUBLISHERS.