Views and preferences of parents, teachers and principals on the implementation of the language policy in primary schools in Namibia

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dc.contributor.authorMostert, Louise
dc.contributor.authorHamunyela, Miriam N.
dc.contributor.authorKasanda, Choshi D.
dc.contributor.authorSmit, Talita C.
dc.contributor.authorKangira, Jairos
dc.contributor.authorZimba, Roderick F.
dc.contributor.authorHengari, Job U.
dc.contributor.authorVeii, Kazuvire R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-06T10:58:44Z
dc.date.available2014-03-06T10:58:44Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe language policy of schools in Namibia states that from grade 1 to grade 3, learners should receive education in their mother tongues. The mother tongue becomes a subject from grade 4 onwards while English takes over as the medium of instruction. This paper presents the views of parents, teachers and principals and parents on how this policy is implemented in three schools studied in the Khomas region. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews from one urban school, one peri-urban school and one rural school. The fi ndings of the study refl ect diff erent language preferences between parents and teachers, the latter favouring English and the former advocating the mother tongue asen_US
dc.identifier.citationMostert, M. L. and others. 2012. Views and preferences of parents, teachers and principals on the implementation of the language policy in primary schools in Namibia. Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(2):167-178.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2026-7215
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/754
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences;2
dc.subjectViewsen_US
dc.subjectTeachersen_US
dc.subjectPreferencesen_US
dc.subjectLanguageen_US
dc.subjectImplementationen_US
dc.subjectPolicyen_US
dc.subjectNamibiaen_US
dc.titleViews and preferences of parents, teachers and principals on the implementation of the language policy in primary schools in Namibiaen_US
dc.title.alternativeAn explorative study in the Khomas regionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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