This study examines the current pastoralists' education situation in Uganda in
the context of the education policy established, and non-formal education
interventions being conducted among the Bahima and Karimojong pastroralists
by both Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations, as an attempt to
address the problems and issues of illiteracy and pastoral development.
It is evident that education for pastoralists in Uganda creates a social
consciousness with values, norms, knowledge and skills, which have a complex
and dynamic relationship among the pastoralists.
The problems of investigation in this research focus on information available on
the functioning of pastoralism for effective provision of non-formal education
programmes to the Bahima and Karimojong pastoralists; and how effectively the
providers of non-formal education programmes can integrate the nomadic
livelihood in the provision of non-formal education
The literature review has focused on the Bahima and Karimojong pastoralists,
but attempts have also been made to draw relevant lessons from other nomadic
groups like Gypsies, travellers, and occupational travellers. The review has been
intended to sharpen specific aspects related to pastoral and national education
practices that can enable appropriate and strategic provision and implementation
of non-formal education programmes to occur among the Bahima and
Karimojong pastoralists in their pastoral context.
Qualitative research methods used in the study were fundamentally relevant and
suited for locating the meaning that semi-nomadic Bahima and Karimojong
pastoralists placed on events, processes and structures of their lives, their
perceptions, assumptions, prejudgments, presumptions, and for connecting these
meanings to the social world around them.
Presentation and analysis of data is divided into three sections including a recast
of the items in the interview schedules, a summary of the research findings
presented on a conceptually clustered Matrix Sheet, and a presentation of the
data analysis resulting form the data displayed on the Matrix Sheet.
Recommendations of the study have been clustered under the following three
thematic categories:
· Relevance of non-formal education programmes to the Bahima and
Karimojong pastoraslist,
· Factors for implementation of non-formal education programmes, and
· Strategies for implementation and sustenance of non-formal education
programmes among the Bahima and Karimojong pastoralists. / Educational Studies / MED (COMPARATIVE EDUCATION)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/2353 |
| Date | 31 January 2006 |
| Creators | Owiny, Charles Dickens |
| Contributors | Mda, T. V. (Prof.), kakolwk@unisa.ac.za |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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