简介:In1990to1991,mywifeandItaughtattheUniversityofSwazilandinsoutheastAfrica.SwazilandisoneoftheonlythreecountrykingdomsinAfrica,withMoroccoandLeaothoastheothers.SwazilandissurroudedbySouthAfricaonthreesidesandononesidebyMozambique.ithaslingbeencalledthepeacefulkingdomandis97%black.
简介:ThemainaimistogiveasynopsisofthearticleswhichwerethefirstofthreephasesofaninternationalcollaborativeresearchprojectbetweAfricaandauniversityinChina.Theoverallthemeoftheprojectwas:Literacydevelopmentinmaryschools.Firstly,anintroduction,includingthebenefitsandchallengesoftheintesearchprojectcollaborationbasedonreportsinliterature,isdiscussed.Secondly,thebackgroundotheSouthAfrica-Chinaprojectanditsthreephasesisdescribed.Thirdly,theliteracydevelopminprimaryschoolsinSouthAfricaisdiscussed.Lastly,asynopsisoftheSouthAfricantea’sem-piricalfindingsprovidingoverviewsofliteracydevelopmentwithintheearlybanandruraleducationinSouthAfricaispresented.Theseoverviews(togetherwithtworemaioverviewsnotincludedinthisarticle)serveasapointofdepartureforthesecondphasearchproject.
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