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NON-FORMAL EDUCATION in LESOTHO: a National Study For NON-FORMAL EDUCATION IN LESOTHO: A National Study for Policy Planning and Program Development AID Contract No. PDC-1406-00-1061--00 Emily Vargas Adams M. Joseph Bastian July 15, 1933 Prepared for: Agency for International Development Bureau of Science & Technology Office of Education Washington, D.C. 210 LIHCOLN STREET, 3OSTON. MASSACHUSETTS G2111 TELEPHONE (617) 482-9485 Ho Sechaba sa Basotho Acknowledgements The authors of this first study on Non-Formal Education in Lesotho wish to express their profound gratitude to,*Mr. Ken Tsekoa, Director of the Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre (LDTC) anCthe many members of the LDTC staff who were involved in the development and field testing of the interview question­ naire, plus its subsequent administration to NFE Program Directors and Coordinators throughout Lesotho. T. Shale J. Ntene K. Ramahloli E. Sakoane R. Pholo K. Phakoe T. M. Makhetha J. Maime P. Moleko S. Motlomelo P. Morolong V. Koloko N. Lechesa P. Khutlang M. Mofokeng The study could not have been conducted without the generous help and interest of the Directors and Coordinators of NFE Programs in all districts of Lesotho. We hope that this report will be of use to them and serve also as a small token of our gratitude for their assistance. Dr. James Hoxeng, Program Director in the United States Agency for Inter­ ational Development (USAID), and an international leader in the development of NFE, has given many suggestions and ideas which helped to structure this major research effort. Special thanks are due to Mr. Frank Correll, Mr. Joseph Carney, and Mr. Byron Ball of the USAID Mission in Lesotho. We also wish to express our gratitude to World Education, Inc., which provided the logistical support for this final phase of the project. A series of leaders and practitioners of non-formal education reviewed and enriched the interview questionnaire, before it was administered, during a meeting held in Maseru in May 1980. Mrs. Mosala, L.N.C.W. Mr. Mechai, Mi.nistry of Rural Development Mrs. Koali, Thaba Kupa Project Mrs. Faku, Bishop Allard Technical Institute Mr. Leholoba, Ministry of Agriculture Mr. Jfeta, BEDCO Mrs. Phafane, L.F.N.C.O. Mrs. Pepenene, L.C.C.U.L. Mr. Mhlaka, L.W.C.A. Mrs. Marumo, L.F.P.A. Dr. Ash Hartwell, Ministry of Education Dr. Don Russell, I.E.M.S. Dr. K. Appiah, Manpower Secretariat Dr. Ngakane, Ministry of Health Dr. Carney, USAID Mr. A. Elias, National Library Dr. M. Sebatane, Institute of Education, N.U.L. The Director and staff of the LDTC and the authbrs wish to express their appreciation for the continuing interest and support of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr. Z. Matsela. We are most thankful for the 'excellent collaboration of the staff of the Institute of Extramural Studies of the National University of Lesotho which shared with us the results of their initial study of NFE groups in Lesotho. We are also grateful for the help of several students from the National University of Lesotho, who assisted with various stages of data collection. K. Santho L. Tsosane T. Khati B. Letseleha M. Khaketla A. Kotele M. Sebatane M. Seleteng L. Pepenene The staff of the computer center of the Ministry of Finance deserve a special mention for their dedicated help to us while conducting the first analyses of the study. We are also grateful to colleagues at the computer center of Harvard University for their help with the final data analyses. We wish to express our appreciation for the excellent work of Ms. Marian Morse, who headed a competent team of typists preparing the final text of this report. Finally, we owe a special debt of gratitude to colleagues in Colombia, South America, who conducted the first major national-level study of NFE. Their research project covered a stratified sample of programs, and it yielded a set of results that were very instrumental in Colombian policy planning, program development, and theory construction. The Colombian team included: Dr. Benjamin Alvarez Dr. Jose Bernardo Toro Dr. Hernando Bernal Dr. Wilson Velandia Dr. Rene Hauzeur Dr. Emily Vargas Adams Dr. Agustin Lombana Their ideas and dedication to the development of non-formal education have bien of direct inspiration to our study in Lesotho. Emily Vargas Adams Center for the Development of Non-Formal Education Austin, Texas *M. Joseph Bastian School of Law Harvard University TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN LESOTHO 9 III. NONFORMAL EDUCATION IN LESOTHO: AN OVERVIEW 28 1. Introduction 28 2. Traditional Process of Education in Lesotho 28 3. Distribution of NFE Programs 32 4. Types of NFE Programs 34 5. History of NFE Programs 37 6. -Single Activity vs. Multiple Activity NFE Programs 46 7. Organizational Structure of NFE Programs: Center, Project or Group 53 8. Origins of the Ideas, Design, and Planning of NFE Programs 61 9. Congruency between the Origins of Idea and. the Planning of the NFE Program 65 10. Goals of NFE and Educational Topics in Lesotho 71 11. Educational Topics 80 12. Extent of NFE Coverage in Lesotho: Number of Participants and Staff 87 13. Conclusion 96 IV.ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES 98 1. Introduction 98 2. Organizational Structure 99 3. Participation in NFE Decisionmaking Processes 130 4. Cnnclusion 142 V. PARTICIPANTS 146 1. Introduction 146 2.. General Setting 146 3. Participant Characteristics 160 4. Form of Participation 174 5. Conclusion 212 VI. EDUCATIONAL METHODS, MATERIALS AND MEDIA 218 1. Introduction 218 2. Educational Methods 218 3. Educational Materials and Media 246 4. Conclusion 282 VII. NFE LEARNING CONTEXTS 285 1. Introduction 285 2. Relationships Between Formal Education and Non-Formal Education 286 3. Learning Contexts Profile I 289 4. Learning Contexts Profile II 299 5. Conclusion 305 VIII. IN-SERVICE TRAINING 310 1. Introduction 310 2. The Status of In-Service Training in Lesotho 313 3. Areas of In-Service Training 323 4. The National-Level Impact of In-Service Training 327 5. *-Future Needs of In-Service Training in Lesotho 338 6. Areas of In-Service Training and Future Needs 347 7. Conclusion 351 IX. NONFORMAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS 354 1. Introduction 354 2. Communications Technology and the Community 354 3. Nonformal Education and Technologies in Communication in Lesotho 356 4. NFE Programs and the Patterns of Use of Communications Technology 364 5. Certain Organizational Characteristics and their Use of Communications Technology 369 6. NFE Programs and Incentives to the Participants 378 7. Incentives Offered and Program Characteristics 384 8. Types of NFE Programs and Incentives Needed 388 9. Conclusion 392 X. INITIAL RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP SYSTEMS 397 1. Introduction 397 2. Initial Research 397 3. Participant Evaluation 406 4. Program Evaluation 415 5. Follow-Up Systems 426 6. Conclusion 434 XI. RELATIONSHIPS WITH FORMAL EDUCATION 439 1. Introduction 439 2. Staff and Participants 440 3. Facilities, Comunity Relations, and Certification 442 4. Relationships with Institutions of Formal Education 444 5. Formal Education Index 446 6. Future Relationship with Formal Education 458 7. Conclusion 461 XII. INTER-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS 466 1. Introduction 466 2. The Role of Inter-Institutional Relations in Organizational Development 466 3. "Inter-Institutional Collaboration Among NFE Programs in Lesotho 468 4. Informal Interaction 468 5. Formal Interaction 482 6. Interorganizational Collaboration and Characteristics of the NFE Programs 496 7. The Relationship between Formal and Informal Collaborations 498 8. Future of Interorganizational Collaboration 500 9. Conclusion 504 XIII. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES 507 1. Introduction 507 2. Indices of Program Completeness 507 3. Program Dimensions 513 4. Program Participants and Forms of Participation 526 5. Program Relationships 535 6. Program Reported Success, Problems and Needs, Growth and Improvement 540 7. Conclusion 548 XIV. THE FUTURE OF NFE IN LESOTHO: PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND GROWTH 554 1. Introduction 554 2. The Improvement and Growth Index 555 3. Geographical Improvement and Growth 560 4. Organizational Improvement and Growth 563 5. Program Development Processes and Growth and Improvement 576 6. Program Problems and Needs in Relation to Improvement and Growth 589 7. Conclusion 598 V. CONCLUSION 603 1. The Study 603 2. General Characteristics of NFE in Lesotho 604 3. NFE Personnel and Decisionmaking Processes 613 4. Program Participants 616 5. Educational Methods, Materials and Media 620 6. NFE Learning Contexts 622 7. In-Service Training 625 8. Communications and Incentives 628 9. Initial Research, Evaluation and Follow-Up Systems 630 10. Relationships between Non-Formal and Formal Education 635 11. Inter-Institutional Relations 638 12. Program Development Processes 639 13. The Future of NFE in Lesotho: Program .Implementation and Growth 640 APPENDICES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 644 1. INTRODUCTION One of the major concerns of developing countries endeavoring to create the conditions necessary for the sustained development of their societies has been the provision of minimum levels of education and skills training for all of their populations. The extensive efforts undertaken by many nations during the past two decades to provide adequate educational opportunities have not met with sufficient success, either qualitatively or quantitatively. Substantial portions of the population in most countries still lack access to schools, and the few who attain relatively high levels of education often find it difficult to encounter sufficient employment. In an attempt to augment educational opportunities, particularly for the poor in urban and rural areas, many countries have begun to emphasize the development and expansion of non-formal education (NFE). Through NFE, the nations aspire to providing at least minimum levels of basic education, skills training, plus complementary programs for human development: early childhood education, health and nutrition, environmental education, etc. Non-formal education is usually viewed not only as a means to complement and supplement formal education, but also as a way to extend and further national social and economic development goals.
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