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Namibia:
IMPROVING EDUCATION IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA
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Using
"IT" for Professional Development and Support
After
its independence from South Africa in 1990, Namibia
was beset with challenges, many emerging from the vestiges
of apartheid's social and economic policies. Even after
a smooth transition to democracy and the formation of
a democratically elected government, wide disparities
in social and economic development persisted, bolstered
by an inequitable education system.
The
government addressed the education problem by establishing
a new Ministry of Education, which eventually separated
higher education from primary and secondary education.
The government also consolidated many smaller divisions
and took steps to enhance the relevancy of Namibian
education for its new society.
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Also reformed was the National Institute for Education
Development (NIED). Supported by the Ministry of Basic
Education, Sport and Culture (MBESC), NIED is now a "think
tank" for mobilizing resources for the betterment
of education. Its two divisions undertake education research
and develop the nation's primary and secondary school
curricula, as well as its pre- and in-service teacher
training curricula and materials. NIED works with teachers,
schools, Teacher Resource Centers (TRCs), regional offices,
MBESC, as well as colleges and international groups concerned
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