Implementation of the Southern African development community protocol on education and training and its impact on economic development : A case study of Namibia and Zimbabwe
Since the Southern African Development Community Protocol on Education and Training (SADC-PET) was launched in 1997, only some of its member-states have implemented it into their national policy. This has resulted in the region’s failure, as a whole, to achieve the protocol’s objectives. As yet,...
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://ur.aeu.edu.my/112/1/Implementation%20of%20the%20Southern%20African%20development%20community%20protocol%20on%20education%20and%20training%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20economic%20development%20%3B%20A%20case%20study%20of%20Namibia%20and%20Zimbabwe.pdf http://ur.aeu.edu.my/112/6/Implementation%20of%20the%20Southern%20African%20development%20community%20protocol%20on%20education%20and%20training%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20economic%20development%20%3B%20A%20case%20study%20of%20Namibia%20and%20Zimbabwe.pdf http://ur.aeu.edu.my/112/ |
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| Summary: | Since the Southern African Development Community Protocol on Education and Training
(SADC-PET) was launched in 1997, only some of its member-states have implemented it into
their national policy. This has resulted in the region’s failure, as a whole, to achieve the
protocol’s objectives. As yet, no significant study or review has been carried out to
investigate the exact causes for this.
This study intends to examine two SADC member-states in order to determine precisely what
steps have been taken to implement the protocol thus far. Using a mixed-method research
design (qualitative and quantitative), the researcher presents a case-study of two of the 15
member-states and a data analysis of the remaining 13 member-states, to identify and explain
the causes that have prevented the full implementation of the protocol. As well, a conceptual
framework is presented, based on a review of the literature on education, economic
development, economic growth, and educational management. The findings from this
research reveal causes that have likely prevented the objectives of the protocol from being
implemented and fully achieved by its member-states.
Consequently, this study attempts to:
analyse the causes that have prevented the implementation of SADC-PET;
assess and evaluate the effectiveness of SADC-PET using Namibia and Zimbabwe
as case studies;
identify and formulate appropriate recommendations to ensure the operationalisation
of SADC-PET; and
sensitise and influence interested researchers to advance these findings through
further research on the remaining 13 countries. |
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