Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK) 1. Education in Southern Africa: Patterns and Issues, Clive Harber (University of Birmingham, UK and University of South Africa, South Africa) 2. Botswana: Aspects of General Education, Richard Tabulawa (University of Botswana, Botswana) and Nkobi O. Pansiri (University of Botswana, Botswana) 3. Lesotho: Organization, Structures and Challenges, Mapheleba Lekhetho (University of South Africa, South Africa) 4. Madagascar: From Political Divisionism to Unified Development, Carrie Antal (USAID, Rwanda) and Romain Kléber Ndrianjafy (Ministry of Education, Madagascar) 5. Malawi: Contemporary and Critical Issues, Gregory Kamwendo (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) 6. Mozambique: Binding Quantitative and Qualitative Goals, Feliciano Chimbutane (Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique) 7. Namibia: An Overview of System Reform, G. N. Likando (University of Namibia, Namibia) and Charl Wolhuter (North-West University, South Africa) 8. South Africa: Educational Reform - Curriculum, Governance and Teacher Education, Vusi S. Mncube (University of South Africa, South Africa) and Nomanesi Madikizela-Madiya (University of South Africa, South Africa) 9. South Africa: Making Post-Apartheid Rights into Realities, Shireen Motala (University of Johannesburg, South Africa) 10. Swaziland: Access, Quality and Relevance, Edmund Zizwe Mazibuko (University of Swaziland, Swaziland) 11. Zimbabwe: From Education Reform to Political Instability, Aaron T. Sigauke (University of New England, Australia) Index

Clive Harber has done his readers a real service in bringing together an array of established and new Southern African authors to provide us with new insights into both familiar and less well-documented national cases. The book is an invaluable addition to the comparative education literature.

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