“THE SAN PEOPLE IN BOTSWANA AND THE

TRAVELLERS IN NORWAY”A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF

THE CULTURE OF TWO MINORITY GROUPS

Associate professor Anne-Mari Larsen, Queen Maud's College of Early Childhood

Education, NorwayCoordinator Stella Nguluka, Bokamoso Educational

Trust, Botswana

THE BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

AIMS

FAMILY MATTERS

PRESCHOOL

SCHOOL

LANGUAGE

CULTURE

METHODS FOR INTERVIEWING

WHO HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED

THE SITUATION AROUND THE INTERVIEW

THE SAN PEOPLE AND THE TRAVELLERS

WHAT DOES THE FAMILY MEAN TO YOU?

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FAMILY?

IS IT IMPORTANT FOR CHILDREN TO JOIN

PRESCHOOL?

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES FROM SCHOOL?

WHAT DID YOU LEARN AT SCHOOL?

DID YOU KNOW SETSWANA/NORWEGIAN WHEN

YOU STARTED SCHOOL?

“We teach in Setswana and English. Sometimes the children translate for each other. They are not allowed to speak Naro in the class. If you speak Naro it will be difficult to learn and to speak English and Setswana”

(Head Of Department, primary school)

WHAT DOES CULTURE MEAN TO YOU?

WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC AND STORIES?

ARE THERE ANY BAD THINGS IN THE CULTURE?

DO YOU HAVE ANY HOPES FOR THE FUTURE?

WHAT IS BEING DONE TO KEEP THE CULTURE?