My name is Tebogo Ethel Seretse from Botswana in Africa. I obtained my first degree BA+CDE in English and Theology, at The University of Botswana and Swaziland in 1982. In 1990 qualified for Masters degree in Religious Education at Lancaster University in England.

I have taught in Botswana for eighteen years. Eight years were spent teaching in senior secondary schools while ten years were spent in tertiary education, at Molepolole College of Education as a lecturer and Head of department in Religious Education. I am a co-author of a religious education textbooks : Junior Secondary Religious Education for Botswana, Book 1,2,3 by G.Kgathi, R.R.Seganabeng, and T.E.Seretse.

I registered with Birmingham University as an MPhil research student in Religious Education for the academic year 1999/2000. I am hoping to transfer into a Phd programme. My research topic is: Religious Beliefs of Batswana Children and The Teaching of Concepts of World Religions in Community Junior Schools.

This will help me to investigate important elements of human experience of youth in Botswana culture. I also hope to explore teaching strategies which could encourage reflective thinking in Religious education in Botswana.