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Information and communication technology integration in an international high school: the influence of leadership.
(2023)Information and communication technology (ICT) integration in teaching and learning has become an imperative worldwide. However, this remains problematic due to various factors in different contexts. Often, the extent ... -
Leadership and rurality: deputy principals’ leadership experiences in secondary schools in a rural context.
(2022)The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of deputy principals leading in schools located in a rural context. Meanings shaping their leadership practices and the practices they exert to respond to ... -
The role of principals in establishment and sustenance of teamwork within the school: a case study of three primary schools in KwaMashu circuit.
(2022)The purpose of the study was to explore the role of principals in the establishment and sustenance of teamwork within their schools. It is hoped that the study will contribute in understanding the challenges the principals ... -
The leadership and management geographies in the lived experiences of women educational leaders in the public secondary educational system of Mauritius – a narrative inquiry.
(2021)The leadership and management geographies in the lived experiences of women educational leaders in the public secondary educational system of Mauritius – A narrative inquiry. The study aims to explore and understand how ... -
Teachers’ understandings and practices of professional self-development: perspectives from thirteen teachers.
(2022)This study explored teachers’ understandings and practices of professional self-development, drawing from the perspectives from thirteen teachers. My interest in this study arose from the reports of teachers’ poor ... -
Financial management in affluent secondary schools in Gauteng: a case study.
(2023)In South Africa, research revealed that many schools fail to effectively manage their finances due to various factors, including the limited financial management knowledge of their governing bodies. The South African Schools ... -
A case study of principals leadership roles in addressing learner indiscipline in four secondary schools in the uMgungundlovu District.
(2023)The study explores the common and reoccurring phenomenon of learner indiscipline in secondary schools, specifically the principals’ role in addressing learner indiscipline from a leadership perspective. Principals are ... -
Bullying in physical and cyber spaces: experiences of young adult survivors in the digital age.
(2023)Bullying has become a serious problem for young people all over the world. Using action research within the critical paradigm, this qualitative study examines the experiences of young adult survivors of both physical and ... -
Novice teachers' stories of lived educational experiences: negotiating dilemmas in classroom practice during covid-19.
(2022)This study on “Novice Teachers’ stories of lived educational experiences: Negotiating the dilemmas of classroom practice during a pandemic” explores the everyday lives of three South African novice teachers teaching in ... -
Integration of philosophy into basic education in Nigeria: teachers’ perspectives.
(2022)The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of teachers concerning the possibility or otherwise, of integrating philosophy into basic education in Nigeria. The qualitative research method which utilized the ... -
Understanding and enhancing learner integration in a selected ex-model c school.
(2022)This study researched the understanding and enhancing of learner integration in a selected Ex-Model C school. This study viewed learner integration as a crucial element in the South African schools’ context because this ... -
Leading for quality teaching and learning: a case study of six departmental heads in three secondary schools within the Pinetown district.
(2022)The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of six Departmental Heads in their leadership towards achieving quality teaching and learning within the secondary schools under the Pinetown district. The theoretical ... -
Understanding the principals’ leadership role in promoting teaching and learning in the 21st century.
(2022)The study reported in this document was conducted as a research project towards a Masters’ degree (MEd). The study focused on exploring the principals’ leadership role in promoting teaching and learning in the 21st century ... -
Academics’ experiences of university leadership in constructing their professional identities: a case of a university in Cameroon.
(2022)Teaching, research, and community engagement are the three main pillars of higher education institutions, and academics construct their professional identities by translating these pillars into teaching programmes across ... -
Social protection through higher education: experiences of Community Work Programme participants studying for a teaching qualification by distance education mode.
(2023)Poverty and unemployment have led to the creation of social protection programmes by governments, which include public works programmes. In South Africa, the Community Work Programme (CWP) employs rural individuals living ... -
Exploring the experiences and challenges of adult learners employed as Correctional Officials in the context of COVID-19.
(2023)According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), “most governments around the world temporarily closed education and training institutions in an attempt to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic” (ILO, 2020, ... -
Teachers’ perceptions of effective teaching and learning in poor primary schools in the uMgungundlovu district.
(2023)All South African children have a right to access teaching and learning with equal educational opportunities and adequate teaching and learning resources. As much as all children have this right, a number of rural schools ... -
The learning involved in the path of becoming a traditional healer in an African context.
(2023)Traditional healing practices are generally utilised by black South Africans from different socio-economic backgrounds. These practices are highly valued by most, while disapproved by others. Scholars have drowned in various ... -
Learning to care: nurses’ experiences of learning in a quality improvement intervention in uMgungundlovu District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2023)This study examined nurses' experiences of a quality improvement (QI) intervention to increase the identification and treatment of children and adolescents with HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Despite the high prevalence ... -
Voices of Eswatini general certificate of education geography teachers on teaching climate change.
(2022)This dissertation presents a mixed methods research study (quantitative and qualitative) but mainly qualitative, of sixteen geography teachers who participated when this study sought their voices on the teaching of climate ...