• Teaching asistants in classes in full-service schools: roles, tools and responsibilities 

  Smuts, Suzanne; Swart, Estelle (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Inclusive education is a global movement aimed at providing access to education and ensuring the participation and success of all learners. The implementation of such a system is complex and challenging. One of the ...
• Teachers’ experiences of technology integration in Sarah Batman District, Eastern Cape Province 

  Simuja, Clement (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Rural schools encounter unique challenges including low socio-economic status, insufficient infrastructure, and inadequate funding, significantly affecting rural secondary teachers in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. ...
• The burden of cyberbullying on teachers 

  Singh, Nalini; Amin, Nyna; Devroop, Chatradari (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  This article explores the challenges teachers face in dealing with cyberbullying from the perspective of behavior management theory. We argue that dealing with cyberbullying places an additional burden on teachers. The ...
• The defense of Rejneesh’s idea of inconsistency in scholars: the rejection of rigidity in academia 

  Ntshangase, Mohammed Xolile (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Although it is the nature of the world that things always change except the change itself, some scholars have become ideological in the strife for consistency. Some scholars take their ideas as sacred to the effect of ...
• Exclusion of ethnic and other minority language nationals in education: a case of Lesotho's language in education policy 

  Matee, Lihotetso Gloria; Mokala, Ntsoaki Teresa; Moholei, Mpho Patricia; Mosola, Agnes Mpho; Phofu, Tiisetso (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  The exclusion of ethnic and other minority language nationals within the Lesotho educational system is a cause for concern. In the case of Lesotho, even though language policy as articulated in Curriculum and Assessment ...
• To embrace or not to embrace? new academics (NAs) or new university teachers (NUTs)’ challenges and preferences between face-to-face and online teaching 

  Ravhuhali, Fhatuwani; Mboweni-Pataka, Hlayisani F; Tshililo, Yolanda T.; Muthivhi, Khuliso (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused institutions of higher education to urgently seek appropriate methods of involving students in matters of learning and teaching. Whether by conscious decision or circumstantial necessity, ...
• In search of lasting peace in schools: learner’s perceptions of peace education in Western Cape Province, South Africa 

  Ndwandwe, Ntokozo Dennis (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Over the last decade, peace education programmes have been implemented in many European and African countries. peace education is essential to reduce the scourge of violence affecting schools and for developing positive ...
• Open distance e-learning system in the institutions of higher learning in South Africa 

  Marutha, Ngoako Solomon; Dube, Luyanda (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  The purpose of the study was to investigate the application of open-distance e-learning systems in the institutions of higher learning to encounter pandemic and student population increase in South Africa. The in-class ...
• Orphaned by the diaspora? :school experiences of learners with parents in the diaspora in the Zimbabwean District of Mwenezi 

  Gumbo, Shepherd; Tawanda, Runhare; Madzanire, Daniel (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  The study sought to explore the school experiences of primary school learners from the Mwenezi district of Zimbabwe whose parents were in the diaspora at the time the research was conducted. An interpretive paradigm that ...
• An autoethnography of the feminist pedagogical strategies used in teaching and learning to promote inclusive classrooms 

  Garutsa, Tendayi (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Although institutions of higher learning in South Africa have made progress in policies and programming that curb the ideological hegemonic positions inflicted by the Apartheid education system, higher education is still ...
• Teaching mechanical systems practical assessment task through 9E instructional model in a technology senior phase classroom 

  Ramaboea, Hendrick Khurume; Ramaligela, Manto Sylvia; Mtshali, Thokozani Isaac (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Technology teachers should be acquainted with various instructional models that enable skills transfer with ease. This is because Technology is a skills-based subject that requires specialized didactic models to teach ...
• Utilization of digital resources in grade 10 life sciences teaching and learning 

  Ramaila, Sam; Fakude, Siphesihle (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  This study investigated the utilization of digital resources in the context of grade 10 Life Sciences education across rural, township, and urban schools in South Africa. The research employed a mixed-method approach ...
• The vital cog of e-tutorship in Open, Distance and e-Learning facilitation : a phenomenological study 

  Mashile, Elias Oupa (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Electronic tutorials (e-tutorials) are an integral part of student support in Open Distance and e-Learning and influence students’ learning experience, motivation, and retention. Continual developments in online education ...
• Teacher quality is a defining factor of student academic performance in schools : the case of a district in South Africa 

  Tabe, Hennades T. (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  There does not seem to be a singular, all-defining factor justifying the poor performance of students across the globe, but what is indisputable is that many scholars have attributed the poor performance of students to ...
• Comparative effect of contextualized cubing and teacher-centred conventional instructional strategies on secondary school physics students’ academic achievement 

  Okeke, Uchenna Kingsley; Ramaila, Sam; Ukoh, Edidiong E. (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  In order to maximize students’ classroom learning experiences, there is a need to consider the informal knowledge they bring into the classroom. The context of students’ life plays an important role in the learning process. ...
• Learners’ opportunities to learn algebra content in grade 9 

  Mtshali, Hloniphile T. P.; Ogbonnaya, Ugorji I.; Sekao, David (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  The aim of this research was to examine the extent to which algebra content was taught to Grade 9 mathematics learners in four schools within a specific education district in Gauteng province, South Africa. This qualitative ...
• “Pathetic Scholarship” In Gukurahundi and related studies: a silver lining from social media cloud 

  Shai, Kgothatso B ((African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023), 2023)

  “In every dark cloud, there is a silver lining”. In this context, the perceived prevalence of pathetic scholarship in Gukurahundi studies and other cognate fields is cause for concern among scholars and practitioners. ...
• Exploring the challenges and possibilities of using learner-centered approach to teach in Nigeria Public Secondary Schools 

  Folashade, Aliu Juwerat (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  Teaching is a universal human experience, a process of passing down information from generation to generation. Teaching is a deliberate activity done in a professional manner to bring a positive change in the learner; in ...
• Women navigating leadership in rural schools during the COVID-19 pandemic 

  Ravele, Ngwedzeni Michael; Moyo, Zvisinei (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  The obstacles female school principals encounter while leading in rural schools both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic were the focus of this qualitative study since they represent a gender that has historically been ...
• School leadership and its dexterity to provide access to quality instruction: a case of private academy in Masvingo, Zimbabwe 

  Mupa, Paul (African Perspectives of Research in Teaching & Learning (APORTAL), 2023)

  The study explored school leadership practices in high-performing schools with reference to a private academy in Masvingo district. Literature suggests that leadership has a strong influence on the performance of any school ...

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