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Browsing Unit for Distance Education by Type "Article"
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Babalola, Samuel Olatunde; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Nzabalirwa, Wenceslas
(Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE), 2021)
Formal Education in the 21st Century is focused on the development of learners’ skills and
competencies essential to navigate the complexities and uncertainties of the age. Effective
acquisition of these skills in the ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Independent Institute of Education, 2021)
Situated within the ambit of Affordances Theory, this paper reports on an empirical and descriptive
investigation into a newly introduced hybrid-model teacher education programme in a developing context.
The purpose of ...
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Mays, Tony John; Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Routledge, 2019)
This paper responds in part to a special edition of this journal (39/
2) on dual-mode provision. We were concerned that contact providers
might drift into distance education provision through
extending campus-based ...
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Akuamoah-Boateng, Clara; Sam-Tagoe, Josephine; Buadu, Eddiebright Joseph; Beckmann, Johan L.; Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)
This study was conducted to evaluate changes in student teacher trainees at the
Centre for Continuing Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, after completing a
course on the Human Immunodefi ciency Virus/Acquired ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Athabasca University Press, 2017-11)
Mobile broadband penetration is growing rapidly in Africa, and it offers vast opportunities for mobile learning. Together with its possibilities is the danger of overlooking standards related to its use. The United Nations ...
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Mhlanga, Ephraim; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
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Ocansey, Sylvia; Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Bowa, Omondi
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2015)
Tests are invaluable tools to educators but their over-dependence on tests in recent
times has heightened the negative impact of test anxiety on its victims. Though the
causes of test anxiety are many and varied, understanding ...
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Katabaro, Joviter; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
No abstract
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Akinrinola, Fatimah; Ogegbo,; Emmanuel,; Adewusi,; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Nzabalirwa, Wenceslas
(Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE), 2021)
This study explored teachers’ knowledge and integration of competency-based practices in
schools. One hundred and fifty in-service secondary school teachers were sampled across three
African countries using a survey research ...
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Mampane, Motlalepule Ruth; Omidire, Margaret Funke; Aluko, Folake Ruth
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018-11)
The recent student unrest in South African public higher education institutions highlighted the call for the decolonisation of education across post-colonial countries. This research explored the construct of the “decolonisation ...
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Omidire, Margaret Funke; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Nzabalirwa, Wenceslas
(Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE), 2021)
Due to global migration, multilingual classrooms are currently a common feature not just in
postcolonial contexts but also in developed economies. The perceived challenges created by
multiple languages in single classrooms ...
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Mays, Tony John
(Unisa Press, 2016-07)
This paper flows from a pre-conference workshop developed and facilitated by the author for the National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (Nadeosa) conference 2017. The paper and workshop ...
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Ogina, Teresa Auma; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)
Distance education is a learner-centred approach to education that emphasises
independent learning based on the assumption that students are self-motivated
and active in the learning process. However, due to the fact ...
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Bipath, Keshni; Nkabinde, Bongi; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Bowa, Omondi
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2015)
When striving to balance their dual role as leaders and teachers, Foundation Phase
Heads of Departments (HoDs) have found themselves challenged and under stress.
The Personnel Administrative Measures (PAM) document was ...
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Niyibizi, Epimaque; Niyomugabo, Cyprien; Ngarukiye, Valens; Uwizeyemariya, Aloysie; Yanzigiye, Beatrice; Tabaro, Cyprien; Mukamana, Helene; Mutarutinya, Vedaste; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Nzabalirwa, Wenceslas
(Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE), 2021)
Various studies on literacy have been conducted worldwide, but there is paucity of studies that
explored adult literacy from the perspectives of African traditional values. Many African
communities, including Rwanda, still ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Nzabalirwa, Wenceslas
(Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE), 2021)
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Dwomoh-Tweneboah, Martin; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)
Distance education, or distance learning, is a fi eld of education that focuses on
teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on
an individual basis, to students who are not physically present ...
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Olagunju, Alice M.; Oloyede, Omolola O.; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)
The teacher’s use of lecture method has been observed to be ineffective in bringing
about the right attitude towards the environment and environmental problems. The
purpose of this research is to fi nd out what are the ...
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Naidoo, Vannie; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen
(Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
Teaching is under the microscope in terms of delivering quality learning to students
in the classroom. New technological tools, such as simulations that extend the
understanding of physics concepts, laser discs, video ...
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Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mays, Tony J.; Kruger, Hendri; Ooko, Mary Atieno
(Education Association of South Africa, 2023-08)
Scholars have recommended hybrid learning to combat education problems in emerging economies due to their challenging contexts. It potentially offers a means to address growing demand without sacrificing quality or increasing ...