• Principals’ perspectives on the connection between context and student learning in Cameroonian Presbyterian schools 

  Mokoko, Grace Emade; Marishane, Ramodikoe Nylon (Routledge, 2024)

  This study examines the role of secondary school leadership in enhancing student learning in Cameroon, focusing on Presbyterian school principals and their understanding of the relationship between learning context and ...
• The interconnectedness between the wellbeing of undergraduate students of religion studies and the curriculum 

  De Jager, Sarina; Eloff, Irma F. (University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, 2023-03)

  This study investigated the factors that support the wellbeing of undergraduate students in religion studies and religion at a large public university in South Africa. An ethnomethodological, interpretive research design ...
• Desperate times call for desperate measures : student well- being and academic integrity during and post the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa 

  De Jager, Sarina; Steyn, Raita (Ontario International Development Agency, 2023)

  Among the challenges caused by COVID-19, the pandemic brought issues of educational inequalities in South Africa, comparable to problems experienced in Europe due to the massification of university studies applied at higher ...
• A quest to nurture creativity in technology classrooms : are physical factors a spanner in the works? 

  Magolego, Maokanyane Patricia; Mtshali, Isaaac Thokozani; Manto, Ramaligela Sylvia (OpenED Network, 2024-09)

  Nurturing creativity in Technology classrooms will, potentially, prepare learners for adaptability to the sweeping transformations that the new industrial revolutions portend and equip them to maximise the opportunities ...
• Student teachers’ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic : navigating remote teaching practice 

  Shange, Florence Mamoroleng; De Jager, Sarina (OpenED Network, 2024-10)

  This article explores student teachers’ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to thrive in online teaching practice. Amid the pandemic’s unprecedented challenges, student teachers exhibited remarkable ...
• Let's slow it down- re-imagining life orientation education in higher education 

  Jarvis, Janet; De Jager, Sarina (Independent Institute of Education, 2024-12)

  This article proposes a paradigm shift in teaching and learning within the context of neoliberal universities that increasingly emphasise the commercialisation of knowledge, student throughput, and performativity. Drawing ...
• Context in geometry in secondary school mathematics textbooks 

  Mthethwa, Halalisani Mzomuhle; Ogbonnaya, Ugorji Iheanachor; Van Putten, Sonja (Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, 2024)

  Mathematics textbooks are commonly considered to be tools for efficient teaching and implementing change in mathematics classrooms worldwide, helping teachers to teach and learners to learn. When the content as described ...
• Investigating measurement invariance in PIRLS 2021 across English and isiZulu language groups 

  Mthimkhulu, Sinethemba; Roux, Karen; Mihai, Maryke Anneke (AOSIS, 2024-03-20)

  BACKGROUND: PIRLS 2021 results revealed that South African Grade 4 learners performed significantly lower compared to other countries in reading comprehension and that they did not reach the standardised international ...
• An Ethiopian “renaissance” queen? Mentewab as protector of arts and patron of iconography 

  Steyn, Raita (Africa Journals, 2024-03)

  In Ethiopia, the period from the late 16th and 17th Centuries has caused a controversy because some consider this period as Ethiopia’s recovery from religious, civil conflicts as well as sectarian discord, while others ...
• Exploring teachers’ use of technological pedagogical knowledge in teaching subjects in rural areas 

  Molotsi, Abueng; Van Wyk, Mari (Informing Science Institute, 2024)

  AIM/PURPOSE : The current study explored how Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK) influences teachers’ delivery of subject content. BACKGROUND : The potential value of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) devices is ...
• From a glorious reparation to a wretched adventure : the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in Italian history textbooks (1936-2020) 

  Bentrovato, Denise; Bentrovato, Silvia (Routledge, 2025-02)

  Conducted against the backdrop of international debates on colonial and racist crimes, this study examines representations of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in Italian secondary school history textbooks from the fascist ...
• Challenges in physical education instruction through the insights of life orientation teachers from secondary schools in the Tshwane Districts of Gauteng 

  Williams, Kim-Tamsin (University of Montenegro, 2025-01)

  This study explored the challenges that life orientation teachers face in selected Tshwane secondary schools when interpreting and teaching physical education. With a specific focus on establishing if appointed teachers ...
• Exploring student experiences of learning chemistry using holism evolution infused poetry 

  Mirkin, Philip Joshua (Springer, 2024-02)

  Holism evolution states that although energy, matter, life, consciousness and the human personality are independent and different substances/levels of evolution, they are holistically and intimately related. This paper ...
• South African emerging adults’ capacity for resilience in the face of COVID-19 stressors 

  Cockcroft, Kate; Greyling, Mike; Fouche, Ansie; Ungar, Michael; Theron, Linda C. (Sage, 2024-05)

  Little is known about resilience responses to COVID-19 stressors from emerging adults in minority world contexts. In this cross-sectional study, we explored the association between self-reported COVID-19 stressors and ...
• Teachers’ experiences of executive functions in Grade R 

  Etokabeka, Elsa Marilise de Carvalho; Masola, Francinah; Moen, Melanie Carmen (University of Venda, 2023-12)

  Numerous Grade R learners in South Africa are not ready for formal education. Teachers’ low qualifications are linked to learners’ inadequate development of executive functions in Grade R. As a result, preschool children ...
• The impact of tablet devices on English teaching in intermediate-phase classrooms 

  Lowel, Jordan; Chinengundu, Tawanda (Forum Komunikasi Dosen Peneliti, 2024-03)

  Research shows that mobile computing like iPads and tablets has gained popularity in classrooms. While prior research has explored technology in education broadly, this study specifically focuses on the impact of tablets ...
• The influence of circuit managers on learner performance in a thriving rural district 

  Mthembu, Pinkie; Blose, Sibonelo; Mkhize, Bongani Nhlanhla (University of Venda, 2024-12)

  The responsibility of education districts across contexts is to deliver multidimensional support towards teaching and learning. One of the dimensions through which the support is transmitted is the circuit management ...
• Assessing the effectiveness of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Nigerian educational system : benefits and drawbacks of E-learning 

  Ogunbayo, Shakirat Bola; Mhlanga, Nontuthuzelo (University of Venda, 2024-09)

  One of the sectors that have been significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic is education. In Nigeria, before the outbreak, the education system focused solely on face-to-face teaching and learning. Learners in both ...
• Integrating information technology in visual arts education in Ghana : knowledge, concepts and attitudes of teachers 

  Bonney, Joseph; Steyn, Raita (University of Venda, 2024-10)

  Visual Arts (VA) studies traditionally promote creative and critical thinking and have always been open to innovative thinking. Despite the innovative potential of technology and the pedagogical benefits of Information ...
• Visiting the musicking space in-between music education and community music : the place where music-kings and queens hold sway 

  Oellermann, Esmarie; De Villiers, Ronel (University of the Free State, 2024-12)

  Music-kings and -queens are musicians who facilitate experiences in spaces where community music (CM) and music education (MusEd) make music. These musicians lead and facilitate musicking to enrich people’s music, social ...

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