This paper seeks to bring forth into the contemporary education landscape the issue of institutional
neurosis based on schools in the Zimbabwean context. There are a lot of disorders and disengaged
gears in schools that have crippled the provision…
Building bridges for student teachers is the fountain and link-pin to moulding effective teachers in
any system of education. This study seeks to highlight challenges faced by student teachers in
primary and secondary schools in Masvingo Province.…
School leadership is there to build ‘learning bridges’ between learners and the curriculum content
(Everand, Morris & Wilson, 2004, p. x). This study seeks to investigate challenges that school
leadership face in the implementation of the new…
Firstly, this article examines various definitions of Distance Learning with the aim of enabling
scholars to have a wider perspective of the concept. While the most basic definition relates to
education that takes place when the teacher and…
The study’s focus is on students with disabilities and the marginalised. Riddell, Tinklin and
Wilson (2005) assert that universities are arbiters of social justice. However, despite paradigm shift to the
philosophical call for schools for all the…
Development suggests a change of an irreversible nature, the characteristics of which are determined by
that which is being developed. This involves moving from an existing to an end state, through a process
(R.S. Peters and Hirst). As African…
The study sought the experiences of working students of the Zimbabwe Open University on ways of achieving
gender equity at the workplace. The research was qualitative as the questionnaire used as a data-gathering instrument had
open-ended sections…
In the light of globalisation and the world’s ever-changing social and economic landscape, higher education is now universally considered a critical force in contributing towards sustainable development. To enhance and improve higher education…
Zimbabwe is rich in human capital and natural resources, and is poised to achieve sustainable growth and
development mainly through human capital development. The purpose of this paper is to explore the use
of open and distance learning (ODL) in…
Term papers are an important component of the curriculum of students studying at higher
levels of learning. At the Zimbabwe Open University students pursuing Masters Degrees
write one term paper in each of the courses they would be studying. Term…
This study investigated students’ perceptions on service delivery at the Zimbabwe Open
University Masvingo Regional Campus. The study employed the qualitative descriptive
survey design. It generated qualitative data using a questionnaire with open…
Mentoring has been increasingly recognized as a key strategy in professional training and development
in education. In teacher training, mentoring may be regarded as a relationship and a process whose aim
and purpose is to induct student teachers…
This study sought to establish the sources of student self-sustainability in Open and Distance
Learning. Literature review indicated that employees with higher academic qualifications were
highly remunerated and had higher prospects for promotion…
This study investigates the strategies for regulating the usage of AI
chatbots in higher education to harmonize pedagogical innovation and
cognitive skill development among graduate students. The study adopts a
qualitative methodology that…
This study investigates the strategies for regulating the usage of AI
chatbots in higher education to harmonize pedagogical innovation and
cognitive skill development among graduate students. The study adopts a
qualitative methodology that…
This study investigates the strategies for regulating the usage of AI
chatbots in higher education to harmonize pedagogical innovation and
cognitive skill development among graduate students. The study adopts a
qualitative methodology that…
This multi-case study was undertaken in three Chegutu urban secondary schools in Mashonaland
West Province. It investigated stakeholder perceptions towards extra lessons and provided
suggestions on how extra lessons could be implemented to the…
Performance of secondary school pupils accelerated in a declining manner since 1984 to date.
Although much has been done to improve conditions of the teacher since the teachers are at the
helm of students learning, students’ performance has…
Increasing competition from transnational Universities has forced many Universities in Africa to provide (ODL)
through -learning technologies. In many cases E-learning is provided in partnerships with external providers or
exclusively as foreign…
First part of the paper, examined conceptual issues associated with Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IK),
including the nature of the intersection between Science and IK. We reflected on methodological pluralism, and
knowledge production. Intellectual…
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development has helped Open and Distance
Learning (ODL) universities world wide reach out to many global students through on line programmes.
Many ODL institutions in developed countries have…
The aim of this present study was to investigate constraints faced by secondary school teachers
in the teaching and learning of HIV/AIDS education in Guruve District in Mashonaland Province
of Zimbabwe. Specifically, it focused on HIV/AIDS content,…
The purpose of this present study was to investigate the role played by parents in improving the
performance of their children in school work in Bindura primary schools in Zimbabwe using the
quantitative research methodology. The population…
This present study‟s main focus was to analyse the causes of poor performance of pupils in Mathematics at
Grade Seven examinations in farm schools in Mrewa District of Zimbabwe. The research used the quantitative research
methodology and adopted…