PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF TEACHERS ON FACTORS AFFECTING
QUALITY IN ZIMBABWEAN SCHOOLS

PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF TEACHERS ON FACTORS AFFECTING
QUALITY IN ZIMBABWEAN SCHOOLS

KURASHA PRIMROSE

CHIOME CHRISPEN

The study sought to determine what the factors affecting quality. The study was
basically qualitative. Personal accounts of teachers were sought yielding qualitative
data. The research employed the descriptive survey design. In this study, a sample of
263 teachers from four districts of Masvingo province in Zimbabwe was chosen using
the convenience sampling technique. The study found out that departmental members
were clear about the vision towards which they were working at, had a reasonable
understanding of what excellence entailed and hailed the department for teamwork.
However, they insisted that the need for staff growth, matching resources, research
culture, communication, tutorial package, incentives and proper assessment
management are prerequisites for departmental excellence in open and distance
learning. The study among others recommended that the idea of excellence be
pursued, backed by recourses, training, incentives and a research culture.

European Social Sciences Research Journal

2013