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The persistent and severe under-resourcing of rural public schools is one of the challenges that the South African educational system is faced with. Extensive research has conclusively demonstrated that adequate resources are one of the essential elements that augment quality teaching. However, rural schools are faced with disparities due to a lack of resources that negatively shape teaching and learning. This study explored teachers’ pedagogical strategies in rural schools with limited...

There is growing concern regarding the inadequate infrastructure in South African schools leading to unsafe environments for teachers and learners. This qualitative single case study involved interviews with 18 participants, including 6 high school principals and 12 mathematics teachers that were sampled purposively and conveniently. The interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed. Additionally, school premises were observed, and field notes were recorded. Maslow’s Hierarchy of...

Severe weather events can be a catalyst for intimate partner violence, particularly in agricultural settings. This research explores the association between weather and violence in parts of East Africa that rely on subsistence farming. We used IPUMS-DHS data from Uganda in 2006, Zimbabwe in 2010, and Mozambique in 2011 for intimate partner violence frequency and EM-DAT data to identify weather events by region in the year of and year prior to IPUMS-DHS data collection. This work is grounded...

There is increasing focus on collaborative teacher learning in South Africa. In the Mpumalanga province, the Department of Education uses cluster meetings as a model of teacher development. Clusters are groups of teachers from different schools who teach the same subject. In this article we focus on the learning activities that took place in 1 cluster of life sciences teachers during 2016 and 2017. Data were generated by observing 6 cluster meetings (at provincial, district and circuit...

Purpose This study aims at navigating the effects of climate change on the right to access to food within the East African Community region, using the case study of Uganda. Design/methodology/approach The author used doctrinal review of different policies and strategies that have been developed and implemented by the EAC to address the growing patterns of food insecurity and climate change. Findings Findings show that besides climate change, there are other factors that have played a major...

As the world has become more digitalized, technology and digital platforms have revolutionized the way mathematics is taught and learned. It is, however, possible to further transform the way mathematics teaching and learning is conducted by using technology and digital platforms. Schools need to use digital platforms for teaching and learning mathematics to improve performance mathematics since the subject is considered difficult. Data-driven mathematics teaching and learning using...

Connecting Learning for secondary school Teachers Capacity Development in STEM (CL4STEM) is a project that aims to pilot innovation and research its effectiveness and potential scaling for building capacity of teachers in secondary school in science and mathematics to foster higher-order teaching with inclusion and equity (HOTIE). It is a South-South collaboration among higher education institutions to adapt and pilot the Connected Learning Initiative (CLix) (http://clix.tiss.edu), which was...

Some high ability students who show great mathematics potentials fails to perform at a level commensurate with their abilities in mathematics. Most of them lack self-efficiency, goal directedness or self-regulation skills which has resulted to poor performance in Mathematics The dwindling performance in Mathematics in both internal and external examinations among high ability students in Nigeria are not because they do not have the intellect but because of prevailing factors of emotional...

Abstract Background Children in Kenya spend a substantial amount of time at school, including at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are active. With changing vector behaviour towards early morning biting, it is important to determine whether there is an additional risk of transmission in schools. This study sought to understand whether late morning biting by Anopheles funestus , previously documented in households in western Kenya, was replicated in schools. Methods From the 4th to the 6th of...

This research examines research data management (RDM) in six Ugandan universities, its awareness, existence, and management, as well as ownership questions among senior staff members. The paper hypothesises that research data management is a new concept in Uganda universities and explores views on potential locations suitable for setting up the system within university structures. The stratified purposive sampling and snowballing methods were used over Google Forms. The key findings are that...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the higher education sector significantly. It forced the stakeholders to do new things and brought many innovations to educational activities. As the pandemic hit the shores of many countries, among other things and sectors, education activities were disrupted. Many, not well-advanced universities in terms of technology and learning management systems (LMS) embarked on a forced recess, using the period to put online education platforms in place. The...

Climate change threatens the livelihood of rural communities that depend on climate-sensitive resources. The risks and consequences of climate change, to which rural areas are especially susceptible, are discussed in this review. The review summarizes previous studies on rural communities' susceptibility to the impacts of changing climatic conditions. Previous studies on climate change in South Africa's Limpopo Province provide the information used in this review. The findings indicate that...

The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of technostress on the academic performance of adult learners. A closed-ended questionnaire was self-administered to a total of 105 adult learners constituting 80% of the target population. Field survey data were presented using descriptive statistics of mean, mode and standard deviation and percentiles in tables. Stata11 data software was used for data analysis. The regression analysis was adopted to examine relationships between...

Background: Early and inappropriate messages regarding sexuality and marriage taught during adolescent initiation rituals teachings in Mozambique are considered a determinant of high rates of early marriage, adolescent pregnancy, and maternal mortality. The Alert Community for a Prepared Hospital implementation research project in Natikiri, Nampula, Mozambique (2016-2020) identified adolescent initiation rituals counsellors and traditional authorities as pertinent agents to provide sexual...

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing students continued to work in facilities to complete clinical hours. Little was known about the impact of COVID-19 on nursing students during this time.Aim: To investigate fear of COVID-19 among junior undergraduate nursing students during the pandemic.Setting: A student nursing school at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 559 nursing students. A self-administered questionnaire...

This cross-sectional quantitative study investigates the factors affecting teachers’ acceptance and use of E-learning platforms, namely, the Learning Management System (LMS), to enhance productive skills, mainly writing skills, in Moroccan high schools. To attain the study objectives, the online and the hardcopy versions of the questionnaire were deployed during the data collection process. A total of 83 English teachers took part in this study. The data were analyzed using descriptive...