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Ponte Academic JournalJul 2022, Volume 78, Issue 7 SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ PERSPECTIVES OF STRENGTHENING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN SCHOOLS IN QUEENSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICAAuthor(s): Owen Madalambana ,Mabandla Nonyashe, Dudu Christabel MantlanaJ. Ponte - Jul 2022 - Volume 78 - Issue 7 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2022.7.9 Abstract:This paper explored the school principals’ perspectives of strengthening transformational leadership in schools in Queenstown, South Africa. Transformational leadership theory...

Eastern Mediterranean and Northeastern Africa (EMNEA) are exposed to atmospheric depressions that affecting their climatic conditions during the period between October and May of each year “wet season”, and the passage of cyclones is a rare event. In the wet season 2019/2020, Egypt which located in the EMNEA region, exposed to two cyclones that passed from the south to the north in a rare event as well, the first was in October 2019 and called “Medicane” and the second was in March 2020 and...

The study investigated progress made by tertiary institutions in Eswatini in implementing inclusive education.A qualitative research approach was adopted to conduct the study.Data was collected using observations and interviews with four lecturers and four Registrars purposively selected from four tertiary institutions.Data presentation and analysis revealed that despite Eswatini having the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) 2018 inclusive education policy, most tertiary institutions...

Heads of Department (HODs) have an important role to play in ensuring quality curriculum management. Becoming a HOD, however, requires that teachers develop a different set of skills and abilities to effectively manage the multiple aspects of curriculum management. The aim of the research was to examine the challenges that HODs face in driving quality curriculum management, and then to consider the strategies that could be developed to improve curriculum management in a secondary school in...

The South East region of Nigeria faces widespread flood during rainy seasons as a result of inadequate drainage channels, poor drainage management and most often the absence of drainage.The increase in rainfall can be attributed to climate change.Climate change has become one of the most common sources of road pavement failure in the region which leads to rapid need of maintenance as a result of flooding and this problem is becoming worse yearly.Most roads in the region suffer submergence...

Ponte Academic JournalMar 2022, Volume 78, Issue 3 AN INVESTIGATION ON THE CHALLENGES OF DECOLONISING SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUMAuthor(s): Jeremiah MadzimureJ. Ponte - Mar 2022 - Volume 78 - Issue 3 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2022.3.8 Abstract:South Africa (SA) like all other former colonized African countries, is grappling with the politics of the challenges regarding decolonizing its higher education curriculum. There are perceived number of various probable challenges to...

Ponte Academic JournalMar 2022, Volume 78, Issue 3 EXPERIENCES AND ISSUES OF POWER IN SUPERVISING POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS AT SELECTED SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSAuthor(s): Jeremiah MadzimureJ. Ponte - Mar 2022 - Volume 78 - Issue 3 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2022.3.6 Abstract:Postgraduate supervision means a guide on the side for a student researching a particular field. I prefer to use the facilitation-centred method in my supervision because it allows the studentcentred...

Ponte Academic JournalJun 2022, Volume 78, Issue 6 EXPLORING THE USE OF BLACKBOARD LEARN AS A TOOL TO FACILITATE E-LEARNING IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAuthor(s): Jeremiah MadzimureJ. Ponte - Jun 2022 - Volume 78 - Issue 6 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2022.6.2 Abstract:The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted education towards online through the adoption of technological learning platforms such as Blackboard Learn amongst others. Grounded on the technology acceptance model, the purpose of this study...

This paper discusses the use of technology as enabler for sustaining teaching and learning by reviewing various local and international publications. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in 2020, the Departments of Basic and Higher Education in South Africa ordered all institutions of learning to shut down and start using online education as a substitute for face-to-face teaching and learning processes. This sudden transition has without doubt caused an incredible amount of harm...

AbstractThis chapter reviews potential impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition in Southern Africa. Southern Africa is warming at twice the global rate, and many countries are being affected by multiple shocks at the same time. The average number of climate-related disasters/hazards has increased by nearly 35% since the 1990s. More frequent and intense extreme events increase food insecurity and malnutrition by destroying lands, livestock, crops and food supplies in Southern...

This research is based on ‘assessing the effects of the changing climate pattern on food security in Monze district of Southern province of Zambia’. Its main purpose was to investigate compatibility issues related to improved crop varieties and how resilient the local community of Monze district in Southern province of Zambia respond to shocks as a result of changes in climate pattern. The study was guided by the following main research question ‘What are some of the compatibility issues...

In recent years, there have been debates regarding the scope of Creative Arts subject in the existing curriculum known as the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement offered in the South African public schools. Crucial points in question include that the curriculum does not fully equip learners with the requisite skills for their respective areas of interest. This article interrogates these, and many other challenges encountered in teaching and learning this subject. The study adopted a...

This chapter highlights an African perspective of inclusive education issues, challenges, and how ubuntu philosophy could be used to address them. The chapter targets academics, researchers in inclusive education, inclusive education policymakers, school management teams, advocacy groups, adult and early childhood development practitioners, government officials, interested parties in education from NGOs, individuals with disabilities, parents, and guardians as its audience. One of the...

This chapter discusses e-learning in Palestine during the COVID-19 pandemic. It does also investigate challenges and obstacles of implementing e-learning and how e-learning affected mental health of Palestinian students. Exploring the challenges and obstacles related implementing e-learning and its impact on Palestinians mental health during the COVID-19 epidemic, will bring a better insight for this condition, so specialists will be able to review, develop, enhance, and improve the sector...

The sudden shift of veterinary anatomy teaching from traditional to online mode during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic lockdown was a major challenge used for the first time in Egyptian veterinary medical schools. This study aimed to evaluate the students' perspectives regarding the shift of veterinary anatomy teaching to online mode during the lockdown in Egypt. A total of 502 students from all veterinary medical schools in Egypt (n = 17) answered the questionnaire. The...

Abstract Early Childhood Education (ECE) is understood to take place between birth and the age of 9 including preschool as well as primary school years. It is also at this stage that the greatest damage can be inflicted on the vulnerable growing child. This chapter through literature and data from one country internationally, one on the African continent and South Africa explores challenges of teaching and learning, at early childhood environments during the pandemic. These serve as bases...

Land use and land cover classification is essential for monitoring studies, resource management, and planning activities. The accuracy of such classification depends on set of factors such as the resolution of input data/images and the size of dataset. The resolution and size of input dataset/images determine the definitions of classes; So, the low resolution images define low number of classes. We select a case study of Fayoum governorate, Egypt for this research; the previous land...

There have been global concerns about the continuous rise in the surface temperature of the earth. The rise in temperature is due mainly to numerous human activities. Nigeria contributes to this menace due to poor electricity supplies making some of its citizens rely on cutting down woods from forest and others using fossil fuel generators. Another prominent contribution to the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions is the unrelenting gas flaring during the refining of...