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The lack of good governance in Nigeria and its impact on functional science education
(ISDS LLC, 2017)
The paper reviewed the importance of science education in the development of every nation of the world including Nigeria. However, it argued that the science education in Nigeria as studied in the Universities, Polytechnics, ...
At-risk student teachers’ attitudes and aspirations as learners and teachers of mathematics
(AOSIS, 2015)
This study explored foundation phase first year student teachers’ perceptions about mathematics.
The focus on their attitudes towards mathematics in two roles – (1) as learners of mathematics,
based on their prior ...
Searching for research results to inform the design of an initial professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase: A systematic review
(AOSIS, 2016)
This article reports on a systematic review conducted to inform the development of a
professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase of schooling. The research
question was: What do quality research ...
Nature of Problem-Solving Skills for 21st Century STEM Learners: What Teachers Need to Know
(Springer, 2020)
Since the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution which calls for a new model of learning for the twenty-first century learners, it has been argued that the nature of problems that learners must solve in science, ...
For sustainable funding and fees, the undergraduate system in South Africa must be restructured
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)
South Africa has the most diverse and differentiated higher education system in Africa – despite some persistent
attempts at academic drift and mimetic normative isomorphism. Globally, in the 2008 country system ranking ...
Students' Reasoning and Utilization of Argumentation Skills in Solving Chemical Kinematics Calculus-Based Problems
(International Journal of Research in Teacher Education, 2019)
Developing students’ reasoning and utilization of argumentation skills in chemical kinematics entails learning to use basic facility of derivatives and integrals and their applications effectively and efficiently as applied ...
Being and becoming a university teacher
(Taylor & Francis group, 2017)
This study examined how one academic framed the enablements and constraints to her project of being and becoming an academic. Complexity facilitated reflection in that it provided a visual representation of data, which was ...
Sympoiesis ‘becoming with and through each other’: Exploring collaborative writing as emergent academics
(Critical Studies in Teaching & Learning, 2020)
This paper explores our journey as three female academics as we collaboratively engage in the process of writing for scholarly publication. We read our experience through a Political Ethic of Care, Slow scholarship, and ...
Women in South Africa: Striving for full equality post-apartheid
(Springer Nature, 2017)
Life for South African women post-apartheid reflects both legislative advances and lingering challenges. Despite progress in the post-apartheid world, South Africa is still characterized by a high level of economic disparity, ...
Reflecting on the global report on adult learning and education in the “post-truth society”
(SAGE, 2017)
This article contextualizes and reviews the third global report on adult learning
and education (ALE) released by UNESCO in 2016. The authors suggest that it is a
visionary document, which is articulated through the ...