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Oliver Mutanga – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
Inclusive education initiatives have been endorsed globally, especially by international development agencies. This study sought to get the views and experience of both in-service and trainee teachers about inclusive education and teacher training in the aftermath of the implementation of the 'new' Curriculum Framework for Primary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience, Inclusion, African Culture
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Stanley Makuvaza; T. Chataika; J. Chidindi – African Educational Research Journal, 2024
This study explored implications of incorporating African epistemologies into psychometric testing to strengthen cultural relevance and accuracy of assessment. Focus group discussions were conducted with 20 specialist teachers in Marondera, Zimbabwe to qualitatively examine perceptions of intelligence and test constructs. Additionally, 5…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Indigenous Knowledge, African Culture, World Views
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Pfuurai Chimbunde; Boitumelo Benjamin Moreeng; Emma Barnett – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
Despite extensive research into the function of education in promoting social cohesion, the role of the history curricula in promoting solidarity in South Africa and Zimbabwe remains under-researched. Understanding the history curriculum attempts made at the policy level to promote social cohesion by two postcolonial Sub-Saharan countries could…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Educational Policy
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Kathleen Smithers – Critical Studies in Education, 2024
Schools in southern Africa use tourism partnerships as a source for establishing philanthropic funding and philanthropic networks. In these partnerships, there is often an exchange of funds for use of the school for tourism purposes. Little is known about the influence of tourism on schools. Drawing on interviews with teachers and tourism…
Descriptors: Private Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Tourism, Networks
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N. Dube; P. Higgs – South African Journal of Education, 2024
In the study reported on here we investigated the impact of Ubuntu on learner behaviour and academic achievement in secondary schools in the Gweru district of Zimbabwe. The study participants comprised 38 learners and 7 teachers from 4 secondary schools in the Gweru district. Data were collected through focus-group discussions, semi-structured…
Descriptors: African Culture, Academic Achievement, Educational Philosophy, Secondary School Students
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Forbes Makudza; Tendai Makwara; Rosemary F. Masaire; Phillip Dangaiso; Lucky Sibanda – Cogent Education, 2024
Amid an influx of unemployed graduates who are offloaded by tertiary institutions annually, this study sought to promote job creation through entrepreneurial practices. The study criticises the notion that only tertiary education is enough for economic prosperity for both male and female tertiary students. A framework of the determinants of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Entrepreneurship, Gender Differences, Self Efficacy