• Exploring the prevalence of developmental Dyscalculia amongst distance education students at the Namibian University of Science and Technology 

  Anderson, Fiona Brigette (2019)

  This qualitative study sought to investigate the misconceptions related to the low Mathematics pass rate of the distance education learners at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). The researcher ...
• Human resource development teaching and learning in South African higher education : a practitioner perspective 

  Bezuidenhout, Christo Wynand (2023-10)

  This research study is devoted to exploring the critical alignment between Human Re-source Development (HRD) education in higher institutions and the practical require-ments of HRD professionals in the South African ...
• Knowledge management for effective and ethical management of public schools 

  Romm, Norma; Nkambule, Bongani (Dergi Park, 2022-05-31)

  In this article, we consider the instituting of effective and ethical knowledge management in the arena of public schooling, with reference to a multiple case study involving three schools in Emalahleni Circuit 1,2 and 3 ...
• Systemic thinking for re-generative development 

  Romm, Norma; McIntyre, Janet (Science Open, 2023-09-30)

  The chapter offers a way of systemic thinking linked to a systemic ethics in which thinkers and actors strive to re-generate life chances of people and the living systems on which they depend. The argument takes into account ...
• Indigenous interventions, sociological understandings of inequalities and Covid-19 

  Romm, Norma (Unisa Press & National Institute for the Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023-06-30)

  The ways in which Covid-19 exacerbated already existing inequalities across racialised, gendered, and class relationships (within and between countries across the globe) has been expressed in a myriad of forums by, for ...
• An Indigenous relational approach to systemic thinking and being: Focus on Participatory Onto-Epistemology 

  Romm, Norma (Springer, 2024-05-01)

  This article is structured around my locating a lacuna in the (mainstream) literature describing the history of the field of “systems thinking”. I investigate how dominant accounts of this history do not include an account ...
• Principals’ role in addressing unexcused teacher absenteeism in adult learning centres in the Johannesburg South district 

  Maceke, Ronnie Risimati (2022-06-30)

  This study was carried out with the aim of exploring the principals’ role in managing unexcused teacher absenteeism in Adult Community Education and Training (ACET) centres. In order to achieve this, the study investigated ...
• The challenges in the professional development of TVET college lecturers in Limpopo Province of South Africa 

  Mosehla, Makgabele Alfred (2023-08-18)

  TVET colleges are an important part of a quality education system that can offer much needed opportunities for school leavers. The main purpose of the study was to explore the professional development state in the Limpopo ...
• Mixed-methods study into the development and progression of young entrepreneurs in Soweto, South Africa 

  Manyi, Stella (2023-02-24)

  The objective of this study was to investigate the challenges faced by young entrepreneurs in Soweto when attempting to access funding for their businesses. The research aimed to explore and understand the specific issues ...
• An investigation of the effectiveness of technology in open distance learning : a case study of the University of South Africa 

  Msekelwa, Patrick Zingisa (2022-11-30)

  Distance education institutions gradually used technology to teach and interact with its diverse student body. University of South Africa (Unisa) has adopted Open Distance and E-learning (ODeL) model to reach students in ...
• Professional Development as a Panacea for Lively Classrooms in South Africa: Experiences of Life Sciences teachers in the Bojanala District (Northwest Province). 

  Teane, Florah Moleko (IntechOpen., 2019)

  This chapter focuses on how the professional development of teachers influ ences the teaching and learning process in schools. In the chapter, the experiences of Bojanala East District (North West Province) Life Sciences ...
• The value of the Kha Ri Gude literacy campaign in attaining the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals. A case study of rural communities in three South African provinces. 

  Teane, Florah Moleko (The International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice, 2020)

  This research evaluated the extent to which the long-term goals of the Kha Ri Gude (KRG) mass literacy campaign have been achieved by using the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as a benchmark. The literacy ...
• Self-Efficacy as a Tool to Enhance Students’ Classroom Participation: TVET/FET College’s Student Views on the Causes of Student Passivity 

  Gombwe, Roy; Teane, Florah Moleko; Gombwe, Roy (Community College Journal of Research and Practice,, 2022)

  The purpose of this study was to shed light on the role of self-efficacy in enhancing the classroom participation of students at Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges in an attempt to improve performance in ...
• The impact of incarceration on young offenders' access to quality education in Malawi's penitentiary facilities 

  Kajawo, Samson Chaima Robin (2022-12-08)

  There is a dearth of research on incarcerated young offenders‘ access to education in African penitentiaries. This study was aimed at investigating how the incarceration of young offenders impacts on their rights and access ...
• How do we best engage young people in decision-making about their health? A scoping review of deliberative priority setting methods 

  Watson, Daniella; Mhlaba, Mimi; Molelekeng, Gontse; Chauke, Thulani A.; Simao, Sara C.; Jenner, Sarah; Ware, Lisa J.; Barker, Mary (2023-01-25)

  Abstract Introduction International organisations have called to increase young people’s involvement in healthcare and health policy development. We currently lack effective ...
• An investigation into the factors that lead to the unemployment of TVET graduates in the Nelson Mandela Bay region of the Eastern Cape 

  Stemele, Bianca Sesethu Nomthawelanga (2022-09-24)

  This study forms part of the requirements for the attainment of a coursework Master’s degree in Adult Education. The study is a limited dissertation which explores the factors that contribute to the unemployment of TVET ...
• Reflections on the Value of Mixed Focus Groups with Adult Learner Research Participants: Exploring Gender Disparities and Gendered Relationships 

  Tawana, Xoliswa; Romm, Norma (DergiPark, 2023-01-03)

  The purpose of this article is two-fold. Firstly, we consider whether the setting up of mixed-gender focus group sessions has the potential as a research process to contribute to transforming people’s understandings of ...
• Action Research as a Hopeful Response to Apocalypse 

  Romm, Norma; Romm, Norma (JASC, 2022-12-01)

  When I first opened this book and saw Hilary Bradbury’s dedication “to land, culture and sustainable transformations” on the first page, coupled with her Blessing on Action Research for Transformation (ART) on page v, I ...
• Assistive technologies as an ODeL strategy in promoting support for students with disabilities 

  Ditlhale, Tumelo Warren Gobusamang; Johnson, Lineo Rose (Technology and Disability, 2022)

  BACKGROUND: Students studying in the higher education system face multiple challenges, such as meeting the minimum requirements for enrolling in a programme, securing tuition fees and adapting to new teaching and learning ...
• Literacy matters in sustainable livelihood development among refugee adults in South Africa 

  Quan-Baffour, Kofi Poku; Johnson, Lineo Rose (Reading & Writing - Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2022-04)

  Background: Political and economic upheavals in the current millennium globally have displaced millions of people, making cross-border and forced migration a reality. Many refugees are forced out of their countries and ...

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