This small-scale study focused on the experiences of student teachers towards teaching
practice in an open and distance learning (ODL) institution in South Africa. The sample …

Little is known about mentoring student cohorts from largely urban backgrounds doing
practicum at one school, living alongside the community, and sharing residential facilities …

The rise of academic publishing due to the'publish or perish'phenomenon has placed
increased scrutiny on African scholars. The limited footprint of African scholars in …

That rural schools suffer from issues of" hard to staff" and" harder to stay" has been well
documented in extant literature. However, the literature seems to indicate inadequate …

Teaching practice is crucial to preparing teachers for teacher education globally. Studies on
open and distance learning (ODL) environments, in which collaboration and discussion play …

Purpose The researcher emphasised with current research the need for an induction
programme for beginning teachers in the South African context to overcome the challenges …

Teaching practice is a compulsory, legislated component of initial teacher education
programmes in South Africa. During this experience, preservice teachers engage with their …

Purpose Scholars have been sounding the alarm of novice teacher turnover crises for
decades. South Africa is soon to be facing an educational catastrophe because of a …

Purpose This paper aims to determine the impact of mentorship on the development of self-
directedness among beginner teachers in their initial years of teaching …

This paper is a pilot study that examines the perceptions of mathematics student teachers on
the mentoring they received during practicum. Pre-service teachers' views about teaching …