There is general consensus that parents are invaluable partners in education of their
children but, getting South African rural parents involved in education has remained difficult …

Despite various challenges confronting teachers, learners and other stakeholders, English
language education in rural settings remained relatively underexplored. This study reviews …

In this article I explain how solidarity can support positive adjustment, collective in nature,
where people face chronic, cumulative stress and largely lack resources. I propose that …

In South Africa, rural education and development are issues of social justice, especially in
places that were previously established as homelands. This article presents some of the …

The experience of food insecurity in the South African university student population is not
well documented or researched. Data to assess vulnerability to food insecurity in a sample …

In this book, I describe an interdependent, indigenous knowledge framework to establish,
maintain, monitor and evaluate collaboration, networking and partnerships aimed at …

In this book, Mu crafts a sociology of resilience through his multi-year research with
Australian students. The content is not merely concerned with individual achievements in …

This paper presents a critique of rural education in South Africa. It starts by introducing the
reader to the understanding of rurality. It then gives an expos׿ of rural education in relation …

In this paper, we suggest strength-based approaches for the creation of sustainable rural
learning ecologies. We have framed the creation of rural learning ecologies with …

This study focused on academic achievement among a sample of 810 students studying in
vocational and nonvocational high schools in Turkey. It specifically investigated (a) the …