Abstract This study examined Sipelu music and dance among the Masubia people of the Zambezi region of Namibia. The main objective of the study was to determine the meaning and beliefs attached to Sipelu music and dance. It also investigated how Sipelu music and dance-related to other Masubia cultural elements. The study, furthermore, explored how the Masubia people managed to preserve and transmit Sipelu music and dance knowledge and practice within their community. Interviews were conducted...
ABSTRACT During the transition from primary to secondary schooling, students experience changes within themselves as well as in their school environment. This study investigated the role of the Baseline Orientation Course (BOC) in enhancing learners‟ transition from primary to secondary education. The study addressed three specific objectives which were (1) To explore the implementation of the BOC in successful and unsuccessful secondary (2) To explore the challenges faced by teachers and s...
ABSTRACT From the premise that education enables people to live with dignity, this study investigated, in meso-systemic settings (home and school), the lived experiences of orphaned learners (OLs) from two selected public secondary schools in the Outapi Constituency, Omusati Region, Namibia. Additionally, the study investigated the implementation of the 2013 Sector Policy on Inclusive Education in a rural setting, inquiring the strategies that schools employed to include OLs, and to further ...
ABSTRACT The use and integration of ICTs in the classroom practice of pre-service student is very important for student teachers to become more proficient in integrating technology in their teaching. The main purpose of this study was to investigate primary student teachers’ field experience of information and communication technology use and integration during school-based studies. The exploratory sequential mixed methods design targeted pre-service student teachers that were majoring in...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that contribute to boys dropping out of secondary schools in the Khomas Region. According to statistical reports of the Educational Management Information System (EMIS) Education Statistics at the Ministry of Education, on average, early school leaving is a greater problem among male learners than among female learners. This is an exception only in two regions. Another aim was to identify the needs which are specific to the educat...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to establish how selected Grade 2 teachers in the Oshana region used manipulatives when teaching number sense aspects in mathematics. The study wanted to establish in what way the teachers’ understanding of number sense and use of manipulatives influenced the Grade 2 learners’ performance in selected number sense skills. The target population was all government schools with Grade 2 classes in the Oshana Region. The sample for the study was pur...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the teaching and assessment methods of English literature as a second language in the junior phase. Literature showed that studying literature in a second language has many benefits which range from integrating language skills to increasing learners overall reading proficiency. Social constructivism formed the theoretical framework for this study. The study followed a qualitative case study design by investigating the teaching strategies...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the experiences of Namibian senior primary school teachers in curriculum design in the Khomas region, with emphasises mainly being placed on the roles and responsibilities of teachers in curriculum design. The involvement of teachers in curriculum design is one of the most important aspects that ensure the successful implementation of the curriculum and effective pedagogy in schools. The study sought to answer the following questions: (1) What are the...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which parents in the Ohangwena region is involved in the learning processes of their children. The target population was parents, grade ten teachers and learners in the Ohangwena Region. ECS was randomly selected. Seven grade ten teachers and ten parents whose children were doing grade ten at ECS in 2011 were selected as respondents for this study. Learners were randomly selected. This study used both qualitative and qua...
ABSTRACT This study deals with the perceptions and educational needs of learners at-risk of developing behaviours that may lead to school failure. Statement of the Problem: Namibian educators face ongoing pressure to improve student achievement at grade 10 level. This improvement depends on teachers’ and parents’ understanding of the educational needs of learners at risk of school failure. The purpose of this study is to investigate this understanding through the following research quest...
ABSTRACT High teacher turnover is a common problem in the Ministry of Education in all schools around Namibia, specifically in the Omusati Education Region. This research sought to highlight factors that influence teacher attrition in secondary schools in the Omusati Education Region. The research revealed that though hundreds of teachers were graduating from universities and colleges around the country each year, schools have never had enough qualified teachers. A high teacher turnover is a...
ABSTRACT This thesis is a formal analysis of beads from the two Zulu capitals of Mgungundlovu ( occupied by Dingane between 1829 and 1838) and Ondini (held by Cetshwayo between 1873 and 1879). It contains a set of procedures for producing a bead taxonomy, most of which has been adopted from work done in North America, bur some of which consists of analytical methods original to this study. The taxonomy is based on visual and physical screening of large collections, followed by chemical analys...
ABSTRACT This study sought to identify the causes of reading difficulties affecting reading English among Grade four (4) learners in the Ogongo circuit in Namibia. It followed a mixed research design approach. To obtain a representative sample of the population of primary schools, purposeful sampling was used, selecting three teachers and 92 learners from three schools of the 14 schools in the circuit. Both qualitative and quantitative data was obtained from lesson observations and from read...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges of learners with multiple disabilities in a special school setting. In order to collect in-depth information, this study followed a qualitative approach with an intrinsic case study design. Purposive, criterion sampling procedures were employed to select the participants. The sample consisted of thirty-three (33) respondents: a school principal, ten (10) teachers, three (3) hostel matrons and nineteen (19) learners w...
ABSTRACT This study emerged as a result of the researcher’s interest in the home-school partnership concept when she began with her teaching career. The researcher realised that learners sometimes were given projects, homework and tasks that required assistance from guardians, which was not always forthcoming. This study was guided by the following research questions: 1. How much are guardians involved in their children’s school activities? 2. What are guardians’ perceptions of sc...