Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools

This study investigated the challenges in the implementation of Zimbabwe’s localised Advanced Level Geography syllabus. The Post-positivist framework underpinned the concurrent triangulated mixed methods design of this study. Observation and content analysis triangulated data gained from questionnai...

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Main Authors: Dzimiri, Wonderful, Marimo, Simon T.
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Language:English
Published: Global Institute for Research & Education 2016
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Online Access:http://www.gifre.org/library/upload/volume/52-56-CHALLENGES-vol-4-2-gjiss.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1547
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description This study investigated the challenges in the implementation of Zimbabwe’s localised Advanced Level Geography syllabus. The Post-positivist framework underpinned the concurrent triangulated mixed methods design of this study. Observation and content analysis triangulated data gained from questionnaires and interviews. The population comprised of nineteen Advanced Level Geography schools in Gweru district offering the localised Advanced Level Geography syllabus, three hundred former Advanced Level Geography students, three hundred and twenty-six current Advanced Level Geography students, and three relevant officers. A sample of twelve schools was selected by stratified random sampling to include rural day schools, mission schools, low-density high schools and high-density high schools as school type in the districts, and purposive sampling used to select teachers, students and officers respectively. Findings indicated that teachers employed teacher-centred approaches, lacked adequate instructional media and resources, had challenges in syllabus interpretation, and students had negative attitudes towards certain syllabus topics.
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spelling ir-11408-15472022-06-27T13:49:06Z Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools Dzimiri, Wonderful Marimo, Simon T. Localised geography syllabus, implementation challenges, teaching This study investigated the challenges in the implementation of Zimbabwe’s localised Advanced Level Geography syllabus. The Post-positivist framework underpinned the concurrent triangulated mixed methods design of this study. Observation and content analysis triangulated data gained from questionnaires and interviews. The population comprised of nineteen Advanced Level Geography schools in Gweru district offering the localised Advanced Level Geography syllabus, three hundred former Advanced Level Geography students, three hundred and twenty-six current Advanced Level Geography students, and three relevant officers. A sample of twelve schools was selected by stratified random sampling to include rural day schools, mission schools, low-density high schools and high-density high schools as school type in the districts, and purposive sampling used to select teachers, students and officers respectively. Findings indicated that teachers employed teacher-centred approaches, lacked adequate instructional media and resources, had challenges in syllabus interpretation, and students had negative attitudes towards certain syllabus topics. 2016-06-10T09:09:31Z 2016-06-10T09:09:31Z 2015 Article 2319-8834 http://www.gifre.org/library/upload/volume/52-56-CHALLENGES-vol-4-2-gjiss.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1547 en Global Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences;Vol.4, No. 2; p.52-56 open Global Institute for Research & Education
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Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools
title Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools
title_full Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools
title_fullStr Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools
title_full_unstemmed Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools
title_short Challenges faced in the implementation of the Zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of Gweru district high schools
title_sort challenges faced in the implementation of the zimbabwe localised advanced level geography syllabus: a case of gweru district high schools
topic Localised geography syllabus, implementation challenges, teaching
url http://www.gifre.org/library/upload/volume/52-56-CHALLENGES-vol-4-2-gjiss.pdf
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