Embracing the New Normal: Geography Teachers' Preparedness and the Use of E-Learning Methodologies

Autor/inn/en	Mhishi, Misheck; Chimbwanda, Vimbai Marcia; Gwizangwe, Isaac
Titel	Embracing the New Normal: Geography Teachers' Preparedness and the Use of E-Learning Methodologies
Quelle	In: Pedagogical Research, 8 (2023) 1, (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mhishi, Misheck) ORCID (Chimbwanda, Vimbai Marcia) ORCID (Gwizangwe, Isaac)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2468-1989
Schlagwörter	Geography Instruction; Electronic Learning; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Rural Schools; Secondary School Teachers; Teaching Methods; Readiness; Educational Change; Faculty Development; Educational Technology; Teacher Role; Teacher Student Relationship; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geography education; Geography lessons; Geografieunterricht; Ausland; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsreform; Unterrichtsmedien; Lehrerrolle; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Simbabwe
Abstract	Unprecedented COVID-19 lockdowns forced schools to close and to adopt online teaching and learning methodologies. In Zimbabwe, underprivileged schools were the worst affected by this directive. This qualitative study, carried out in one cluster of rural secondary schools explored the preparedness of geography teachers to adopt e-learning strategies. Data were collected through interviews and questionnaires. Findings indicate that teachers at day schools were not well prepared to adopt e-learning strategies while their counterparts at boarding schools were better prepared. Teachers stuck to their traditional classroom roles and failed to adopt additional online roles resulting in feelings of boredom due to lack of social interaction with students. A lack of teacher training and support and inadequacies in infrastructural facilities were the major impediments militating against teacher preparedness. WhatsApp emerged as the most popular application used to communicate with students. It is recommended that stakeholder support be mobilized towards teacher capacitation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01