Students' Perspectives on Multilingualism: A Case Study of One South African Higher Institution
- Authors: Teh, Chenwi Albert
- Date: 2025
- Subjects: Student perspectives , Multilingualism , Higher education institution , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: DoctoraL (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13885 , vital:79047
- Description: This study examines students' perspectives on multilingualism within a South African higher education institution, situating itself within the interpretive paradigm. It is grounded in both ontological and epistemological considerations, with a particular emphasis on ontological aspects. A qualitative research approach was employed, utilizing a case study design to explore how multilingualism influences students' academic experiences, cognitive development, and communication skills. The study population comprised students from the selected institution, with a convenience sampling strategy used to select 30 participants. Prior to data collection, ethical clearance and institutional permissions were secured. Data were gathered through in-depth, face-to-face interviews, each lasting approximately 45 minutes, and audio recordings were used to ensure accuracy and reliability. To enhance the study’s trustworthiness, measures were taken to minimize bias and reinforce confidence in the validity of the findings. A deductive thematic analysis approach was employed to systematically interpret and categorise the data... , Degree: D. Education (Educational Management)
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- Authors: Teh, Chenwi Albert
- Date: 2025
- Subjects: Student perspectives , Multilingualism , Higher education institution , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: DoctoraL (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13885 , vital:79047
- Description: This study examines students' perspectives on multilingualism within a South African higher education institution, situating itself within the interpretive paradigm. It is grounded in both ontological and epistemological considerations, with a particular emphasis on ontological aspects. A qualitative research approach was employed, utilizing a case study design to explore how multilingualism influences students' academic experiences, cognitive development, and communication skills. The study population comprised students from the selected institution, with a convenience sampling strategy used to select 30 participants. Prior to data collection, ethical clearance and institutional permissions were secured. Data were gathered through in-depth, face-to-face interviews, each lasting approximately 45 minutes, and audio recordings were used to ensure accuracy and reliability. To enhance the study’s trustworthiness, measures were taken to minimize bias and reinforce confidence in the validity of the findings. A deductive thematic analysis approach was employed to systematically interpret and categorise the data... , Degree: D. Education (Educational Management)
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Green market emergence as a predictor of green entrepreneurship and sustainable development of small and medium sized manufacturing entities in the North-West province, South Africa
- Authors: Nokemane, Lihle
- Date: 2024-04
- Subjects: Green Market Emergence , Education institutions , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's/Doctoral theses
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13095 , vital:77656
- Description: Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Economics and Financial Sciences, Economics and Business Sciences 2024
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- Authors: Nokemane, Lihle
- Date: 2024-04
- Subjects: Green Market Emergence , Education institutions , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Master's/Doctoral theses
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13095 , vital:77656
- Description: Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Economics and Financial Sciences, Economics and Business Sciences 2024
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The moderating role of green consumer values in the relationship between green marketing and consumer behaviour:
- Ntshangase, Siyasanga Vuyiswa
- Authors: Ntshangase, Siyasanga Vuyiswa
- Date: 2024-04
- Subjects: Green Consumer Values , Education institutions , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13105 , vital:77657
- Description: The study aimed to investigate the moderating role of green consumer values in the relationship between green marketing and consumer behaviour. The study focused on the important role of green consumer values in shaping environmentally conscious consumer actions, emphasizing the importance of considering these values in green marketing strategies.To achieve the aim, the study adopted a positivist paradigm, quantitative approach, and a causal research design. A survey technique was employed to gather primary data where a self-administered questionnaire was issued to 450 respondents who were purposefully sampled. The study’s sample constituted consumers that frequently visit hotels in the Eastern Cape. The key findings of the study suggest that there is a significant role that green marketing plays in consumer behaviour towards green products offered in hotels. Furthermore, the findings highlight how green consumer values influence consumers towards value-driven choices for sustainable practices in the hotel industry, high level of satisfaction and preference for green products. Based on the findings, government and the hospitality industry should implement policies that will provide incentives for hotels that practise sustainable measures. This could include free quarterly advertisement of green hotels, free hampers for consumers that make use of green hotels on a regularly basis, and a spa voucher for every new consumer. Government should also provide capital and resources to small businesses to upscale their establishments to meet green hotel standards, for instance provide funding for solar installation and for those who already have installed solar panels to be reimbursed a fraction of the amount they paid.This study makes a significant contribution by highlighting the important role of green consumer values as a moderator. It reveals how these values impact the relationship between green marketing strategies and consumer behaviour. The study provides valuable insights for marketers, emphasizing the need to align strategies with green consumer values to promote more effective and impactful responses from consumers towards environmentally friendly initiatives. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences, Business Management and Economics, 2024
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- Authors: Ntshangase, Siyasanga Vuyiswa
- Date: 2024-04
- Subjects: Green Consumer Values , Education institutions , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13105 , vital:77657
- Description: The study aimed to investigate the moderating role of green consumer values in the relationship between green marketing and consumer behaviour. The study focused on the important role of green consumer values in shaping environmentally conscious consumer actions, emphasizing the importance of considering these values in green marketing strategies.To achieve the aim, the study adopted a positivist paradigm, quantitative approach, and a causal research design. A survey technique was employed to gather primary data where a self-administered questionnaire was issued to 450 respondents who were purposefully sampled. The study’s sample constituted consumers that frequently visit hotels in the Eastern Cape. The key findings of the study suggest that there is a significant role that green marketing plays in consumer behaviour towards green products offered in hotels. Furthermore, the findings highlight how green consumer values influence consumers towards value-driven choices for sustainable practices in the hotel industry, high level of satisfaction and preference for green products. Based on the findings, government and the hospitality industry should implement policies that will provide incentives for hotels that practise sustainable measures. This could include free quarterly advertisement of green hotels, free hampers for consumers that make use of green hotels on a regularly basis, and a spa voucher for every new consumer. Government should also provide capital and resources to small businesses to upscale their establishments to meet green hotel standards, for instance provide funding for solar installation and for those who already have installed solar panels to be reimbursed a fraction of the amount they paid.This study makes a significant contribution by highlighting the important role of green consumer values as a moderator. It reveals how these values impact the relationship between green marketing strategies and consumer behaviour. The study provides valuable insights for marketers, emphasizing the need to align strategies with green consumer values to promote more effective and impactful responses from consumers towards environmentally friendly initiatives. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences, Business Management and Economics, 2024
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Impact of novel software on laboratory expenditure at an academic hospital in South Africa
- Mayekiso, Zoliswa, Oladimeji, E Kelechi, Estrada, Pulido A Guillermo, Apalata, R. Teke
- Authors: Mayekiso, Zoliswa , Oladimeji, E Kelechi , Estrada, Pulido A Guillermo , Apalata, R. Teke
- Date: 2023/11
- Subjects: Gatekeeping , Medical laboratory expenditure , Cost effectiveness , Intervention , Rural academic hospital , South Africa , Interrupted time series
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13388 , vital:78679 , DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2159
- Description: Background: Countries across the globe report an increase in expenditure associated with medical laboratory testing. In 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services reported that laboratory test expenditures increased by $459 million US dollars (USD) from $7.1 billion USD in 2018. In South Africa, laboratory testing expenditure in the public sector increased from $415 million USD in 2014 to $723 million USD in 2021. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an innovative software, electronic gatekeeping (EGK), on medical laboratory test expenditures at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an interrupted time series analysis technique was used to evaluate trends in expenditure during a 48-month study period. To measure the impact of EGK on laboratory expenditure, we analysed laboratory expenditure over two study periods: a period of 24 months occurring before EGK implementation (01 June 2013 to 31 May 2015) and a period of 24 months occurring during EGK implementation (01 June 2015 to 30 May 2017). Results: There was a significant reduction (211928 fewer tests) in the number of tests performed during the intervention (434790) compared to before the intervention (646718). Laboratory test expenditure was $1 663 756.72 USD before the intervention period and $1 105 036.88 USD during the intervention period, demonstrating a cost savings of $558 719.84 USD. Conclusion: Electronic gatekeeping is a cost-effective intervention for managing medical laboratory expenditures. We recommend that the health sector scale up this intervention nationally.
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- Authors: Mayekiso, Zoliswa , Oladimeji, E Kelechi , Estrada, Pulido A Guillermo , Apalata, R. Teke
- Date: 2023/11
- Subjects: Gatekeeping , Medical laboratory expenditure , Cost effectiveness , Intervention , Rural academic hospital , South Africa , Interrupted time series
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13388 , vital:78679 , DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2159
- Description: Background: Countries across the globe report an increase in expenditure associated with medical laboratory testing. In 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services reported that laboratory test expenditures increased by $459 million US dollars (USD) from $7.1 billion USD in 2018. In South Africa, laboratory testing expenditure in the public sector increased from $415 million USD in 2014 to $723 million USD in 2021. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an innovative software, electronic gatekeeping (EGK), on medical laboratory test expenditures at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an interrupted time series analysis technique was used to evaluate trends in expenditure during a 48-month study period. To measure the impact of EGK on laboratory expenditure, we analysed laboratory expenditure over two study periods: a period of 24 months occurring before EGK implementation (01 June 2013 to 31 May 2015) and a period of 24 months occurring during EGK implementation (01 June 2015 to 30 May 2017). Results: There was a significant reduction (211928 fewer tests) in the number of tests performed during the intervention (434790) compared to before the intervention (646718). Laboratory test expenditure was $1 663 756.72 USD before the intervention period and $1 105 036.88 USD during the intervention period, demonstrating a cost savings of $558 719.84 USD. Conclusion: Electronic gatekeeping is a cost-effective intervention for managing medical laboratory expenditures. We recommend that the health sector scale up this intervention nationally.
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Voices from the Patients: A Qualitative Study of the Integration of Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Primary Healthcare Services in O.R. Tambo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Dlatu, Ntandazo, Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi, Apalata, Teke
- Authors: Dlatu, Ntandazo , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Apalata, Teke
- Date: 2023/10
- Subjects: TB-HIV integration , Challenges and barriers , Patients , O.R. Tambo district , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13590 , vital:78959 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15020017
- Description: Tuberculosis (TB), a disease of poverty and inequality, is a leading cause of severe illness and death among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In South Africa, both TB and HIV epidemics have been closely related and persistent, posing a significant burden for healthcare provision. Studies have observed that TB-HIV integration reduces mortality. The operational implementation of integrated services is still challenging. This study aimed to describe patients’ perceptions on barriers to scaling up of TB-HIV integration services at selected health facilities (study sites) in Oliver Reginald (O.R) Tambo Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. We purposely recruited twenty-nine (29) patients accessing TB and HIV services at the study sites. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and presented as emerging themes. Barriers identified included a lack of health education about TB and HIV; an inadequate counselling for HIV and the antiretroviral drugs (ARVs); and poor quality of services provided by the healthcare facilities. These findings suggest that the O.R. Tambo district needs to strengthen its TB-HIV integration immediately.
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- Authors: Dlatu, Ntandazo , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Apalata, Teke
- Date: 2023/10
- Subjects: TB-HIV integration , Challenges and barriers , Patients , O.R. Tambo district , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13590 , vital:78959 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15020017
- Description: Tuberculosis (TB), a disease of poverty and inequality, is a leading cause of severe illness and death among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). In South Africa, both TB and HIV epidemics have been closely related and persistent, posing a significant burden for healthcare provision. Studies have observed that TB-HIV integration reduces mortality. The operational implementation of integrated services is still challenging. This study aimed to describe patients’ perceptions on barriers to scaling up of TB-HIV integration services at selected health facilities (study sites) in Oliver Reginald (O.R) Tambo Municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. We purposely recruited twenty-nine (29) patients accessing TB and HIV services at the study sites. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and presented as emerging themes. Barriers identified included a lack of health education about TB and HIV; an inadequate counselling for HIV and the antiretroviral drugs (ARVs); and poor quality of services provided by the healthcare facilities. These findings suggest that the O.R. Tambo district needs to strengthen its TB-HIV integration immediately.
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cigarette Smoking among South Africa Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol
- Londani, Mukhethwa, Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Authors: Londani, Mukhethwa , Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Date: 2023/09
- Subjects: South Africa , adoloscents , young adults , tobacco use , systematic review , meta-analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13301 , vital:78421 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mps6050085
- Description: Tobacco use, particularly the initiation of smoking during adolescence and young adult hood, represents a significant public health concern in South Africa. The influence of socio-cultural factors, marketing strategies of the tobacco industry, and accessibility of tobacco products have all been implicated in this context. This systematic review and meta-analysis protocol aims to scrutinise the body of literature on this issue, providing a comprehensive understanding of the patterns and determinants of tobacco use among South African adolescents and young adults, with an eye towards informing more effective policy interventions. The available literature for studies on tobacco use will be systematically searched and reviewed. Five international scholarly databases, namely PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, and Scopus, will be searched. Peer-reviewed studies will be included if they are conducted in South Africa or South African provinces and if they include the prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents and young adults aged between 12 and 24 years. The results of such an analysis can guide future policy designs, enabling them to be more targeted and thus more effective. The findings can also have implications for shaping global tobacco control strate gies, given the transferability of successful interventions across different populations and cultural contexts. This protocol has been registered in the PROSPERO database.
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- Authors: Londani, Mukhethwa , Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Date: 2023/09
- Subjects: South Africa , adoloscents , young adults , tobacco use , systematic review , meta-analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13301 , vital:78421 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mps6050085
- Description: Tobacco use, particularly the initiation of smoking during adolescence and young adult hood, represents a significant public health concern in South Africa. The influence of socio-cultural factors, marketing strategies of the tobacco industry, and accessibility of tobacco products have all been implicated in this context. This systematic review and meta-analysis protocol aims to scrutinise the body of literature on this issue, providing a comprehensive understanding of the patterns and determinants of tobacco use among South African adolescents and young adults, with an eye towards informing more effective policy interventions. The available literature for studies on tobacco use will be systematically searched and reviewed. Five international scholarly databases, namely PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, and Scopus, will be searched. Peer-reviewed studies will be included if they are conducted in South Africa or South African provinces and if they include the prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents and young adults aged between 12 and 24 years. The results of such an analysis can guide future policy designs, enabling them to be more targeted and thus more effective. The findings can also have implications for shaping global tobacco control strate gies, given the transferability of successful interventions across different populations and cultural contexts. This protocol has been registered in the PROSPERO database.
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Correlation of socio-economic factors, diet and ownership of consumer electronics with body mass index in women of childbearing age: Insights from the 2016 South African demographic health survey
- Banda, Lucas, Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Authors: Banda, Lucas , Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Date: 2023/03
- Subjects: Body weight categories , BMI , Prevalence , Socio-economic , Diet , Women of child-bearing age , Consumer electronics , Overweight , Pre-obesity , Obesity , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13190 , vital:78089 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010013
- Description: The available evidence indicates a correlation between owning consumer electronics, such as cellphones and televisions, and a higher risk of obesity and increased adiposity. However, such studies are sparse in South Africa. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the dietary and sociodemographic factors associated with various BMI categories, including the possession of consumer electronics, among women of reproductive age in South Africa. This is a secondary study of a population registry that includes dietary, BMI, and digital use items among women of reproductive age. The data is from the South Africa Demographic Health Survey (SADHS, 2016). Of the 3363 participants included in the analysis, women of normal weight were (35.5%), pre-obese (34.5%), obese (27.1%) and underweight (2.9%).
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- Authors: Banda, Lucas , Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
- Date: 2023/03
- Subjects: Body weight categories , BMI , Prevalence , Socio-economic , Diet , Women of child-bearing age , Consumer electronics , Overweight , Pre-obesity , Obesity , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13190 , vital:78089 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/women3010013
- Description: The available evidence indicates a correlation between owning consumer electronics, such as cellphones and televisions, and a higher risk of obesity and increased adiposity. However, such studies are sparse in South Africa. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the dietary and sociodemographic factors associated with various BMI categories, including the possession of consumer electronics, among women of reproductive age in South Africa. This is a secondary study of a population registry that includes dietary, BMI, and digital use items among women of reproductive age. The data is from the South Africa Demographic Health Survey (SADHS, 2016). Of the 3363 participants included in the analysis, women of normal weight were (35.5%), pre-obese (34.5%), obese (27.1%) and underweight (2.9%).
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Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiency among People Living with HIV in Selected Rural Districts of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
- Nxasana, Ntombozuko, Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi, Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo, Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Authors: Nxasana, Ntombozuko , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo , Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Date: 2023
- Subjects: Prevalence , Micronutrient deficiency , Viral load suppression , Geospatial , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13615 , vital:78965 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15133017
- Description: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) leads to immune suppression, and micronutrients play vital roles in human immune responses. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of viral load suppression in adult HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) on micronutrient deficiency and its prevalence in selected rural districts in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to February 2021 among 50 consenting HIV-infected patients attending community health centers within the three selected districts. The data were analysed with ArcGIS v.10.8 to create geospatial maps; the Global Positioning System (GPS) for analysis and presentation, and SPSS version 25 for inferential statistics involving the t-test and Fisher's exact test...
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- Authors: Nxasana, Ntombozuko , Oladimeji, Elizabeth Kelechi , Pulido-Estra, Guillero-Alfredo , Apalata, Ruffin Teke
- Date: 2023
- Subjects: Prevalence , Micronutrient deficiency , Viral load suppression , Geospatial , Eastern Cape , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13615 , vital:78965 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15133017
- Description: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) leads to immune suppression, and micronutrients play vital roles in human immune responses. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of viral load suppression in adult HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) on micronutrient deficiency and its prevalence in selected rural districts in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2019 to February 2021 among 50 consenting HIV-infected patients attending community health centers within the three selected districts. The data were analysed with ArcGIS v.10.8 to create geospatial maps; the Global Positioning System (GPS) for analysis and presentation, and SPSS version 25 for inferential statistics involving the t-test and Fisher's exact test...
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Information and Communication Technology in The Delivery of Accounting Lessons in Secondary Schools at OR Tambo District in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Authors: Seleke, Zikhona
- Date: 2022
- Subjects: Information and Communication Technology , Accounting , OR Tambo District , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13344 , vital:78627
- Description: This study investigated the influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the delivery of Accounting lessons in secondary schools in OR Tambo Inland District. The literature contextualises the study by exploring the role of ICT, educator attitudes towards ICT, the effect of lack of ICT provision at schools, the importance of ICT to secondary school Accounting educators, discussion on various approaches to implementing digital education in the teaching and learning of Accounting at selected secondary schools. The study employs a mixed-method approach to define, describe, interpret, and understand the behaviour of the participants using ICT in the teaching and learning of Accounting in selected urban and rural schools in the OR Tambo Inland District…
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- Authors: Seleke, Zikhona
- Date: 2022
- Subjects: Information and Communication Technology , Accounting , OR Tambo District , South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13344 , vital:78627
- Description: This study investigated the influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the delivery of Accounting lessons in secondary schools in OR Tambo Inland District. The literature contextualises the study by exploring the role of ICT, educator attitudes towards ICT, the effect of lack of ICT provision at schools, the importance of ICT to secondary school Accounting educators, discussion on various approaches to implementing digital education in the teaching and learning of Accounting at selected secondary schools. The study employs a mixed-method approach to define, describe, interpret, and understand the behaviour of the participants using ICT in the teaching and learning of Accounting in selected urban and rural schools in the OR Tambo Inland District…
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