Enhancing the role of learning facilitators in supporting teachers teaching Sesotho home language
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Date
2020
Authors
Maliehe, Dimakatso Ann
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University of the Free State
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The key purpose of this study was to explore various ways in which the role of Learning Facilitators can be enhanced to ensure adequate and coordinated support of teachers teaching Sesotho Home Language. The study further has established that effective teaching and learning, requires continuous support and needs to ensure that teachers operate at their optimal skills level. Thus, the role of the Learning Facilitators becomes vital in ensuring quality basic education in the schools. Bricolage, as a theoretical framework, was chosen to drive the study to achieve the objectives. A Participatory Action Research (PAR) was used to generate data through consultation meetings, WhatsApp groups, emails and conference calls. The data was analysed, using critical discourse analysis. The majority of participants of this study was Learning Facilitators, circuit managers, school principals, departmental heads and the Sesotho Home Language teachers from Motheo district in the Free State province. It was argued that for teachers to be effective in their work they need to be supported in curriculum matters and classroom practice. However, the key to achieving the schooling goals, is the Learning Facilitators to play a critical role. It can be argued that enhancing the role of Learning Facilitators positively influences the teachers and has sought to improve learner performance. From this study, a recommendation has been made that Learning Facilitators need to be trained in content knowledge so that they can transfer the acquired knowledge and skills to teachers during support. The research findings have confirmed that appropriate content knowledge will enable the Learning Facilitators to be able to improve curriculum practices through improvisation of teaching and learning materials even in the absence of readymade of resources.
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Dissertation (M.Ed. (Curriculum Studies))--University of the Free State, 2020, Curriculum Learning Facilitators, Curriculum Support, Sesotho Home Language, Teaching and learning