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Biography

Senior Lecturer in the Department of School Improvement Programmes. Offering Psychology of Learning and Teaching, Introduction to Theories of Inclusive Education and Research Methodology.

Research Interests: Higher Education, Teacher Education, Education & Technology, Psychology of Education, Inclusive Education, Curriculum Transformation and Education & HIV/AIDS.

Have more than 45 publications in accredited peer reviewed national and international journals. Have also peer reviewed manuscripts for both national and international journals.

Have collaborated with national and international colleagues. Have also published with postgraduate students in high impact journals. I have also mentored a couple of colleagues and postgraduate students.

An award winner of the Vice Chancellor's Research and Innovation Awards.

Activities

Employment (1)

Walter Sisulu University - Butterworth Campus: Queenstown, Eastern Cape, ZA

2018-01-01 to 2033-12-31 | Senior Lecturer (Department of School Improvement Programmes)
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Marongwe Newlin

Education and qualifications (3)

University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg Wits Business School: Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

2021-03-01 to 2022-12-15 | Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (School of Education)
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Walter Sisulu University: Mthatha, Eastern Cape, ZA

2012-03-09 to 2014-09-04 | PhD (Faculty of Educational Sciences)
Education
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University of Zimbabwe: Harare, Harare, ZW

2002-02-01 to 2003-12-31 | Master of Education Degree - Curriculum & Arts (Faculty of Education)
Education
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Professional activities (7)

World Education Research Association -WERA : Washington , Washington DC , US

Full membership
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Educational Psychology Association of South Africa (EPASSA): Johannesburg, Gauteng , ZA

Full membership
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South African Education Research Association -SAERA: South Africa, South Africa, ZA

2017-11-24 to present | Full membership
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Walter Sisulu University: Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, ZA

2022-11-11 | Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Learning & Teaching Excellence Award (Learning and Teaching )
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Walter Sisulu University: Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, ZA

2022-08-26 | Research Meritorious Award-highly productive, Senior Category (Research & Innovation)
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Walter Sisulu University: Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, ZA

2020-11-19 | 3 Vice Chancellor’s Research Awards (Research & Innovation)
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Walter Sisulu University: Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, ZA

2019-11-20 | 2 Vice-Chancellor's Research Awards (Research & Innovation)
Distinction
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Funding (2)

Clearing hurdles faced by emerging female researchers in selected African universities

Grant
National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (Johannesburg, Gauteng , ZA)
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Marongwe Newlin

Harnessing the power of ICT tools in conducting rural university students’ school-based education programme: challenges and opportunities in South Africa and Kenya

Grant
Walter Sisulu University - Research & Innovation UCDP (Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, ZA)
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Works (50 of 54)

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Geography Experiential Learning beyond the Classroom at the University for Natural Resource Management in Chris Hani West District, South Africa

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
2025-03-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Godfrey Mutesasira; Newlin Marongwe
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Harnessing parental involvement and educational equity for sustainable development in South African schools

Interdisciplinary Journal of Sociality Studies
2024-12-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Newlin Marongwe; Godfrey Mutesasira
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The role of artificial intelligence in decolonising academic writing for inclusive knowledge production

Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Research
2024-10-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Bunmi Isaiah Omodan; Newlin Marongwe
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Why they Contemplate Leaving: Exploring the Factors that Drive the High Dropout Intention Rate among University Teacher Trainees in Post-COVID Uganda and South Africa

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
2024-03-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye; Newlin Marongwe; Rogers Mageyo
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Reconceptualising initial teacher education in South Africa: A quest for transformative and sustainable alternatives

Interdisciplinary Journal of Education Research
2024-03-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Clever Ndebele; Newlin Marongwe; Thobeka Ncanywa; Samson Matope; Zanele Ginyigazi; Grasia Chisango; Phumla Nomatolo Msindwana; Rufaro Garidzirai
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Motivation strategies for enhancing teacher performance and wellness in post-COVID-19 rural South African schools

Journal of Pedagogical Research
2024-02-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Godfrey Mutesasira; Newlin Marongwe
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Impact of learning barriers on academic performance of learners in selected secondary schools in Mtata

International Journal of Education and Practice
2023-09-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Bhilitane Babalwa; Marongwe Newlin
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A comparative analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rural university students in South Africa and Uganda

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
2022 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Investigation, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Kobusingye Kiiza Loyce
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Exploring the causes of selected conduct disorders among school-going adolescents in Uganda and South Africa

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
2022 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Kobusingye Loyce Kiiza; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Community of practice in the context of the rapid transition to online learning at a rural university in South Africa: Successes and pitfalls

SOTL in the South
2022-12-08 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Chisango Grasia
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Marongwe Newlin

Exploring the hurdles faced by emerging female researchers: Experiences and reflections from four selected African universities

African Journal of Gender, Society and Development
2022-12-04 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Meki-Kombe Charity; Kobusingye Loyce; Machingura Viola
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Marongwe Newlin

Projecting the nature of education for the future: Implications for current practice

Journal of Culture and Values in Education
2022-10-22 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Sibanda Jabulani; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Where to and where from? Eastern Cape department of education’s readiness to COVID-19 pandemic

Multidisciplinary Journal of Sciences & Research
2022-08 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Kariyana Israel; Munienge Mbodila
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Marongwe Newlin

Exploration of pre-service English first additional language students’ technological readiness to teach during teaching practice

Education and New Developments 2022 – Volume 2
2022-06-17 | Conference paper | Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Chisango Grasia; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Managers’ strategies for inclusive implementation in technical vocational and training colleges in South Africa

Education and New Developments 2022
2022-06-17 | Conference paper | Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Delubom Ethel Nosiphiwo; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Reconfiguring teacher education in South African universities to address learner behavioural conducts in schools: changed reality

Education and New Developments 2022
2022-06-17 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Chisango
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Marongwe Newlin

Applying conversational framework to reflect on content delivery amid COVID-19 at a developing rural university in South Africa

International Journal of Sciences and Research
2022-06-07 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Chisango Grasia; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Resilience of female academics in rural South African higher education amid the COVID-19 pandemic

African Journal of Gender, Society and Development
2022-03-01 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 2634-3614
Part of ISSN: 2634-3622
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Masha Anthony
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Marongwe Newlin

Developing research willpower at one South African university as a strategy to transform higher education institutions: experiences of the mentees

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
2021 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Kariyana Israel; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on psychosocial wellbeing of lecturers in rural campuses of selected South African universities

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
2021 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Kariyana Israel
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Marongwe Newlin

Together but not together: challenges of remote learning for students amid the COVID-19 pandemic in rural South African universities

Research in Social Sciences and Technology
2021-12-10 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Garidzirai Rufaro
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Marongwe Newlin

Magnitude of COVID-19 on rural universities in Eastern Cape Province: Lessons learnt

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences
2021-10-31 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 1305-905X
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Chisango Grasia
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Marongwe Newlin

MANAGING UNIVERSITY ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: TIME FOR REFLECTION FROM LECTURERS’ PERSPECTIVES

2021-07 | Conference paper
Contributors: Grasia Chisango; Newlin Marongwe
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Managing university online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Time for reflection from lecturers’ perspectives.

EDULEARN2021 13th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
2021-07 | Conference paper | Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Chisango Grasia; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

The motivational impact of work integrated learning on pre-service teachers professional development

EDULEARN2021 13th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
2021-07 | Conference paper | Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Addam Billey; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Challenges faced by supervisors-supervisees during research supervision at an emerging South African rural university: Lived experiences

International Journal of Sciences and Research
2021-07-13 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Qoyi Motsi; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Education in emergencies: Lessons from COVID-19 in South Africa

International Review of Education
2021-05-28 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 0020-8566
Part of ISSN: 1573-0638
Contributors: Landa Nhlanhla; Zhou Sindiso; Marongwe Newlin
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Interaction strategies used by English first additional language teachers in the Libode Education District in South Africa

International Journal of Sciences and Research
2021-05-27 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Christopher Ncube; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

The digital divide at three disadvantaged secondary schools in Gauteng, South Africa

Journal of Education (UKZN)
2021-02-02 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Chisango Grasia; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Managers’ challenges on implementing inclusive education: Technical vocational education and training colleges

Cypriot Journal of Educational Science
2020-12-20 | Journal article | Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Delubom N E; Marongwe Newlin; Buka A M
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Marongwe Newlin

Lecturers’ perspectives on the relevance of the university curriculum to the Africanisation ideals in post-apartheid: A case of rural South African universities

International Journal of Sciences and Research
2020-12-05 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Sibanda Jabulani; Kasumba Harry; Munienge Mbodila
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Marongwe Newlin

Exploring lecturers’ emotional challenges on their work performance at a rural university in Eastern Cape Province

African Journal of Gender, Society and Development (formerly Journal of Gender, Information and Development in Africa)
2020-12-01 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 2634-3614
Part of ISSN: 2634-3622
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Chiphambo Shakespeare; Kasumba Harry
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Marongwe Newlin

Exploring factors affecting grade 4 learners’ English communicative skills in Eastern Cape Province

PONTE International Scientific Researches Journal
2020-11 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Thandiswa Mpiti; Marongwe Newlin
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The use of social media as a knowledge sharing platform during COVID-19 among students in a rural university: A comparison of Email and WhatsApp

13th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2020)
2020-11-09 | Conference paper | Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISBN: 9788409242320
Part of ISSN: 2340-1095
Contributors: Munienge Mbodila; Marongwe Newlin; Kwahene Francis
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Marongwe Newlin

Towards the implementation of authentic assessment to enhance first-year student learning experience: A case study of a rural university

PONTE International Scientific Researches Journal
2020-08 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Munienge Mbodila; Muhandji Mbodila; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Determinants of student dropout in rural South African universities

Journal of Gender, Information and Development in Africa
2020-03-15 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 2050-4276
Part of ISSN: 2050-4284
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Munienge Mbodila; Kariyana Israel
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Marongwe Newlin

Emerging researchers in emerging universities: Lived experiences (understanding challenges faced)

PONTE International Scientific Researchs Journal
2019 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Munienge Mbodila; Sibanda Jabulani
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Marongwe Newlin

Teachers’ perceptions of adopting information and communication technologies in teaching and learning at rural secondary schools in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Africa Education Review
2019 | Journal article | Methodology, Formal analysis, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Chisango Grasia; Marongwe Newlin; Mtsi Nomxolisi; Matyedi Thembisile E
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Marongwe Newlin

University students’ perceptions on the use of smartphones in learning and teaching: A case of a university in a rural setting

South Africa International Conference on Education
2019-09 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Addam Billey; Kasumba Harry
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Marongwe Newlin

Can a solution be found using information and communication technology gadgets in higher education? A case of a rural university

International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies - EDULEARN
2019-07 | Conference paper | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Munienge Mbodila; Chisango Grasia
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Marongwe Newlin

Factors affecting students’ academic performance at a rural based university in Eastern Cape of South Africa

International Journal of Sciences and Research
2019-07-28 | Journal article | Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin; Mavenyengwa Taruvinga
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Marongwe Newlin

Sexual harassment at a growing rural university in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Journal of Human Ecology
2019-06-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0970-9274
Part of ISSN: 2456-6608
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

The impact of inadequate information and communication technologies on teaching and learning of pre-service teachers at a rural university in South Africa

Journal of Communication
2018 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Chisango Grasia; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Technophobia: Understanding computer anxiety for teaching and learning of Computer Studies

Journal of Communication
2018-11 | Journal article | Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Spelman Khululwa; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Implementing a total reward strategy in selected South African municipal organisations

SA Journal of Human Resource Management
2018-10-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Patrick W. Bwowe; Newlin Marongwe
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Natural sciences instruction: Interrogating Eastern Cape teachers’ instructional methodologies

Multidisciplinary Journal of Sciences and Research
2018-06 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Mtsi Nomxolisi; Marongwe Newlin; Chisango Grasia; Matyedi Thembisile E
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Marongwe Newlin

Objectivity of the subjective quality: Convergence on competencies expected of doctoral graduates

Cogent Education
2017-10-12 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 2331-186X
Contributors: Israel Kariyana; Reynold A. Sonn; Marongwe Newlin
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Role of urban agriculture in Lukhanji Municipality (Eastern Cape), South Africa

Journal of Agricultural Science
2017-08 | Journal article | Methodology, Project administration, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Kasumba Harry; Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Public perceptions towards children brought up by single mothers: A case of Queenstown South Africa

Journal of Human Ecology
2017-06-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0970-9274
Contributors: Marongwe Newlin
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Marongwe Newlin

Teaching practice assessment indicators: An index to what is privileged as defining effective teaching

International Journal of Educational Sciences
2016-10 | Journal article | Formal analysis, Methodology, Investigation, Writing - review & editing
Part of ISSN: 0975-1122
Contributors: Sibanda Jabulani; Marongwe Newlin; Marongwe Newlin; Mushoriwa Taruvinga D; Begede Martin P
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Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Development Southern Africa. (1)
Review activity for Journal of child and adolescent mental health. (1)