ERIC Number: EJ1092249
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Feb
Pages: 8
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ISSN: EISSN-2141-6656
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Composite Classes: The Murezi School Experience
Nyoni, Tsitsi; Nyoni, Mika
International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, v4 n2 p70-77 Feb 2012
The research looks at the phenomenon of composite classes as experienced by the Murezi community. To gather the required data and to have an in-depth understanding of the Murezi school experience, the case study was employed and the questionnaire, interview and on-site observations were employed as data gathering instruments. The three were used in order to complement each other to achieve triangulation. The study notes that there are constraints in the implementation of such classes which are almost always in underprivileged environments. Teachers in such schools are overwhelmed with work and often "short-circuit" their teaching to achieve pleasing academic paper results. The extramural activities which help in achieving a holistic school product are largely sacrificed because of want of time and resources, be they material or human. The researchers feel that the schools affected need to get first priority in computerization and other programs aimed at making teaching and learning pleasurable not laborious.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Age Grouping, Case Studies, Questionnaires, Interviews, Observation, Disadvantaged, Teaching Conditions, Educational Methods, Barriers, Teacher Competencies, Academic Achievement, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Teacher Role, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Zimbabwe
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