Symphorosa Rembe
Biographic Data
| ID | 6380977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Symphorosa Rembe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Symphorosa |
| FAMILY NAME | Rembe |
| SIGNATURE | REMBE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fort Hare |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1056-7118 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Trust and Positive Working Relationships among Teachers in Communities of Practice as an Avenue for Professional Development
This study explores trust and positive working relationships among teachers in communities of practice as an avenue for professional development in high schools in South Africa. A mixed methods research approach was employed for this study with the use of a semi-structured interview and semi-structured questionnaires as data collection instruments. Ten schools were purposively selected for this study and seventy-nine participants were selected as…
Are universities Serving Lunch before Breakfast through Staff Development Programmes? A comparative study of the experiences of female academics in South African and Zimbabwean universities
Using a qualitative approach, the study examines the female academics experiences in academia and the hurdles they encounter in their career trajectories regardless of the Staff Development Programmes (SDPs). The sample consisted of two public universities in South Africa and Zimbabwe and ten senior female academics participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured face to face interviews. The findings revealed that indeed bo…
Adaptation of the curriculum for the inclusion of learners with special education needs in selected primary schools in the Fort Beaufort District
It was concluded that there are pockets of good practice of inclusion policy such as the use of different teaching strategies, individual work, group work and extra work for inclusion of learners with SEN in some of the selected primary schools in the poor rural context. The paper recommends adequate training for teachers in curriculum adaptation in order for all teachers to accommodate learners with SEN
Challenges Encountered by Communities of Practice in Enhancing Continuing Professional Teachers Development in High Schools
This paper investigates challenges encountered by communities of practice in enhancing continuing professional teachers’ development in selected high schools in the Fort Beaufort Education District, South Africa. The study adopted the mixed methods research approach that concurrently integrated procedures in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. It employed structured and unstructured questionnaires as well as face-to-face intervie…
Primary School Teachers’ Preferences on the Implementation of Continuing Professional Development Programmes in Malawi
The study is an analysis of views of Primary School teachers in Zomba Rural Education District in Malawi on their preferences as regards the implementation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. The concern of the study was that despite the Government of Malawi putting in place structures to facilitate the implementation of Continuing Professional Development for primary school teachers, teachers have not improved their classroo…
An Exploration of the Effect of Teacher Attributes on Effective Implementation of Continuing Professional Development Programmes
This study is an exploration of the effects of teacher attributes on effective implementation of what teachers learn at Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. The teacher attributes that were explored included age of the teacher; type of pre-service training programme the teacher attended; qualification of the teacher; gender of the teacher; and experience of the teacher. The study used a mixed method research design that collected…
Child and forced marriage as violation of women's rights, and responses by member states in Southern African Development Community
This briefing examines child and forced marriage as harmful traditional and cultural practices which violate the rights of the girl children in the Southern African Development Community region, and assesses measures taken by member states to address them. It is based on secondary data collected through a review of studies, reports, policy documents and surveys from various data sets from national, regional and international organisations. The fi…
Violation of Women’s Rights by Harmful Traditional Practices
This article reviews harmful traditional and cultural practices which lead to violation of women's rights in SADC region and measures taken by the Member States to address them. It is based on secondary data collected through review of studies, reports, policy documents and surveys from various data sets from national, regional and international organisations. Traditional and cultural practices investigated include female genital mutilation, chil…
An Assessment of the Implementation of Gender Equity Policies in Schools in South Africa
The South African Constitution outlaws all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, cultural origin, age, religion and so forth. The post-Apartheid government of South Africa has put in place policies and programmes to enhance gender equality. In education different policies have been put in place to ensure gender equality at all levels and these are currently being implemented. This study examined the implementation of gender equali…
Conscription and Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflicts
The child soldier issue in Africa is historically unprecedented both in terms of its scope and almost inconceivable levels of abuse of children. The trend is becoming increasingly apparent with non-state armed groups, most of which operate well outside of, and in flagrant disregard for, any notion of human rights or international humanitarian law. Recent evidence shows that children who start their military engagement in a support role usually gr…
Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) constitutes all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or non-therapeutic reasons. The practice remains an extremely complex and culturally sensitive. It involves a broad spectrum of issues such as child health and human rights standards. FGM constitutes an unacceptable violation of the rights of the girl child and…
Violation of Children's Rights by Traditional and Cultural Practices and the Responses by States in Eastern and Southern Africa
This article reviews traditional and cultural practices which lead to violation of children's rights in some of the countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and various measures taken by the States to address them. Traditional and cultural practices reviewed include female genital mutilation, initiation and botched circumcision, virginity testing and child marriages. From the review we conclude that the practices expose children to risks of contr…
Violation of Women’s Rights by Harmful Traditional Practices
This article reviews harmful traditional and cultural practices which lead to violation of women's rights in SADC region and measures taken by the Member States to address them. It is based on secondary data collected through review of studies, reports, policy documents and surveys from various data sets from national, regional and international organisations. Traditional and cultural practices investigated include female genital mutilation, chil…
Primary School Teachers’ Preferences on the Implementation of Continuing Professional Development Programmes in Malawi
The study is an analysis of views of Primary School teachers in Zomba Rural Education District in Malawi on their preferences as regards the implementation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. The concern of the study was that despite the Government of Malawi putting in place structures to facilitate the implementation of Continuing Professional Development for primary school teachers, teachers have not improved their classroo…
Conscription and Use of Child Soldiers in Armed Conflicts
The child soldier issue in Africa is historically unprecedented both in terms of its scope and almost inconceivable levels of abuse of children. The trend is becoming increasingly apparent with non-state armed groups, most of which operate well outside of, and in flagrant disregard for, any notion of human rights or international humanitarian law. Recent evidence shows that children who start their military engagement in a support role usually gr…
Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) constitutes all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for cultural or non-therapeutic reasons. The practice remains an extremely complex and culturally sensitive. It involves a broad spectrum of issues such as child health and human rights standards. FGM constitutes an unacceptable violation of the rights of the girl child and…
Violation of Children's Rights by Traditional and Cultural Practices and the Responses by States in Eastern and Southern Africa
This article reviews traditional and cultural practices which lead to violation of children's rights in some of the countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and various measures taken by the States to address them. Traditional and cultural practices reviewed include female genital mutilation, initiation and botched circumcision, virginity testing and child marriages. From the review we conclude that the practices expose children to risks of contr…
Child and forced marriage as violation of women's rights, and responses by member states in Southern African Development Community
This briefing examines child and forced marriage as harmful traditional and cultural practices which violate the rights of the girl children in the Southern African Development Community region, and assesses measures taken by member states to address them. It is based on secondary data collected through a review of studies, reports, policy documents and surveys from various data sets from national, regional and international organisations. The fi…
Violation of Women’s Rights by Harmful Traditional Practices
This article reviews harmful traditional and cultural practices which lead to violation of women's rights in SADC region and measures taken by the Member States to address them. It is based on secondary data collected through review of studies, reports, policy documents and surveys from various data sets from national, regional and international organisations. Traditional and cultural practices investigated include female genital mutilation, chil…
An Assessment of the Implementation of Gender Equity Policies in Schools in South Africa
The South African Constitution outlaws all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, gender, cultural origin, age, religion and so forth. The post-Apartheid government of South Africa has put in place policies and programmes to enhance gender equality. In education different policies have been put in place to ensure gender equality at all levels and these are currently being implemented. This study examined the implementation of gender equali…
An Exploration of the Effect of Teacher Attributes on Effective Implementation of Continuing Professional Development Programmes
This study is an exploration of the effects of teacher attributes on effective implementation of what teachers learn at Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. The teacher attributes that were explored included age of the teacher; type of pre-service training programme the teacher attended; qualification of the teacher; gender of the teacher; and experience of the teacher. The study used a mixed method research design that collected…
Primary School Teachers’ Preferences on the Implementation of Continuing Professional Development Programmes in Malawi
The study is an analysis of views of Primary School teachers in Zomba Rural Education District in Malawi on their preferences as regards the implementation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. The concern of the study was that despite the Government of Malawi putting in place structures to facilitate the implementation of Continuing Professional Development for primary school teachers, teachers have not improved their classroo…
Adaptation of the curriculum for the inclusion of learners with special education needs in selected primary schools in the Fort Beaufort District
It was concluded that there are pockets of good practice of inclusion policy such as the use of different teaching strategies, individual work, group work and extra work for inclusion of learners with SEN in some of the selected primary schools in the poor rural context. The paper recommends adequate training for teachers in curriculum adaptation in order for all teachers to accommodate learners with SEN
Challenges Encountered by Communities of Practice in Enhancing Continuing Professional Teachers Development in High Schools
This paper investigates challenges encountered by communities of practice in enhancing continuing professional teachers’ development in selected high schools in the Fort Beaufort Education District, South Africa. The study adopted the mixed methods research approach that concurrently integrated procedures in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. It employed structured and unstructured questionnaires as well as face-to-face intervie…
Are universities Serving Lunch before Breakfast through Staff Development Programmes? A comparative study of the experiences of female academics in South African and Zimbabwean universities
Using a qualitative approach, the study examines the female academics experiences in academia and the hurdles they encounter in their career trajectories regardless of the Staff Development Programmes (SDPs). The sample consisted of two public universities in South Africa and Zimbabwe and ten senior female academics participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured face to face interviews. The findings revealed that indeed bo…
Trust and Positive Working Relationships among Teachers in Communities of Practice as an Avenue for Professional Development
This study explores trust and positive working relationships among teachers in communities of practice as an avenue for professional development in high schools in South Africa. A mixed methods research approach was employed for this study with the use of a semi-structured interview and semi-structured questionnaires as data collection instruments. Ten schools were purposively selected for this study and seventy-nine participants were selected as…
Psychology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Medical education (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Professional development (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (4 works)