https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/77 2026-04-11T05:11:53Z 2026-04-11T05:11:53Z Kebiat Mukuze Rosemary Guvhu Isheunesu Darangwa Farastane Masendeke Brian Muchena Pilot Ndhlovu https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6524 2025-03-04T14:29:55Z 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of ICT Interventions on Teaching and Learning at Midlands State University Authors: Kebiat Mukuze; Rosemary Guvhu; Isheunesu Darangwa; Farastane Masendeke; Brian Muchena; Pilot Ndhlovu Abstract: Objectives: This study explored the benefits and challenges of ICT interventions in teaching and learning at Midlands State University. Methods: A qualitative research approach based on the interpretivism research philosophy was employed by researchers, in addition to a case study research design. Researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with a sample of twenty purposively chosen individuals using a semi-structured interview guide. This qualitative research study employed the inductive thematic data analysis method. Results: The investigation uncovered that ICT resources can improve service delivery in the host organization. However, there was a paucity of learning/teaching resources and tools (data and computers for both students and lecturers). Many participants expressed concern that there was no sufficient support for learners and educators to use ICT tools effectively. Conclusion: University management was advised to prioritize investments in teaching and learning technology to ensure effective service delivery as per the institution's mandate. To conduct a thorough analysis of the problem, future researchers can utilize the mixed method and associated research designs such as embedded, convergent parallel and sequential exploratory/explanatory. Particularly, the utilization of diverse data collection methods would assist in achieving credible outcomes.

2024-12-01T00:00:00Z Kebiat Mukuze Rosemary Guvhu Isheunesu Darangwa Farastane Masendeke Brian Muchena Pilot Ndhlovu Kebiat Mukuze Pilot Ndhlovu Noreen Muyeche https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6443 2024-12-11T13:53:58Z 2024-05-09T00:00:00Z

Title: Integrative examination of the cultural impact of substance (ab)use Authors: Kebiat Mukuze; Pilot Ndhlovu; Noreen Muyeche Abstract: Culture influences every aspect of our lives, substance use included. As a result, practicing cultural humility is critical for treating everyone effectively. It is critical to consider cultural contexts when assessing and treating substance use disorders. Culture, on the other hand, impacts substance abuse in society. Based on a systematic integrative assessment, this paper investigates the cultural impact of substance abuse. The study discovered that the pendulum of cultural attitudes toward substance use has swung back and forth throughout history. Culture, in particular, can be a protective factor against substance abuse. Other cultures, on the other hand, encourage substance abuse. Substance abuse, paradoxically, leads to cultural loss. This paper, thus, discusses the societal implications of culture on substance abuse, and future research directions are proposed. The goal of this paper is to augment existing knowledge on drug and substance abuse by identifying the effects of culture on substance abuse in organisations, and society as a whole

2024-05-09T00:00:00Z Kebiat Mukuze Pilot Ndhlovu Noreen Muyeche Eresi Muzvondiwa Anna Gudyanga https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6440 2024-12-11T13:50:42Z 2024-07-23T00:00:00Z

Title: An evaluation of preparedness of government high schools in the implementation of the competence based curriculum (CBC) in Gweru district, Zimbabwe Authors: Eresi Muzvondiwa; Anna Gudyanga Abstract: The study focused on evaluating the preparedness of government high schools in theimplantation of the competence based curriculum (CBC) in Gweru district, Zimbabwe.A case study research design was adopted and thematic analysis was used in analy-sing data. This study sample included three (3) school heads, thirty (30) teachersincluding the three (3) heads of department from the three schools. Telephone inter-views were used to collect data from teachers while face to face interviews were con-ducted with school heads. All the high schools under study are in the Gweru district,midlands province in Zimbabwe. The findings were that most heads and teachers hadpositive perceptions as well as positive attitudes towards the implementation of theCBC. However, Gweru government high schools lacked resources such as infrastruc-ture, textbooks and equipment for practical subjects. It was recommended that theMinistry of Primary and Secondary Education should improve infrastructure of govern-ment schools (including furniture and building labs) and provide adequate water andelectricity. The high schools should fund-raise in order to procure learning and teach-ing materials.

2024-07-23T00:00:00Z Eresi Muzvondiwa Anna Gudyanga Langtone Maunganidze https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6435 2024-12-11T13:42:46Z 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z

Title: Coping with gatekeeping in digitalised political participation research: a Zimbabwean experience Authors: Langtone Maunganidze Abstract: Globally, the upsurge in internet and social media usage has prompted new ways of gatekeeping and coping strategies significantly transforming the character of political participation research and practice with far-reaching implications for consolidation of democratic governance and social development. Social networking sites and mobile instant messaging platforms have triggered new forms of both political mobilization and resistance calling into question the efficacy and sustainability of the traditional gatekeeping in research. There is little doubt that the nuances and dynamics of digitalized gatekeeping have a profound capacity to facilitate and inhibit the research process. Through a combination of a critical review of documentary information and snippets of practical experiences drawn from Zimbabwe, the article examines the various gatekeeping mechanisms in digitalized political participation research and delineates the possible circumvention interventions. The main dimensions of digital user surveillance and profiling technologies at various levels of the research process are not only mutually reinforcing but also largely panoptic. Since gatekeeping mechanisms in digital research are situated at the meeting point of internet freedom and surveillance, they inadvertently evoke methodological and ethical challenges.

2024-01-31T00:00:00Z Langtone Maunganidze