Marsden (2006) suggests that rurality as a signifier is transformative, capable of changing
behaviour and affecting the motivation of teachers, community workers, and learners …

Historically, rurality and rural education have been marginalised bodies of knowledge in
South Africa. The post-1994 era has seen an emerging government concern to address the …

This article presents analysed data from the first year of the Rural Teacher Education Project
(RTEP 2007–2009) with a view to illustrating how a generative theory of rurality as …

It remains a startling and disturbing fact that so many years after the first democratic
elections in South Africa in 1994, very little has changed in rural areas (Human Sciences …

The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between connected learning
environments and rural learners' development of 21st century skills. The driving question for …

In July 1997, the Language-in-Education Policy (LiEP) was introduced in South Africa. While
the intention of this policy was to promote all 11 official languages and give individuals the …

The National Framework for Quality Education in Rural Areas (DoE, 2006) draws attention to
education in rural ecologies and scrutinises the role of HEIs in developing teachers who …

English: The aim of this study was to consider how school practices can mediate and
integrate the life world knowledge of learners with the existing cultural capital of schools in …

This article focuses on a theoretical model that I am developing in order to understand
student teacher learning in a rural context and the enabling conditions that can support this …

Globally, the unprecedented onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has impelled students to
transition abruptly from their traditional learning spaces to new learning conditions. To this …