CHARACTERISTICS OF RURAL AREAS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING DYNAMICS
Authors:
Elock Emvula Shikalepo
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to establish the factors that characterised rural areas and how these factors influenced teaching and learning activities. A case study design was employed as a methodology for the study, consisting of five rural schools. The collected data was analysed by establishing themes and emerging categories. The major findings of the study revealed that commuting, climatic changes, hygiene, facilities and literacy levels, were the major factors that shaped rural areas. The study concluded that these factors have negatively influenced teaching and learning activities. The study recommended that educational stakeholders should confront these factors to mitigate their detrimental effects on teaching and learning at rural schools.