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Technology Teachers’ Understanding of and Attempt to Integrate Indigenous Technology in Their Lessons 技术教师对本土技术的理解与融入教学的尝试

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2020.1868072

M. Gumbo

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Pedagogical Competencies of South African Marketing Educators 南非市场营销教育者的教学能力

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2021.1878377

K. Perumal, S. Maistry

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Revisiting Teacher Leadership in South Africa: A Study of Four Schools 重新审视南非的教师领导力：对四所学校的研究

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2021.1954535

V. Msila

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A Critical Review of Student Assessment Practices in Distance Education in an Emerging Economy: Benchmarking Practices against Policy 对新兴经济体远程教育中学生评估实践的批判性回顾：基于政策的基准实践

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2021.1920842

F. R. Aluko, M. F. Omidire

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Learners’ Perceptions of the Design Principles of Blackboard 学习者对黑板设计原则的认知

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2020.1868071

S. Shanmugasundaram, Divya Preya Chidamabaram

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Indigenising Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Open Distance Learning 开放远程教育中技术教学内容知识的本土化

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2020.1868073

M. Gumbo

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Exploring a Learning Management System as a Way to Improve Students’ Understanding of Geometry in Secondary Schools 探索一种学习管理系统，以提高中学学生对几何的理解

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2020.1868070

A. Shaame, J. Anatory, K. Osaki, Salehe I. Mrutu

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Editorial 编辑

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2020.1868082

L. M. Kaino

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The Pedagogy of Learning and Teaching Science in a Multilingual Classroom: Teachers’ Perspectives 多语言课堂中的学与教科学教学法:教师的视角

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2020.1868075

H. Mokiwa

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Effectual Structuring of Entrepreneurship Education: Guidelines for Overcoming Inadequacies in the South African School Curriculum 创业教育的有效结构:克服南非学校课程不足的指导方针

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Africa Education Review Pub Date : 2020-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/18146627.2020.1868074

Adri du Toit, Elizabeth Kempen

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