OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of South African Journal of Education is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Teachers’ and students’ views about the applicability of the project-based learning approach in science courses in Turkey	16
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Foundation Phase teachers’ experiences of teaching the subject, coding, in selected Western Cape schools	12
Cultural and micropolitical interactions of teacher relations	10
Inclusion of learners with mild hearing impairments: Teachers’ views on their language, social and academic development	9
The incorporation of indigenous knowledge into graphic design technology	9
Challenges of learning remotely: Views of pre-service accounting teachers at a South African university	8
Implementation of inclusive education as experienced by immigrant learners of diverse backgrounds in South Africa	8
Learning statistics and probability through peer tutoring: A middle school experience	7
Born-freei learner identities: Changing teacher beliefs to initiate appropriate educational change	7
Tokenism and barriers to genuine learner participation in school governance in one progressive South African girls’ high school	7
Influence of National Senior Certificate Examinations on classroom practice: Experienced teachers’ pedagogical choices in teaching chemical equilibrium	6
Effect of an integrated active-lessons programme on vocabulary and narrative comprehension in pre-school children	6
Educators’ adaptive assessment procedures in teaching English First Additional Language in Grade 6 inclusive classrooms in South Africa	5
A case study of Northern Cyprus: The voice of senior academic administrators on education	5
Experiences of parental involvement in privileged and underprivileged schools	5
Setting up classroom libraries in rural areas: The case of Mogodumo circuit in Limpopo	5
Differentiating instruction for learners’ mathematics self-efficacy in inclusive classrooms: Can learners with dyscalculia also benefit?	4
Middle schoolers’ book selection and reasons for discontinuing reading	4
Fifth and ninth grade students’ engagement in science classes in Palestine	4
Implementation of verbal and written feedback classroom practices by teachers	4
Characterisation of flipped classroom teaching in multigrade rural schools	4
Exploring educators’ experiences of the social functioning of learners in middle childhood	4
“I thought I was going to pass”: Learners’ experiences of grade retention	4
The development of a scale to measure the influence that school administrators have on the adaptation of newly appointed teachers in Turkey	4

The impact of using the modified Know-Want-Learn strategy in physics teaching on students’ metacognition	4
The use of a cooperative approach to enhance learner performance in life orientation	4
“You detain yourself if you detain children”: Educators’ perceptions of detention as an alternative to corporal punishment	3
History education and changing epistemic beliefs about history: An intervention in initial teacher training	3
Editorial: Beyond language policy intention to implementation – Evidence of multilingualism in South African primary school classrooms	3
Cognitive coping strategies that supported teacher resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
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The moderating effect of school climate on the relationship between school belonging and delinquent behaviour in high school students	3
Analysis of prospective teachers’ opinions on linguistic communication competence: A comparative view	3
Evaluation of students’ attitudes towards blended learning	3
More than a principal: Ubuntu at the heart of successful school leadership in the Western Cape	3
The mediating role of communication skills in the relationship between leadership style and 21st-century skills	3
A practical example for pre-service teachers for a more qualified sustainable development education	3
Pedagogical issues of Senior Phase teachers when teaching the matter and materials strand of natural sciences	3
The influence of teachers’ ethics accountability system on teachers’ ethics anomie behaviour	3
An analysis of the learning performance gap between urban and rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa	3
Teachers’ opinions about elitism in gifted education	3
Assessment of learners with dyslexia in mainstream primary schools: An investigation	3
Learner support for reading problems in Grade 3 in full-service schools in the Gauteng province	3
Teachers’ beliefs and practices when teaching life sciences using their second language	3
Capturing classroom practice using a mixed methods design	3
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The need of taking online geography lessons during states of emergency situations	2
Student’s perceptions of bilingual teaching of geography: A case study – the Republic of Serbia	2
The influence of local worldview presuppositions on learners’ conceptions of Selected Mechanics topics	2
The moderating role of supervisor support in the effect of perceived overqualification on workplace loneliness	2
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An analysis of the effects of history in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission poetry	2
Perceived psychosocial effects of COVID-19 on the teaching realities of Foundation Phase educators in selected rural quintiles 1 to 3 schools in South Africa	2
Parental involvement in children’s primary education: A case study from a rural district in Malawi	2
Eliminating student misconceptions regarding the unit, Adventure of Democracy, in sixth grade social studies lessons	2
PGCE students’ learning through reflective journaling during teaching practice: An exploratory study	2
Implementing the flipped classroom model in mathematics class teaching	2
The challenges of implementing the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement in accounting	2
Applicability of two standard setting methods for enhancing the reporting of assessment results within the South African education context	2
The influence of group life-design-based counselling on learners’ academic self-construction: A collective case study	2
Recruitment and retention of male educators in preschools: Implications for teacher education policy and practices	2
Developmental dyslexia in private schools in South Africa: Educators’ perspectives	2
The impact of education tailored for critical listening on the critical listening skills of seventh-grade students	2
Comparing the technological pedagogical content knowledge-practical proficiency of novice and experienced life sciences teachers	2
An investigation of secondary school teachers’ flipped classroom readiness	2
Comparative analysis between a STEM-based learning process and traditional teaching	2
Top management and teacher involvement in the strategic planning process in Zimbabwean schools	2
The school organisational climates of well-performing historically disadvantaged secondary schools	2
Experiences and attitudes of Setswana speaking teachers in using an indigenous African language on an online assessment platform	2
Effective mentoring: Understanding factors affecting the holistic development of pre-service teachers during teaching practice	2
Interactive pedagogy elevating learners as producers of knowledge in the isiZulu classroom	2
Why do teachers code-switch when teaching English as a second language?	1
Admission policies as enablers and disablers of children’s rights to basic education: Stakeholders’ perceptions	1
Teachers and school administrators’ perceptions of characteristics of an effective school: A study of Anatolian high schools (exam-based entrance high schools) in Turkey	1

Perceived effects of background noise on the learning experiences of English first- and second-language female learners	1
Effects of teachers’ demographic factors towards workplace spirituality at secondary school level	1
A case study of two teacher learning communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	1
A blueprint for implementing internal financial processes in public schools	1
Self-directed professional development used as intervention to enhance teachers’ curriculum as praxis	1
Against the tide: Provision of psycho-social support to orphans in a rural primary school in Lesotho	1
The expectations of parents of secondary school students about leadership of school principals	1
Scientific work independence to support the implementation of science integrated learning at various education levels	1
Partnership to promote school governance and academic experience: Integration of remote learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the uMkhanyakude district	1
Partnership as a strategy to overcome the difficulties associated with policy implementation: South African teachers’ views	1
Exploring the challenges of curriculum advisors in schools in the Vhembe-West district, Limpopo province, South Africa	1
English first additional language teachers’ attitudes on using e-learning in rural schools in the Vhembe East district in the Limpopo province	1
Methods that teachers use to teach accounting in large Grade 12 classes in Eswatini	1
Natural sciences teachers’ continuous professional development through a Community of Practice	1
Optimising school management strategies: Empowering school management teams through revision of the learners’ code of conduct for effective discipline management	1
Principals’ experiences of support in the management of the implementation of curriculum change in secondary schools	1
School leadership practice at faith-based schools through a servant leadership lens	1
The consistency of the Teele Multiple Intelligence Inventory (TIMI) scale with children’s preferences in investigating the intelligence areas of preschool children	1
Exploring the factors affecting pre-service science teachers’ actual use of technology during teaching practice	1
Philosophy of ubuntu and collaborative project-based learning in post-apartheid South Africa: A case study of underperforming learners at Hope Saturday school	1
Using social media for teaching English during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from Indonesia	1
Pre-service teachers’ mathematical engagement in learning about the total surface areas of geometrical solids	1
Creating capacity for change through short learning programmes for professional learning for inclusive education of teachers in South Africa	1
The effects of a manipulative skills intervention programme on the motor proficiency of adolescents with intellectual disabilities	1
English First Additional Language: Teachers’ written feedback practices in multi-grade classrooms in rural South African primary schools	1
The effect of the 4 + 1 planned writing and evaluation model on creative writing: An action research study	1
Parents’ attitudes towards distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Enhancing the quality of online teaching and learning of a research module through the community of inquiry framework	1
The role of supervisors in the implementation of the Integrated Quality Management System in schools	1
Exploring working conditions in selected rural schools: teachers’ experiences	1
Leading collegially: Shifting paradigms for effective student teacher mentoring during work-integrated learning	1
Empowering rural parents to effectively contribute to their children’s education	1
Evaluating the alignment between the Grade 9 mathematics Annual National Assessment and the TIMSS test items	1
Bring your own device to school for mathematics learning: Namibian students’ behavioural intentions	1
Correlation between behavioural management, instructional management, and the English proficiency level of teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL)	1
The effect of an in-service PE teacher training programme on the fitness levels of learners	1
Professional development for physical education teachers: A participatory approach to identifying learning needs	1
The relation between attitudes towards the use of technology in music education and big five inventory personality traits	1
The efficiency of financial management systems in selected schools in the Amathole West education district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Promoting multilingualism: Foundation Phase teachers’ experiences in teaching isiXhosa to native speakers of Afrikaans	1
Do textbooks reflect learners’ diversity? A case study of Grade 4 English and life skills textbooks	1
Exploring the effects of rotational models on the implementation of the progression policy with the view to providing curriculum support	1
Augmentative and alternative communication training: The effect on perceptions of special school teachers	1
Sign language education in pre-school: Prospective pre-school teachers’ views about the Turkish sign language course	1
Do words matter: Investigating the association between linguistic features of accounting examinations and marks	1
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Financial management in fee-paying public schools in South Africa: How responsible is the school governing body?	1
Role of non-cognitive variables in learner performance among disadvantaged learners	1
Principal leadership practices and school effectiveness in Niger State, Nigeria	1