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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Implementation of inclusive education as experienced by immigrant learners of diverse backgrounds in South Africa	19
The incorporation of indigenous knowledge into graphic design technology	12
Editorial: Beyond language policy intention to implementation – Evidence of multilingualism in South African primary school classrooms	9
The impact of using the modified Know-Want-Learn strategy in physics teaching on students’ metacognition	8
Teachers’ beliefs and practices when teaching life sciences using their second language	8
Foundation Phase teachers’ experiences of teaching the subject, coding, in selected Western Cape schools	8
Bring your own device to school for mathematics learning: Namibian students’ behavioural intentions	7
A practical example for pre-service teachers for a more qualified sustainable development education	7
The development of a scale to measure the influence that school administrators have on the adaptation of newly appointed teachers in Turkey	7
Optimising school management strategies: Empowering school management teams through revision of the learners’ code of conduct for effective discipline management	6
Student’s perceptions of bilingual teaching of geography: A case study – the Republic of Serbia	6
English first additional language teachers’ attitudes on using e-learning in rural schools in the Vhembe East district in the Limpopo province	6
Interactive pedagogy elevating learners as producers of knowledge in the isiZulu classroom	6
Empowering rural parents to effectively contribute to their children’s education	6
Sign language education in pre-school: Prospective pre-school teachers’ views about the Turkish sign language course	6
The impact of education tailored for critical listening on the critical listening skills of seventh-grade students	5
WhatsApp integration by business studies teachers to promote collaboration among learners	5
A humanitarian contribution: An effort to improve rural education and social transformation?	5
Examination of students’ success in the use of artificial intelligence	5
Effects of teachers’ demographic factors towards workplace spirituality at secondary school level	5
Financial management in fee-paying public schools in South Africa: How responsible is the school governing body?	5
School infrastructure challenges in South Africa: Experiences of high school principals and teachers	5
Rainbow nation discourses among Black millennial history teachers in relation to post-apartheid South African history	5
The effects of the attributional style on the mathematics performance of senior secondary school students	5
Partnership as a strategy to overcome the difficulties associated with policy implementation: South African teachers’ views	5

Exploring the challenges of curriculum advisors in schools in the Vhembe-West district, Limpopo province, South Africa	5
Comparing the technological pedagogical content knowledge-practical proficiency of novice and experienced life sciences teachers	5
Towards a taxonomy of artificial intelligence in teaching writing in a foreign language	5
Accounting teachers’ teaching practices associated with learners’ performance in high schools	5
Teachers’ challenges in implementing a learner’s code of conduct for positive discipline in schools	4
Identity formation of non-native English-speaking teachers and prospective teachers through perceptions towards native-speakerism: the Turkish Cypriot story	4
COVID-19, education and access to digital technologies: A case study of a secondary school in Gauteng	4
COVID-19 impact on support services in South African full-service schools: Views of support structures	4
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Effects and challenges to implement differentiated mathematics teaching among fourth graders in Montenegro	4
A journey to adolescent flourishing: Exploring psychosocial outcomes of outdoor adventure education	4
Perceptions of isiZulu-speaking pre-service teachers’ classroom English proficiency	4
Popular conceptions of democracy in a mathematics teacher-education programme	4
A national survey on the peritraumatic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on South African teachers: A cross-sectional study	4
The relationship between school-related gender-based violence and absenteeism: Evidence from 14 Southern and Eastern African countries	4
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The relationship between mobbing, alienation and burnout among teachers in Mersin, Turkey	4
Setting up classroom libraries in rural areas: The case of Mogodumo circuit in Limpopo	4
Post-method practice in the English First Additional Language classroom: A transformative language pedagogy	4
The effects of mental games on third graders’ reading comprehension skills in Turkish classes	3
Born-freei learner identities: Changing teacher beliefs to initiate appropriate educational change	3
Learner support for reading problems in Grade 3 in full-service schools in the Gauteng province	3
Differentiating instruction for learners’ mathematics self-efficacy in inclusive classrooms: Can learners with dyscalculia also benefit?	3
Foundation Phase teachers’ challenges in teaching reading in South Africa	3
Learning statistics and probability through peer tutoring: A middle school experience	3
Implementation of verbal and written feedback classroom practices by teachers	3
Participation or eschewal? Final-year secondary school students’ attitudes towards participation in higher education in Cameroon	3
Measuring dimensions of teacher resilience in Africa: Self-efficacy and teacher efficacy	3
Cognitive coping strategies that supported teacher resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Setting up classroom libraries in rural areas: The case of Mogodumo circuit in Limpopo	3
School-based factors affecting Grade 12 accounting learners’ performance in the General Certificate Secondary Examination (GCSE) in Eswatini	2
“It is okay to be different” – Anti-bias practices of early childhood teachers in Saudi Arabia	2
Codes of ethics and conduct for teaching practice: A policy framework for South Africa	2
The relationship between pre-school teachers’ perceptions of career barriers and their levels of burnout and alienation	2
Promoting multilingualism: Foundation Phase teachers’ experiences in teaching isiXhosa to native speakers of Afrikaans	2
The relation between attitudes towards the use of technology in music education and big five inventory personality traits	2
Scientific work independence to support the implementation of science integrated learning at various education levels	2
Using social media for teaching English during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from Indonesia	2
Development of TPACK and EQ-based 21st century learning through the teacher certification programme in Indonesia	2
Using context clues to teach homographs to d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in Saudi Arabia	2
Obstacles to critical thinking: A qualitative study on secondary school learners in Masvingo, Zimbabwe	2
Satisfaction, professional development, and professionalism of overseas South African teachers: The application of social cognitive career theory	2
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Professional development for physical education teachers: A participatory approach to identifying learning needs	2
The effects of a manipulative skills intervention programme on the motor proficiency of adolescents with intellectual disabilities	2
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Digital learning competencies as goals to address language teachers’ challenges using tablets and Microsoft Teams	2
Limiting factors in stimulating and sustaining interest in psycho-productive skills acquisition in secondary school agricultural science	2
Changing pedagogy in rural secondary schools through the technology, pedagogy, content, and spaces (TPeCS) knowledge framework	2
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Mentoring novice natural science teachers: a case study in the Gauteng province	2
Natural sciences teachers’ continuous professional development through a Community of Practice	2
An investigation of secondary school teachers’ flipped classroom readiness	2
Do textbooks reflect learners’ diversity? A case study of Grade 4 English and life skills textbooks	2
PGCE students’ learning through reflective journaling during teaching practice: An exploratory study	2
Influence of National Senior Certificate Examinations on classroom practice: Experienced teachers’ pedagogical choices in teaching chemical equilibrium	2
Humanising life orientation pedagogy through environmental education	1
Developing quality schools: A content analysis of principals’ practices, stressors, and support factors	1
Learner migration at secondary schools in South Africa: Benefits and challenges	1
The relationship between digital literacy levels and lifelong learning tendencies of future teachers	1
Transformation of teachers through a collaborative-reflective training model: A case study on school-based professional development	1
Student teachers’ perceptions and experiences of certain modules within a transformed curriculum to foster social justice	1
Editorial: Transitioning into calm after the COVID-19 storm: promoting holistic support to achieve positive developmental outcomes for learners in schools	1
Exploring socio-demographic factors associated with poor school attendance among secondary school learners in South Africa	1
Challenges of English as a first additional language: Fourth grade reading teachers’ perspectives	1
Listening to foreign language student teachers: The use of transcripts to study classroom interactions	1
Strategies employed by education managers in managing and resolving conflicts in the Bulawayo Metropolitan province schools, Zimbabwe	1
An investigation into policy implementation by primary school principals in the Free State province	1
Curriculum adaptation for learners with diverse learning needs: A case of South African inclusive rural schools	1
Transformational leadership and the learner-centred teaching approach	1
Dispositional mindfulness associated with less academic burnout among Muslim students during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Promoting formative assessment practices in senior phase mathematics classrooms using meaning equivalence reusable learning objects	1
Assessing the impact of differentiated instruction on mathematics achievement and attitudes of secondary school learners	1
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The moderating effect of school climate on the relationship between school belonging and delinquent behaviour in high school students	1
Self-determination theory as a lens to explore motivational factors and leadership influences in sustainable school improvement: A South African case	1
History education and changing epistemic beliefs about history: An intervention in initial teacher training	1
Mitigating policy-to-practice disparities in inclusive education from a bioecological systems perspective: The case of selected secondary schools in the Lower Shire, Malawi	1
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Top management and teacher involvement in the strategic planning process in Zimbabwean schools	1
School principals’ leadership development: Lessons from the ACE school leadership programme on leading during the COVID-19 pandemic	1
Primary school principals’ experiences of the implementation of educational policy change	1
Teachers’ perceived self-efficacy in responding to the needs of learners with visual impairment in Lesotho	1
The level of difficulty and discrimination power of the items of the National Senior Certificate Mathematics Examination	1
Narratives of parents’ participation in their children’s education	1
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Perceptions of English language learning and teaching: Implications for social justice in Chivi district primary schools, Zimbabwe	1
The effect of an in-service PE teacher training programme on the fitness levels of learners	1
Improving soya mince recipes in the National School Nutrition Programme in South Africa	1
Construction of self as a principal: Meanings gleaned from narratives of novice school principals	1
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Teachers as curriculum leaders in secondary schools in Vhembe district, South Africa	1
English First Additional Language: Teachers’ written feedback practices in multi-grade classrooms in rural South African primary schools	1
Investigating English First Additional Language educators’ reading comprehension practices in selected schools in Gauteng, South Africa	1
Social support at work and workload as predictors of satisfaction with life of Peruvian teachers	1
“You detain yourself if you detain children”: Educators’ perceptions of detention as an alternative to corporal punishment	1
Perceptions of Grade 10 to 12 adolescents on contextual situations that contribute to their psychosocial development challenges	1
Teachers’ and students’ views about the applicability of the project-based learning approach in science courses in Turkey	1
Vulnerable young adults’ retrospective perceptions of school-based psychosocial support	1
Exploring the effects of rotational models on the implementation of the progression policy with the view to providing curriculum support	1
The efficiency of financial management systems in selected schools in the Amathole West education district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Editorial: Innovative applications in teaching and learning facilitation: Current trends in research, practice, and policy	1
The effect of distance education practices during the COVID-19 pandemic on mathematics and geometry teaching	1
Circuit managers’ views on quality education at selected public schools in the Limpopo province, South Africa	1
Inclusion of learners’ views in safety and security matters at schools	1
Perceived effects of background noise on the learning experiences of English first- and second-language female learners	1
Exploring the resonance between how mentor teachers experienced being mentored and how they mentor pre-service teachers during teaching practice	1
Altering students’ attitude towards learning mathematics through project-based learning: A mathematics project	1
Exploring age-old Xhosa values in the teaching of sexuality education	1
Motivational profiles for choosing special education teaching as a career	1
Educators’ perceptions of the life orientation programme in schools and its effect on HIV/AIDS	1
Principal leadership practices and school effectiveness in Niger State, Nigeria	1
Admission policies as enablers and disablers of children’s rights to basic education: Stakeholders’ perceptions	1
Correlation between behavioural management, instructional management, and the English proficiency level of teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL)	1
Evaluation of students’ attitudes towards blended learning	1
Your feedback procedure, my inspiration: Enhancing student achievement through assessment	1
The mediating role of communication skills in the relationship between leadership style and 21st-century skills	1
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Developmental dyslexia in private schools in South Africa: Educators’ perspectives	1