The purpose of this research was to conduct an analysis of the challenges faced in the teaching and learning of Textiles in the primary school curriculum in Masvingo district Zimbabwe. The study was informed and guided by two theories namely the concernsbased adoption model (CBAM) and the pragmatist's theory. A qualitative case study design was employed to allow for naturalistic methods of data collection. The study was conducted at five selected primary schools in Masvingo district, Masvingo province in Zimbabwe. The population of the study comprised teachers, parents, school development committee (SDC) chairpersons, school heads and the schools inspector. Convenience and purposive sampling was employed to get a total of 54 participants. The data was collected using interviews, observation and document analysis. The major findings of the research were that schools lacked facilities for effective teaching and learning of Textiles in form of personnel, infrastructure, equipment and consumables especially in rural schools. The other finding was that the nature of the Grade 7 examination created a negative attitude towards teaching and learning of Textiles. The study recommends that the Government should take a lead in creating a conducive learning and teaching environment for Textiles through provision of both human and material resources. The examination system should give equal status to all subjects assessed in the general paper.
Contribution/ Originality:This study contributes to existing literature by conducting an analysis of the challenges faced in the teaching and learning of Textiles in the primary school curriculum in Masvingo district Zimbabwe.
This study examined demonstration and industrial attachment as strategies in implementing national certificate in clothing design and construction curriculum. A qualitative approach utilizing a case study of Masvingo Polytechnic in Zimbabwe was used. The population comprised of national certificate second year students, production managers in industry and clothing lecturers. The participants were drawn using purposive and convenience sampling. The participants were 10 second year students, 5 production managers and 4 clothing lecturers. Data were collected through interviews, observation and document analysis. It was established by the study that lecturers mostly used the demonstration method and supervised practice. However the effectiveness of the methods was sometimes hampered by the quality and quantity of facilities and equipment. Industrial attachment was found to be a useful strategy in exposing students to the requirements of the job. The study recommends use of field trips as a teaching strategy to make learning realistic where equipment is lacking. Moreover, more than one phase of industrial attachment could be effective in consolidating knowledge and skills learnt.
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