Norman Rudhumbu

• Professor
• Bindura University of Science Education

Purpose Creating suitable learning conditions in university classrooms continues to be a topical issue in higher education. The above means that a continued search for innovative teaching and learning strategies in universities remains a priority issue. The study therefore investigated conditions that facilitate the effective implementation of coop...

The need to optimize student interactions in universities for enhanced academic performance has been a subject of debate and discussion in different academic fora. A number of studies have shown that students, both male and female, can assert themselves academically if they are provided with opportunities for active participation and interaction wi...

The purpose of this paper was to develop and validate an enhanced social engineering framework to mitigate against social engineering attacks. The study formulated a theoretical framework which was informed by the strengths and weaknesses of existing social engineering frameworks, the framework was also guided by the Dhillon's balanced control theo...

Purpose The study applied the Unified Theory of Technology Acceptance and Use Theory 2 (UTAUT2) to predict blended learning acceptance by students in universities in Zimbabwe. Blended learning is a heterogeneous mode of teaching and learning that combines face-to-face (F2F) and online modes. Owing to advances in technology, and recently, the advent...

The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) also known as educational technology in the teaching and learning context, has become a new normal in all sectors of education world-wide. The most important driver of the use of ICT in education has been the rapid advances in technology and to some extent, natural disasters such as COVID...

The study sought to establish challenges faced, strategies used as well as opportunities available for the effective implementation of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) curriculum in colleges in Botswana. Results showed that there are no significant differences in the way curriculum is implemented in public and private TVET...

Purpose This study aims to establish the online teaching behaviour of university lecturers as well as examine issues and challenges for online teaching in universities in Zimbabwe during the COVID-19 era and beyond. Design/methodology/approach The study assumed a quantitative approach that employed a structured questionnaire for data collection. S...

Technology-mediated distance education (TDE) has become part of the new normal in the range of teaching strategies used in universities in Zimbabwe. Contemporary literature abounds with studies that highlight challenges associated with access to education in universities, yet very little is highlighted about how TDE can be used to enhance access to...

The expectancy value theory (EVT) has been used in many studies to predict the motivation processes of individuals with regard to how they think and act in particular ways. Critical to how individuals think and act are the three elements of the EVT, namely the expectancy cognition (expectancy), instrumentality cognition (instrumentality) and valenc...

The study investigated the level of integration of mobile device technology in teaching and learning in Botswana universities. Botswana is one of the few African countries with a strong and stable economy and a high prevalence of technological gadgets that include mobile phones, tablets, and laptops, among others, in use in the population. Despite...

Technological advances have reduced learning and teaching limits based on time and distance making education more accessible to students. Accordingly this study sought to establish whether the personal computer utilisation model (PCUM) could be used to predict and explain factors that influence the technology user behaviour of university students i...

The study investigated the mediating role of lecturers’ biographic factors and multicultural competences in the use of Culturally Responsive Pedagogies (CRPs) to effectively teach culturally diverse classrooms in universities. Studies show that culture has an influence on student learning and that if it is not effectively managed, it can affect how...

Background The level of cultural heterogeneity in today’s Health Science Education (HSE) university classrooms has become very high hence the need to effectively manage diversity to ensure effective teaching and learning through the use of culturally responsive pedagogies (CRPs). The study therefore investigated how CRPs are applied in HSE classes...

The study investigated the cybersecurity awareness (CSA) in Zimbabwean universities from the perspectives of the students. The study hypothesized a model to proffer theoretical and practical solutions to higher education students on cybersecurity training programs. The paper used a positivist approach to test three hypotheses on CSA among Zimbabwe...

The rapid advances of information and communication technology (ICT) have transformed teaching and learning in universities. This study therefore sort to establish antecedents of university lecturers’ intention to adopt ICT adoption in Zimbabwean universities. It employed a quantitative approach which used a structured questionnaire on a sample of...

Purpose The study investigated factors influencing how the curriculum is implemented in accredited private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in Botswana. Design/methodology/approach The study investigated factors influencing curriculum implementation in accredited private universities (PUs) operating in a highly regulated higher education envi...

Technology is now considered a critical toll in enhancing teaching and learning in universities owing to the fact that the ubiquitous nature of technology now allows students to access education from anywhere, at any time and at their own pace. The purpose of this study therefore was to investigate the extent to which universities in Lesotho have i...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate challenges faced by and opportunities open to women entrepreneurs in Botswana and how entrepreneurship education can boost their knowledge and skills of doing business profitably and contribute to women empowerment. Design/methodology/approach In total, 400 women entrepreneurs of different ages,...