January 2025

Autobiography reflecting on academic leadership and management and doctoral supervision: From childhood to academia

My academic leadership journey was challenged by multiple factors, ranging from underprivileged households, poor school, inadequacy of academic writing skills, heavy university loads, and full-time job responsibilities. My academic journey influenced my supervision. It was marred by delayed completion of academic projects and throughput. The primary objective of this autobiography is to reflect on my lived experiences...

Author(s): Mamothibe Thamae

January 2025

Teachers' perspectives on the use of local folk stories and narratives in social studies education

This study examines teachers' perspectives on using local folk stories and narratives in social studies education. Utilizing a qualitative research approach and a phenomenological design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 social studies teachers working in middle schools in the central district of Elâz??, Turkey. The findings indicate that local folk stories positively affect on the...

Author(s): Kübra Melis AVCU