Title and Full Name

Associate Professor Faith Nomathemba Tlou

Position

Lecturer

Contact Details

Email: faith.tlou@nust.ac.zw

Courses being Taught

Testing Assessment and Evaluation

The Teaching Profession

Trends in Design Technology

Student Assessment in Higher Education

Advanced Curriculum Pedagogics

Curriculum and Pedagogical Issues in Design &Technology

Education including Awards and Honours

Doctor of Philosophy (Education), University of Fort Hare (2012)

Thesis title: Perceived Hidden Messages Conveyed in Classroom Practices of College Lecturers in Zimbabwe: Implications for Instructional Leadership.

Master of Education Curriculum and Arts: University of Zimbabwe       

Research Discipline: Curriculum Studies                   

Research title:  An Investigation into the Negative Aspects of the Hidden Curriculum on

students’ performance in teacher education Colleges in Zimbabwe

Qualification Class:   Merit

Prizes Awarded:  University Book Prize 2000

Bachelor of Arts in Education:  University of Sierra Leone (1981)

Qualification Class:   Division 3

Research disciplines   :           (English Major & Geography minor)

Research title: The effects of mother tongue on second language learners at the secondary school level in Bo District Schools in Sierra Leone.

Education Project title: Indigenous games of Southern Africa used in Secondary Schools in Zimbabwe.

Work History (Public/Private Sectors)

Work Experience

 HOD English Inyathi High School:  5 years (1982-1986)

I am teaching English Language &Literature In English forms 1-6.

Hillside Teacher’s College (lecturer): 5 years (1987-1994)

Teaching Foundations of Education (Philosophy of Education, Sociology of

Education, Philosophy of Education & Curriculum Studies.

United College of Education (senior lecturer):  4 years   (1995-1998)

Teaching Foundations in Education (Philosophy of Education, Sociology of Education, Philosophy of Education & Curriculum Studies).

Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic (Head of Division & Principal Lecturer) 10 yrs : (1999-2008)

Teaching Foundations in Education (Philosophy of Education, Sociology of Education, Philosophy of Education & Curriculum Studies).

Acting Deputy Principal Joshua Mqabuko Polytechnic: 1 year (2008)

Running day-to-day operations of the college including:

• supervision & monitoring of all staff,
• convening academic, senior management & finance meetings, disciplinary meetings
• Being chief examination organiser for the college
• Hosting college visitors as a public relations officer
• And doing all duties as assigned by the principal.

Experience at the university level

• Supervision of university students on external assessment for the  University of Zimbabwe, UNISA, University of the Free State, and Zimbabwe Open University(ZOU).
• Lectured to Bed Honours & Masters in Research Methods & Perspectives of Education Honours at the University of Fort Hare.
• She lectured in Research Methods to Bed & Masters students at the National University of Science & Technology.
• Lectured in Assessment& Evaluation to Bed & Masters at the National University of Science & Technology.
• Supervision of Masters Students' Research at the University of Fort Hare.
• Supervised undergraduate, Master & PhD students’ research at the National University of Science and Technology.
• She lectured in Curriculum Studies to Bed students in the Faculty of Science and Technology Education at the National University of Science & Technology.
• Supervised Students in Teaching Practice at the National University of Science & Technology.
• Representing the Faculty of Science and Technology on the Research Board.
• Organizing students for Matabeleland Community Education Project engagement program for extra tutorship of struggling O’ Level students.

Instructional leadership,

International Work Experience

Post Doc  (Institute Of Science, Education, and Technology UNISA)

Membership in Professional Organizations

None

Research Interests

Practices in Education, Alignments &Mismatches Between Policy &Practice, Leadership in Education, Motivation in Education, Assessment in Education.

Research Groups/Consortia

Paper writing group of upcoming researchers(NUST)

Publications, Research Projects, Exhibitions, Conferences, etc.

Tlou F.N. & Feza, N. N. (2017) Grade R educators voluntarily share their mathematics practices: Authentic realities in South Africa showcased. South African Journal of Childhood Education 7(1)1-9.

Tlou F.N. & Feza, N. N. (2018) Grade R Educators’ Perceptions of Their Practices: A Case Study of Educators in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. International Journal of Educational Sciences, 20 (3): 33-40.

Tlou F.N. & Shava, G. N. (2018) Alignment and Mismatches between Grade R Educators’ Views of their own Practices and Curriculum Expectations in Mathematics Education: A Reality Check. International Journal of Progressive Research in Education 1(2) 65-73.

Shava, G.N. and Tlou. F. N. (2018) Principal Leadership and School Improvement: Experiences from South African School Contexts. International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research 6(12) 1-10.

Shava, G.N. and Tlou, F.N. (2018) Distributed Leadership in Education, Contemporary Issues in Educational Leadership. African Educational Research Journal 6 (4)279-287.

Shava, G.N. Tlou, F.N. & Mpofu, M.M.(2019) Challenges Facing Women in Leadership Positions, Experiences from a District in Zimbabwe. Journal of Education and Practice. 10(14) 30-40.

Shava, G.N & Tlou, F.N. (2019) So Few Women in Leadership Positions in Higher Education. Experiences From a University in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Education Humanities and Social Science 2 (1) 21-36.

Shava, G.N. Chasara, T.Tlou.F.N.  Mathonsi( E) “Leadership and Gender, women management: the social realist analytical theoretical viewpoint” International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IDRISS) volume-5-issue-4, pp.94-101 May 2021 URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-5-issue-4/94-101.pdf

Tlou, Faith N. & Nyoni, Themba(2021) Alignments and Mismatches of Policies on Children with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities to Professional Practice Expectations in Zimbabwe: A Reality Check. American Journal of Educational Research. 9 (8) 465-471.

Shava, G.N.S. Hleza, S. Tlou, F. Shonhiwa, S. Mathonsi, E(2021) Qualitative Content Analysis, Utility, Usability and Processes in Educational Research. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 5 (7) 553-558.

Tlou, F. N. & Sibanda, Z. (2021) Concerns of Students on How Lecturers Assess Their Work in Teacher Education Colleges in Zimbabwe: Are Students Short-Changed in The Process?                              Journal of Arts & Literature 2(9) 1-7.

Shava1, G.N Tlou1, F.N. Shonhiwa, S, Hleza, S. (2021) Quality and Education for          Sustainable Development Challenges towards a Transition in Zimbabwean Higher   Education, Indiana Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 2(11) 17-28.

Shava1, G.N; Hleza, S. Ndlovu, M.J., Makokoro, P.P., Tlou, F.(2022) Towards Achieving Quality in Distance Higher Education Teaching and Learning: Experiences from      Zimbabwe. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science         6(1)373-381.

Manokore, K. Tlou, F. Mkwelie, N. Phuthi,N. G. N. Shava, G.N. Mhlanga, E. Mangena, A. Sibanda, Z. Chasokela, D. (2022) Quality Higher Education for Sustainable     Development: The Transition Towards Achieving Agenda 2030 Global Goals.          International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science 5(2) 9-21.

Shava, G. N., Tlou, F .N. Shonhiwa. S. (2022) Grounded theory in Educational Research: A literature review of features and processes. International Journal of            Advanced            Multidisciplinary Research and Studies                 Grounded Theory in      Educational Research: A literature review of Features and Process 2                 (1):198-205.

Tlou, F.N. (2022) Attainability of the quest for quality sustainable development goal 4 in the context of multiple challenging conditions in higher education in       Zimbabwe.          International Journal of Advanced                 Multidisciplinary               Research              and Studies         2(1):224-230

Mhlanga, E., Tlou, F.N., Sibanda, Z.(2022) Challenges of Online              Teaching              and        Learning in the Crisis of Covid 19 in Lupane     Rural     Schools in            Matabeleland    North in Zimbabwe.        International      Journal of Latest    Research in Humanities and         Social Science    5(3)1-8.

Sibanda, M., Ndlovu, M.J., Zulu, E., Tlou, F., Baya, C (2022) Effects of corporate social responsibility on firm performance: Evidence from Zimbabwe. International Journal of Advanced       Multidisciplinary Research. 9(3): 161-176.

Tlou, F.N., Mhlanga, E., Sibanda, Z. (2022) Barriers to the Uptake of Renewable Energies in Institutions of                 Higher Education: Experiences from a Polytechnic in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Advanced                 Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. 2(2):370-               374.

Tlou, F.N., Mhlanga, E. Ndlovu, M.J., Sibanda, Z. (2022) Reflections of video enabled ECD educator’ practices in strengthening professional development. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies 2(2):375-381.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Tlou Faith Nomathemba (2014) Challenges faced by female students and the messages conveyed to them by practices of lecturers with regards to sexual harassment. Do lecturers nurture or denature their students? Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Institutions Beyond 2015: Equity and Equality. 16th – 17th September 2014, Elephant Hills Resort, Victoria Falls, ZIMBABWE.

Tlou, Faith Nomathemba (2015) Messages conveyed by practices with regards to bullying in Zimbabwe Teacher Training Colleges-Are students short-changed in the process? 40th Annual Conference of the Southern Africa Society of Education (SASE) 26-28bSeptember 2013: northwest University (Mafeking Campus)

Mpofu, M. &Tlou, F.N (2015) An assessment of poor student performance in mathematics in rural day secondary schools in Gwanda South Schools in Zimbabwe. ? 40th Annual Conference of the Southern Africa Society of Education (SASE) 26-28 September 2013: northwest University (Mafeking Campus).

Tlou, F.N. & Feza, N. (2016) The Language Practices of Grade R Educators: Alignments and Misalignments with Language Policy Expectations/Directives. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual National Congress of the Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa. 3-7 July 2017.Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Tlou, F. N. (2016) Alignment and mismatches between Grade R educators’ views of their own practices and curriculum expectations in mathematics education: A reality check. The Institute for Science, Mathematics and Technology, (UNISA) 7th Annual Conference 25-28 October 2016.Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Tlou, F. N. (2017) A systematic review of the factors that influence e-learning readiness and adoption. Annual National Congress of the Southern Africa Research Association, 23 -27 October 2017. Cape Town, South Africa.

Tlou, F.N. (2017) Reflections of video enabled Grade R educator practices in strengthening professional development. Twelfth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry

May 18-21, 2016 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign USA.

Tlou F. N. & Mpofu. M. (2019) Alignments and misalignments of education policies to reality and the quality of mathematics for low socio-economic status learners in Zimbabwe as they relate to sustainable development. 11th-15th September 2019 University of Botswana Conference Centre, Gaborone; Botswana.

Tlou, F. N.& Mhlanga,  E (2021) Attainability of the quest for quality sustainable development goal 4 in the context of multiple challenging conditions in higher education in Zimbabwe.(August 12-15) University of Science & Technology.Zimbabwe.

Community Service/Engagement

ELCZ strategic Committee chairperson.

ELCZ Education board member for school inspections.

ELCZ scholarship chair Portfolio.