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Gamede, Bongani Thulani

Faculty: Faculty of Education
Department: Languages and Social Sciences
Research Interest(s): Entrepreneurship, Management and rurality.
Active Research Project(s): Creating sustainable learning environment in selected schools.
Biography: Dr Gamede BT graduated with B. ED in Commerce, Bed (HONS), PG Dip Dev studies, from the University of Zululand. After completing his B,Ed (Hons), he did his MBA and 2015 he graduated for D.Ed. in Social Science. He worked as an educator, HOD and Deputy Head Master for High Schools, he also worked as Project Manager for Insika Rural Development trust which is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) . Ever since then, the urge for rural development through researches in various fields of education has grown. He has conducted various researches and written different articles. His research niche areas are: rurality development and entrepreneurship education as a tool to empower economical disadvantaged group of people in different rural communities. Currently he is the senior Lecturer and HOD in the Department of Social Science Education at the University of Zululand.
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    Distance nexus learning challenges among rural undergraduate university students
    2019
     | Adonis & Abbey Publi...
    This study explored the interconnectedness between distance to campus and the learning abilities of students cum their academic performances. Mixed Methods Design was adopted for the study. Self-designed questionnaires were administered to 934 randomly selected students, while semi-structured interviews were conducted for 8 conveniently selected lecturers from two rural universities in Nigeria and South Africa. The collected sets of quantitative and qualitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and themes respectively. The finding of the study shows that rural based universities lack adequate campus-based accommodation facilities; the distance between where students live and campus is far, and that affects their learning abilities as well as academic performances. The study recommends that rural based universities should partner with property and transport agencies. While the former will seek to establish adequate accommodation facilities at affordable prices for students, the latter will provide good and flexible transport system which will serve students at minimal cost regardless of the situation of the community. Meanwhile, the university authority should ensure that the number of students enrolled annually is commensurate to the available facilities.
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