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SUMMARY:Responding to the ‘Learning crisis in Africa’ with qualitative
  research methodology - Motema Letlatsa
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260122T125000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260122T135500Z
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DESCRIPTION:Research has indicated that girls’ performance and participa
 tion in science classrooms in Lesotho high schools is lower than that of t
 heir male counterparts. This later translates into lower participation of 
 women in STEM careers. It is not an issue that is unique to Lesotho. STEM 
 equity scholarship has focused heavily on provision of institutional acces
 s to respond to this issue. My research is based on the argument that a fo
 cus only on institutional access does not respond critically to the proble
 m as knowledge of school science is significantly impacted by the subjugat
 ed and gendered being of the knower. Research also indicates that part of 
 the responsibility for ensuring students’ understanding lies within the 
 teacher. Therefore\, in this DPhil research project I interrogate the chal
 lenge of low performance and participation of girls in school science in L
 esotho not only from an institutional access standpoint but also from a kn
 owledge access perspective. This research is particularly relevant at this
  moment given the World Bank’s view that there is a ‘learning crisis i
 n Africa’. \n\nInspired by decolonial feminist scholarship\, I use an Ex
 ploratory Interpretative Qualitative Methodology to determine how women te
 achers navigate and negotiate school science in Lesotho secondary schools 
 and what pedagogical choices they make as they do so\, as well as what inf
 luences these choices. I will discuss my research journey from crystalizin
 g my research questions after the Transfer of Status feedback\, gaining ac
 cess into schools\, collecting data in schools to grappling with combining
  interpretive narrative analysis with reflexive thematic analysis on diver
 se data in a way that responds to the research questions\, all while navig
 ating difficult personal circumstances. The inclusion of personal circumst
 ances in this presentation is crucial given my positionality as a research
 er using methodology that relies heavily on researcher interpretation and 
 reflexivity. \n\nTeams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%
 3ameeting_ZGRlZDQ5ZTEtZjU3YS00MjM0LWI4MTktYzhmMDk1NmY1MTU5%40thread.v2/0?c
 ontext=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22cc95de1b-97f5-4f93-b4ba-fe68b852cf91%22%2c%22Oid%
 22%3a%225f581465-1def-4d51-8d4c-45a3b26b5b58%22%7d\nSpeakers:\nMotema Letl
 atsa
LOCATION:15 Norham Gardens (Seminar Room E or online)\, 15 Norham Gardens 
 OX2 6PY
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/435aaf73-cdc1-413c-be30-dbd9e8988f69/
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