Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy (University of Fort Hare) MEd Curr & Arts (University of Zimbabwe) BAEd (University of Sierra Leone).

Skills & Competences:

Analysis of Curriculum Issues, Education Foundations & Teaching Strategies; Research; Assessment & Communication.

Research Interest :

Practices of Educators & Alignment of Policy & Practices in Education; Barriers in Teaching and Learning; Quality issues; Assessment of Education Goals Achievements & challenges; Sustainability in Education.

 Publications

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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 (IJRISS) 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
9. 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.
10. Shava G.N, Hleza S, Tlou, F. N, 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.
11. 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.
12. Shava G.N, Tlou, 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.

13 Shava, G. N.; Hleza, S, Ndlovu M.J, Makokoro, P.P, Tlou F. N. (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.

14. Manokore, K., Tlou, F. N, Mkwelie, N., Phuthi, 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.
15. 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.
16. 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
17. 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.
18. Sibanda, M., Ndlovu, M.J., Zulu, E., Tlou, F. N, Baya, C. (2022) Effects of corporate social responsibility on firm performance: Evidence from Zimbabwe. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research. 9(3): 161-176.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. Mhone, N., Ndlovu, M. J., Zulu, E., Masukume, C., Tlou, F.N. (2022) Is There a Solution to High Pricing of Primary and Secondary School Textbooks in Bulawayo. Journal: The Journal of Liberal Arts Education 1(3)1-8.

Email: faith.tlou@nust.ac.zw