Mohammed Xolile Ntshangase

Exploring Primary School Learners' Understanding of Critical Thinking: A Case Study of Makhutswe Circuit, South Africa

Lethabo Clement Mametja, Nkarhi E. Mathebula & Mohammed Xolile Ntshangase · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2026

This study explored Intermediate Phase learners’ understanding of critical thinking, their classroom engagement with critical thinking, and its perceived importance for learning. Drawing on Critical Thinking Theory, critical thinking is conceptualised as purposeful, reflective, a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2026/v52i12772

Institutional and Socio-Cultural Constraints in Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Insights from South Africa

Ronnie Risimati Maceke, Nkarhi. E. Mathebula, Mohammed Xolile Ntshangase & Sibonangaye Dick Nkalanga · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2025

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in South Africa is repeatedly positioned as a central lever for youth employment, inclusive growth, and industrial development, yet its outcomes remain uneven and its social legitimacy contested. This review synthesises recen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2025/v51i122751

Exploring the Impact of the Matric Rewrite Program on Underperforming Learners in Public Schools: A Qualitative Study in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Nkarhi Excellent Mathebula, Simon Pheagane Lepelle & Mohammed Xolile Ntshangase · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 2025

The matric rewrite program in South Africa is a vital next step intervention that aims to tackle the academic performance of students who have failed the primary school leaving examination. A qualitative approach is used to investigate how the program serves as an instrument to s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajess/2025/v51i122738