Open AccessA learner perspective on the implementation of Geographic Information Systems in selected schools in KwaZulu-Natal province
Author(s) -
Thabile Zondi,
Kudzayi Savious Tarisayi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal for transdisciplinary research in southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-2005
pISSN - 1817-4434
DOI - 10.4102/td.v16i1.752
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , focus group , geographic information system , qualitative research , sociology , sample (material) , focus (optics) , qualitative property , pedagogy , mathematics education , knowledge management , geography , social science , psychology , computer science , cartography , anthropology , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence , physics , optics , machine learning
Contemporary literature reveals a plethora of studies on the implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) in South Africa. However, these studies provide an educator’s perspective while neglecting the learner’s perspective, which is provided in this study. The researchers used a qualitative collective case study in the interpretivist paradigm. A purposive sample of five schools and 50 grade 12 learners was used in this study. The data were generated using observations, five focus group discussions and 10 interviews. This study established that the learners lacked fundamental knowledge of GIS and that GIS was not being properly taught.