• Access for success : exploring affordances theory in a new hybrid model teacher education programme 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth (Independent Institute of Education, 2021)

  Situated within the ambit of Affordances Theory, this paper reports on an empirical and descriptive investigation into a newly introduced hybrid-model teacher education programme in a developing context. The purpose of ...
• Evaluating student support provision in a hybrid teacher education programme using Tait's framework of practice 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth (International Council for Open and Distance Education, 2021-01)

  Effective student support is key in stemming the dropout in distance education. This article reports on the student support provision in a hybrid teacher education programme. Altogether 160 participants were purposively ...
• A critical review of student assessment practices in distance education in an emerging economy : benchmarking practices against policy 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth; Omidire, Margaret Funke (Routledge, 2020)

  Higher education in emerging economies has taken advantage of several technology affordances for student assessment in the digital era. However, the use of educational technology remains an area of concern in this context ...
• Professional ethics in teaching: the need for a paradigm shift 

  Sunday Dada, S.W.; Banji, Fadokun James; Beckmann, Johan L.; Aluko, Folake Ruth (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)

  The term “ethical conduct” brings to the fore a debate about the distinctions between codes of conduct and their purposes, and ethical principles and their place in the teaching profession. Some would argue that codes of ...
• Supporting induction to the teaching profession for women in Malawi 

  Wolfenden, Freda; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)

  Gender parity in primary and secondary education has yet to be achieved in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi. The presence of female teachers is recognised as positively impacting on girls’ enrolment ...
• Index pages 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)
• Learner support system and academic performance of distance learning students in selected Kenyan public universities 

  Wambua, Rebecca Mwikali; Gakuu, Christopher; Kidombo, Harriet; Ndege, Speranza; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Nzabalirwa, Wenceslas (Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE), 2021)

  Distance learning is a mode of study globally accepted as a tool for enhancing access, equity and quality in education. The Kenyan Government has put in place mechanisms to promote open and distance learning practices in ...
• Index 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth; Bowa, Omondi (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2015)
• Index pages 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)
• Experiences of distance education and development in Africa: a case study of the National Open University of Nigeria 

  Salawu, I.O.; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Bowa, Omondi (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2015)

  The place of teacher education in the context of the overall development of any nation is extremely important. The emergence of open distance learning, with its particular characteristics and its usage in offering teacher ...
• Primary education expansion and the challenge of inadequate teacher supply in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Sifuna, Daniel N.; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Bowa, Omondi (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2015)

  This paper focuses on the expansion of teacher education and the efforts to introduce universal primary education (UPE) in Africa. It also looks at the need for an adequate supply of primary school teachers. With specifi ...
• Problem-based learning in teacher education: an action research project 

  Payneeandy, Shakuntala; Auckloo, Pritee; Ramani-Mosaheb, Amrita; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)

  This paper argues that, although there is a worldwide move from face-to-face to distance education (DE) and open educational resources (OER) in teacher education, there is no guarantee that DE is able to lead to the ...
• Pedagogies of and pedagogies in distance learning material for teacher education 

  Reed, Yvonne; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)

  This paper is a response to calls made in the teacher education pedagogy literature (e.g. Loughran, 2006; Moletsane, 2003; Murphy, 2008; Russell, 1997) for teacher educators to take a critical look at how they mediate ...
• Ensuring the highest possible quality of education in a changing Africa 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)

  The Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA) 2011 was hosted by the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique, from 3 to 5 August. It was the fourth of its kind. The biennial conference was born out ...
• Learning activities in the University of Rwanda’s distance teacher education materials: some lessons for designers 

  Sibomana, Emmanuel; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Nzabalirwa, Wenceslas (Teacher Education Through Flexible Learning in Africa (TETFLE), 2021)

  Learning activities constitute a very important component of distance education materials. They are associated with active learning and learning by doing, which are widely accepted as effective learning approaches. Learning ...
• Science teaching in Africa: enhancing and sustaining teacher efficacy 

  Oyoo, Samuel Ouma; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Bowa, Omondi (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2015)

  Given the well-established need for teacher intervention in Science learning, it is now time for closer attention to be given to research on teachers and teaching in schools, so as to address the question of quality Science ...
• Using open educational resources to design an online academic research writing course: a project report 

  Omidire, Margaret Funke; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Bowa, Omondi (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2015)

  The DETA Conference of August 2011 and the workshops on the use of open educational resources (OER) were the catalyst for a project that aimed to design and build a multidisciplinary online course in academic research ...
• Utilising large-scale assessment results to improve additional language teaching and learning: challenges and opportunities 

  Omidire, Funke; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Mariaye, Hyleen (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2017)

  The introduction of annual assessments in South African schools from 2011 represents yet another attempt to remedy the low learner performance in literacy and numeracy. The education authorities have embarked on the annual ...
• Foreign languages in African science classrooms: perspectives on and approaches to language use during teaching 

  Oyoo, Samuel; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)

  Africa is perhaps the only continent in the world where most formal or school education is conducted in instructional languages that are foreign to most learners and their teachers. In contexts where formal learning is ...
• Effects of outdoor activities on biology students’ attitude to the environment 

  Olagunju, Alice M.; Oloyede, Omolola O.; Aluko, Folake Ruth; Januario, Francisco (Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA), 2011)

  The teacher’s use of lecture method has been observed to be ineffective in bringing about the right attitude towards the environment and environmental problems. The purpose of this research is to fi nd out what are the ...

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