
Mentoring Newly Appointed Teachers in Rural South African Schools: The Role of School Management Teams in Chris Hani East District
Issue: Vol.6 No. 9 2025 Article 13 pp. 890 – 905
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.20256913 | Published online 29th September, 2025.
© 2025 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: School Management Teams, Teacher Mentoring, Newly Appointed Teachers, Organisational Socialisation Theory, Rural Education, Teacher Induction
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Mr Mthetheleli Nogobo is a secondary school teacher specialising in Mathematics and has recently graduated with Bachelor of Education Honours. His research interests include leadership and management.
Dr Nondwe Daphne Mariana Mtshatsha holds a Doctor of Education degree. She is a lecturer at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU), in the department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, located in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Research areas are Higher Education and Sustainable development, Curriculum studies, Consumer Science and entrepreneurship.
Dr Benjamin Seleke is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa, where he coordinates Work-Integrated Learning (Dip ACET) and contributes to curriculum development and academic leadership. His scholarship spans Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Technology Education, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Self-Directed Learning, and decolonial approaches to teaching and learning. He supervises postgraduate research, presents at local and international conferences, and publishes on teacher preparation, WIL, and curriculum innovation aligned to national and continental frameworks (SDG 4, NDP 2030, AU Agenda 2063). Beyond academia, he is an active mentor and community-engaged scholar committed to equitable, context-responsive education.
Nogobo, Mthetheleli, Nondwe Daphne Mariana Mtshatsha, and Benjamin Seleke. “Mentoring Newly Appointed Teachers in Rural South African Schools: The Role of School Management Teams in Chris Hani East District.” Journal of Education and Learning Technology 6, no. 9 (2025): 890 – 905. https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.20256913.
© 2025 The Author(s). Published and Maintained by Noyam Journals. This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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