Abstract
M.Ed.
This study was conducted as an effort to investigate the causes of the lack of a
culture of teaching and learning at Ezakheni College of Education. This study was
born out of the researcher's realisation that teaching and learning is less effective in
this institution.
In this study the participants were drawn from two sectors of the college community,
namely the academic staff and the students. This study had a qualitative research
design. To investigate the research problem, in-depth interviews and group
interviews were conducted with the academic staff and student population at
Ezakheni College of Education in Ladysmith, Kwazulu-Natal.
The inquiry found that there is no effective teaching and learning taking place at the
institution. Both students and academic staff seem to blame it on poor managerial
skills. However, they also admit that for an effective educational environment to be
established they all have to work together as a community. An important contribution of the study is that it has encouraged a learning process
in which students and lecturers who participated, were encouraged to work as a
community. This could provide an important strategy to restore a culture of teaching
and learning at this college of education.