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Methodology: Qualitative research was adopted to gain a rich and
complex understanding of learners’ experience through interpretivism
research approach. Document analysis gazed into the 15th day school
statistics, pregnancy records in schools, school dropout statistics,
promotional schedules, Continuous Assessment (CA) records and
attendance registers.
Results: The findings show, PS1 signifies that “learner-mothers faces
challenges to coping with study and pregnancy or child-rearing at the
same time.” Apart from that, PS4 specified that “most LMs experience
labour at school because of wrong information provided to health care
providers.”
Conclusion: This study has disclosed that learner-mothers are facing
various challenges and struggle to coping with motherhood and
learning simultaneously, being teased, and bullied by other learners,
missing classes, and examinations, and attending to motherhood
demands among others.
Keywords: Learner-mothers, motherhood, challenges, academic
performance

8. Kamuhanga, J. & Strauss, A.M., Overcrowded classrooms:
strategies to improve teaching and learning in the junior primary
Background: This article finds out how Junior Primary teachers
manage over-crowded classrooms. Over-crowded classroom affects
the teaching and learning process, especially in the Junior Primary
Phase where the foundation for learning is laid.
Purpose: The study involved four specific objectives: First, to
identify the teaching and learning strategies teachers use in over-
crowded classroom. Second, assess the impact of over-crowded
classrooms on classroom management. Thirdly, to define the
challenges of over-crowded classrooms. Lastly, to make

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