The Faculty of Humanities at the Tshwane University of Technology, under the leadership of Prof Anil Kanjee from TUT’s School of Education, is playing a leading role in the National Longitudinal Teacher Pedagogy Study (NLTPS), a major research initiative involving 14 South African universities. Officially launched in Johannesburg in February 2025, the study follows a successful pilot conducted in 2023/2024.
The main phase of the study will run from 2025 to 2027.
This long-term study will examine how teachers approach the teaching of literacy/languages, numeracy/mathematics and life skills/life orientation in classrooms across the country.
The NLTPS aims to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in South African schools by providing valuable policy and practice recommendations. A key focus of the project is developing the next generation of researchers, particularly those from underrepresented groups in higher education.
Prof Kanjee is one of the study’s Principal Investigators, alongside Prof Cina Mosito from Nelson Mandela University and Prof Yusuf Sayed from the University of Cambridge. TUT also leads the literacy/languages sub-study, with a research team comprising Drs Patricia Mokgosi, Neo Mafa-Theledi, Lungi Kabinde-Machate, Tozama Mthembu, Jeanette Ramollo and Margaret Ngope.
Researchers participating in the NLTPS from the left are
Drs Neo Mafa-Theledi and Margaret Ngope, Prof Anil Kanjee and Dr Patricia Mokgosi.
The National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) and the Zenex Foundation, both of which are committed to improving education in South Africa, are funding the project.
For more information on the project, contact Professor Anil Kanjee at
Researchers from the 14 South African universities participating
in the National Longitudinal Teacher Pedagogy Study (NLTPS)
during the launch of the project.