Mudziwapasi, Lilymore2026-04-102026-04-102016Mudziwapasi,L.Classroom management strategies employed by postgraduate certificate in Education Foundation Phase tranee teachers during teaching practice.Alice.University of Fort Hare.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4010Masters ThesisIt is well documented that novice teachers have a problem with classroom management (CM) when they become professional teachers. This study explored classroom management strategies that Postgraduate Certificate in Education Foundation Phase (PGCE) trainee teachers employ during teaching practice at one University in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. This study used a qualitative research methodology. Semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used as the methods for data collection. Participants consisted of eight PGCE Foundation Phase trainee teachers. Content analysis was used to analyse data. The study revealed that, firstly, the trainee teachers used different strategies for different classroom scenarios. Secondly, they were not always confident regarding the CM strategy that they were using. There was a lot of trial and error regarding the strategies as the trainee teachers were not always sure what strategy to apply. The classroom management strategies of these trainee teachers seemed to be biased towards three broad groups of classroom management strategies: firstly, and specifically, preventative strategies - these strategies include preventing the misbehaviour of the learners before such misbehaviour occurs.enTeachingClassroom managementThesis