摘要：Technology is one of the eight subject taken by learners in senior phase (grade 7-9) as part of their school curriculum. Since the subject was introduced in 1998 and revised in 2002 most teachers are still battling with its implementation, particularly at the rural schools. The participants in this study were 93 teachers from rural Mpumalanga schools, North-Eastern part of South Africa, who attended continuous professional development programme in technology. Teachers came from about six school districts and thirty (30) different schools. Data were collected by means of questionnaire and structured interviews. This paper report on experience and challenges of teachers in the teaching and learning of technology. The results showed that teachers don’t have adequate resources to teach technology, but knows how to engage learners in group work and discussions. They mentioned that poor English communication makes group discussions difficult. Teacher education and training at higher education institutions should be intensified to produce teachers with proper pedagogy in teaching and learning technology.
关键词：Technology subject;challenges;INSET teachers;teaching and learning
