Table 1 Participant characteristics ( n...

Table 1

Participant characteristics (n = 917)

Item	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	32	3.5
Gender	Female	882	96.2
Age	18–30	356	38.8
	31–40	384	41.9
	41–50	148	16.1
	51–60	29	3.2
Province	Eastern Cape	33	3.6
	Free state	92	10
	Gauteng	239	26.1
	KZN	177	19.3
	Limpopo	69	7.5
	Mpumalanga	41	4.5
	Northern Cape	76	8.3
	Northwest	160	17.4
	Western Cape	29	3.2
	Not sure	1	0.1
Language	Afrikaans	83	9.1
	English	33	3.6
	Ndebele	7	0.8
	Sepedi	104	11.3
	Sesotho	99	10.8
	Setswana	230	25.1
	Siswati	5	0.5
	Venda	10	1.1
	isiZulu	266	29
	Xitsonga	20	2.2
	isiXhosa	52	5.7
	Other	8	0.9
English proficiency	Below average	27	2.9
	Average	394	43.0
	Above average	266	29
	Excellent	230	25.1
Year in study	1^st year	425	46.3
	2^nd year	481	52.5
	3^rd year	11	1.2
Currently teaching	Yes	246	26.8
Currently teaching	No	671	73.2
Teaching experience	Null	686	74.8
	Less than 1 year	91	9.9
	1–2 years	79	8.6
	2–3 years	61	6.7

Item	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	32	3.5
Gender	Female	882	96.2
Age	18–30	356	38.8
	31–40	384	41.9
	41–50	148	16.1
	51–60	29	3.2
Province	Eastern Cape	33	3.6
	Free state	92	10
	Gauteng	239	26.1
	KZN	177	19.3
	Limpopo	69	7.5
	Mpumalanga	41	4.5
	Northern Cape	76	8.3
	Northwest	160	17.4
	Western Cape	29	3.2
	Not sure	1	0.1
Language	Afrikaans	83	9.1
	English	33	3.6
	Ndebele	7	0.8
	Sepedi	104	11.3
	Sesotho	99	10.8
	Setswana	230	25.1
	Siswati	5	0.5
	Venda	10	1.1
	isiZulu	266	29
	Xitsonga	20	2.2
	isiXhosa	52	5.7
	Other	8	0.9
English proficiency	Below average	27	2.9
	Average	394	43.0
	Above average	266	29
	Excellent	230	25.1
Year in study	1^st year	425	46.3
	2^nd year	481	52.5
	3^rd year	11	1.2
Currently teaching	Yes	246	26.8
Currently teaching	No	671	73.2
Teaching experience	Null	686	74.8
	Less than 1 year	91	9.9
	1–2 years	79	8.6
	2–3 years	61	6.7

Source(s): Authors’ own work