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Supporting reading literacy: A grade 6 pilot study
(University of Venda, 2012)
This paper discusses a pilot reading-literacy development initiative in a class of Grade 6 township
learners. The purpose of the study was to pilot a model of literacy development that could be
implemented across a wider ...
The effect size of an intervention focusing on the use of previous national senior certificate mathematics examination papers
(University of Venda, 2016)
This study reports on an intervention that emanated from a concern a mathematics teacher had about the unsatisfactory performance of grade 12 learners in the school-based mid-year examination. The intervention was based ...
A narration of a physical science teacher's experience of implementing a new curriculum
(UNISA Press, 2016)
This article narrates the lived experiences of a Physical Science teacher named Thobani (pseudonym) in implementing a new curriculum in South Africa. Drawing on the work of Husserl and Heidegger, the article describes the ...
The lack of good governance in Nigeria and its impact on functional science education
(ISDS LLC, 2017)
The paper reviewed the importance of science education in the development of every nation of the world including Nigeria. However, it argued that the science education in Nigeria as studied in the Universities, Polytechnics, ...
At-risk student teachers’ attitudes and aspirations as learners and teachers of mathematics
(AOSIS, 2015)
This study explored foundation phase first year student teachers’ perceptions about mathematics.
The focus on their attitudes towards mathematics in two roles – (1) as learners of mathematics,
based on their prior ...
Searching for research results to inform the design of an initial professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase: A systematic review
(AOSIS, 2016)
This article reports on a systematic review conducted to inform the development of a
professional teacher education programme for the foundation phase of schooling. The research
question was: What do quality research ...
For sustainable funding and fees, the undergraduate system in South Africa must be restructured
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2016)
South Africa has the most diverse and differentiated higher education system in Africa – despite some persistent
attempts at academic drift and mimetic normative isomorphism. Globally, in the 2008 country system ranking ...
Being and becoming a university teacher
(Taylor & Francis group, 2017)
This study examined how one academic framed the enablements and constraints to her project of being and becoming an academic. Complexity facilitated reflection in that it provided a visual representation of data, which was ...
Women in South Africa: Striving for full equality post-apartheid
(Springer Nature, 2017)
Life for South African women post-apartheid reflects both legislative advances and lingering challenges. Despite progress in the post-apartheid world, South Africa is still characterized by a high level of economic disparity, ...
Reflecting on the global report on adult learning and education in the “post-truth society”
(SAGE, 2017)
This article contextualizes and reviews the third global report on adult learning
and education (ALE) released by UNESCO in 2016. The authors suggest that it is a
visionary document, which is articulated through the ...