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A capability analysis on the implementation of the school progression policy and its impact on learner performance
(Wayne Hugo, 2016)This paper focuses on the extent and consequences of learner progression in the form of ‘automatic promotion’ or grade promotion for reasons other than academic achievement, as propagated by the existing School Progression ... -
Authentic learning for teaching reading: Foundation phase pre-service student teachers’ learning experiences of creating and using digital stories in real classrooms
(AOSIS, 2016)Teaching and learning, an evolving endeavour, is associated with many factors, with advancements in technology, playing an ever-growing role in the classroom. It is therefore important to include the use of interactive ... -
Philosophical enquiry as a pedagogical tool to implement the CAPS curriculum: Final-year pre-service teachers’ perceptions
(University of Pretoria, 2016)In this paper, we argue that philosophical enquiry, as practised using community of enquiry pedagogy, is an appropriate implementation strategy for Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) if the principles that ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational educationand training beyond 2015
(Elsevier, 2016)There have been recent calls to transform VETand to transform development. This double call leads us toask how can skills development best support development that is sustainable for individuals,communities and the planet, ... -
What mathematics education may prepare students for the society of the future?
(Springer Verlag, 2017)This paper attempts to engage the field in a discussion about what mathematics is needed for students to engage in society, especially with an increase in technology and digitalization. In this respect, mathematics holds ... -
“Walking the talk”: The influence of an introduction to cognitive education on school leaders
(University of Pretoria, 2017)The current emphasis on curriculum leadership implies the need to update school leaders’ pedagogical knowledge. This paper will interest local and international readers because it highlights both essential content and the ... -
Sexual diversity and the role of educators on a South African teacher education module
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)This article is a reflection on a 5-credit, 50 hour stand-alone module titled ‘Sexual Diversity and the Role of Educators’ for final-year pre-service education students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. ... -
Pre-service science teachers’ understanding of argumentation
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The study is part of a larger project concerned with addressing the problem that Eritrean science teachers face in their attempt to implement a new learner-centred science curriculum. Specifically, the study attempted to ... -
Revisiting the role of the ‘expert other’ in learners’ acquisition of workplace competence
(UKZN, 2017)Skills development policies in South Africa and further afield consider learning in and from the workplace as critical to the training of artisans at intermediate level, bringing together theoretical learning undertaken ... -
A schizoanalytical praxis for social justice education
(University of Johannesburg and UNISA Press, 2017)This paper uses Deleuzoguattarian schizoanalysis to interrogate concepts of social justice in relation to the crisis of neo-liberal capitalism by referring to the work of the Situationist International movement, the posthuman ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
First year students’ experience of access and engagement at a University of Technology
(Bioinfo Publications, 2017)Universities in South Africa have opened access to a diverse population of students, which has resulted in an increased participation of first-generation, low-income and mature students. Concomitant to the widening access, ... -
Factors influencing the in-service programmes: Case study of teachers with learner-centred strategies in Blue Waters setting
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018)Key policies on teacher development emphasise the necessity of a teaching force that is competent to apply learner-centred practices. Barriers to learning, like poverty, present huge classroom challenges and have implications ...