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Unmasking the state of basic education in South Africa
(José Frantz, 2021)
The Covid-19 lockdown period laid bare the fibre of South African
society: poverty, homelessness, welfare dependence, domestic violence,
police and military brutality, healthcare and hunger are all suddenly
under national ...
Thoughts on the Future of Higher Education in the UK: A Personal View with a Historical Context
(MDPI, 2021)
Before the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic, there had been continued debate about the
future of Higher Education (HE) in the UK. It is now accepted that the effect of the pandemic will
have a long-lasting effect on HE ...
Teaching thinking in South African schools: Selected school leaders’ perceptions
(South African Journal of Education, 2021)
In this article we argue that school leaders should ensure that teachers experience a supportive professional learning community committed to collaborative, thoughtful inquiry and be enabled to create similar communities ...
Exploring the internationalization of Zimbabwe’s higher education institutions through a decolonial lens: Postcolonial continuities and disruptions
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
Looking through the history of higher education in Zimbabwe, we argue that the
concept of internationalization of higher education is not new to Zimbabwe.
Understandings, manifestations, and processes of the phenomenon ...
A cluster analysis of peer support training needs for foster parents
(Springer, 2021)
Peer volunteers provide valuable support to foster parents. However, there has been limited research on what they consider
to be valuable preparation for the role. In the present study, they were asked: “What is essential ...
Early protein intake predicts functional connectivity and neurocognition in preterm born children
(Nature Research, 2021)
Nutritional intake can promote early neonatal brain development in very preterm born neonates
(< 32 weeks’ gestation). In a group of 7-year-old very preterm born children followed since birth, we
examined whether early ...
Contemporary Problems of Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Education
(City University of New York., 2021)
The way mathematics teaching and learning activities are presented to learners
can make them hate or like the subject. The question of accomplishing the mathematics
education of the learner from primary to post-secondary ...
The influence of local worldview presuppositions on learners’ conceptions of selected mechanics topics
(EASA, 2021)
The study is situated within a worldview theory as espoused by socio-cultural constructivists. Science classrooms in
secondary schools in Swaziland are culturally largely homogeneous where learners and their teachers have ...
Higher education students’ perceptions of online learning during COVID-19 a comparative study
(MDPI Educ. Sci., 2021)
The pandemic and subsequent ‘lockdowns’ dramatically changed the educational landscape of higher education institutions. Before-COVID-19, traditional universities had choices in pedagogical practice, which included a variety ...
The impact of the neoliberal technological epoch and Covid-19 on the decolonization of the university curriculum
(Stellenbosch University, 2021)
In this article we will argue that South Africa’s capitalist neoliberal agenda for higher education,
where the focus is on the shift from a knowledge economy to a digital economy, will choke the life
of indigenous knowledge ...