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Tuition fees and the challenge of making higher education a popular commodity in South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2012)The funding of higher education in South Africa has in the recent past been a subject of animated debate. This debate has ranged from the adequacy of government funding of higher education, the suitability of the funding ... -
Unlocking the grid: Language-in-education policy realisation in post-apartheid South Africa
(Routledge, 2014)This paper reflects on the state of educational language policy two decades into a postApartheid South Africa caught between official multilingualism and English. The focus is on the national language-in-education policy ... -
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 ... -
Use of indigenous stone play in child psychological assessment
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)The purpose of the study was to investigate an indigenous stone play called Masekitlana, as a projection technique in child psychological assessment. A qualitative research approach, guided by an interpretivist epistemology, ... -
Values in preservice mathematics teachers’ discussions of the Body Mass Index - A critical perspective
(2023)This article explores the values that come to the fore when preservice mathematics teachers (PTs) 1 engage in critical discussions about the role of mathematical models in society. The specific model that was discussed was ... -
“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 ... -
Welfare and education in British colonial Africa, 1918–1945
(Springer, 2020)The relevance of historical research for an explanation of the roots of contemporary educational policy and its relationship to notions of equity, democracy and development has been sadly neglected in recent years. This ... -
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 ... -
Who should learn proving and why: An examination of secondary mathematics teachers’ perspectives
(Modestum, 2021)Reasoning-and-proving is a crucial part of students’ mathematical experiences in secondary school. There is scholarly debate, however, on the extent to which proving at the secondary level needs to be formal and whether all ... -
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, ...