Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd by Title
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Teacher and learner experiences of violence in a cape flats school, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)This study aimed to ascertain in what ways violence and crime influence the teaching and learning programme in schools in a disadvantaged community. The context is a primary school in an informal settlement in Samora Machel, ... -
Teacher perceptions of factors influencing classroom management practices: A comparative case study of two public high schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Teachers in schools located in disadvantaged areas are increasingly required to address poor learner behaviour, which makes teaching and the completion of the curriculum a great challenge to teachers. This raised the need ... -
Teacher stress factors in the Metropole North, Circuit 6 of the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2013)The aim of this study was to investigate the experiences of stress by teachers in the Metropole North, Circuit 6 of the Western Cape, South Africa, The study investigated factors causing teachers to experience stress as ... -
Teachers' authority: Strategies for instilling discipline in a post-corporal punishment era
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)This research explores the relationship between authority and discipline in South African schools. During apartheid, corporal punishment was used as an authoritarian mode of discipline. The new democratic Constitution, ... -
Teachers’ instructional strategies of teaching reading comprehension in grade three: a case study of three primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)This study investigates the instructional strategies employed in teaching reading comprehension in Grade Three. The aim is to address gaps in knowledge by identifying teachers’ reading comprehension strategies. A deeper ... -
Teachers’ instructional strategies of teaching reading comprehension in grade three: A case study of three primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study investigates the instructional strategies employed in teaching reading comprehension in Grade Three. The aim is to address gaps in knowledge by identifying teachers’ reading comprehension strategies. A deeper ... -
Teaching in English and Isixhosa: code-switching in grade 11 Biology classes at a school in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the use of code-switching in Biology classes at high school level, how it is used in the teaching and learning situation and its effect on the learners' performance in the subject. Grade 11 was chosen ... -
Teaching the principle of conservation of Mechanical Energy using a conceptual change approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the conceptual-change teaching strategy on the Principle of Conservation of Mechanical Energy in the absence of dissipative forces. Specifically, the study used ... -
Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of current writing practices in the intermediate phase at a multilingual primary school on the Cape Flats and then to explore the possible benefits of a genre-based ... -
The impact of neoliberalism on South Africa's education policy discourse post-1994: The quest for a radical critical pedagogy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Since the 1980s several different forms of privatisation had been introduced into the South African educational system by the De Lange Commission. Since the 1990s a raft of neoliberal policies has been implemented under ... -
Time for studies : critical temporalities of the professional development of working students in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Working students registered for a professional degree, who are also employed in public service, have some interesting hurdles to overcome with finding time for studies (from attending classes, and completing assignments ... -
To move with a different view : a critical review of physical education in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)The purpose of this study lies in its contribution to a critical analysis of physical education in South Africa and the provision of a framework aimed at its reconstruction, by pointing to the characteristics of a ... -
Towards A Contextual Analysis of Structural Patterns of Private Public Higher education in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This mini thesis examines a key phenomenon currently confronting the higher education system in South Africa. The study analyses the development of different types of structural patterns which characterise the private and ... -
Towards developing reflective practitioners in basic education in Namibia: the case of the Keetmanshoop region
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The Basic Education Teacher Diploma (BETD) in Namibia was developed to transform the fragmented and segregated teacher education in the country before independence in 1990. The main aim of the BETD is to empower teachers ... -
The transformational role of primary school principals in the Bellville region of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)In retrospect in education, many changes and initiatives for restructuring have taken place in South Africa since 1994, among others: from apartheid to a democratic societ5r, from discrimination to equity and from Christian ... -
Triangulasie as'n aanbeveling vir spanwerk in aksienavorsing
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)In hierdie tesis argumenteer ek dat triangulasie 'n aksienavorser kan ondersteun en daartoe kan bydra om spanwerk tussen onderurysers te bevorder. Onderrig in Suid-Afrika word gekenmerk deur nuwe ondeffigstrategied, innovasie ... -
The tvet colleges: employees perceptions after migrating to the department of higher education and training (DHET)
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The TVET Colleges: Employees Perceptions after migrating to the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in South Africa oversaw the conversion of Technical ... -
Understanding the linkages between community engagement and teaching and research: the case of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This thesis sought to understand the various ways in which Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Tanzania, as a teaching and research institution, engages with its communities. This was prompted by the increasing calls ... -
Understanding the Roles of Public Universities in Mozambique: The case of the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM)
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The debate around the roles of universities is not new. One of the debated issues relates to who defines the role and priorities of universities. A number of authors (Ashby, 1964; Yesufu, 1973; Court, 1980; Sherman, 1990; ... -
University affiliation as a strategy for higher education development: the case of the University of Botswana and its affiliated institutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study examines the relationship of these institutions with the University of Botswana within the affiliation system. The issues that were investigated were related to the affiliation system in general, and whether it ...