Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "Faculty of Education"
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Education policy development in South Africa, 1994-1997
Fataar, Mogamad Aslam (University of the Western Cape, 1999)Black South Africans have been exposed to an unequal and divided education system. It has been expected that the basis for an equitable education system would be laid in the post apartheid period. In this thesis I have ... -
Educators' perceptions of the appropriateness and relevance of the National Curriculum Statement for learners at Special Youth Careand Education Centres in the Western Cape
Petersen, Carola (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study provides educators with an opportunity to share their commitments and biases, their beliefs about what these learners need and what, as educators, they have to offer them. The study focuses specifically on what ... -
Effect of Vee-diagramming on grade 10 township learners understanding of some electrical concepts
Ramahlape, Khalipha (University of the Western Cape, 2004)This study was based on the Scientific and Technology Literacy Project study done between 1996 and 2001. It sought to determine whether Vee-diagramming could help enhance grade 10 township learners understanding of some ... -
Effects of a Dialogical Argumentation Instructional Model on Grade 10 Learners' Conception of Fermentation
Diwu, Christopher (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study catered for empirical and metaphysical dimensions of science and IKS. The study employed a quasi-experimental design as well as a qualitative research design. Two cohorts of students from a fictitiously named ... -
Eritrean primary school teachers' perceptions of the relationship between pre-service education and the demands of the workplace
Keflom , Tsegaye (University of the Western Cape, 2001)This study investigates six Eritrean primary school teacher's perceptions of their pre-service education. Six primary school teachers from three different schools in two different regions of Eritrea were interviewed. The ... -
Ethno-regional disparities in primary schooling in Eritrea, 1992-2001
Ephraim, Ephraim Tewoldebrhan (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Eritreans have been subjected to limited and unequal education provision. throughout their hundred years of colonial history. It was expected that in post-independence Eritrea education provision would be equitably provided ... -
An ethnographic study of the learning practices of grade 6 students in an urban township school in the Western Cape: a sociological perspective
Du Plooy (Mocke), Lucinda Lucille (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The study's main starting premises is that there is a disjuncture between the rich educational engagements of these students in their environmental space and how their learning practices are framed, informed and positioned ... -
An exploration of critical Latin American historical analyses of the capitalist state and the University system in Argentina
Johnson, Pamela (University of the Western Cape, 2004)This investigation into certain elements of critical Latin American Literature was prompted by the apparent post-1980s neglect by academics of Anglo-Saxon origin to engage with the state and social class, in the contextual ... -
An exploration of the use of African proverbs and metaphors in a visual communication design course
Costandius, Elmarie (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study was envisioned to investigate and improve multicultural education in a visual communication design course. It aimed to explore the educational use of proverbs for the benefit of improving multicultural teaching ... -
Exploring capabilities of learners in a quintile 1 school in Metro Central of Cape Town
Daniel-Oghenetega, Benedicta O. (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study explore the capabilities of Intermediate Phase (grades 4-6) learners in a Quintile 1 school in the Metro Central of Cape Town, through the lens of the capabilities approach theorized by Amartya Sen. This approach ... -
Factors affecting the implementation of inclusive education policy: A case study in one province in South Africa
Stofile, Sindiswa Yvonne (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The main aim of this study was to understand the factors that facilitate or constrain the implementation of inclusive education in the South African context. These factors were explored through a qualitative case study. A ... -
Factors that contribute towards students' successful participation and completion of the intercontinental Masters Programme (Adult Learning and Global Change) at one of the partner universities
February, Colette Ann (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This Research sets out to understand the participation experiences of a selected group of adult learners at one of the partner institutionsof the online Intercontinental Masters in Adult Learning and Global Change. The ... -
Foreign students: the Lesotho students' reasons, learning and social experiences in the Western Cape, South Africa
Kuili, Anna Malihlano (University of the Western Cape, 2000)The aim of this study was to find out the academic and social experience of Lesotho students who studied at institutions of higher in the Western Cape between 1990-1997. -
From policy to praxis: a study of the implementation of representative councils of learners in the Western Cape, from 1997-2003
Carr, Ivan Alfred (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis traces the evolution of learner participation in school governance in South Africa, identifies international trends in school governance, particularly learner participation, and then analyses the progress made ... -
Global student migration patterns reflect and strengthen the hegemony of English as a global lingua franca: A case study of Chinese students at three tertiary institutions in Cape Town in the period 2002-2004
Pandit, Goolam Hoosain (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The objective of this research paper was to examine how, through the prism of student migration patterns, the domination of the English language is extended and entrenched. Using the example of Chinese students in South ... -
Grade 12 students conceptual understanding of chemical reactions: a case study of flouridation
Mpofu, Nomathemba Victoria (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The purpose of this study was to investigate grade 12 students conceptual understanding of chemical reaction using fluoridation of public water supply as a practical example of chemical reaction. The study also attempted ... -
Group work in management education - the role of task design
Du Toit, Anna (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This theses examined adult learners' experiences of group work in management education. Group work is an integral part of learning and teaching methods at most business schools because it develops team skills demanded by ... -
Higher education and democracy : a study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
Mwollo-Ntallima, Angolwisye Malaisyo (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
A history of the Ottery School of Industries in Cape Town: issues of race, welfare and social order in the period 1937 to 1968
Badroodien, Azeem (University of the Western Cape, 2001)The primary task of this thesis is to explain the establishment of the 'correctional institution', the Ottery School of Industrues, in Cape Town in 1948 and the programmes of rehabilitation, correctional and vocational ... -
HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of FET College students: implications for sexual health promotion
Moodley, Colleen Gail (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The quantitative findings indicated high levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge, self-concept and self-efficacy. Risky sexual behaviour was measured in terms of condom use and the number of sexual partners in the 12 months prior to ...