Browsing Faculty of Education by Title
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Making the transition from learning to read to reading to learn in Grade 4: Investigating the teaching of reading literacy in two Western Cape schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Drawing on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - PIRLS (Howie, et al., 2008), which highlights the reading literacy crisis in South African schools, this study investigated the literacy crisis in relation ... -
Malawian secondary school students' learning of science: historical background, performance and beliefs
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the problem of poor performance in science among students who are provided secondary school places on merit in Malawi. Existing studies of the problem are inconsistent suggesting that these studies may ... -
Mathematical modelling with simultaneous equations – An analysis of Grade 10 learners’ modelling competencies
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Mathematical modelling is gaining extensive interest across the schooling sector worldwide, as it is deemed to develop learners with competencies set to deal with the demands of the fourth industrial revolution and being ... -
Mediation and a Problem Solving Approach to Junior Primary Mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)This study argues that not all children in the Junior Primary phase benefit from the Problem Centred Approach in mathematics that was adapted by the Research, Unit for Mathematics at the University of Stellenbosch (RUMEUS). ... -
Men's attitudes and responses to the Gender Equity Strategy at South African Nylon Spinner Polymer Plant (2002-2004): Implications for an education and training intervention
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study investigated the attitudes and responses of male employees to the implemention of the Gender Equity Strategy and considered the implementation for the development of a gender education and training intervention. ... -
Mental Health of Coloured Female Teachers Working in Historically Disadvantaged Special Schools in the Cape Metropole
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The World Health Organisation defines mental health as "a state of well-being in which the individual realizes her or his own abilities, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or ... -
Mental health promotion in Western Cape schools: an exploration of factors relating to risk, resilience and health promotion
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Recent South African research has confirmed that there is reason to be concerned about the mental health status and well-being of our youth. School-going youth are engaging in a wide array of risk behaviours that seriously ... -
Mentoring and the preparedness of first-time primary school teachers - A study of a non-governmental Joint Mentorship Project (JMP)
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)When a first-time teacher graduate and start working in a school, the first-time teacher is expected to adapt and adjust to the demands of a daily teaching programme (Carter & Francis, 2001). This can be overwhelming by ... -
Migratory trajectories among street vendors in urban South Africa
(2010)This study investigates ways in which migratory trajectories relate to the gradual insertion and eventual integration of immigrants. It therefore shows the contribution of social capital in the migration and insertion into ... -
The motivation for, and establishment of education management and development centres (EMDCs) in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the motivation for the proposed Education Management Development Centres (EMDCs). It also addresses what improvements to the current system EMDCs are supposed to make and how EMDCs ... -
Multilingual teacher-talk in Secondary school classrooms in Yola, North-East Nigeria: Exploring the interface of language and knowledge using legitimation code theory and terminology theory
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)It has been noted by Lin (2013) that studies on multilingual talk, as illustrated by code switching in the classroom, have been repetitive and descriptive, and have for a while not been underpinned by substantially new or ... -
Multilingualism and identity in new shared spaces :a study of Cameroon migrant in a primary school in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This thesis aims to explore the ways in which space patterns regimes of language use and language attitudes among Cameroonian immigrant children in a primary school in Cape Town. The presence of migrants in any classroom ... -
'n kritiese analise van geweld en pasifisme en 'n ondersoek na die verband tussen demokrasie en vrede met spesiale verwysing na die Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysstelsel
(University of Western Cape, 1990)M.Ed. mini-tesis, Departement Filosofie van die Opvoeding, Universiteit van wes-Kaapland. Hierdie mini-tesis ondersoek die gebruik van geweld deur die Suid-Afrikaanse regering as regverdiging om'n ~ "demokratiese" staat ... -
n Ondersoekende studie na die verband tussen leesvaardighede en leerdervordering van Graad 10 leerders
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Lees le die grondslag van leer en studie en is deel van elke opgevoede mens se toerusting (Meyer, 1987). Die fokus en hoof doelwit van die navorsing was om die verband tussen leesvaardighede en leerdervordering van Graad ... -
'n Poging tot onderwysinnovasie in die Richtersveld
(University of Western Cape, 1997)This thesis represents the outcome of an interaction between a participating "outsider" and a group of teachers during which a continued dialogue between theory and practice was pursued. The goal was to enhance the quality ... -
n' Ondersoekende studie na struikelblokke wat opvoeders ervaar, met verwysing na 'o spesiale skool
(University of Western Cape, 2002)This study investigates the kinds of barriers experienced by teachers teaching in a special school in the processes of teaching and learning. This was done by launching an investigation to identify the barriers teachers ... -
National higher education reform in Tanzania : understanding institutional and state leaders' responses to access and quality initiatives at selected public universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Like many universities across the globe, African universities were not exceptional in so far as they were under the control of their nation states. While studies have explored the relationship between the State and the ... -
The nature and dynamics of learning among caregivers in a national certificate training programme
(2010)In this research study I investigate the nature and dynamics of learning amongst learners in a National Certificate Training Programme for community health workers who are caregivers in a home-based care prgoramme. The ... -
The nature of parental involvement in literacy activities of low achieving learners in disadvantaged contexts at a selected primary school in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Literacy levels measured against national and international tests indicate that South African learners are performing poorly. Literacy skills are critical in the development of learners, and research suggests that parents ... -
The NCV qualification, internships and work readiness. The case of a TVET college in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The study investigates a Western Cape Technical Vocational and Education and Training (TVET) college internship programmes and how the curriculum prepare students for the workplace. The research utilizes and applies the ...
