Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "Lazarus, Sandy"
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African Renaissance in health education: developing an integrative programme of Unani-Tibb training for health care professionals in Southern Africa
Bhikha, Rashid Ahmed Hassen (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The present healthcare system in South Africa suffers from a number of serious deficiencies. Whilst orthodox bio-medicine is well established in most first world countries, its total introduction and implementation into ... -
The design, implementation and evaluation of student support and development services in further education and training colleges in South Africa
Ferreira, Stephanus Lourens (University of the Western Cape, 2002)The Student Support and Development Services (SSDS) at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges represent a holistic and systemic approach to addressing barriers to learning and development. College SSDS are based on ... -
The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Student Support and Development Services .ID Further Education and Training Colleges in South Africa
Ferreira, Stephanus Lourens (University of the Western Cape, 2002)The Student Support and Development Services (SSDS) at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges represent a holistic and systemic approach to addressing barriers to learning and development. College SSDS are based on ... -
Developing a model of education support for the Khomani San School community
Nel, William Nico (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of the research was to establish the factors relevant to the delivery of education support to the Khomani San school community, and to propose a model for appropriate education support to the Khomani San school ... -
The development and evaluation of a learning styles assessment tool for the South African higher education context
Mkonto, Patricia Nosisana (University of the Western Cape, 2010)A literature study focusing on teaching and learning in higher education in South Africa was conducted. Theories relevant to adult learning were also examined. These included behaviourist, cognitive, humanistic and social ... -
The Development and Implementation of School Governance Policy in South African Schools Act (SASA) and the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act (WCPSA)
Maharaj, Ameerchund (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study was initiated while the researcher was still an educator at' a secondary school in Cape' Town, South Africa. This was the period of the mid-1990s soon after the first democratically elected government assumed ... -
An evaluation of a community-based interdisciplinary health promotion course in one South African University
Waggie, Firdouza (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Health professionals worldwide are currently inadequately trained to address the health issues of communities, particularly in developing countries where there are major health disparities. This study argues for an alternative ... -
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 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)After the democratic elections of 1994, the South African government embarked on radical reforms to the apartheid education system, which included the development of a policy that is committed to human rights and social ... -
An investigation into the scope, role, and function of student development and support within the context of higher education in South Africa
Schreiber, Birgit (University of the Western Cape, 2012)This study is an investigation into the scope, role, and function of student development and support (SDS) within higher education in South Africa. The underpinnings and frameworks of SDS were explored during the research, ... -
An investigation of the potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education in schools
Dangala, Study Paul (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis investigated the potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education in South African schools. The main focus of this study was to explore how indigenous knowledge of traditional healers can contribute ... -
An investigation of the status and practice of life orientation in South African schools in two provinces
Rooth, Edna (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study aimed to investigate the status and practice of life orientation in South African schools. Life orientation is a quintessential new learning area, introduced as part of curriculum transformation in South Africa, ... -
Mental health promotion in Western Cape schools: an exploration of factors relating to risk, resilience and health promotion
Johnson, Bridget Ann (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 ... -
Parental participation in school governing body in relation to employment of teachers
Magabane, Tshepo Martin (University of the Western Cape, 1999)This study examines how and the extent to which parents participate in the decision making process in school governing bodies in relation to teacher employment. To determine the nature and extent of parental participation ... -
Professional and personal development of school management teams in three rural primary schools
Genniker, Veronique (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The essential role that school management teams (SMTs) play in managing change has been debated for many years both nationally and internationally. Central to these debates has been the need to understand how to best empower ... -
Promoting Educational Change: Reflections on a Namibian Non-Governmental Educational Organisation 1989 - 1992
Collett, Karen Suzette (University of the Western Cape, 1999)In this dissertation I set out to reflect on and examine a case study of a Namibian nongovernmental educational organisation (NGEO),the Primary Teachers Project (PTP),from 1989to 1992 focusing on issuesof educational change ... -
The provision of holistic and .co-ordinated support in an education management and development centre in the Western Cape
Oliver, Pauline (University of the Western Cape, 2003)The central aim of this study was to examine the Western Cape Education Department's restructuring process, which entails changing the centralised support service to a more decentralized one through the newly constituted ... -
The role of school psychologists in school development in South Africa: the challenge of intersectoral collaboration
Moolla, Nadeen (University of the Western Cape, 2011)School psychologists in South Africa are employed by the state to provide psychological services to schools. The role of school psychologists has been debated and contested nationally and internationally for many decades, ... -
School guidance as a vehicle for prevention and health promotion in primary schools in South Africa
Wilson, Vanessa Ann (University of the Western Cape, 1995)The primary aim of this study is to conduct an analysis of the existing primary school guidance service in the House of Representatives Department of Education and Culture (Reps:DEC) schools in the Western Cape, and to ... -
School organisation development (OD): Learning from a success story in South Africa
De Jong, Terence Anthony (University of the Western Cape, 1999)In concluding this dissertation I am reminded of Patton's (1990) contention that in order to decide what the appropriate unit of analysis is in a study, you need to decide what it is you want to be able to say something ...