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Recognition of prior learning, benefits and social justice in the policing sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Conceptualised within Habermasian critical theory, the conceptual framework includes concepts such as domination, emancipation and emancipatory education, and frames RPL as emancipation. Recognition of prior learning is ...
The changing nature of academic development: exploring student perceptions and experiences of a learning skills programme in higher education
(2011)
In this paper, I focus on the issue of student perceptions and experiences of a 3rd generation academic development programme in higher education. I set out to explore the issue from two perspectives: firstly from the ...
The influence of Practical Work in the teaching and learning of acids, bases and neutrals in Natural Sciences
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of practical work in the
teaching and learning of acids, bases and neutrals, a section of the senior phase
Natural Science curriculum. In regional meetings of science ...
Stories as teaching tools in grade R classes
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The rationale to embark upon this research is based on the notion that stories are effective tools to support the teacher in implementing the curriculum as an entity instead of fragmented sections. Learning Outcome 1 ...
Psychosocial interaction model and barriers to participation in adult learning: a case of community caregiver training in Gauteng
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study was prompted by my observations and feedback from trainers and learners on an array of barriers to participation in learning which are experienced by learners participating in accredited adult learning programmes ...
Addressing the needs of underachieving students in an extended curriculum programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to determine the nature of support services offered to Extended Curriculum Programme students in a South African university. The primary goals of support services in higher education are to ...
An ethnographic study of the learning practices of grade 6 students in an urban township school in the Western Cape: a sociological perspective
(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 ...
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 ...
Occupational therapy graduates’ conceptualisations of occupational justice in community service practice in South Africa: a uwc case study
(2013)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify ways in which the University of the Western Cape (UWC) occupational therapy (OT) curriculum could be developed to prepare its graduates to advance occupational justice ...
An investigation of the different forms of bullying amongst grade 10 learners in South African schools: a case study of three schools in the Western Cape
(2013)
Bullying is rife at South African schools. Previous studies published in 2008 revealed the frequency of bullying amongst high school learners to be 36% in Cape Town and 41% at national level of the total number of high ...