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The effect of a cross-cultural instructional approach on learners’ conceptions of lightning and attitudes towards science
(2008)
This study looks at the effect of a cross-cultural instructional approach on the learners’ conceptions of lightning and attitude towards science. It explored Basotho conceptions of lightning and thunder under the following ...
Factors affecting the implementation of inclusive education policy: A case study in one province in South Africa
(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 ...
Access to higher education: the case of the career preparation programme at the University of the Free State
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
When it comes to education, the legacy of apartheid in South Africa has had major implications for the higher education system. The White population group long dominated the nrolment of students in higher education ...
The challenges facing adult educators in reducing illiteracy among adults above twenty years of age: an Eastern Cape case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This study analyses the challenges faced by adult educators in reducing illiteracy among adult above twenty years of age in the Eastern Cape. The focal point is on ascertaining why there is an increase in the percentage ...
Assessment practices of adult educators in Mamelodi Adult Learning Centers
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This study explores the assessment practices of adult educators in Mamelodi Adult Learning Centers using a qualitative methodology. The study recognizes that assessment is an important activity within the education and ...
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 ...
Student choice : what factors and conditions influence University of the Western Cape undergraduate students' change of programmes of study
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The main aim of the study was to investigate change of programmes of study at University of the Western Cape (UWC). This involved examining the extent, nature and possible range of factors which shape change of programmes. ...
The effect of a cross-cultural instructional approach on learners' conceptions of lightning and attitudes towards science
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This study looks at the effect of a cross-cultural instructional approach on the learners' conceptions of lightning and attitude towards science. It explored Basotho conceptions of lightning and thunder under the following ...
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 ...
A comparison between the contexts grades 10 learners prefer for mathematical literacy and those reflected in the PISA survey
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The study focuses on the contexts grade 10 learners prefer to deal with in Mathematical Literacy. These preferred contexts of the leamers were then compared with the contextual situations found in the Organization for ...