Browsing by Author "Green, Lena"
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Community of enquiry practices in the mathematics and literacy classrooms: a study of two Western Cape primary schools
Petersen, Karen Elizabeth Debora (University of the Western Cape, 2013)The research explores the effects of Community of Enquiry practices on the teaching and learning of Mathematics and Literacy in two local primary schools. After the 1994 elections, both the government and education system ... -
A conceptual exploration of the teaching and assessment of values within the South African outcomes-based curriculum
Solomons, Inez Denise (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Both international and local authors argue strongly that state education systems have an important role to play in the development and nurturing of positive values and attitudes in learners. In some instances, as is the ... -
Developing democratic virtues: priorities and practices of selected secondary educators in the Cape Town Metropolitan area
Afrika, Nthabiseng (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Recent political changes in South Africa emphasize democracy and the role of schools in promoting democratic virtues. The importance of schools responsibility in developing democratic virtues is also internationally ... -
The development and evaluation of a metacognitive programme for young learners in the South African context
Benjamin, Louis (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The Basic Concepts Mediated Learning Programme (BCMLP) was developed to enhance the cognitive and scholastic functioning of learners who experience barriers to learning in the early years of schooling in the South African ... -
The effects of a teacher development programme based on Philosophy for Children
Roberts, Anthony Francis (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study explored the effects of a teacher development programme based on Philosophy for Children. One of the challenges facing education in South Africa is that the school curriculum has to promote the development of ... -
Encouraging thinking using locally constructed learning materials :a case study of one intermediate phase classroom
Borman, Natalie (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this study was to investigate the use of the "Stories for thinking" learning materials in one intermediate phase classroom in the Western Cape. The "Stories for thinking" project resulted from the Western Cape ... -
Nurturing democratic virtues: a case study of a primary school in Khayelitsha
Sijula, Thembekile Faith (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study sought to explore the priorities and practices of educators with regard to the mediation of moral qualities/democratic virtues related to education for citizenship by means of a case study in one school. In South ... -
Parents' perspectives on the role of the school in citizenship and moral education
Coetzer, Erika (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The purpose of the study was to explore what parents expect of schools regarding citizenship and moral education. It was argued that it is important that parents' views are taken into accouint when exploring citizenship ... -
The perceptions of intermediate phase educators about the implementation of stories for thinking in one Western Cape Education Department region
Agulhas, Ronald (University of the Western Cape, 2011)South Africa had a change in government and in education after the 1994 elections. A new curriculum was introduced and some of the underlying critical outcomes were to develop the learners to become critical thinkers. The ... -
The perceptions of Intermediate Phase educators about the implementation of Stories for Thinking in one Western Cape Education Department region.
Agulhas, Ronald (University of the Western Cape, 2011)South Africa had a change in government and in education after the 1994 elections. A new curriculum was introduced and some of the underlying critical outcomes were to develop the learners to become critical thinkers. The ... -
The promotion of moral development: a case study of teachers' perceptions and practices in a rural, primary school in the Western Cape
Hendricks, Dorothea (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This research was undertaken to explore teachers' perceptions and practices as mediators of morals and values. Schools have an important role to play in developing future citizens as moral beings. This is variously named ...