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An investigation of L2 expressive writing in a tertiary institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study investigates the use of expressive writing in the L2 classroom as the mainstay approach to help students improve their writing skills. This study focuses on literacy pedagogy as it is manifested in the understanding ...
The grade 11 life orientation curriculum: towards preparation for active citizenship in a democratic South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The general aim of this study was to explore the extent to which the Grade 11 LO curriculum prepares learners for active citizenship in a democratic South Africa. The main research question that the study addresses is: To ...
A capability analysis of education policies in quintile 1 schools in the Frances Baard district of the Northern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study examined the three education poverty alleviation policies in relation to learners’ capabilities and was grounded in the Capability Approach as a conceptual framework pioneered by the economist and philosopher, ...
Identifying academic reading strategies in a multilingual context
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
In this thesis I explore the complexity of FL (Foreign Language) reading through qualitatively and quantitatively analysing the forms, ways, and mechanisms applied by adult readers at tertiary university education level ...
Fundamental validity issues of an english as a foreign language test: a process-oriented approach to examining the reading construct as measured by the DR Congo English state examination
(2014)
The study aims to investigate the fundamental validity issues that can affect the DR Congo English state examination, a national exit test administered to high school final year students for certification. The study aspires ...
Student politics and the funding of higher education in South Africa: the case of the University of the Western Cape, 1995-2005
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This dissertation examines various ways in which the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa, confronted the paradoxical post-apartheid higher education policy of expansion of access to historically ...
Stakeholders’ perspectives on the school counselling programme in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the Namibian School Counselling Programme from the perspectives of selected stakeholders. The study focused on what the stakeholders consider to be the objectives of the Namibian ...