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Investigating in-service professional development of secondary school principals in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The Namibian education system was affected by a number of changes and challenges. These changes and challenges emanated from new political, financial and socio-economic trends in Namibia and the global village. Due to their ...
Science teaching and learning through the medium of English and isiXhosa: a comparative study in two primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This thesis compared science teaching and learning in English and isiXhosa in the Intermediate Phase (Grades 4-6) in two primary schools in the Western Cape. It explored the effects of using learners' home language (isiXhosa) ...
An investigation into pre-service teachers mathematical behaviour in an application and modelling context
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothetical view that the use of familiar social institutions in the formulation of mathematical problems by mathematics pre-service teachers will enable them to find solutions ...
A case study of practical work in a cell biology course at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This study was carried out with the assumption that practical work does contribute to the teaching and learning of cell biology at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique. In this regard, the main purpose of this study ...
The leadership role of principals in managing HIV and AIDS at schools of the Western Cape Education Department
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The HIV and AIDS epidemic is deemed the single greatest threat to South Africa's future and its growth in one of the most rapid in the world. The South African government has marked 2006 as the year of accelerated HIV and ...
A description of entry level tertiary students' mathematical achievement: towards an analysis of student texts
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This research provided insights into the mathematical achievement of a cohort of tertiary mathematics students. The context for the study was an entry level mathematics course, set in an engineering programme at a tertiary ...
The leadership role of primary school principals in economically disadvantaged areas affected by HIV and AIDS
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This study formed part of the broad theme on the impact of HIV and AIDS on school-going learners sponsored by the Dynamics for Building a Better Society programme of the University of the Western Cape and the VLIR Partnership. ...
Cryptology: A didactical transposition into grade 10 school Mathematics classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This study in an extension of a Master's study, entitled Realistic Mathematics Education and the strategies grade 8 learners develop for the solution of two simultaneous linear equations. the current study investigates how ...
Alternative assessment strategies within a context-based science teaching and learning approach in secondary schools in Swaziland
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The aim of this study was to use a case study approach to explore and describe how students and teachers perceived performance assessment and context-based assessment models that were used within a real world context ...
Parental Choice in South African High Schools: An urban Cape Town Case Study
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This study examines how families judge and choose high schools. The review of literature relating to school choice provides a theoretical framework for the study. The review includes an international perspective including ...