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Context Preferences of Teachers in South Africa and South Korea for Mathematics in schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The study is located within the project: Relevance of School Mathematics Education (ROSME) of the Department of Didactics at the University of the Western Cape. The research is undertaken in the belief that Mathematics ... -
A Phenomenological investigation into selected grade seven teachers’ integration of democratic values into their ems lessons
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Schools played an important role during apartheid in shaping the mindsets of learners. In contemporary South Africa schools can now play a similar role in promoting democratic values in order to build a more just, humane ... -
Investigating the effect of role play on Grade 10 learners’ conception about the human circulatory system, at a selected township school in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Role-play is a teaching strategy which is very useful in enhancing the acquisition of knowledge and conceptualisation of some topics in Life Science. According to the theory of constructivism, learning science is a process ... -
Investigating the challenges that senior phase natural sciences teachers face in making science content meaningful for deaf and hard-of-hearing learners
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The 1994 transition process provided an opportunity for a massive change in South African society in all spheres, including education. In the previous political era, deaf learners and other learners with disabilities were ... -
Preferred contexts for mathematical literacy of Korean grade 8 - 10 learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The twenty-first century society demands a high level of mathematical literacy. This drove Korean educators to evaluate their students using international mathematics tests such as TIMSS, PISA and IMO. In these tests, ... -
Emerging technologies for teaching and learning: An investigation into the use and role of iPads in grade six English second language in three primary schools in Northern Zambia
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The current study framed as, ‘Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning: An Investigation into the Role and Use Of iPads In English Second Language in Three Primary Schools in Northern Zambia,’ is situated in Northern ... -
Exploring poetry as a tool for critical literacy
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The use of literature-based reading has a significant impact on the development of critical literacy (Tung and Chang, 2009). Based on the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory and Vygotsky’s theory of collaborative learning, ... -
The impact of educational attainment on youth poverty in South Africa
(2021)Improving South Africa’s educational attainment levels has always been one of the policies of the democratic government en route to alleviating poverty and unemployment. The endeavours are mostly evident in the fiscal ... -
The introduction to integers in a grade 7 classroom through an intentional teaching strategy
(2017)This research investigated how grade 7 learners dealt with introductory aspects of integers when they are introduced through a temperature model. In particular, the study analysed the effect of an intentional teaching ... -
Holding hands for sustainable change in disadvantaged Educare centres through volunteer teaching
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This thesis is a record and analysis of as well as a commentary on an emancipatory.educational action research project in which I participated at three educare centres serving 0 - 6 year old children in Nyanga, Philippi ... -
Die onderwysstrewes van enkele politieke groeperinge in die Republiek van Suid-Afrika
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)There is a continual reaction to educational systems by other social groupings. To a large extend education is determined by persons other than educationalists. The social context has a definite influence on a system of ... -
An investigation into the cognitive skills required by pupils to master concept formation in the field of homeostasis, an aspect of human physiology.
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)Pupils experience various problems when trying to solve problems in Biology, particularly on Higher Grade. This problem was profound in the area of Homeostasis, an aspect of Human Physiology. During this investigation a ... -
An evaluation of a community-based interdisciplinary health promotion course in one South African university.
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Health professionals worldwide are currently inadequately trained to address the health issues of communities, particularly in developing countries where there are major health disparities. This study argues for an ... -
Promoting Educational Change: Reflections on a Namibian Non-Governmental Educational Organisation 1989 - 1992
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)In this dissertation I set out to reflect on and examine a case study of a Namibian nongovernmental educational organisation (NGEO),the Primary Teachers Project (PTP),from 1989to 1992 focusing on issuesof educational change ... -
The provision of holistic and .co-ordinated support in an education management and development centre in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The central aim of this study was to examine the Western Cape Education Department's restructuring process, which entails changing the centralised support service to a more decentralized one through the newly constituted ... -
The status and value of physical education at primary schools in the Kuils River area with specific reference to curriculum 2005
(University of Western Cape, 2001)The purpose of this project was to determine the status and value of physical education at primary schools as well as the extent to which it is offered. It is also hoped that this study will be useful in putting forward ... -
The effectiveness of senior students as tutor assistants in the English special project for academic development at UWC
(University of the Western Cape, 1992)Since the inception of the University in 1960 under the Apartheid regime and up until a few years ago Afrikaans had dominated both as educational and as communication medium. However, political change - at the University ... -
Capability theory, school dropout, exclusion and inclusion. The case of Youth Care School.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The study was prompted by the need to look at alternative options to mainstream education for learners who are too old for their grade, who have opted out of the education system but find themselves wanting to re-access ... -
The implications of ideology for society and education in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)Ideology reveals itself in the commonly shared ideas and ideals which act as the driving force responsible for group formation underlying nationalist aspirations in society. It reveals itself in various ways with politics ... -
Access, barriers to participation and success amongst mature adult students at a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Insights into the experiences of students at TVET colleges can inform policies and practices. This paper focuses on an investigation into students’ experiences of access, and barriers to participation, and success at a ...
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