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A capabilities analysis of teachers' perceptions of caps in a Cape Town low-income school community in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Since the dawn of democracy, the South African government has set up different measures to improve education in schools, inter alia the provision of funding, resources, feeding schemes and the introduction and amendment ... -
The impact of neoliberalism on South Africa's education policy discourse post-1994: The quest for a radical critical pedagogy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Since the 1980s several different forms of privatisation had been introduced into the South African educational system by the De Lange Commission. Since the 1990s a raft of neoliberal policies has been implemented under ... -
Capability sets of teachers with regards to the implementation of the curriculum and policy statement in a no-fee school community in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Since the onset of democracy in 1994, education in South Africa has undergone many developments and changes due to curriculum innovations and interventions. For more than two decades, the government has been seeking to ... -
Exploring teachers' perceptions of parental involvement via the capability approach: A case of a low income school community.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Parental involvement in low-income school communities in the Western Cape, South Africa, has received little attention irrespective of its significance to learner outcomes. This study explores parental involvement with ... -
Creating an enabling learning environment at work -A critical evaluation of the implementation of Workplace Skills Plan objectives-
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This main aim of this research project is to help Rubber Wheels create an enabling learning environment. Factors motivating or deterring participation in learning and training at work are explored, and possible solutions ... -
Teaching the principle of conservation of Mechanical Energy using a conceptual change approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the conceptual-change teaching strategy on the Principle of Conservation of Mechanical Energy in the absence of dissipative forces. Specifically, the study used ... -
The introduction to integers in a grade 7 classroom through an intentional teaching strategy
(University of the Western Cape, 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 ... -
Learning for the future, earning for now : students' experiences of the work-study programme at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)This study does an in-depth exploration of how students experience full-time study and part-time employment, focusing on participants in the work-study programme of the University of the Western Cape. By means of the ... -
Educator' perspectives on collaboration in Institutional Level Support Teams (ILSTs) of schools in the Wynberg, Grassy Park and Pelican Park area
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)South Africa has a history of inequalities due to the Apartheid system, much of this is reflected in Educational policies regarding Special Education, Specialised Education and Educational Support Services resulting in ... -
Investigating the integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Grade 6 English Home Language Literacy: A Case Study of one Primary School in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), through the use of iPads in English Home Language in the Intermediate Phase, with a special focus on Grade ... -
Time for studies : critical temporalities of the professional development of working students in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Working students registered for a professional degree, who are also employed in public service, have some interesting hurdles to overcome with finding time for studies (from attending classes, and completing assignments ... -
Examining the incentives for knowledge production : the case of the University of Nairobi in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Following the understanding that incentives influence behaviour both in terms of eliciting and sustaining it, this thesis seeks to explore the link between incentives and knowledge production at the University of Nairobi. ... -
Evaluation of the impact of HIV/AIDS Life Orientation Prevention Programme in a Cape Town High School
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The rate at which the spread of human immunodeficiency virus/auto immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is increasing in the world has brought with it the realization that the disease is more complex and extensive than ... -
Grade 10 dropout predisposition and resilience in one rural and one urban secondary school in the Kizito Cluster of the Caprivi Education Region in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The study investigated school dropout predisposition and resilience at Grade 10 level in one rural and one urban secondary school in the Kizito Cluster of the Caprivi Education Region in Namibia. Part of the study was by ... -
Workplace learning and the workplace educator: a South African retail story
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study investigated how workplace educator development programmes prepare workplace educators for their roles and responsibilities in facilitating learning in the workplace. Framed by the literature, the research shows ... -
Investigating Pre-service Natural Science Teachers’ perceptions of earth in space through spatial modelling and argumentation
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study involves a group of pre-service teachers who are specialising in Science and Mathematics education at a university in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The aim of the study was to investigate perceptions ... -
Difficulties encountered by the grade ten township learners with respect to the concept of electricity
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The purpose of this study was to investigate the difficulties encountered by the grade ten township learners with respect to the concept of electricity. More specifically, the study attempted to explore the learners’ ... -
Factors in the workplace environment that influence the transfer of learning in early childhood development learnership programmes in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The literature identifies the importance of teaching for transfer as one of the most important goals in education. According to Broad and Newstrom (1992) transfer is the “effective and continuing application of the knowledge ... -
Buffer for universities or agent of government? Examining the roles and functions of the Tertiary Education Council in higher education in Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The purpose of the study is to understand the roles, functions and perceived performance of the Tertiary Education Council (TEC) in higher education governance in Botswana. The study describes the relationship between the ... -
Problem-solving in geometry in collaborative small group settings: how learners appropriate mathematical tools while working in small groups
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Problem-solving in Mathematics is an important skill. The poor performance of South African learners in international tests such as the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and in schools in general ...
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