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Leadership training and development of principals at selected primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study sets out to investigate to what extent primary school principals in the Western Cape are currently being developed as leaders, in order for them to positively impact on their schools' performance. Other school ...
The effects of an instructional strategy on Grade 11 learners understanding of genetics
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Research into learning genetics has largely focused on issues such as problem solving and the process
of meiosis. The central concept of genetics, however, has received very little attention despite the fact
that it is ...
An investigation into effective management by principals of selected schools in the Rundu region of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This M.Ed. mini-thesis is concerned with how schools are managed effectively by primary school principles. The major question addressed is: “what do principles do to manage schools effectively”? The researcher explored six ...
Cooperative learning for Interracial Interaction: An action research study
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
South Africans are challenged daily by the legacy of apartheid. The racial divisions of the past continue to haunt South Africans, nine years into its democracy. This mini-thesis reports on an action research project that ...
Investigating the effectiveness of concept mapping in improving science language writing for English second language grade 12 learners at Lagunya finishing school in Langa
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
This research deals with a particular type of learner - a learner having English as a second language as medium of instruction at a finishing school, repeating a subject which he/she has failed in the final matriculation ...
Professional development for contemporary roles of high school principals by an education management and development centre in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
This study seeks to present a case study of professional development for contemporary roles of high school principals of an EMDC in the Western Cape. The advent of a democratic government in South Africa in 1994 inevitably ...
The interpretation and construction of global graphs by eritrean grade nine students (an exploratory study)
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
In this study the interpretation and construction of global graphs by grade nine Eritrean students is explored in a qualitative research paradigm called developmental research. The experience of these students in an ...
Exploring strategies and approaches grade ten learners in eritrea use when studying a given mathematical model
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This study explores the strategies and approaches grade ten leaners in Eritrea use when studying a given mathematical model. In this study, ten learners selected from a grade ten mathematics class had been presented with ...
A comparison between the contexts grade 10 learners prefer for mathematical literacy and those reflected in the timss survey
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study focuses on the contexts grade 10 learners prefer to deal with in mathematical literacy. These preferred contexts of the learners were then compared with the contextual situations found in the Third International ...
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 ...