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Facilitating university sustainability through decision-oriented financial reporting
(2006)
The study shows the financial impacts on costs per student at academic module level, at departmental level, at faculty level, and at institutional level, thereby showing the effects of cross-subsidisation at all levels of ...
Perceived experiences that grade seven learners have in learning algebra
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This thesis investigates grade seven learners perceived experiences in learning algebra.Things that learners do and say during algebra lessons and about algebra were investigated. The study was done at one of the previously ...
Assessment of the need for business skills training of crafters at the greater Stellenbosch Development Trust
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The study dealt with one multi-site craft based poverty alleviation programme at the Greater Stellenbosch Development Trust and aimed to assess the business skills training needs of its participants. A literature review ...
A study of the collaborative team approach in education support services in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
In South Africa, some of the problems experienced in moving towards an inclusive education system are a lack of resources, a lack of commitment and a poor understanding of how to aid successful inclusion. The implementation ...
Teaching in English and Isixhosa: code-switching in grade 11 Biology classes at a school in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study explored the use of code-switching in Biology classes at high school level, how it is used in the teaching and learning situation and its effect on the learners' performance in the subject. Grade 11 was chosen ...
An investigation of the potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education in schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This thesis investigated the potential role of indigenous healers in life skills education in South African schools. The main focus of this study was to explore how indigenous knowledge of traditional healers can contribute ...
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, ...
A Comparison between the Contexts learners in Grades 8,9 and 10 prefer for Mathematical Literacy
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The use of contexts in school mathematics is receiving much attention both nationally and internationally. This as well as the scarcity of research focusing on the topic stimulated me to research the contexts preferred by ...
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 ...
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 ...