Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd (Comparative Education) by Author "Faculty of Education"
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Implementing an HIV/AIDS literacy programme in a grade 11 class: an action research study
Williams, Cheryl Sally-Anne (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research study attempted to highlight an in-depth exploration of my own classroom practice as a teacher at a high school in the Western Cape. A key goal of this research study was the quest for professional development ... -
An investigation of the challenges of implementing inclusive education in one Khayelitsha mainstream school
Matela, Lineo Jane (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study investigated the challenges of implementing inclusive education in one Khayelitsha mainstream school. The key objectives of this study were to determine which aspects of implementation have worked well in the ... -
Learners' motivations for preferred contexts in mathematical literacy
Hendricks, Charlton (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The National Curriculum Statement introduced mathematical literacy officially in 2006. Learners in general perform poorly at mathematics in South Africa but there is strong belief that learners should graduate from schools ... -
Learnerships and transformation in the insurance industry
Stemmers, Jacqueline Veraness (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This case study explored the lessons arising from the implementation of the Insurance Preparedness Project. This was a pilot project funded by the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority as part of a strategy for ... -
Learning to manage workplace stress as practiced by teachers at three under-resourced Western Cape High Schools
Ahrendse, Godfrey Charles Franklin John (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The focus of the study is the teacher in the under-resourced schools in the townships of the Western Cape. The purpose is to discover how teachers learn to cope under adverse working conditions. In a systematic way, we try ... -
Men's attitudes and responses to the Gender Equity Strategy at South African Nylon Spinner Polymer Plant (2002-2004): Implications for an education and training intervention
Van der Schyff, Sedick (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study investigated the attitudes and responses of male employees to the implemention of the Gender Equity Strategy and considered the implementation for the development of a gender education and training intervention. ... -
The motivation for, and establishment of education management and development centres (EMDCs) in the Western Cape, South Africa
Beukes, Cecil Joseph (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The aim of this thesis is to investigate the motivation for the proposed Education Management Development Centres (EMDCs). It also addresses what improvements to the current system EMDCs are supposed to make and how EMDCs ... -
n Ondersoekende studie na die verband tussen leesvaardighede en leerdervordering van Graad 10 leerders
Thorne, Meldeane Mercia Glennis (University of the Western Cape, 2007)Lees le die grondslag van leer en studie en is deel van elke opgevoede mens se toerusting (Meyer, 1987). Die fokus en hoof doelwit van die navorsing was om die verband tussen leesvaardighede en leerdervordering van Graad ... -
Objective teacher evaluation and democracy in a changing South Africa
Waghid, Yusef (University of the Western Cape, 1992)In this minithesis I attempt to explain what could be meant by an objective and democratic teacher evaluation system. The central question which I address is whether the current South African teacher evaluation system could ... -
Parents' and educators' perceptions of factors influencing high rate of academic failure of learners in Clarke Estate Primary Schools
Petersen, Lucille Jacoba (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of this study was to investigate parents' and ducators' perceptions of factors influencing high rate of academic failure of learners in Clarke Estate primary schools. A quantitative, descriptive study design ... -
The perceptions of intermediate phase educators about the implementation of stories for thinking in one Western Cape Education Department region
Agulhas, Ronald (University of the Western Cape, 2011)South Africa had a change in government and in education after the 1994 elections. A new curriculum was introduced and some of the underlying critical outcomes were to develop the learners to become critical thinkers. The ... -
Preferred contexts for mathematical literacy of Korean grade 8-10 learners
Kim, Sun Hi (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, ... -
Protective factors that could foster resilience in first year students
Moleli, Malehlohonolo Florence (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Large numbers of students tend to experience failure and dropout in their first year at university. The fundamental aim of this research was to explore protective factors that could foster resilience amongst first year ... -
Reciprocal Learning among educators in two communities in KwaZulu- Natal
Mennigke, Stuart Michael (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This research sets out to analyze the adult learning practices between two groups of secondary school teachers from historically differently resourced schools in the context of partnership. It seeks to test the nature of ... -
Response to multilingualism: Language support in a Western Cape primary school
Pluddemann, Peter R. (University of the Western Cape, 1996)Multilingualism has always been a feature of South African Education. It is only in recent years that a particular form of linguistic diversity has become unmanageable for schools implementing the official English Afrikaans ... -
Responsiveness and its institutionalisation in higher education
Van Schalkwyk, François (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This thesis proposes a typology of responsiveness in order to reduce interpretive ambiguity and to provide a framework which makes possible an assessment of the extent to which responsiveness is likely to be institutionalised ... -
Reviewing computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in a vocational school in China
Sun, Lixia (University of the Western Cape, 2005)In recent years, advances in computer technology have motivated Chinese teachers to reassess computer use and consider it as a valuable part of daily foreign language learning and teaching. Software programmes, USB (Universal ... -
The role of physical education in South African primary schools
Hendricks, Paul Charles (University of the Western Cape, 2004)This thesis argued that Physical Education is marginalised in the South African primary school education sector. Through this marginalisation, Physical Education has been reduced from having full subject status, to being ... -
The role of the principal in fostering the practice of democratic values in primary school
King, Gregory (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study attempted to determine the principal's role in fostering democratic values in schools, which will enable learners to participate meaningfully in society; as well as to suggest attainable recommendations to empower ... -
Teacher support teams in primary schools, of the West Coast Winelands Education Management and Development Centre, Western Cape Education Department, South Africa
Jafthas, Joan Agnes Ann (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The functioning of a teacher support team is an important aspect in improving quality of education, because it has as its purpose the enhancement of collaboration and support to educators and development of conditions for ...