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Looking beyond educational indicators: an analysis of differences in learner results of a standardised English language comprehension test administered in Katima Mulilo and Rundu educational regions of Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
This thesis attempted to develop insight into why, contrary to expectation and predictions, learners in Rundu obtained better scores in a standardised English comprehension test than learners in Katima Mulilo, given that ...
Koloniale en post-koloniale onderwys in Suid-Afrika en die erkenning van diversiteit As teenvoeter vir diskriminerende praktyke in skole
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
This thesis examines the way in which the recognition of diversity can be applied as a strategy
in South African education to erode the bitter legacy of colonial education.
The establishment of formal education, built ...
Implementing lifelong learning at a Technikon in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2001)
The nature of lifelong learning in the context of a South African technikon is the
investigation focus of this mini-thesis. It argues for the adoption of a holistic and
humanistic conceptualization to lifelong learning ...
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 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 ...
Epistemological Obstacles in Coming to Understand the Limit Concept at Undergraduate Level: A Case of the National University of Lesotho
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the epistemological obstacles that mathematics students at undergraduate level encounter in coming to understand the limit concept. The role played by language and symbolism in ...
A description of entry level tertiary students' mathematical achievement: Towards an analysis of student texts
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
A DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY LEVEL TERTIARY STUDENTS' MATHEMATICAL
ACHIEVEMENT
(Towards an analysis of student texts)
M.S. Jacobs
PhD Thesis, School of Mathematics and Science Education, University of the Western Cape.
This ...
Students' experiences, learning styles and understanding of certain calculus concepts: A case of distance learning at the Zimbabwe open University
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This study attempts to understand how distance education practices influence the learning of calculus. Understanding student learning in a distance education environment is an important factor to consider in improving the ...
Guidelines for empowering secondary school educators, in loco parentis, in addressing truancy among early adolescent learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study examined the prevalence and the nature of truancy among early adolescent learners attending secondary schools in the Education Management and Development Centre (EMDC) in the eastern metropole of the Western ...
Understanding adult education: Case-studies of three university-based adult education certificate programs.
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)
By the mid-1980s, the Nationalist Party had sought to salvage almost four decades of apartheid
policies that were based on white supremacy. In this regard, it engaged in dual strategies of
repression and reform. The ...