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The role of school psychologists in school development in South Africa: the challenge of intersectoral collaboration
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
School psychologists in South Africa are employed by the state to provide psychological services to schools. The role of school psychologists has been debated and contested nationally and internationally for many decades, ...
The perceptions of intermediate phase educators about the implementation of stories for thinking in one Western Cape Education Department region
(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 ...
Higher education and democracy : a study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ...
Learning orientations of FET students: the case of the Applied Learning Programme in a Western Cape FET college
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study investigated the reasons why FET part-time students enrolled at a FET college by examining their learning orientations. Guided by the literature, the focus was on the vocational orientation to learning and ...
Informal and non-formal learning amongst teachers in relation to the management of classroom discipline at a primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
South Africa has undergone major transformation after the election of the first democratic government in 1994. The acceptance of a humane constitution as well as equal rights for all its citizens necessitated the banning ...
"Political changes and access policies in Malagasy Higher Education since independence (1960-2008)"
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The objective of this research was to investigate the relationships between the political change and the access policy changes in Madagascar since independence. In this study qualitative and quantitative data were used. ...
Contexts preferred for use in mathematics by Swaziland high performing public schools' junior secondary learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
At primary school learners are excited about mathematics. This may be an indication that learning related to familiar contexts, connected to the learners’ interests, values and goals is necessary for motivation. At secondary ...
Effects of an argumentation-based instruction on grade 10 learners' understanding of the causes of pollution at a river site
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This study was based on the Science and Indigenous Knowledge Systems Project (SIKSP) at the School of Science and Mathematics Education, University of the Western Cape. The project seeks to enhance educators' understanding ...
The changing nature of academic development: exploring student perceptions and experiences of a learning skills programme in higher education
(2011)
In this paper, I focus on the issue of student perceptions and experiences of a 3rd generation academic development programme in higher education. I set out to explore the issue from two perspectives: firstly from the ...
The DR Congo English state examination: some fundamental validity issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The test context is of paramount importance in language testing as it provides an understanding of the kind of tasks to be included in the test, how these tasks are executed by the test takers and how they can be efficiently ...