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Parental involvement at a school of skills in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Parental involvement in their children’s schooling has been found to be an important factor with
regard to children’s experience of schooling including their academic performance. This quantitative
study focused on ...
Investigating the use of computer tablets in the teaching of mathematics in a grade 9 classroom
(Anthony Marlon Williams, 2019)
The use of technology in mathematics education has many potentially positive outcomes. There
is, however, little evidence to show where the use of technology has made a significant impact
on mathematics education in South ...
Problem-solving in geometry in collaborative small group Settings: how learner’s appropriate mathematical tools while working in small groups.
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Problem-solving in Mathematics is an important skill. The poor perforrnance of South
African learners in international tests such as the Trends in Intemational Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMSS) and in schools in ...
A case study of how learners apply a Grade 10 study skills module in a mathematics class
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
A qualitative case study was used to investigate how learners apply a study skills guide during the teaching of mathematics content in a Grade 10 class. A great amount of research and money is continually spent focussing ...
Difficulties experienced by grade 6 isiXhosa-speaking learners in learning science through the medium of English: A case study at a primary school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This thesis examined the difficulties experienced by Grade 6 isiXhosa-speaking learners in learning Natural Science through English as the medium of instruction at a primary school in the Western Cape. In 1994, South Africa ...
The institutionalisation of the SADC protocol on education and training: A comparative study of higher education ln two Southern African countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Regional integration is being proposed as a means to development in Southern Africa. As a part of the formal agreements regarding this cooperation, a Protocol on Education in the Southern African Development Community ...
The contestation, ambiguities and dilemmas of curriculum development at the Solomon Mahlangu freedom college, 1978 - 1992.
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This thesis is an appraisal of curriculum development at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College and the Dakawa Development Centre established by the ANC in exile, in Tanzania in 1978 and 1982 respectively. In 1960 the ANC ...
Conversations about values in education in South Africa 2000 to 2005: A theoretical investigation
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The 'conversations' under investigation have all been initiated by the National Department of Education (DoE) and are identified in this thesis as the following: the Values Report (2000); Opening Pathways (2002), the ...
An evaluation of a community-based interdisciplinary health promotion course in one South African university.
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Health professionals worldwide are currently inadequately trained to address the health
issues of communities, particularly in developing countries where there are major health
disparities. This study argues for an ...
Capability theory, school dropout, exclusion and inclusion. The case of Youth Care School.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The study was prompted by the need to look at alternative options to mainstream education for learners who are too old for their grade, who have opted out of the education system but find themselves wanting to re-access ...