Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Education) by Issue Date
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Sexual abuse of learners by teachers in Namibia: An exploratory case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)The sexual abuse of learners by teachers (LSA) has been under recognised and understudied. This research set out to explore the intrapersonal, interpersonal and institutional dynamics and reactions related to LSA in Namibia. ... -
An investigation of Zimbabwe a-level chemistry teachers' epistemological beliefs, laboratory instructional practices and students' images of the nature of science
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This study set out to investigate the nature of A-level Chemistry teachers' science epistemological beliefs, the teachers' laboratory instructional practices and their students' images of science. Science epistemological ... -
Testing effectiveness of educational approaches in facilitating learning among cattle farmers in north central Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This is a doctoral thesis in which the effectiveness of selected educational approaches in facilitating adult learning, using cattle farmers in the Onamhinda village was tested. In this study I tested three educational ... -
Investigating leadership styles in tertiary institutions in Lesotho: Comparing and contrasting practices
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study investigated the leadership styles used in the Lesotho tertiary institutions. The research was undertaken at two institutions - Lerotholi Polytechnic and the National Teacher Training College. The population of ... -
The development and implementation of school governance policy in South African schools act (SASA) and the Western Cape provincial school education act (WCPSA)
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study was initiated while the researcher was still an educator at' a secondary school in Cape' Town, South Africa. This was the period of the mid-1990s soon after the first democratically elected government assumed ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Die impak van onderwysers se identiteitsbasis op hul ontvang en implementering van kurrikulum 2005 in sekere verafgeleë skole van die Wes-Kaap
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Hierdie tesis was onderneem as 'n empiriese studie wat fokus op kurrikulumimplementering in 'n afgesonderde geografiese streek in post-apartheid Suid-Afrika, bekend as die Overberg. Die identiteitsbasis waarvolgens onderwysers ... -
Voice, disability and inclusion: A case study of biology learners with cerebral palsy
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Concern has been raised that South Africa does not have a sufficient supply of scientists and engineers in the 21st century. Yet, the potential that resides in learners with cerebral palsy is often not recognised or realised ... -
Breaking the Culture of Silence in Checkmating HIV/AIDS as a Teacher-Researcher
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study is about the author, a primary school teacher, who as a teacher-researcher wanted to improve the awareness of HIV/AIDS that has become a major challenge globally and has been on the increase over the past ... -
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 ... -
Support provision to schools in a context of HIV/AIDS, poverty and gender inequality
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The school environment presents a valuable opportunity for the identification, monitoring and support of children made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS and poverty. Many children are caring for parents suffering from AIDS-related ... -
Processes and patterns of responsiveness to the world of work in higher education institutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The rationale for the topic flows out of education policy and societal pressures worldwide which are calling for an ever greater responsiveness from higher education to the workplace in the twenty-first century. Responsiveness ... -
The effect of a cross-cultural instructional approach on learners' conceptions of lightning and attitudes towards science
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study looks at the effect of a cross-cultural instructional approach on the learners' conceptions of lightning and attitude towards science. It explored Basotho conceptions of lightning and thunder under the following ... -
Factors affecting the implementation of inclusive education policy: A case study in one province in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)After the democratic elections of 1994, the South African government embarked on radical reforms to the apartheid education system, which included the development of a policy that is committed to human rights and social ... -
A curriculum framework for undergraduate studies in dental health science
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study begins with an ethnographic self-study which allows for a reflection on traditional learning experiences. This study is located in the context of the initial development of dental health professionals within ... -
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 alternative ... -
Understanding the social and institutional factors related to the retention and progression of selected female academics in four higher education institutions in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This study set out to investigate the social and institutional factors which impact on the retention and progression of female academics in four universities in Zimbabwe. Drawing on a qualitative research methodology the ... -
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 ...