Browsing by Author "Faculty of Education"
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ABET programmes at community learning centres in the Western Cape
Larney, Redewan (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The problem that gave rise to this study was to determine how Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) was implemented in the Western Cape and to find answers to the question of "what exactly is the nature of the ... -
Access to and use of information and communication technology by students at the University of the Western Cape
Mkhize, Sibusiso Zolile (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study investigated access to and use of Information and Communication Technology by students at the University of the Western Cape. It examined how the issues of access and use play out at the microlevel of a historically ... -
Access to higher education: the case of the career preparation programme at the University of the Free State
Rabie, Neville Errol (University of the Western Cape, 2008)When it comes to education, the legacy of apartheid in South Africa has had major implications for the higher education system. The White population group long dominated the nrolment of students in higher education ... -
Access to higher education: to break the vicious cycle of working class schools producing working class citizens
Johnson, Dominic Denver. (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study investigated why learners from low socio-economic communities such as Delft, a township in the Cape Flats, fail to achieve matriculation exemption and do not meet the criteria for tertiary education admission. ... -
Action researching the interaction between teaching, learning, language and assessment at The University of Namibia
Otaala, Laura Ariko (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The purpose of this study was to investigate the views of students and lecturers at the University of Namibia about teaching and learning. The study specifically determined the views of students and lectures in relation ... -
Additive Bilingualism or ‘Straight-for-English’? The linguistic and cultural impact of different approaches to the teaching of English on children in two Chinese schools
Chunyan, Ma (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study examines the impact of two different models of teaching English to Chinese children, to see whether it meets learners’ needs. These two different approaches appear to lead to different result for children. The ... -
African Renaissance in health education: developing an integrative programme of Unani-Tibb training for health care professionals in Southern Africa
Bhikha, Rashid Ahmed Hassen (University of the Western Cape, 2004)The present healthcare system in South Africa suffers from a number of serious deficiencies. Whilst orthodox bio-medicine is well established in most first world countries, its total introduction and implementation into ... -
Alternative assessment strategies within a context-based science teaching and learning approach in secondary schools in Swaziland
Kelly, Victoria Louise (University of the Western Cape, 2007)The aim of this study was to use a case study approach to explore and describe how students and teachers perceived performance assessment and context-based assessment models that were used within a real world context ... -
An analysis of learning barriers among deaf learners in the structured workplace component of a learnership programme
Van der Westhuizen, Gillian (University of the Western Cape, 2009)In this research paper, guided by Prof Z Groener, I explore the learning barriers experienced by deaf learners in the structured workplace component of a learnership programme. I focus on the learning barriers of deaf ... -
An analysis of the nature of parental involvement in school governance
Qonde, Gwebinkundla Felix (University of the Western Cape, 2000)The study is in response to the recently enacted South African Schools Act No. 84 of 1996 (SASA), which sees the legislated inclusion of parents in school governing bodies. The Act promotes four distinct representative ... -
Assessment of the need for business skills training of crafters at the greater Stellenbosch Development Trust
Luxande, Vuyokazi (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The study dealt with one multi-site craft based poverty alleviation programme at the Greater Stellenbosch Development Trust and aimed to assess the business skills training needs of its participants. A literature review ... -
Assessment practices of adult educators in Mamelodi Adult Learning Centers
Mongalo, Lucky (University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study explores the assessment practices of adult educators in Mamelodi Adult Learning Centers using a qualitative methodology. The study recognizes that assessment is an important activity within the education and ... -
Care, caring and coping: attitudes of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and their caregivers towards schooling in a South African Township
Joseph, Vanessa Belinda (University of the Western Cape, 2007)In many countries, the scale of poverty, and the alarming number of children now being orphaned by HIV and AIDS, has increased the roles and responsibilities of grandparents as caregivers in their grandchildren's lives. ... -
A case for mother tongue education?
Desai, Zubeida Khatoom (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The question as to which language should be used as a medium of instruction in schools in multilingual societies is a controversial one. In South Africa, the question is often posed in binary terms: Should the medium of ... -
A case study of practical work in a cell biology course at the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique
Cossa, Eugenia Flora Rosa (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study was carried out with the assumption that practical work does contribute to the teaching and learning of cell biology at Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique. In this regard, the main purpose of this study ... -
The challenges facing adult educators in reducing illiteracy among adults above twenty years of age: an Eastern Cape case study
Ndlovu, Mpumelelo (University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study analyses the challenges faced by adult educators in reducing illiteracy among adult above twenty years of age in the Eastern Cape. The focal point is on ascertaining why there is an increase in the percentage ... -
Cloze tests and reading strategies in English language teaching in China
Lu, Guangling (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Cloze procedure involves the skills of thinking, understanding , reading and writing based on the learners underlying knowledge of reading comprehension and writing subskills such as grammar and sentence construction. It ... -
Community adult education: empowering women, leadership and social action
Paulsen, Desiree (University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis explored the relationship between community adult education and social action. The study investigated how LEAD (Leadership Education for Action and Development), a non-governmental organisation based in the ... -
A comparison between the contexts learners in grades 8, 9 and 10 prefer for mathematical literacy
Barnes, Mogamat Shaheed (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The use of contexts in school mathematics is receiving much attention both nationally and internationally. This as well as the scarcity of research focusing on the topic stimulated me to research the contexts preferred by ... -
A comparison between the contexts learners in Grades 8, 9 and 10 prefer for mathematical literacy and gender
Cornelissen, Belinda M. (University of the Western Cape, 2008)For many years, there have been calls for the mathematics curriculum in South African schools to be made more meaningful and relevant to young people's everyday lives. Despite efforts to address this issue, there is a ...