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The Relationship between quality of life, education, and poverty & inequality in South Africa: the capability approach as an alternative analytical framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
In this thesis I present – from the perspective of the capability approach and within the context of South Africa – a conceptual analysis of the relationship between quality of life, education, poverty and inequality. The ...
Christianity, education and African nationalism: an intellectual biography of Z.K. Matthews (1901-1968)
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
My study begins by looking at the ways in which ZK Matthews has been remembered. I raise questions about his legacy in the post-apartheid period, in relation to the limited ways in which he has been studied and in relation ...
The use of web 2.0 by students and lecturers at Mzuzu University, Malawi: the case of the Faculty of Information Science and Communications
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The aim of the study was focused on investigating how Web 2.0 technologies are being utilised by students and lecturers to accomplish their learning and teaching activities in the Faculty of Information Science and ...
Choice of language for learning and assessment: the role of learner identity and perceptions in informing these choices
(2009)
South Africa, like many ex-colonial contexts finds itself confronting difficult decisions about multilingualism. The South Africa constitution recognizes eleven official languages and provides for education in these ...
Higher education and national development: the response of higher education institutions in Malawi (2000–2010)
(2013)
Theoretically, the role of higher education in national development has become clearer than before, while empirically the evidence is overwhelming. Elsewhere in the world, countries that have made tremendous strides in ...
An investigation into how school governing bodies can assist with the performance of underperforming and dysfunctional schools in less advantaged urban communities in the Western Cape
(2012)
After 15 years in the democratic dispensation of South Africa, having access, equity and redress in educational provision have not yet been achieved. Instead, the reality speaks of underperformance (schools with a less ...
The Geography of Primary and Secondary Education in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The study focuses on primary and secondary education rather than tertiary education as primary schools enrol the largest number of Rwandan students and absorb the major share of public spending on education.
Narratives of assessment: the newsletter as case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate success of an integrated newsletter assignment for first year Human Resource Management students as an authentic and meaningful form of assessment by tracing and deciphering the ...
Educators' access, training and use of computer-based technology at selected primary schools in the Cape Town suburb of Athlone, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
This research study determines designated primary school educator's use of computer technology for accomplishing teaching related tasks such as using the computer to create instructional material; administrative record ...
Creating 'space' for publication: challenges faced by women academic staff members at historically Black South African universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
In this study an attempt was made to explore the challenges with regard to publications experienced by academic women at three selected Historically Black Universities (HBUs). Although based predominantly within a feminist ...