Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd by Title
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Evaluation of the impact of HIV/AIDS Life Orientation Prevention Programme in a Cape Town High School
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The rate at which the spread of human immunodeficiency virus/auto immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is increasing in the world has brought with it the realization that the disease is more complex and extensive than ... -
Examining the incentives for knowledge production : the case of the University of Nairobi in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Following the understanding that incentives influence behaviour both in terms of eliciting and sustaining it, this thesis seeks to explore the link between incentives and knowledge production at the University of Nairobi. ... -
Exclusion by design: A constitutional analysis of admission policies and practices in selected Cape Town schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)School admission policies are powerful tools that can sometimes contain provisions that are in conflict with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and other legislation and policies which regulate education in ... -
An exploration of critical Latin American historical analyses of the capitalist state and the University system in Argentina
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This investigation into certain elements of critical Latin American Literature was prompted by the apparent post-1980s neglect by academics of Anglo-Saxon origin to engage with the state and social class, in the contextual ... -
An exploration of how teachers’ use of video-stimulated recall as a reflective practice tool enhances mathematics teacher professional development
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The aim of professional development is to enhance teaching and learning. Reflection is a valuable way of developing professionally. However, teachers may need support and feedback on a regular basis to reflect on their ... -
Exploring capabilities of learners in a quintile 1 school in Metro Central of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study explore the capabilities of Intermediate Phase (grades 4-6) learners in a Quintile 1 school in the Metro Central of Cape Town, through the lens of the capabilities approach theorized by Amartya Sen. This approach ... -
Exploring meaning-making and criticality in the analysis of Afrikaans First Additional Language novels in Grade 11
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Guided by Cultural Historical Activity Theory and Socio-cultural Theory, this research explored meaning-making and criticality in Grade 11 classrooms in respect of their analysis of the prescribed Afrikaans First Additional ... -
Exploring poetry as a tool for critical literacy
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The use of literature-based reading has a significant impact on the development of critical literacy (Tung and Chang, 2009). Based on the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory and Vygotsky’s theory of collaborative learning, ... -
Exploring secondary school teacher’s perceptions about the post-apartheid history curriculum changes: Lessons from two high schools in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The implementation of democracy in South Africa necessitated a radical transformation in education. The history curriculum has long been at the centre of the debate about the nature of education in South Africa. The school ... -
Exploring strategies and approaches grade ten learners in eritrea use when studying a given mathematical model
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This study explores the strategies and approaches grade ten leaners in Eritrea use when studying a given mathematical model. In this study, ten learners selected from a grade ten mathematics class had been presented with ... -
Exploring teachers' perceptions of parental involvement via the capability approach: A case of a low income school community.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Parental involvement in low-income school communities in the Western Cape, South Africa, has received little attention irrespective of its significance to learner outcomes. This study explores parental involvement with ... -
Exploring the challenges encountered by Foundation Phase teachers when addressing learner discipline on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)This study aimed to investigate the challenges that Foundation Phase teachers face in dealing with learner discipline in a challenging school context on the Cape Flats of South Africa. The legacy of apartheid continues to ... -
Exploring the effect of implementing intentional teaching strategy on grade 9 learners’ perceptions of teaching of mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)In this study I explored grade 9 learners’ perceptions after the implementation of “intentional teaching”. The research question is: “What are the perceptions of grade 9 learners of the teaching they experience in mathematics?” ... -
Exploring the relationship between work and learning within small business development
(2009)Continuous learning has been identified as a key element for SMMEs to succeed in their drive to build productive capacity, to compete, to create jobs and to contribute to poverty alleviation in South Africa. Without the ... -
Exploring the use of tablets to improve reading in a grade 2 Afrikaans home language classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The aim of this study was to explore the use of tablets to improve reading in a Grade 2 Afrikaans Home Language classroom. I worked with the assumption that most schools in the Western Cape have integrated digital technologies ... -
Exploring transformative possibilities in the use of computers in education
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)This mini-thesis deals essentially with the issue of computers in- education. It, is a very basic investigation into the impact of computers on the learning and teaching environment and is particularly concerned with the ... -
Exploring translanguaging practices in a multilingual grade 6 mathematics classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Even though the South-African education system has undergone profound changes in the decades of democracy, and various language policies have been implemented and re-implemented, language practices in basic and higher ... -
External communities, integration and student persistence among distance students at a university in Southern Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Student persistence is a thorn area which did not receive much publication in Namibia and South Africa. Many research focused on why students fail to persist in higher education opposed to why they succeed. This research ... -
Facilitating university sustainability through decision-oriented financial reporting
(2006)The study shows the financial impacts on costs per student at academic module level, at departmental level, at faculty level, and at institutional level, thereby showing the effects of cross-subsidisation at all levels of ... -
Factors affecting grade 8 learners’ performance in reading in english at a Cape Flats Secondary School
(2009)In this mini-thesis, I explored the factors that affect grade 8 learners’ performance in reading in English.The study focused on reading as it was revealed by National Education Department and Western Cape Education ...