Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd by Title
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Factors influencing the implementation of a grade R school readiness learning support programme in two previously disadvantaged primary schools in the Cape Town metropole
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study investigated the factors that impacted positively or militated against the implementation of a learning support programme (ISP) in grade R classes at two primary schools located in the same poor socio-economic ... -
Feuerstein' s Mediated Learning Experience (MLE) and Self-concept of Biology Students
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)This study focuses on the underachieving student. In particular, it examines the effect on a group of underachieving biology students, drawn from three standard nine classes in a girls' secondary school in Elsies River, ... -
Finishing schools as a strategy to address high matric failure rate
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)This mini-thesis investigates the extent to which the problem of high matric failure rate in Black schools in South Afric4 specifically in the Western Cape has been addressed by the emergence of Finishing Schools. Finishing ... -
Foreign students: The Lesotho students' reasons, learning and social experiences in the institutions of higher education in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)The aim of the study was to find out the academic and social experience of Lesotho students who studied at institutions of higher education in the Western Cape between 1990-1997. The research methods employed in this study ... -
Gender issues and classroom practice in Namibia classrooms
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This study investigates the extent to which sexist practices and gender bias are evident in particular Namibian school classrooms. The investigation was carried out at a Combined school in the Ondangwa West Region of ... -
Grade 10 dropout predisposition and resilience in one rural and one urban secondary school in the Kizito Cluster of the Caprivi Education Region in Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The study investigated school dropout predisposition and resilience at Grade 10 level in one rural and one urban secondary school in the Kizito Cluster of the Caprivi Education Region in Namibia. Part of the study was by ... -
Group work in management education - the role of task design
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This mini-thesis examines adult learners' experiences of group work in management education. Group work is an integral part of learning and teaching methods at most business schools because it develops team skills demanded ... -
Higher education and democracy : a study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
Higher education and democracy in Botswana: Attitudes and behaviours of students and student leaders towards democracy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigates the attitudes of students and student leaders towards democracy in terms of their demand for democracy, their perception of the supply of democracy, and their awareness of and participation in ... -
Higher education and democracy: A study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
Holding hands for sustainable change in disadvantaged Educare centres through volunteer teaching
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This thesis is a record and analysis of as well as a commentary on an emancipatory.educational action research project in which I participated at three educare centres serving 0 - 6 year old children in Nyanga, Philippi ... -
How does learners involvement in extra-curricular activities relate to their disposition towards academic schooling?
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This thesis focuses on an area of schooling, namely extra-curricular activity, that should form an integral part of the daily activities of a school. This unfortunately was not the case at the school where I am teaching. ... -
Identifying the social and environmental factors that shape the achievement levels of grade 12 learners from two rural schools in the Oshikoto region of Namibia
(University of Western Cape, 2013)The primary purpose of this study was to understand how certain factors could contribute to the low achievement levels of Grade 12 learners from two selected rural schools. For the purpose of this research these two schools ... -
The impact of educational attainment on youth poverty in South Africa
(2021)Improving South Africa’s educational attainment levels has always been one of the policies of the democratic government en route to alleviating poverty and unemployment. The endeavours are mostly evident in the fiscal ... -
The implementation of the revised national curriculum statement in the foundation phase, with specific reference to integration and progression
(2010)This mini thesis analyses and describes the implementation of the National Curriculum in the Foundation Phase of the primary school. On the 24th of May 1997 South Africa launched a new curriculum, Curriculum 2005 (C2005). ... -
Implementing productive practice in a grade 9 Mathematics class: A design research study
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Several attempts have been made to encourage practice in Mathematics, but no consensus has been reached to implement practice to promote mastery of procedural fluency in integer arithmetic in a grade 9 Mathematics class. ... -
The implications of ideology for society and education in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)Ideology reveals itself in the commonly shared ideas and ideals which act as the driving force responsible for group formation underlying nationalist aspirations in society. It reveals itself in various ways with politics ... -
Inclusive alternative assessment: Exploring the use of scribes in a Cape Town primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Learners in mainstream schools have diverse learning needs and experience a variety of learning barriers. Many of the learners struggle to read and write, and are therefore in need of assistance to enhance their academic ... -
Inclusive education: a case study of a primary school classroom in a socio-economically disadvantaged environment
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)In celebrating 10 years of democracy, South Africa has among other things placed even greater emphasis on human rights. The education of those experiencing barriers to learning, where it has been offered, has historically ... -
Incorporating technology into the Lesotho science curriculum: investigating the gap between the intended and the implemented curriculum
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The inclusion of technology in the school curriculum has been a concern in many countries following the 1990 Jomtien World Conference on Education for ALL (Jenkins, 1996). However, there are different perspectives and views ...