Department of Comparative Education

Public funding of higher education and student access: A comparative study of two public universities in Africa

Kwasi-Agyeman, Fredua (University of Western Cape, 2020)

This study examines changes in public funding and student access, factors influencing the changes in public funding, and strategic responses towards influencing variations in student access under fluctuations in public ...

Teachers' understanding of social justice in rural education schools in the Overberg education district in the Western Cape : a grounded theory approach

Sonn, Brenda Carol (University of the Western Cape, 2016)

Social justice is embedded in the South African constitution and various policy documents as an important concept and vision for a democratic South Africa. Yet, twenty two years after democracy, South African society ...

Re-imagining 'nontraditional' student constructs in higher education : a case study of one South African University

February, Colette Ann (University of the Western Cape, 2016)

Worldwide, a greater and more diverse student population participates in higher education now more than ever before as the literature suggests an increase in 'nontraditional' students commonly regarded as adult students, ...

A comparative study of the development of vocational education in South Africa and China between 1948 and 1993

Arong, Arong (University of the Western Cape, 2016)

This study has compared and investigated the historical evolution and development of public vocational education in South Africa and China, between 1948 and 1994. The purpose of the study has been to understand and trace ...

Understanding the social and institutional factors related to the retention and progression of selected female academics in four higher education institutions in Zimbabwe

Tarusikirwa, Moffat (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 ...

National higher education reform in Tanzania : understanding institutional and state leaders' responses to access and quality initiatives at selected public universities

Maduekwe, Catherine Chinenye (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

Like many universities across the globe, African universities were not exceptional in so far as they were under the control of their nation states. While studies have explored the relationship between the State and the ...

Teacher educators' perceptions about possibilities and challenges of the merger between Namibian Higher Education institutions for improving teacher education

Vatuva gwaa-Uugwanga, Paulina Ndahambelela (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of the teacher educators about the merger between the University of Namibia and Namibia’s former Colleges of Education with regards to the merger's capacity to improve ...

An investigation of the pedagogic and contextual factors that contribute to learner achievement levels in South Africa : a study of selected public schools in the Western Cape

Du Plooy, Lucinda Lucille (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

Poor performance by South African students especially in literacy and numeracy are at a level of national crisis. Theory, as well as international and national systemic tests, show that the reasons for this is both multiple ...

Exploring the Teaching and Learning of English (L2) Writing : A Case of Three Junior Secondary Schools in Nigeria

Akinyeye, Caroline Modupe (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

Nigeria is one of the most multilingual nations in Africa which consists of over 450 languages (Adegbija, 2004; Danladi, 2013). It has a population of more than 150 million people, with three major languages, namely Hausa, ...

A capability analysis of performance in quintile-1 schools in Cape Town

Nwati, Munje Paul (University of the Western Cape, 2015)

Learner underperformance, especially in poor school communities has been an issue of contestation since 1994, and remains a major challenge in South Africa. Learner performance in this category of schools continues to ...

An investigation into the scope, role, and function of student development and support within the context of higher education in South Africa

Schreiber, Birgit (University of the Western Cape, 2012)

This study is an investigation into the scope, role, and function of student development and support (SDS) within higher education in South Africa. The underpinnings and frameworks of SDS were explored during the research, ...

Stories as teaching tools in grade R classes

Ross, Suzanne Lucille Anne (University of the Western Cape, 2013)

The rationale to embark upon this research is based on the notion that stories are effective tools to support the teacher in implementing the curriculum as an entity instead of fragmented sections. Learning Outcome 1 ...

An investigation of L2 expressive writing in a tertiary institution in the Western Cape

Pfeiffer, Verbra Frances (University of the Western Cape, 2014)

This study investigates the use of expressive writing in the L2 classroom as the mainstay approach to help students improve their writing skills. This study focuses on literacy pedagogy as it is manifested in the understanding ...

Student politics and the funding of higher education in South Africa: the case of the University of the Western Cape, 1995-2005

Cele, Mlungisi B. G. (University of the Western Cape, 2014)

This dissertation examines various ways in which the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa, confronted the paradoxical post-apartheid higher education policy of expansion of access to historically ...

A capability analysis of education policies in quintile 1 schools in the Frances Baard district of the Northern Cape Province

Barnett, Emma Priscilla (University of the Western Cape, 2014)

This study examined the three education poverty alleviation policies in relation to learners’ capabilities and was grounded in the Capability Approach as a conceptual framework pioneered by the economist and philosopher, ...