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The politics of accountability within the collaboration schools: Measures, processes and emerging issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
At the beginning of 2016, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) initiated a public-private partnership called the Collaboration Schools Pilot Project (CSPP). This pilot targets underperforming schools bringing in ...
An assessment of the impact of poverty on educational attainment for adolescents: a case study of Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
South Africa is unfortunately regarded as one of the most unequal countries in the world. Poverty is rife within the communities and it affects various aspects of individuals’ lives, including education. Education is a ...
A pilot emperical investigation into student perceptions of service quality at the Department of Management of the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This pilot research survey was undertaken as a result of the need to assess the service quality within Higher Education in general and the Department of Management at UWC in particular. This report focuses on the complexities ...
Curriculum 2005: challenges facing teachers in historically disadvantaged schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The quest for change in the new South Africa on political , economical and social frontiers were primarily directed at entrance into the global markets, establishing democracy and leveling the playing fields amongst South ...
Foreign training of academic staff and capacity building in higher education institutions in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
During the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, not only physical assets were eroded but more importantly, human capital were destroyed and left the country living hardly on qualified personnel at almost all levels of the economy to ...
Challenges of grade progression and promotion in outcomes based education among educators of grade ten learners in the Western Cape. a case study of Emmerose secondary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Within the field of secondary education in South Africa there is currently a major
crisis over learners’ poor academic achievement. This is a challenge to all roleplayers,especially the high failure and drop-out rates in ...
An investigation into the implementation of early childhood development policy in early childhood centres (A study of the Fisantekraal, northern district, Cape Town, South Africa)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The White Paper on Education and training defines ECD as the process by which children 0 – 9 grow and thrive in all respects. The main focus of ECD’s is to ensure that children are thriving, by providing a solid foundation ...
The higher civil service and bureaucracy: A comparative analysis of Great Britain and the' United States
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)
This thesis is a comparative study of the higher civil service and bureaucracy of Great Britain and the United States. The study analyzes the political framework of the British and the United States systems of governance, ...
An analysis of the role of remittances in achieving sustainable development goals in Nkanu east local government area of Enugu state, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Over the years there has been a tremendous increase in migration because of its benefit to migrants and to their places of origin, particularly in view of the impact of remittances on development. This study analysed the ...
Investigating chronic unemployment in South Africa, 2008-2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The South African economy is faced with a crisis of persistently high and rising unemployment
rates. Although this is a cause for serious concern, the statistic captures a segment of the
working-age population enduring ...