Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd (Comparative Education) by Issue Date
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ABET programmes at community learning centres in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The problem that gave rise to this study was to determine how Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) was implemented in the Western Cape and to find answers to the question of "what exactly is the nature of the ... -
Learners' motivations for preferred contexts in mathematical literacy
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The National Curriculum Statement introduced mathematical literacy officially in 2006. Learners in general perform poorly at mathematics in South Africa but there is strong belief that learners should graduate from schools ... -
Preferred contexts for mathematical literacy of Korean grade 8-10 learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The twenty-first century society demands a high level of mathematical literacy. This drove Korean educators to evaluate their students using international mathematics tests such as TIMSS, PISA and IMO. In these tests, ... -
Grade 12 students conceptual understanding of chemical reactions: a case study of flouridation
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The purpose of this study was to investigate grade 12 students conceptual understanding of chemical reaction using fluoridation of public water supply as a practical example of chemical reaction. The study also attempted ... -
Group work in management education - the role of task design
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This theses examined 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 by ... -
Access to higher education: to break the vicious cycle of working class schools producing working class citizens
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study investigated why learners from low socio-economic communities such as Delft, a township in the Cape Flats, fail to achieve matriculation exemption and do not meet the criteria for tertiary education admission. ... -
Context preferences of teachers in South Africa and South Korea for mathematics in schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The study was located within the project : Relevance of school mathematics Education (ROSME) of the Department of Dicactics at the University of the Western Cape. The research was undertaken in the belief that mathematics ... -
n Ondersoekende studie na die verband tussen leesvaardighede en leerdervordering van Graad 10 leerders
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Lees le die grondslag van leer en studie en is deel van elke opgevoede mens se toerusting (Meyer, 1987). Die fokus en hoof doelwit van die navorsing was om die verband tussen leesvaardighede en leerdervordering van Graad ... -
An investigation of the challenges of implementing inclusive education in one Khayelitsha mainstream school
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study investigated the challenges of implementing inclusive education in one Khayelitsha mainstream school. The key objectives of this study were to determine which aspects of implementation have worked well in the ... -
Reciprocal Learning among educators in two communities in KwaZulu- Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This research sets out to analyze the adult learning practices between two groups of secondary school teachers from historically differently resourced schools in the context of partnership. It seeks to test the nature of ... -
An exploration of the use of African proverbs and metaphors in a visual communication design course
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study was envisioned to investigate and improve multicultural education in a visual communication design course. It aimed to explore the educational use of proverbs for the benefit of improving multicultural teaching ... -
Factors that contribute towards students' successful participation and completion of the intercontinental Masters Programme (Adult Learning and Global Change) at one of the partner universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This Research sets out to understand the participation experiences of a selected group of adult learners at one of the partner institutionsof the online Intercontinental Masters in Adult Learning and Global Change. The ... -
Learning to manage workplace stress as practiced by teachers at three under-resourced Western Cape High Schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The focus of the study is the teacher in the under-resourced schools in the townships of the Western Cape. The purpose is to discover how teachers learn to cope under adverse working conditions. In a systematic way, we try ... -
A comparison between the contexts learners in Grades 8, 9 and 10 prefer for mathematical literacy and gender
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)For many years, there have been calls for the mathematics curriculum in South African schools to be made more meaningful and relevant to young people's everyday lives. Despite efforts to address this issue, there is a ... -
How do FET College educators explain the role and function of college occupational training units? A case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This paper documents a case study of the Innovation and Development Divisions of two public FET Colleges. The research asked the following question:How do FET College educators explain the role and function of college ... -
Responsiveness and its institutionalisation in higher education
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This thesis proposes a typology of responsiveness in order to reduce interpretive ambiguity and to provide a framework which makes possible an assessment of the extent to which responsiveness is likely to be institutionalised ... -
The Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Socioeconomic Development : The University of Buea, Cameroon, as a Growth Pole
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This research investigates how higher education institutions contribute to regional development, using the University of Buea in the Fako region as a case study. Policy documents reviewed and interviews with major stakeholders ... -
Parents' and educators' perceptions of factors influencing high rate of academic failure of learners in Clarke Estate Primary Schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of this study was to investigate parents' and ducators' perceptions of factors influencing high rate of academic failure of learners in Clarke Estate primary schools. A quantitative, descriptive study design ... -
Teaching reading in multilingual classes
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This qualitative study investigated the teaching of reading in Grade 3 multilingual classes in one school in the Western Cape. It focused on the teaching strategies employed by teachers in teaching reading, the challenges ... -
The perceptions of intermediate phase educators about the implementation of stories for thinking in one Western Cape Education Department region
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)South Africa had a change in government and in education after the 1994 elections. A new curriculum was introduced and some of the underlying critical outcomes were to develop the learners to become critical thinkers. The ...