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A Comparison between the Contexts learners in Grades 8,9 and 10 prefer for Mathematical Literacy
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The use of contexts in school mathematics is receiving much attention both nationally and internationally. This as well as the scarcity of research focusing on the topic stimulated me to research the contexts preferred by ... -
A comparison of grade 8 to10 urban and peri-urban learners context preferences for mathematical literacy
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The study explored the comparison of grade 8 to 10 urban and peri-urban learners' contexts preferences in mathematical literacy. There is currently a strong emphasis on the use of contexts for school mathematics. This has ... -
Conceptions of conservation of energy among grade seven learners in two cape town schools
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The clamour in the country about the poor performance of learners in the area of physical science is a concern and this problem had been attributed to different facets of learning which include the amendment of curriculum ... -
A conceptual exploration of the teaching and assessment of values within the South African outcomes-based curriculum
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Both international and local authors argue strongly that state education systems have an important role to play in the development and nurturing of positive values and attitudes in learners. In some instances, as is the ... -
Conflict and challenges in esl acquisition: an investigation within francophone immigrant college students’ environment in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The complexity of second language acquisition (SLA) by young adults as seen through the lenses of students with different needs and objectives has a tremendous language conflict potential to the acquirers. Languages spoken ... -
Constructing multilingual digital identities: An investigation into Grade 11 learners’ digital practices in relation to English language learning in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Rwanda has taken a strong move towards language-in-education policy shift whereby English became the sole medium of instruction in 2008, despite her rich linguistic diversity. The language shift occurred at the time when ... -
The contestation, ambiguities and dilemmas of curriculum development at the Solomon Mahlangu freedom college, 1978 - 1992.
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)This thesis is an appraisal of curriculum development at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College and the Dakawa Development Centre established by the ANC in exile, in Tanzania in 1978 and 1982 respectively. In 1960 the ANC ... -
The contestation, ambiguities and dilemmas of curriculum development at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, 1978-1992
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The main problem being investigated is why there were such divergent views on the appropriate curriculum for ANC education-in-exile from within the ANC, and in the light of this contestation, what happened in reality to ... -
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 ... -
Context Preferences of Teachers in South Africa and South Korea for Mathematics in schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The study is located within the project: Relevance of School Mathematics Education (ROSME) of the Department of Didactics at the University of the Western Cape. The research is undertaken in the belief that Mathematics ... -
Contexts preferred for use in mathematics by Swaziland high performing public schools' junior secondary learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)At primary school learners are excited about mathematics. This may be an indication that learning related to familiar contexts, connected to the learners’ interests, values and goals is necessary for motivation. At secondary ... -
The contexts which Namibian learners in grades 8 to 10 prefer to use in mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)One of the key ideas in the research on mathematics education is that the mathematical knowledge that learners acquire is strongly tied to the particular situation in which it is learnt. This study investigated the contexts ... -
Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) practices of teachers in working class schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape., 2016)Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) of teachers at working class schools in South Africa has come under scrutiny over the past few years. Despite new education policies which incorporated the dire need for ... -
The continuous learning cycle. Investigating possibilities for experiential learning
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Scholars focusing on experiential learning argue that experience should be considered as critical for adult learning. This research paper frames experiential learning within a Constructivist framework. This paper focuses ... -
Continuous professional learning community of mathematics teachers in the Western Cape: developing a professional learning community through a school-university partnership
(University of the Western Cape, 2015-11)Ways of enacting effective professional development (PD) and professional learning (PL) of teachers are diverse and often contested and therefore needs sustained inquiry (Schuck, Aubussona, Kearney, & Burden, 2013). The ... -
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 ... -
The contribution of student activities to citizenship education: a study of engagement at a South African research university
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study seeks to determine to what extent undergraduate students in a research university in South Africa are involved in activities that contribute to citizenship education. The research design involves a case study ... -
Conversations about values in education in South Africa 2000 to 2005: A theoretical investigation
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The 'conversations' under investigation have all been initiated by the National Department of Education (DoE) and are identified in this thesis as the following: the Values Report (2000); Opening Pathways (2002), the ... -
Cooperative learning for Interracial Interaction: An action research study
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)South Africans are challenged daily by the legacy of apartheid. The racial divisions of the past continue to haunt South Africans, nine years into its democracy. This mini-thesis reports on an action research project that ... -
Cost-sharing in higher education financing in Zimbabwe, 1957- 2009
(2013)Cost-sharing is neither a new subject nor a recent practice in the financing of students’ higher education in Zimbabwe. The practice of cost-sharing in Zimbabwe’s higher education dates back to the colonial period. Unlike ...