Browsing Faculty of Education by Title
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Recognition of prior learning practices within the public further education and training college sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is the process of recognizing and crediting a person for his/her knowledge and experience however attained and promoting that person along a development pathway. In South Africa RPL has ... -
Recognition of prior learning, benefits and social justice in the policing sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Conceptualised within Habermasian critical theory, the conceptual framework includes concepts such as domination, emancipation and emancipatory education, and frames RPL as emancipation. Recognition of prior learning is ... -
The reconstruction of the identity of police trainers in a changing work environment
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)This study set out to determine how trainers construct their professional identities in a changing work environment in a training academy of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the context of a police-university ... -
Reducing high school dropout: towards new narratives of educational success in a rural South African educational community.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study sought to investigate the professional experiences of educators at a rural school in South Africa, and in particular pertaining to their perceptions on learner dropout or voluntary withdrawal. Within an interpretive ... -
A reflective study of the factors that influence learner performance in physical sciences in an education district of the Eastern Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study was conducted in three rural high schools in the province of the Eastern Cape, South Africa whose physical sciences results were not consistent. The main issue in the research was that when schools’ results ... -
Relevance of science education in Zimbabwe from the perspective of secondary school children - the voice of the learner about science and technology in a developing country
(2011)In all countries, regardless of culture and level of development, science and technology(S&T) are seen as key areas for further material development and welfare. A certain proportion of the population needs to develop ... -
The relevance of science education: as seen by pupils in Ghanaian junior secondary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis was based on a larger international comparative study called the ROSE (Relevance of Science Education) project. The study investigated the affective factors pupils perceive might be of relevance for the learning ... -
Research capacity development of individuals at three South African university research centres
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)In South Africa, there has been recognition of the need for increasing research capacity at South African universities and within the national science system. Furthermore there has been a need to address imbalances in the ... -
A response to employment equity policy in a South African University: a case study of an academic mentoring programme
(2009)This study investigates the factors that conditioned the establishment of, and responses to, a centrally coordinated, institution wide change initiative aimed at promoting equity in the academic workplace in an historically ... -
A response to employment equity policy in a South African University: A case study of an academic mentoring programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study investigates the factors that conditioned the establishment of, and responses to, a centrally coordinated, institution wide change initiative aimed at promoting equity in the academic workplace in an historically ... -
Response to multilingualism: Language support in a Western Cape primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)Multilingualism has always been a feature of South African Education. It is only in recent years that a particular form of linguistic diversity has become unmanageable for schools implementing the official English Afrikaans ... -
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 ... -
Rethinking representation of African identity and belonging in a selection of south African writings
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)In debates around Afrocentrism and decolonisation after the #rhodesmustfall student protests, as well as in historicising the marginalisation of black writings in the South African literary landscape, there is agreement ... -
Reviewing computer-assisted language learning (CALL) in a vocational school in China
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)In recent years, advances in computer technology have motivated Chinese teachers to reassess computer use and consider it as a valuable part of daily foreign language learning and teaching. Software programmes, USB (Universal ... -
The role and impact of Shaykh Shakier Gamieldien in the establishment of modern Rational Islam in the Western Cape, with specific reference to his educational endeavours, 1950 - 1996
(University of Western Cape, 2012)This thesis discusses the impact of modern Rational Islam on the Muslim community of the Western Cape between 1950 and 1996. It is particularly concerned with the role of Shaykh Shakier Gamieldien in establishing and ... -
The role of physical education in South African primary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This thesis argued that Physical Education is marginalised in the South African primary school education sector. Through this marginalisation, Physical Education has been reduced from having full subject status, to being ... -
The role of school counsellors in supporting teaching and learning in schools of skills in the Western Cape
(uwc, 2013)Current debates in education and education support focus on the importance of schools needing to facilitate the holistic development of learners and also ensuring the achievement of educational objectives. This study focused ... -
The role of school psychologists in school development in South Africa: the challenge of intersectoral collaboration
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)School psychologists in South Africa are employed by the state to provide psychological services to schools. The role of school psychologists has been debated and contested nationally and internationally for many decades, ... -
The role of the principal in fostering the practice of democratic values in primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study attempted to determine the principal's role in fostering democratic values in schools, which will enable learners to participate meaningfully in society; as well as to suggest attainable recommendations to empower ... -
The role of the school management team in translating school evaluation into school development : a case study of a school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)A mixed methods approach was employed and included a document study, questionnaires and a focus group interview. Participants included post level one teachers, and non-teaching staff and members of the school management ...