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A capability analysis of the working relationships between principals and chairpersons of school management committees in Lesotho
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
A larger number of schools in Lesotho are owned and controlled by churches whereas the government pays teachers’ salaries and provides school facilities through the national budget. It is through this partnership that the ...
An Exploration of School-Based Substance-Abuse Prevention Programmes in the Cape Metropolitan Region
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The prevalence of substance abuse globally has been a cause for concern. South Africa is regarded as one of the countries with the highest substance abuse rates in the world. As a consequence, families, communities and ...
The influence of language on the teaching and learning of Natural Sciences in Grade 7
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
It has been noticed in many schools that Grade 8 learners arrive in the secondary school with a big gap in their understanding of the meaning of science concepts. In science cluster meetings teachers identified science ...
Exploring the Incorporation of mental Arithmetic into primary school mathematics: A case of Oshana Region, Namibia
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This study, “Exploring the incorporation of mental arithmetic into primary school mathematics: A case of Oshana region, Namibia”, explored the execution of mental arithmetic strategies in senior primary schools in the ...
An investigation into English home language teachers’ use of the English home language textbook in Grade 11
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The study investigates how English Home language teachers use the English Home language textbook in the grade 11 classroom. It aspires to generate an understanding of the strong relationship between the teacher, textbook ...
Evaluation of an in-service degree programme at a Nigerian University
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Sandwich degree programme is an in-service training programme run by Nigerian Universities for primary and secondary school teachers who either do not have a first degree or those who do not have professional teaching ...
Critical posthumanism in geomatics education: A storytelling intervention
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
This study is located in engineering education at a South African university of technology,
and is theorised using relational ontologies such as critical posthumanism, feminist new
materialism and non-representational ...
Uncovering the social and institutional experiences of academic women in leadership positions at South African public universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Globally, women face a number of challenges as they pursue career paths to become academic leaders. This study aims to comprehend the rarity of black women vice-chancellors inside South African public universities by ...
An investigation of the relationship between bullying and physical activity at one high school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
According to Morrison (2007), bullying is considered a critical issue in the
Western Cape Schools as well as in South African schools in general. This
phenomenon of bullying can affect learners in schools and may lead to ...
Making the transition from learning to read to reading to learn in Grade 4: Investigating the teaching of reading literacy in two Western Cape schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Drawing on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - PIRLS (Howie, et al., 2008), which highlights the reading literacy crisis in South African schools, this study investigated the literacy crisis in relation ...