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The curriculum as preparation for the world of work: A critical analysis of the learner curriculum for young adults at a Community Education and Training College.
(UWC, 2020)
The main objective of the research is to analyze critically how the curriculum at a Community College in the Western Cape prepares young adults for the world of work in the fields of Travel and Tourism and Small Medium and ...
Exploring practices adopted by African students to attain completion in the University of the Western Cape
(UWC, 2020)
This study explores practices that enable African doctoral students to manage their experiences in order to make progress and eventually complete their doctoral study at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. ...
The influence of educational leadership on quality teaching and learning of high school mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
I address the relevance of quality learning and teaching in South African high schools’ as it relates to the strategic direction provided by high school leadership for the benefit of knowledge economies and higher learning ...
Collaboration in inclusive education: teachers’ perspectives and practices
(UWC, 2020)
Inclusive education (IE) is an international movement and South Africa is in the process of developing systems to support the process. The aim of this study was to develop narratives of teachers’ trajectories of collaboration ...
The Effectiveness of peer instruction (PI) in enhancing pre-service teachers’ understanding of electromagnetism I in a Nigerian college of education
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This research study investigated the effectiveness of Peer Instruction (PI) in enhancing preservice teachers’ understanding of Electromagnetism I in a Nigerian college of education. PI
as a research-based pedagogy was ...
Public funding of higher education and student access: A comparative study of two public universities in Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This study examines changes in public funding and student access, factors influencing the
changes in public funding, and strategic responses towards influencing variations in student
access under fluctuations in public ...
Investigating a comparison of the factors influencing teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion of learners with specific learning disorder with the reading subtype and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in public ordinary schools
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Inclusive education is practised globally as well as in South Africa and is researched widely.
South Africa’s policy document, Education White Paper 6: Special Needs Education:
Building an Inclusive Education and Training ...
Access, barriers to participation and success amongst adult students in an undergraduate academic programme at a University in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The choice of topic for the research paper was influenced by my experiences of attending university as an adult student and contemporary policy developments. In its White Paper for Post School Education (2013) the Department ...
Exploring the effect of implementing intentional teaching strategy on grade 9 learners’ perceptions of teaching of mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
In this study I explored grade 9 learners’ perceptions after the implementation of “intentional teaching”. The research question is: “What are the perceptions of grade 9 learners of the teaching they experience in mathematics?” ...
First-Year Students’ Experiences of Peer Groups and Peer Pressure in the Residences of a South African University
(UWC, 2020)
In general, peers have a tendency to influence others positively and negatively. In the main, transition from school to higher education causes some students to experience stress; to respond negatively to new conditions; ...