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Testing the waters: exploring genres in two English classes at a multilingual Cape Flats primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The purpose of this study is to gain an understanding of current writing practices in the intermediate phase at a multilingual primary school on the Cape Flats and then to explore the possible benefits of a genre-based ...
Teaching in English and Isixhosa: code-switching in grade 11 Biology classes at a school in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study explored the use of code-switching in Biology classes at high school level, how it is used in the teaching and learning situation and its effect on the learners' performance in the subject. Grade 11 was chosen ...
The nature of the representative council of Learner (RCL) members' participation on the school governing bodies of two primary schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This study is based on an investigation into the way RCL members participate in the deliberation of their School Governing Bodies. The study was conducted in two primary schools in the Western Cape town of Vredenburg. The ...
The development and implementation of school governance policy in South African Schools Act (SASA) and the Western Cape Provincial School Education Act (WCPSA)
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The study was concentrated on the period following the first democratic elections for a new government in South Africa, that is, post -1994 up to the year 2000. The change from a system based on fixed apartheid ideology ...
Cloze tests and reading strategies in English language teaching in China
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
Cloze procedure involves the skills of thinking, understanding , reading and writing based on the learners underlying knowledge of reading comprehension and writing subskills such as grammar and sentence construction. It ...
Protective factors that could foster resilience in first year students
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Large numbers of students tend to experience failure and dropout in their first year at university. The fundamental aim of this research was to explore protective factors that could foster resilience amongst first year ...
Teaching for democratic citizenship: a case study of one primary school in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study highlighted the educators understanding of their role, the priorities that they deemed important and the practices they employed to promote in their learners the values and virtues fit for citizens of a democratic ...
Spotless white apron, labour-stained coat: an exploration of the way tacit and explicit learning artefacts are used by help desk consultants
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This research set out to explore cognitive processes involved in learning among help desk consultants, both apprentices and experts.
Voice, disability and inclusion: a case study of biology learners with cerebral palsy
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study attempted to ascertain whether the under-representation of black, disadvantaged learners with cerebral palsy in biology and related careers is linked in any way to the method and content of teaching and learning ...
Student choice : what factors and conditions influence University of the Western Cape undergraduate students' change of programmes of study
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
The main aim of the study was to investigate change of programmes of study at University of the Western Cape (UWC). This involved examining the extent, nature and possible range of factors which shape change of programmes. ...