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Group polarization in decision making: a study of selected secondary school disciplinary panels in Rongo District of Kenya
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
Behaviour problems have been on the rise in Kenyan schools for some time now.
Various maladaptive behaviours found among school children include bullying,
vandalism, stealing, alcohol and drug abuse, truancy, not completing ...
Factors influencing the academic attainment of undergraduate sponsored students at the University of the Western Cape: a strength-based approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Deficit models dominate current research on academic retention and success in South African higher education and internationally. Most studies focus on students who are at risk of exiting higher education prematurely or ...
Tracking learners’ performances in high-stakes Grade 10 mathematics examinations
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
One of the educational ideas used in mathematics education to improve mathematics
achievement in schools is examination-driven teaching. Its effects have sparked intense
debates in different didactic circles regarding ...
An Ethnomethodological analysis of learners' ways of working in a high-stakes Grade 12 Mathematics National Senior Certificate (NSC) Examination: The case of Trigonometry
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In South Africa the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination is the capping external
examination taken at the culmination of twelve years of schooling. Levels of success in the
examination offer examinees access to a ...
Crisis leadership at South African universities: An exploration of the effectiveness of the strategies and responses of university leadership teams to the #FeesMustFall (#FMF) protests at South African universities in 2015 and 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement which began in 2015 and continued in 2016 was
initially a call for free tuition, but soon grew to include substantial academic demands,
quickly spiralling into violence and destruction ...
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 ...
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 ...
A study of the leadership approaches of principals heading National Strategy Learner attainment (NSLA) schools in the Metro Central education District in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis investigated the leadership approach associated with sustained improved
academic performance of principals heading National Strategy for Learner
Attainment (NSLA) schools. The research problem addressed the ...
Exploring grades 11 learners' scientific and indigenous worldviews of selected phenomena relative to traditional expository and argumentation instruction
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In response to the emerging multicultural classrooms in South Africa, the amended National
Curriculum Statement (NCS) for grades R - 12, in the light of current curriculum policy and
the NCS (Grades 10 - 12), has proposed ...
The impact of using technology through cooperative learning on learners’ performance on grade 11 circle geometry
(University of the Western Cape, 2019-11)
Euclidean geometry was recently re-introduced as a compulsory topic in the Mathematics
Curriculum for learners in the Further Education and Training (FET) band in 2012. The
diagnostic analysis reports on the National ...