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Research conducted in the Faculty of Education reflects the following areas of interest: education policy research, curriculum research, professional teacher education, adult education, science teaching, maths education, and the history of education in South Africa.
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A case study exploring teachers’ perceptions of capability enhancement in South African schooling: Towards quality education
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Quality of education and schooling in South Africa (SA) has been a topic of interest for the last decade. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) strives to encourage quality education for all learners in South Africa as ... -
An analysis of learners’ ways of solving linear equations: The case of grade 10 learners in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)While there are several factors for poor performance (Mamba,2013), there is a tendency amongst learners to struggle to transform linear equations from other types of equations and thereafter follow a suitable solution-seeking ... -
An analysis of what are grade 3 learners‘ approaches to working in the systemic assessment in Mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Over the past 5 years, the performance of Grade 3 learners in the Systemic Assessment for their grade has been seen as contradictory to the pass rate of Grade 3 learners. Using a mixed-method research approach, this study ... -
Intermediate and senior phase english language subject advisors’ perceptions of text-based theory as realised in the curriculum and assessment policy statement
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Despite the democratic government’s initiatives to streamline and improve educational outcomes, national and international studies indicate that South Africa has one of the world’s lowest literacy rates. This systemic ... -
Exploring the challenges encountered by Foundation Phase teachers when addressing learner discipline on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)This study aimed to investigate the challenges that Foundation Phase teachers face in dealing with learner discipline in a challenging school context on the Cape Flats of South Africa. The legacy of apartheid continues to ... -
Exploring trajectories of success in research and innovation: A comparative study of women in academic careers in South Africa and Sweden
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)This study investigates the factors contributing to women's success in academic careers within research and innovation fields, comparing perspectives from South Africa and Sweden. Despite the underrepresentation of women ... -
Exploring the use of tablets to improve reading in a grade 2 Afrikaans home language classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)The aim of this study was to explore the use of tablets to improve reading in a Grade 2 Afrikaans Home Language classroom. I worked with the assumption that most schools in the Western Cape have integrated digital technologies ... -
A newly qualified teacher’s competency in handling diversity: an auto-ethnography
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Although the topic of diversity has gained global popularity, there are various studies indicating that teacher competency in managing learner diversity is an area that requires improvement and additional research. This ... -
Promoting educational change: reflections on a Namibian non-governmental educational organisation 1989 - 1992
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)This research presents a case study of a Namibian non-governmental educational organisation (NGEO), the Primary Teachers Project (PTP), in order to focus on discussing issues of educational change and the role of NGEO's ... -
Towards a critical pedagogy: an action research investigation into democratic practices in a primary school classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)This dissertation is a study of a primary school teacher researching her classroom practice within the broader struggle for a People's Education for People's Power. The specific aim of the project was to investigate how a ... -
Assessing the pre-service secondary school science teachers' education programme at the university of Asmara, eritrea
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The central concern of this study is to evaluate the Science Education Unit (SEU) of the Faculty of Education at Asmara University. The main aim of the SEU is not only to produce enough teachers for the nation but also to ... -
Education policy development in South Africa, 1994 -1997
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)Black South Africans have been exposed to an unequal and divided education system. It was expected that the basis for an equitable education system would be laid in the post-apartheid period. In this thesis, I have provided ... -
Samewerking in die prosaklaskamer as medium vir akademiese ontwikkeling by primêre onderwysstudente
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)In this mini-thesis I focus primarily on collaborative writing in the study of prescribed prose texts as a medium of academic development of primary school student teachers. The problem with the present approach to the ... -
The history of the teachers association of South Africa and the role it played in the development of education for Indians in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 1986)A teachers' association is essentially a society, the members of which are united by mutual interests or for a common purpose. A teachers' association performs its business in terms of what it is specifically required to ... -
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)This study was initiated while the researcher was still an educator at a secondary school in Cape Town, South Africa. This was the period of the mid-1990s soon after the first democratically elected government assumed power ... -
Cognition and teaching in subject specific areas
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)Pupils experience various problems when trying to solve problems in Biology, particularly on Higher Grade. This problem was profound in the area of Homeostasis, an aspect of Human Physiology. During this investigation a ... -
Border crossing: a case study of selected scientific and traditional worldview presuppositions among Swaziland high school students
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The study, situated within the socio-cultural constructivist theory, involved the administration of two instruments namely, 'My Idea about nature (MIAN) and the Physics Achievement Test (PAT), as well as the use of a ... -
The effect of goal structures on intergroup relations in the classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)This thesis investigated the effectiveness of cooperative learning, individualistic learning, competitive learning and traditional learning (control group) in promoting more positive intergroup relations in the classroom. ... -
An investigation into the factors which impinge on the reading comprehension abilities of first year human ecology students at UWC
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)The study deals with the reading comprehension abilities of first year Human Ecology students as they attempt to interpret commercial patterns. A commercial pattern is a retail pattern which is mass-produced in different ... -
Assessing the pre-service secondary school science teacher education programme at the University of Asmara, Eritrea
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The central concern of this study is to evaluate the Science Education Unit (SEU) of the faculty of Education at Asmara University. The main aim of the SEU is not only to produce enough teachers for the nation, but also ...
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