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A critique of the structural deterministic approach to education and the paradoxical struggles it spawned against Bantu education
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)The question which the mini thesis seeks to answer is:- To what extent did oppositional projects against Bantu Education advance the emancipatory process in the sphere of Education? The question has been prompted by the ... -
Crouching learners, hidden values: values in school mathematical literacy lessons
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Local and international pundits concur that education systems play a pivotal role in fostering and developing values in learners. In some countries, like South Africa, the values and rights enshrined in the Constitution ... -
Cryptology: A didactical transposition into grade 10 school Mathematics classroom
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study in an extension of a Master's study, entitled Realistic Mathematics Education and the strategies grade 8 learners develop for the solution of two simultaneous linear equations. the current study investigates how ... -
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 ... -
A curriculum framework for undergraduate studies in dental health science
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study begins with an ethnographic self-study which allows for a reflection on traditional learning experiences. This study is located in the context of the initial development of dental health professionals within ... -
Curriculum leadership practices of senior management in developing a ‘Thinking School’: A case study of a Western Cape primary school
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This research study explored the curriculum leadership practices by senior management which support the development of a selected primary school as Thinking School. A review of the literature shows that many learners in ... -
Decentralized health care services delivery in selected districts in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Decentralization of health services in Uganda, driven by the structural adjustment programme of the World Bank, was embraced by government as a means to change the health institutional structure and process delivery of ... -
A decolonial study of indigenous teaching and learning methods of knowledge transfer in Gabon’s rural communities
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Gabon is a country with an important ancestral cultural heritage that constitutes a set of epistemological and ontological systems that can be traced back to the 15th century. Europeans, with their colonising mission, ... -
Demokratisering van die gesagsverhouding: 'n aksienavorsingprojek
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)This mini-thesis is about an action research project that started in my classroom in order to improve or change my teaching practice. I wanted to involve the pupils in classroom activities so as to promote pupil involvement. ... -
A description of entry level tertiary students' mathematical achievement: towards an analysis of student texts
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This research provided insights into the mathematical achievement of a cohort of tertiary mathematics students. The context for the study was an entry level mathematics course, set in an engineering programme at a tertiary ... -
A description of entry level tertiary students' mathematical achievement: Towards an analysis of student texts
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)A DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY LEVEL TERTIARY STUDENTS' MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT (Towards an analysis of student texts) M.S. Jacobs PhD Thesis, School of Mathematics and Science Education, University of the Western Cape. This ... -
The design, implementation and evaluation of student support and development services in further education and training colleges in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The Student Support and Development Services (SSDS) at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges represent a holistic and systemic approach to addressing barriers to learning and development. College SSDS are based on ... -
The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Student Support and Development Services .ID Further Education and Training Colleges in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The Student Support and Development Services (SSDS) at Further Education and Training (FET) colleges represent a holistic and systemic approach to addressing barriers to learning and development. College SSDS are based on ... -
Deurlopende formatiewe assessering in skriftelike stelwerk in graad 5: 'n aksienavorsingsprojek
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this study was to determine the effects of continuous assessment within the written curriculum in a grade 5 class with Afrikaans as first language. -
Developing a model of education support for the Khomani San School community
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of the research was to establish the factors relevant to the delivery of education support to the Khomani San school community, and to propose a model for appropriate education support to the Khomani San school ... -
Developing a strategy to support parents of children who experienced trauma in primary school contexts in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Trauma is identified as “the state of severe fright or shock that a person experiences when confronted with a sudden, unexpected, potentially life-threatening event over which the person does not have control and to which ... -
Developing a strategy to support parents of children who experienced trauma in primary school contexts in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Trauma is identified as “the state of severe fright or shock that a person experiences when confronted with a sudden, unexpected, potentially life-threatening event over which the person does not have control and to which ... -
Developing academic writing at the National University of Rwanda: a case study of first year economics and management
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which writing skills offered in the one-year intensive English course and in the 75 hour course of Speaking and Writing Skills, prepare students for academic writing ... -
Developing the academic literacy of isiXhosa-speaking learners in an Afrikaans-medium school in the Intermediate Phase
(University of Western Cape, 2016)South Africa in its multilingual state presents many challenges for teachers to achieve the task of developing learners? academic literacy. Many learners in South Africa either do not have the privilege or access to mother ... -
The development and evaluation of a learning styles assessment tool for the South African higher education context
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)A literature study focusing on teaching and learning in higher education in South Africa was conducted. Theories relevant to adult learning were also examined. These included behaviourist, cognitive, humanistic and social ...