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The challenges facing adult educators in reducing illiteracy among adults above twenty years of age: an Eastern Cape case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This study analyses the challenges faced by adult educators in reducing illiteracy among adult above twenty years of age in the Eastern Cape. The focal point is on ascertaining why there is an increase in the percentage ... -
Challenges to parental involvement in homework assignments of learners in a historically disadvantaged primary school in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)South Africa is amongst the lowest performers in numeracy and literacy in the developing countries, according to Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2006). Systemic research conducted by the Western ... -
Changes in power and authority relations in South African schooling since l976
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)This mini-thesis examines the changed perceptions in the concepts of power and authority in south African schooling. In chapter 1 it is argued that relationships in South African schooling have traditionally been based ... -
Changing diversity, social justice perspective and adult learning - the case of a Technical Vocation and Training (TVET) college
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The National Certificate Vocational (NCV) programme was designed with multiple agendas, among which was to address the high unemployment among the South African youth, to produce students with an employable skills set as ... -
The changing nature of academic development: exploring student perceptions and experiences of a learning skills programme in higher education
(2011)In this paper, I focus on the issue of student perceptions and experiences of a 3rd generation academic development programme in higher education. I set out to explore the issue from two perspectives: firstly from the ... -
The Changing Nature of Strategic Research Management at Selected South African Universities: 1997-2007
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Universities and other institutions of higher education are key players in the knowledge, information, and data-driven economy, particularly more so in the context of developing countries, where the footprint of industry ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Common barriers to learning in the grade 10 English home language classroom and informed (innovative) ways in dealing with them in high school
(University of the Western Cape, 2015-11)The purpose of this study was to explore informed ways of teaching when confronted with the kind of common barriers in grade 10 visible both in and out of the classroom. This qualitative study describes the innovative ... -
Community adult education: empowering women, leadership and social action
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis explored the relationship between community adult education and social action. The study investigated how LEAD (Leadership Education for Action and Development), a non-governmental organisation based in the ... -
Community of enquiry practices in the mathematics and literacy classrooms: a study of two Western Cape primary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The research explores the effects of Community of Enquiry practices on the teaching and learning of Mathematics and Literacy in two local primary schools. After the 1994 elections, both the government and education system ... -
A comparative study of the development of vocational education in South Africa and China between 1948 and 1993
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)This study has compared and investigated the historical evolution and development of public vocational education in South Africa and China, between 1948 and 1994. The purpose of the study has been to understand and trace ... -
Comparing the teaching and learning of Ohm's law in Grade 10 Physical Sciences in resourced and underresourced schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The research study was conducted in two rural schools in the same district that served as the sample .One school is a well- resourced Dinaledi school and the other one is an under- resourced school. According to the National ... -
A comparison between the contexts Grade 10 learners prefer for Mathematical Literacy and those reflected in the TIMSS survey
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focuses on the contexts grade 10 learners prefer to deal with in mathematical literacy. These preferred contexts of the learners were then compared with the contextual situations found in the Third International ... -
A comparison between the contexts grade 10 learners prefer for mathematical literacy and those reflected in the timss survey
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study focuses on the contexts grade 10 learners prefer to deal with in mathematical literacy. These preferred contexts of the learners were then compared with the contextual situations found in the Third International ... -
A comparison between the contexts grades 10 learners prefer for mathematical literacy and those reflected in the PISA survey
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The study focuses on the contexts grade 10 learners prefer to deal with in Mathematical Literacy. These preferred contexts of the leamers were then compared with the contextual situations found in the Organization for ... -
A comparison between the contexts learners in grades 8, 9 and 10 prefer for mathematical literacy
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The use of contexts in school mathematics is receiving much attention both nationally and internationally. This as well as the scarcity of research focusing on the topic stimulated me to research the contexts preferred by ... -
A comparison between the contexts learners in Grades 8, 9 and 10 prefer for mathematical literacy and gender
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)For many years, there have been calls for the mathematics curriculum in South African schools to be made more meaningful and relevant to young people's everyday lives. Despite efforts to address this issue, there is a ...