Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Education) by Title
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Exploring beginner teachers' perceptions of school support to enhance their capability sets in relation to teacher education policy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa of 2006 (NPF) outlines seven principles which underpin this policy as expressed in the Norms and Standards for Educators (2000). These ... -
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 ... -
Exploring practices adopted by African students to attain completion in the University of the Western Cape
(UWC, 2020)This study explores practices that enable African doctoral students to manage their experiences in order to make progress and eventually complete their doctoral study at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. ... -
Exploring the curriculum implementation challenges faced by early childhood education teachers in Ethiopia in ensuring the holistic development of young children.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Globally, there is a growing interest in enhancing Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to ensure quality education in this sector. The reason for this is the realisation that ECCE is a sensitive period marked by rapid ... -
Exploring the Namibian inclusive education policy’s responses to gender nonconforming learners: A case of Erongo region
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This study explored the Namibian Inclusive Education policy‟s responses to gender nonconforming learners in Namibian schools. Gender nonconformity within the scope of this study refers to nonconforming to societal gender ... -
Facilitating learning: An investigation of the language policy of Namibian schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This research has sought to investigate the language policy of Namibian schools against the background of international literature on the advantages of mother tongue as medium of instruction during the initial years of ... -
Factors affecting the implementation of inclusive education policy: A case study in one province in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)After the democratic elections of 1994, the South African government embarked on radical reforms to the apartheid education system, which included the development of a policy that is committed to human rights and social ... -
Factors impacting on first-year students' academic progress at a South African university
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This research project explored the learning experiences of two groups of first-year students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape during the course of 2009/2010. The aim was ... -
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 ... -
First-Year Students’ Experiences of Peer Groups and Peer Pressure in the Residences of a South African University
(UWC, 2020)In general, peers have a tendency to influence others positively and negatively. In the main, transition from school to higher education causes some students to experience stress; to respond negatively to new conditions; ... -
Free or co-ordinated markets? education and training policy options for a future South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)This thesis is a comparative study of competing education and training (ET) policy options in South Africa today. The thesis examines the economic and ET policy proposals of the South African state, and in particular, the ... -
Grade 3 learners’ metaphorical proficiency in isiXhosa literacy: Exploring the use of idioms in the teaching and learning of creative writing
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Many South African Foundation Phase learners perform poorly in literacy, especially in reading and writing. The Annual National Assessment (ANA) results show that many Grade 3 learners experience difficulties in reading ... -
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 ... -
Guidelines for empowering secondary school educators, In loco parentis, in addressing truancy among early adolescent learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)In view of my extensive experience as an educator and currently as an Educational Psychologist serving schools in the eastern Education Management and Development Centre (EMDC) of the Western Cape, I have become acutely ... -
Guidelines for empowering secondary school educators, in loco parentis, in addressing truancy among early adolescent learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This study examined the prevalence and the nature of truancy among early adolescent learners attending secondary schools in the Education Management and Development Centre (EMDC) in the eastern metropole of the Western ... -
Ideaal en werklikheid in die opleiding van verpleegkundiges in Suid-Afrika: ‘n Aksienavorsingsbenadering tot praktykyerbetering
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)This dissertation documents the attempt to address one of the major problems in nursing education i.e. the existing gap between the educational philosophy of nursing and nursing education practices, by means of an action ... -
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 ... -
The influence of educational leadership on quality teaching and learning of high school mathematics
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)I address the relevance of quality learning and teaching in South African high schools’ as it relates to the strategic direction provided by high school leadership for the benefit of knowledge economies and higher learning ... -
Investigating leadership styles in tertiary institutions in Lesotho: Comparing and contrasting practices
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The study investigated the leadership styles used in the Lesotho tertiary institutions. The research was undertaken at two institutions - Lerotholi Polytechnic and the National Teacher Training College. The population of ... -
Investigating the development of the learning environment at a disadvantaged primary school in the Western Cape through a participatory action research process
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)South Africa (SA) is a developing country struggling to address transformation and various institutional reforms inherited from a previous apartheid regime and also created by the current democratic government. Education ...