Doctoral Degrees (Curriculum Studies)
Recent Submissions
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A curriculum framework for the professional development of corporate social responsibility practitioners in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)
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The relevance of telecommunications and electrical engineering programmes to the needs of adult learners in Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The growth in the Telecommunications and energy sectors in Ghana requires a highly trained workforce to meet the increasing knowledge and skills demands of the industry. The training of the workforce ...
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Using design-based research to analyse the development of an inquiry-based approach for teaching direct current electricity to pre-service teachers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study uses a design-based research (DBR) approach to develop pre-service science teachers’ (PSSTs) conceptual understanding in the domain of direct current electricity. A preliminary study was ...
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Perceptions of pre-service teachers in foundation phase mathematics about their professional development
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study investigated 3rd-year pre-service teachers’ (PSTs) professional development (PD) in Foundation Phase Mathematics., The study specifically elicited the PSTs’ perceived improvement in their ...
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Towards understanding programmatic quality in private universities in Tanzania
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The context of this study is the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) – German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) pilot project on enhancing quality assurance in higher education in East Africa. ...
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A learning design framework for active learning using audience response systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The aim of the study was to analyse the use of audience response activities as part of active learning at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and to map out strategies to explore the most effective ...
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A critical theory enquiry in the development of number sense in Namibian first year pre-service secondary mathematics teachers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study, “A Critical Theory enquiry in the development of number sense in Namibian first year pre-service secondary mathematics teachers,” inquired into the effectiveness of a Critical Theory informed ...
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Realistic Mathematics Education and Professional Development: A Case Study of the Experiences of Primary School Mathematics Teachers in Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The study’s context is the current reform movement adapting continuing professional development (CPD) as a means of upgrading teachers’ subject knowledge as well as their teaching. Professional development ...
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Exploring the implementation of environmental education in Grade R : a case study of selected Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Planet Earth is plagued by a myriad of problems which have been on the increase in recent years. These include, among other things, e–waste; reduction in biodiversity, air pollution, global warming and ...
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PSP’s support of science education through teacher development : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An analysis of a teacher development programme known as the Cluster Project is central to this research. Study of the form, processes and outcomes of the project model draws attention to teacher professional ...
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The role of context in decision making about professional learning by lecturers at a research-intensive university
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The professional learning of academics for the teaching function inherently is a change imperative and it has become an important enterprise in the delivering of high quality student learning within the ...
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The role of reflection in integrating theory and practice in foundation phase teacher education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study the perceptions and experiences of a number of South African Bachelor of Education Foundation Phase (FP) teacher educators and students were explored to obtain insight into the role of ...
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Re-interpreting English for academic purposes in a trinational Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the conceptualisation of the English curriculum in a trinational and trilingual Bachelor's programme in Business Administration shared between France, Germany and Switzerland, ...
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Lesson study as a support strategy for teacher development : a case study of middle school science teachers in Eritrea
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Against the background of education reforms, this study was conducted to determine what can be learnt from using lesson study as professional development strategy in Eritrea. The core problem discussed ...
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Die geleerde ervarings van primere skoolonderwysers binne 'n kultuur van performatiwiteit
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the lived experiences of primary school teachers within a culture of performativity. The French philosopher, Jean-Francois Lyotard (1984) more than anyone else gave credence to the ...
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Learning to teach : communication skills in teacher education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the development of the classroom communication behaviours of Foundation Phase student teachers over the course of a B Ed degree programme at a South African university. It challenges ...
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Leadership development for technical and vocational education and training college leaders in South Africa : a post-graduate curriculum framework
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges have experienced considerable change in the past 20 years. Recently, these colleges have become the focal point of ...
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The role of leadership learning in the developmental needs of the senior managers in a rural municipality : a case study in adult education at Bushbuckridge local municipality
(Stellenbiosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Municipalities are entrusted with the responsibility of providing sustainable social services to local communities. Issues of capacity to facilitate the delivery of such services feature prominently in ...
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An assessment of climate change science literacy and climate change pedagogical literacy of geography teachers in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This survey research employed a criterion-referenced multiple-choice questionnaire to collect data from 194 FET Geography teachers in the Western Cape province to assess their level of literacy in both ...
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Mentoring and the development of educators in South African Technical and Vocational Education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A perennial challenge facing public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges in South Africa is that the majority of staff, while technically qualified to do the work that forms the ...
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A dyadic analysis of undergraduate peer-mentoring relationships in the context of a formal peer-mentoring programme at a university residence
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explores the potential reciprocal growth in undergraduate peer-mentoring relationships in the context of a formal peer-mentoring programme at a first-year university residence from a dyadic ...
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Unpacking teachers' pedagogical content knowledge and skills to develop learners' problem solving skills
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, the pedagogical knowledge of Foundation Phase teachers is explored (and unpacked) in order to obtain insight into their understanding of the teaching and learning of mathematics. The teacher’s ...
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The process of mathematisation in mathematical modelling of number patterns in secondary school mathematics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Research has confirmed the educational value of mathematical modelling for learners of all abilities. The development of modelling competencies is essential in the modelling approach. Little research has ...
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The effect of a problem based learning approach on the teaching and learning of composition and inverses of functions in a foundation programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to investigate The effect of the Problem-Based Learning Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach in the teaching of composition and inverse functions in a foundation programme. ...
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Zimbabwes environmental education programme and its implications for sustainable development
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The environmental education (EE)-sustainable development (SD) nexus has generated much research and debate at local, national and global levels (Fien, 1993). Although the term EE is quite old, dating back ...
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First additional language teaching in selected Grade 4 - 6 classes in Western Cape urban schools : the case of Afrikaans
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate and describe the current state of Afrikaans FAL teaching in selected Gr 4 – 6 classes in Western Cape urban schools. This was done by presenting an overview of ...
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Investigating teaching and learning of Grade 9 Algebra through excel spreadsheets : a mixed-methods case study for Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The teaching and learning of algebra in the middle school grades in Lesotho is dominated by the mechanistic approach where learners are drilled on procedures for solving certain types of problems in ...
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The didactisation practices in primary school mathematics teachers through modelling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mathematics teacher development is a source of national and international concern. This study describes how primary school mathematics teachers develop didactisation practices. In considering how teachers ...
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'n Ondersoek na 'n sin van plek en 'n pedagogie van plek in 'n Wes-Kaapse skool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study attempted to present a nuanced perspective on the sense of place of learners and the extent to which teachers practice a pedagogy of place. In the study, the researcher investigated the sense ...
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Towards the democratisation of senior phase school science through the applicatin of educational technology
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this dissertation I report on an action research study in relation to the democratisation of science education in a Grade 10 life sciences classroom at a local high school through the application of ...
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