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Perceptions of small business managers on the effects of voucher-training programmes offered by the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority

Truman, Kiru (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: According to Van Scheers (2010, p. 1) small businesses constitute 55% of the employment rate in South Africa. The argument that in the future new jobs are more likely to come from a large number of small ...
Opvoeders se perspektiewe rakende die gebruik van die leesperiode en skoolbiblioteke in geselekteerde skole in die Noord-Kaap

Newman, Linda Rozetta (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reading is an important skill for the 21st century and are one of the cornerstones of learning. Research shows an escalating concern about the reading ability of South African learners. In an attempt ...
Exploring the potential theory-practice gap in the teaching methods of nurse educators

Van Zyl, Ann Elizabeth (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The lack of theory-practice integration has a long-standing history in nursing education due to many factors and causes. It is continuously indicated in research studies that there is no easy or perfect ...
Science teachers' experience of the transition process from general education and training to further education and training : a multiple case study

Mettler, Edwina Michelle (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This qualitative multiple case study explored the subjective experiences of four science teachers during the transition process from Natural Sciences in the General Education and Training (GET) band to ...
Indigenous knowledge and environmental education : a case study of selected schools in Namibia

Sheya, Elieser (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In some contemporary discourses, a new dimension of knowledge is increasingly being recognised. Sustainable development is no longer the exclusive domain of western science and technology. There is a ...
Academics' conceptions and orientations of graduate attributes in applied design programmes at a university of technology

Bester, Marianne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Based on a number of comprehensive international studies conducted in the past three decades as well as various other national surveys and reports, it is reasonable to argue that a focus on mere academic ...
Xhosa-speaking learners reading comprehension in English first additional language : a reading intervention at a township high school

Matthews, Mona Magda (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focuses on the effect of a reading strategy instruction research intervention on Grade 8 isiXhosa-speaking learners‘ comprehension of English reading texts at a township high school. Throughout ...
Learning about and understanding fractions and their role in the high school curriculum

Pienaar, Etienne (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Many learners, even at high school level, have difficulty with fractions and computations involving fractions. A report from the Department of Basic Education (DBE, 2012c: 15) has highlighted that the ...
Promoting social change amongst students in higher education : an evaluation of the listening, living and learning senior student housing programme at Stellenbosch University

Dunn, Munita (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The positioning of Stellenbosch University in a rapidly changing higher education context necessitates transformation, the promotion of diversity, and social integration among all students on campus. ...
Towards explaining doctoral success at Stellenbosch University

Vandenbergh, Stefanie Josepha Emilie (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Limited research in South Africa has been conducted on factors contributing to doctoral success, particularly on how doctoral candidates and graduates experience their studies and the transformation of ...
The use of practical activities to address grade 11 learners' conceptual difficulties in electricity and magnetism

Kotela, Beauty (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research study investigated the use of a practical activities-based approach to Physical Sciences teaching using TRAC equipment to address learner conceptual difficulties in Electricity and Magnetism ...
An analysis of the tourism curriculum at Boland College : what the tourism industry in Stellenbosch requires from entry level college employees

Swart, Claudia (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Students graduate from Boland College after obtaining the National Certificates N4 – N6 in Tourism. I have been working at Boland College Stellenbosch Campus as a tourism lecturer for 12 years and over ...
Understanding the experiences of educationally disadvantaged students at Stellenbosch University

Lourens, Elza (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The importance of increased accessibility to higher education for non-traditional students has been recognised globally. In South Africa, a strong drive exists to provide access to students who were ...
Die erkenning van voorafleer as `n meganisme ter voorbereiding van ouer volwasse studente se sukses aan `n hoeronderwysinstelling

Langeveldt, Faith (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the current study was to determine how the recognition of prior learning (RPL) process at the University of the Western Cape prepares mature adult students to be successful. These mature ...
’n Poging om my klaskamerpraktyk in beroepsvoorligting by 'n landelike VOO-skool te verbeter : 'n aksienavorsingsbenadering

Klaasen, Danoven (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this mini-thesis I share the action research that I undertook at the school where I teach. This research was an attempt to improve my practice in career guidance, a sub-division of Life Orientation. ...
Communicative language teaching : a comparison of the Lesotho form E (English) and South African grade 12 FAL (English) curricula

Kobo, Mamorapeli Justinah (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the study presented, two English curriculum documents were analysed, one from South Africa and the other from Lesotho. The analysis was focused on English first additional language curriculum documents ...
Reflective practice as a mechanism for professional development : a narrative inquiry

Domingo, Cisca Elouise (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As a novice teacher I experienced many difficulties and obstacles in my first two years of teaching in a South African context. This experience was further disempowering as there were no support programmes ...
Environmental education in Namibia : a case study of the biology teachers

Haindongo, Nyeuvo-Saima (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The focus of this study is on Biology teachers in selected Namibian schools. The researcher seeks to understand how Biology teachers implement Environmental Education (EE) as part of the Biology curriculum ...
Exploring student teachers' active learning through self-assessment, peer assessment and reflection at Rundu Campus at the University of Namibia

Muhapili, Andrew Matumo (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

Student teachers are faced with the challenge of adapting their teaching so as to accommodate active learning through self-assessment, peer assessment and reflection. The objectives of the study were therefore to explore ...
Teachers' perceptions of spreadsheet algebra programs as curriculum materials for high school mathematics in Namibia

Rodrigues Losada, Ricardo J. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in the form of spreadsheet algebra programmes (SAPs) is important in the professional development of high school mathematics teachers. This ...

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