Browsing Department of Curriculum Studies by Title
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Die bevordering van lees met behulp van media-onderrigstrategiee vir Afrikaans (graad 7) : 'n gevallestudie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study involves a qualitative and quantitative investigation into the promotion of reading by means media reading instructional strategies to Afrikaans grade 7 learners at one school. The research ...
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Die bevordering van woordeskat en leesbegrip by Xhosa-moedertaalsprekers in graad 4-6 in Afrikaanse skole
(SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2013-09)Results of the Annual National Assessment tests indicate that only 28% of all learners in South Africa performed at an internationallly acceptable level. The situation is compounded by Xhosa parents exercising their ...
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Biology teachers’ lived experiences of the Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) curriculum
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study was conducted in order to explore the lived experiences of Grade 11 and 12 Biology teachers on the implementation of Namibian Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Biology curriculum. The research ...
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Bringing the community into higher education
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2016)Introduction: The third core function of community interaction in higher education is often viewed as the peripheral activity in the triad of academic tasks. Community interaction is seen as an imperative which often results ...
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Bybelonderrig in staat- en staatsondersteunde skole in 'n multi-religieuse samelewing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1994-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The relevance of Biblical Instruction and Instruction in state and state-supported schools Africa is reviewed in this thesis. The various Religious in South education departments in South Africa ...
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Cascading participation and the role of teachers in a collaborative HIV and Aids curriculum development project
(Education Association of South Africa, 2014)This paper presents findings of four Grade 6 teachers’ involvement as facilitators of a participatory action research (PAR) project conducted in three South African primary schools. Based on the results of Phase One ...
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Challenges for curriculum in a contemporary South Africa
(AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2011)INTRODUCTION: Curriculum is a complex and contested terrain that is variously described based on disparate philosophical lenses through which it is viewed. When the word ‘curriculum’ is used it is generally understood as ...
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Changing attitudes among South African prisoners of war towards their Italian captors during World War II, 1942-1943
(Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy), 2012)The Battle of Sidi Rezegh in November 1941 and the fall of Tobruk in June 1942 were disastrous for South Africa. At Sidi Rezegh, the entire 5th South African Infantry Brigade was lost and at Tobruk the following year more ...
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Climate change science : the literacy of Geography teachers in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
(Education Association of South Africa, 2015-08)One of the universal responses to tackling global climate change is teaching climate change concepts at all levels of formal education. This response requires, among other things, teachers who are fully literate about ...
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Coaching foundation phase literacy teachers as leaders in a school in the Western Cape Province : a professional development strategy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African education system needs literacy teachers with the capacity to lead innovative and appropriate literacy instruction in schools. Schools can benefit from suitable continuous professional ...
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A collaborative higher education initiative for leadership development : lessons for knowledge sharing
(HESA, 2016)The higher education sector needs to prepare youth for the fast changing innovative focused economy. Visionary leadership is needed to facilitate this knowledge transfer for novelty creation. A collaborative initiative ...
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Communicative language teaching : a comparison of the Lesotho form E (English) and South African grade 12 FAL (English) curricula
(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 ...
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Community engagement at a higher education institution - exploring a theoretical grounding for scholarly-based service-related process
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation is an interpretive analysis of the meanings and understanding of the construct 'service' in its relation to scholarly engagement with external non-academic communities at curricular ...
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A comparison of isiXhosa-speaking learners' responses to word problems given in English and isiXhosa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: According to Prins(1995), readability factors in Mathematics text do not only influence the comprehension of questions, but also have a marked influence on learner achievement levels. Extending on Prins ...
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A comparison of policies and practices in assessment in a Further Education Institution
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)A new Outcomes-based Education (OBE) system, as well as a new Further Education and Training (FET) framework, has been proposed by the government to address past inequalities and provide a skilled labour force. The ...
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A conceptual framework for leadership development in the South African police service based on transformative learning theory
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Leadership development is an essential and valuable tool for capacitating police leaders in the South African Police Service to deal with the diverse challenges that they face in the policing environment. ...
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Conceptualisation and measurement of the empowerment of workers : an educational perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the era of globalisation, demands for increased productivity and multiple skills present challenges to adult educators in their role of facilitating empowerment in individuals. The proposed link ...
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Continuing professional development in nursing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-03)The problem identified by the researcher, points to the fact that professional nurses in South Africa are not aware that it is their responsibility to continue learning and to seek learning opportunities in order to ...
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The contribution of mentorship to personal and institutional development at the Westville Campus of the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The current study is based on the premise that higher education is essentially alienating for most first generation, first year and academically under-prepared university students in higher education. ...
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The creation of an environment conducive to adult distance learning at Technikon Southern Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Distance education is increasingly being regarded as a possible solution for some of South Africa's educational problems. The Literature, however, illustrates no concrete research that has been conducted ...