Faculty of Education
The vision of the Faculty of Education is to be "acknowledged and respected unequivocally as a leading and engaged research-driven education faculty". In line with this, we pride ourselves on playing a leading role in education, both locally and globally. Central to our vision is a commitment to engage with educational challenges, particularly in South Africa.
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Cosmo-ubuntu: Toward a new (exterior to modernity) theorizing about the human, the cosmos, and education
(The University of Chicago Press, 2020)This essay review offers reflections on “vCIES 2020: Education beyond the Human.” This 64th annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, which was to have taken place in Miami, was instead held ... -
Die oorbrugging van pedagogiese en tegnologiese pedagogiese kennisleemtes van Afrikaans Huistaalonderwysers
(LitNet, 2022-04)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die ondersoek is om die onderrigproses of -benadering van spesifieke Afrikaans Huistaalonderwysers te dekonstrueer2 ten einde ’n begrip te vorm van die wyse waarop die betrokke onderwysers ... -
How grade 6 teachers deal with the transition from additive to multiplicative thinking: A case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates how grade 6 mathematics teachers transition from additive to multiplicative thinking when explaining solutions to multiplication problems. The research topic is adapted from ... -
Natural sciences teachers' continuous professional development through a community of practice
(Education Association of South Africa, 2021)Years of research on teacher quality indicate that the quality and effectiveness of teachers have a significant influence on learner achievements. The quality of teachers and their teaching practice is widely debated where ... -
Reflection as learning about the self in context : mentoring as catalyst for reflective development in pre-service teachers
(Education Association of South Africa, 2010)Establishing a close alignment between teacher education programmes and the realities of the actual classroom remains a challenge in preparing pre-service teachers at higher education institutions. The literature indicates ... -
Foundation phase teachers' experiences of teaching the subject, coding, in selected Western Cape schools
(Education Association of South Africa, 2021)Several teachers have recently started introducing coding into their teaching in primary schools. This comes on the back of the emerging prominence of educational technology and the teaching of computational skills at ... -
A systematic analysis of the generalisation concept in early algebra for young learners – some ideas for the classroom
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The importance of introducing algebra concepts and skills in the early years of mathematics education, has become increasingly acknowledged as imperative for algebra success in the secondary grades of ... -
Home language and language of learning and teaching dichotomy: language support for foundation phase learners
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The majority of South African learners have a different home language than their language of learning and teaching. As a result, they experience language learning difficulties in the classroom. Children ... -
Developing creativity in entrepreneurs – A scoping review
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the emergence of rapid technological advancement enforcing pressure on the workforce to upskill, an essential skill like creativity is critical for survival in these uncertain times. The emergence ... -
The professional development of lecturers in a Higher Education Institution in Eswatini: A case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The quality of higher education teaching and student learning has now become a significant national and international concern. Calls for effective and quality teaching, student-centered approaches to ... -
Palliative care workers’ stories of workplace literacy acquisition during a time of crisis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Covid-19 crisis brought about a need for competent frontline healthcare workers the world over. These workers are not limited to the healthcare professionals who delivered care in emergency rooms ... -
Exploring the lifelong learning journeys of two South African Sign Language (SASL) interpreters at a South African university
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-10-25)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the lifelong learning journeys of two South African Sign Language (SASL) interpreters, focusing on how their formal learning in general and the acquisition ... -
The effect of using a measuring instrument to analyse the level of creative thinking of visual arts students from a teaching perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: study was conducted in the undergraduate programs of the Arts and Design Faculty of a South African Private Higher Education Institution to determine an alternative taxonomy from Bloom’s Cognitive domain ... -
Investigating how the reading culture of primary schools affects the reading proficiency of Grade 4 learners in selected Western Cape schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reading is the fundamental and basic skill needed for everything else in life. It is a very good predictor of academic achievement and an indicator of future academic reading. Reading should become a habit ... -
A hermeneutic inquiry of school improvement in an independent and public school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: School improvement is one of the fields in education policy studies that enjoy a significant degree of academic debates. Given that most schools are still in the process of development, a school improvement ... -
Taalonderwysers se perspektiewe aangaande vervlegte leer as onderrig- en leerbenadering vir die 21ste-eeuse leerder
(LitNet, 2020)Die fokus van hierdie artikel was op die perspektiewe wat taalonderwysers oor die gebruik van vervlegteleerbenaderings aangaande die taalonderrig van die hedendaagse 21ste-eeuse leerder het. Die twee kernoorwegings wat ... -
Digitale tegnologie in die bevordering van vaardigheidsontwikkeling vir leerders met erge intellektuele gestremdheid
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Digital technology has become an integral part of everyday life and is increasingly being used to enhance access to and quality of education. In South Africa, the Education White Paper 7 provided an impetus ... -
Decolonising the African university again
(HESA, 2021)The notion of the African university ought to be decolonised on the grounds that decolonisation enhances humanisation and rehumanisation, as well as cosmopolitan pluriversalism. This article argues that unless the university ... -
Investigating how learners use representations in understanding fractions -- a semiotic perspective in a modelling classroom
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study we investigate grade five learners’ developing understanding of fractions in a modelling classroom. As deep understanding is reflected in translations, both within and between representations, ... -
“Removing impediments to Game-Based Learning in Southern African history classrooms through Napoleon Total War.”
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation investigates challenges with regard to game-based learning in Southern African history classrooms and offers strategies for successful implementation. Despite a consensus in the ...