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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The role of leadership practices in establishing a curriculum policy platform at working-class schools
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018)This article focuses on the way in which the school management teams (SMTs) of three selected working-class schools have developed and implemented a range of leadership practices within their schools in order to provide a ...
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Performatiwiteit as verskynsel in die onderwys
(LitNet, 2017)Performatiwiteit in die onderwys is ’n neoliberale verskynsel. Die neoliberalisme is ’n gedagterigting wat effektiwiteit, doeltreffendheid en gehalte beklemtoon. Met hierdie artikel word daar op die toenemende belang van ...
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Professionele ontwikkeling vir Afrikaans huistaal-onderwysers ter bevordering van leesbegrip van niemoedertaalsprekers
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2017-12)Hierdie studie ondersoek die professionele ontwikkelingsbehoeftes van onderwysers met betrekking tot die bevordering van die leesbegrip van niemoedertaalsprekers in Afrikaans-huistaalklasse. Gebaseer op die data wat ...
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Taal as hulpbron in intermediere fase wiskunde-onderrig in die Oos-Kaap : op soek na 'n effektiewe pedagogiek vir wiskunde-onderrig
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2017-09)In Suid-Afrika is dit nie verpligtend dat studente tydens hul wiskunde-onderwysopleiding eers die taal van leer en onderrig (TvLO) moet bemeester nie. Voorts word geen of minimale leiding gegee met betrekking tot ʼn ...
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Imaginative play and reading development among Grade R learners in KwaZulu-Natal : an ethnographic case study
(AOSIS Publishing, 2018-06)This article argues that imaginative play can fulfil a valuable role in the development of reading among pre-school children. It uses Feuerstein’s Mediated Learning Experience as a theoretical lens and defines the concepts ...
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A sudden sickening sensation : South African prisoner-of-war experience on board the San Sebastian, December 1941
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2018)During the Battle of Sidi Rezegh on 23 November 1941, a large number of volunteers from the Union Defence Force (UDF) was taken prisoner by Axis forces. Between 2 000 and 2 500 of these men were transported to Italy on ...
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Homework policy review : a case study of a public school in the Western Cape Province
(Education Association of South Africa, 2018)A key concern today is the question of homework in our nation’s public schools. In this study, an investigation was conducted with the first no-homework policy, which has been introduced in one of the primary schools in ...
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A multi-level researcher development framework to address contrasting views of student research challenges
(HESA, 2018)Ensuring quality and completion of students’ research places pressure on postgraduate supervisors. Postgraduate students’ primary interest in theoretical and practical knowledge rather than research, influences the completion ...
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Resistance and dissonance in higher education : on doing things differently
(HESA, 2018)The historical inequalities and imbalances, so deeply embedded in the institutional structures and discourse of higher education, continue to haunt university spaces as these institutions continue to veer along the precipice ...
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Reflecting on principals as managers or moulded leaders in a managerialistic school system
(Education Association of South Africa, 2007)I contend that South African school leaders perform their functions within a managerialistic school system that focuses strongly on prescribed standards, quality, and outcomes. The aim is to draw attention to the conceptual ...
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Leadership in education transformation as reshaping the organisational discourse
(Education Association of South Africa, 2007)The restructuring of South African education poses continuous challenges for educational leaders to contribute towards constituting a just and equitable society. Competing discourses, however, create ongoing tensions that ...
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(Re)imagining method in educational leadership and management research
(Education Association of South Africa, 2007)Over the past thirty years we have witnessed a proliferation of educational methods/methodologies aimed at helping us to make sense of the world — to provide clarity about the meaning of social reality. However, although ...
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Democratisation of education in South Africa : issues of social justice and the voice of learners?
(Education Association of South Africa, 2008)The South African Schools Act No. 84 of 1996 mandates that secondary school learners, who are members of the Representative Council for Learners, should be part of school governance through participation in school governing ...
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Spirituality in the workplace : a reality for South African teachers?
(Education Association of South Africa, 2008)In this article I identify the concept spirituality as an often neglected dimension of the lives of teachers in South Africa. The concept spirit is elucidated and, from the various definitions, criteria of spirituality are ...
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Non-physical bullying : exploring the perspectives of Grade 5 girls
(Education Association of South Africa, 2009)Research into bullying has generated an awareness of many aspects of this phenomenon: it has shown a distinction between various types of bullying and how these are delineated by gender. It has also shown a scarcity of ...
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A study of the organizational complexity of the offering of basics mathematics at a Namibian tertiary institution
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The main purpose and aim of the study was to assess the main determinants of performance in the teaching of Basic Mathematics at a Namibian tertiary institution from the positivist theoretical standpoint. ...
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Discipline, power and knowledge at three schools in the Eastern Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-01-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Across teaching careers that span decades, teachers often witness on a daily basis the collapsing of traditional modes of discipline and the emergence of new power dynamics founded on human rights and ...
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Changes in cognitive function and cerebral oxygenation patterns in rugby and non-contact sportspersons over a 15-week season
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rugby is a contact team sport and is one of the most popular sports in South Africa and internationally. Recently, a growing body of research has highlighted that repeated concussive and subconcussive ...
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The effects of student identities on English as a foreign language learning motivation in a Saudi university context.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Motivation has been identified as one of the most important factors in the language learning achievement of English foreign or second language students. Moreover, identity is regarded as one of the most ...
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The effect of a six-week functional movement intervention on dynamic knee stability and physical performance in female netball players
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Netball is a physically demanding game with high incidence of non-contact ACL injuries, especially among female players. Non-contact ACL injuries in female netball have a multifactorial etiology that ...
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Towards real-world biomechanical detection of fatigue, energy, and injury in runners using Wearable Trunk Accelerometry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Running continues to be an extremely popular form of exercise and sport. Unfortunately, many runners, both recreational and competitive, fail to meet their fitness and performance goals due to sustaining ...
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A phenomenological investigation into the lived experience of selected accounting teachers in the Western Cape Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study investigates the lived experiences of selected Further Education and Training Accounting teachers residing in the Western Cape Province in South Africa. The main research question is: What are ...
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An exploration of how discourses of efficiency and social justice shaped the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector with special reference to TVET colleges
(2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study explores the influences of market-directed educational policies, underpinned by neoliberalism, to shape technical and vocational education and training practices at Technical Vocational ...
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The experiences of students and staff of assessment practices at one agricultural institute in the Western Cape Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Assessment plays a key role in determining the quality of student learning and is the tool used at many academic institutions to help gauge student performance and determine student success. In view ...
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Student perceptions on the role of parental involvement in the success of TVET students: A case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Parental involvement in children’s learning in diverse contexts is welcomed across cultural, national and international boundaries. The significance of parental involvement transcends the boundaries ...
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Narratives of teachers’ experiences of school violence and ethics of care
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The ethics of care perspective is based on the notion that we form relationships and that we are naturally responsive to the needs of others. In schools, caring relationships between teachers and ...
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Anterior cruciate ligament rupture, reconstruction, rehabilitation and recovery: The personal experiences of competitive athletes.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Injury is an unavoidable part of sport with inevitable physical as well as psychological consequences. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries is one of the most prevalent injuries in sport and although ...
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Section twenty-one status and school governing bodies in rural schools
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2007)Awarding section twenty-one status to schools in South Africa was hailed as a significant milestone towards the democratisation and functioning of schools in South Africa. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence ...
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Onderwysers in die Wes-Kaap se persepsies en belewing van huidige onderwysveranderinge vir : of teen?
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2007)Within the context of the South African education system, teachers have been confronted with extensive curriculum changes over the past 10 years. The role of the teacher is vital in the successful implementation of new ...
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Examining deliberative democratic engagement in private general education and training
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Single-subject private education providers are prejudiced by the perceived misinterpretations and subtle changes to current policies regarding quality assurance, accreditation and registration in South ...
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