Browsing Masters Degrees (Educational Psychology) by Title
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Parent and guardian support of Korean migrant learners' primary schooling experience
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Trans-national migration to English-speaking countries has become increasingly popular among Asian families. Their aim is for their children to obtain overseas educational credentials and to gain the ... -
Parental involvement in rural schools in the Northern Province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-10)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Rural schools in South Africa are faced with many problems such as poor family relations, lack of facilities and resources and poor motivation on the side of teachers and students. Against this background, ... -
Parental involvement in their children's schooling following the transition from primary to high school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Parental involvement in a child’s life forms a significant part of parenting, regardless of a parent and child’s background or context. The complexity of the concept is evident considering the diverse ... -
Parenting a child with ADHD: Exploring the experiences of single mothers with ADHD
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental, neurobiological condition of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Recent studies and a new understanding of ADHD reveal that ... -
Parents' perspectives of their children's transition from a mainstream to s special school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Education White Paper 6, implemented in 2001, completed a significant period of policy development and change after the end of Apartheid in South Africa. The change in South African educational policy and ... -
Parents’ perspectives on the developmental care needs of a child with Down Syndrome
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : In the South African context, considerable remnants of the Apartheid era is still evident in low socio-economic areas. Parents, living in adverse conditions, namely, over-crowded housing, poor nutrition, ... -
The perceptions of adolescents of an adventure-based education programme
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)The effect of poverty, opportunity-deprived and unstructured home environments, HIV/Aids, violence and crime put more and more children and youth at risk of becoming increasingly involved in high-risk behaviour. The Western ... -
Perceptions of inclusive education of parents of children without disabilities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This qualitative study has placed a focus upon the experiences of inclusive education of parents of learners without disabilities. As the advent of inclusive education in South Africa has been accompanied ... -
The perceptions of principals and teachers of learners with HIV/Aids
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The HIV/AIDS pandemic presents many challenges to education in South Africa. The National Department of Education declared itself a central player in addressing the many challenges presented by HIV/AIDS. ... -
Perspectives on literacy in support of lifelong learning
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study highlights focal issues of literacy and lifelong learning within the context of the formal schooling system. Problems and issues pertaining to policy and practice are examined within the ... -
Perspectives on the roles and responsibilities of an inclusive education outreach team in one rural education district of the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Inclusive education around the world, considers both the rights of learners and how education systems can transform to respond to learner diversity in just and humane ways. In this regard, White Paper ... -
Possible risks related to student academic success in Income Tax N6 at two TVET colleges in the Western Cape province
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Accompanying the widening of access to higher education, students are increasingly less prepared for higher education studies and more at risk of dropping out or taking longer to complete their studies. ... -
The predictive value of Grade 12 and university access tests results for success in higher education
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The final school examination is the gateway to higher education (HE) in most countries. Many students are however ill-prepared for HE because of a lack of quality education. Internationally, alternative ... -
Preschool teachers' perspectives of the teacher-child relationship within the context of a diverse classroom
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Research has shown that a positive teacher-child relationship in early childhood have an influence on future academic performance (Madil, Gest, & Rodkin, 2014), success (Pianta & Struhlman, 2004) as well ... -
The prevalence of anxiety in a group of 7 to 13 year old learners in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study of the relevant literature revealed anxiety disorders to be of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders of childhood. Prevalence is put at between1 % and 20% in different studies. The purpose ... -
Primary school boys' narratives about masculinity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The issue of masculinity is complex, and many theories on how gender is constructed exist. The central premise of this study is that gender construction is the result of dynamic social interaction and, ... -
Primary school learners’ perspectives on factors that impact their learning and wellbeing at school
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Primary school children’s perspectives on wellbeing and learning are always heard from the teachers’ or adults’ perspectives. It is seldom that learners are asked about their perspectives when it comes ... -
Professional Learning Communities’ role in high school teachers’ professional learning at a private school in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Education is seen by most governments as an area that must be highly regulated and prescribed to serve national interests. Consequently, top-down professional development programmes have become the norm. ... -
Promoting inclusive education : a case study of assessment in two rural schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: An outcomes-based education (OBE) approach was introduced into South African schools in 1998 in order to align education with the democratic values of the new government. The transition to OBE has not ... -
Die psigososiale ontwikkeling van graad 8-seuns volgens Erikson se psigososiale ontwikkelingsmodel
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The primary goal with this research project was to investigate the psychosocial development of a group grade 8 boys before adolescence in terms of the four developmental crisis according to Eriksson's' ...
