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    • The diverse educational needs and challenges of Information technology teachers in two black rural schools 

      Mentz, Elsa; Bailey, Roxanne; Havenga, Marietjie; Breed, Betty; Govender, Desmond (University of the Free State Faculty of Education, 2012)
      This article reflects on the first phase of a research project aimed at the empowerment of Information Technology (IT) teachers in black rural schools in the North-West province of South Africa. In order to empower these ...

    • Principals’ involvement in the career development of female teachers: a case study in South Africa 

      Fourie, Anna W.; Van der Westhuizen, Philip C.; Mentz, Elsa (Business Perspectives, 2014)
      Career planning is an important aspect of Human Resource Development and Management. This research is centered on the question as to whether school principals in South Africa fulfill their management role with respect to ...

    • The relevance of software development education for students 

      Liebenberg, Janet; Huisman, Magda; Mentz, Elsa (IEEE, 2015)
      Despite a widely–acknowledged shortage of software developers, and reports of a gap between industry needs and software education, the possible gap between students' needs and software development education has not been ...

    • Software: university courses versus workplace practice 

      Liebenberg, Janet; Huisman, Magda; Mentz, Elsa (Sage, 2015)
      There is a shortage of software developers with the right skills and knowledge, not only in South Africa but worldwide. Despite reports of a gap between industry needs and software education, the gap has mostly been ...

    • The value of pair programming in the IT classroom 

      Bailey, Roxanne; Mentz, Elsa (Independent Institute of Education, 2017)
      In the South African curriculum, Information Technology (IT) is one of the elective subjects in high school. In IT, 60% of the subject focuses on software development, an aspect that has proved to be challenging. In this ...