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'How did a white girl get AIDS?' Shifting student perceptions on HIV-stigma and discrimination at a historically white South African university
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2016)Classroom discussions with predominantly White, middle-class student teachers revealed that they still perceive HIV as a disease which Black, poor and promiscuous people bring on themselves. Unless such beliefs are ... -
How to do IT together: modeling group work for information technology
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How youth picture gender injustice: building skills for HIV prevention through a participatory, arts-based approach
(Education Association of South Africa (EASA), 2012)Based on the existing literature on the positive relationship that exists between high instances of HIV infections and a high degree of gender injustices in southern Africa, there is clearly a need for HIV-prevention ... -
Human Rights and Sexuality Reimagining the Language of Equality towards Transformation In and Through Education
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)For many years, arguments in favour of sexual minorities' equality and sexuality rights have brought about legal reform worldwide. Although there are those who would contend that human rights and legal mechanisms associated ... -
Human rights literacy: Moving towards rights-based education and transformative action through understanding of dignity, equality and freedom
(Education Association of South Africa, 2015)The twentieth century has been characterised by the proliferation of human rights in the discursive practices of the United Nations (Baxi, 1997). In this article, we explore the continual process of rights-based education ... -
Human rights literacy: moving towards rights-based education and transformative action through understandings of dignity, equality and freedom
(Education Assoc South Africa, 2015)The twentieth century has been characterised by the proliferation of human rights in the discursive practices of the United Nations (Baxi, 1997). In this article, we explore the continual process of rights-based education ... -
Human rights values or cultural values? Pursuing values to maintain positive discipline in multicultural schools
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Human rights: protecting sexual minorities or reinforcing the boundaries of 'the closet'?
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)In this article we problematise the fact that human rights legislation, whether intentionally or otherwise, reinforces binary categories such as 'heterosexual' or 'homosexual'. This form of 'othering' highlights the ... -
The human rights paradox of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in South African education
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2013)Onlangse navorsing toon duidelik aan dat benewens geslag, seksuele oriëntasie waarskynlik die volgende sleuteleienskap is wat bepaal wie ons as mense is. Seksuele oriëntasie is een van die belangrike aspekte wat ’n persoon ... -
Humanising higher education in South Africa through dialogue as praxis
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Faculty of Education, 2016)Freire (1993) premised his pedagogical theory on the assumption that humanisation is the fundamental objective of education, and he emphasised the role of dialogue as praxis in achieving this. In South Africa, race has ... -
Ideological illusions, human rights and the right to education: the in(ex)clusion of the poor in post-apartheid education
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2016)Against the background of global concern about the political and social consequences of human rights, this article uses an ideological lens to explore the (non)existence of the right to education in South Africa. We argue ... -
The (im)possibilities of teaching – learning freedom
(Unisa, 2015)Twenty years after a free and democratic South Africa was constituted, it seems as if South Africans are still in limbo. In this article I explore the essence of freedom as conceptualised by Arendt (1958, 1966; 1900; 2006) ... -
The (im)possibilities of teaching-learning freedom
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2015)Twenty-one years after a free and democratic South Africa was constituted, it seems as if South Africans are still in limbo. In this article, the author explores the essence of freedom as conceptualised by Arendt (1958, ... -
The image of the teacher held by learners from 10 different countries: a new perspective on the causes of problems with learner discipline
(OASIS, 2013)The article reports on research that investigated the image of teachers held by school learners. Based on a conceptual-theoretical distinction between the ideal teacher, the totally effective teacher and the typically ... -
Implementing the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) in a challenging context: results from a large-scale quantitative study
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose An emphasis on school performance is not just a national issue, but must be examined within the global context. Successful leadership is ensured by school leaders’ compliance to a set of basic practices within ... -
Improving school governance through participative democracy and the law
(Educational Association of South Africa (EASA), 2011)There is an inextricable link between democracy, education and the law. After 15 years of constitutional democracy, the alarming percentage of dysfunctional schools raises questions about the efficacy of the system of local ... -
Improving some cognitive functions, specifically executive functions in grade R learners
(Sage, 2014)This study established the effects of a researcher-developed curriculum-based intervention programme. The intervention was grounded on principles of Feuerstein’s ideas about ‘mediated learning’. The aim of the intervention ... -
Improving the instructional leadership of heads of department in under-resourced schools: a collaborative action-learning approach
(Education Association of South Africa (EASA), 2016)An unacceptable number of learners in under-resourced schools in South Africa are failing to perform adequately in national and international benchmark tests. Poor learner performance has been linked to poor-quality teaching, ... -
Improving the work climate in a TVET college through changing conversations
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)As an HRD manager in a college, I am responsible for employee wellness within the organisation. However the culture of the college in which I work is toxic, characterised by bullying, destructive leadership, gossip ...