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School governing body election deficiencies: deliberative democracy knocking at the door
(2015)As forums, School Governing Bodies have the makings of a great and unique South African democratic tradition as they reflect local deliberations, participative decision-making by stakeholders in education. The main contention ... -
The school readiness performance of a group of Grade R learners in primary schools in the Gauteng Province of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)Grade R is the year before learners in South Africa start formal schooling and has been part of the General Education Training Band (GET) since 1998. New efforts are being made to enable all five- to six-year-olds to attend ... -
School-based assessment in English language teaching: weighing the cow will not fatten it
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)Education systems of the 21st century face the challenge of reflecting the needs of an extremely dynamic global society. Of paramount importance is students' aptitude for life-long learning; a quality that needs to be ... -
School-based assessment: The leash needed to keep the poetic 'unruly pack of hounds' effectively in the hunt for learning outcomes
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Self-Directed Learning Characteristic: making learning personal, empowering and successful
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Due to the speedy emergent investigation in self-directed learning (SDL) over the past 40 years, SDL is an education technique used progressively within tertiary institutions. SDL can be well-defined in terms of the amount ... -
Sensory exploration and Böhme’s aesthetic nature theory in The Long Silence of Mario Salviati
(Athens Institute for Education & Research, 2014)In the novel The long silence of Mario Salviati, by South African author Etienne van Heerden, the natural landscape is powerfully integrated with the theme of art. Ingi Friedländer, employee at an art museum, departs from ... -
Sesotho Online: establishing an internet-based language knowledge community
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Online knowledge communities can affect the status of languages within the internet linguistic landscape. Despite the prominence of English in the online environment, multilingualism is increasingly being promoted in these ... -
Shaping social literacy through HIV in Higher Education curricula
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2016)This article outlines a case for curriculum transformation in respect of HIV education, spearheaded in part by policy debates in the South African Higher Education sector, as well as by the broader social movement led by ... -
Should comparative education be superseded by comparative and international education?
(Open Academic Journals Index (OAJI), 2016)The paper investigates three issues surrounding the field of comparative education, namely the place of comparative education in teacher education, the question as to whether the field should be transformed into comparative ... -
Silencing dissent in an online discussion forum of a higher education institution
(2013)In an online forum at a higher education institution in South Africa, interventions from management in order to moderate discussions, result in antagonism and the smothering of dissident discourse. Critical poststructuralist ... -
Skoolfase/Leerderouderdom as Faktor in Leerderdissipline in Suid-Afrikaanse Skole
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Skoolhoofde se onderwys praktyke binne die veld van plattelandse dorpe
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2015)This article focuses on the influence of the field of rural villages on principals’ educational practices. The focus is on aspects of principals’ educational practices in a specific rural village context. It is a Bourdieuian ... -
Skoolhoofleierskapstyl deur die lens van die kultuurhistoriese aktiwiteitsteorie (KHAT)
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2017)Followers' perceptions are the best evaluation of leadership styles. How followers observe a leadership style may differ from how the leader sees it. In order to understand the entire reality, one should accept and respect ... -
Social Justice praxis in education: towards sustainable management strategies
(Education Association of South Africa (EASA), 2015)Social justice, defined as an impetus towards a socially just educational world, is based on the assumption that all people, irrespective of belief or societal position, are entitled to be treated according to the values ... -
Software: university courses versus workplace practice
(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 ... -
Some recent response to neoliberalism and its view on education
(AOSIS, 2017)This article is about developments that are on the rise in response to the global hegemony of the neoliberal approach to life in general and education in particular. After an outline of what neoliberalism entails and how ... -
Some recent responses to neoliberalism and its views on education
(AOSIS, 2017)This article is about developments that are on the rise in response to the global hegemony of the neoliberal approach to life in general and education in particular. After an outline of what neoliberalism entails and how ... -
South Africa, Tanzania and Finland: mathematics teacher-students' opinions about information and communication technology
(UNISA Press, 2015)Low achievement in Mathematics at school level and during higher education remains a problem not only in South Africa but also worldwide. Information and Communication Technology provides endless opportunities to enhance ... -
South Africa, Tanzania and Finland: Mathematics teacher-students’ opinions about information and communication technology
(Unisa, 2015)Low achievement in Mathematics at school level and during higher education remains a problem not only in South Africa but also worldwide. Information and Communication Technology provides endless opportunities to enhance ...