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Achieving educational goals through effective leadership: experience from a distance in Zambabwe
(University of Venda, 2015)Teaching and learning environments have become more complex and diverse, where effective leadership is to enhance the achievement of high standards of educational success. The evolving nature of school environments in ... -
Action research for the 21st century: exploring new educational pathways
(Unisa, 2014)Twenty years into democracy in South Africa, poverty and disease continue to limit the life prospects of the majority of people. Researchers in higher education have an opportunity, not to mention a moral obligation, to ... -
Acute cardiometabolic responses facilitating a state of chronic hyperglycemia and renal impairment: the SABPA study
(Wolters Kluwer, 2014)"Background: Augmented α-adrenergic response patterns are associated with vascular risk in Africans. The aims of this study were 1) to assess ethnic differences between glucose and cardiovascular responses during acute ... -
Addressing multi-language diversity in mathematics teacher education programs
(Springer, 2016)In this chapter, mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) from two different environments, namely South Africa (RSA) and the United States (US), join together to share our insights on the role that MTEs might play in the ... -
Addressing the discipline problem in South African schools by increasing the supply of social capital in society: a position paper
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Adolescents' precocious and developmentally appropriate contributions to their families' well-being and resilience in five countries
(Wiley, 2011)An exploratory qualitative study of 16 disadvantaged youth in 5 countries suggests that making both precocious and developmentally appropriate contributions to their families' well-being is advantageous to adolescents ... -
Adult Basic Education and the preparation of South African youth: towards an agenda for the future
(Kamla, Raj, 2016)This descriptive paper proceeds with the assumption that the expectations, aspirations and challenges of the South African youth of the future could be so intricate that no single system of education can adequately satisfy ... -
Advancing student research in education law
(HESA / Unisa Press, 2014)On the one hand, the popularity of education law for postgraduate studies is calling for a reflection on a sound research approach that would complement both the boundaries of the law as substantive discipline and how ... -
Afrikaans as taal van onderrig en leer in skole en ander onderwysinstansies: "Ou" wyn in nuwe sakke
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)Several authors have recently come to the conclusion that the linguistic human rights approach that has so far been followed in South Africa has largely failed. English has become the dominant language in all spheres of ... -
Afrikaanse transtalig en taaloorgang: die napraat van Tsotsitaal en Swartafrikaans
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging (ALV), 2015)This article explores Swartafrikaans and Tsotsitaal as alternative non-standard codes of Afrikaans in two poems. The concept of standardised Afrikaans is well documented in the subject literature, but proves problematic ... -
Afrikaanse transtaling en taaloorgang: die napraat van Tsotsitaal en Swartafrikaans
(Stilet: Tydskrif van die Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging, 2015)This article explores Swartafrikaans and Tsotsitaal as alternative non-standard codes of Afrikaans in two poems. The concept of standardised Afrikaans is well documented in the subject literature, but proves problematic ... -
AIDS in South Africa: Therapeutic interventions to strengthen resilience among orphans and vulnerable children
(Sage, 2014)Worldwide, approximately 10% of the 34.2 million individuals infected by human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are under the age of 18. Additionally, 17.8 million children have experienced ... -
Alleviating the intensification of Educator workload through internships: the relieve Educators administrative demands (READ) – Model
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)In this paper the researchers report on the findings of a descriptive survey study aimed at establishing the perceptions of purposively selected South African educators (n = 300) from the Gauteng Department of Education ... -
An action-learning model to assist Circuit Teams to support School Management Teams towards whole-school development
(Education Assoc South Africa (EASA), 2016)The Education District and Circuit Offices in South Africa are mandated by the Department of Basic Education to support schools under their jurisdiction. Reasons for the lack of such support to schools have been highlighted ... -
An analysis of English teachers' self-efficacy in relation to SEN and disability and its implications in a changing SEN policy context
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Policy and practice in relation to meeting the diverse needs of all children, including those with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities, is in a state of change in the UK. As a result, there is growing interest ... -
An assessment of hybrid collabarative learning in Geography micro-teaching: a South African case study
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)This paper explores how the implementation of a particular hybrid collaborative learning design (classroom-based and web-based), in Geography micro-teaching, can assist student teachers in the planning and presenting of ... -
An exploration of health conditions among South African university students
(AFAHPER-SD, 2015)One of the challenges facing Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa is the provision of adequate accommodation of reasonable quality in terms of health and creating a learning environment that can promote ... -
An inductively derived research framework for student satisfaction in ODL : the Higher Education environment
(UNISA Press, 2016)Student satisfaction, as a key psychological-affective outcome of tertiary education, is a direct measure of the success of Open Distance Learning (ODL). It is therefore vital for ODL Higher Education Institutions to assess ... -
ANA as part of a comprehensive reading literacy school assessment system
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT), 2014)Making decisions about teaching and learning is as core a component to teaching as providing the teaching itself. Effective use of assessment data to plan, judge, and modify teaching is a fundamental competency for ... -
Analysis of Bank Failure: An Application of CVAR Methodology On Liquidity
(Virtus Interpress, 2017)In this paper, balance sheet liquidity data was analyzed comprising of 157 Class I and 234 Class II banks. Class I banks are categorized as those with tier 1 capital in excess of $4 billion and internationally active while ...
