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Assisting school management teams to construct their school improvement plans: an action learning approach
(Education Association of SA (EASA), 2014)
This article reports on a first cycle of a larger action research study conducted to determine how Circuit Teams could support School Management Teams of underperforming high schools towards whole-school development. ...
Values-based self-reflective action research for promoting gender equality: some unexpected lessons
(University of the Free State, 2014)
The idea of using values as a means of guiding our research decisions and judging the
validity of our claims of knowledge is well established in literature on the self-reflective
genre of action research. Values in action ...
'You learn from going through the process': the perceptions of South African school leaders about action research
(SAGE, 2013)
In South Africa, the under-resourced and socially challenging contexts in which the
majority of schools function, calls for leadership that has the vision to look beyond
seemingly insurmountable problems. South African ...
Treating 'AIDS blindness': a critical pedagogical approach to HIV education at tertiary level
(Routledge, 2014)
HIV and AIDS affect all South Africans, irrespective of gender, race, age and economic status. Teachers should
therefore be able to meaningfully integrate HIV content into the school curriculum. However, pre-service ...
Values-based self-reflective action research for promoting gender equality: some unexpected lessons
(University of the Free State, 2014)
The idea of using values as a means of guiding our research decisions and judging the validity of our claims of knowledge is well established in literature on the self-reflective genre of action research. Values in action ...
Supporting Lesotho teachers to develop resilience in the face of the HIV and AIDS pandemic
(Elsevier, 2012)
HIV and AIDS threaten to erode the wellbeing of teachers who are faced with an increasing number of children rendered vulnerable by the pandemic. This article explores the usefulness of a supportive group intervention, ...
'Every teacher is a researcher!': creating indigenous epistemologies and practices for HIV prevention through values-ased action research
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
Since gender is an undisputed driver of HIV infection, teachers concerned with HIV prevention education should ideally encourage
critical awareness of and culturally sensitive practices around gender inequalities. Many ...
The value of using folktales as an intervention tool to enhance resilience for children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
The recent increase in the number of children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS has placed an added burden on schools as sites of care and support. Yet, many teachers regard this pastoral role as an added ...
Helping learners think more hopefully about life after school: the usefulness of participartory visual strategies to make career education more contextually relevant
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)
Learners living in challenging socio-economic circumstances face limited opportunities for further education and employment. In this context, formal career guidance which merely provides information about specific jobs and ...
The value of using folktales as an intervention tool to enhance resilience for children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)
The recent increase in the number of children orphaned and rendered vulnerable by HIV and AIDS has placed an added burden on schools as sites of care and support. Yet, many teachers regard this pastoral role as an added ...