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Criteria for effective mathematics teacher education with regard to mathematical content knowledge for teaching
(North-West University, 2007)South African learners underachieve in mathematics. The many different factors that influence this underachievement include mathematics teachers' role in teaching mathematics with understanding. The question arises as to ... -
Criteria for effective training of pre–service educators within outome–based education
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2003)This is a case study that was conducted at Cicirha College of Education in the Umtata district in the Eastern Region of the Eastern Cape Province. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the criteria for effective ... -
A critical exploration into curriculum transformation at a South African university
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)Curriculum transformation is often seen as a complex and grappling process in the South African and global Higher Education landscape. Transformation often has nuances of political, social, historical, or cultural connections ... -
Critical instructional leadership skills for school principals in Vryburg District of the North-West Province
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2000)The purpose of the study is to determine critical instructional leadership skills for school principals. Indeed, the concept of Instructional leadership cannot in any way be defined in concrete terms. It is because school ... -
A critical reflection on the curriculum praxis of classroom assessment within a higher education context
(2014)In terms of assessment practices, in all facets of education there is a strong focus on assessment at the end of learning. New trends in the literature motivate for the continuous use of assessment strategies in classrooms, ... -
Critique of an intervention programme for educators affected by the HIV
(North-West University, 2007)As South Africa is one of the countries with the highest HIVJAids prevalence in the world, many South Africans are affected by the pandemic. One of the structures being endangered by the HIVJAids pandemic is the education ... -
Culture as an external determinant of the education system of BRICS member states : a comparative study
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Culture is one of the external determinants of an education system that influences its generality and the uniqueness of its characteristics. As such, culture is an outside factor that is used to shape learners' minds as ... -
The current leadership roles of school managers in a changing educational environment
(North-West University, 2005)Post-apartheid South Africa is characterised by policy changes in political, social and economic spheres. Reforms implemented in education indicate how schools should be organised and managed. The school managerial principal ... -
Curriculum 2005 : a study of the implementation process of curriculum change in the North West province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2000)This study is concerned with the issues relating to the implementation of Curriculum 2005 and the problems faced by the educators. Since 1994, after the first democratic election in South Africa, there has been a need for ... -
Curriculum and gender in teacher training colleges in Swaziland : challenges for a gender-sensitive pedagogy
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2007)This study reports on the extent to which colleges of education in Swaziland prepare student teachers to be gender-sensitive in their practice as teachers. It focused on two colleges, the Manzini Nazarene Primary College ... -
Curriculum and intra–dialogic spaces: consciousness and becoming in identity construction based on human rights values
(North-West University, 2013)The growing marketisation of education has resulted in curriculum being conceptualised as a predesigned means to an end. Many South African scholars such as Jansen, (1999, 2009, 2011) and Du Preez (2009, 2011, 2012) have ... -
Curriculum implications for gender equity in human rights education
(North-West University, 2013)The Gender Equity Task Team’s (1997) report, Gender Equity in Education, recommends that further research be done to identify the practices perpetuating inequitable gender relations in classrooms and to provide guidelines ... -
Curriculum leadership training programme for heads of departments in secondary schools
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)This study investigated the curriculum leadership training programmes of Heads of Department (HODs) in secondary schools. HODs are an integral part of school leadership. Their main function is to lead and oversee curriculum ... -
A curriculum studies programme for teacher education in Tanzania : an internationalisation of curriculum studies approach
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The Tanzania Education and Training Policy (1995) suggests plans for improving and transforming the country’s educational system to meet the societal needs of the twenty-first century. To implement these plans, the National ... -
Cyber bullying : bare schools filling the legal gap?
(North-West University, 2014)The intent of this concurrent mixed methods study was to examine whether public schools are geared to fill the legal gap that exists between the available cyber technology and managing learner cyber bullying effectively. ... -
Cyberbullying and its effects on the mental well-being of adolescents
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2020)Studies investigating the effects of cyberbullying on the mental well-being of adolescents are needed to guide the development of preventive and protective measures for cyberbullying. Although a substantial number of studies ... -
Data-based instructional decision making related to basic early literacy skills in the Intermediate Phase
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Arising from the increasing demands of the twenty-first century workplace, concern over learner reading performance is at the forefront of national education. The increasing demands have raised the literacy bar for ... -
Delegering as 'n bestuurstaak van die skoolhoof as middel tot bestuursontwikkeling in die spesiale skool
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1987)In this research on "Delegation as a managerial task of the principal as a means of management development in the special school", it is explained that principals in special schools should provide for the training and ... -
Delegering van take deur die skoolhoof as middel tot personeelontwikkeling
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1987)This research deals with delegating of tasks and how the principal promotes staff development by means of delegating. From the literature study it seems that the principal as a teacher is educated for tuition rather ... -
Democratizing an online discussion forum at a higher education institution : from rationalistic exclusion to the recognition of multiple presences
(North-West University, 2013)Institutional transformation initiated the creation of an online forum by academic staff at the North-West University. This forum functioned as an official space on the intranet of the institution as a result of the need ...