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“What do I have to know to teach History well?” Knowledge and expertise in History teaching – a proposal
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
Recent international research has made it clear that empirical educational research and investigations of individual subject didactics are paying increasing attention to the quality of History teachers. History didactics ...
The strong state and embedded dissonance: History education and populist politics in Hungary
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
The hopefulness that accompanied the establishment of the Republic of Hungary in 1989 was soon tempered by divided politics that seemed unable to address systemic economic woes facing the nation. Though the 1956 Revolution ...
The dilemmas of textbook selection – the Department of Education's 2007 screening of Grade 12 History textbooks – A case study
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)
Textbook selection presents a conundrum for history as a school subject. On one
hand it is desirable that the best textbooks are available to be used in classrooms,
on the other selection appears to imply control over ...
Implementing Flipped Classroom in History: The reactions of eighth grade students in a Portuguese school
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)
Despite the difficulties of integrating every student, every teacher and every school in the digital revolution of the 21st century, there are new tendencies in education using digital technology that are trying to change ...
Reflecting the 2018 History Ministerial Task Team Report on compulsory History in South Africa
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)
The History Ministerial Task Team Report (MTT), published in February 2018, has been awaited by educators of History in South Africa for them to be informed on thoughts, trends and statuses of compulsory History Education ...
A reflection on History Education in higher education in Eswatini during COVID-19
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
The closure of educational institutions following the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic called for the adoption of online teaching and learning. For decades, education has suffered in sub-Saharan Africa due to inadequate ...
A self-study of pedagogical experiences in History Education at a university during the COVID-19 pandemic
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
Educational transformation is an ongoing process. However, in 2020 the transformation in South Africa was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This global health threat was inadvertently a catalyst for considerable change ...
Stop thinking about tomorrow: even in the era of COVID-19 History is teaching past and present Reflections on teaching History during COVID-19
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has caused a crisis in education, with the digital divide becoming ever more prevalent in a society which is as unequal and fractured as South Africa. While ex-Model C and ...
Decolonising images? The liberation script in Mozambican history textbooks
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
In this article we examine the textbook narratives of the colonial past and the nation-building process in Mozambique, a Southern African country which gained its independence in 1975. One of the priorities after independence ...
Synchronous interactive live lectures versus asynchronous individual online modules. A comparative analysis of students’ perceptions and performances
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)
Interactive and collaborative learning in ‘live’ and online (synchronous and asynchronous) environments generates an influence on the perception, motivation and outcomes of learning among students. From that theory, the ...