Browsing School of Education by Title
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A case of informal teacher learning in a secondary school.
(2011)The purpose of this study was to explore how teacher learning happened informally at the workplace. Another aim was to describe the ways in which informal learning contributes to teacher development. The study also endeavoured ... -
Case studies of economics teaching in secondary schools.
(1998)The purpose of this research study was to establish the perceptions of economics teaching of two teachers of economics who were functioning in two contrasting contexts. The intention was to examine their practice and to ... -
A case study : the role of school management teams in curriculum management.
(2009)This study investigates the role of the School Management Team in curriculum -
A case study exploring how grade three learners with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder experience the support provided by their educators in an inclusive education context.
(2008)South Africa is a country with tremendous diversity. Previously, many learners who experienced barriers to learning and development were excluded from the education system, preventing them from meeting their educational ... -
A case study of a high achiever's learning of physical science.
(2002)This is a case study of the learning of physical science of a high achiever, selected on the assumption that instruction in learning strategies and styles used by successful learners may improve learning effectiveness ... -
A case study of Endleleni Adult Education Centre and how it relates to the community in Madadeni, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)Adult education contributes to poverty mitigation and enables members of the community to acquire knowledge and skills for development within their local communities. The White Paper for Post-Schooling Education and Training ... -
A case study of girls' participation in physical science at a rural high school.
(2005)The study aimed to add to our understanding of why many girls in rural high schools were not choosing to study Physical Science. A case study of a local high school was used as the research method. Questionnaires to the ... -
A case study of informal teacher learning in the foundation phase.
This study describes how two teachers in foundation phase learn informally in the workplace. It also aims to analyse the context within each school and evaluates to what extent the context supports teacher learning. A case ... -
A case study of instructional leadership practices of four school principals in the Pinetown District.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to gain a greater understanding of the instructional leadership practices of school principals in the four researched schools. The study explored what school principals actually do to support ... -
A case study of integrated schooling within a co-educational high school in the Durban area.
(1994)Issues relating to racial integration in white schools in South Africa during the period 1976-1992 are explored within the South African (historical, social, political) context. The introduction by the state of alternative ... -
A case study of intermediate phase learner's success with science problem-solving tasks.
(2006)This is an evaluative case study to determine what science problem-solving skills learners have developed at the end of the Intermediate Phase. Grade six learners were used in this study as they represented the last grade ... -
A case study of learners' gender constructions in a physical sciences classroom.
(2009)Contemporary gender studies focus on the contexts in which particular discourses shape the construction of masculinities and femininities. With a need to understand what it means for boys and girls in particular South ... -
A case study of professional development for history teachers in rural KwaZulu schools.
(1996)The aim of the study was to report and evaluate a programme of teacher development in which the teachers themselves would be actively involved. A case study approach was adopted to monitor the programme of teacher development ... -
A case study of school principals' leadership styles and the sustainability of professional learning communities.
(2014)The Principal leadership styles play a significant role in professional learning communities (PLCs). Historically most principals have led schools autocratically and this has stifled teachers and the progress of schools. ... -
A case study of science student teachers' experiences of teaching practices in the faculty of education of University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2005.
(2006)The study aimed at exploring science student teachers' experiences of teaching practice and in particular, it focussed on five areas related to: (a) the science student teachers' practices and views ofteaching practice; ... -
A case study of seven families who have tried alternative treatment to ritalin for children clinically diagnosed with ADHD.
(2005)The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of alternative treatment to Ritalin. -
A case study of teacher leadership in an education for learners with special educational needs school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2013)Currently, in school leadership a distributed perspective is supported by scholars in this field. Teacher leadership is seen as a means of operationalising distributed leadership. Drawing on this, the aim of this study is ... -
A case study of teachers' implementation of the grade four natural sciences curriculum.
(2014-10-31)Many teachers have difficulty in implementing the Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS). This is particularly true of the natural science curriculum. The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which natural ... -
A case study of the constraints to the effective teaching of technology in grade 7 experienced by schools of a district in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)This study concerned itself with the constraints experienced to the effective teaching of Technology in Grade 7 by schools of a district in KwaZulu-Natal. The study arose out of personal experiences of managing staff who ... -
A case study of the development of A.C.E. students' concept images of the derivative.
(2006)This research focuses on the development of the concept images of the derivative concept of students enrolled in the in-service programme 'Advanced Certificate in Education' at University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg ...
