Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Science and Technology Education) by Title
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Changes in science teachers' practice of learner-centred education as a result of action research in Lesotho.
(2005)The study looks at Lesotho Science teachers' understanding, practice and explanation of learner-centred education (LCE) prior to, during and after different activities. Six Physics teachers from Maseru were selected from ... -
Design analysis of the Grade 9 technology curriculum in South Africa.
(2002)During the years of apartheid (pre 1994) there were two main streams that one could follow while studying at school viz. academic or technical. The majority of South African learners followed the more traditional academic ... -
Evaluation of educational computer programmes as a change agent in science classrooms.
(2004)This evaluation started with preliminary research into the situations and problems in science classrooms and computer laboratories. The preliminary research identified teacher-centred lessons, learner and teacher ... -
An exploration of general education and training teachers' democratisation of the science teaching and learning space.
(2016)Abstract available in PDF file. -
An exploration of the Akans’ (Ghana) and Zulus’ (South Africa) culturally-specific environmental ethics: implications for culturally-specific senior high school biology/life sciences[s] curriculum development and teaching.
(2018)Indigenous and local communities are repositories of the world’s genetic resources and biodiversity is interwoven with the well-being of indigenous people who have utilized it throughout millennia. This constant interaction ... -
An exploration of the interface between schools and industry in respect of the development of skills, knowledge, attitudes and values (SKAV) in the context of biotechnology.
(2010)This study traces how the National Curriculum Statement-Further Education and Training (NCS-FET) Life Sciences Policy is constructed and translated as it circulates across the Department of Education (DoE), schools and ... -
Exploring grade 12 learners’ understandings of, and problem-solving approaches to work-energy-power in physical sciences in high schools.
(2021)Learners in high schools are performing poorly on the topic Work Energy Power as is evident in the National Senior Certificate Examinations (NSC) since 2008. The purpose of this study was to explore Grade 12 learners’ ... -
Exploring higher education engagement in computer programming within a blended learning environment : an action research approach
(2014)Many novice programmers in higher education find computer programming particularly difficult due to its problem solving nature. High dropout rates have been observed both internationally and locally, but in South Africa, ... -
Exploring how Science teachers engage in curriculum innovating in environment and sustainability education.
(2017)Life Sciences and Natural Sciences teachers are expected to adapt and to implement curriculum changes that are designed by the Department of Basic Education. The new Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for ... -
Exploring university-community engagement by pre-service Science teachers through the study of a Biology module.
(2019)Abstract available in PDF. -
Exploring Zimbabwean students' approaches to investigations in advanced level Chemistry.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
How teachers construct teaching-learning sequences in chemistry education in the further education and training phase.
(2013)The purpose of this study was to understand how teachers design and implement teaching-learning sequences. A teaching-learning sequence can be described as a well-coordinated step by step series of teaching and learning ... -
Integrating Indigenous Knowledge (IK) artefacts and IK strategies in teaching mechanics: insights from community elders, physics teachers, and learners in Zimbabwe.
(2019)The study is an exploration of how physics teachers can integrate indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) through using indigenous artefacts when teaching Advanced Level concepts in mechanics. It adds to the growing body of ... -
The intersection between ICT and climate smart agriculture in adapting to the impacts of climate change on food production by uMsinga’s smallholder farmers: implications for climate change education.
(2020)This study drew on community based participatory action research (CBPAR) and living theory (LT) to explore the intersection between information and communication technology (ICT) and climate smart agriculture (CSA) in ... -
Introduction of inquiry-based science teaching in Rwandan lower secondary schools : teachers' attitudes and perceptions.
(2012)This study describes, discusses and analyses the Rwandan lower secondary school teachers’ responses to the introduction of inquiry as a teaching approach in the science curriculum as one of the changes that the curriculum ... -
The meaning of relevant science in townships in Cape Town.
(2005)This study explores the meaning of relevant science in two townships in Cape Town. Reform in science education, both nationally and internationally has placed much emphasis on the fact that science education should be ... -
Nigerian root and tuber farmers’ responses to climate change: the role of indigenous knowledge.
(2022)This study explores the role of indigenous knowledge (IK) in Nigerian root and tuber farmers’ responses to Climate Change (CC). Root and tuber production in Nigeria has been steadily increasing despite the adverse effects ... -
The politics of knowledge : tracing the trajectory of the natural science curriculum.
(2005)Knowledge production or research in South Africa, as elsewhere in the world, does not occur within 'innocent' spaces devoid of personal, social, political, economic and cultural contexts (Singh, 2000). This study explores ... -
Primary school teachers' understanding and interpretation of problem-solving : how it is promoted in science lessons, why and why not?
(2005)This study explores how Lesotho primary school teachers understand and interpret problem-solving (PS) and how they teach and support it. Observation schedules and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from ...