Doctoral Degrees (Education Studies)
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Learning social justice through a transformative and emancipatory framed LLB internship programme.
(2023)Debates and discontent regarding the South African LLB programme culminated in a qualification standards document compiled by the Council on Higher Education. Dated May 2015, the LLB Standards qualification document set ... -
Academic writing experiences and literacy development of engineering students at a South African university of technology.
(2023)This study drew on the Cultural Capital Theory and the Academic Literacy Model to explore the academic writing and literacy development experiences of Engineering students at a selected university of technology in South ... -
Promoting inclusive learning through Universal Design of Instruction (UDI): exploring the potential of UDI to enhance learning for students with visual disabilities in the classroom.
(2022)Globally, there is an abundance of research on the Universal Design of Instruction for students with visual disabilities in universities in developed countries, yet there remains a paucity of such research and practice ... -
The leadership and management geographies in the lived experiences of women educational leaders in the public secondary educational system of Mauritius – a narrative inquiry.
(2021)The leadership and management geographies in the lived experiences of women educational leaders in the public secondary educational system of Mauritius – A narrative inquiry. The study aims to explore and understand how ... -
Bullying in physical and cyber spaces: experiences of young adult survivors in the digital age.
(2023)Bullying has become a serious problem for young people all over the world. Using action research within the critical paradigm, this qualitative study examines the experiences of young adult survivors of both physical and ... -
Integration of philosophy into basic education in Nigeria: teachers’ perspectives.
(2022)The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of teachers concerning the possibility or otherwise, of integrating philosophy into basic education in Nigeria. The qualitative research method which utilized the ... -
Understanding and enhancing learner integration in a selected ex-model c school.
(2022)This study researched the understanding and enhancing of learner integration in a selected Ex-Model C school. This study viewed learner integration as a crucial element in the South African schools’ context because this ... -
Social protection through higher education: experiences of Community Work Programme participants studying for a teaching qualification by distance education mode.
(2023)Poverty and unemployment have led to the creation of social protection programmes by governments, which include public works programmes. In South Africa, the Community Work Programme (CWP) employs rural individuals living ... -
Voices of Eswatini general certificate of education geography teachers on teaching climate change.
(2022)This dissertation presents a mixed methods research study (quantitative and qualitative) but mainly qualitative, of sixteen geography teachers who participated when this study sought their voices on the teaching of climate ... -
Zimbabwean teachers’ imaging of self and their teaching practices in the context of education reforms.
(2022)The research examined how education policy influenced Zimbabwean teachers‟ imaging of self as teachers and how that affected their teaching practices in the context of education reforms. The research adopted the qualitative ... -
A critical exploration of trainee teachers’ construction of primary school context during placement.
(2022)The journey of this thesis started when I joined a teacher education institution as lecturer. My sociology background drew me towards the primary school as a placement site as I was enthusiastic about grasping the experiences ... -
Socio-cultural complexities and their influence on the teaching about HIV & AIDS in Life Orientation in the Further Education and Training Phase.
(2022)South Africa has an alarming rate of HIV & AIDS infection. It remains the country most severely affected by the HIV & AIDS pandemic, with KwaZulu-Natal the most affected province. Therefore, the Department of Health turned ... -
Sustainable learning for immigrant learners in a multilingual classroom.
(2021)The study was set in KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa at a multilingual primary school and investigated immigrant learners’ experiences on sustainable learning in a multilingual classroom. The study’s research ... -
Flipping the classroom for engaged learning: a critical analysis.
(2021)This study sought to critically analyse how the classroom may be flipped for engaged learning. The current situation at schools implies that learners are disengaged due to the way in which they are taught. It was discovered ... -
Immanent Umthakathi: critically self-reflexive Dung Beetle Doing: contextually appropriate education for be(com)ing better with_in the world now.
‘Yearning to be bold’, carefully crossing borders of transformative, pragmatic and indigenous paradigm spaces in search of decolonised radical democratic living and learning liberation, this PhD addresses the question: How ... -
Exploring Mauritian upper secondary students’ conceptions of and approaches to learning biology.
(2023)The low enrolment in science subjects, particularly biology, beyond the compulsory level (Grade 9) is a matter of concern to the Mauritian education authorities, teachers and other stakeholders, as it is a prerequisite to ... -
Teaching English home language comprehension skills to foundation phase learners from diverse language backgrounds.
(2021)Teaching English as a Home Language (HL) could be a complicated process in a country like South Africa, where there are eleven official languages operating in a multicultural society. This study examined the teaching of ... -
Teaching Grade 7 Life Orientation in South African schools through the story reading technique: an African centred perspective.
(2022)The emergence of post-Apartheid South Africa in the year 1994 called for an urgent shift in the national education provision that would help to give birth to a new generation of South Africans who could see themselves as ... -
English literature teachers’ pedagogical choices at upper secondary level: narratives of Mauritian teachers.
(2020)Teacher decision-making is of particular significance in a world increasingly influenced by productivity and accountability mechanisms that simultaneously delineate and constrain teachers’ roles in education. Investigating ... -
The experiences of rural working mothers pursuing higher degrees at a South African University.
(2020)This research explored the experiences of rural working mothers pursuing postgraduate degrees at a South African university. The focus of the study was on the experiences of older women coming into higher education. After ...
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