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Recent Submissions
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Reflections teacher leaders-what can we learn from their journeys?: a case study.
(2021)The case study attempted to explore the journeys of novice teachers to teacher-leaders to extract knowledge from their reflections. It investigated the constructs of the teacher leader, both personal and professional, their ... -
Improving my pedagogical approach to teaching sexuality education at a technical and vocational education and training college: a teacher’s self study.
(2021)This thesis is based on a self-study, which I conducted as a Life Orientation lecturer in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector. I undertook a journey on exploring how I could improve my sexuality ... -
Teachers’ views of their assessment practices.
(2021)Assessment remains one of the critical issues in teaching and learning. It is one of the important tools used by education practitioners to monitor students’ progress, predict students’ learning, guide students’ learning, ... -
School management team practices in managing the curriculum of T40 schools in Mashona Circuit under Zululand District.
(2021)The aim of the study was to explore school management team (SMT) practices in managing the curriculum of T40 schools in Mashona Circuit under the Zululand District. This was a qualitative study that adopted a case study ... -
Facilitating adult learning through responsive architecture: the design of a community education & training centre in Bridge city town centre, Durban.
(2021)The Department of Higher Education and Training (2017) affirms that many South African adults in townships lack primary formal education. They in-turn have fewer employment opportunities especially in this digital era, ... -
Exploration of indian social influence on civic architecture in post-colonial Durban: towards the design of an exhibition centre in Phoenix.
(2020)This research process has explored the impact of colonialism and apartheid on Indian civic space from a global perspective and then from a local perspective within the City of Durban. The justification for exploring Indian ... -
Healing and empowerment through architecture: towards an empowerment centre for abused women in Durban.
(2019)The aim of this dissertation is to understand and recognize the conditions and criteria that would inform a socially responsive architecture, towards the healing and empowerment of domestically abused women in South ... -
The confessional novel in South Africa : a study of J.M. Coetzee's Age of iron (1990) and Menan du Plessis' A state of fear (1983).
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The growth and development of the Master Builders Association in the Cape Peninsula.
(1984)No abstract available. -
An ethnographic study of the utilisation of electronic library databases by academic staff in North-Central Nigeria.
(2021)This ethnographic case study is an exploration of the utilisation of electronic library databases by academic staff in North-Central Nigeria. The motivation for this study stemmed from the researcher's experiences as a ... -
The role of public participation in reviewing land redistribution policy in South Africa.
(2021)The post-apartheid South African democratic Constitution of 1996 provides for extensive participation of the public in the legislative and policy-making processes. Involving the citizens in policy decision-making processes ... -
An investigation of the continuous professional development activities of secondary school teachers in Kwazulu-Natal in relation to their job demands and resources.
(2020)Teaching is a demanding profession, and teachers report high levels of strain as a result of high job demands. The concern exists that job demands may also affect the engagement of in-service teachers in Professional ... -
An exploration of teachers experiences of teaching special needs learners in pre-vocational school.
(2020)This study focuses on the exploration of teachers’ experiences in the teaching and learning of special needs learners in a special needs school. The aim of the study is to explore teachers’ experiences in the teaching of ... -
Understanding learners’ experiences of peer support in the intermediate phase.
(2020)The purpose of this study is to understand learners’ experiences of peer support in the intermediate phase. The study was conducted in one private, mainstream school in Pinetown, Durban. The study adopts a qualitative ... -
An exploration of mathematics teacher educators’ understanding and practices of formative assessment: a case of three colleges in Ghana.
(2021)Teacher educators play a significant role in the preparation of pre-service teachers to become assessment-literate and able to practice after their training. In this respect, an exploration of teacher educators' understanding, ... -
Exploring the challenges experienced by Grade 8 learners when learning angles associated with parallel lines in geometry.
(2021)This research study explored challenges experienced by Grade 8 learners when learning angles associated with parallel lines in geometry. This research study was conducted in a school situated in the city of Pietermaritzburg, ... -
Exploring teachers' experiences of lesson study for integrating information and communication technologies in teaching.
(2020)This study explored teachers' experiences of integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in teaching. Twelve (12) purposefully selected teachers from three different subject groups (Life Sciences, Economic ... -
Teachers’ understanding of aggressive learner behaviour in a primary school.
(2021)The focus of this study is to explore teachers’ understanding of aggressive learner behaviour in a primary school. This study was conducted in an ex-model c school which is in the district of UMlazi. The research approach ... -
Fostering holistic education in a science classroom: a teacher’s self-study.
(2020)I am a Science teacher with less than 10 years under my belt. In this research, I aimed to look at how I could integrate holistic education intomy mainstreamScience class while still aligning my teaching with the prescribed ...
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