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An investigation of the specific job-related challenges and coping strategies of Senior and Master teachers at South African public schools.
(2020)Many in-service teachers describe their profession as highly challenging and express feelings of stress. In South African schools, some of these teachers also become Senior or Master teachers. As part of the Senior and ... -
Teachers’ experiences of implementing the English home language curriculum in grade four.
(2019)In the endeavour of the South African government to democratise and provide an all-inclusive education system, its transformative curricula had been amended many times from the initial curriculum change of Outcomes Based ... -
Exploring the factors contributing to the organisational commitment of early career teachers in under-resourced secondary schools.
(2020)Large numbers of early career teachers begin their careers at under-resourced schools. These schools endure all the challenges that beset all schools and are expected to overcome these whilst attempting to develop without ... -
Out-of-school children: life experiences of Mauritian learners.
(2019)This study explores the early formal schooling experiences of out-of-school children (OOSC) who have completed their Certificate of Primary Education and who for multiple reasons do not transit to secondary education within ... -
Exploring teaching strategies used by teachers in multi-grade classrooms in rural settings in the Umlazi District.
(2020)This study illustrates the curriculum strategies used by teachers in the multi-grade classroom in rural settings. Two schools practising multi-grade teaching were identified to generate data related to the phenomenon ... -
Promoting literacy using short messaging services in rural learners with reading difficulties.
(2019)In most rural primary schools, learners reach Intermediate Phase lacking reading and writing abilities, when reading is a core element of their education. Learners who have inabilities to read are conceptualized as ‘learners ... -
An exploration of foundation phase teachers’ understanding and implemementation [sic] of the inclusive education: experiences of school-based support teams in Ilembe District.
(2020)South Africa has a history to have a large number of children who do not attend school because they are physically or intellectually impaired . In the apartheid era pre-1994, access to special schools was limited. Apartheid ... -
Personal narrative inquiry: exploring my childhood memories that shape my novice teacher self in a public township school.
(2020)This thesis presents an understanding of stories about my personal and professional self as a novice teacher in a public township school. My curiosity to explore my childhood memories of growing up and attending schools ... -
Teachers’ experiences of teaching Natural Sciences and Technology to English first additional language grade four learners.
(2019)The purpose of this research was to explore teachers’ experiences on teaching Natural Sciences and Technology (NSTECH) to English First Additional (EFAL) grade four learners in South Africa. One of the major challenges is ... -
Exploring collaborative learning: a university educator’s self-study.
(2020)I am a university educator involved in preservice teacher education. This thesis presents the self-study project that I conducted to explore my personal and professional history of collaborative learning and my understanding ... -
Exploring grade five learners’ perceptions on the use of technology when learning fractions in one grade five class in the iLembe District of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2020)Teaching and learning that incorporates the use of a digital device is becoming popular at institutions of learning all around the globe. This research study examined the perceptions of one class of Grade 5 learners on the ... -
Exploring Grade 11 mathematics teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge when teaching Euclidean geometry in the Umlazi District.
(2019)Teaching Euclidean geometry is a complex activity. From my personal teaching experiences, it appears that most grade 11 learners perform poorly in geometry, especially in Euclidean geometry. Challenges encountered by ... -
Exploring the experiences of students with physical impairments studying at a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College in Kwazulu-Natal.
(2020)The study attempts to respond to three research questions: How do students with physical impairments experience studying at a TVET College in KZN? What are the perceptions of students with physical impairments about ... -
Self-esteem enhancement for English second language learners in the foundation phase.
(2019)This study aimed to explore the self-esteem of English second language learners in the Foundation Phase in KwaZulu-Natal. This is a qualitative study with a sample size of 13 participants; nine learners from six years to ... -
Comparing academic performance of students in mainstream and extended programmes at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa.
(2020)In the recent decade students’ academic performance in higher education has become a great concern globally and in South Africa particularly. Failure or dropout rate affects most higher education institutions (HEI) in South ... -
A study of the aims and effects of chemistry practical work in Indian secondary schools at the senior certificate level.
(1984)Abstract available in PDF. -
Conservation awareness amongst white adolescents in South Africa: a study of senior secondary pupils in Natal.
(1982)Abstract available PDF. -
Problems for the teaching of English deriving from the home background of a group of South African Indian school pupils.
(1981)Abstract available in PDF.
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