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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exploring learners’ experiences of meditative practices: a case study of a primary school.
(2021)An intriguing phenomenon that appears to be attracting the interest of schools and organisations, and agencies working with behaviour change is the practice of meditation. Given the growing popularity of meditation, I set ... -
Vocational education and training curriculum responsiveness to the learning needs of A1 farmers in post-2000 Zimbabwe.
(2019)The study explored vocational education and training curriculum responsiveness to the learning needs of smallholder farmers (commonly known as A1 farmers after the Fast Track Land Reform Programme) in Masvingo province of ... -
An exploration of how black, successful university students from low socio-economic backgrounds experience and negotiate the university space.
(2021)Legislation and policies developed for the transformation of higher education in South Africa, has led to significant gains for the beneficiaries of the sector. For instance, there has been a significant increase in access ... -
Discourse analysis of teacher and parent rhetoric about teachers’ work.
(2018)Teachers and the work they do are often at the heart of debates on education. The literature is proliferated with discussions of teacher professionalism, intensification of teachers’ work and teacher stress. This study is ... -
The role of the learning family in developing a reading culture among adults and children.
(2012)The study was conducted in the rural area of Mthwalo, just outside Pietermaritzburg. This area consists of a learning community which is made up of a Public Primary School where the same premises are used as a Public Adult ... -
Ukufundiswa kokubhala olimini lwesingisi kubafundi beziqu zobuthishela enyuvesi esifundazweni saKwaZulu-Natali.
(2021)Lolu cwaningo lugxile ekutholeni ngezindlela namasu ezisetshenziswa ngothisha ukufundisa ukubhala olimini lwesiNgisi kubafundi beziqu zobuthishela enyuvesi. Lolu cwaningo lwesimo lusebenzise ipharadaymu yomhumusho (interpretive ... -
Ukuhlukunyezwa kwabesifazane ngokwemibiko emaphephandabeni esiZulu: imibono yabafundi bebanga lesishiyagalolunye.
(2021)Lolu cwaningo belubheka imibono yabafundi ngokuhlukunyezwa kwabesifazane ngokwemibiko yamaphephandaba esiZulu. Lapha bekubhekwa yonke imibiko ephathelene nazo zonke izinhlobo zokuhlukunyezwa kwabesifazane ezikoleni, emakhaya ... -
Amasu othisha okufundisa ukukwazi ukufunda nokubhala ngesizulu ulimi lwasekhaya emabangeni elokuqala nelesibili, ezikoleni ezikhethiwe zaseNtuzuma naseNanda Ethekwini, Kwazulu-Natali.
(2021)Lolu cwaningo lubika ngamasu othisha bamabanga elokuqala nelesibili okufundisa ukukwazi ukufunda nokubhala ngolimi lwaseKhaya isiZulu. Ucwaningo lolu olobunjalo botho ngaphansi kwendlelakubuka yomhumusho. Indlela yokuqoka ... -
Ucwaningo lwemibono yothisha nabafundi bebanga leshumi nanye besizulu ulimi lwasekhaya ngesiko lokuthwala amantombazane esikoleni esikwandengezi.
(2021)Inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukubheka ukuthi othisha nabafundi besiZulu ulimi lwasekhaya bebanga le-11banamiphi imibono ngesiko lokuthwala. Lolu cwaningo luhlose ukuphendula imibuzongqangi emithathu yalolu cwaningo ethi: (a) ... -
Ukufundiswa kokubhalwa kwezindaba zokuziqambela nemibhalo edlulisa imiyalezo kubafundi besiZulu ulimi lwasekhaya bebanga le-11 ezikoleni eziqokiwe zasemgungundlovu.
(2021)Lolu cwaningo lumayelana nokufundiswa kwezindaba zokuziqambela kanye nemibhalo edlulisa imiyalezo. Inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukubheka amasu nezindlela zokufundisa ezisetshenziswa ngabafundisi besiZulu uLimi LwaseKhaya beBanga ...