Doctoral Degrees (Education Studies)
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Teachers’ knowledge and pedagogical approaches to sexuality education in HIV and AIDS contexts of selected high schools and their indigenous communities in the Manzini region of Eswatini.
(2019)With HIV and AIDS decimating some global populations, life skills and sexuality education has assumed an important function in the school curriculum. Eswatini is concerned about adolescents’ attitude towards making right ... -
An exploration of postgraduate lecturers’ reflections on the use of Moodle in teaching business studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2020)This dissertation presents a qualitative action research study of four lecturers reflecting on their teaching of Business Studies modules using the Moodle learning management system at a university of KwaZulu-Natal. This ... -
The dynamics of cyberbullying in girls' and boys' schools: multiple case studies of secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2020)Cyberbullying in schools is an emerging phenomenon not yet well understood. Research shows that cyberbullying may cause psychological, emotional and social damage to victims. As cyberbullying increases in its prevalence, ... -
An enabling learning environment for international students in the context of HIV and AIDS.
(2019)Ideally, providing an enabling learning environment for international students in the context of HIV and AIDS is seen as significant due to their increasing numbers in South African universities. This is because an enabling ... -
Promoting reading literacy for sustainable learning through supportive home environments.
(2019)The study aims at exploring strategies to promote reading literacy for sustainable learning through supportive home environments. In order to achieve this, the following objectives have been identified to guide the study: • ... -
School identity and learner performance: a school leadership perspective on their relationships.
(2019)School identity construction and learner performance continue to be of great concern in the South African education system. As the head of school management, the principal’s leadership influences the identity of the school ... -
Content and ideology in literature modules taught in a Cameroonian university.
(2015)Abstract available in pdf. -
Implications of student activism on university governance: a multi-case study in South Africa.
(2020)No abstract available. -
“I owe my recovery to the group”: how addicts learn to recover: a case study of an addiction aftercare group.
(2019)This study explores how addicts learned to recover in an addiction aftercare group by identifying the pedagogic and group mechanisms of recovery, and revealing the knowledge and competencies that assisted participants. ... -
Exploring teachers’ instructional practices in literacy in English in Grade One: a case study of two urban primary schools in the Shiselweni Region of Swaziland.
(2018)Exploring teachers’ instructional practices in literacy in English in Grade One: a case study of two urban primary schools in the Shiselweni Region of Swaziland This research study sought to explore teachers’ instructional ... -
Voicing the educational experiences of out-of-school youth in Eswatini.
(2018)The minimal or non-involvement of out-of-school youths in educational policies meant to address their issues, contributes to the failure of some interventions. The educational experiences and perspectives of out-of-school ... -
School categorisation learner performance : the power of ethos.
(2018)South African schools and, indeed, across the world, are categorised according to several dimensions. For example, schools within South Africa are categorised, amongst others, in terms of quintile rankings, geography, fee ... -
Technology teachers' perspectives on the Technology curriculum.
(2019)South Africa‟s new democratic government adopted widespread reforms aimed at transforming the country‟s education system and redressing apartheid inequities. The new curriculum framework based on Outcomes Based Education ... -
Online professional development: secondary school teachers' beliefs and influence.
(2019)The current traditional face-to-face professional development (PD) for teachers has proven to be ineffective, being fragmented and not related to their needs. Online professional development (OPD) is an alternative method ... -
Theoretical perspectives in accounting textbooks : the case of Lesotho and South Africa.
(2017)This is a study about the representation of theoretical perspectives in accounting textbooks used in the last phase of senior secondary education in Lesotho and South Africa. The study examined the use of language in the ... -
Ukufunda nokufundisa amakhono elokukhuluma nelokubhala esiZulwini ulimi lwesibili ezikoleni zekhethelo ePhayindane naseMlazi KwaZulu-Natali.
(2018)Abstract available in the PDF. -
Exploring the place of troubleshooting in an undergraduate electronics engineering education programme at a university in South Africa.
(2018)Whereas the ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems is considered an essential learning outcome for an engineering education curriculum, there seems to be ambivalence around the place of troubleshooting ... -
A collaborative framework for enhancing sustainable learning for vulnerable learners in a rural ecology.
(2019)There is a paucity of collective structures that enhance quality learning for those learners who reside within the rural ecologies and who are perceived as being vulnerable. This study aims to propose a collaborative ... -
Exploring teacher belief of teaching and learning and its influence on learner performance.
(2019)Teaching and learning is a prominent component of schooling system with divergent planes, inclusive of belief system of teachers, teacher knowledge, nature of curriculum, school context and teacher self-efficacy. The South ... -
Exploring grade 11 learners’ functional understanding of proof in relation to argumentation in selected high schools.
(2019)Research has established that understanding the functions of proof in mathematics and argumentation ability provide learners with a firm foundation for constructing proofs. Yet, little is known about the extent to which ...
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