Browsing Masters Degrees (Education Studies) by Title
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Factors affecting the poor performance in Afrikaans (second language) in grade 12: a survey of three schools in the Pietermaritzburg region.
(2004)The purpose of this study is to investigate factors that affected the poor performance of students in Afrikaans FAL1 at grade twelve level in three schools in the Pietermaritzburg region. The critical questions addressed ... -
Factors associated with learner choice of mathematics at Grade 10 level in a secondary school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2012)The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that are associated with learner choice of mathematics at Grade 10 level at a secondary school in KwaZulu-Natal. It examined learners' experiences of learning and ... -
Factors contributing to learners absconding in a high school in Phoenix.
(2015)The focus of this study is to explore the factors that contribute to learners absconding. The study was conducted in one peri-urban school in Phoenix. The study was guided by two research questions: (i) what are the factors ... -
Factors contributing to stress in parents of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
(2005)The purpose of this study was to investigate which factors contributed to stress in parents of children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The influence of the parents' gender on these stress ... -
Factors contributing to the perceived effectiveness of the Kip McGrath Education Centres at Newholmes, Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2001)This study centred on factors contributing to the perceived organizational effectiveness within an educational service provider. The guiding assumption of this research was that the general public supports effective ... -
Factors impacting on career choices of technikon students from previously disadvantaged high schools.
(2005)Abstract available in the PDF. -
Factors that contribute to the success of low socio-economic schools in South Africa: a case study in two Eastern Cape Province schools.
(1996)Abstract available in Pdf. -
Factors that explain gender based-violence [sic] amongst secondary school learners in the Inanda area.
(2006)The prevalence of gender-based violence in South African schools has been identified by the research and the Department of Education has acknowledged its existence. However, little has been done to alleviate ... -
Factors that impact on pupil performance in the Botha-Bothe district primary schools of Lesotho : a descriptive survey study of ten schools. Research report.
(2002)This study examined the factors that impact on positive pupil performance in the Primary School Leaving Examinations (PSLE) in the Botha-Bothe district primary schools of Lesotho. Given the pupil performance in Lesotho ... -
The factors that influence the increasing performance in Annual National Assessment testing at grade 6 in mathematics.
(2016)This study investigates the performance of schools in the Umlazi district in Annual National Assessment (ANA) testing in Mathematics Grade 6. The ANA testing in Mathematics and Literacy in our schools has raised serious ... -
Failing boys : poor achievement and the construction of masculinity of six Indian boys in a secondary school in Chatsworth, Durban.
(2004)This research project investigates the ways in which six Indian boys who have been officially proclaimed failures in grade 11 construct their masculinity in Meadowlands Secondary School, a predominantly Indian technical ... -
Failing to attract males in the early years of teaching : a study of male undergraduate Bachelor of Education students at the Univerisity of KwaZulu-Natal (Edgewood Campus)
(2013)This qualitative study addresses the problem of the reluctance of males in a South African higher education institution to pursue teaching in the early years. The main question to arise from this problem is this; why are ... -
A failure of care : a story of a South African speech & hearing therapy student.
(2002)The South African 'helping' profession of Speech and Hearing Therapy (SHT) is unable to train sufficient numbers of Black African First-Language (BAFL) speaking graduates to support claims of equity in service provision ... -
The family literacy practices of ten adult participants at the Tembaletu Adult Basic Education Centre in rural KwaZulu-Natal : a case study.
(2005)This study examined the family literacy practices of ten adult participants who attend the Tembaletu Adult Basic Education (ABE) Centre in rural KwaZulu- Natal. The aim was to explore the influence of the ABE programme ... -
The feasibility of critical pedagogy in the English Second Language classroom : comparative case studies of senior primary classrooms.
(1996)The aim of the study was to explore the feasibility of critical pedagogy in a sampling of English Second Language classrooms in the Durban-Pinetown region of KZN. I was situated at the Abantwana Higher Primary School ... -
Female students' experiences in learning Geography as a major at tertiary education level : a case study of a teacher training college in Swaziland.
(2015)This study aimed at exploring why there was a lower enrolment of female students learning Geography as a component of specialisation at teacher training college. A case study, looking into understanding the experiences of ... -
Female violence amongst learners' in Durban schools : educators' perspectives.
(2004)Violence in schools is an everyday occurrence and, for the most part, it tends to be regarded as a male issue. There is little indication in media or research reports that female learners perpetrate violence in schools. ... -
The flipped classroom approach in large class settings at Walter Sisulu University.
(2017)Massification of higher education has resulted in large classes that compel universities to design and implement curricula that address the diverse needs of students. The literature on pedagogies in higher education proclaims ... -
A formative and summative evaluation of a peer counselling training programme at a college of education.
(1999)A formative and summative evaluation of a peer counselling training programme at a college of education. The study investigates the appropriateness and feasibility of implementing a peer counselling support structure for ... -
Formative assessment in grade 8 mathematics : teachers' perceptions and implementation.
(2009)The constitution of Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) provides the basis for curriculum transformation and assessment for development in South Africa. The curriculum aims to develop the full potential of each ...