Browsing Research Output by Subject "Action research"
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An action-learning model to assist Circuit Teams to support School Management Teams towards whole-school development
(Education Assoc South Africa (EASA), 2016)The Education District and Circuit Offices in South Africa are mandated by the Department of Basic Education to support schools under their jurisdiction. Reasons for the lack of such support to schools have been highlighted ... -
Assisting school management teams to construct their school improvement plans: an action learning approach
(Education Association of SA (EASA), 2014)This article reports on a first cycle of a larger action research study conducted to determine how Circuit Teams could support School Management Teams of underperforming high schools towards whole-school development. ... -
Collaborated understandings of context-specific psychosocial challenges facing South African school learners: a participatory approach
(Faculty of Education, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa, 2016)South African teachers are not sufficiently equipped to address psychosocial challenges that they encounter in under-resourced contexts among learners at school, and which impact negatively on learning and teaching. In ... -
A critical social research perspective on self-directed learning and information technology practitioners
(WASET, 2012)Information systems practitioners are frequently required to master new technology, often without the aid of formal training. They require the skill to manage their own learning and, when this skill is developed in their ... -
A critical systems perspective on research methodology for research in e-learning in information systems classes
(ISSS, 2014)The aim of this paper is to provide a critical systems thinking perspective on e-learning research in information systems classrooms. Many higher education practitioners are under pressure from their institutions to do ... -
Developing soft skills (also known as pervasive skills): usefulness of an educational game
(Emerald, 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the usefulness of an educational game to develop soft skills (also known as pervasive skills), from the perspectives of three groups of role-players (student participants, ... -
From Kant’s critique of pure reason, to action research in improving the programming skills of students
(Springer, 2020)Action research (AR) is often used when doing research about social phenomena in the real-world, when change is part of the researcher’s intention. The researcher participates in the research environment with the intention ... -
How are action researchers contributing to knowledge democracy? A global perspective
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Although action research has been widely recognized as an appropriate methodology for promoting the democratization of knowledge, it is not always conducted from an emancipatory and transformative paradigm. Using AR in ... -
Improving the work climate in a TVET college through changing conversations
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)As an HRD manager in a college, I am responsible for employee wellness within the organisation. However the culture of the college in which I work is toxic, characterised by bullying, destructive leadership, gossip ... -
Innovative Teaching in Systems Analysis and Design - an Action Research Project
(WASET, 2012)Systems Analysis and Design is a key subject in Information Technology courses, but students do not find it easy to cope with, since it is not “precise" like programming and not exact like Mathematics. It is a subject ...