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What inspires South African student teachers for their future profession?
(Education Association of South Africa (EASA), 2012)
The need for an inspired professional teacher corps to haul South African school
education out of its current low level of quality was the driving force behind this
project. Its aim was to determine what counted as sources ...
Resilience in the face of fragile X syndrome
(Sage publication, 2012)
In this article, we communicate transformative findings from a case study on the resilience of a young woman with fragile X syndrome (FXS), a genetic condition involving mental impairment and physical, emotional, and ...
ODL – Answer to access to tertiary education in Southern Africa?
(Unisa Press, 2012)
The introduction of open and distance learning (ODL) has generally been understood
as a response to the new challenges of increased and diverse demands for learning
being placed on the education sector, and is seen as ...
Read me to resilience : exploring the use of cultural stories to boost the positive adjustment of children orphaned by AIDS
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
The study explored whether and how culturally sensitive stories can encourage resilience in young children orphaned by AIDS. The purpose of the investigation was allied to the paradigm of positive psychology, which focuses ...
Teachers' perceptions about their own professionalism in Lejweleputswa distric, Free State Province, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2012)
Education reform in many parts of the world is premised on the view that teachers show lack of professionalism. The solution to this problem lies in increasing teacher professionalism. Education reform, therefore, affects ...
Information technology student's changing perceptions of assessment strategies during pair programming
(Sabinet, 2012)
The aim of the research was to determine to what extent students' perceptions of assessment (peer, self, facilitator and individual) in pair programming situations changed from the beginning to the end of a programming ...
The capability of national education systems to address ethnic diversity
(Scriber Editorial Systems, 2012)
Modern societies have become much more complex in recent decades, also in terms of ethnic
identities and differences. The question arose whether education systems were capable
of addressing the needs of ethnic and other ...
The pragmatic paradigm as a viable option for school-based research
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2012)
Recent national and international reports have shown that South African education is not up to standard. One of the main problem areas is the low level of literacy and numeracy among South African learners. Instead of ...
Educators and the quality of their work environment: an analysis of the organisational climate in primary schools
(Education Association of South Africa (EASA), 2012)
The prevalent organisational climate in primary schools in the North West Province
was determined in order to formulate management strategies to increase the organisational
climate. For this purpose, a quantitative ...