UnisaIR Home
→
College of Education
→
Department of Further Teacher Education
→
Theses and Dissertations (Further Teacher Education)
→
Recent submissions

Theses and Dissertations (Further Teacher Education): Recent submissions

Now showing items 21-40 of 63

Omvang en praktiese uitvoerbaarheid van ondersteunde inklusiewe onderwys in publieke laerskole in Gauteng

Rheeders, Emmarentia Frederika (2010-06)

South Africa is a democratic country with equal human rights. South Africa’s previous president, Thabo Mbeki, signed Article 24 in October 2006 and committed South African education to acknowledge all learners without ...
Active learning approaches in mathematics education at universities in Oromia, Ethiopia

Alemu, Birhanu Moges (2010-11)

Meaningful learning requires active teaching and learning approaches. Thus, with a specific focus on Mathematics teaching at university in Oramia, the study aimed to: • examine the extent to which active learning/student-centered ...
Vocational self-concept and decision making self-efficacy of learners with visual impairment in Kenya

Murugami, Margaret W. (2010-10)

The aim of this research was to explore career information learners with visual impairment acquire from school to enable them develop vocational self-concept and career decision-making self-efficacy. It explored role of ...
The role of the pedagogical content knowledge in the learning of quadratic functions

Ibeawuchi, Emmanuel Ositadinma (2010-06)

This study investigates to what extent educators’ pedagogical content knowledge affects learners’ achievement in quadratic functions. The components of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) examined are: (i) mathematical ...
Supporting deaf learners in inclusive education settings in South Africa

Skrebneva, Iliana Viktorovna (2010-06)

The inclusive paradigm requires that deaf learners are educated in regular schools. In the process of implementing inclusive policies educators often feel that they lack the necessary knowledge and experience to provide ...
An investigation of learners' enrolment in Bela-Bela farm schools : a perspective in education management

Maponya, Sekolo Hendrick (2010-02)

An investigation of learners’ enrolment in Bela-Bela farm schools is a study focused on the challenges encountered by farm schools. These challenges result in the decline of learners’ enrolment. The researcher has put more ...
Guidelines for an effective staff induction programme at a special school in Gauteng : a case study

Kempen, Maria Elizabeth (2010-06)

This case study explores the experiences of eight newly appointed teachers at a school for intellectually disabled learners. A qualitative phenomenological approach was employed to interpret interview data. The literature ...
An assessment of the role of eco-schools in achieving whole school development through sustainability education

Carvello, Waheeda Maria (2009-11)

The Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 reaffirmed the school as the centre of change and as critical for promoting sustainable education. The purpose of this research was to assess, firstly, ...
Movement programmes as a means to learning readiness

Krog, Soezin (2010-01)

Learning readiness is deficient in many first time school-going children. Learning readiness depends on a well-functioning neural network. Research has shown that movement as an early learning experience is necessary for ...
Physical science activities and skills development in the school curriculum of Namibia

Mkandawire, Myness (2009-08)

Grade 12 learners in one Namibian secondary school participated in a study of science process skills implied in their International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) physical science syllabus. The study ...
An evaluation of environmental literacy of educators : a case study

Hebe, Headman Ngilosi (2009-12)

This study departs from the assumption that the environmental literacy of educators is significant in the effective implementation of environmental education. The study explores and interprets the environmental literacy ...
Psycho-educational guidelines for the use of music in a group anger management programme for children in residential care in Gauteng

De Villiers, Belinda (2009-11)

This study explored the utilisation of a music anger management technique as an effective therapeutic aid in addressing the problems that children in residential care have in managing and expressing their anger. A literature ...
An educational psychological perspective on self-disclosure in adolescent interpersonal relationships

Phetla, Rabi Joseph (2003-11)

Adolescents, like all individuals, have a need to belong. Consequently, during the adolescent period, adolescents battle with the establishment and maintenance of meaningful relationships. Most of them, unfortunately, ...
The phenomenon of Xenophobia as experienced by immigrant learners in inner city schools of Johannesburg

Osman, Razia (2009-11)

There has been a significant increase in immigrant learners in South African schools. This research study captures the experiences of immigrant learners in selected inner city schools of Johannesburg. The May 2008 ...
Promotion of inclusive education by the learning support teacher concerning foundation phase numeracy and literacy in Gauteng independent schools

Yorke, Lynette Claire (2008-12)

Inclusion of learners with diverse needs implies a shift from a medical deficit model to a social systems model. The latter does not view the learner as a problem; instead it considers the environment or society’s response ...
Socio-cultural factors influencing the progress of girls in the field of science and mathematics in Namibia

Tuaundu, Colen (2009-03)

The fewer numbers of girls that take part in Mathematics and Science programmes than those of boys in Namibia prompted this study. Few Namibian students pass Grade 12 Mathematics and Science with symbols required by the ...
Education management implications of learner migration amongst selected secondary schools in Limpopo province

Neluvhola, Tintswalo Grace (2007-11)

Post-apartheid education policy as enshrined in the South African School's Act no 84 of 1996 transformed the education system. The policy ensured the right of access to the school of one's choice and lead to the migration ...
Factors that impede the formation of basic scientific concepts during teacher training in Ghana

Sarfo, Solomon (2009-02)

The investigation aimed at identifying the factors that accounted for the teacher trainees’ low understanding of basic scientific concepts and the appropriate strategies needed to rectify these obstacles. In this investigation ...
World heritage sites as environmental education resources : a case study of the cradle of humankind

Makokotlela, Matlala Violet (2009-10)

Studies have shown that world heritage sites are regarded as environmental education (EE) resources. However, environmental activities are not integrated with the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) because the heritage ...
Learning styles and strategies of Ethiopian secondary school students in learning mathematics

Geche, Tesfaye Jale (2009-10)

The purpose of this study was to identify preferred learning styles and strategies of secondary school students and to examine the prevailing problems that restrict them to use their own preferences. The study was intended ...

Recently added

Theses and Dissertations (Further Teacher Education): Recent submissions

Search UnisaIR

Browse

All of UnisaIR

This Collection

My Account