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Academic achievement in schools: perspectives of township school managers
(University of the Free State, 2012-04)Apparently, most schools which are situated in townships in South Africa still show the legacy of apartheid and a struggle for freedom and equality and thus poor academic performance. However, it is profoundly imperative ... -
Academic performance in Mathematics among selected high school students in Phuthaditjhaba as a function of the teacher's motivation
(University of the Free State, 2003-10)This study seeks to investigate the academic performance in Mathematics among selected high school students in Phuthaditjhaba as a function of the teacher's motivation. This investigation was triggered by the arguments put ... -
Academic staff performance appraisal system for higher education in Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2004-05)English: The changing social, political, economic and technological environment exerts pressure on governments throughout the world to ensure that higher education institutions are efficient and effective in the delivery ... -
The achievement of university access: conversion factors, capabilities and choices
(Cogitatio Press, 2019)In the light both of persistent inequality of education opportunities for low income families and a wide equality gap in South Africa, this article explores students’ university access by applying Amartya Sen’s capability ... -
Active learning in a high school economics class: a framework for learner engagement
(University of the Free State, 2014-07)English: The aim of the study was to develop an active learning framework in a high school economics class. The research project intends to create an active learning environment to enhance learner engagement. The study ... -
Active learning pedagogy for enriching economics students' higher order thinking skills
(Society for Research and Knowledge Management Ltd, 2023)This paper advances active learning as a pedagogic praxis in Economics education to enrich students’ critical and higher order thinking skills (i.e., analysis, evaluation, and synthesis). The paper is grounded within ... -
An active learning strategy for addressing dyscalculia in a mathematics classroom
(University of the Free State, 2017-07)According to the White Paper 6 (DoE, 2001:3), mainstream education should provide an equal and fair education to all learners, regardless of their abilities. In South Africa, there is limited information about learners ... -
Adjusting secondary teacher training programmes in Botswana to ensure effective support within inclusive education
(University of the Free State, 2010-10)Educational support to learners has for many decades followed the traditional modernist approach predominant in special education: learners were classified and categorized according to the medical model of need. The ... -
Alkoholmisbruik van die ouer(s) as bydraende oorsaak van skolastiese geremdheid by graad 4- tot 6-leerders in die Luckhoff-distrik
(University of the Free State, 2004)English: Article 1: Alcoholism seldom affects just one aspect of a person's life. It also becomes the educator's problem when its effects emerge in learners. Severe alcohol intake is associated with a variety of neurological ... -
Alternative quality assessment practices in Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 2008-11)The focus of this study is on the quality of assessment practices in assessing student achievement in institutions of higher education in Lesotho. The purpose of the study was to investigate the quality of assessment ... -
Analysing student affairs research within higher education through Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological model lens
(University of the Free State, 2020-07)Through Bronfenbrenner’s Person, Process, Context and Time (PPCT) model lens, this study identified the most important student affairs research themes for transforming student (including postgraduate students) learning and ... -
An analysis of factors inhibiting the access of students with special educational needs to higher education in the Free State
(University of the Free State, 2006)English: The major focus of this study is an investigation into how higher education institutions in the Free State Province could enhance access of students with special educational needs. In order to make a systematic ... -
An analysis of the adjustment problems of international students in a South African university
(University of the Free State, 2006-12)English: The literature on international student adjustment problem is replete with studies done in universities in the West. This skews the understanding of the international student adjustment phenomenon in favour of ... -
Appreciating the University of the Free State's transformation: a juxtaposed journey with Alice to Wonderland
(University of the Free State, 2013-01)Article 1 The University of the Free State (UFS) experienced extreme pressure to „normalise‟ all aspects of the institution in the aftermath of the Reitz debacle in 2008. This urged me to undertake a journey juxtaposed ... -
Appreciating the University of the Free State's transformation: a juxtaposed journey with Alice to Wonderland
(University of the Free State, 2013-01)Introduction and background to the study The dynamic higher education (HE) sector is continually adapting in order to enhance scholarship. The University of the Free State (UFS) experienced extreme pressure to stabilise ... -
An appreciative inquiry into the design of a conceptual model for a flexible undergraduate curriculum structure
(University of the Free State, 2017-01)English: The aim of this study was to develop a conceptual model for a flexible undergraduate curriculum structure offered at a higher education institution, using the Appreciative Inquiry theoretical framework. Since ... -
An appreciative inquiry of selected elements of staff well-being at a higher education institution
(University of the Free State, 2014-06)English: This study explored identified elements of well-being of support services staff of a South African higher education institution (HEI), and ways of optimising their well-being by means of Appreciative Inquiry (AI). ... -
Assessering van leesbegrip in Afrikaansmedium primêre skole in die Vrystaat
(University of the Free State, 2006-06)English: No evidence of South African research on the assessment of reading strategies could be found. The assessment of reading strategies in Afrikaans medium primary schools in the Free-State was investigated to determine ... -
Assessment in the further education and training school sector: a quality assurance perspective
(University of the Free State, 2014-05-17)English: South Africa’s performance record in the international arena together with reports of national quality assurance bodies released in recent years have highlighted the alarmingly poor results in the educational ... -
The attitude and experiences of high school learners on the teaching of LGBT content in a South African co-ed school
(University of the Free State, 2016-01)English: Upon the ratification of the Constitution, the South African Schools Act of 1996 inaugurated a new education system that confronts all forms of unfair discrimination and intolerance. South African schools, however, ...