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Parent’s expectation of sexuality education: implications for teacher education
(University of the Free State, 2014-11)
Adolescents and young people represent the future of every society. In South Africa however young people are carrying the burden of the HIV pandemic and unintended pregnancies. South Africa is seeing unprecedented levels ...
Insights from traditional initiation teachers (Basuwe) on the influence of male traditional initiation (lebollo) on the behaviour of schoolboys
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2016)
This article aims to describe the outcomes of traditional initiation schools (lebollo), identify reasons for initiates’ deviant behaviour at school after returning from lebollo and offer some suggestions on how to reduce ...
Turning the tide on illiteracy: a search for early childhood language stimulation among Free State pre-schoolers
(School of Education of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2011)
One of the most significant educational accomplishments in a literate society is learning to
read and write. Social-constructivist theorists emphasise the mediating role of language in
the process of knowledge construction ...
Teacher narratives on the teaching of sexuality and HIV/AIDS education
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2012)
This article interrogates two questions: what do teachers believe about their training and preparation to teach sexuality education, and how do teachers reconcile their own identities and beliefs with the content of sexuality ...
Power relations: exploring meanings in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement 2011
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2012)
Power relations are seldom one-sided. Those who exercise power are caught up in and subjected to its functions equally as those over whom power is exercised. Educational institutions as social structures with a mandate of ...
Perceptions on teacher productivity: comparing the cases of South Africa and South Korea
(University of the Free State, 2016-01)
After more than 20 years of democracy in South Africa, the education system has certainly experienced a number of "growing pains". It is estimated that 99% of South African children today enter formal education, but the ...
The influence of the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership on the job satisfaction of educators in Free State schools
(University of the Free State, 2009-05)
English: Since the publication of Goleman’s book ‘Emotional Intelligence’ in 1995, the interest and research into EI has experienced a phenomenal growth, particularly in the commercial sector. Research by Goleman, Boyatzis ...
Editorial
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)
Abstract not available
Realities regarding the implementation of the Lesotho education sector HIV and AIDS policy (2012) in primary schools
(University of the Free State, 2017-07)
English: The development of a country is dependent on the health and education of its youth. For some countries, especially in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), HIV/AIDS has become a hindrance to its growth ...
The relationship between lecturers' loci of control, job satisfaction and teaching approaches
(University of the Free State, 2012)
English: The main purpose of this study was to determine whether a significant relationship existed between job satisfaction, locus of control, and teaching approach. The study was executed by means of a quantitative, ...