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An innovative approach to the teaching and learning of Hellenistic Greek as a classical language: planning and validation
(University of the Free State, 2011-05)
“Teaching is the purposeful creation of situations from which motivated learners should not be able to escape without learning or developing.” (Cowan 2006:100) Four educational action research questions directed the study. ...
Community profile analysis of the Free State and the identification of the information infrastructure: a higher education community engagement project
(University of the Free State, 2007-05)
The overarching purpose of the study is: to compile a comprehensive database of the information infrastructures in the Free State province and investigate/determine how information from the database can be utilised by ...
Improving my professional practice by infusing values of social justice as a teacher educator
(University of the Free State, 2014-01)
English: My dissertation is a reflection on the first cycle of a journey in which I seek to make my practice a living theory by answering the question: How do I improve my professional practice as a teacher educator by ...
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 ...
Competence directives for enhancing the employability of hospitality management graduates in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2012-12)
English: Hospitality education institutions are often confronted by claims that they do not meet
one of the most significant challenges facing contemporary higher education, namely
the challenge to develop employable ...
Attitudes and occupational sex-role stereotypes relating to natural science studies in higher education among rural Black females
(University of the Free State, 2009-12)
English: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between science attitudes, occupational sex-role stereotypes and the entrance of rural Black females into natural science studies in Higher Education ...
South African teachers’ exposure to workplace bullying
(AOSIS, 2013)
Research on workplace bullying (WPB) in occupations, identified teaching as a high risk
job. Yet there is a dearth of research on WPB among teachers. The aim of this study is
to contribute to the limited body of knowledge ...
Institutionalising teacher clusters in South Africa: dilemmas and contradictions
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012)
Increasingly, teacher clusters are being used as a substitute for the more traditional approaches to the
professional development of teachers. With this goal in mind, many provincial education departments in
South Africa ...
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 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 ...