Browsing Masters Degrees (School of Education Studies) by Title
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Factors affecting teachers' stress levels in the Botha-Bothe district of Lesotho
(University of the Free State, 1998-11)English: Stress is attributed to be an interference that disturbs a person's mental and physical well-being. Stress results have negative effects: physically (headaches), behaviourally (overreacting), emotionally (fatigue) ... -
The factors influencing mathematics students to choose teaching as a career
(University of the Free State, 2016-05-22)English: This quantitative and qualitative study, prompted by the poor state of mathematics education in South Africa, explores the factors that influenced 40 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students with ... -
Faktore wat aanleiding gee tot die hoë druipsyfer onder graad 10-leerders aan die gekombineerde skool te Luckhoff
(University of the Free State, 2005-11)English: Article 1: When up to 50 % of the grade 10 learners in the country fail, it's catastrophic. The percentage has been repeated during the past few years, it did not happen only once. Most of the learners that ... -
Foundations for learning campaign: a framework for effective implementation of the campaign towards sustainable learning environment
(University of the Free State, 2014-06)English: The study is about designing a framework for effective implementation of the Foundations For Learning Campaign (FFLC) towards a sustainable learning environment. In spite of repeated concerted efforts by the ... -
A framework on democracy to critically evaluate school governance practices and policies in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2018-11)This study is premised on the perception that South Africa, as a sovereign and democratic state and a member of the United Nations, champions the concepts of democracy and basic human rights. Some of these principles are ... -
The functioning of the academic skills programme at selected campuses of Vista University, 1992 - 1996
(University of the Free State, 1998-07)English: In summary, the main problem addressed in this study is that the Vista University AS programme has not been properly analysed and evaluated before. The sub-problems listed below relate to the effective functioning ... -
Governmentality and disciplinary power: exploring constitutional values and democratic citizenship education in post-1994 South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2019-01)The purpose of this study is to gain critical insights into how the constitutional values of democracy, Ubuntu and accountability (responsibility) (DoE, 2001) contribute toward constructing the envisioned citizen in the ... -
Herstellende aksie as innoverende benadering tot die aanspreek van uitdagende gedrag in Suid-Afrikaanse skole
(University of the Free State, 2013-06)English: According to the literature, the punitive approaches that are predominantly being used in schools today are inadequate for solving the escalating problems with discipline and fostering responsible behaviour in ... -
The impact of teacher mentoring on student achievement in disadvantaged schools
(University of the Free State, 2016-04-19)English: The impact of teacher mentoring on student achievement has been researched extensively, but there are still gaps and disparities in the literature with regards to the size of the impact on student achievement, ... -
The influence of educational leaders' practices on school culture affecting academic performance: a Lesotho perspective
(University of the Free State, 2013-11)English: Poor academic performance in high schools continues to be a concern to Lesotho. It is this apprehension, which has prompted this study. On the research front, the disquiet has been with scarcity of investigations ... -
The influence of the family structure on the academic performance of secondary pupils in the Maseru region
(University of the Free State, 1998-11)English: This study investigated the influence of the family structure on the academic performance of secondary school pupils in the Maseru region. It should be realised that this is a very controversial issue according ... -
Inklusiewe onderwys: 'n bestuursperspektief
(University of the Free State, 2005-01)English: Inclusive Education is an ideal currently being sought after and being realised in different ways in different countries across the globe. The Constitution of South Africa (RSA 1996a) paved the way for democracy ... -
Job satisfaction among academic staff at colleges of education in the Free State
(University of the Free State, 1999-11)English: Since its democratisation in 1994, South Africa continues to transform to address its historic inequalities and meet national and global opportunities and challenges. The transformation process includes the ... -
Judgement suspension as mediating agent between heteronormative bias and homosexual pedagogy: the role of the modernized Life Orientation teacher
(University of the Free State, 2015-07)Article 1: The emotive nature of teaching sexuality during childhood is especially underscored with the stigmas attached to the teaching of sexuality. While sex and gender form a uniform part of the aims of social justice ... -
Language as an educational issue in the secondary schools of Oshikoto Region, Namibia
(University of the Free State, 2003-11)The situation in is a reflection of the rest of Africa to a large extent. Their similarities are reflected in their views of the role of English as a tool for economic advancement, political unity and social mobility. ... -
The learning styles of teacher colleges' students as determined by the Lassi questionnaire
(University of the Free State, 1998-11)This research was undertaken to study the learning styles of teacher colleges of education students and the effect that these learning styles had on their academic performance. This was done by means of literature and ... -
The level of motivation of secondary school educators in the Thabo Mofutsanyana education district of the Eastern Free State region
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The marking process of the National Senior Certificate: exploring perceptions of quality
(University of the Free State, 2016-07)Examinations play an important role in the progress and success of learners in schools around the world, as well as in South Africa. The South African public in general and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in ... -
Mathematical learning difficulties in Grade 1: the role and interrelatedness of cognitive processing, perceptual skills and numerical abilities
(University of the Free State, 2014-06)English: The development and application of mathematical competence have become a strategic educational objective for all learners in South Africa (South Africa 2010:3-6; South Africa 2011c:5; South Africa 2011a:2). The ... -
A metacognitive learning environment for physical science classrooms
(University of the Free State, 2017-01)English: In order to address the problem of poor Physical Sciences performances in the Northern Cape, metacognitive awareness was identified as being the impetus that could stimulate Physical Sciences learning and improve ...