• Exploring approaches for teacher representatives on school governing bodies to cope with demanding relationships 

  Slabbert, Lajane (University of the Free State, 2021)

  The challenges School Governing Body (SGB) teachers experienced were shown in the study and additional influential factors affecting the best interest of primary schools. This study was grounded in a theoretical framework ...

• Exploring the literacy leadership challenges in secondary schools 

  May, Houston Levert (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  This dissertation explored the literacy leadership challenges in secondary schools. The challenges educators, departmental heads, deputy principals and principals experienced were illustrated in the research study, as well ...

• A collective biography of teachers’ experiences of school violence and its perceived consequences for curriculum delivery 

  Shabangu, Philangenkosi Excellent (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  School violence is a frequent occurrence in many schools in South Africa and finds expression such as teacher on teacher, teacher on student, and student on student violence. It is argued that contributory factors of school ...

• Instructional leadership roles of school management teams: an exploratory study of five township secondary schools 

  Naidoo, Rajandran Ramsamy (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  Due to its direct and indirect impact on learner attainment, the principal's role as instructional leader is crucial. However, given that instructional leadership is complex and involves a multitude of tasks as it deals ...

• Psychosocial effects of child sexual abuse on the holistic development of the girl child in Zimbabwe 

  Mugabe, Miriam (University of the Free State, 2021)

  This study examined the psychosocial effects of child sexual abuse on the holistic development of the girl child, with the aim of suggesting sound preventive and protective measures that can be taken to mitigate the problems ...

• Teachers’ perspectives on professional development for classroom implementation of the integrated curriculum in Lesotho 

  Tafai, Mapapali Gladys (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  Despite the fact that Professional Development (PD) programmes have been accepted generally as essential tools for the improvement of education, reviews of PD research constantly point out their ineffectiveness. Lesotho ...

• Changing perceptions regarding the use of information and communication technologies through subject-specific professional development: insights from a South African case study 

  Mafojane, Molie Abittah Johanna (University of the Free State, 2021-11)

  Limited technological and pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) and unfavourable beliefs about teaching with ICT, hinder teachers’ integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their teaching. In this ...

• Enhancing risk management skills at a municipality using an adult education approach 

  Choane, Mamokhosi Paulinah (University of the Free State, 2021-12)

  This study aims to formulate a framework to enhance risk management skills at a municipality using an adult education approach. Risk management is a process whereby the risks in the organisation are identified, assessed ...

• Enhancing mathematics pedagogical content knowledge in Grade 9 class using problem based learning 

  Mceleli, Bedeshani Moses (University of the Free State, 2019-06)

  This study was aimed at designing a strategy to enhance mathematics pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of teachers teaching Grade 9 learners using a problem-based learning (PBL) approach. PCK is the blending of content ...

• 'n Ondersoek na 'n geskiedenisonderrigstrategie vir groot klasse in swart onderwys 

  Thirion, Gert Johannes (University of the Free State, 1987-08)

  English: Within the context of a changed socio-cultural climate, the demands by Blacks in the Republic of South Africa, for equality of opportunity with regard to education and equal education, are increasingly being ...

• Cultural capital of learners in disadvantaged communities: towards improved learner achievement 

  Larey, Desiree Pearl (University of the Free State, 2018-01)

  English: The aim of this study was to consider how school practices can mediate and integrate the life world knowledge of learners with the existing cultural capital of schools in historically disadvantaged rural Coloured ...

• The implementation of problem-based learning towards sustainable learning environment at a higher education institution 

  Tladi, Khosana (University of the Free State, 2018-12)

  Problem-Based Learning is a pedagogical methodology that seeks to develop competent, self-directed, independent-thinking, solution-oriented and pragmatic students, using methods that involve practical problem solving. It ...

• Integrated curriculum in Lesotho: exploring primary school teachers' instructional and assessment practices 

  Ralebese, Lerato Matilda (University of the Free State, 2018-10)

  The risk of eroding quality in education, due to the focus on increasing enrolments in schools, has generated a wide interest in curriculum reform and learner-centeredness in education. Moreover, the realisation that ...

• Zimbabwean teachers' perceptions and experiences of instructional leadership 

  Musandu, Cosmas (University of the Free State, 2018-12)

  While there is overwhelming evidence regarding the impact of instructional leadership on student learning and outcomes (Leithwood et al., 2014; Mendels, 2012), there is far less knowledge and little systematic research on ...

• A performance management approach for provincial office-based educators 

  Herman, Walter Terence (University of the Free State, 2019-01)

  The aim of the study was to suggest an approach to the implementation of Performance Management and Development (PMDS) for office based educators in the Northern Cape, South Africa. There seems to be dissatisfaction with ...

• Die agtergrond en implikasies van enkele beginsels in verband met 'n nasionale onderwysbeleid vir die Republiek van Suid-Afrika: 'n histories-prinsipiële studie 

  Vermaak, Dudley (University of the Free State, 1970-01)

  Abstract not available

• The educational motivations and strategies of black middle-class parents in predominantly white schools in post-apartheid South Africa 

  Matentjie, Tshepiso (University of the Free State, 2017-09)

  This research explores how black middle-class parents in white-dominant schools utilise their agency in pursuit of quality education for their children in the post-apartheid era. Specifically, the study interrogates the ...

• Teach and assess: a strategy for effective teaching and learning in economic and management sciences 

  Msimanga, Mothofela Richard (University of the Free State, 2017)

  This study aims at proposing “teach and assess” as a strategy for effective teaching and learning in Economic and Management Sciences (EMS). In order to achieve the aim of this study, the following objectives have been ...

• 'n Kritiese studie van die evaluering van die onderwysstudent vir die primêre skool tydens praktiese onderwys in die O.V.S. 

  Bezuidenhout, Daniel (University of the Free State, 1974-12)

  Abstract not available

• A peer counselling strategy for alleviating drug abuse in Zimbabwean rural learning ecologies 

  Chidarikire, Munyaradzi (University of the Free State, 2017)

  The main aim of this study was to formulate a peer counselling strategy for alleviating drug abuse in Zimbabwean rural learning ecologies. The study was necessitated by the absence of a peer counselling strategy formulated ...

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