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St Joseph in early Christianity
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Kultuur, lewensvisie en ontwikkeling
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Christianity and African gods: a method in theology
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Designing for vibrant and robust communities of practice in blended learning environments
(University of the Free State, 2020)This paper provides insight into the thinking that informed the design of a programme delivered in blended learning mode with the explicit intent to establish a learning environment conducive to the development of vibrant ... -
Educating the always-on generation in an instant(gram) #blendedlearning
(University of the Free State, 2020)The anticipated Fourth Industrial Revolution and the non-linear sharing of information have afforded tertiary education institutions with opportunities to apply new technology to their pedagogy model. The prominence of ... -
Investigating the use of podcasts in an open, distance and e-learning environment
(University of the Free State, 2020)In a world where the podcast stands out as one of the important support technologies for online learning, lecturers face great challenges in delivering podcasts qualitatively and productively. The introduction of technology ... -
Accounting teachers' readiness for e-learning in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: a case of selected high schools in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2020)This study sought to explore Accounting teachers’ readiness to implement e-learning in their classrooms during the Fourth Industrial Revolution, specifically in schools in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. To this ... -
Professional development of technology teachers: does their training meet their needs?
(University of the Free State, 2020)The phenomenological study on which this article is based inquired into Grade 9 Technology teachers’ professional development through workshops on pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) as well as their training needs. The ... -
Assets teachers identify for the teaching of accounting education in a rural secondary school in KwaZulu-Natal
(University of the Free State, 2020)This paper explores the resources Accounting teachers draw on and how they use the identified resources in the teaching of Accounting in a rural school. The study adopted an interpretive qualitative case study and employed ... -
Transactional ethics and "damage-centred" research: of banality and oblivion
(University of the Free State, 2020)The recent article by Nieuwoudt, Dickie, Coetsee, Engelbrecht and Terblanche (2019) entitled “Age- and education-related effects on cognitive functioning in Colored South African women” published in the journal Aging, ... -
The importance of shepherd leadership practices on easing the textbook burden on South African university students
(University of the Free State, 2020)The argument advanced in this article is that excellent shepherd leadership practices serve as a condition necessary for affording South African university students easy access to the required book chapters instead of ... -
Kenyan doctoral students' success: roles of motivation and self-efficacy
(University of the Free State, 2020)Doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree holders are highly regarded in Kenya, especially in academia, and the Kenyan economy needs them to undertake administrative, research and innovation roles in academia and industry. However, ... -
Why teaching? Perspectives from first-year South African pre-service teachers
(University of the Free State, 2020)South African initial teacher education institutes are currently experiencing an annual increase in admissions of first-year students. In addition, the increasing attrition rate of newly qualified teachers is of concern ... -
Increasing resilience, lowering risk: teachers' use of the circle of courage in the classroom
(University of the Free State, 2020)This explanatory and descriptive quantitative study explored teachers’ classroom practices using the Circle of Courage as a guideline with the aim of providing some guidelines that could further improve resilience and ... -
Promoting quality education by addressing ethical challenges in high school football at circuit level in Durban, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2020)The sport of football, also commonly referred to as soccer in South Africa, has become a socio-cultural phenomenon and its popularity manifests itself in school football. The study aimed to identify ethical challenges in ... -
The values learners consider as important in the learning of mathematics
(University of the Free State, 2020)Learners have different values that could affect their learning and eventually their performance in mathematics. However, many teachers are unaware of these values. Therefore, this paper reports on a study that established ... -
Strategies used by Grade Four educators to decode science terminology: a case study
(University of the Free State, 2020)In this paper, we discuss the results of a case study about the teaching strategies used by three primary school educators to decode Grade 4 science terminology. In South Africa, the study of science is formally introduced ... -
Strategic support to students' competency development in the mathematical modelling process: a qualitative study
(University of the Free State, 2020)This article reports on third-year mathematics students’ competency and sub-competency development through providing intentional support in the learning of mathematical modelling. Students often experience modelling as ... -
The affective affordances of frugal science using foldscopes during a Life Sciences water quality practical
(University of the Free State, 2020)Manu Prakash, the developer of the foldscope microscope reported on in this paper, stated that it is important to use tools that can support open-ended inquiry in the classroom, without dumbing down those tools. Scientific ... -
The views and experiences of Grade 10 Life Sciences teachers on the compulsory practical examination
(University of the Free State, 2020)With the introduction of the Curriculum Assessment and Policy Statement (CAPS) for Life Sciences (LS) in 2012 in South African schools, a practical examination has become compulsory in grades 10 and 11. The LS CAPS policy ...