Browsing Perspectives in Education by Issue Date
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Editorial: Reflecting on 16 years of freedom in South African education - from hopeless to hopeful?
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)Abstract not available -
Scholarship in teacher education in South Africa, 1995-2006
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This article reports on findings pertaining to scholarship in teacher education drawn from a wider study on all education research in South Africa from 1995 to 2006. The study, which defined education research as broadly ... -
Implementing a multi-faith Religious Education curriculum in Botswana junior secondary schools
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)I explore the ways in which RE teachers understand and implement a multi faith Religious Educa tion curriculum in Botswana junior secondary schools. The multi faith RE curriculum came about as a result of an educational ... -
The role of visualisation in developing critical thinking in mathematics
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)Research has been conducted on the role and importance of visualisation in many fields, including psychology, but very little has been done to extend its role to mathematics education in particular. Furthermore, much ... -
Enhancing quality of student teachers’ practices through reflective journal writing during school practice
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This paper explores the role of journal writing in enhancing student teachers’ learning during school practice. It analyses data from 22 student teachers’ journals and 23 questionnaires. The study focuses on the areas ... -
Searching for a “pedagogy of hope”: teacher education and the social sciences
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)I analyse module outlines within a particular school of social sciences located in a faculty of education, and uncover the evolving systems of teaching social sciences in a teacher education curriculum. The data are ... -
Making Euclidean geometry compulsory: are we prepared?
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This study investigated the attitude towards, as well as the level of understanding of Euclidean geometry in pre-service mathematics education (PME) students. In order to do so, a case study was undertaken within which ... -
Using participatory video to explore teachers’ lived experiences
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)Teachers who work in economically and socially disadvantaged environments have first-hand knowledge of the challenges that can impede teaching and learning, yet their voices are often ignored when researchers and ... -
What teacher educators consider as best practices in preparing pre-service teachers for teaching mathematics in multilingual classrooms
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This paper reports on an investigation into what teacher educators consider to be best practices in how to prepare pre-service teachers to effectively deal with the challenges of teaching Mathematics in multilingual contexts, ... -
The phenomenon of xenophobia as experienced by immigrant learners in Johannesburg inner city schools
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This article aims to describe how xenophobia is experienced by a small selection of immigrant participants in five inner city schools in Johannesburg. The May 2008 xenophobic violence prompted the investigation. Theoretically, ... -
Design refinement tools for a teacher education curriculum: the example of a service learning course
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This article addresses the issue of the theory-practice divide in pre-service teacher education from the viewpoint of design-based research (DBR). Using the example of a course in service learning (SL), the authors discuss ... -
Erratum: Racial desegregation and the institutionalisation of ‘race’ in university governance: the case of the University of Cape Town
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Identifying sensitive issues in education in Limpopo province, South Africa
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)Researchers in the social sciences generally encounter problems in getting information when dealing with topics that are regarded as sensitive in school management. Principals regard certain issues as sensitive, and find ... -
Informing educational psychology training with students' community engagement experiences
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)The purpose of this article was to describe students’ experiences of community engagement in an Educational Psychology practicum in order to inform relevant educational psychology training literature with experiences of ... -
Job search and over-education: evidence from China’s labour market for postgraduates
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This article investigates the relationship between the number of informational channels and overeducation in the outcome of job search, using the survey data of postgraduates in China. The empirical results show: (1) the ... -
Book review - The brave 'new' world of education: creating a unique professionalism
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)Abstract not available -
A discursive formation that undermined integration at a historically advantaged school in South Africa
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)This paper provides an analysis of the extent of integration at a historically advantaged school. A qualitative multi-method case study allowed for in-depth analysis of integration in the school. Bernstein’s theory of code, ... -
Book review - Towards gender equality: South African schools during the HIV and AIDS epidemic
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)