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Enabling roles to reclaim teacher agency: insights from the Advanced Certificate in Teaching (Foundation Phase)
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2011)
In developing the Advanced Certificate in Teaching (ACT) as a professional qualification for continuing teacher education for early schooling at the University of KwaZulu-Natal we asked the following: “What are the enabling ...
Race, gender and sexuality in student experiences of violence and resistances on a university campus
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2016)
With the dismantling of apartheid in 1994, significant changes were made to higher education in South Africa. Access to higher education has expanded and student bodies are now more representative in terms of gender and ...
Creating sustainable physical sciences learning environments: a case for decolonised and transformative learning
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
There is an urgent need for transformation and decolonisation of
teaching and learning of physical sciences. This need is evidenced
by, among other factors, the alarming rate at which learner
enrolment in physical ...
Transformation of teaching quality in secondary school education: teachers’ conception
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
Teaching is a versatile and valued exercise that is geared towards bringing about achievement in students’ learning. In view of the importance of teaching, there is need for it to be effective and of good quality. Education ...
Decolonising the future in the untransformed present in South African higher education
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
South Africa as a nation became democratic in 1994 because of the end of apartheid. Since 1994, higher education has geared towards transformation and redress of the inequalities created by the inhuman policies of apartheid. ...
A socially inclusive teaching strategy for transforming the teaching of English first additional language
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
This paper explores ways of including indigenous knowledge systems in the teaching of English First Additional Language (EFAL). The aim is to use a socially inclusive teaching strategy in such a manner that the imbalances ...
Teachers’ perspectives on transforming teacher education curriculum for relevance to basic education for sustainable development
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
The study sought to investigate teachers’ perspectives on how the teacher education curriculum could be transformed to be relevant for basic schooling and contribute to sustainable development. The objective was to understand ...
Education for sustainable development in the era of decolonisation and transformation
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
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(Re)thinking (trans)formation in South African (higher) education
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2011)
In this article I outline two broad sets of changes characterising the South African higher education
landscape. The first relates to, among other things, structural changes (such as mergers and incorporations),
the ...
Confronting contradiction: diversity experiences at school and university
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2014)
Transformation and the embracing of diversity remains a major challenge at South
African universities. This article reflects on the contradictory nature of first-year
university students’ experiences of diversity and ...