PiE 2012 Volume 30 Issue 3
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Are Grades 10-12 physical sciences teachers equipped to teach physics?
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)South African schools have been confronted with educational reform since the mid-nineties and the process is still continuing. The concomitant changes put a very high demand on physical sciences teachers and also have ... -
Mathematical literacy teachers’ engagement with contextual tasks based on personal finance
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)This article reports on a study carried out with a group of 108 practising Mathematical Literacy (ML) teachers who participated in an Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) programme. The purpose of the qualitative study ... -
The animal experimentation controversy: ethical views of prospective teachers
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2012-09)Vivisection (live animal experimentation) is a controversial issue for many people. The purpose of this case study is to examine the attitudes of prospective teachers toward vivisection in education and research, to ... -
Difficult conversations: lessons learnt from a diversity programme for pre-service teachers
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)Premised on the notion that any educational programme for pre-service teachers pursues excellence in both academics and social justice, teacher educators must capacitate student teachers to work in areas of social justice. ... -
Learning concepts, language, and literacy in hybrid linguistic codes: the multilingual maze of urban grade 1 classrooms in South Africa
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)From the field of developmental psycholinguistics and from conceptual development theory there is evidence that excessive linguistic ‘code-switching’ in early school education may pose some hazards for the learning of ... -
Policy analysis of the English graduation benchmark in Taiwan
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)To nudge students to study English and to improve their English proficiency, many universities in Taiwan have imposed an English graduation benchmark on their students. This article reviews this policy, using the theoretic ... -
The effectiveness of students redrafting continuous assessment tasks: the pivotal role of tutors and feedback
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)In order to improve academic language competence, students in two academic literacy modules at the University of Johannesburg were given opportunities to resubmit continuous assessment tasks utilising tutor feedback to ... -
Research in a South African faculty of education: a transformative approach
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)National and international developments in higher education and the resultant pressure on universities to demonstrate excellence, including excellence in research, had a far-reaching effect on faculties of education who ... -
Conversations among Black staff members at a historically White Afrikaans university campus on issues of race, social justice and reconciliation
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)In an ethnographically designed study, guided by a critical community psychology framework, Black staff members at a historically White Afrikaans university campus conducted email conversations relating to issues of race, ... -
Educating for a plural democracy and citizenship – a report on practice
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)This paper presents an argument for the relevance of education for critical global citizenship, with reference to a graphic design module at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa as a case study. The first part ... -
Drama education in the age of AIDS
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)This article arose out of my involvement in an undergraduate drama module at the School of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal, where I made use of workshop theatre methodologies to explore how secondyear drama students ... -
Can low-cost support programmes with coaching accelerate doctoral completion in Health Science Faculty academics?
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-09)Career development for full-time Health Sciences academics through to doctoral studies is a monumental task. Many academics have difficulty completing their studies in the minimum time as well as publishing after obtaining ...
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