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Enhancing risk management skills at a municipality using an adult education approach
(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 ... -
Investigating the effects of e-learning as a method of curriculum dissemination for rural TVET college students
(OpenED Network, 2021)The study investigates the effects of e-learning as an alternative form of curriculum dissemination for rural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college students. This study adopted connectivism theory, ... -
Enhancing mathematics pedagogical content knowledge in Grade 9 class using problem based learning
(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 ... -
Conceptualisation and use of educational technology in the teaching and learning of Grade 7 geography in some primary schools in Mangaung
(University of the Free State, 2001-01)This study investigates conceptualisation and use of educational technology by teachers in some primary schools in Mangaung. Situated within educational discourses about knowledge and pedagogy, the central aim is to examine ... -
'n Ondersoek na 'n geskiedenisonderrigstrategie vir groot klasse in swart onderwys
(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 ... -
Developing a framework of parental involvement to enhance academic performance of learners in schools
(University of the Free State, 2018)This study was initiated with the primary aim to provide teachers and parents with a framework of parental involvement to enhance academic performance of learners in schools. This study was prompted by the lack of potential ... -
'n Sosiaal-pedagogiese beskouing van sommige aspekte van die vryetydsproblematiek met besondere verwysing na vryheid en gesag
(University of the Free State, 1980-12)Afrikaans: Die uitgangspunt van hierdie studie is dat die lewensbeskoulike aspek sentraal staan in 'n beskouing van die vryetydsproblematiek en dat die wisselwerking tussen vryheid en gesag van besondere belang is. Die ... -
Enhancing the leadership role of female- managers through participatory action research: a case in the technical vocational education and training college
(University of the Free State, 2018-06)The aim of the study was to design a plan to enhance the leadership role of female managers through participatory action research in the TVET College. Without the support of management to colleagues taken into consideration, ... -
Enhancing professional curriculum practice in a Grade 9 economic and management sciences class
(University of the Free State, 2018-12)This study aimed to design a strategy to enhance professional curriculum practice (PCP) for a Grade 9 economic and management sciences class (EMS) at a school in Thabo Mofutsanyana district. For this study to reach its ... -
The use of cellular phones to improve curriculum practice in economic and management sciences classes
(University of the Free State, 2018-06)The study aimed to design a framework for the use of cellular phones to improve curriculum practice in economic management sciences classes. Twenty-first century learners and the reforms in South Africa require that our ... -
A strategy to improve professional curriculum practice in a Grade R mathematics class
(University of the Free State, 2018-12)The aim of the study was to design a strategy to improve professional curriculum practice in a Grade R mathematics class. In order to achieve this aim, the following objectives were highlighted throughout the study: to ... -
Die funksie en taak van die skoolhoof van die hoër tegniese skool met spesiale verwysing na skoolorganisasie in Kaapland
(University of the Free State, 1973-12)Abstract not available -
A framework on democracy to critically evaluate school governance practices and policies in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2018-11)This study is premised on the perception that South Africa, as a sovereign and democratic state and a member of the United Nations, champions the concepts of democracy and basic human rights. Some of these principles are ... -
The readiness of Lesotho high schools' management teams to implement The Curriculum and Assessment Policy of 2009
(University of the Free State, 2019-03)The dynamism of the contemporary life poses a constant need for many countries to adopt new education systems that empower their citizens to keep pace with the rest of the globe in various areas. To achieve this objective, ... -
Cultural capital of learners in disadvantaged communities: towards improved learner achievement
(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 ... -
Governmentality and disciplinary power: exploring constitutional values and democratic citizenship education in post-1994 South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2019-01)The purpose of this study is to gain critical insights into how the constitutional values of democracy, Ubuntu and accountability (responsibility) (DoE, 2001) contribute toward constructing the envisioned citizen in the ... -
The use of information and communication technology to enhance professional learning communities of Setswana home language
(University of the Free State, 2019-06)This study aimed to design a framework for using information and communication technology (ICT) to enhance professional learning communities (PLCs) of the subject Setswana home language. The 21st century requires that ... -
School mathematics performance: a longitudinal case study
(University of the Free State, 2019-01)In South African schooling, two sectors exist in which 75% of schools achieve significantly lower than the upper 25% of schools, resulting in a bimodal education system. However, the level of mathematics performance of ... -
The implementation of problem-based learning towards sustainable learning environment at a higher education institution
(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
(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 ...