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Perspectives in Education is a professional, peer-reviewed journal that encourages the submission of previously unpublished articles on contemporary educational issues. As a journal that represents a variety of cross-disciplinary interests, both theoretical and practical, it seeks to stimulate debate on a wide range of topics. PiE invites manuscripts employing innovative qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches including (but not limited to), ethnographic observation and interviewing, grounded theory, life history, case study, curriculum analysis and critique, policy studies, ethno-methodology, social and educational critique, phenomenology, deconstruction, and genealogy.
Debates on epistemology, methodology or ethics, from a range of perspectives including post-positivism, interpretivism, constructivism, critical theory, feminism and post-modernism are also invited. PiE seeks to stimulate important dialogue and intellectual exchange on education and democratic transition with respect to schools, colleges, non-governmental organisations, universities and universities of technology in South Africa and beyond.
ISSN 2519-593X (Online), ISSN 0258-2236 (Print)
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The lack of parent involvement as hindrance in selected public primary schools in South Africa: the voices of educators
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2018)Although parent involvement is fundamental for school functioning, the nature and extent of such involvement is debatable and contested amongst stakeholders. A qualitative based study underpinned by the interpretive paradigm ... -
(Re)connect social and environmental responsibility to learners’ living environments: curriculum challenges and possible solutions for teaching-learning in Life Orientation
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2018)An analysis of the National Curriculum Statement indicates a strong focus on the promotion of knowledge in local context, whilst being sensitive to global imperatives. This implies that learning experiences must reflect ... -
Research methods for undergraduate delivery: evaluation of problem-based learning
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2018)Research methods are considered a complex and difficult subject to teach and there is limited data on innovative ways to teach it to undergraduate public health professionals. Although problem-based learning (PBL) is a ... -
Between a rock and a hard place, third space practitioners exercise agency
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2018)Academics as well as educational and academic development practitioners often find themselves in an ambiguous space in which personal and professional transformation can take place. Moving constantly between contexts and ... -
Teaching assistants – a hit or a miss: the development of a teaching assistant programme to support academic staff at a university
(University of the Free State, 2018)Access and equity have long been fundamental concepts underpinning transformation in higher education. Increased student enrolments necessitated the implementation of support structures to bolster student success. However, ... -
Voices from the classroom: pre-service teachers’ interactions with supervising teachers
(University of the Free State, 2018)Teaching practice is an important requirement to acquire a teaching qualification from South African universities. During teaching practice, it is customary for supervising teachers to guide and evaluate the students’ ... -
Internet use among university students: a reason for concern?
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)International studies reveal that students have more freedom, as well as unstructured and unsupervised time, which makes them susceptible to problematic internet use (PIU). Although students are a risk group for PIU, no ... -
Factors contributing to the negation of therapeutic services by emerging adults at a South African university
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)From a practice point of view it seems as if there are certain factors that might contribute to the fact that emerging adults tend to negate therapeutic help and services. It also seems to be specifically true with ... -
It’s a virtual child!: postgraduate students’ experiences in a developmental psychology class
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)The aim of this study was to explore postgraduate psychology students’ development, as facilitated by the use of an interactive web-based simulation programme, My Virtual Child©. A social constructivist developmental ... -
Investigating the role of non-academic support systems of students completing a Master’s Degree in Open, Distance and e-Learning
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)This paper investigates the role played by the non-academic support systems that students can access during their master’s journey within the Open, Distance and e-Learning context. In defining support, this paper draws ... -
Understanding learner attitudes towards the use of tablets in a blended learning classroom
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)In 2004, the South African Department of Education (DoE) published the White Paper on E-Education. The aim of the E-Education White Paper was to ensure that South African learners could use education communication ... -
Towards a conceptual understanding of community engagement in higher education in South Africa
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)As attention to community engagement grows, it is critical that academics, students and community collaborators understand how it is conceptualised. This paper presents findings from a qualitative inquiry with academics ... -
Aligning school discipline with the best interests of the child: some deficits in the legislative framework
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)The best-interest-of-the-child concept should guide the legislative framework with regard to the approach followed as well as the disciplinary processes used in schools. Currently schools revert mostly to a retributive and ... -
An alternative approach to a complex issue: youth-designed strategies for the prevention of teenage pregnancy in schools
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)Teenage pregnancy of school-going girls is a persistent concern, not only in South Africa, but globally. Despite various curricular responses aimed at educating young people about prevention, the numbers continue to rise. ... -
Applying a humanistic pedagogy to advance and integrate humane values in a medical school environment
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)Sometimes universities in general are criticised because of impersonal campus environments, or “academic incivility”. However, research shows that this phenomenon is more common in medical schools, pointing to increased ... -
“You should give a child love and take them warm-heartedly from their parent”: preschool teachers’ practice and understanding of care
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)This paper is based on the exploration of township preschool teachers’ perspectives of the act of caring. Caring has always been associated with women as they are seen as nurturers. Their role as mothers is regarded as a ... -
Entrenching heterosexuality through language in South African Life Orientation (LO) textbooks
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)Studies of the representation of sexualities in textbooks have tended to focus on inclusion and coverage of diverse content through thematic analysis. This analysis of a sample of LO textbooks is framed by the systematic ... -
Overcoming language barriers: lessons learnt from migrant children
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)In this paper, we identify reasons for the high school achievement of some migrant children, in spite of the language barriers faced by themselves and their parents. We explore the literature to determine the factors ... -
The promotion of sustainable environmental education by the Zimbabwe Ordinary level science syllabi
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)Chemical education provides methods and theories that enable learners to understand some environmental issues in their communities better. Following the impetus on education for sustainable development (ESD), green ... -
Teachers’ perceptions of how they develop self-regulated learning
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)The aim of this paper is to present a case study of the perceptions of self-regulated learning (SRL) of 14 secondary township schoolteachers and their teaching behaviour to develop SRL strategies in their learners. A ...
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