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Accountability issues in testing academic literacy: the case of the Test of Academic Literacy for Postgraduate Students (TALPS)
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)Applied linguists should strive to ensure that the tests they design and use are not only fair and socially acceptable, but also have positive effects – this, in light of the fact that tests can sometimes have far-reaching ... -
Bridging theory and practice in teacher education: teaching schools – a bridge too far?
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)The study reported on in this article stems from the Integrated Strategic Planning Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa (2011). This framework proposes the establishment of teaching schools to ... -
The concrete-representational-abstract sequence of instruction in mathematics classrooms
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)The purpose of this paper is to explore how master mathematics teachers use the concrete-representational-abstract (CRA) sequence of instruction in mathematics classrooms. Data was collected from a convenience sample of ... -
Professional development networks: from transmission to co-construction
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)This article offers an extract of a qualitative case study focused on collaborative professional development of science teachers in a transformative continuous professional development (TCPD) network, whose aim is the ... -
Restoring our children: why a restorative approach is needed to discipline South African children
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)Behavioural problems are commonly experienced in schools. This contributes to poor academic results and general disciplinary problems, among other things. It is argued that punitive disciplinary methods are aggravating ... -
Social justice as a conduit for broadening curriculum access: stories from classroom teachers
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)It has become public knowledge that teachers have gradually been called to teach learners to world-class standards in order to enable them to participate actively in the global economy. This has fuelled a debate on how ... -
Teacher-reported quality of schooling indicators in Botswana primary schools: an exploratory study
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)This study examined teacher self-reported views on quality indicators in Botswana primary schools. A purposively selected sample of primary school teachers in the city of Gaborone, Botswana (N = 72, females = 56; males ... -
Theorising multiply disadvantaged young people’s challenges in accessing higher education
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)This paper sketches an innovative conceptualisation of disadvantaged youth, shaped dialogically by the interactions of theorising and data from a case study at Orange Farm informal settlement in South Africa in 2013. The ... -
Using ICTs (educationally) for development in an African context: possibilities and limitations
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)This article examines the possibilities and limitations of using ICTs for development in an African context from an education perspective. Although we provide an account of the Pan-African Agenda on integrating ICTs, ... -
Voices of divergence: resistance, contestation and the shaping of Namibia’s teacher education, 1990- 2010
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)This paper reports on an aspect of a broader study that investigated teacher educators’ uptake of learner-centred pedagogy in post-apartheid Namibia. The paper shares part of the study that illuminated the path traversed ...