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Call for papers: Education for sustainable development in the era of decolonisation and transformation
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Re-imagining higher education leadership – in conversation with South African female deputy vice-chancellors
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)Part of the decolonisation and transformation of higher education institutions is the re-construction of its leadership. This requires not only a review but also a dissolution of traditions, conventions and organisational ... -
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 ... -
Curriculum responsiveness within the context of decolonisation in South African higher education
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)South African higher education in the past year has seen violent calls for decolonisation of the curriculum, as a way of addressing the passive nature of education. The inability of the curriculum to respond to contextual ... -
Resilience of the socio-educational afterschool and community intervention drop-in centre
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)This study seeks to describe the socio-educational afterschool intervention programme run by a drop-in centre to fight poverty, strengthen and build resilience in families and school microsystems. Indigenous psychology is ... -
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. ... -
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 and decolonisation of mathematics education for sustainable development: a case study of its learning trend in Nigeria
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)The quest to contextualise education in Africa has been on-going for a while and many countries have been making efforts towards it. During this time of educational review, conscious efforts should be made to identify ... -
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 ... -
Education for sustainable development in the era of decolonisation and transformation
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Sustaining good management practices in public schools: decolonising principals’ minds for effective schools
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)While there are perspectives on how to approach decolonisation and transformation of education in schools, the reality is that all rests with individuals and ways that they change their attitudes and mind-set. In the ... -
The relevance of the school governance body to the effective decolonisation of education in South Africa
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)Decolonisation of education is understood in this paper as a means of formalising indigenous culture and knowledge within the formal school system. The focus of this paper is to see how the School Governance Body (SGB) can ... -
English studies: decolonisation, deparochialising knowledge and the null curriculum
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)This paper reports on a desktop review study of undergraduate and postgraduate English studies (both English literature and English language) module offerings (n = 48) of 24 English departments at 17 South African higher ... -
Codification, meritocracy and performativity: debilitating factors for black pre-service teachers
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)This article presents an argument and commentary about the concomitant effects of codification, meritocracy and performativity in the academic performance of a cohort of black African Foundation Phase Bachelor of Education ... -
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 ... -
Unmasking the ramifications of the fees-must-fall-conundrum in higher education institutions in South Africa: a critical perspective
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)The purpose of this study was to explore the ramifications of the fees-must-fall-protests that rocked South Africa’s universities for a couple of months in the years 2015 and 2016. Using a critical perspective, the thesis ... -
Quality education for sustainable development: are we on the right track? Evidence from the TIMSS 2015 study in South Africa
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)Obtaining quality education provides the foundation for improving people’s lives and contributes to sustainable development. The world has come a long way in achieving the goal of equality in primary education for girls ... -
Enhancing the teaching and learning of auditing: the case for descriptive feedback
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)This paper demonstrates how the use of adequate descriptive feedback on assessment enhances the teaching, learning and academic performance of learners of auditing. Literature shows that this mode of feedback is ...