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Action research on total quality education in a South African primary school.

Hayward, Richard Pleydell Drury (1998-06)

The principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) have been used in the business, commercial and industrial sectors to improve both product and service. In a limited number of schools worldwide, there have been attempts ...
An action research project to improve teacher wellbeing in a South African primary school

Chessman, Jade Brittany (2022-03-10)

The aim of this study was to improve teacher wellbeing by means of action research. The conceptual framework comprised the theories of Seligman and the PERMA model, Ryff’s model of wellbeing, Lyubomirsky’s theory of wellbeing ...
Action research training as a professional development strategy in primary schools : a case study of Bikita District in Zimbabwe

Mukabeta, Moses Tapfumaneyi (2020-07)

Teachers, like all professionals, need continuous professional development and learning to keep improving on their practice. However, teacher continuous professional development and learning can be elusive if the modalities ...
Active research towards the addressal of HIV/AIDS in the informal economy in Zambia : recognition of complicity in unfolding situations

McKay, Veronica I.; Romm, Norma R. A. (2008)

In this article we offer an account of research undertaken for the International Labour Organization (on behalf of the National Aids Council in Zambia) in relation to HIV/AIDS and the informal economy in Zambia. We ...
An emancipation framework for technology education teachers: an action research study

Mapotse, Tomé Awshar (2014-07-27)

This article reports on how action research (AR) was influential in designing an educational instrument to contribute to emancipating teachers with no formal training to teach technology as a subject in secondary schools. ...
Exploring challenges faced by level 3 National Certificate vocational students in understanding hyperbolic functions in mathematics

Rakhudu, Nnane Franscina (2017-07)

The results of mathematics level 3 have always been a problem at TVET colleges as this hampers the certification rate and the progress of the students to level 4. Students who did not do well in the current subject are not ...
Exploring the use of computer simulations as a technological pedagogical reasoning tool in the teaching and learning of electromagnetism in a whole-class rural setting

Tsoka, Maxwell (2020-06)

This study, Exploring the Use of Computer Simulations as a Technological Pedagogical Reasoning Tool in the Teaching and Learning of Electromagnetism in a Whole-Class Rural Setting, documents a journey of a digital ...
A hermeneutical approach to curriculum interpretation : deconstruction as a learning activity

Boshoff, Anna Elizabetha Magdalena Johanna (2009-08-25)

The general view of educators at all levels of education as well as trainers in industry, that learners do not have the ability to use their knowledge inter-curricular and holistically in their lives prompted the study. ...
Identifying Grade 8 and 9 Technology Teachers’ Areas of Need for Intervention in Limpopo Province

Mapotse, Tomé Awshar; Gumbo, Mishack Thiza (Kamla, 2013)

The aim of this article is to report the findings on the gaps that were identified in the teaching of technology by Grade 8 and 9 teachers at Mankweng Circuit of Limpopo Province. This was done so that appropriate action ...
Issues of school governance within the transformative paradigm : exploring parental involvement in Waterberg District

Mutero, Adwell (2013-06)

The concept of parental involvement has been viewed as an ideal style of leadership and management for school development purposes. In South Africa’s case, it is an educational policy which is expected to reign in all ...
Learners' environmental awareness, effects on home and school practices towards littering : an action research case

Matsekoleng, Tsebo Kgoto (2017-10)

The presence of pre-packed items contributes toward littering in schools and at home milieu. Most people particularly, and learners’ discard packages of pre-packed wrappers on the ground, thus contribute to littering. This ...
Life coaching for female high school learners : a case study in Gauteng province

Preston, Candice (2019-09)

This research aimed to investigate how life coaching influenced five female high school learners (aged 16 and 17 years old) at an independent school in Gauteng province. The learners attended ...
Managing the professional development of primary school teachers by means of action research

Badasie, Razia Banoo Ghanchi (2014-01)

In the climate of poor student achievement and a lack of skilled teachers in natural science and mathematics, the main research question of this study was: How can the professional development of primary school teachers ...
Pinpointing motivation : an investigation into the motivational factors in a German language education classroom

Hoefler, Sara Ann (2013-09)

Contemporary education literature indicates that motivation can be a deciding factor in a student’s second language acquisition experience. The desire to learn more about the motivation of my own students in a second ...
Principal's role in the implementation of curriculum effectiveness strategy in Zimbabwean polytechnics

Mazani, Wilfred (2015-05)

The central aim of this study was to investigatethe role of principals in the implementation of polytechnic curriculum effectiveness strategy (PCS) in Zimbabwe. The specific objectives of the study were to: determine and ...
Processes in Congruence to Emancipate Teachers: Technology Education and Action Research

Mapotse, Tomé Awshar (Globalilluminators, 2015)

The driving forces behind Technology Education (TE) are teachers themselves. Technology Education across Africa is a key part of improving human resource development. TE offers a variety of benefits for the African continent. ...
The psycho-educational use of mental toughness in dealing with trauma

Van Niekerk, Anna Maria Susanna (2014-10)

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a psycho-educational intervention program could support traumatised people to increase their mental toughness. Mental toughness is a well proven phenomenon in sports ...
The role of family literacy programmes to support emergent literacy in young learners

Le Roux, Sarlina Gertruida (2016-01)

Collaboration between the parents and the school has a powerful influence on a child’s literacy development. However, home-school partnerships to support young learners’ emergent literacy development are weak in South ...
The teaching practice of senior phase technology education teachers in selected schools of Limpopo Province : an action research study

Mapotse, Tomé Awshar (2012-08)

This is an Action Research (AR) study with the senior phase Technology teachers at selected schools of Limpopo Province. The study was motivated by the fact that Technology Education is a foreign concept to many teachers ...
A therapeutic model for parents for enhancing the internal locus of control in primary school children

Da Silva, Genevieve (2013-06)

This study reviews literature regarding the antecedents of locus of control. The development of locus of control in children is found to be related to parent attitudes, behaviours and interactions between parents and ...

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