du Plessis, EC (Elize)(Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) Conference Books Volume 11, 2013-05)
Worldwide there is a responsibility of governments to provide learners with quality education to face the challenges of change. Emanating from this challenge, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in South Africa ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize); Marais, P (Petro)(Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, 2017-06)
The South African Constitution explicitly prohibits unfair discrimination on the grounds of race or sex. In our schools, this means that every learner in the country has a right to good education, a safe school environment ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize)(Tydskrif vir Christelike wetenskap, 2017)
Moral values are interwoven in all aspects of teaching: in the curriculum, in the school culture, and as moral examples in teachers’ behaviour. Working with values is an
essential part of teaching. The task of the teacher ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize); Marais, P (Petro)(JOURNAL OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES, 2017-08)
The methodology of grounded theory has great potential to contribute to our understanding of leadership within particular substantive contexts. Leadership is a global phenomenon, but appears to have a variety of attributes ...
Du Plessis, EC (Elize); Marais, P (Petro)(The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2015)
The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) is a modification of what to teach (curriculum) and not how to teach (teaching methods) in South African schools. In July 2009, the Minister of Basic Education ...
Marais, P (Petro); du Plessis, EC (Elize)(International Journal of Education Sciences., 2015)
ABSTRACT The appropriateness of Learnership Programs (LPs) that combine work-based experience for teacher training through an Open Distance Learning (ODL) Institution motivated this research. The specific aim of this paper ...
Kamper, GD (Gerrit); du Plessis, EC (Elize)(Africa Education Review, 2014-01-16)
The notion of ‘openness’ in terms like open distance learning (ODL) is sometimes rather
carelessly used, for example in the work-integrated learning (WIL) of distance learners
(such as the teaching practice of UNISA’s ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize); Mbunyuza, MM (Maura)(Journal of Social Sciences (JSS), 2014)
Governments, across the globe are accountable for training teachers to provide learners
with quality education to face the challenges of globalisation and curriculum change. Arising from this challenge, the Department ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize)(The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2013)
Effective mentoring is pivotal to the development of student teachers. In this study, the
researcher focused on the experiences of the University of South Africa (Unisa) distance education students who are enrolled for ...
The continuous professional development of teachers is vital for the well-being of
any education system. This article ref lects on the adoption and implementation of
the National Curriculum Statement with its outcomes-based ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize); Marais, P (Petro)(Progressio, 2013-08-19)
Students’ teaching practice plays a significant role in preparing them for the teaching profession. This study focused on the emotional experiences of open distance learning
(ODL) student teachers during their ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize); Marais, P (Petro)(Koers, 2012-06-12)
Since the abolishment of legislation (the South African Schools Act, No. 84 of 1996) stipulating that a learner may only attend a certain school in an area, there is great competition amongst schools to attract learners ...
Venter, E (Elza); du Plessis, EC (Elize)(Koers, 2012-04-11)
Worldwide there is a problem with violent incidents occurring amongst learners in schools.
Bullying is one mode of violence that often occurs at school level. Bullying means repeatedly attacking a person psychologically, ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize); Marais, P; Van Schalkwyk, A(Progressio, 2011-08-15)
Student teaching practice and the assessment of their learning during this time play a
significant role in preparing student teachers for the teaching profession. The study on which this article reports focussed on the ...
du Plessis, EC (Elize)(PROGRESSIO: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL FOR OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING PRACTICE, 2010-08-31)
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a defining element of a holistic educational strategy known as cooperative education, which advocates the formal integration of structured real-life experiences (workplace or community ...
du Plessis, EC, et al.(Africa Education Review, 2010-10-11)
This study focuses on the views of Unisa distance education (DE) students enrolled for the
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) who had completed their teaching practice.
The research questions were: What are ...
This thesis, Utilising Open Educational Resources in support of curriculum transformation at Africa Nazarene University: A participatory action research approach, derives from a multi-year project implemented by OER Africa, ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the Zimbabwean physics teachers’ interpretation of the Advanced Level Physics curriculum. The study was motivated by the teachers’ lacklustre approach to adopting new practices and ...
Evaluation of intervention programmes is essential to adduce evidential information on their implementation, delivery and effectiveness. Evaluation of programmes is conducted for various reasons: to identify provision of ...
The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning is of significant importance to a country’s development and the social growth of individuals. As a result, ICT usage is gaining momentum ...