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The postmodern life-buoy character of higher education

Van der Merwe, Hettie (UP Printers, 2001-10)

In this article the effect of postmodern influences on higher education, linked with the metaphor of a postmodern ocean and life-buoy reactions, is examined by way of a dual approach. Firstly the main trends of postmodernism, ...
Do legal frameworks direct merger outcomes? A study of the legal origins and consequences of recent higher education mergers

Soobrayan, Venitha (Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2003)

This article traces the legal challenges and contestations embedded in five recent cases of higher education mergers in South Africa. I am aware that there are a number of forms of mergers. For the purposes of this article ...
More than an academic jaunt : reflections on a qualitative research workshop : conversations

Soobrayan, Venitha (University of the Free State, 2003)

This article entails reflections of four young scholars on attending an international workshop on qualitative research. It reports on their experiences of the workshop - from the instant when they had to decide which ...
Towards a broader understanding of the micropolitics of educational change : conversations

Pillay, Venitha (2004)

This article seeks to understand the effects of educational change on the people in the change environment through a focus on the micropolitics of change. The views of individuals involved in a specific restructuring process ...
Changing class : education and change in postapartheid South Africa, Linda Chisholm (ed.) : book review

Pillay, Venitha (University of the Free State, 2004)
Narrative style: the inseparability of self, style and text

Pillay, Venitha (Taylor & Francis, 2006)

This paper arose in response to a request from my colleague who supervised my doctoral thesis. He suggested that I explain my choice of narrative style. I discovered that, contrary to my immediate reaction that I did not ...
Masculinities and mergers: Losing ground through territoriality

Pillay, Venitha (Taylor & Francis, 2006)

This paper examines the extent to which masculinity played a role in the incorporation of an education college into a university in South Africa. I adopt the theoretical stance that masculinity is not a biological phenomenon ...
The Vudec merger: a recording of what was and a reflection on gains and losses

Van der Merwe, Hettie (Unisa Press, 2007)

The restructuring of higher education in South Africa is being dually steered by an equity and a merit imperative. In the move towards creating a single dedicated distance-education institution, the outcome of the merged ...
The cattle herd, the good coloured and the failed pharmacist : telling tales of triumph : conversation

Pillay, Venitha (2007)

This conversation piece is intended to provoke thought on the relationship, if any, between education and thinking. It suggests that thinking requires more (perhaps less) than education.
Establishing a learning environment through invitational education: An exploratory study in the USA and HK

Steyn, G.M. (2007)

Numerous changes in education worldwide have resulted in a need for the development of schools and staff to meet the growing needs and challenges created by these changes. The Alliance for Invitational Education argues ...
Female educators’ perceptions of employment opportunities in the United Arab Emirates

Steyn, G.M.; Adam, Kathija; Walker, I (2007)

This article examines the way female educators experience barriers to employment opportunities in the education system of the United Arab Emirates. An exploratory qualitative research design using interviews and focus group ...
Adhering to the assumptions of invitational education : a case study

Steyn, G. M. (2007)

South African schools are constantly faced by evolving needs and challenges characterised by change. As is the case in schools in other countries, schools in South Africa encounter pressure to ‘produce more for less’ and ...
Towards leadership for school effectiveness: the impact of a preparation programme in education management on practice.

Steyn, G.M.; Mays, T (2008)

Studies on school effectiveness indicate conclusively that leadership quality is a key factor in rising to the challenges faced by schools. There is also agreement that the effectiveness of school leadership depends on ...
High school department heads as change agents in the educational reform process in the United Arab Emirates

Steyn, G.M.; Kamper, G.D.; Adam, K. (2008)

The implementation of educational reform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) imposes a change agent role for secondary school department heads. As the concept of teacher empowerment becomes accepted, some department heads ...
Continuing professional development for teachers in South Africa and social learning systems: conflicting conceptual frameworks of learning

Steyn, G.M. (2008)

To transform education in this country, South African teachers need to be appropriately equipped to meet the evolving chal-lenges and needs of the country. The national policy framework for teacher education and development ...
White women speak, black women write: the politics of locution and location in the other researching the not other

Pillay, Venitha (Taylor & Francis, 2009)

This paper scrutinizes a rare methodological moment when I found myself, an unseasoned black woman scholar, researching the lives of three white women. In this reflective process, I make a single point: that the locution ...
Effective implementation of continuing professional development for South African teachers

Steyn, G.M. (2009)

The article attempts to satisfy two objectives: to arrive at a clear understanding of effective professional development (PD) programmes for teachers, and to outline how key aspects could influence the effective ...
Using reflexive photography to study a principal’s perceptions of the impact of professional development on a school: a case study.

Steyn, G.M. (2009)

The changing social and economic environment has a direct impact on schools and their effective management. School principals have to deal with issues hitherto unknown to them in the historical school cultures. This article ...
Finding academic voice: a critical narrative of knowledge making and discovery

Potgieter, Ferdinand; Smit, Brigitte (Sage, 2009)

The narrative in this discussion article portrays the quest by two researchers to find their scholarly identity in their craft. The central issue in this narrative piece as design type of this inquiry is the space of ...
Teacher's perceptions of the provision of continuing professional development programmes in South Africa: a qualitative study.

Steyn, G.M. (2009)

Effective professional development programmes help teachers to acquire the most recent knowledge of subjects and to use appropriate techniques to enhance student learning. The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education ...

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