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Browsing Research Outputs (Curriculum and Instructional Studies) by Author "Du Plessis, EC (Elize)"

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Bullying in schools − The educator’s role

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, ...
Curriculum Studies: Development, Interpretation, Plan and Practice

Booyse, C (Celia); du Plessis, EC (Elize) (Van Schaik, 2014)

PREFACE Teachers are charged with preparing learners for a globally interdependent, complex and interactive world by offering a specific curriculum in a specific context. The educational challenge they face in particular ...
Die essensie van morele waardes in die konteks van ‘n parallelmedium skool

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 ...
Do teachers receive proper in-service training to implement changing policies: perspectives from the South African case?

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 ...
Does the Department of Basic Education Take the International Call to Provide Quality Education for all Seriously?

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 ...
Emotional experiences of student teachers during teaching practice: A case study at Unisa

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 ...
Girl bullying: Aggressive behaviour of secondary school girls

Venter, E (Elza); Vogel, D (Dalena); du Plessis, EC (Elize) (Proceedings of the 2009 Annual Conference of the Education Association of South Africa, EASA, 2010)

Most schools have some kind of problem with bullying. Bullying means to repeatedly harm a person psychologically, physically and/or emotionally. Power and aggression play an important role in bullying – bullies feel they ...
A Grounded Theory Perspective on Leadership in Multicultural Schools

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 ...
Insights from returning teachers’ exposure to curriculum change and professional development

du Plessis, EC (Elize) (Acta Academica, 2013)

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 ...
Learners in the marketplace: Ethical and educational dilemmas

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 ...
Learnership in South African Schools as a Community of Practice: An Open Distance Learning Approach

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 ...
Mentorship challenges in the teaching practice of distance learning students

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 ...
Reflections on the NCS to NCS (CAPS): Foundation Phase teachers’ experiences

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 ...
The role of lecturers as mentors in the assessment of student teachers

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 ...
Semesterisation: The downfall of a great system? A case study

du Plessis, EC (Elize); Pretorius, FJ (Francois) (Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference of the Education Association of South Africa, 2013-07)

The vulnerable part of open distance learning (ODL) is usually viewed as systemic, that is, the misalignment of processes and procedures. For example, ODL fails when marked assignments and tutorial letters with examination ...
Some Critical Reflections On Open Distance Learning, With Particular Reference To Work-Integrated Learning

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 ...
Students’ experiences of work-integrated learning in teacher education

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 ...
Trends and patterns in the use of grounded theory in educational research in South Africa

Du Plessis, EC (Elize); Van der Westhuizen, GJ (Educational Research for Social Change (ERSC), 2018)

The calls for the decolonisation of knowledge in South Africa is a challenge that educational researchers cannot ignore. The problem is, however, that research and knowledge development traditions in education have not ...
Versoening tussen leerders: Is parallelmediumskole die antwoord op die probleem van rassisme?

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 ...
The voices of student teachers on e-learning initiatives in a distance education community of practice

du Plessis, EC (Elize) (Journal for New Generation Sciences, 2017-10)

In distance teaching institutions where fourth-generation e-learning initiatives have become integrated in the modes of delivery, and where implementers struggle with effective adaption and implementation of technology-enabled ...

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