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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Socio-Cultural Theory"”.
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Fostering a capacity for connectedness: The contribution of “humanness” in hybrid early childhood initial teacher education programmes
… human connection. This research is informed by socio-cultural theory and adopts a phenomenographic approach to gather qualitative data. Data were collected from nine ECE student teachers by means of semi-structured interviews, focus groups and the ECE student teacher contributions to …
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Pupil and teacher unfolding identities in a newly amalgamated secondary school
… within multiple contexts which bring social, cultural, political and historical forces to bear on its formation. Identity is formed in relationship with others. Mind is truly social and it is through participation in the situated practices of communities of practice that identities flourish. …
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The developmental conditions of classroom teaching and learning in a primary school in Zimbabwe
… in southern Zimbabwe, using the Vygotskian socio-cultural theory to analyze the consequences that the breakdown of schooling and classroom teaching and learning had on learners' performance and cognitive development. Using a case study of a specific primary school in Gwanda district, the …
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Teachers’ continuous assessment practices in English first additional language: a case of grade 12 teachers in Johannesburg West District 12 of Gauteng
… a qualitative research approach and Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory, particularly the zone of proximal development. Data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire administered to learners of EFAL at Grade 12. Data were also obtained from the EFAL HoD through an interview. Content …
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Effective teacher retention : Sustaining quality novice instructors through induction
… Findings supported the conceptual framework of Socio-cultural Theory, Professional Socialization, Induction and Mentoring, and Teacher Accountability. A synthesis of the research revealed strengths and growth opportunities in the current program regarding mentoring, induction, time constraints …
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An exploration into the effects of traditional medicine on reproductive health of rural women in Allandale Village, Mpumalanga Province
… The study was grounded on the critical and socio-cultural theory. An explorative qualitative research was used. Data was collected through open-ended questions, observation as well as focus group interviews and then analysed using the thematic analysis method. The study participants …
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An examination of challenges experienced at Male Initiation Schools: The case study of Mthatha District in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
… framework to attain its findings; the socio-cultural theory. This study utilised the qualitative research design. Data collection methods included one-on-one interviews, un-structured interviews and focus groups. The study informants were selected using purposeful sampling technique and …
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Identification of learners with Mathematics learning barriers in the Intermediate Phase in Nzhelele West Circuit
… The study is underpinned by Piaget's cognitive theory and the socio-cultural theory of cognitive development by Lev Vygotsky. This study adopted an interpretivism paradigm and also exploratory qualitative research study design. A qualitative approach through semi-structured interviews, classroom …
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Developing science concepts in secondary classrooms : an analysis of pedagogical interactions from a Vygotskian perspective
… involves drawing on aspects of Vygotslcy's socio-cultural theory of learning and development and the work of other neo-Vygotskian scholars to develop theoretical tools, based on the concept of the teaching narrative, for analysing the teaching interactions of the classroom. The empirical …
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The IPAD and the Development of Speaking and Writing in the Secondary EFL Classroom
… The data collected has been analysed from a socio-cultural theory perspective. The analysis of written data was also informed by Hallidayan Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL), and a Task-based language teaching (TBLT) framework was used to design writing and speaking tasks. Results show a …
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Teacher Perceptions of Free-Choice Reading in the Middle School English Language Arts Classroom
… practices and student engagement. Grounded in socio-cultural theory and Glasser’s Choice Theory, the research examines how teachers’ personal reading experiences shape their beliefs about the role of independent reading in the classroom. Through semi-structured interviews with five middle …
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Dialogic space during mother-child interaction in the early years
… and size is considered through the lens of socio-cultural theory. The metaphor of scaffolding is critiqued in relation to its utility for explaining interactions between parent and child in problem-solving activity. Specifically, this thesis offers an investigation of the extent to which …
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The nature and role of social presence in audiographic, synchronous online language learning contexts
… of computer-mediated communication (CMC), SP theory has evolved from a view of SP as a product of a technological medium to an understanding of the impact of social interaction on its development and projection. Research studies in CMC highlight the importance of SP but, as yet, the links …
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Investigating the Involvement of Teachers in the Curriculum Development of Life Sciences Education in Secondary Schools
… This study will be underpinned by Vygotsky’s Socio-Cultural Theory, which emphasises the role of social interaction and collaboration in learning and knowledge construction, and the Teacher Professionalism Theory, which highlights the importance of teacher agency and participation in …
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Teaching EFL in Thailand : a bilingual study
… linguistics, and integrates this theory of ‘language in use’ with a socio-cultural theory of mind, elements of SLA, and trans-disciplinary perspectives. The study thus seeks to engage with Thai teachers’ voices both as they are heard in the classroom and in dialogue with the …
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The nature and dynamics of learning among caregivers in a national certificate training programme
… at community level is explored as an example of socio-cultural theory and situated learning which hold that learning results from participation in various socio-cultural situations – the act of participation is seen as crucial in the learning. The study focused on a group of 10 learners in the …
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Using diffractive activity to (re)configure parental choice of pre-compulsory education
… selective school. Drawing upon Vygotsky’s socio-cultural theory of individual activity as a framework for thinking about educational choice, combined with the new materialist concepts of intra-action and diffraction, the conceptual framework of ‘diffractive activity’ has been developed. …
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Men’s Strategies after a Heart Incident: A Class-based Masculinities Approach
… and this risk is inversely proportional to their socioeconomic status (SES). In Canada, many public health reports indicate that cardiovascular disease represent about one third of all causes of death and that men’s mortality rates from these diseases are two times higher than women, making it the …
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Multi-culturalism, race, intersectionality and the polyphonic self: structural and societal positions
… Leadership and consultancy • Diversity and multi-culturalism • Interpreters’ training • Developing cognitive analytic trainings, nationally and internationally. The context statement begins with an introduction to the public works I have undertaken, with five chapters and the concluding chapter …
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Practices in teaching and learning mathematics using chinyanja in a multilingual class: a case of selected primary schools in Lusaka district, Zambia.
… in Zambia. This research was underpinned by Socio-cultural theory, that consciousness forms in and through socially mediated activity, with language as a key mediational mean. The research was carried out in two primary schools in Lusaka district. The target population comprised of primary …
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