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Showing 1 to 20 of 121 for “"South African schools"”.
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The 'Mandala' philosophy of music for South African schools
… one-dimensional music education approach in South African schools and which still lay stress on the sublime idealism of the aesthetic philosophy of music. The 'Mandala' approach substitutes aesthetic idealism with artistic pragmatism in the context of music practices and practitioners. The …
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From policy to practice : aspects of the South African schools' act
… focused specifically on those aspects of the South African Schools Act, (Act No. 84 of 1996) that are exceptionally difficult to implement in the real school situation. (The South African Schools Act will hence forth be referred to as the SASA). The study made use of questionnaires and …
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Diagnostics of indoor environmental quality exposures and climate-infrastructure vulnerability in South African schools
… poverty create a deteriorating feedback loop in South Africa, where poor indoor air quality and thermal conditions in school classrooms compromise the health, comfort, and cognitive performance of learners. This is amplified by a lack of long-term solutions with high-resolution data to quantify …
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An investigation of educators' perceptions of the Integrated Quality Management System in South African schools
… Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2008.
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Exploring the rural principals’interpretation and compliance with the South African schools act in Uthungulu District
Schools are institutions that are responsible for children’s education. They are where people exercise their constitutional rights in education and the means for the government to develop its educational goals. This necessitates the presence and existence of clear guidelines, acts and policies of …
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Towards the democratization of instructional leadership in South African schools: current trends and future possibilities.
The Department of Education of the South Mrican Government of National Unity has accepted democratic governance as one of the principles of its education and training programme. At school level, especially at historically black schools, there is also an increasing demand for meaningful involvement …
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Religion, solidarity and identity: a comparative study of four South African schools with a religious affiliation
This thesis explores how schools with a religious affiliation recruit religion in school culture and the formal curriculum (both curriculum content and pedagogic method) and how this relates to the pedagogic identities they project. An overarching concern of the thesis is to understand how the …
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The Design and Development of a Maturity Model Tool to Assess Financial Management within South African Schools
Financial management in South African public schools remains one of the most persistent governance challenges in the education sector. Although legislation, such as the South African Schools Act, and guidelines, such as the Basic Financial Systems for Schools, clearly outline the processes that …
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Reading children : how children and selectors perceive and construct the reading of fiction in two South African schools
… went into the provision of books of fiction to schools; to examine the construction of readers by book selectors; to find out how children saw themselves as readers and what their own feelings were about reading; and to speculate on the extent to which policies are changing or can be changed. In …
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A comparative analysis of parental participation in schools with regard to the South African Schools Act of 1996
The South African Schools Act (SASA), 1996 (Act No. 84 of 1996) seeks parents educators, learners and the broader community to become more actively involved in the school as an organisation in two ways: 1.) by serving on the school governing body (SGB); and, 2.) by providing the SGB with support …
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Towards the Design of a Networked Social Services Media Model to Promote Democratic Community Participation in South African Schools
… practices and a desire to improve schooling in South Africa, motivate this research. The social objective of the research is therefore to determine what are the causes of the persistent failure of the South African schooling system and to what extent community participation may serve to resolve …
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The information-seeking process of blind and visually impaired Grade 12 learners in selected South African schools for the blind
… seeking process of Grade 12 learners at five South African Schools for the Blind. Since Grade 12 learners must decide about their future, after completing school, it was decided to research how Grade 12 learners seek information to assist them to decide about tertiary studies or work options. …
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An investigation into the micropolitics of the South African Schools Act : a case study of a school in the Western Cape
The apartheid system of government in South Africa created undemocratic governing structures, inequity and inequality in the country's education system, as were evident in the pattern of school organisation, governance and funding (Hunter Commission Report, 1995: 1). This situation led to the …
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Creativity or calamity : what does the future hold? : an examination of teacher's understandings of creativity in a sample of South African schools
Technological progress, organisational change and intensified global competition have driven a shift from manual work to 'thinking' jobs that emphasise a whole new range of skills. It is no longer enough for students to show that they are capable of passing public examinations, for to thrive in an …
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The prevalence of cheating in National Standardised Assessments in South African schools : applying the Jacob and Levitt (2003) method to the Annual National Assessments of 2013
… to determine the prevalence of cheating in South African schools using a nationally representative sample (Verification ANA) of the Annual National Assessments of 2013. This research forms part of a broader research project on 'binding constraints in education' promoted by the Programme to …
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A curriculum innovation in South African schools: teachers’ perspectives on the process of implementing the “foundations for learning campaign” in the foundation and intermediate phases in the Uthungulu District
… called “Foundations for Learning Campaign” in schools under uThungulu District, within the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Furthermore, it included assessing the level of preparedness of educators in their teaching of basic skills in the classroom and identifying the gaps in the …
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Quality schooling : defining and developing indicators of quality schooling for South African schools. A case study of a secondary school in an economically deprived area of the Western Cape
If the main objective of schooling is the holistic development of the learner, i.e. the development of cognitive skills, critical thinking skills, social skills, life skills, creativity and emotional maturity, then it stands to reason that a quality school is one which contributes to such a …
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Exploring attitudes of black educators towards corporal punishment and alternative methods of punishment in UThungulu District
… 2) in the construction of the Republic of South Africa, Act No 108 of 1996, enshrines the rights of everyone to be free from all forms of violence, not to be treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman and degrading manner. In 1996 corporal punishment was banned in South African schools. …
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A survey of teachers' attitudes towards corporal punishment after the abolition of corporal punishment
Education within South Africa has undergone significant change within a short period of time. This change has primarily been written in terms of human rights and the equitable distribution of educational resources. This has necessitated a paradigm shift for many teachers and the study explores some …
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School-community relations : a case study
Insecurity in South African schools has reached great levels. To curb this problem, the National Director of Education through a new policy statement appealed for community participation in schools. This case study investigates the feasibility of this call by examining the features of …
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