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Stewart, Kristian D.; Ivala, Eunice – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
In order to investigate the composing practices of digital storytellers in a South African context, a qualitative case study, set within a university of technology in South Africa and framed by literature stemming from the disciplines of digital storytelling and composition and rhetoric, was implemented as part of a larger dissertation project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Story Telling, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Naicker, Suraiya R.; Mestry, Raj – South African Journal of Education, 2016
The continuous poor performance of South Africa's learners is detrimental to its developing economy. The need for education change prompted two universities to initiate a system-wide change strategy in a poorly performing school district. The leverage for change was leadership development, involving school principals and district officials. The…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Leadership Training, Change Strategies, Principals
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Cooper, Linda – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2011
The article takes as a case study a group of disability rights activists who were given access to a master's program via Recognition of Prior Learning. The question explored is "Can adult learners' prior experiential knowledge act as a resource for the successful acquisition of postgraduate academic literacy practices?" The analysis is…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Adult Education, Masters Programs, Prior Learning
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Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
The aim of the research was to critically analyse how a university context influences the quality of academics' research output. Wenger's social theory of learning was used as theoretical framework. The investigation involved an ethnographic case study of the research culture at one college at the institution. Data collection was mainly by means…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Participant Observation, Incentives, Job Security