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Career Trajectories of Older Women: Implications for Career Guidance
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Bimrose, Jenny; McMahon, Mary; Watson, Mark – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2013
As work and employment transitions become more frequent and difficult, the demand for formal career guidance increases. Women are likely to experience structural labour market disadvantage and may benefit from formal support that is sympathetic to their particular needs. Yet the traditional psychological paradigms that dominate career guidance…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Females, Age, Employment Opportunities
Comparing Three South African Student Cohorts on Their Attitudes to the Rights of Working Women
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Patel, Cynthia Joan – Gender and Education, 2016
This study compares three cohorts (1998-1999, 2005-2006 and 2010) of undergraduate psychology students at a South African university on the level of support for working women (women in paid employment) on various issues considered to be feminist. Cohort 1 (n?=?244), cohort 2 (n?=?311) and cohort 3 (n?=?266) completed an adapted version of a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Civil Rights, Females, Sex Fairness
Using Student Notebooks to Measure Opportunity to Learn in Botswana and South African Classrooms
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Reeves, Cheryl; Major, Thenjiwe – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2012
This article describes how a detailed notebook analysis was used to assess and compare the opportunity to learn of a sample of grade 6 students from 126 classes in South East Botswana and North West Province, South Africa. Students' mathematics notebooks provided the main data source for estimating how much time is spent on the subject during the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Test Items, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Bilingual Literacy or Substantive Bilingualism? L1 and L2 Reading and Writing Performance among Grade 7 Learners in Three Township Schools Gauteng Province, South Africa
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Manyike, T. V. – Africa Education Review, 2013
Language diversity in South Africa continues to problematise educational provision and the realisation of equitable educational opportunities for all learners in various ways. This article presents the findings of ongoing research which explores the effect of language in education policy on the L1 and L2 proficiency of Grade 7 learners in township…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Language, African Languages, Second Language Learning
The Nature of Geometry Instruction and Observed Learning-Outcomes Opportunities in Nigerian and South African High Schools
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Atebe, Humphrey Uyouyo; Schäfer, Marc – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative case study involving six secondary school teachers was to obtain insight into how geometry is taught in selected Nigerian and South African high schools. It also aimed, by making use of the van Hiele model of geometry instruction, to elucidate what possible learning opportunities observed instructional methods could…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics
Opportunities for a Democratic Pedagogy: A Comparative Study of South African and Swedish Teachers' Attitudes to Inclusive Education
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Helldin, Rolf; Backman, Orjan; Dwyer, Helen; Skarlind, Anders; Hugo, Anna J.; Nel, Norma; Muller, Helene – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2011
This paper is based upon the collaboration between two research groups from Stockholm University and the University of South Africa. The main objective is to compare attitudes between South African (SA) and Swedish teachers regarding inclusive education (IE). IE in this paper is examined as a distinct part of the Swedish welfare system. The method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes