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Dudu, Washington Takawira – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2017
This paper explores the experiences of 37 physical science high school teachers who participated in a professional development (PD) programme coordinated by three Experimento multipliers. The Experimento programme is a Siemens Stiftung international educational programme aimed at providing didactic and methodological approaches to classroom…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Physical Sciences, Science Teachers
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Chauraya, Million; Brodie, Karin – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2017
Professional learning communities as a form of teacher development have been in existence internationally for some time now and more recently in South Africa. Although strong claims have been made for their influence on teacher practices, very few research studies have investigated these claims. This paper presents a case study that connects…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Mathematics Teachers
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Chikoko, Vitallis; Naicker, Inbanathan; Mthiyane, Siphiwe – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
This paper reports on evidence from five school principals regarding leadership practices that work in multiple deprived contexts. The South African educational landscape is complex, often described as a cocktail of first and third world institutions. Looking at the schooling system on a continuum, on the one end there are first class schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Environment, School Administration
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Bastiaens, Theo, Ed. – Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2022
The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) is an international, non-profit educational organization. The Association's purpose is to advance the knowledge, theory, and quality of teaching and learning at all levels with information technology. The "EdMedia + Innovate Learning" conference took place in New York,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Flipped Classroom, Online Courses, Student Projects
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Chikamori, Kensuke; Ono, Yumiko; Rogan, John – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2013
Lesson Study is a collaborative, cyclical and continuing professional development process, aiming at improving a lesson through critical reflection. This research is based on three cycles of Lesson Study conducted during a four-week workshop in Japan for 10 South African mathematics and science educators. A sub-group developed and refined a high…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biology, Communities of Practice, Workshops
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Mendel-Reyes, Meta; Weinstein, Jeremy – Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 1996
Describes development of the first community service-learning program for democratic education in South Africa, based on the Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania) Democracy Education Project at a black high school near Capetown (South Africa). Notes that successful transposition of the model requires recognition of complex historical and cultural…
Descriptors: Black Education, Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Democratic Values