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Smith, Mario R.; Papadakis, Maryam; Munnik, Erica – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Diversity training for health professionals in South Africa has traditionally been conceptualized as differences in gender, race or ethnicity, culture and sexual orientation. More recently physical disability and mental illness was included as a dimension. Intellectual disabilities received lip service as a diversity concern. This paper reports on…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Intellectual Disability, Diversity, Advocacy
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van Heerden, Martina; Bharuthram, Sharita – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2021
Anonymity has been suggested as a way to mitigate the possible negative effects of interpersonal variables that may arise during the peer review process. However, since anonymity is not always possible, it is important to consider how the level of familiarity between peers may influence the peer review process. This study therefore explores the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Familiarity, Peer Evaluation, Writing Evaluation
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Peterson, Amy J.; Silver, Gillian K.; Bell, Heather A.; Guinosso, Stephanie A.; Coyle, Karin K. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2023
This synthesis of 30 qualitative studies examined young people's views on pornography related to their sexual health. Synthesis revealed pornography use is considered normal by young people, reinforced by its usefulness as a tool for pleasure, information, and instruction in the absence of sufficient sexuality education. However, youth can become…
Descriptors: Pornography, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Social Bias
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Smith, Vincent Titos; Gamede, Bongani Thulani; Uleanya, Chinaza – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2019
The purpose of this study is to explore the perception of subject advisers on curriculum change and delivery in secondary schools. The survey design which adopts quantitative research approach was used. Random sampling procedure is used to select b samples of 300 respondents in the study who are subject advisers. Questionnaires were administered…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Change, Familiarity
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Mokoena, Sello; Machaisa, Rebotile – Africa Education Review, 2018
In this multi-case qualitative study the degree to which school-based decision-making (SBDM) is understood and conceptualised by the members of school governing bodies (SGBs)--educators, chairpersons of SGBs, principals, and learner representative councils-as well the extent to which decisions were shared among the various groups represented on…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Participative Decision Making, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Faniran, Victor Temitayo; Ajayi, Nurudeen A. – Africa Education Review, 2018
Assessments are important to academic institutions because they help in evaluating students' knowledge. The conduct of assessments nowadays has been influenced by the continuous evolution of information technology. Hence, academic institutions now use computers for assessments, often known as Computer-Based Assessments (CBAs), in tandem with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Testing
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Turpin, Marita; Matthee, Machdel; Kruger, Anine – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
The development of problem solving skills is a shared goal in science, engineering, mathematics and technology education. In the applied sciences, problems are often open-ended and complex, requiring a multidisciplinary approach as well as new designs. In such cases, problem solving requires not only analytical capabilities, but also creativity…
Descriptors: Creativity, Information Systems, Undergraduate Students, Guidelines
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Sebele, Ntlantla – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2015
Public policy implementation is frequently regarded as problematic globally and reasons for these vary. In particular, the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector has been criticized for lack of delivery and most of the criticism is directed towards the non-implementation of government policy. In South Africa managers of TVET…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Capacity Building
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Hekkenberg, Ans; Lemmer, Miriam; Dekkers, Peter – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
In an exploratory study, 36 South African physical science teachers' understanding of basic concepts concerning electric and magnetic fields was studied from a perspective of possible concept confusion. Concept confusion is said to occur when features of one concept are incorrectly attributed to a different concept, in the case of this study to…
Descriptors: Energy, Magnets, Misconceptions, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Cobbinah, Charles; Bayaga, Anass – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The aim of this study was to explore physics teachers' ramification of theory and practices as a result of physics content and pedagogical changes in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase. The researchers adopted the mixed method research approach. The quantitative aspect involved 109 physics teachers and the qualitative approach used ten…
Descriptors: Physics, Theory Practice Relationship, Mixed Methods Research, Teaching Experience
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Dempster, Edith; Stears, Michèle – Journal of Biological Education, 2014
The purpose of the study is to find out what a group of seven-year-old South African children understand of their internal anatomy. The research is based on the premise that young children obtain most of their science knowledge through personal experience. Drawings are used to determine the level of young children's knowledge of systems and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing, Childrens Art, Anatomy
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Umugiraneza, Odette; Bansilal, Sarah; North, Delia – South African Journal of Education, 2017
Teaching approaches and assessment practices are key factors that contribute to the improvement of learner outcomes. The study on which this article is based, explored the methods used by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) teachers in teaching and assessing mathematics and statistics. An instrument containing closed and open-ended questions was distributed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Statistics
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Mosoge, M. J.; Pilane, M. W. – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The first aim of this paper is to clarify the concept "performance management" as an aspect of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS). The second is to report on an exploration into the experiences and perceptions of management teams in the implementation of performance management. As part of the qualitative research design, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Academic Achievement, Job Performance, Governance
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Woollacott, Laurie; Booth, Shirley; Cameron, Ann – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
The problem which this paper addresses is the difficulty of knowing students in large diverse classes in pedagogically useful ways. The paper discusses how the phenomenographic methodology can be employed to address this problem. It describes how phenomenographic studies and their results can enable teachers to "know their students" at a…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Case Studies, Large Group Instruction, Student Diversity
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Prihantoro – TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, 2012
"Invictus" is a movie which is adapted from a true story of how the South African President, Nelson Mandela, tried to unite South Africa by supporting the national rugby team, Springbok, which used to be the symbol of Apartheid. His relation with other characters in this movie is reflected from the address forms and the choice is…
Descriptors: Blacks, Pragmatics, Self Concept, Racial Segregation
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