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Direct linkDirkse van Schalkwyk, Riaan; Maritz, Jeanette; Steenkamp, Rigard J. – Quality in Higher Education, 2021
The need for private higher education in South Africa is reflected by the explosive growth of newly registered private higher education institutions. This is coupled with a need for corporate quality management of service quality for students and academics. This article elaborates on service quality from a corporate sociotechnical perspective. The…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Private Colleges, Higher Education, Corporations
Desmond, Chris; Viviers, André; Edwards, Taygen; Rich, Kate; Martin, Patricia; Richter, Linda – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2019
The South African National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy was approved by the South African Cabinet in 2015. Given capacity and financial constraints, all services outlined cannot be implemented in a single step. Priorities must be set. We examine the budget implications (total cost and cost per child) and benefits of the four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment, Child Development, Young Children
Sibanda, Doras; Hobden, Paul – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016
The purpose of this study was to find out teachers' preferred teaching sequence for basic chemistry topics in Physical Science in South Africa, to obtain their reasons underpinning their preferred sequence, and to compare these sequences with the prescribed sequences in the current curriculum. The study was located within a pragmatic paradigm and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Sibanda, Doras; Hobden, Paul – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2015
The current study seeks to examine how teachers plan teaching sequences to teach chemical bonding in the senior secondary phase of schooling. The study employs a learning demand tool as interpretive framework. A mixed method was used to guide the collection of data. Data were collected through a survey instrument with 227 practising physical…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Lesson Plans, Sequential Approach, Secondary School Science
Naidoo, Devika; Green, Whitfield – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2011
The aim of this study was to analyse science teachers' language in the classroom within the context of explanation sequences, in order to determine the coherence of the explanations, and the opportunities presented for learners' exposure to the register of science. The study is framed by the concepts of semiotic mediation, register and coherent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Language Usage, Semiotics
Meyer, M. H.; Bushney, M. J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
A multi-stakeholder-driven model for excellence in higher education curriculum development has been developed. It is based on the assumption that current efforts to curriculum development take place within a framework of limited stakeholder consultation. A total of 18 multiple stakeholders are identified, including learners, alumni, government,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Management Systems, Stakeholders
