ERIC Number: EJ1187179
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Dec
Pages: 21
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What Challenges Do Foundation Phase Teachers Experience When Teaching Writing in Rural Multigrade Classes?
Blease, Bernita; Condy, Janet
South African Journal of Childhood Education, v4 n2 p36-56 Dec 2014
A one-size-fits-all curriculum cannot address the issues faced by rural multigrade teachers and learners. In South Africa, despite government efforts to relieve adversity, poverty in rural areas is still rife and poor education still fails to lift people out of it (Joubert 2010). Equality is essential in ensuring that all South African children have access to quality education where they can learn in an environment free from bias and discrimination (Asmal 2001). Bronfenbrenner's social ecological systems theory underpinned this study. The purpose of this research was to identify the challenges experienced by two foundation phase teachers in teaching writing. This research was a qualitative study embedded within an interpretive case study. The following factors became evident: poor socio-economic backgrounds, transport, parental illiteracy, and teacher challenges that include the following subthemes: reading problems, differentiated teaching, resources, the language of teaching and learning, and writing support from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, Multigraded Classes, Barriers, Poverty, Educational Quality, Writing Instruction, Transportation, Illiteracy, Parent Influence, Reading Difficulties, Teaching Methods, Educational Resources, Language of Instruction, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Elementary School Teachers, Observation, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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