Faculty of Education
Recent Submissions
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When Science Is Taught This Way, Students Become Critical Friends: Setting The Stage For Student Teachers
(Springer, 2023)Efective science education draws on many diferent ways of teaching science. The literature on science education documents some potential benefts of argumentation instruction as a powerful tool for learning science and ... -
Environmental Justice In South Africa: The Dilemma Of Informal Settlement Residents
(Springer, 2023)The concept of environmental justice is well established in the literature; however, scholars still battle to agree on what it really means. This concept has become more relevant to the studies of informal settlements ... -
Educational freedom and educational ideals in the Netherlands
(SAGE, 2023)The Netherlands has a unique dual education system. The government funds both publicand private schools. Parents have much freedom to set up schools to realize their re-ligious ideals. The freedom of education enshrined ... -
The principals’ role in developing social capital for the promotion of healthy school environments
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITY STUDIES, 2017)School leaders’ individual and collective efforts are essential in the promotion of healthy school environments. In this respect, the building of social capital is very important for a school’s improvement. The aim of this ... -
Stakeholder perceptions of the determinants of reputation in South African public schools
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)This research focuses on perceptions of reputation in black township schools in South Africa. The call for the provision of equal education compels school managers to be proactive in their efforts to build reputation for ... -
Leadership styles that would enable school leaders to support the wellbeing of teachers during COVID-19
(Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2021)In times of crisis, people look up to their leaders and expect that they would minimise the impact of the crisis at hand. Leaders in such situations must grasp and address the crisis while maintaining a sense of normality. ... -
Harmonising the efforts of school nurses and teachers in health promotion in schools
(2018)A vital facet that adds value to schools is the partnership between the departments of education and health at national level. At the heart of making this partnership effective in order to achieve its potential is the need ... -
Health-promoting leadership in education : relevance to teachers in township schools
(Front. Educ., 2022)Teachers in township schools are vulnerable because of the low socioeconomic conditions of the communities in which their schools are located. Such factors coupled with personal challenges can have a negative impact on ... -
Ensuring the continuation of school feeding programmes during COVID-19 Pandemic : a case of “New Normal” management
(Bulgarian Comparative Education Society_ERIC, 2021)The issue of school feeding is placed at the top of global agenda currently more than ever before. Challenges imposed by COVID-19 have created an opportunity to broaden and deepen debates focusing around the significance ... -
The need for professional development of educators : a Key to improving the culture of teaching and learning
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)Professional development of educators is important in advancing educational practices. The resultant collaboration between the district and school (i.e. principals and educators) serve as a foundation for skills acquisition, ... -
Caring principal leadership for the support of teachers leading committees for promotion of healthy school environments
(New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018)Caring lies at the heart of effective enhancement of healthy school environments and good school leadership. This is evidenced by health policies wherein principals are indirectly obliged to act ethically and morally. By ... -
School Community Participation and School Health Promotion : challenges and Opportunities
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)Issues surrounding community participation at schools are frequently debated in South African education spheres. However, communities remain not totally convinced to participate in health promoting ... -
Roles of school leaders in the management of emergencies caused by natural disasters in Gaborone, Botswana
(Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal), 2023)As natural disasters are becoming more frequent globally, understanding the role of school leaders during such disasters becomes more critical than ever, as they can grind schools to a halt. The fact that some communicable ... -
Factors that promote teacher well-being in the physical environment: the context of a rural high school
(International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 2023)Although factors that affect teacher well-being are better understood, there is a lack of clarity on factors that bolster teacher well-being in rural schools. This study illustrates the factors that promote teacher well-being ... -
Intergrated Approach to Health Promotion : the South African Schools’ Role
(Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2014)This research sought to examine the schools’ role in integrated health promotion. The key focus was on the understanding of the integrated policies and the implications of practical implementation of such policies in ... -
The value of teaching practice as perceived by Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) students
(AJOL, 2019)The pursuit of excellence in preparing student teachers for the teaching profession is a never-ending endeavour. This study aimed at investigating the value of teaching practice as perceived by the participants, how they ... -
The role of principals in school health promotion in South Africa : a qualitative study
(Emerald Insight, 2021)Purpose – School principals are presumed to be pillars of school health promotion implementation. Their understanding of their role could enhance school health promotion. This study aims to investigate how principals ... -
Education in a ‘neoliberalised’ online teaching and learning space : towards an affirmative ethics
(AOSIS (Pty) LtdAOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2022)The sudden mass migration of teaching, learning and assessment to the digital terrain because of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the global proliferation of scholarship. This scholarship ranges from romantic notions ... -
Uitdagings en implikasies vir die implementering van selfgerigte leer tydens Covid-19
(South African Academy for Science and Arts, 2022)This article focuses on the influence of school closures due to Covid-19 and their impact on South Africa's future labour force (current school learners) and school stakeholders (such as teachers and parents, among others) ... -
Online teaching in Education for the subject group History under COVID 19 conditions
(2021)As tertiary institutions globally transitioned into an online teaching framework as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is critical that history education lecturers reconsider their teaching and learning strategies. ...
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