This retrospective study documents the Masters and PhD training of 131 Dental Research Institute (DRI) postgraduates (1954-2006) to establish demographics, throughput and research outcomes for future PhD pipeline strategies using the DRI database. Descriptive statistics show four degree-based groups of postgraduates: 18 PhDs; 55 MScs; 42 MDents…

The aim of this article is to survey the international literature on doctoral education from a South African perspective. A colossal amount of published research on doctoral education abroad has accumulated in recent years, dwarfing the minuscule number of publications on doctoral education in South Africa. Three major deficiencies in the corpus…

In this article I review the literature on a topical issue in education generally and curriculum implementation in particular, namely why it is so difficult to translate policy into practice. How do we come to understand policy and its link(s) to what actually happens inside classrooms? I locate the inquiry within the broader literature on…

Following the implementation of the new outcomes-based Curriculum 2005, teacher competence in teaching reform-based science in large classes is one of the challenges in the continuing reform of South Africa's education system. Most school teachers have little experience, meagre training and are operating in large and poorly resourced science…

Given the need to develop research methodologies to address new and emerging issues in our field, this article provides an overview of traditional legal research. This article, which admittedly focuses on the American approach, should be of interest to South Africa researchers in Education Law in light of growing interest among scholars on how our…

This article analyses the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS), an agreement reached in 2003 between the South African Education Department and the major teacher organisations in the country by using discourse analysis. The IQMS was scheduled to be implemented in public schools in 2004. Three discursive tensions are identified and…

Integration of ICT into teaching and learning has risen on the South African education agenda, particularly with the release of the White Paper on e-Education in 2003. This empirical paper draws on survey data from the evaluation of the Intel[R] Teach to the Future programme in South Africa to reflect on ICT integration in South African…

The United States Supreme Court ushered in a new era in American history on May 17, 1954 in its monumental ruling in "Brown v Board of Education," Topeka, Kansas. "Brown" is not only the Court's most significant decision on race and equal educational opportunities, but also ranks among the most important cases it has ever decided. In "Brown" a…

"Brown v Board of Education" was decided in 1954 by the Supreme Court in the United States to order the desegregation of students by race in public schools. Opposition to this order occurred in many of the states as well as from the federal executive branch of government itself. Over time, alternatives to educating students have surfaced, some of…

A decade has passed since the first free and fair elections in South Africa and since the present government assumed responsibility, among other things, for the provision of goods and services in the public sector, including public education. It may be appropriate to examine where we have come from, what progress has been made, and where we are…

The promotion of equal learning opportunities is crucially important for the improvement of the quality of life of millions of people. The virtues of education in preparing learners for life, for meaningful interaction with other human beings, for constructive civic and political involvement, and for successful economic participation stand beyond…

In America free public education is a constitutional value. Yet, although free public education for all is a constitutional value, America's public schools remain ravaged by "savage inequalities", many of which are the direct result of significant financial disparities. Given the obvious conflict between the constitutional value of free public…

This article examines the status of mainstreaming of students with hearing impairments, the growth of the Student Development movement, and the reality versus the vision of mainstreaming. Attention to the four "P's" of mainstreaming--people, place, purpose, and process--is urged in order to build a supportive mainstream program. (JDD)

This paper makes the point that computer-aided instruction can be remarkably effective for deaf and hard of hearing students at any level. The paper considers whether computers help motivate students to learn, increase their use of residual hearing, address language problems, build self-esteem, and effectively support learning for all…

This review of research on the use of whole language with students with hearing impairments identifies recurring themes, such as whole language is effective for students from a variety of backgrounds and age levels, and literacy development of deaf students exposed to a literate environment parallels that of hearing students. (JDD)