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South African Schools that Promote Literacy Learning with Students from Low-Income Communities
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Sailors, Misty; Hoffman, James V.; Matthee, Bertus – Reading Research Quarterly, 2007
This interpretive study explored the qualities of six high-performing schools that served low-income South African students. The theoretical framework and methodology derived from research on effective schools conducted, for the most part, in the United States. Data consisted of interviews and classroom observations over the course of two…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Literacy, Class Size, Foreign Countries
Language Learning in Large Classes: A Pilot Study of South African Data. Lancaster-Leeds Language Learning in Large Classes Research Project Report No. 8.
Peachey, Linda – 1989
A study investigated the actual and ideal size of English second language classes in areas of Africa, and the problems associated with teaching large classes. Data were obtained from teachers from South Africa and Botswana attending a course at Leeds University (England). The two questionnaires used gathered information on (1) class size,…
Descriptors: Class Size, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
A Consideration of Methodological Issues in Analysing the Problems of Language Teachers in Large Classes. Lancaster-Leeds Language Learning in Large Classes Research Project. Project Report No. 10.
Sarangi, Usha – 1989
This report describes methodological problems encountered in categorizing or coding responses to a questionnaire. The survey in question was designed to investigate the problems encountered by language teachers in two African countries in teaching large classes. The key analysis was of the responses to two survey items: "Large classes make it…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classification, Coding, Elementary Secondary Education