NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hill, Jillian; Draper, Catherine E.; De Villiers, Anniza; Fourie, Jean M.; Mohamed, Suraya; Parker, Whadi-ah; Steyn, Nelia – South African Journal of Education, 2015
This study explores the feasibility of implementing the curriculum and action-planning components of the HealthKick (HK) intervention in eight low-resourced schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. Process evaluation comprising workshops and personal interactions with teachers and principals were followed up with semi-structured interviews and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Life Style, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Mafora, Patrick – South African Journal of Education, 2013
The legislative framework for education in South Africa enforces the democratisation and transformation of education consistent with the values of human dignity, equity, human rights, and freedom. As "ex officio" members of School Governing Bodies (SGBs) and professional managers of schools, principals should play a pivotal role in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Oswald, Marietjie; de Villiers, Jeanne-Marie – South African Journal of Education, 2013
We report the findings of a qualitative study embedded in an interpretive paradigm to determine the perceptions of South African primary school teachers and principals regarding the inclusion of learners considered gifted. Eight principals and 16 classroom teachers in the Foundation Phase (Grades 1-3) in public primary schools situated in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Qualitative Research, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Chabaya, Owence; Rembe, Symphorosa; Wadesango, Newman – South African Journal of Education, 2009
We investigated and analysed the factors that women teachers consider as barriers to their advancement to headship positions in Zimbabwean primary schools. Specifically, we sought to identify the factors perceived by women school heads to be causes of persistent under-representation of women in school headship positions. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Females, Women Administrators