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Download full textNkambule, Gugulethu; Amsterdam, Christina – South African Journal of Education, 2018
This paper explores support in primary schools in a single South African school district. The literature suggests an increased need for educator support in South Africa due to a myriad of curricular changes in the aftermath of apartheid, as well as a teacher corps that is ill-prepared for the demands posed by curricular reform. Documented research…
Descriptors: School Districts, Focus Groups, Interviews, Workshops
Jwan, Julius O.; Kisaka, Sella T. – South African Journal of Education, 2017
Principals in Kenyan schools are required to adopt democratic school leadership practises as part of the government policy. Adopting an interpretive case study, this paper set out to explore the application of democracy, ethics and social justice in secondary schools in Kenya. The study was in two phases. Phase one: twelve school principals were…
Descriptors: Democracy, Social Justice, Ethics, Foreign Countries
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
Ferreira, Ronél; Ebersöhn, Liesel; Botha, Karien – South African Journal of Education, 2013
In this article we report on the manner in which participatory action research (PAR) was utilised by teachers in developing a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) school plan, in collaboration with university researchers. The need for a structured HIV and Aids school plan emerged during the course of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participatory Research, Action Research, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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
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
