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In this issue of The Journal, Boivin et al report extensive, objective one-year outcomes measured in 120 dyads of Ugandan children infected with HIV/caregivers prospectively assigned to a caregiver training program aimed to enhance the child's cognitive and social development versus a routine health and nutrition curriculum. Mediational intervention for sensitizing caregivers (MISC) versus routine health interventions were taught in the homes by trained field teams twice weekly. Videos were...

This study was planned to investigate “the role of e-learning in the professional development of student teachers in Cameroon”. Nevertheless, the ineffectiveness of traditional or conventional methods of teaching and learning in education motivated the researchers to carry out this study. In order to proceed, six hypotheses were formulated to guide the investigation A survey of 796 student-teachers drawn from eight primary government teacher training colleges and three higher teacher...

The impact of historical use of mercury (Hg) for the extraction of gold was assessed in watersheds from an abandoned mine in Randfonetin, a town located at 45 km west of Johannesburg (South Africa), which has a long history of gold mining, and its surroundings. The majority of analyzed waters at the site were acidic with pH ranging between 2.9 and 5.0. Elevated total Hg concentrations (HgTOT) were measured in waters (up to 223 ng Hg L− 1; mean: 52 ng Hg L− 1) as well as in surface sediments...

The general objective of this study was to identify the impact of flexible skills development on quality delivery and challenges that the MoTTI fraternity faces in delivering employable skills and sustainable solutions. It takes a multidimensional approach at the impact of flexible skills development and identifies the role that TVET plays in providing programmes that would enhance production and development of skills to meet the requirements of the ‘Kenyan employer’. It also looks at the...

Despite growing importance of collaboration in research there has been very few investigations of the relationship that exists between industry, commerce and academic education in an open and distance learning (ODL) environment. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore and describe the collaborative relationship that exists between industry, commerce and academic education in ODL. Triggering the call for the integration of industry, commerce and academic education are increasing...

Introduction: Inclusive education has gained increased favor as a move towards more democratic regular classrooms, striving to deliver equal education to all who learn in them. Schools should, as much as possible, be able to teach a diversity of students in the same classroom. The key factor for instance buy-in is that, out of the estimated 505 867 people with visual impairments in South Africa, many children with visual impairments would be absorbed in schools nearest to their home...

Of the numerous changes that have taken place in the education system of South Africa since the inception of universal suffrage in 1994, one is the introduction of inclusive education, practice which aims to respond to the educational needs of all learners, irrespective of their differences. The national Department of Education (DoE) suggested a number of strategies for the effective implementation of Inclusive Education. In Gauteng Province specialist teachers are employed in primary...

The aim of this study was to investigate educators’ perceptions of the effects of teenage pregnancy on the behaviour of the learners in some South African secondary schools. Fourteen educators from seven secondary schools were purposively sampled for the study. Data were collected using in-depth interviews to allow the researchers a platform to ask open-response questions and to explore the educators’ perspectives about the effects of teenage pregnancy. The data were analysed thematically by...

This report presents the findings of the impact of HIV/AIDS on the quality of education in rural secondary schools in the Zaka district, Zimbabwe. The methodology involved ten rural secondary schools and a sample of 20 teachers (10 males and 10 females) and 40 students (20 boys and 20 girls). This study used a qualitative methodology throughout the interview sessions because “letting people talk” has been found by most social researchers to be the most appropriate when dealing with this...

The right to education has been enshrined in a number of international treaties and is regarded as a fundamental social, economic and cultural right. Access to education particularly schooling is a mechanism through which all people can integrate into mainstream society and a means through which they can exercise social, economic and cultural rights. According to Christies (1991) education produces knowledge, skills, values and attitudes. It is essential for civic order and citizenship and...

AbstractThe aim of this study is to understand the different ways that university students conceptualise quality in learning by drawing on a phenomenographic approach. A total of 20 students in higher education in Rwanda were interviewed and analysis of the interviews generated an outcome space of conceptions of quality in learning as transformation, practice, knowledge durability and employability. The findings illustrate the importance of the relationship between education and work as an...

Higher education is moving from the traditional model of learning to a completely new socially mediated model. This article reports on the pedagogical value of Web 2.0 tools at Unisa. A quantitative approach was used to conduct this study with a questionnaire as a data collection instrument. The sample size is 301 lecturers drawn by stratified sampling with proportional allocation drawn across all the Unisa colleges. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyse and interpret the data. The...

Abstract This work is a contribution to the continuous improvement of quality in higher education. After giving an overview of the evaluation system, it was considered appropriate to define the concept of quality and explain its principles in the management and administration of total quality. The paper deals also about the pedagogical quality in general and specifically in higher education, and some methods are presented, to be used in education to have a good quality. Based on the survey,...

The aim of the research was to establish how assessment was implemented by teachers in selected schools in Gauteng Province. This study was underpinned by a critical discourse analysis theory in which the researcher expressed his comments or judgements based on written or spoken communications, discussions or conversations with teachers. Qualitative method was used to gather information from the different categories of participants. In-depth formal interviewing was used as the main data...

The aim of the research was to establish the role that members of the school management teams (SMTs) play in terms of curriculum implementation and management. The qualitative method was used to gather information from members of the SMTs on how the new curriculum is implemented and managed. In-depth formal interviewing was used as the main data collection method. The researcher used focus group interviews and individual interviews to collect data. Comparisons were drawn, similarities...