Your search
Results 1,236 resources
-
The dismantling of apartheid laws, the all-race elections of 1994, and a new Constitution signal opportunities for fundamental change in South Africa's educational system and language policies. This study describes the development, still in progress, of a new language in education policy. The primary focus is on the various issues involved in the making of a policy--the assumptions and principles which provide the foundation for a new policy, the active participants in the policy debate and...
-
A Project Submitted in Partial Fulfilment for the Degree of Master of Arts of Kenyatta University, M 1838.K45M8
-
This study examines multigrade teaching in selected schools in Canada and its implications for improving multigrade teaching in South Africa, where over 50 % of primary schools are multigrade and the teachers have not received preparation in multigrade teaching. The case study method was adopted because it allowed for 'an intensive, holistic description and analysis' of the multigrade classroom. The approach is interpretivist, based on the assumption that social phenomena are 'socially...
-
Previous articleNext article No AccessWage Premiums for Education and Location of South African Workers, by Gender and RaceGermano Mwabu T. Paul Schultz Germano MwabuUniversity of Nairobi Search for more articles by this author T. Paul SchultzYale University Search for more articles by this author University of NairobiYale UniversityPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail...
-
The aim of this research project was to predict and explain adolescents' work ethics within the context of a productive inclination. A structured questionnaire, on the basis of a conceptual framework, was developed to obtain information adolescents' work ethics, self-concept, time concept, their parents' involvement in their lives, and how they respond to discipline. Various consecutive factor analyses, item analyses and combinations of multivariate regression analyses were conducted on the...
-
This article argues that innovative teaching /learning methods are quickly replacing the traditional methods which were characterised by straight lectures, large group demonstrations and apprenticeships. The current knowledge revolution requires innovative educational methods in the training of professionals. The current emphasis is to place the learner at the centre of the learning process. This emphasis shifts the responsibility of teaching/learning from the teacher to the learner. The...
-
In June 1992, the People's Assembly of Egypt passed Law 99 expanding health insurance to cover all school children. This was one of the most important initiatives undertaken in recent years by the Ministry of Health, and it effectively increased the number of beneficiaries covered by the Health Insurance Organization (HIO) from 3.75 million in 1988 to about 14 million in 1993. This paper first examines the policy processes for the introduction of this innovation in Egypt's health system....
-
Funding for the study was provided by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Department for International Development Micro- Catchment Management Project. DFID Project No: R7304
-
Gender-related equity and quality in mathematics, science and technology (MST) education is concerned with creating equal opportunity for both sexes to access quality education in these areas. But the level of equity and quality in MST education are both group as well as individual variables. In other words, even if they are made equally available to every learner, there are some individual characteristics and perceptions that tend to limit such access for individual learners. One of such...