• Caregivers’ perspectives of early developmental tele-assessments in challenging circumstances 

  Du Toit, Maria Neethling; Eccles, Renata; Westwood, Kailin Amber; Graham, Marien Alet; Van der Linde, Jeannie (AOSIS, 2024-07-23)

  BACKGROUND : Outbreaks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, exacerbate barriers to accessing early childhood developmental care. Tele-assessment may serve as an innovative approach to developmental monitoring to ...
• Editorial : Rehabilitation, communication disorders and person-family-centered care 

  Mahomed-Asmail, Faheema; Graham, Marien Alet; Glade, Rachel; Nicholson, Nannette (Frontiers Media, 2024-08)

  No abstract available.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of African School of Hypertension for non-physician health workers, a qualitative study : QuASH hypertension study 

  Isiguzo, Godsent C.; Adejumo, Oluseyi A.; Nwude, Ifeanyi E.; Amaechi, Uzochukwu M.; Ayoola, Ayodele Y.; Mamven, Manmak H.; Mutagaywa, Reuben K.; Oguntade, Ayodipupo S.; Isiguzo, Kelechi G.; Adeoye, Abiodun M.; Hind, Beheiry M.; Doku, Alfred; Damasceno, Albertino A.; Mbulaje, Lucia D.; Marwa, Sebastian C.; Aje, Akinyemi; Avorkliya, Louis; Jaiteh, Lamin E.S.; Akumiah, Florence K.; Ogola, Elijah N.; Auala, Tangeni; Okereke, Chinonso J.; Onwubere, Basden J.; Akintunde, Abiodun A.; Odili, Augustine N. (Ubiquity Press, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND : The implementation of task sharing and shifting (TSTS) policy as a way of addressing the shortage of physicians and reducing the burden of hypertension in Africa birthed the idea of the African School of ...
• Promoting and protecting the developing self-identity of the young, transracially adopted child in South Africa 

  Heyns, Maynette; Moen, Melanie Carmen; Finestone, Michelle; Shabangu, Sifiso (Springer, 2024)

  PURPOSE : Transracial adoption (TRA), where parents from one race adopt a child from another race, usually occurs with Black children being adopted by White parents in South Africa. METHOD : Using multiple case ...
• Measuring dimensions of teacher resilience in Africa : self-efficacy and teacher efficacy 

  Jonker, Carine; Graham, Marien Alet; Ebersohn, L. (Liesel) (Education Association of South Africa, 2024-08)

  With this article we aimed to contribute evidence on reliable and valid measurement of teacher resilience in an under researched African context and population. Scales from an existing instrument, ENTREEi, were used to ...
• Collaborative conversations with teachers about hope : during and after Covid-19 

  Swanepoel, Nadia; West, Joyce Phillis (Scriber Editorial Systems, 2024-08)

  The concept of hope, from both a secular and Christian perspective, has been debated in many disciplines for centuries. Ideas around the phenomenon of hope have recently expanded in the field of education, owing to the ...
• Early childhood development (ECD) centre leadership during COVID-19 in urban and rural areas in South Africa 

  Bipath, Keshni; Aina, Adebunmi Yetunde (University of Kwazulu-Natal, 2021)

  Good quality education is usually considered a great ‘equaliser’, yet bridging the inequality gaps in South Africa seems to be an impossible task. Effective Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes have a positive ...
• Rethinking parental involvement for greater parent agency in early childhood development in South Africa 

  Ebrahim, Hasina Banu; Bipath, Keshni; Theron, H. (University of Venda, 2023-12)

  Internationally, the focus on parents in their variety of forms and how to enable their resourcefulness continues to invite debate in early childhood development (ECD). In South Africa, the change in the function shift in ...
• Challenging South African early childhood development teachers' perceptions and pedagogical practices regarding gender 

  Singh, Renisha; Bipath, Keshni (Routledge, 2024)

  To develop gender equality, teacher perception and pedagogical practices need to be challenged. This article sets out to explore challenging early childhood development (ECD) teachers’ perceptions and pedagogical practices ...
• The reality of transitioning from orphanages to family homes : life in extended families in Zimbabwe 

  Moen, Melanie Carmen; Chiimba, Cathrine M.; Etokabeka, Elsa Marilise de Carvalho (Sage, 2024-03)

  SUMMARY : Many young orphans in Zimbabwe grow up in residential care facilities, but according to governmental policies and literature in this field, these children should be transitioned to extended families to ensure ...
• Parent and teacher perceptions of communication and language development of toddlers 

  Suleman, Shezeen (University of Pretoria, 2019-08)

  Early childhood development is a crucial factor in determining the later successes in a toddler’s life. The active involvement of parents and teachers provide toddlers with the support and confidence to use language ...
• Reciprocal and responsive relationships between teachers and toddlers in Dibber Preschools 

  Roopsingh, Tamika (University of Pretoria, 2024-06-01)

  In the 21st century, preschools (also known as ECD centres in my dissertation) have taken on a heightened responsibility to ensure that young children from birth to four years old receive quality learning. The relationship ...
• Knowledge and needs of theology students on voice and vocal hygiene at a South African institution of higher education 

  Maasz, Johan Jacobus; Van der Riet, Sonika; Henriët, Marinique; Britz, Leanet; Graham, Marien Alet; Du Toit, Maria Neethling; Van der Linde, Jeannie (Sage, 2024)

  Preachers are professional voice users (PVUs) who regularly experience high vocal demands, often leading to vocal difficulties or disorders. Research has established that this often occurs due to a lack of sufficient ...
• The dynamics of parent - educator relationships on learner academic performance in the foundation phase 

  Shuping, Mmamolamu Martha (University of Pretoria, 2024-05-17)

  The study investigated the dynamics of parent‒educator relationships on the academic performance of learners in the Foundation Phase. The purpose of the study was to establish how parents and educators comprehend their ...
• Unblocking the system to strengthen implementation of early childhood development policies and practice in South Africa 

  Matjokana, Tuelo Nelly; Bipath, Keshni (OpenED Network, 2024-02)

  Government sectors responsible for early childhood development (ECD) often have competing priorities and obligations which manifest through fragmentation, silo conflicts, and power dynamics, thus failing to implement ECD ...
• Higher education qualifications for early childhood development educators : conditions for successful policy implementation 

  Adendorff, Zelda Marie (University of Pretoria, 2023-11)

  Improving the qualifications of ECD practitioners is recognised by education specialists and researchers in the field as one of the measures to improve the quality of ECD programmes in general, and the educational preparation ...
• Nurses' perspectives on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parental involvement in NICUs 

  Ncube, Sthembiso; Van der Linde, Jeannie; Du Toit, Maria; Graham, Marien Alet; Eccles, Renata (Elsevier, 2024)

  BACKGROUND : Nurses are key healthcare professionals in service provision to infants and their families in neonatal intensive care units and are pivotal in observing parental involvement in their infant’s care. The COVID-19 ...
• A triple helix approach to address social and learner support needs in schools and communities 

  Thuketana, Nkhensani Susan (University of Venda, 2023)

  Social ills are increasing globally, necessitating higher education and teacher-training institutions to produce teachers with specific attributes to address the challenges. The University of Pretoria employs a triple ...
• Contestations of play and learning in children’s development : parents’ and teachers’ voices 

  Bhoola, Sabeehah (University of Pretoria, 2023-06)

  Parents and teachers of young children do not always understand the impact of play and learning on young children. Parents of young children often consider play and learning separate entities and ignore the natural benefits ...
• A critical multimodal discourse analysis of drawings to ascertain identity and self-concept 

  Strauss, Annaly M.; Tolmen, Priscilla S.; Bipath, Keshni (AOSIS, 2023-01-12)

  BACKGROUND : Within the multilingual context of KwaZulu Natal (KZN), learners in Grades 1–3 are taught in their native language which is isiZulu. From Grade 4, English or Afrikaans becomes the medium of instruction. Yet, ...

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