• Learner agency in the construction of their identity in school discourses 

  Ziqubu, Praise–Worthy (University of Pretoria, 2019-11)

  Using a mixed method approach, a case study and narrative inquiry approach, this study explored how learners exercised agency in the construction of their identity in school discourses. The study investigated different ...
• The influence of socio-cultural expectations on the construction of a female Afrikaner teacher’s identity 

  van der Westhuizen, Mické (University of Pretoria, 2024-07-27)

  This autoethnographic study aimed to explore the influence of socio-cultural expectations on the identity construction of a female Afrikaner teacher. I share my personal experiences and challenges faced in pursuing higher ...
• Integrating mobile apps to enhance multiliteracy in English language education 

  Cloete, Tracey-Leigh (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  English language education has continued to be a challenge in the South African teaching context. The majority of the South African population does not speak English as their mother tongue, yet the medium of instruction ...
• The influence of mentor teacher identities on beginner teachers' professionalism 

  Sithole, Sebenzile Grace (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)

  Using a social constructivist and a transformative paradigm, this study set out to explore how mentor teachers’ identities influence beginner teacher professionalism. The study was qualitative in nature and used a bounded ...
• Opportunities to learn in isiNdebele textbooks 

  Jiane, Busisiwe Pretty (University of Pretoria, 2024-02)

  The purpose of this research was to evaluate the opportunities to learn provided by the Grade 9 isiNdebele Home Language textbooks used in KwaMhlanga South West Circuit, where I have been teaching for the past eight years. ...
• Pre-service teachers and their navigation of controversial issues in the South African history classroom 

  Lawrence, Aidan (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-19)

  This dissertation offers a unique perspective on the teaching of controversial issues by pre-service history teachers during their WIL period by demonstrating that the teaching of controversies is not a stagnant or concrete ...
• Lived experiences of first-year physical education students learning to swim 

  Van der Merwe, Jan Petrus (University of Pretoria, 2022)

  Drowning is the leading cause of child death in the world (World Health Organization, 2017). With over 300 000 drownings per year globally, people from low socio-economic backgrounds living in rural locations are most ...
• Using principles of Whole Brain® Thinking to transform radiographic clinical practice : an action research study 

  Kruger, Zanelle (University of Pretoria, 2021-01)

  As an inexperienced facilitator with a passion for education, research, and the field of radiography I identified an innovative idea to transform my practice as part of my professional development and role as a lecturer. ...
• A transformative curriculum to prepare undergraduate tourism students for postgraduate study 

  Hermann, Uwe Peter (University of Pretoria, 2024-03-14)

  Tourism is an emerging field of study worldwide and in South Africa there are a number of higher education institutions (HEIs) that now offer a variety of programmes in this regard. Although these programmes are a primarily ...
• Exploring transformative processes in the production of Spotlight 

  Padayachee, Thiloshni (University of Pretoria, 2023-12-04)

  Transformative learning experiences in theatre are the essence of why theatre was created and continues to exist in the world. Theatre is a deep connection to the human condition which allows us to learn and construct ...
• Academic performance, bilingualism, and rurality : insights from Grade 10 history classroom contexts 

  Sombani, Khensani Eunice (University of Pretoria, 2024-02-14)

  The language of learning and academic performance has drawn the interest of researchers from around the world for some years. This study aimed to investigate the impact of the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) on ...
• 'n Edusemiotiese benadering tot multimodale poësieonderrig vir Afrikaans 

  Uys, Kruger (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)

  Poësie-analise speel ’n noodsaaklike rol in die bevordering van kritiese denke, literêre waardering en taalvaardighede onder leerders. Hierdie studie stel ’n innoverende multimodale onderrigbenadering voor, wat tradisionele ...
• The Representation of BRICS Countries in South African School History Textbooks 

  Halsall, Tarryn Chanel (University of Pretoria, 2024-12)

  South Africa’s inclusion in the geopolitical and economic power bloc BRICS has influenced its political and economic landscape both nationally and internationally. South Africa joined the BRICS bloc in 2010, just prior to ...
• Teaching controversial issues in an independent South African boys' school - an autoethnography 

  Moore, Callan (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-01)

  As a legacy of our troubled past, South Africa continues to grapple with inequality and marginalisation. Regarded as a profoundly unequal society, access to education remains a contentious issue. South African independent ...
• The linguistic realities of foundation phase teachers in a single-medium multilingual classroom 

  Greyvenstein, Cornelia Elizabeth (University of Pretoria, 2024)

  South African schools have become more multilingual, but teachers do not have the skills to adjust their classroom practice to accommodate multilingualism meaningfully. Thus, implementing multilingualism is a challenge in ...
• The attitudes of FET teachers towards the use of technology in the classroom 

  Maphosa, Sibongile Portia (University of Pretoria, 2023-01)

  The implementation of technology in classrooms has not been an easy process for schools. More importantly for teachers, as they are responsible for ensuring that the implementation of technology in the classroom is a ...
• The thinking of African history teachers on Afrocentrism - a case study 

  Jack, Vuyo (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-10)

  In recent years, there have been calls to reform the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for the History curriculum in South Africa because it has been viewed as Eurocentric. As a result, in 2015 the Department ...
• ’n Analise van die perspektiewe oor die Slag van Cuito Cuanavale in graad 12-Geskiedenishandboeke 

  Meyer, Ivan (University of Pretoria, 2023-12)

  Die Slag van Cuito Cuanavale tussen 1987 en 1989 was die grootste konvensionele veldslag in Afrika sedert die einde van die Tweede Wêreldoorlog. Die veldslag is egter kontroversieel weens die historiese agtergrond van die ...
• Exploring transactional and historical distances in history education : an autoethnography 

  Van As, Adrienne (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  I am Adrienne van As, a White Afrikaans-speaking South African. My upbringing in apartheid and post-apartheid Kraaifontein in the Western Cape and my lived experience in various educational settings profoundly influenced ...
• A proposed integrated mentoring practice framework to guide university supervisors during work - integrated learning 

  Prokopos, Paraskevi (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  The mentoring roles of university supervisors (USs) engaged in work-integrated learning (WIL) of pre-service teachers lack substantial research. Across the globe, faculties of education primarily define the roles of these ...

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