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Browsing Education by Type "Mini Dissertation"
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Mkhatshwa, Nomfundo
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits and challenges of raising children in a multilingual household. The study utilised a qualitative research approach, guided by the interpretivism paradigm. The theoretical ...
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Sabeehah Anver Allie
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Gamification has been demonstrated to be helpful in enhancing educational activities as well as motivating students to learn. This study explored the use of a gamification tool to support teachers when facing students with ...
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Pretorius, Chereen Ann
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
The context of working and living in a care institution is accepted as challenging for all concerned, yet there is a dearth of studies into the stress experiences of caregivers. This study investigated caregivers’ stress ...
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Mutema, Beauty
(University of Pretoria, 2023-11)
Children’s well-being is a combination of their physical, mental, emotional and social health. Children have rights, including the right to participate in matters that concern their well-being. The social work profession ...
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Maimela, Ngwanakgohu Elsie
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
The purpose of this study was to investigate, explore and understand the role that Community Care Workers (CCWs) play in supporting the academic resilience of learners from low socio-economic contexts. An interpretive ...
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Dingle, Kirsten Amy
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Knowledge from Africa to conceptualise a good life for children in challenged rural contexts is scarce. This descriptive, instrumental case study investigated how community members, living in a rural, South African context, ...
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Wagner, Le-Vérne
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The advent of text messaging as a popular and cheaper form of communication has offered a new research perspective on adolescent development. Erikson’s identity formation theory, the core tenets of existentialism, and the ...
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Mangole, Keaobaka Vinolia
(University of Pretoria, 2022)
Teachers are the most significant influencers in learners learning and play a key role in the nation-building process by influencing the mind-set of learners. This study aimed to examine how distributive leadership can ...
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Huddle, Christelle
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Students in resource-scarce environments navigate through a multitude of barriers
(Richter, 2007). The pathways that individuals travel through towards positive
adaptation are far from fixed (Ungar, 2005a), but rather a ...
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Maake, Mmamodimo
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
This research focused on how school principals in the Limpopo Province apply induction to the newly appointed teachers. The school principals, SMTs and senior teachers are responsible for inducting and mentoring newly ...
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Sedio, Mpipo Zipporah
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
No abstract available
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Ndzimbomvu, Thembalethu Mbali
(University of Pretoria, 2023-10-13)
This study explored how effective YouTube is as a teaching aid for English Additional Language (EAL) preschoolers aged four to six (n=8) and their teachers. Using connectivism and Neurocognitive Learning Theory (NLT), the ...
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Van der Merwe, Munnik
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
The biggest impact that school governing bodies (SGBs) could probably have on school governance is by the appointment of quality additional educators and non-educators at the school. The South African Schools Act (SASA) ...
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Grobler, Gert H.
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The visually impaired community forms a small but integral part of South Africa with the
potential to contribute meaningfully to its infrastructure and society, yet blind learners still seem
to struggle with computer ...
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Tshakuma, Engelinah
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
The focus of this study was on analysing the experiences of female postgraduate educators in seeking principalship promotion in Soutpansberg North Circuit, using the capability approach. The success of women into numerous ...
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Mothobi, Neo Jack
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
This study outlines the strategies that were employed during the training of Grade 11 Physical Sciences teachers in the use and development of an Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS). The EPSS process involves ...
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Motsepe, Kamogelo Emily
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
The inclusion of social workers in delivering and maintaining excellent mental health services is key. Good quality social work can transform the lives of people with mental health illnesses and is an essential part of a ...
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Mbatha, Lethabo Rebecca
(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-01)
This qualitative study aimed to understand the unique psychosocial, healthcare, and
economic dimensions that converged in the lives of young, HIV-positive mothers during
the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The study combined ...
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Von Backström, Marelise
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
South African families in semi-urban townships experience more significant stress than other families. Family resilience refers to the factors or processes within families that support them to be resilient before, during ...
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Knox, Xavier
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to explore the processes of family resilience
within a grandmother-headed household, caring for orphaned grandchildren,
in a low socio-economic South African community. To do so, the ...