We examined intercultural conversations in English between South African and Dutch pre-service teachers during a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) project. Unlike traditional COIL research, which emphasizes ...
Gouws, Emile; Wassermann, Johannes Michiel(Stellenbosch University, 2024-10)
My enrolment at university was a significant milestone in my life. During my first three days as a student with autism spectrum disorder, I experienced both positive and negative situations at different campuses, including ...
This article analyses British policymakers’ efforts to court Enos John Mabuza, Chief Minister of the self-governing South African homeland of KaNgwane, in the final years of apartheid. It contends that despite taking place ...
Utilising the critically conscious teacher preparation framework and social constructivism, this qualitative case study conducted in 2021 set out to explore how pre-service teachers make the turn towards decolonialisation ...
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 ...
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 ...
This article argues for a conceptualisation of war poetry as a corporeal re-membering that encapsulates trauma as literary theme through the ‘poetic bodies’ construct. The ‘poetic bodies’ concept implies that literary ...
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 ...
Hermann, Uwe Peter; Du Toit, Pieter Hertzog(AfricaJournals, 2024)
Tourism higher education is an emerging discipline, more specifically tourism postgraduate
study. Within these tourism postgraduate qualifications, the module research methodology is a
common module. The tourism higher ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Women empowerment is growing in South African communities and workplaces. More
women are in executive positions which often require time away from home with the
implication that their conversations with family and relatives ...
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 ...
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. ...
Nel, Corne; Wolvaardt, Jacqueline Elizabeth (Liz); Du Toit, Pieter Hertzog(Wolters Kluwerr - Medknow, 2023-09)
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The purpose of this study was to explore the use of a modified nominal group technique (mNGT) to inform the curriculum of a Short Learning Programme for peer mentors in the Bachelor of Clinical Medical ...
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 ...
Van Putten, Sonja; Van Putten, Jessica K.; De Jager, Lizette J.(Routledge, 2023)
This study investigated the role of the mentor lecturer in the development of the Professional Teacher Identity (PTI) of 838 fourth-year pre-service teachers while doing Work Integrated Learning at a South African University. ...
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 ...
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 ...