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Bantwini, B.D. & Diko, N. (2011) Factors affecting South African district officials' capacity to provide effective teacher support. Creative Education. 2(3):226-235.
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The role of district officials as education reform agents is undeniable. Through perspectives analyses, we explore factors that affected the capacity of eight South African districts to provide effective teacher support during the last implementation of natural science reforms. We argue that district officials' capability and reality issues are some of the factors that are likely to determine t...
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Bantwini, B.D. (2009) A researcher's experience in navigating the murky terrain of doing research in South Africa's transforming schools. Perspectives in Education. 27(1):30-39.
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This paper evolved from the author's perception of an unpleasant attitude shown by primary school teachers towards research in general and his inquiry in particular during a study conducted in selected schools in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Teachers' negative attitudes led to their refusal to participate was explored in interviews. The findings indicate that the teachers' refusal...
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Bhana, A. (2007) School-based alcohol and HIV prevention in South Africa. (Paper presented at a workshop on Youth School-based Intervention Strategies, Mtubatuba, South Africa, 29-31 October).
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Bhana, A., Brookes, H., Makiwane, M. & Naidoo, K. (2005) Evaluation of the impact of the life orientation programme on HIV/AIDS in Gauteng schools: pilot study. (Commissioned by the Gauteng Department of Education, South Africa, January).
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The primary aim of this pilot research was to develop an instrument to evaluate the impact of the Life Orientation Programme (LOP) on sex, sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Gauteng schools at secondary level and if possible at primary level. The main objectives were to:
1. Determine levels of implementation of life orientation and HIV/AIDS awareness activities in schools,
2. Identify and compare sour...
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Bhana, A., Zimmerman, R., Cupp, P. & Sonja-Feist, P. (2005) Preliminary findings of the HIV and Alcohol Prevention Programme (HAPS) in South African township schools. (Paper presented at the 7th International AIDS Impact Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 4-7 April).
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Brookes, H. & Richter, L. (2001) A study of school responses to violence and harassment of girls. (Commissioned by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), November).
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Carnoy, M., Chisholm, L. & Baloyi, H. (2008) Uprooting bad mathematical performance: pilot study into roots of problems. HSRC Review. 6(2):13-14.
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South African students score poorly in mathematics and language tests when compared with students from other African countries and when compared with what should be expected 14 years after the achievement of democracy. But Martin Carnoy, Linda Chisholm and Hlengani Baloyi believe it is critically important to go beyond simply measuring low achievement and to find ways of diagnosing learning pro...
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Chisholm, L. (2008) The meaning of racial redress in South African schools, 1994 to 2006. In: Habib, A. & Bentley, K. (eds). Racial redress & citizenship in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 230-262.
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This chapter attempts to give local and specific content to the question of redress through case studies of particular schools in the urban province of Gauteng. The meaning of racial redress is derived from the changing histories of schools in this region. The chapter shows that at the local level racial redress have meant very different things for different schools and different people in th...
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Chisholm, L. & Nkomo, M. (2005) Bringing the SA rainbow into schools. HSRC review. 3(3):15-16.
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Schools in South Africa have become more diverse, posing new challenges for teachers and teacher education. This diversity is multifaceted, encompassing racial, class, gender, In October 2002, a range of institutions and collaborators identified three new areas for research into diversity in education: patterns of enrolment; representation in school textbooks; and how teacher education address...
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Chisholm, L. & Nkomo, M. The tough questions of diversity in our schools must yield pratical results. Cape Times. (18 October 2005)
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Chisholm, L. & Sujee, M. (2005) Tracking racial integration in South African schools. (Paper presented at the Comparative International Education Society Conference: " Beyond Dichotomies, Stanford University, USA, 22-26 March).
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Chisholm, L. (2004) The state of South Africa's schools. In State of the nation: South Africa 2004-2005. Daniel, J., Southall, R. & Lutchman, J. (eds). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 201-226.
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Chutgar, A. & Kanjee, A. (2009) School money funding flaws. HSRC Review. 7(4):18-19.
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The quintile system, which determines amounts of funding for individual schools, was implemented in post-apartheid South Africa as the government's commitment to redress and redistribution in the education sector. But is this an effective pro-poor mechanism? Amita Chutgar and Anil Kanjee investigated whether this system is ensuring funding allocation favours the poorest learners.
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Cortina, M.A., Kahn, M., Fazel, M., Hlungwani, T., Tollman, S., Bhana, A., Prothrow-Stith, D. & Stein, A. (2007) School-based interventions can play a critical role in enhancing children's development and health in the developing world. Child: Care, Health & Development. 34(1):1-3.
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The authors reflect on the significance of the school-based interventions to children. They state that school-based interventions can play critical role in promoting children's development and health in the developing world. They suggest to find ways to expand the role of schools to meet more of the needs of children in a sustainable way
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Cupp, P., Zimmerman, R.S., Bhana, A. & Price, S.F. (2007) School-based alcohol and HIV prevention in South Africa. (Paper presented at the 8th AIDS Impact International Conference on Biopsychosocial Aspects of HIV Infection, Marseille, France, 1-4 July).
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Dawes, A.R.L. (2003) Improving school children's mental health in an era of HIV/AIDS. (Paper presented to the Colloquium: Improving the health of school age children in an era of HIV/AIDS: Linking policies, programmes and strategies for the 21st century, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, 16-19 March).
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This paper considers the following:
1. Child mental health and public policy - a situtation of neglect
2. Why should child mental health be a priority public health issue?
3. Child mental health problems in the context of HIV/AIDS
4. What is to be done in the education context?
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Diedericks, G.A.M. (2007) Approach towards mathematics assessment and report on achievement results: WCED. (Paper presented at the 2007 HSRC Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni).
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Diko, N., Haupt, G. & Molefe, M.R.M. (2011) Reviewing the role of the provincial and district offices in the implementation of assessment policies in the Gauteng and Western Cape provinces. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, Funding received from the Royal Netherlands Embassy to South Africa, March).
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A robust, reliable and continuous classroom assessment system is crucial for improving learning and is a critical function of governments and schools. Between January 2010 and May 2010, the HSRC conducted a study to investigate how the Gauteng and Western Cape Provincial Departments of Education (i) prepare and support teachers to cope with the demands of the curricula and assessment practices ...
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Diko, N. (2007) Changes and continuities: implementation of gender equality in a South African high school. Africa Today. 54(1):107-116.
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Draper, C.E., De Villiers, A., Lambert, E.V., Fourie, J., Hill, J., Dalais, L., Abrahams, Z. & Steyn, N.P. (2010) HealthKick: a nutrition and physical activity intervention for primary schools in low-income settings*. BMC Public Health. 10:398-.
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Background: The burden of non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes, is growing in South Africa. This country has a complex mix of over- and under-nutrition, especially in low-income communities, and concerning levels of physical inactivity in children and youth. This paper describes HealthKick, a school-based nutrition and physical activity intervention in primary schools in these s...
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Frempong, G., Ma, X. & Mensah, J. (2011) Access to postsecondary education: can schools compensate for socioeconomic disadvantage?. Higher Education. March:Online.
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While access to postsecondary education in Canada has increased over the past decade, a number of recent studies demonstrate that youth from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds are vulnerable to some degree of exclusion from postsecondary education. These studies tend to emphasize the lack of financial resources and social capital as the main sources of this vulnerability. Our paper employs...
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Frempong, G., Kivilu, J. & Kanjee, A. (2011) Improving mathematics learning for the poor: are the best South African schools good enough?. (Paper presented at the South African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, North West University, Mafikeng, 18-21 January).
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Frempong, G. & Kanjee, A. (2008) Developing education quality indicators in South African schools: multilevel analysis of factors affecting the achievement level of grade 6 learners. (Paper presented at the Education Quality and Development Workshop at the Global Development Network (GDN), Annual Conference in Brisbane, Australia, 28 January).
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Frempong, G. & Kanjee, A. (2007) Developing education quality indicators in South African schools: multilevel analysis of factors affecting the achievement level of grade 6 learners. (August).
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Ganyaza-Twalo, T. (2007) Information for developing support programmes for teachers in HIV prevalent schools: a case study of an HIV positive teacher. (Paper presented at the 3rd SA AIDS Conference, ICC Durban, 5-8 June).
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Hemson, C. (2003) Upgrading sanitation: an evaluation of school and community initiatives. (Paper presented at the colloquium on Improving the Health of School Age Children in an era of HIV/AIDS).
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Hemson, D. & Shirley, R. (2008) Starting from school: a new approach to wash: pilot project on inproving WASH messages in situation of HIV-AIDS pandemic. (Poster presented at the AfricaSan Conference +5, 19 February).
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Hemson, D. & Dube, B. (2005) Hygiene and health: wash priorities in today's South Africa: research findings from schools and communities in poor communities. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, June).
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Herman, C. (2006) Prophets and profits: managerialism and the restructuring of Jewish schools in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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In a compelling blend of narrative history and social analysis, Prophets and Profits contributes to the global literature on educational change by analysing the impact of both managerialism and religious extremism on the restructuring of Jewish community schools in Johannesburg. A landmark study in South Africa, this work is also of international interest because it brings together two divergen...
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Hoadley, U. (2007) Boundaries of care: the role of the school in supporting vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS. African Journal of AIDS Research. 6(3):251-259.
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This paper is a response to a growing vision of schools as sites of care and support for vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS. The aim is to interrogate this notion and to raise some key issues in considering the role of schools in the context of the epidemic.
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Hoadley, U. (2007) A documentation of the caring schools project (Free State): key learnings and future directions. (Report produced with the support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the co-operation of Save the Children, UK, February).
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Hoadley, U. (2007) The reproduction of social class inequalities through mathematics pedagogies in South African primary schools. Journal of Curriculum Studies. 39(4):1-28.
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It has long been clear that the school reproduces social class differences. However, how this happens remains something of a black box. I set out to contribute to our understanding of schooling processes and the reproduction of inequality by focusing on pedagogy. I elaborate a technique for the analysis of classroom observation and student performance data that is rooted in sociological theory....
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Hoadley, U. (2006) An audit of section 21 schools in Gauteng province and recommendations regarding future policy, monitoring and training. (Report prepared for the Gauteng Department of Education and the Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership and Governance, August).
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This report presents the results of a research study into the functioning of schools in Gauteng with respect to Section 21 functions as set out in the South African Schools Act (1996). The research consisted of an audit of a representative sample of 100 schools in
Gauteng to consider their functioning with respect to the maintenance of school buildings and facilities, the payment for services,...
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Howie, S.J., Muller, A. & Paterson, A. (2005) Information and communication technologies in South African secondary schools. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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It is widely acknowledged that students need access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) while they are at school to equip them with knowledge and skills to succeed in further study and in the labour market. The Second Information Technology in Education Study (SITES) is an international survey that aims to evaluate the status of ICT education in schools across 26 countries. Thi...
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Kanjee, A., Molefe, M.R.M., Makgamatha, M.M. & Claassen, N.C.W. (2010) Teacher assessment practices in South African schools. (Commissioned by the Department of Education, March).
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Briefly described this study entailed classroom observations of 30 teachers from eight primary schools of varying SES, undertaking literacy and numeracy lessons. The same 30 teachers were interviewed about their assessment practices, their beliefs about assessment, current assessment policy, teaching and learning, their own classroom management; available resources, further training needs and s...
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Kanjee, A. (2009) Accuracy of the poverty quintile system for classifying South African schools. (Paper presented at the 2nd Monitoring and Evaluation Colloquium, Gauteng Department of Education, Sandton, South Africa, 20 November).
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Kanjee, A. (2009) Teacher assessment practices in South African schools?. (Paper presented at the IAEA Annual Meeting, Brisbane, September).
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Kanjee, A. & Makgamatha, M.M. (2008) Systemic evaluation - reading & literacy in Mpumalanga Schools. (Paper presented to Mpumalanga Department of Education, Diepgezet Primary School, 18 July).
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Kanjee, A. (2007) Challenges for improving learning in South African schools. (Presentation to a delegation of US teachers, 21 August).
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Kanjee, A. (2007) Large scale assessment of mathematics achievement: challenges for improving learning in South African schools. (Paper presented at the Large Scale Assessment Panel, Association for Mathematics Education in South Africa, 13th Annual National Congress, Mpumalanga, 2-6 July).
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Kanjee, A. (2006) Life skills assessment in CFS schools. (Paper presented at the Child Friendly Schools for Africa Workshop, Maputo, 21-25 August).
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Kanjee, A. (2006) Monitoring and evaluation of child friendly schools. (Paper presented at the UNICEF Education Network meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February to 3 March).
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Kanjee, A. (2005) Assessment systems and practices in developing nations: implications for education policy. (Keynote address: Global Conference on Education and Capacity Development, Conference organised by World Bank and PREAL, Prague, April).
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Kanjee, A. & Prinsloo, C.H. (2005) Improving learning in South African schools: the Quality Learning Project (QLP). Summative evaluation (2000 to 2004). Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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This report encapsulates the evaluation conducted by the HSRC over the past five years of the Quality Learning Project (QLP). In addition, it focuses on the successes and findings of the QLP, and the implications and recommendations flowing from the evaluation study. The details underpinning the summative report can be found in the technical report.
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Kanjee, A. (2005) Information and support for improving the education system. (Presentation to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Meeting and Department of Science and Technology, held at the CSIR, 2 August).
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Kanjee, A. (2005) Information for improving schools and systems. (Presentation to Minister Mangena ATEE Briefinf Meeting, DST, 11 July).
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Kiti, Z. (2008) Breaking the shackles of poverty through education enhancing programmes: a glimmer of optimism in the school nutrition programme. In: Maile, S. (ed). Education and poverty reduction strategies: issues of policy coherence: colloquium proceedings. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 102-122.
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Kivilu, J.M. (2006) Preferred language of instruction in schools in South Africa: findings from the South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS). In: Legislature Colloquium 2006 proceedings: reflective dialogue on policies, legislation & development in Limpopo. 4-17.
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Kivilu, M. wa, Diko, M. & Mmotlane, R. (2010) South Africans' attitudes to social integration in schools. In: Roberts, B., Kivilu, M. wa & Davids, Y.D. (eds). South African Social Attitudes: 2nd report: reflections on the age of hope. (South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS)). Cape Town: HSRC Press. 128-142.
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The aim of this paper is to examine the changes in attitudes of South Africans towards integratin in schools, using data gathered for the SASAS survey from 2004-2005.
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Kvalsvig, J.D. (2003) School based parasite control in Kwazulu-Natal. (Paper presented to the Colloquium "Improving the health of school age children in an era of HIV/AIDS: Linking policies, programmes and strategies for the 21st century", Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban 16-19 March).
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Magau, L.T. (2001) Crime and violence in Gauteng schools. (Commissioned by the Gauteng Department of Education, South Africa, April).
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The aim of this study was to examine the extent to which crime and violence have become endemic in Gauteng schools, to examine causal factors and to explore possible interventions.
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Makgamatha, M.M. & Kanjee, A. (2007) Assessment system for learning improvement: going beyond ARBs. (Presentation to IEP 8th Inter-Provincial Meeting, O.R. Tambo International, 21 May).
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Makiwane, M. & Daniel, L. (2007) Sexual dis-orientation?. HSRC Review. 5(4):4-5.
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The authors talk about the sexual education system in South African and how it can be more effective in curbing teenage pregnancy in schools.
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Makiwane, M. & Daniel, L. Teen pregnancies slip through sex syllabus gaps. Cape Times. 9. (4 October 2007)
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Malada, B. School integration must be a total system. City press. 18. (20 February 2005)
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Malada, N.B. (2005) Perspectives of school governing bodies on best practices in desegregated schools: preliminary findings. (Paper presented at the Diversity and Integration Workshop, 24-25 February).
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This paper presents the perspectives of school governing bodies on best practices in desegregated schools. The paper is drawn from a study in 9 schools that have engaged in the process of desegregation since the policy was instated in 1995. The paper departs from the point that school governing bodies, as centres of power in schools, play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of school both...
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Masehela, K. Children learn lessons of suffering. City press. 26. (17 April 2005)
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The author conducted a study about schooling in rural KwaZulu-Natal and concluded that if no drastic measures are taken, the children will continue to experience pangs of hunger, inadequate schooling and crippling disease. Theses children will also be broken in mind and spirit.
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McKinney, C. & Chisholm, L. (2003) School integration: local and international perspectives. HSRC review. 1(4):4.
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Mlisa, L.N., Ward, C.L., Flisher, A.J. & Lombard, C.J. (2008) Bullying at rural high schools in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa: prevalence, and risk and protective factors at school and in the family. Journal of Psychology in Africa. 18(2):261-268.
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This study examined bullying and risk and protective factors in school and family domains, in a sample of 1,565 grade 11 students in 41 high schools in two rural school districts in South Africa. The questionnaire included two questions to identify bullies, victims ad bully-victims, as well as measures drawn from the Communities that care Youth Survey, which addressed risk and protective facto...
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Mmotlane, R., Winnaar, L. & wa Kivilu, M. (2009) Personal characteristics that predict South Africans' participation in activities of their children's schools. South African Journal of Education. 29:527-540.
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We investigated the extent to which personal characteristics such as age, marital status, education level, living standard measure (LSM), environmental milieu, race, gender and employment status predict parents' participation in the activities of their children's schools. The data used for analysis were drawn from 5,734 South Africans aged 16+ years who participated in the Human
Sciences Resea...
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Moila, B. & Letseka, M. (2004) Mushrooming inner-city fly-by-night schools. (Paper presented at the Kenton Kahlamba Conference, 30 September to 3 October 2004, Didama Camp, Cathedral Peak, KwaZulu-Natal).
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Molefe, M.R.M. (2009) Using stimulated video-recall to identify teachers' classroom practices, perceptions and needs in implementing the mathematics curriculum at the intermediate phase. (Paper presented at the HSRC Social Sciences Research Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 17 September).
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Moletsane, R., Mitchell, C., Stuart, J., Walsh, S. & Taylor, M. (2008) Ethical issues in using participatory video in addressing gender violence in and around schools: the challenges of representation. (Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York City, 24-28 March).
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Moletsane, R., De Lange, N., Mitchell, C., Stuart, J., Buthelezi, T. & Taylor, M. (2007) Photo-voice as an analytical and activist tool in the fight against HIV and AIDS stigmatisation in a rural KwaZulu-Natal school. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 19(1):1-10.
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In a project involving learners, parents, teachers and community health care workers the participants identified stigma as a persistent problem and barrier against prevention and care efforts around HIV and AIDS in their schools and communities. This paper focuses on the use of participatory approaches to research and intervention and explores the uses of photo-voice as a means of promoting ch...
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Morrell, R., Epstein, D., Unterhalter, E., Bhana, D. & Moletsane, R. (2009) Towards gender equality: South African schools during the HIV and AIDS epidemic. Scottsvillle: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.
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Since the democratic elections in 1994, there have been concerted efforts to redress race and gender inequalities in South Africa. Learners and teachers have responded in their own ways to change and this nuanced analysis reveals their struggles to realise gender equality by living gender differently. In distinguishing short-term interventions to change behaviour from institutional approaches,...
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Morrow, S. (2006) Book review: Herman, C. 2006. Prophets and profits: managerialisms and the restructuring of Jewish schools in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. 352 p. ISBN 0796921148. Southern African review of education (with education with production). 11:99-100.
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Motha, C. (2010) Improving the quality of education in South African schools: the case of orphaned learners. (Paper presented at the Research Indaba, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria, 17 September).
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Mpofu, E., Peltzer, K., Shumba, A., Serpell, R. & Mogaji, A. (2005) School psychology in sub-Saharan Africa: results and implications of a six country survey. In Comprehensive handbook of multicultural school psychology. Frisby, C. & Reynolds, C.R. (eds). New York: John Wiley. 978-1000.
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Muller, A. (1999) Visit to Scotland and England as part of the ETQA task team on the invitation of the National Department of Education. (Visited Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ofsted, 4-8 October 1999).
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Report on an overseas trip to Scotland and England as part of the ETQA Task Team for general-formative education.
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Nkomo, M., McKinney, C. & Chisholm, L. (2004) Reflections on school integration: colloquium proceedings. Cape Town: HSRC Publishers.
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What does school integration mean? It must mean, among other things, that the divisions created by apartheid need to be addressed systematically and systemically. Integration is not merely about changing the racial demographics of learner and educator bodies. Integration means schools changing to meet the needs of all children, fostering meaningful interaction among learners in the classroom, o...
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Paterson, A.N.M. & Madzena, A. (1999) School calendar investigation. (Report for the South African Departments of Education, nationally and regionally).
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The main aim of this project was to support and enable a review of the current criteria and procedures used in constructing the school calendar in the South African Departments of Education, nationally and regionally.
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Peltzer, K. (2008) Injury and social determinants among in-school adolescents in six African countries. Injury Prevention. 14:381-388.
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There is a lack of data on injury and its social correlates among in-school adolescents in Africa. The objectives of this study was to estimate the prevalence of injury among adolescents in six African countries, and to examine the consistency of associations cross-nationally between socio-demographics, social risk factors, and the occurrence of adolescent injury in Africa.
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Peltzer, K. (2008) Social support and suicide risk among secondary school students in Cape Town, South Africa. Psychological Reports. 103:653-660.
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The aim of this study was to investigate social support including daily activities in a sample of secondary school students at low and high risk for suicide in Cape Town, South Africa. The sample included 1,157 students. The racial background was mainly colored with a minority of black, white, Asian and Indian students. Bivariate analyses showed low risk more that high suicide risk students ...
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Petersen, I. & Bhana, A. (2007) Process evaluation of CHAMP South Africa (Amaqhawe) prevention intervention. (Paper presented at a workshop on Youth School-based intervention strategies, Mtubatuba, South Afirca, 29-31 October).
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Prinsloo, C.H. (2006) Evaluating the Quality Learning Project (QLP): reflections oin the journey to better schooling. (Presentation to the 2nd meeting of the Consortium for Research on Schooling, 8 April).
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Prinsloo, C.H. (2006) The Quality Learning Project (QLP) evaluation: review of methodology and factors associated with improvements in schooling. (Presentation at ESSD Internal seminar, 11 May).
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Prinsloo, C.H. & Kanjee, A. (2005) Improving learning in South African schools: the Quality Learning Project (QLP). Summative evaluation (2000 to 2004): technical report. (Funded by the Business Trust, Commissioned by the Department of Education, August).
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Reddy, V., Prinsloo, C.H., Netshitangani, T., Moletsane, R., Juan, A. & Janse van Rensburg, D. (2010) An investigation into educator leave in the South African ordinary public schooling system. (Commissioned by UNICEF, for the Department of Education, July).
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In this study we reviewed the literature relating to educator leave and absence; we analysed the PERSAL and Khulisa 4% audit datasets to determine the extent of leave taking, we conducted in-depth studies at 50 schools around the country and interviewed district and provincial officials to understand the dynamics of the management of leave.
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Reddy, V., Janse van Rensburg, D., Juan, A., Prinsloo, C.H. & Netshitangani, T. (2010) An investigation into educator leave in the South African schooling system: phase I. (Commissioned by UNICEF, for the Department of Education, February).
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The extent, nature and patterns of educator leave were determined by analysing PERSAL information for eight snapshot months including February and August, 2004 through to 2007. This provides information of recorded leave days at eight points in time, over four years. A detailed analysis was conducted to determine the number of leave days taken and instances of leave taken.
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Reddy, V., Prinsloo, C.H., Netshitangani, T., Moletsane, R., Juan, A., Janse van Rensburg, D., De Kadt, J., Mda, T. & Cosser, M. (2010) An investigation into educator leave in the South African schooling system: phase II. (Commissioned by UNICEF, for the Department of Education, February).
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This report is the second in a set of three. The reports for Phases I and II serve as technical or working reports towards the third and final report. The Phase I report mainly covers the review of literature (including policy) underpinning the study, as well as a preliminary analysis of educator leave rates from PERSAL data from 2004 to 2007. The Phase II report covers the findings from in-dep...
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Reddy, V., Kanjee, A., Diedericks, G. & Winnaar, L. (2006) Mathematics and science achievement at South African schools in TIMSS 2003. Cape Town: HSRC Press.
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Mathematics and science are key areas of knowledge for the development of individuals and for the social and economic development of South Africa. In November 2002, about 9000 Grade 8 learners from South African public schools participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This monograph reports on South Africa?s performance in TIMSS in relation to the other ...
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Reddy, V. & Khan, N. (2006) Required physical infrastructure to attain the vision of the NSI: secondary school education component: "hands on and minds on". (Study commissioned by the National Advisory Council for Innovation, November).
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Reddy, V. (2005) State of mathematics and science education: schools are not equal. Perspectives in education. 23(3):125-138.
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Richter, L. (2005) Going to scale: family- and school-based support for children affected by HIV/AIDS. (Paper delivered at Pretoria, 27-28 June).
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Developing programs that significantly improve the lives of individual children and families affected by HIV/AIDS is relatively easy with enough resources, organizational capacity, and compassion. Vulnerable individuals and households can be identified, health services can be provided, school expenses of orphans can be paid, food can be distributed, and supportive counselling can be provided. S...
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Sithole, B. (2009) Investigating teachers' understandings of the principles and values of the Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS): a case study of two township schools in Gauteng, Pretoria. (Paper presented at the HSRC Social Sciences Research Conference, Birchwood Conference Centre, Benoni, 17 September).
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Skutnabb-Kangas, T. & Heugh, K. (2010) Introduction: why this book?. In: Heugh, K. & Skutnabb-Kangas, T. (eds). Multilingual education works: from the periphery to the centre. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan. 3-39.
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Steyn, N.P., Lambert, E.V., Parker, W., Mchiza, Z. & De Villiers, A. (2009) A review of school nutrition interventions globally as an evidence base for the development of the Healthkick Programme in the Western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 22(3):145-152.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to review all school interventions having a nutrition component, published in peer-reviewed literature
between 1995 and 2006, and to document activities that were successful as well as those that were possible barriers in order to develop a best practice school intervention for the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
Methodology: A systematic review of school s...
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Woldehanna, T., Mekonnen, A., Jones, N., Tefera, B., Seager, J., Alemu, T. & Asgedom, G. (2005) Education choices in Ethiopia: what determines whether poor households send their children to school?. (The research is conducted by the Young Lives Ethiopia Project financed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), 25 January).
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This paper attempts to establish a link between micro-level outcomes and macro level policy initiatives with respect to eight-year-old children's primary school enrolment in ethiopia.
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