Browsing Masters Degrees (Social Science Education) by Issue Date
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An exploration of adolescents' problems and ways of coping in a South African context.
(2005)Many areas of development converge as adolescents confront their major task of establishing an adult identity. However this is a complex task complicated by the difficulties experienced in the South African context. ... -
An investigation into educator perceptions of the implementation of the rationalization and redeployment policy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa : the Port Shepstone/Harding district as a case study.
(2005)Much has been said about rationalization and redeployment in socio-economic and political circles in South Africa, with many of the associated problems inherited from the apartheid government. These problems included, ... -
"History through drama" : perceptions, opinions, and experiences of history educators in the further education and training (FET) band at schools in the eThekwini region, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
(2007)The National Curriculum Statement for history aims to make history accessible and enjoyable to all learners. To do this, educators have to interest and engage their charges in the classroom by using learner-centred ... -
An investigation into the implementation of oral history in the further education and training (FET) phase in selected KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) schools.
(2008)The National Curriculum Statement (NCS) for history, in accordance with the pedagogy of Outcomes Based Education (OBE) and Curriculum 2005 (c2005), aims to make history learner-centred, emancipatory and skills-based . ... -
Conceptualising historical literacy in Zimbabwe : a textbook analysis.
(2009)While debates rage over the relevance and worth of school history, history has been one of the five compulsory subjects up to Ordinary Level in Zimbabwe. However, far away from the corridors of power, it is essential that ... -
How does historical literacy manifest itself in South African grade 10 history textbooks?
(2009)The aim of this study was to identify how historical literacy manifested itself in Grade 10 history textbooks. The use of two distinct time periods was used in my study to chart the changes in history education, in South ... -
Literacy practices of the African Gospel Church members in the KwaMashu Circuit, Durban : a case study.
(2011)This is an exploratory qualitative study which is an in-depth investigation into the literacy practices of the congregants of the KwaMashu African Gospel Church circuit (Durban). The study focuses on the practices, uses ... -
Heritage in contemporary grade 10 South African history textbooks : a case study.
(2011)Drawing on two research questions, this study presents an understanding of the nature of heritage in selected contemporary Grade 10 South African history textbooks, and elucidates factors responsible for the depiction ... -
Investigating Holocaust education through the work of the museum educators at the Durban Holocaust Centre : a case study.
(2011)What is the work of the Durban Holocaust Centre museum educators and how are they shaping Holocaust education there? These questions provided the impetus for this study. Education about the Holocaust has been included ... -
An investigation into the social sciences in the general education and training band : teachers' views and pedagogy as in relation to integration.
(2011)Since the advent of democracy in 1994, there have been several turning points in South African education. One of the key changes has been the conception of Social Sciences (SS) – a learning area under the National Curriculum ... -
Understanding sexual risk amongst teenage mothers within the context of the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
(2012)HIV and AIDS is still a major problem especially in Sub Saharan Africa. The levels of new infections are still relatively high which implies that the numerous national and international efforts to curb the transmission of ... -
Analysing the dominant discourses on the Holocaust in Grade 9 South African history textbooks.
(2012)Abstract available in PDF version. -
An exploration of the ideology in economic and management sciences textbooks : a critical discourse analysis.
(2012)Pupils acquire skills, knowledge, values and attitudes through the important institution of education. An essential tool used in the transmission of these socially approved attitudes and values is the textbook. Because ... -
An exploration of first-year, non-major accounting students' learning experiences at a private higher education institution in South Africa.
(2012)This research project focuses on Accounting education at tertiary level. There is limited understanding of students' experiences of learning Accounting in higher education institutions. Furthermore, Accounting is generally ... -
The representation of Nelson Mandela in selected grade 12 history textbooks.
(2013)Nelson Mandela is South Africa’s most well- known and celebrated historical figure. He is represented ubiquitously throughout South Africa. This study has analysed the representation of Nelson Mandela in selected Grade ... -
Why do rural learners choose or not choose history?
(2013)The aim of this case study was to understand why in the rural area of Zululand, South Africa learners chose or did not choose History as a school subject. Qualitative research methods, including open-ended questionnaires ... -
HIStory : masculinity and history in an independent boys' school.
(2013)Boys do not learn history in isolation. They learn history in genderised and genderising institutions. Many all-boys’ schools construct their own particular kind of masculinity that is unique to the school. This may be the ... -
An analysis of the visual images of women in grade 12 South African history textbooks.
(2014)This dissertation has contributed to the debate of the depiction of women in visual images in selected Grade 12 history textbooks. This dissertation was triggered by what I read in the South African Constitution and the ... -
An exploration of the experiences of gays and lesbians living in the Inanada area.
(2014)The study emerges against a global and local backdrop of longstanding oppression and stigmatization of gays and lesbians, due to their sexual orientation. Regardless of transformative policies in South Africa which declare ... -
Political corruption in post-1994 South Africa: implications for development and justice.
(2015)In the dawn of democracy, the ANC led democratic government has committed itself to transforming the country from the past injustices created by the apartheid system towards a better life for all. It has done so through ...