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Browsing Education by Type "Mini Dissertation"
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Mazongolo, Anathi
(University of Pretoria, 2023-12)
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of career construction counselling on a rural disadvantaged learner with inadequate self-efficacy who is ready to embark on a career. Learners from environments challenged by ...
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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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Krok, Andrea
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
The literature provided great insight into the importance of caregivers in the process of resilience. However, there seemed to be a lack of information regarding what caregivers do and their strategies to foster resilience. ...
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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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Seaworyeh, Irene
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
In order to address the limited existing knowledge on teacher resilience in challenged contexts, this qualitative secondary data analysis study explored teacher conceptualisations of teacher resilience in challenged Global ...
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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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Silber, Sarah
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
This study of limited scope forms part of a broader research project which is focused on the promotion of healthy nutrition, physical fitness and the psychosocial well-being practices of primary school children in ...
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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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Malatji, Kgothatso Mahlatse
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and understand the early lived experiences of young women with visual impairments (YWWVI) as they transitioned into the workplace. These included exploring the progress ...
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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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Le Grange, Chantel
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Much has been written about child abuse in general, particularly about physical and sexual abuse; however, scant research is available on the chronic emotional neglect of children (Stoltenborgh et al., 2014). The sparsity ...
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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 ...