Education & Training
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Africa in the Age of Biology Wilmot James This paper was presented as the first annual John Gerhart Memorial Lecture at the conference of the Africa Genome Initiative held in Cairo in March 2004. In Africa in the Age of Biology, Dr James discusses Africa's long history of scientific, technological and mathematical enterprise, from tokens of the very earliest counting by humans to the sum of knowledge brought to bear in the construction of the pyramids. 210mm x 148mm 24pp R 55.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2073-7 2004 |
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The Architect and the Scaffold Evolution and education in South Africa Wilmot James; Lynne Wilson (eds.) This publication brings together papers presented at the Colloquium on Science and Evolution in June 2002. Experts, curriculum developers, book publishers, teachers and religious scholars give their views on the moral, ethical, social, religious, educational and scientific implications of teaching evolution in South African schools. 230mm x 168mm 176pp R 175.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2003-6 2002 |
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The Business of Higher Education A study of public-private partnerships in the provision of higher education in South Africa Mahlubi Mabizela This monograph, based on an empirical study of the public-private partnerships that existed between 2002 and early 2003, offers the first compelling account of a hitherto under-researched phenomenon in higher education provision in South Africa. 280mm x 210mm 112pp R 120.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2092-3 2005 |
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Changing Class Education and social change in post-apartheid South Africa Linda Chisholm (ed.) In the post-1994 period, some of the most visible and dramatic movement has happened in the field of education and education policy. This broad-ranging compilation brings together a vibrant and compelling set of studies which tackle key education issues. Leading scholars and exciting new writers offer a frank and challenging review of issues such as school integration, private schooling, language policy, curriculum development, assessment, teacher education, and unions and adult basic education. 210mm x 150mm 464pp R 190.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2052-4 2004 |
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Chasing Credentials and Mobility Private higher education in South Africa Glenda Kruss Contributing to the debate on private higher education in South Africa, this book examines the history of and demand for private higher education and analyses the financing and governance of private higher education institutions. It is essential reading for anyone involved in private higher education. 210mm x 148mm 164pp R 155.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2039-7 2004 |
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Creating Knowledge Networks Glenda Kruss; Gilton Klerck; Andrew Paterson; Shane Godfrey The new science and technology framework has challenged higher education institutions in South Africa to create research partnerships with industry, to contribute to growing a national system of innovation. Through detailed case studies, this monograph explores how one new organisational form typical of the knowledge society, the network, is currently being created in practice, in all its complex and contingent reality, in three high technology fields. It is the third volume in the Working Partnerships: Higher Education, Industry and Innovation series. 280mm x 210mm 246pp R 140.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2132-6 March 2006 |
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Curriculum Responsiveness in FET Colleges Jeanne Gamble This book examines educational policy changes and the challenges facing curriculum development in Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges in South Africa. Particular attention is paid to lessons learned and problems experienced in other countries that are applicable to the current South African context. 280mm x 210mm 80pp R 115.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2036-2 2003 |
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Debating High Skills and Joined Up Policy Andre Kraak; Hugh Lauder; Phillip Brown; David Ashton Debates about governance both within and outside of the South African state are increasingly turning to the question of coordination failure the inability of government to make interventions in key problem areas which require the inputs and actions of several government departments and agencies acting in concert with each other. Too often, the opposite occurs the silo effect where government departments work in isolation, unable and in some cases, unwilling to act on the interdependencies that straddle their governance responsibilities. 210mm x 148mm 72pp R 80.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2133-4 March 2006 |
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Doctors in a Divided Society The profession and education of medical practitioners in South Africa Mignonne Breier; Angelique Wildschut Many of the goals of South Africas new democracy depend on the production of professionals who have not only the knowledge and skills to make our country globally competitive, but also a commitment to working and living here. Despite numerous reforms, the South African health system, ten years into democracy, remains divided: first world private care that ranks with middle income countries internationally at the one end, and at the other extreme, in the rural public sector in particular, conditions that are superior only to the poorest of African countries. Much work has been done to change medical school curricula in line with the primary health-care focus of government policy, and international trends towards problem-based learning. The student profile in medical schools is now not only more representative of the demographics of South Africa, but also reveals a significant increase in female students. Whether these students will stay in the country after graduating, and serve where they are needed most, remains to be seen. 280mm x 210mm 128pp R 140.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2153-9 April 2006 |
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Education in Exile SOMAFCO, the ANC school in Tanzania, 1978 to 1992 Seán Morrow; Brown Maaba; Loyiso Pulumani This co-authored book re-lives the experiences of young South African exiles at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in Tanzania. South Africans from all backgrounds and solidarity workers from many parts of the world showed what new ways of thinking about teaching and learning could achieve. 240mm x 165mm 232pp R 175.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2051-6 2004 |
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Educator supply and demand in the South African public education system Integrated report K Peltzer; O Shisana; E Udjo; D Wilson; T Rehle; C Connolly; K Zuma; L Letlape; J Louw; L Simbayi; N Zungu-Dirwayi; S Ramlagan; K Magome; E Hall; M Phurutse Education plays a key role in the development of any society. Responding to the need for empirical evidence on the demand for and supply of public educators in South Africa, the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) commissioned the Human Sciences Research Council-led consortium to conduct nation-wide research on the factors determining educator supply and demand in South African public education system. Growth demand for educators depends on learner enrolments and the learner-educator ratio, while replacement demand for educators depends on employment trends, demographics and attrition (including morbidity and morality). Educator supply depends on a number of factors, such as education graduates, morbidity and morality, and educators returning after a break from the profession. 280mm x 210mm 140pp R 120.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2128-8 2005 |
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Educator workload in South Africa Linda Chrisholm; Ursula Hoadley; Mbithi wa Kivulu; Heather Brookes; Cas Prinsloo; Asnath Kgobe; Dan Mosia; Hersheela Narsee; Stephen Rule Teachers spend slightly less time on their activities overall, but much less time on teaching than policy requires. There is a serious erosion of instructional time in the majority of schools, but it is worst in rural and semi-rural African schools. 280mm x 210mm 206pp R 180.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2151-2 November 2005 |
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Elusive Equity Education reform in post-apartheid South Africa Edward B. Fiske; Helen F. Ladd Elusive Equity documents South Africas efforts to create a racially equitable state education system from the ashes of apartheid education. Edward Fiske and Helen Ladd describe and evaluate the strategies that South African policy makers have pursued in their quest for equity. They draw on previously unpublished data, interviews with key officials, and visits to dozens of schools to describe the changes made to school financing, teacher allocation, governance, curriculum, and other areas. 210mm x 148mm 288pp R 180.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2109-1 2005 |
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Emerging Voices A report on education in South African rural communities Researched for the Nelson Mandela Foundation by the Human Sciences Research Council; with the Education Policy Consortium One of the greatest challenges South Africa faces is rural poverty and education. This book graphically illustrates the conditions that make the dreams of a better life for all virtually unrealisable in rural areas. Through the voices of rural people themselves, the reader is told not only what the problems are but also what can and should be done. Emerging Voices is a richly documented portrait of the lives of communities in selected rural areas, and specifically their thoughts and feelings about education. It is a book that can come at no better time as South Africa is poised to launch a major offensive against poverty in rural areas. Education, this book shows, must be a central component of such an initiative. Collectively, the chapters illustrate the complexity, interconnectedness and intractability of the challenges that face rural communities and education in South Africa in particular and less developed countries more generally. 285mm x 185mm 182pp R 120.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2089-3 2005 |
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Environmental Education, Ethics & Action in Southern Africa EEASA monograph Johan Hattingh; Heila Lotz-Sisitka; Rob O'Donoghue (eds.) Environmental practitioners provide insight into environmental progress and challenges in diverse African contexts. Case studies and contributors from South Africa, Malawi, Uganda, Angola, and Zimbabwe focus on issues of environmental management, sustainable development, nature conservation and environmental journalism. 275mm x 207mm 184pp R 120.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2001-X 2002 |
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Evaluation of the Readucate Pilot Project in the Northern Cape Province Final report Johan Wydeman Dr Johan Wydeman's report evaluates the success of the Readucate educational pilot project in reaching its specific objectives and achieving its intended outputs. Key performance indicators included assessing any change in learning culture and community involvement, improved school results and sustainability. 52pp R 70.00 ISBN: 0-7969-1925-9 1999 |
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From School to Higher Education? Factors affecting the choices of Grade 12 learners Michael Cosser; with Jacques du Toit This substantive report is essential reading for those involved in higher education planning and policy-making. Based on responses to a survey done in all nine provinces of South Africa, research focuses on Grade 12 learners' intentions to enter higher education and their choices around institution and field of study. 280mm x 205mm 172pp R 165.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2005-2 2002 |
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Gender Equity in South African Education 1994 - 2004 Conference proceedings Linda Chisholm; Jean September (eds.) Gender Equity in South African Education 1994 - 2004 will provide readers with an overview of the progress of achieving gender equity in post-apartheid South African education. The book brings together the leading South African and international experts on gender equity in education. The papers presented at the conference, included here as chapters of the book, are all substantial contributions. They cast light, from many angles, on the different dimensions and needs in research and social action related to gender in education. 210mm x 150mm 168pp R 120.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2094-X 2005 |
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Global Citizenship, Cultural Citizenship and World Religions in Religion Education David Chidester This paper examines the reasons for studying religion and the necessity for teacher, student, administrative or parental involvement in the process of learning about religious diversity. Chidester suggests that the study of religion and religious diversity can usefully be brought into conversation with recent research on new formations of citizenship. 210mm x 148mm 36pp R 50.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2077-X (SCI 1) 2002 |
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Government Incentivisation of Higher Education-Industry Research Partnerships in South Africa. An Audit of THRIP and the Innovation Fund Working Partnerships: Higher Education, Industry and Innovation Research Programme on Human Resources Development This research monograph is part of a series that explores the ways in which South African higher education and industry have formed research partnerships in response to global trends and national policy imperatives. The series examines these partnerships in relation to knowledge production, enterprise productivity and innovation in biotechnology, ICT and new materials development. 289mm x 208mm 182pp R 160.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2038-9 2003 |
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Higher education and work Setting a new research agenda Charlton Koen Higher education and work consists of two papers. The first provides an analysis of research on graduate employment in South Africa, and reflects on the state of research on graduate employment and unemployment in South Africa, while the second looks at the challenges facing the education, training and employment of South Africas scientific labour force. 210mm x 148mm 62pp R 80.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2118-0 January 2006 |
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Human Resources Development Review 2003 Education, employment and skills in South Africa HSRC The first in a series of triennial reviews, this study gives a comprehensive assessment of human resource and development trends in South Africa. Along with its companion web-based data warehouse, it is an invaluable, user-friendly resource for policy-makers, planners, managers and educators at both national and institutional levels. 300mm x 215mm 740pp R 450.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2049-4 2003 |
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Improving Learning in South African Schools The Qualitative Learning Project (QLP) Summative Evaluation (2000 - 2004) Anil Kanjee; Cas H Prinsloo The Quality Learning Project (QLP) has been a multi-level, multi-site educational intervention that aimed to improve learner performance in 524 South African High Schools. 280mm x 210mm 53pp ISBN: 0-7969-2145-8 November 2005 |
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Independent Schooling in Post-Apartheid South Africa A quantitive overview Jacques L Du Toit This paper presents a quantitative overview of the South African independent schooling sector. Some popular myths about the sector being largely white and elitist are dispelled by the study. However, there is also evidence of poor performance and new forms of inequity emerging of which role-players in the sector should be aware. 210mm x 148mm 52pp R 50.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2046-X (HRD 1) 2004 |
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Information and Communication Technologies In South African secondary schools Sarah J Howie; Anton Muller; Andrew Paterson Increasing learner access to information and communication technologies (ICT) in the curriculum is strategically important to ensure that school leavers moving into the labour market or into further study have the appropriate background and capacities to succeed, as work and educational environments becoming increasingly information intensive. 210mm x 280mm 136pp R 140.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2040-0 2005 |
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An Investigation of the Enhanced Relationship between Participants in Lifeskills Courses and the Environment Edna Rooth 291mm x 204mm 112pp R 100.00 ISBN: 0-7969-1947-X 2000 |
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Learner Performance in South Africa Social and economic determinants of success in language and mathematics Charles Simkins; Andrew Paterson This monograph reports on the nature of private post-school technical and vocational education and training (TVET) within the further education and training (FET) band in the South African education system. It provides, for the first time, empirical data about the participants, the location and ownership of institutions, the programmes offered, and the delivery of private TVET provision in the country, as well as case studies which explore the character of the sector. 280mm x 210mm 88pp R 90.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2041-9 2005 |
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Marking Matric Colloquium proceedings Vijay Reddy (ed.) The past ten years in South Africa has seen many changes in education: the creation of a single department of education; common examinations for all learners in public schools in the country, a new outcomes based education curriculum which was introduced to learners in the General Education and Training Phase since 1998 and will be introduced to the Further Education and Training Phase from 2006. To evaluate the success of these changes South African researchers still use the indicator of student achievement. 210mm x 148mm 140pp R 140.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2116-4 February 2006 |
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Multinationals on the periphery DaimlerChrysler South Africa, human capital upgrading and regional economic development Jo Lorentzen Utilising the DaimlerChrysler human resources upgrade in one of South Africas least developed provinces as the basis, this is a well-developed case study of the relationship between human capital in host economies and international capital inflows. It describes how DaimlerChrysler upgraded human resources in its East London plant where the company manufactures the Mercedes C-Class model for export. Lorentzen explores the extent and depth of the upgrading along and beyond the automotive supply chain, and its repercussions on local education and training institutions. Finally, he analyses how foreign direct investment and local industrial development interact in the short and medium term, and hypothesises as to the possible longer-term outcomes in the absence of proper regional economic planning. 210mm x 148mm 44pp R 50.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2131-8 February 2006 |
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An Overview of South African Human Resources Development Andre Kraak This book provides an overview of human resources development (HRD) in South Africa. It focuses on the youth labour market, the world of work and the national system of science and innovation. It concludes that South Africa, lacking high, intermediate and low skills, has severe HRD problems which require urgent resolution. 210mm x 148mm 104pp R 110.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2042-7 2004 |
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Private Further Education and Training in South Africa The changing landscape Salim Akoojee Private Further Education and Training in South Africa provides the most up-to-date data and analysis of the sector. It provides, for the first time, empirical data about the participants, the location and ownership of institutions, the programmes offered, and the delivery of private TVET provision in South Africa. This is supplemented by a qualitative analysis using select case studies to explore the character of the sector. 297mm x 210mm 56pp R 65.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2048-6 2005 |
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Prophets and Profits Managerialism and the restructuring of Jewish schools in South Africa Chaya Herman 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 divergent yet connected tendencies in current educational transformation. These are the neo-liberal ideologies of the market, manifesting in the application of managerial approaches to school management, and the resurgence of ethnic and religious communities in search of identity. This paradox of globalisation is extremely topical and gains added interest when set against the extraordinary story of transformation in South Africa. 210mm x 148mm 360pp R 185.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2114-8 October 2005 |
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Reflections on School Integration Colloquium proceedings Mokubung Nkomo; Carolyn McKinney; Linda Chisholm (eds.) This book contains the proceedings of a colloquium attended by leading South African and international researchers held in October 2003 on the desegregation and integration of schools. The contributors take stock of the status quo in school integration and identify new directions research should be taking to support the process of change. 210mm x 148mm 208pp R 90.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2070-2 2004 |
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Researching Mathematics Education in South Africa Perspectives, practices and possibilities Renuka Vithal; Jill Adler; Christine Keitel (eds.) Drawing on nearly a decade of the South African Association for Research in Mathematics Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE) conferences, this book captures the broad range of research being done in mathematics education in South Africa. The volume also provides an historical analysis of forces that have shaped mathematics curricula. 210mm x 150mm 368pp R 180.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2047-8 2005 |
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Science, Evolution and Schooling in South Africa Africa Human Genome Initiative Series Jeffrey Lever This first research project deals with the Human Genome Project, the genetic sequencing exercise of humanity. Lever's paper published here worries aloud whether we teach evolutionary theory properly and with sufficient depth to pupils and scholars at our schools. 230mm x 168mm 58pp R 70.00 ISBN: 0-7969-1995-X 2002 |
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Settling for Less Student aspirations and higher education realities Research Programme on Human Resources Development; Michael Cosser; with Jacques du Toit; Mariette Visser This study is the second in the 'Student Choice Behaviour Project'. It traces learners who entered higher education and further education institutions and investigates the factors which influenced them. It also considers the achievability of two of the key objectives of the National Plan for Higher Education: to increase the participation rate in the system; and to shift the balance of enrolments away from the humanities and towards the study of business and commerce, and science, engineering and technology. 280mm x 210mm 120pp R 135.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2045-1 2004 |
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Shifting Understandings of Skills in South Africa Overcoming the historical imprint of a low skills regime Simon McGrath; Azeem Badroodien; Andre Kraak; Lorna Unwin (eds.) This is the first major South African study within the current international debate on high skills and an important addition to the discourse on South African education, training and development. This volume critically engages with South Africa's current skills development strategy and analyses the prospects for a successful upskilling of the population. 210mm x 148mm 280pp R 170.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2044-3 2004 |
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South African Science Education Research An indexed bibliography 1930-2000 Rüdiger C Laugksch This first-ever, user-friendly bibliography of South African science education research over the past 70 years is an indispensable tool for academics, students, educators, policy makers and curriculum and materials-developers. Its broad subject index of 450 keywords makes it a handy reference. The bibliography also lists exact citation details for specific research. 292mm x 207mm 546pp R 325.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2016-8 2003 |
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State of the Nation: South Africa 2003-2004 John Daniel; Adam Habib; Roger Southall (eds.) This volume is the first in a series by leading South African intellectuals on the state of post-apartheid South Africa. It provides insightful analysis of post-apartheid polity, political parties the state and civil society, race relations, land reforms and education, foreign relations, employment, unemployment and the changing nature of trade unionism. 210mm x 148mm 416pp R 175.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2024-9 2003 |
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State of the Nation: South Africa 2004-2005 John Daniel; Roger Southall; Jessica Lutchman (eds.) The second volume in a series by leading South African intellectuals on the state of post-apartheid South Africa, this publication provides a comprehensive and frank picture of contemporary South Africa. It includes critical insights into the state of the political parties after the 2004 election, race and identity, the economy and the state of employment, emerging patterns of business ownership and the effects of HIV/AIDS. 210mm x 148mm 648pp R 180.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2086-9 2005 |
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Teacher education and the challenge of diversity in South Africa Crispin Hemson Conflicts in schools over race, fees or language frequently make headlines in South Africa. Such conflicts reflect the multifaceted issue of learner diversity, encompassing racial, class, gender, religious, linguistic, physical and other differences. The need to handle such differences in equitable ways poses new challenges for teachers and teacher education. How are teacher education institutions preparing students for teaching in schools that are different from the ones they experienced as learners? What kinds of skills are they providing to enable teachers to deal with diversity and difference amongst learners? 280mm x 210mm 72pp R 100.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2157-1 April 2006 |
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Technical College Responsiveness Learner destinations and labour market environments in South Africa Michael Cosser; Simon McGrath; Azeem Badroodien; Botshabelo Maja This monograph investigates the responsiveness of technical colleges within the South African Further Education and Training (FET) sector. The report also explores technical and vocational education elsewhere in Africa and abroad. This study will be of interest to all who are involved in the FET sector, whether as policy-makers, practitioners or students. 276mm x 208mm 120pp R 155.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2037-0 2003 |
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Textbooks for diverse learners A critical analysis of learning materials used in South African schools Carolyn McKinney Textbooks and learning support materials are a critical resource for teachers. They play a vital role in shaping children's sense of themselves and the society in which they live. But to what extent do schoolbooks reflect images and representations of the diverse learners in South African schools? 297mm x 210mm 64pp R 95.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2093-1 January 2005 |
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Vocational Education and Training in Southern Africa A comparative study Salim Akoojee; Anthony Gewer; Simon McGrath (eds.) This volume is intended to develop and share knowledge regarding the challenges faced by vocational education and training (VET) systems within the southern African region and the responses to these challenges. It examines the complexities through a unique comparative study of seven countries in southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. 297mm x 210mm 176pp R 140.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2043-5 2005 |
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Working Partnerships in Higher Education, Industry and Innovation Financial or intellectual imperatives Glenda Kruss In 2004,the HSRC s research programme on Human Resource Development launched the Working Partnerships Seriesto explore the extent to which the networked practices that are believed to characterise the knowledge economy have indeed begun to penetrate South African higher education and industry. 210mm x 148mm 247pp R 160.00 ISBN: 0-7969-2108-3 2005 |
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