All Outputs (9)

Refugee education: A critical visual analysis (2023)
Journal Article

Refugee education has become an issue of national and international concern as the numbers of refugees rise globally. In a world where global issues such as forced migration are communicated and consumed through the visual mode, understanding how dis... Read More about Refugee education: A critical visual analysis.

An ecological perspective on children’s play with digital technologies in South Africa and the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article

This paper reports a mixed-methods study of the play of children (3–11) with digital technologies in South Africa (SA) and the United Kingdom (UK), discussing the interrelatedness of access to devices and the Internet, contextual realities, and adult... Read More about An ecological perspective on children’s play with digital technologies in South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Researching digital inequalities in children’s play with technology in South Africa (2022)
Journal Article

This paper reports on the South African findings from an international mixed methods study between the LEGO Foundation, Dubit and the Universities of Sheffield (England) and Cape Town (South Africa) on young children’s learning with digital technolog... Read More about Researching digital inequalities in children’s play with technology in South Africa.

Pitfalls and possibilities in literacy research: A review of South African literacy studies, 2004-2018 (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Given the comprehensively documented literacy crisis in South Africa and the gaps in what is known about the effective teaching of reading and writing in schools, high-quality literacy research is a priority. Objectives: This article... Read More about Pitfalls and possibilities in literacy research: A review of South African literacy studies, 2004-2018.

Identifying mechanisms of change in the Early Grade Reading Study in South Africa (2019)
Journal Article

The Grade 2 learner results of the Early Grade Reading Study (EGRS) randomised control trial (RCT) in the North West province showed that the structured pedagogic intervention model that included instructional coaching, lesson plans, and quality lear... Read More about Identifying mechanisms of change in the Early Grade Reading Study in South Africa.

A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3) (2018)
Journal Article

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement Foundation Phase Life Skills curriculum (DBE, 2011) is composed of four focus areas: Beginning Knowledge; Personal and Social Well-being; Creative Arts; and Physical Education. These areas draw on a numb... Read More about A critical analysis of CAPS for Life Skills in the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3).

A Change of Perspective: Seeing Through Children at the Front of the Classroom, to Seeing Children from the Back of the Classroom (2013)
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This article considers a noted trend by teacher educators at a South African University where student teachers seem to have very little connection with children they teach on their teaching practicals. This lack of engagement and ability to see indiv... Read More about A Change of Perspective: Seeing Through Children at the Front of the Classroom, to Seeing Children from the Back of the Classroom.

Strengthening foundation phase teacher education through mentoring (2012)
Journal Article

This paper explores a multidimensional mentorship model implemented between lecturers from the foundation phase at the Wits School of Education and four master’s students from the University of Limpopo, as part of the Departments of Education’s resea... Read More about Strengthening foundation phase teacher education through mentoring.

A space to write: The construction of the writing subject in early schooling (2007)
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This article applies Foucault's (1977. Discipline and punish) theory of spatial distribution in relation to the teaching of writing in English medium classrooms in early schooling. It aims to highlight the value of working with spatial theory, by att... Read More about A space to write: The construction of the writing subject in early schooling.