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School Realities 2006 Report (DoE)

Johann van Wyk wrote 7 months ago:   In 2006, there were 12 302 236 learners in ordinary public and independent schools in South A … more »

Tags: SA Gov Dept of Education, Reports, statistics, Education indicators, Education statistics, number of learners, number of educators, number of teachers, number of schools

Pandor dispels teaching myths

clarisseventer wrote 1 week ago: News24 reports: Various myths and misrepresentations exist in the South African education system, in … more »

Tags: Minister of Education South Africa, Conferences, Teaching, South Africa. Education., Myths, misrepresentations, Teachers, textbooks, Memorization

UASA launches its 7th South African Employment Report

Johann van Wyk wrote 2 months ago: The United Association of South Africa (UASA) recently released their annual South African Employmen … more »

Tags: Reports, Education, Employment, UASA, United Association of South Africa, South African Employment Report, saer, degree, Qualification

Study on violence in South African schools shocks!

Johann van Wyk wrote 2 months ago: About 1.8 million of all pupils in South Africa between Grade 3 and Grade 12 (15.3 %) experienced vi … more »

Tags: Reports, Report, South Africa, Violence, schools, Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention

Save the OBE system in South African schools urgently!

Johann van Wyk wrote 2 months ago: South African schools are in a mess because of the wrong manner in which Outcomes Based Education (O … more »

Tags: Minister of Education South Africa, South Africa, schools, Outcomes Based Education, Failure, OBE, letter, Joey van Niekerk

Majority of SA school leavers are functionally illiterate

Johann van Wyk wrote 3 months ago: Only 1 out of 29 matriculants are functionally literate after matric, according to adv. Paul Hoffman … more »

Tags: South Africa, Education, schools, Transformation., Failure, Functional Literacy, Reading, writing, Matric

South African Education in a mess

Johann van Wyk wrote 3 months ago: Presenting the latest country report in Cape Town last week, SA Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) … more »

Tags: Reports, Higher Education, Report, South Africa, Education, Universities, schools, Failure, dysfunctional

Faster Internet for South African Universities

Johann van Wyk wrote 3 months ago: SANREN goes live! SANREN’s new 10 gigabytes-per-second service went live in Johannesburg on 31 Mar … more »

Tags: tech issues, Higher Education, Universities, Internet, bandwidth, Speed, Research, SANREN

Centenary Research Indaba 2008

Johann van Wyk wrote 3 months ago: The Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, South Africa will be hosting a Centenary Res … more »

Tags: faculty, Faculty Staff Publications, Conferences, South Africa, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Education, Conference, Research Indaba

Spady: OBE in SA: Time to End the Confusion

clarisseventer wrote 3 months ago: In an article published in the South African Journal for Science and Technology, Dr William Spady ar … more »

Tags: Online Resources, South Africa, William Spady, Outcomes Based Education, Failure, Curriculum 2005, OBE, confusion

Spady: Dis genoeg: UGO in SA

clarisseventer wrote 3 months ago: Dr William (Bill) Spady, bekende op die gebied van Uitkomsgebasseerde Onderrig, lewer ‘n plei … more »

Tags: Online Resources, South Africa, William Spady, Outcomes Based Education, Failure, Confusion. Schools, Curriculum 2005

Racism Committee Members announced by SA Minister of Education

Johann van Wyk wrote 3 months ago: The South African Minister of Education, Mrs. Naledi Pandor, announced yesterday the establishment … more »

Tags: Minister of Education South Africa, Naledi Pandor, Universities, Minister of Education, racism, tertiary institutions, Public Higher Education Institutions, Transformation., Discrimination

Commission of Inquiry into racism at SA Universities

Johann van Wyk wrote 3 months ago: The minister of Education of South Africa, Naledi Pandor announced the formation of a commission … more »

Tags: Minister of Education South Africa, SA Gov Dept of Education, commission of inquiry, Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, racism, tertiary institutions, Universities

UGO het nie heeltemal misluk nie: talle kenners kap stelsel-kritiek

Johann van Wyk wrote 4 months ago: Onderwyskenners verskil van Dr William Spady, internasionale kenner oor uitkomsgerigte onderrig dat … more »

Tags: Uitkomsgebasseerde Onderwys, UGO, William Spady, Suid-Afrika, misluk, onderwyskenners, verskil, Peter Beets, Billy Fraser

Uitkomsonderrig misluk klaaglik: kry 'n betroubare stelsel, sê kenner

Johann van Wyk wrote 4 months ago: In ‘n berig wat op 10 Maart 2008 in die Beeld verskyn het, word verwys na ’n pleitdooi … more »

Tags: Uitkomsgebasseerde Onderwys, UGO, William Spady, Suid-Afrika, misluk

The Human Rights Commission of South Africa launch its Report on School-based Violence

Johann van Wyk wrote 4 months ago: The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) launched its Report on School-based Violence on 1 … more »

Tags: Reports, Report, Education, South African Human Rights Commission, SAHRC, Violence, schools, Western Cape Province, right to basic education

UP Bookjol: English Writers 7 March

clarisseventer wrote 4 months ago: 10:00-13:00: Marieta Napier Room, Main Campus: Poetry Morning with Peter Horn, Sally-Ann Murray, Chr … more »

Tags: Events, New Books, University of Pretoria, UP BookJol, Writers, Centenary celebrations, Book festival, Chris Mann, Darryl Accone

UP Boekjol: Afrikaanse skrywers Vrydag 7 Maart

clarisseventer wrote 4 months ago:  11:00: Protea, Hoofkampus:  Johann Lodewyk Marais Henning Pieterse gesels met die digter Johann … more »

Tags: Events, University of Pretoria, Writers, Centenary celebrations, UP Boekjol, Johann Lodewyk Marais, Jeanette Ferreira, Hans du Plessis, Bookfest

NQF Bill, Higher Education Act Amendment Bill, FET Bill

clarisseventer wrote 4 months ago: February 2008 Full Text: doe-bill-nqf-fet-he-amendment-feb-2008.pdf … more »

Tags: SA Gov Dept of Education, Online Resources, Higher Education, Minister of Education South Africa, South Africa, South africa. Dept of Education, NQF Bill 2008, FET Bill 2008, Higher Education Act Amendment Bill 2008


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