This involves a comprehensive assessment of factors: accreditation, curriculum the quality of interactive learning and support services
bell hooks’s refusal to ‘get in formation’ foregrounded healing as the foundation to a communal liberatory agenda
The Paarl campus of Green School South Africa uses solar power and climate-smart water management systems.
Sharing resources can ensure no child will be left behind
Some think that putting women in sticky situations when they reach the top is setting them up for failure, but the opposite could be true
By building online courses backwards, the necessary skills can be taught in stages
Using assumptions and faulty tools leads to racist conclusions about why so few black students are taking up biological sciences
Using a variety of methods and interactions, teachers and students have had to adapt to a new idea of the classroom
Universities need to adapt teaching and curricula to cater for the fourth industrial revolution
Googling means students don’t have to memorise things, but knowledge is crucial for critical thinking
I recently bumped into a friend who is an experienced teacher at a suburban primary school and who generally loves his work. But he says he is becoming tired of the jam-packed curriculum that leaves no time or space for him to be responsive to the children, or to do anything creative. During a recent […]
Preparing our children for the future begins with our educators. Focusing on ‘lifeworthy’ training is a good step
Education policy has always been, and will continue to be, closely related to South Africans’ social conditions
A relevant economics curriculum should include different schools of thought and students must learn to engage with these in a critical way
Students must start a formal process to reform curriculums and fill gaps in a unitary approach
Knowledge gaps can be plugged without always changing compulsory subjects for matric pupils
Today, on leaving school, more than 50% of Germans enter dual vocational education and training programmes as they make their way into the job market
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has asked that the history curriculum become more comprehensive and well-rounded
Nal’ibali, South Africa’s reading-for-enjoyment campaign, is giving away 20 mini-libraries containing 30 to 40 books for primary school children
Schools with the right resources can help to integrate children, support them with their trauma and give them hope for a better future
History needs to focus on historical consciousness if students are to become capable of dealing with South Africa’s social problems
‘The department of education’s plan to make history compulsory for every learner throughout their schooling career is to be applauded’
The basic education department’s task team says a deeper connection to the subject must be nurtured
During an interview, Eusebius McKaiser questioned Angie Motshekga on history as a compulsory subject, the teacher-pupil ratio and violence in schools
Qualifications must remain relevant in the rapidly changing job market
TUT has launched an online platform and will soon offer province-specific qualifications
Curriculum structure and flexibility can play a crucial role in students’ progression and success
Decolonised education is one that incorporates local information that is relevant to all learners
Learning maths rewires a child’s brain, but the curriculum scramble is leading to short circuits.
Many children cannot connect their school curriculum to careers that interest them, writes <b>Mark Watson</b>.
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It may be time to reinsert the liberal arts curriculum into undergraduate degrees argue <b>J Edward Chamberlin and Peter Vale</b>.
The crisis of teaching in the early grades disadvantages the majority of children, argues <b>Michael Rice</b>.