Background: In South Africa, many studies conducted on substance abuse among in-school
youth focus on urban areas. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that rural areas are …

This research study explored novice teachers' experiences of their professional. Novice
teachers are described as newly qualified teachers with less than five years of teaching …

RESEARCH IN THE FIELD of early childhood education and care (ECEC) indicates that if
educators can align their perspectives and practices with families' perspectives, children's …

The constant changes in the Life Orientation (LO) curriculum in the past two decades has left
LO teachers feeling overwhelmed by the complex nature of the subject, thus necessitating …

The purpose of this chapter is to provide research on issues from a curriculum
transformation perspective regarding teaching information and communication technology …

Tertiary institutions in South Africa are experiencing alarming undergraduate drop-out rates.
This has partly been attributed to students' inadequate preparation, and failure to gather …

The inclusion of career guidance in the life orientation (LO) curriculum has posed a number
of challenges for LO teachers in South Africa. LO teachers seem to experience confusion …

ABSTRACT Violence in South African schools seems to be increasing and the
consequences affect not only the physical, emotional, and academic lives of learners but …

The contribution that this book makes to scholarship is regarded as ground-breaking, as it is
based on recent research conducted with teachers on the ground-level, as well as on …

In this article we report on a study in which we explored life orientation (LO) teachers'
experiences in providing psychosocial support to high school learners in the Johannesburg …