Supporting professional development of in-service educators teaching English in a multi-language environment

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A descriptive study of the role of the children's home in the treatment and management of the abused child by Londt, Marcel P

“…The findings of this study reflected that individualized treatment programmes are available for all children in residential care. …”
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Exploring Early Childhood Development Practitioners’ Perceptions of the Implementation of Norms and Standards in Educare Centres in Blouberg by Ross, Jetara

“…An exploratory qualitative research design and a non-probability sampling approach making use of both purposive and snowball sampling techniques, were used to select the participants. The main findings emanating from the study were that: most ECD practitioners perceived that the norms and standards for ECD facilities promote the safety and protection of their service recipients; the implementation of norms and standards, however, were not effectively monitored; they were extremely costly to implement; practitioners did not have sufficient time in the day to implement them; that adhering to norms and standards for ECD learning programmes enhanced the development of the child and cultivated diversity; continuous changes in the curriculum posed various challenges to how effective learning programmes were monitored; norms and standards for learning programmes did not adequately account for children with disabilities; factors such as the long and difficult registration and re-registration processes, as well as the local economy and external financial environment made implementing norms and standards challenging; ECD practitioners in smaller, privately run centres experienced a lack of support from government; and that ECD practitioners were supported by various structures such as the Blouberg ECD Forum, the Department of Health, the Fire and Rescue Services as well as the local community that consisted of parents, businesses and professionals. …”
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Creative arts in pre-service teacher education at South African Universities : a collective case study

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Social entrepreneurs’ conceptions of incubator-based learning

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Werkverskaffing aan oud-gevangenes : 'n verkenningstudie van werkgewerhoudings by Du Plooy, Andre

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