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Exploring Teachers' Reading Competences: A South African Case Study
Carol Bertram
Open Learning Vol. 21, No. 1 (Feb 01, 2006) pp. 5–18
The purpose of this study is to investigate the reading competence of teachers who are enrolled in a distance education programme in a South African university. Many South African teachers upgrade their teaching diplomas by enrolling for a part-time,...
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Early schooling teachers’ learning from a formal teacher development programme in South Africa
Iben Christiansen; Carol Bertram
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 66, No. 1 (April 2019) pp. 78–87
Continuing professional development for teachers is seen as an important factor in improving South African education. However, few studies have interrogated the extent to which teachers develop their professional knowledge and competencies by...
Language: English
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‘It will make me a real teacher’: Learning experiences of part time PGCE students in South Africa
Carol Bertram; Nonhlanhla Mthiyane; Tabitha Mukeredzi
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 33, No. 5 (September 2013) pp. 448–456
The province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa has a recent estimate of 8000 unqualified and under-qualified teachers. Some of these teachers have an undergraduate degree, but do not have a professional qualification. In order to become...
Language: English
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“The real and the ideal”: teacher roles and competences in South African policy and practice
Ken Harley; Fred Barasa; Carol Bertram; Elizabeth Mattson; Shervani Pillay
International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 20, No. 4 pp. 287–304
Policy-makers have placed great faith in education as a means of transforming and developing South African society. Recent policy documents specify occupational, professional and academic roles and competences for teachers. These documents require a ...
Language: English