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The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: EDUCATION
2013 The good, the bad and the potential: unpacking TIMSS 2011
International studies of educational achievement have been conducted since the 1960s. There are an increasing number of these kinds of studi...
2013 The textbook saga and corruption in education
In mid-2012 a textbook war erupted in South Africa focused on provision in Limpopo province. Considerable international literature has highl...
2013 The lived experiences of orphaned learners in South Africa: implications for the provision of quality education
Learners living in impoverished communities and subjected to the kind of disadvantage in operation in their home environment are at risk of ...
2013 Understanding the Limpopo textbook saga
Between December 2011 and July 2012, the non-delivery of textbooks to schools in Limpopo provoked a storm of anger. Linda Chisholm investiga...