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Research data: SCHOOL CHILDREN
2021 "That's schoolified!":how curriculum, pedagogy and assessment shape the educational potential of poetry in subject English for black high school learners
This article explores the teaching of English poetry in two Gauteng high schools, one a suburban, former Model C school and another in Sowet...
2020 Learners' educational aspirations in South Africa: the role of the home and the school
An extensive body of research exists on the background characteristics that predict learner achievement. However, in South Africa, little at...
2020 The impact of civic engagement programmes on youth
The Human Sciences Research Council's (HSRC's) Democracy, Governance & Service Delivery (DGSD) research programme - as of 1 April 2020 the D...
Download this report2019 "That's schoolified": curriculum, pedagogy and assessment shaping English poetry for black learners in Johannesburg
"poetry holds rich educational potential to connect with learners" everyday lives in meaningful ways and to engage them by transcending pure...
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