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Reproducing Inequality in the South African Schooling System: What are the Opportunities?
Chapter in "Social Justice and Education in the 21st Century: Research from South Africa and the United States"
The South African Ministry of Education has made signifcant progress in reducing inequality between schools; however, such inequality persists. Students from
wealthier households that are able to meet their fnancial obligations attend wellresourced schools that are characterised by high-quality education. This chapter
critically examines issues o ...
Published in: 2021
Keywords: Inequality in South African education / South African schooling system
Parental involvement in homework as an enabler of achievement
Volume 19 Number 2
Published in: 2021
Authors: Jaqueline Harvey / Vijay Reddy
Keywords: Homework / Learning at home / Parent involvement
Our first educational building blocks – the role of the home
Volume 19 Number 2
Published in: 2021
Authors: Sylvia Hannan / Andrea Juan
Keywords: Home context / Learner achievement
Mathematics and Science Achievements and Achievement Gaps in South Africa
Human Sciences Research Council Presentation to SAARMSTE 2021
Published in: 2021
Authors: Vijay Reddy
Keywords: Mathematics Achievement in South Africa / Mathematics and Science / Science / Science Achievement in South Africa
Language development and science achievement
Volume 19 Number 2
Published in: 2021
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Jaqueline Harvey
Keywords: Education and Languages / Language and Literacy / Science Achievement in South Africa
Help them understand: The importance of instructional clarity in teaching and learning
Volume 19 Number 2
Published in: 2021
Authors: Fabian Arends
Keywords: instructional clarity / South African educators / Teacher classroom practices
Education and Labour Market Inequalities in South Africa
Chapter in "Social Justice and Education in the 21st Century: Research from South Africa and the United States"
Framed within notions of social justice, inequality of opportunity and Bourdieu’s
forms of capital, this chapter examines the gaps in educational and labour market
outcomes in South Africa and how they have changed over time. With social
policies aimed at redressing inequalities introduced from 1994, we track the
changes in school mathematics ...
Published in: 2021
Authors: Vijay Reddy / Bongiwe Mncwango
Keywords: Education / Labour market inequalities / South African labour market
25 years of TIMSS in South Africa: Improved achievements but pace of improvement is slowing
Volume 19 Number 2
Published in: 2021
Authors: Vijay Reddy
Keywords: History of TIMSS / Improving achievement / TIMSS in South Africa
Volume 5: Issue 3 TIMSS SA Newsletter – TIMSS 2019 South African Results
December 2020
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an assessment
of the mathematics and science knowledge of fourth (or fifth) and eighth (or ninth) grade
learners around the world. TIMSS is designed to allow participating nations to monitor
their educational achievements and how their achievements change over time, as well
as ...
Published in: 2020
Keywords: Grade 5 and Grade 9 results / Western Cape Grade 9 Results
Volume 5: Issue 2 TIMSS SA Newsletter – Education in the time of a pandemic
June 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected education across the globe. Schools and educational
institutions in many countries have been temporarily closed as part of the attempt to “flatten the
curve”, delaying the spread of the virus. These closures have important consequences for the
2020 school year which may be felt for some time to come. Howeve ...
Published in: 2020
Keywords: COVID-19 / School safety / Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)