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The Use of Local African Languages as Languages of Science

, 2007
In this paper, I focus on a number of multilingual initiatives that have been taken at the University of Pretoria to determine whether or not it is feasible to use African languages as media of instruction at secondary schools and in the Foundation Year ...
Pare, Philip
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Life as an ethnic minority (EM) university student: Comparing mental health challenges among local and international EM students in Hong Kong

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract University students globally face growing mental health challenges, with ethnic minority (EM) students—both local and international—being particularly vulnerable. Yet, limited research compares their experiences or identifies shared and distinct stressors, especially in non‐Western contexts.
Wang Xinyi, Naubahar Sharif
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons from primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence school connectedness

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract School connectedness is critical to improving students' health, development and wellbeing. Research into primary school students' perceptions of the factors that influence their sense of connectedness is essential for identifying practices that promote success.
Jordana F. Hoenig, Therese M. Cumming
wiley   +1 more source

African languages and the identity question in the 21st century

, 2013
Debates about identity, its nature, essential markers, fixity or fluidity have increased since the major political changes in South Africa and other parts of Africa towards the end of the 20th century.
Swanepoel, Christiaan
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Revisiting the African mtDNA landscape through complete mitochondrial genomes. [PDF]

Commun Biol
Lankheet I, Chowdhury A, Tellgren-Roth C, Jolly C, Soares AER, de Navascués M, Pacchiarotti S, Maselli L, Kouarata G, Donzo JP, Coetzee V, de Castro M, Ebbesen P, Priehodová E, Podgorná E, Černý V, Green ST, Harena P, Bakrobena L, Fomine FLM, Tolesa ZG, Mengesha WA, de Jongh M, Soodyall H, Bostoen K, Barbieri C, Larena M, Malmström H, Schlebusch CM.   +28 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Editorial: Language in the South African media [PDF]

Language Matters, 2013
openaire   +1 more source

Opportunities for learning amidst concerns of misuse: Secondary teachers' uses and perceptions of artificial intelligence

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has a growing influence on planning, teaching and assessment practices in education. In New Zealand, the Ministry of Education (2024) has acknowledged AI's expanding role in schools; nevertheless, limited data exist on teachers' practices and perspectives regarding its implementation.
Mohammed Tashmeer, Maree J. Davies, Jason M. Stephens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

South African travel writing and bias

, 2009
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-96).This thesis spotlights the travel and leisure magazine industry within South Africa. It contends that the travel writing genre is susceptible to a number of biases, both past and present, which ...
Shaw, Cassandra
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Psychometric evaluation of the Kessler 10 measure of psychosocial distress using the 2022 South African population-based household survey. [PDF]

Curr Psychol
Chamane S, Mabaso M, Sewpaul R, Makola L, Jooste S, Moyo S, Mchunu N, Balakrishna Y, Zungu N, Shisana O, Zuma K.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The doctoral journey as decolonial praxis: Self‐formation of Global South students in UK higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang, Hao Wu, Enze Guo, Amanda McCrory   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source