"Scholarly Books: their production, use and evaluation in South Africa today" pdf

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 24 Oct, 2009

The Academy of Science of South Africa report, "Scholarly Books: their production, use and evaluation in South Africa today"  (released this month), argues that the Department of Higher Education and Training needs more urgently to encourage and support the writing and publishing of scholarly books, including how they are ‘weighted’ when the department calculates higher education institutions’ research output subsidies.

 

 (Thanks to Education Blog @ University of Pretoria)

 

 

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Journal of Student Wellbeing - Open Access journal

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 24 Oct, 2009

Journal of Student Wellbeing is a peer reviewed e-journal which publishes applied and theoretical papers on students' social, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. It focuses on the promotion of child and adolescent wellbeing in educational settings.

The journal aims to cater for a wide audience with an interest in:

  • child and adolescent resilience
  • psycho-social development
  • bullying
  • child protection
  • child and adolescent mental health
  • peer relationships
  • conflict resolution
  • spirituality
  • equity and social justice
  • drug education strategies
  • pre-service and in-service professional education

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Facebook Apps for Education

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 22 Oct, 2009
A list of Facebook Apps suitable for Education.   

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South African Council of Educators (SACE) Annual Report 2009

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 19 Oct, 2009

The Parliamentary Monitoring Group reports on the briefing given by South African Council of Educators to the Committee for Basic Education.

The South African Council of Educators provided the Committee with an account of the activities that the Council undertook during the 2008/09 financial year. The Council had aimed to achieve two targets during this period, namely to register all qualifying teachers and to maintain a credible database of all registered teachers. The Council had exceeded these expectations and currently maintained a database with more than 500 000 teachers registered. A serious lack of accommodation continued to hamper the work of the Council. It was further impeded by the lack of sufficient funding for the Professional Teacher Development Programme. The Council could not reach out to all corners of the country due to lack human and capital resources.

Presentation to the Committee

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Seminar Invitation: Cost of School Libraries in South Africa

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 14 Oct, 2009
SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT

The Acting Warden of All Africa House, Mr. Patrick Rezandt, in collaboration with the Awake the African Spirit Society at UCT and Equal Education, cordially invites you  to a seminar and presentation of a paper by  Ahmed Mohamed (Researcher and Parliamentary Monitoring Officer, Equal Education)

“The Cost of School Libraries in South Africa”  

Date: Friday, 6th November 2009
Time: 17:30

Venue: All Africa House, Common Room, Middle Campus, next to Kramer Building, UCT

RSVP by 30th October. Please contact Cally De Waal on Tel (021) 650 4152 or e-mail:cally.dewaal at uct.ac.za
                           
 Refreshments will be served after the seminar.

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Read.gov - Online Books and Resources for Literacy and Reading for Everyone

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 12 Oct, 2009

The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (USA) has set up a webpage to encourage reading with the slogan "Explore New Worlds.  Read".     The site contains book-related info, interviews with authors, suggested reading lists and more.   Teaching resources can be found on the Educators and Parents link. 

 

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World Teachers' Day 2009 “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 6 Oct, 2009
From UNESCO

World Teachers’ Day 2009 puts the spotlight on the global teacher shortage and the challenges of being a teacher today. 

In our rapidly changing and interdependent world, teachers not only have to ensure that students acquire solid skills in basic subjects, but also that they become responsible local and global citizens, at ease with new technologies and able to make informed decisions about health, the environment and other challenges.

Sustained investment is required to develop a well-trained and motivated teaching force. A global total of 10.3 million teachers should be recruited between 2007 and 2015 just to meet the goal of universal primary education. At a time when the global economic slowdown risks putting tight constraints on education budgets, it is critical that governments support the recruitment, training and professional development of teachers.

 

 

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