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South African Journal of Childhood Education
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ISSN 2223-7674 · AOSIS · 616 artikel di indeks
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An integrated approach to isiXhosa literacy teaching and learning in the foundation phase: Current practices and prospects
Background: The current South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) promotes integration through the use of interdisciplinary themes for teaching in the Foundation Phase but does not provide explicit guidelines on the application of this approach in literacy teaching. Aim: The…
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Dyscalculia and working memory deficits in Moroccan children
Background: Dyscalculia, a specific learning disorder, impairs number comprehension and arithmetic skills and is often associated with working memory deficits. However, this relationship remains understudied in Morocco because of diagnostic and linguistic challenges. Aim: This study aimed to…
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Maintaining fidelity in mixed reality simulation: Insights from simulation specialists at a South African university
Background: Preservice teacher education faces a persistent theory–practice divide, particularly in programmes where coursework and work-integrated learning are treated as separate components. Mixed reality simulation (MRS) offers a promising supplement to practice learning, providing preservice…
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More than a game: Exploring teachers’ views on the game of chess in rural South African schools
Background: Education is recognised as a cornerstone for national development and economic sustainability. However, many challenges arise that result in the compromise of quality education, especially in middle- and low-income neighbourhoods. Various interventions, including chess, are explored as…
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Exploring hybrid leadership’s influence on school-based support teams in no-fee primary schools
Background: School-based support teams (SBSTs) play a crucial role in facilitating inclusive education in South African schools; however, their effectiveness often depends on the leadership style adopted within the school. Aim: This study explored how different leadership styles influence the…
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Curriculum and assessment for learner diversity in the South African foundation phase: A neurodiversity view
Background: Inclusive education in South Africa has been prioritised. Still, research has shown that neurodivergent learners in the foundation phase continue to experience exclusion. Meanwhile, policy has not been adequately examined through a neurodiversity perspective that recognises cognitive…
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Playing games for early grade mathematical learning in multilingual Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education classrooms
Background: The study investigated how Bala Wande game-based activities shaped Grade 1 students’ participation, language use and mathematical meaning-making within a Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education (MTBBE) context, drawing on video data of teachers using the bilingual Bala Wande…
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Beyond the limits of language: An additive bilingual approach to Foundation Phase education as a social justice imperative
Background: Language remains a central determinant of epistemic access in South African Foundation Phase classrooms, where many learners begin schooling in a language other than their home language. The 2025 shift in language-in-education approaches renewed attention to mother tongue-based…
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Renewed policy interest in extended mother tongue instruction: From mother tongue-based bilingual education as transition to mother tongue-based bilingual education as transformation
Background: Despite the rhetoric of additive bilingualism, post-apartheid South African education is characterised by hierarchical colonial arrangements in which early-exit mother tongue-based bilingual education (MTBBE) models undermine literacy at the Grade 4 transition, reproducing linguistic…
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Structured pedagogy in practice: Using Sepedi reading materials in rural Grade 1 classrooms
Background: Structured pedagogy programmes are increasingly implemented in low- and middle-income countries, including South Africa, to address poor early-grade literacy outcomes. These programmes combine structured lesson guidance, teaching materials and teacher coaching to strengthen classroom…
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Playing to become literate: Teachers’ evolving roles during digital game-based learning in a Malawian childcare centre
Background: Integrating digital game-based learning in early childhood education poses challenges for teachers, particularly in resource-constrained settings where traditional methods predominate and educators often lack formal pedagogical training. Aim: To explore how teachers adapt their roles…
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Analysing teachers’ discourse and language patterns during sharing-based fraction instruction in isiZulu-medium Grade 3 classrooms
Background: Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education (MTBBE) aims to strengthen learners’ home language while developing English as an additional language. However, the historical marginalisation of African languages in mathematics education means that teachers may use everyday expressions that do…
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Research on mother tongue-based bilingual education in mathematics, science and technology education across Africa
Background: With the increased awareness of the role of language in enabling epistemic access in mathematics, science and technology education comes the importance of multilingual models that value the indigenous languages as important resources for meaning-making and knowledge construction. It is…
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Teaching for engagement: Pedagogical pathways to motivating mathematics learners and enhancing cognitive engagement
Background: Strengthening learner engagement during the early years of mathematics education is crucial for mathematical success. A significant challenge is to transform primary classrooms from teacher-centred spaces to ones where learners are motivated to participate and to enjoy the mathematics…
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Biliteracy practices in a primary science classroom: Insights from a bilingual learning materials project
Background: At the beginning of the roll-out of Mother Tongue Based Bilingual Education (MTbBE) in South Africa, biliteracies in an African language and English still present an ideological frontier to be crossed. While the negative consequences of monolingual English instruction from Grade 4 have…
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Test-retest and inter-rater reliability of proprioceptive tasks for six-to-nine-year-old children in the Mangaung, Motheo district
Background: Proprioception encompasses position sense, posture and body movements, providing essential sensory information for learning and controlling movements, which is critical for children’s motor development, coordination and school readiness. Existing proprioceptive tests are primarily…
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Digital parenting and psychosocial well-being in middle childhood: Evidence from urban Indonesia
Background: The exposure of children to digital media is growing rapidly in most low- and middle-income countries, yet scarce data are available on the impact of family processes on children’s digital self-regulation (DSR) and psychosocial well-being in these settings. Aim: This study has examined…
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‘I prefer this because …’: Ecocentric and anthropocentric reasoning in Indonesian children’s pro-environmental attitudes
Background: Early childhood is a crucial period during which attitudes and behaviours, including pro-environmental attitudes, begin to form. Understanding the reasons behind children’s environmental preferences is important because similar pro-environmental choices may reflect different value…
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Strengthening the mother-tongue foundation in mother tongue-based bilingual education: Evidence from Grade 1 Sepedi reading classrooms
Background: South Africa’s commitment to mother tongue-based bilingual education (MTBBE) depends not on language policy but on teachers’ capacity for early reading instruction in indigenous African languages. Despite expanded literacy interventions, limited empirical attention has been paid to…