Posted on April 03, 2017
World Autism Awareness Day is celebrated annually on 2 April and aims to raise awareness about people with autism throughout the world. Ms Ilse de Bruin, a PhD student at UP, shares some interesting facts about the condition.
Posted on March 07, 2017
Drs Miemsie Steyn and Melanie Moen from the Faculty of Education at UP recently undertook an Early Childhood Education study to identify predominant themes prevailing in the early school-going phase.
Posted on February 21, 2017
Today we celebrate International Mother Language Day. The theme for 2017 is mother tongue and multilingual education with a focus on celebrating and respecting cultural diversity and multilingualism.
Posted on October 26, 2016
On 18 October 2016, Kiaat residence in collaboration with the Faculty of Education held a colloquium in the auditorium, aiming at encouraging, motivating and empowering education students to strive for academic excellence, in their journey towards becoming future teachers.
Posted on October 21, 2016
The Dean Prof Chika Sehoole, Prof Max Braun, Deputy Dean; the five Heads of Departments; staff from Student Administration; Teaching Practice and Marketing and Communication honoured the eight top achievers in the BEd degree of 2015.
Posted on September 14, 2016
Ms Melanie Moen and Dr Miemsie Steyn from the Department of Early Childhood Education presented a paper on Young children’s experiences of violence – Baby steps to a safer South Africa at the International Conference on Preventing Violence in Cape Town on 8 September. The focus of the...
Posted on August 30, 2016
On 19 April 2016 the Faculty of Education launched five new books by staff members. The event took place in the Postgraduate Research Commons where the Editors shared their experience and background of each book with colleagues, researchers and other guests.
Posted on August 26, 2016
Prof Ina Joubert, Head of the Department of Early Childhood Education and Ms Anienie Veldsman were accompanied by Ms Felicia Agbagla to the Ntataise Annual Network Conference’s official opening in Muldersdrift at the end of August.
Posted on August 25, 2016
Prof Johan Beckmann from the Department of Education Management and Policy Studies and his mentee, Dr Keshni Bipath from the Department of Early Childhood Education, have successfully highlighted research regarding South African school leadership in the chapter they contributed to the book A...
Posted on October 21, 2015
Prof Ina Joubert attended the WERA 2015 Focal Meeting, which was held in Budapest in September 2015.
Posted on January 20, 2015
From 1 January 2015 onwards Prof Ina Joubert and Prof Pieter du Toit are promoted to the level of associate professor.
Posted on January 20, 2015
Early Literacy first-year students annually write and illustrate their own story picture books.
Posted on January 20, 2015
A project 'Reading, Rugby and Responsibility' involves a new concept of teaching reading
Posted on April 02, 2014
Melanie Moen, lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education, received a £2000 grant from the Association of Commonwealth Universities to attend the Appearance Matters conference at the University of West England in Bristol at the end of Ju
Posted on October 08, 2013
Third-year students in the Department of Early Childhood Education are involved in exciting community outreach projects as part of the JLO 310/320 module.
Posted on October 08, 2013
Twenty students in the Department of Early Childhood that are members of the Tuks Creative Student Organisation are presenting papers at two international creativity conferences at Klein Kariba in Bela-Bela in October 2013.
Posted on September 27, 2013
International Literacy Day is celebrated on 8 September annually, after being declared by Unesco in 1965. Dr Nkidi Phatudi, lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education, helped arrange a literacy day at Itireleng Primary School in Temba, Hamman
Posted on September 26, 2013
Dr Ina Joubert and Ms Annalie Botha, lecturers in the Department of Early Childhood Education, were recently invited to present papers at the International Conference on New Horizons in Education (INTE), which was held at the Mercure West Rome Hotel in Ro
Posted on September 10, 2013
Dr Ina Joubert and Mrs Gloria Ledwaba, lecturers in die Department of Early Childhood Education, presented a paper at the recent Distance Education and Teachers' Training in Africa (DETA) conference, held at the Nairobi University in Kenya.
Posted on August 27, 2013
The Department of Early Childhood Education is hosting two academics from Japan. Prof Hideaki Shibuya from Tokyo Gakugei University and Prof Kazuto Kogawa from Tokyo Women
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