Featured Research: Education

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UP research examines the importance of reading

Dr Surette van Staden, a lecturer in the Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria (UP), is an active researcher in education who, in her most recent research, examined literacy achievement among primary school learners in South Africa.

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Educational leadership and leadership learning in South African schools

Mr Eric Eberlein, a Lecturer in the Department of Education Management  and Policy Studies at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Education, is investigating the experiences and perceptions of students in the Faculty's master’s degree programme in educational leadership as part of his PhD studies.

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Research on 'children who kill' presented at international conference

Ms Melanie Moen, a lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education and PhD student in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria (UP), presented a part of her doctorate research, namely an in-depth analysis of children who commit family member murder, at an international conference on psychology and law held in Nuremberg, Germany.

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Rethinking the world of work as we know it

In his article, Prof Maree explains that the world of work has undergone dramatic changes following the global economic meltdown and related developments over the past few decades.

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Identity and diversity in SA examined through groundbreaking research

In a first of its kind study in South Africa, Wendy Carvalho-Malekane, lecturer in the Department of Humanities Education, researched how young adults in post-apartheid South Africa construct an identity, with the emphasis on individuals with a biracial heritage.

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Drowning: a very real risk

In South Africa drowning is one of the top five causes of unnatural death among children under 15 years of age and for every child that dies from drowning, five are left with permanent brain damage as a result of the prolonged lack of oxygen.