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Challenges facing primary school educators of English Second (or other) Language learners in the Western Cape
(2009) O'ConnorI, Julie; GeigerII, Martha
We were prompted by the prevalence of English Second or Other Language (ESOL) learners identified by educators as having language disorders and being referred for Speech-Language Therapy. We describe challenges faced by Grade 1, 2 and 3 educators at government schools in the Cape Metropolitan area who were working with such learners. Applying a mixed-methods descriptive design, a self-administered questionnaire and three focus groups were used for data collection. Educator perceptions and experiences regarding ESOL learners were described. Some participant educators at schools that were not former Model C schools had large classes, including large proportions of ESOL learners. Furthermore, there was a shortage of educators who were able to speak isiXhosa, the most frequently occurring first (or home) language of the region's ESOL learners. Challenges faced by educators when teaching ESOL learners included learners' academic and socio-emotional difficulties and a lack of parent involvement in their children's education. Participant educators indicated a need for departmental, professional and parental support, and additional training and resources. Implications and recommendations for speech-language therapist and educator collaborations and speech-language therapists' participation in educator training were identified.
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Collaborative open textbook creation: Perspectives on student involvement
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-10) Cox, Glenda; Willmers, Michelle; Masuku, Bianca
This is a presentation given by members of the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative at the Open Education Conference in October 2022.
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Community development and working with the UCT Knowledge Co-op: a community worker's perspective
(2011) UCT Knowledge Co-op
This is a summary of an interview with a community worker about her experiences of community development – and of using UCT to help her in some of this work.
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Decolonizing Learning in the Global South: Opportunities and Challenges in Higher Education
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-10) Cox, Glenda; Masuku, Bianca; Willmers, Michelle
A panel presentation for the Open Education Conference 2022 by the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) team at UCT with collaborators from Yusuf Maitama Sule University in Kano, Nigeria and Chinoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe.
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Digital Open Textbooks for Development: Collaborative, sustainable models for transformation and student involvement
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-06) Cox, Glenda; Willmers, Michelle
This is a panel presentation from the Siyaphumelela Conference that took place in June 2022 titled “All About OER Textbooks”
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Digital Open Textbooks for Development: Collaborative, sustainable models for transformation and student involvement
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-06) Cox, Glenda; Willmers, Michelle
This is a panel presentation by the Digital Open Textbook for Development (DOT4D) initiative members Dr Glenda Cox and Michelle Willmers at the Siyaphumelela Conference in June 2022.
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Digital open textbooks for social justice: Collaboration and student co-creation
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2023-03) Cox, Glenda; Masuku, Bianca; Willmers, Michelle
This is a presentation by members of the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative, Dr Glenda Cox, Bianca Masuku and Michelle Willmers, at the UCT Open Textbook Conversation event as part of Open Education Week in March 2023.
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Does the DHET research output subsidy model penalise high-citation publication? A case study
(2016) Harley, Yolande X; Huysamen, Esmari; Hlungwani, Carlette; Douglas, Tania
Abstract South African universities are awarded annual subsidy from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) based on their research publication output. Journal article subsidy is based on the number of research publications in DHET-approved journals as well as the proportional contribution of authors from the university. Co-authorship with other institutions reduces the subsidy received by a university, which may be a disincentive to collaboration. Inter-institutional collaboration may affect the scientific impact of resulting publications, as indicated by the number of citations received. We analysed 812 journal articles published in 2011 by authors from the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences to determine if there was a significant relationship between subsidy units received and (1) citation count and (2) field-weighted citation impact. We found that subsidy units had a significant inverse relationship with both citation count (r= -0.247; CI = -0.311 – -0.182; p less than 0.0001) and field-weighted citation impact (r= -0.192; CI= -0.258 – -0.125; p less than 0.0001). These findings suggest that the annual subsidy awarded to universities for research output may inadvertently penalise high-citation publication. Revision of the funding model to address this possibility would better align DHET funding allocation with the strategic plans of the South African Department of Science and Technology, the National Research Foundation and the South African Medical Research Council, and may better support publication of greater impact research.
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From borders and landscape to ecosystem: reconfiguring library services to meet the needs of South African youth
(University of Stellenbosch, 2013) Hart, Genevieve; Nassimbeni, Mary
In this article we consider the configuration of the South African library and information services (LIS) sector, and analyse the extent to which its structuring facilitates or hinders optimum service to the children and youth of South Africa. The background to our investigation is the crisis in public schooling and the plight of South African youth who suffer disproportionate rates of poverty and unemployment. In our investigation we examine the planning and practice in two new libraries one a community library, and one a joint-use library for learners and local residents in an effort to establish the extent to which libraries may partner with schools to take advantage of new thinking that recommends a whole system approach, encapsulated in the metaphor of LIS as an ecosystem. We conclude that this new approach might generate models of service delivery that transcend boundaries that traditionally delineate and confine sub-sectors in the LIS sector.
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Inclusivity, collaboration and student co-creation: Open textbook production models for social justice
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-03) Cox, Glenda; Masuku, Bianca; Willmers, Michelle
This is a presentation by the DOT4D project for Open Education Week in March 2022
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Innovation & intellectual property: collaborative dynamics in Africa
(UCT Press, 2014) De Beer, Jeremy; Oguamanam, Chidi; Schonwetter, Tobias; Sowa, Izabella; Holman, Kristen; Kawooya, Dick; Dagne, Teshager; Adewopo, Adebambo; Chuma-Okoro, Helen; Oyewunmi, Adejoke; Ouma, Marisella; Cocchiaro, Gino; Lorenzen, Johan; Maister, Bernard; Rutert, Britta; Rizk, Nagla; Sihanya, Ben; Mgbeoji, Ikechi; Dos Santos, Fernando; Pelembe, Simão; Awad, Bassem; Abou Zeid, Perihan; Ncube, Caroline; Abrahams, Luci; Akinsanmi, Titi; Belete, Wondwossen; Ama, Njoku; Armstrong, Chris; De Beer, Jeremy; Armstrong, Chris; Oguamanam, Chidi; Schonwetter, Tobias
In the global knowledge economy, intellectual property (IP) rights – and the innovations they are meant to spur – are important determinants of progress. But what does this mean for the nations of Africa? One view is that strong IP protection can facilitate innovation in African settings. Others say that existing IP systems are simply not suited to the realities of African innovators. This book, based on case studies and evidence collected through research across nine countries in Africa, sheds new light on the complex relationships between innovation and intellectual property. It covers findings from Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, Botswana and South Africa, across many sites of innovation and creativity including music, leather goods, textiles, cocoa, coffee, auto parts, traditional medicine, book publishing, biofuels and university research. Various forms of intellectual property protection are explored: copyrights, patents, trademarks, geographical indications and trade secrets, as well as traditional and informal mechanisms of knowledge governance. The picture emerging from the empirical research presented in this volume is one in which innovators in diverse African settings share a common appreciation for collaboration and openness. And thus, when African innovators seek to collaborate, they are likely to be best-served by IP approaches that balance protection of creative, innovative ideas with information-sharing and open access to knowledge. The authors, who come from a range of disciplines, are all experts in their fields, working together through the Open African Innovation Research and Training (Open A.I.R.) network.
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Innovation linkages between formal & informal sectors
(2014) Open A.I.R. Network
This Briefing Note highlights the findings from Open A.I.R. researcher Dr. Dick Kawooya's study of innovation dynamics in the automotive engineering sector of Uganda's capital city Kampala. Kawooya found evidence of strong collaboration between formal-sector academics at Makerere University and informal-sector artisans, with a high degree of sharing of intellectual property (IP). The Briefing Note also provides recommendations to African informal-sector innovators and policymakers, information on other research, and recommended further reading.
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Managing benefits from Traditional Knowledge (TK)
(2014) Open A.I.R. Network
This Briefing Note highlights the findings from Open A.I.R. research into the workings of the bio-cultural community protocol (BCP) and traditional knowledge commons, or "TK commons" established by the Kukula Traditional Health Practitioners Association in the Bushbuckridge region of northeastern South Africa. The Note also provides recommendations to African TK-holders and policymakers, information on key international protocols relevant to TK access and benefit-sharing, and recommended further reading.
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Open education and social justice: Collaboration and student co-creation at the University of Cape Town
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2023-01) Cox, Glenda
This is a presentation by the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative's PI, Dr Glenda Cox, at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in January 2023.
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Open education and social justice: Future imperatives
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2023-05) Cox, Glenda
This is a presentation by Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) PI, Dr Glenda Cox, at the Future of Open Education in May 2023.
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Open education for social justice: Students as partners in transdisciplinary research
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-11) Cox, Glenda; David, Tom
This is a presentation given by the PI of the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative, Dr Glenda Cox and a collaborator, Tom David, at the UNITWIN/ UNESCO Chairs Programme in November 2022.
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Open Textbook Journeys: Lessons learnt at the University of Cape Town
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-11) Cox, Glenda; Masuku, Bianca
This is a presentation by members of the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative, Glenda Cox and Bianca Masuku, for the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL) in November 2022.
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Open Textbooks for Curriculum Change and Student Co-Creation: Collaborative models of open textbook production and student co-creation (Workshop 2)
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2022-09) Cox, Glenda; Willmers, Michelle; Masuku, Bianca
This is the second of two workshop presentations by the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative team as part of the Siyaphumelela Workshop Series in September 2022. This session introduced participants to practical ways in which to initiate open textbook production and engage students in authorship, quality assurance and publishing processes.
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Priority water research questions for South Africa developed through participatory processes
(2014) Siebrits, R M; Winter, K; Barnes, J; Dent, M C; Ekama, G; Ginster, M,; Harrison, J; Jackson, B; Jacobs, I; Jordaan, A; Kasan, H C; Kloppers, W; Le Roux, R; Maree, J; Momba, M N B; Munnik, A V; O'Keeffe, J; Schulze, R; Silberbauer, M; Still, D; Van Zyl, J E
This paper describes a collaborative process of identifying and prioritising current and future water research questions from a wide range of water specialists within South Africa. Over 1 600 questions were collected, reduced in number and prioritised by specialists working in water research and practice. A total of 59 questions were finally proposed as an outcome of the study and are categorised under the themes of change, data, ecosystems, governance, innovation and resources. The questions range in scale, challenge and urgency, and are also aligned with prevailing paradigms in water research. The majority of the questions dealt with relatively short- to medium-term research requirements and most focused on immediate issues such as water supply, service delivery and technical solutions. Formulations of long-term research questions were sparse, partly because some of the principles and methods used in this study were difficult to apply in the South African context, and also because researchers are influenced by addressing what are believed to be the more immediate, short-term water-related challenges in South Africa. This is the first initiative of its kind to produce a comprehensive and inclusive list of research priorities for water in South Africa.
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The role of Open Education: Addressing social justice through collaboration and student co-creation
(Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2023-04) Cox, Glenda
This is a presentation given by Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) PI, Dr Glenda Cox, to the African Digital University Network (ADUN) in April 2023.