The loci of learning in focus : a qualitative study of grade 7 students' conceptions of 'school' and 'learning'
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2000
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This study investigates the conceptions of 'school' and 'learning' held by twenty grade 7 students between the ages of 12 and 15. While the subjects' participating in the research were selected from two Cape Town metropolitan schools in close proximity, the schools were situated within vastly different socio-economic and cultural environments. The study aimed to explore what factors impact on the development of students' conceptions. The conceptions were analysed against an international body of literature in an attempt to discern whether a particularly South African notion of the phenomenon existed.
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Bibliography: p. 124-127.
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McConnachie, C. 2000. The loci of learning in focus : a qualitative study of grade 7 students' conceptions of 'school' and 'learning'. University of Cape Town.