Curriculum international recognition entails the acknowledgment of a country’s curriculum by international educational institutions, contingent upon rigorous assessments of its relevance, pass requirements, and quality assurance. Such recognition enable learners who have completed this curriculum to pursue higher education abroad,…
Continue ReadingSeveral commentators have expressed concerns regarding the minimum passing grade requirements established for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) qualification in the context of broader apprehensions about the quality of the educational system, as noted by Wedekind (2013). The pass requirements…
Continue ReadingConcerns over curricula in relation to the transition from basic to higher education has persisted over time. Research has repeatedly revealed that basic education and higher education don’t appear to deliver their curricula in sync, and for years, many education…
Continue ReadingA Personalized Education Curriculum System (PECS) represents an educational framework designed to cater to the distinct characteristics and future aspirations of individual students. It is an individualized curriculum system aimed at guiding learners toward their career paths through a meticulously…
Continue ReadingMendy and Madiope (2002) reference (Esakov, 2009; Clark, 2002; Shay, 2015) to define curriculum transformation as the process of reforming or renewing the curriculum, encompassing alterations in teaching and learning content. This concept also encompasses the practices and procedures employed…
Continue ReadingFarhana (2020) provides a definition of education as a structured framework encompassing roles and norms designed to ensure the transfer of knowledge, values, and behavioral patterns from one generation to the next. Hence, education involves purposeful, organized, and continuous endeavors…
Continue ReadingDu Plessis (2021) defines curriculum decolonization as the disruption of a Euro-centric mindset and the challenging of ideas of meritocracy that have benefited some individuals in education and society. According to Abdi (2012:12), decolonizing educational practices disrupt “the structural as…
Continue ReadingThe streets of South Africa are crowded with begging people, prostitutes, those looking for piece jobs, street performers, loiterers, etc. These people are viewed as the “low lives” and given the label because they depend on street hustles to support…
Continue ReadingYoung people are traditionally studying to become skilled and competent employees. This has been the objective for a long time and has been shown to be crucial for the advancement and expansion of contemporary society. The educational system has been…
Continue ReadingOzerk (2020) asserts that academic boredom is a relatively new concept, but nevertheless a relevant and growing phenomenon in an educational context. Despite limited research in the field of academic boredom, Orzek (2020) cites several researchers who claim that boredom…
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