South African Journal of Childhood Education 4(2):a203 What challenges do foundation phase teachers experience when teaching writing in rural multigrade classes?
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E-Journal
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ISSN
2223-7682
Category
ECCE, Foundation
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Publication Year
2014
Publisher
Aosis OpenJournals, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
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[ private ]
Pages
21 p.
Subject
Early childhood education, Primary education, Foundation Phase, Learners, Teachers, Disadvantaged children, Rural areas, Multigrade teaching, Writing, Challenges, Quintile, Pedagogies, South Africa
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Abstract
A one-size-fits-all curriculum cannot address the issues faced by rural multigrade teachers and learners. In South Africa, despite government efforts to relieve adversity, poverty in rural areas is still rife and poor education still fails to lift people out of it (Joubert 2010). Equality is essential in ensuring that all South African children have access to quality education where they can learn in an environment free from bias and discrimination (Asmal 2001). Bronfenbrenner’s social-ecological systems theory underpinned this study. The purpose of this research was to identify the challenges experienced by two foundation phase teachers in teaching writing. This research was a qualitative study embedded within an interpretive case study. The following factors became evident: poor socio-economic backgrounds, transport, parental illiteracy, and teacher challenges that include the following subthemes: reading problems, differentiated teaching, resources, the language of teaching and learning, and writing support from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
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