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NuusbriefUitgawe 9| Oktober 2011

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OPVOEDINGSWETENSKAPPEOp pad met

Geagte kollegas, teen die einde van September het twee dekane (ek en prof Irma Eloff) as afgevaardigdes van die Opvoedkunde-dekaansforum met die DHOO verga-der om ’n voorlegging oor die befondsing van universiteite in Suid-Afrika, vir oorwe-ging deur die Ministeriële Oorsigkomitee, te bespreek. Die ODF het sedertdien hierdie beoogde voorlegging aanvaar. Dit fokus op drie kernuitdagings wat met onderwys, en die befondsing van onderwysprogramme in Suid-Afrika, verband hou: die identifi-kasie van skaars vakgebiede (tale, wiskunde, wetenskap, kuns en kultuur en rekenaar-wetenskaponderwys) vir spesiale subsidie-erkenning; die gefokusde steun van die pro-fessionele praktikum vir aanvanklike onderwyseropleidingsprogramme; en in die lig van die kritieke behoefte om die gehalte van ons Grondslagfase-programme te verbeter, ’n spesiale fokus op ’n groter subsidietoewysing vir studente in die Grondslagfase. Terwyl ons hoop dat die voorstelle gunstig ontvang sal word, weet ons ook dat die ernstige onderbefondsing van onderwys ’n langertermynuitwerking op die beroep sal hê indien daar nie aandag aan geskenk word nie.

Binne die Fakulteit het die skoolgebaseerde projek, wat prof Spamer saam met ’n span kollegas in die SVO onderneem het, ’n welkome hupstoot ontvang toe die Streeksdirekteur vir die SAB, mnr Koos Taljard, ons besoek het. Hy het ’n tjek vir verdere ondersteuning van hierdie inisiatief aan die Skool oorhandig, en ons hoop dat dit die eer-ste sal wees van talle sulke maniere van erkenning wat kollegas regdeur die Fakulteit onderneem. Laat in September het ons weer samesprekings met die Departement van Onderwys (dr Kenneth Kaunda-distrik) gehad en verdere aspekte van die Partnerships of Hope-inisiatief bespreek. Ons het bevestig dat die Fakulteit die eerste van (hopelik!) ’n reeks werkswinkels sal aanbied. Hierdie werkswinkel sal op geletterdheid- en gesyferd-heidpedagogiek vir Grondslagfase-onderwysers in 2012 fokus. Ons het hierdie maand ook met Rod Waddington van die Vuselela VOO-kollege vergader om die moontlikheid te ondersoek om professionele verrykingsprogramme vir kollegedosente te ontwikkel. So ’n inisiatief sal deel uitmaak van die DHOO se fokus op nouer samewerking tussen die universiteite en VOO-kolleges in die hoëronderwysveld.

Ek is van mening dat die Fakulteit in ’n goeie posisie is om ’n strategiese fokus op kortkursusse en professionele ontwikkelingskursusse, nie net vir onderwysers nie, maar ook vir departementele kollegas en VOO-kolleges, te ontwikkel. Dit moet as ’n stra-tegiese nis vir die Fakulteit ontwikkel, en ek het kollegas uit al ons skole dus gevra om moontlikhede te ondersoek deur ’n opname oor die stand van kortkursusontwikkeling in Opvoedkunde aan ’n aantal universiteite in Suid-Afrika te doen.

Laat in September is ek genooi om ’n referaat oor tweetalige taalontwikkeling te lewer aan UKZN, wat die afgelope jaar begin het om sy beleid van Zulu–Engels-twee-taligheid te implementeer. Dit was veral nuttig om die insigte wat ek tot dusver bekom het in my tyd by die NWU, waar simultane tolkdienste op versoek vir geselekteerde programme en modules beskikbaar is, met kollegas aan UKZN te deel. Hoewel hierdie model vir taalontwikkeling oortuigend ten opsigte van reikwydte en doeltreffendheid is, wanneer dit met parallelmediumonderrig vergelyk word soos dit byvoorbeeld by UV of UJ aangetref word, is daar steeds uitdagings wat verband hou met die mate waartoe studente vryelik tot sulke hulpbronne toegang het, en natuurlik met die kapasiteit van die Universiteit om hierdie modus en tipe steun te genereer en vol te hou.

Ongeag, en beslis bykomend tot, alles wat hierdie maand plaasgevind het, het talle kollegas in Oktober ook die geleentheid benut om Aardklop te beleef. Met ’n huis naby Cachet Park het die klank van die polsende musiek ’n mens snags laat voel asof jy in ’n vibrerende bed slaap, sonder dat jy eers geld in die masjien hoef te gooi! Volop vermaak vir ligte en ernstige persoonlikhede is beslis nie oorskadu deur die Simposium vir Omge-wingsopvoeding en -Bewustheid, van 4 tot 5 Oktober, wat prof Richter en dr Raath baie toepaslik by die pragtige Elgro Wildreservaat net buite Potchefstroom gereël het nie. By hierdie geleentheid het prof Luc Hens van België (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek) die Fakulteit besoek saam met drie ander persone, mnr Wimpie van Rooyen, Departement van Onderwys, Vrystaat, me Sarah Ramosa, Noordwes Departement van Onderwys en mnr Gilbert Moroane, Noordwes Departement van Onderwys.

Persone vanaf regerings- en hoër onderwysinstellings en verskeie toonaangewende kollegas van UNISA, UJ en die Departement van Onderwys van die Vrystaat en van

Noordwes het ook die geleentheid bygewoon. Die simposium het bestaan uit twee dae se besprekings en gesprekke waartydens daar oor verskeie omgewingsopvoedings-projekte in ’n wye verskeidenheid stedelike en landelike skole verslag gedoen is, en wat na Gauteng, die Vrystaat en Noordwes uitgebrei is – ’n wonderlike inisiatief wat hopelik tot verdere werk en ontwikkeling sal lei. Ek is bly ek kon die eerste dag van hierdie ver-rigtinge bywoon.

Vroeg in Oktober het ons ook die nuus ontvang dat die direkteur van ons Navor-singsfokusarea, prof Roux, tot die Wetenskapakademie vir Suid-Afrika (ASSAf) verkies is, ’n buitengewone erkenning, nie net vir baie jare se uitstekende bydrae tot hoër onderwys en onderwys in Suid-Afrika nie, maar ook vir die rol wat prof Roux in ASSAf sal speel. Ons verwelkom verder in Oktober die nuwe voorkoms en gevoel van SA-eDuc onder leiding van proff Wolhuter en Van der Westhuizen, as redakteur en subredak-teur onderskeidelik. Albei het met ons aanmoediging en steun daaraan gewerk om die tydskrif se beleid en bedryfsraamwerke te hersien, sodat dit ’n goeie kans staan om op ’n stadium in die volgende driejaartydperk formele erkenning van ASSAf te ontvang (teen daardie tyd sal SA-eDuc reeds tien jaar lank bestaan).

In die Fakulteit, gaan die akademiese werk wat met ons onderrig en navorsing ver-band hou, die ODL-taakspan, die hersiene Fakulteit-BEd-verslag, en die beplanning wat met ’n aantal hoë profiel besoeke in 2011 geassosieer word bestendig voort, en teen die tyd dat hierdie uitgawe van die nuusbrief vrygestel is, sal studente en kollegas met nuwe ywer terug wees op die kampus – hetsy na ’n tydige wegbreek of na die energieke gewoel van die kloppery! In hierdie gees betree ons die laaste kwartaal van die jaar met my allerbeste wense vir produktiewe en vrugbare werk aan ons kollegas en studente. Ten spyte van die druk van die eksamens en die afhandeling van modules in die vol-gende paar maande, moet ons fokus toegespits bly, en moet ons voortgaan om vir die afsluiting van die akademiese jaar te werk, met die talle prestasies ter bevordering van ons kollektiewe reputasie as fakulteit in gedagte.

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Message from the DeanDear Colleagues, towards the end of September, two deans (Prof Irma Eloff and

myself) delegated from the Education Deans’ Forum, met with the DHET, to discuss a submission for consideration by the Ministerial Review Committee on the funding of universities in South Africa. The EDF has since accepted this proposed submission in which we focused on three core challenges associated with education and the funding of education programmes in South Africa: the first is the identification of scarce sub-ject areas (languages, maths, sciences, arts and culture, and computer science educa-tion) for special subsidy recognition; second is the targeted support of the professional practicum for initial teacher education programmes; and third, given the critical need for the improvement of the quality of our Foundation Phase programmes, a special focus on an increased subsidy allocation for students in the Foundation Phase. While we are hopeful that the proposals will be met favourably, we also know that the serious underfunding of education has longer-term effects on the profession if left unattended.

Within the Faculty, the schools-based project undertaken by Prof Spamer together with a team of colleagues within the SCTE received a much welcomed boost when we were visited by the Regional Director for the SAB, Mr Koos Taljaard who handed the School a cheque to further support this initiative, and we are hopeful that this will the first of many such forms of recognition for work undertaken by colleagues throughout the Faculty. In late September, we renewed our contact with the Department of Educa-tion (Dr Kenneth Kaunda District) and we discussed further aspects of the Partnerships for Hope initiative, confirming that the Faculty would offer the first of (hopefully!) a series of workshops, which will focus on literacy and numeracy pedagogy for Founda-tion Phase educators in 2012.

Also this month, we met with Rod Waddington from Vuselela FET College to ex-plore the possibility for the development of professional enrichment programmes for college lecturers; such an initiative would form part of the DHET focus on the closer partnership between universities and FET colleges in higher education.

My sense is that the Faculty is well placed to develop a strategic focus on short courses and professional development courses not only for educators, but also for de-partmental colleagues and FET colleges. This needs to develop as a strategic niche for the Faculty and I have thus asked colleagues from across our schools to explore possi-bilities by surveying the state of short course development in Education at a number of universities in South Africa.

In late September, I was invited to present a paper on bilingual language develop-ment at UKZN, which in the last year has begun to implement its policy of isiZulu-English bilingualism. It was particularly useful to share the insights with colleagues at UKZN that I have gained thus far in my time at the NWU, where simultaneous interpreting services are available on request for selected programmes and modules. Although this model for language development is compelling in its reach and efficiency, when compared to parallel medium education as found for example at UFS or UJ, there remain challenges associated with the extent to which students can access such resources freely, and of course, the capacity of the University to generate and sustain this mode and type of support.

In October, despite, and very much in addition to anything that happened in this same month, many colleagues took advantage of the opportunity to participate in Aard-klop. At night, and living close to Cachet Park, the sound of pumped up music felt like sleeping in a vibrating bed without even having to put a coin in the slot machine! An abundance of entertainment for light and serious sensibilities did not overshadow the Environmental Education and Awareness Symposium organised by Prof Richter and Dr Raath, convened suitably at the very beautiful Elgro Wildlife Resort just outside Potchef-stroom from 4 to 5 October.

The event saw the return of Prof Luc Hens from Belgium (Vlaamse In-stelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek) to the Faculty, together with four other visitors, Mr Wimpie van Rooyen, Department of Education: Free State, Ms Sarah Ramosa, North West Department of Education and Mr Gilbert Moroane, North West Department of Education, to the Faculty from government and higher education institutions, and the visits of several prominent colleagues from UNISA, UJ and the Departments of Education in the Free State and North West Provinces.

The symposium consisted of two days of discussion and talks in which several envi-ronmental education projects, undertaken in a wide range of urban and rural schools, were reported upon and which extended to Gauteng, Free State and the North West – a

wonderful initiative that I hope will lead to further work and development. I was happy to be able to join these proceedings on the first day.

In early October, we also received news that our Research Focus Area director, Prof Roux, had been elected to the Academy of Science for South Africa (ASSAf), a singular recognition of not only many years of sterling contribution to higher education and education in South Africa, but also an acknowledgement of the role Prof Roux will play in ASSAf. We welcome in October the new edition of SA-eDuc under the guidance of Profs Wolhuter and Van der Westhuizen as editor and sub-editor, respectively. Both have worked, with our encouragement and support, to revise the journal’s policy and operational frameworks so that the journal stands a good chance of achieving formal recognition from ASSAf at some point within the next three-year period (by which time SA-eDuc will have been in existence for a decade).

In the Faculty, the academic work associated with our teaching and research, the ODL task team, the revised Faculty BEd report, and the planning associated with a number of high profile visits scheduled for 2011, continues apace, and by the time this issue of the newsletter has been released, students and colleagues will have re-turned, refreshed, to campus from either a timely break away, or from the energised buzz associated with “klopping”! In this spirit, we usher in the final term for the year with my very best wishes for productive and generative work for our colleagues and students. Despite the pressures of examinations and finalisation of modules in the next few months, let’s keep our focus cheerful, and continue to work together towards the closure of the academic year, mindful of the many achievements worthy of our collective reputation as a Faculty.

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Dr Betty Breed het op 2 September na Engeland vertrek waar sy tydens die BERA-konferensie in Londen 'n referaat gelewer het. Vandaar is sy na Nederland om personeel by die universiteite van Leiden en Utrecht te besoek. In November woon sy die ITLC-konferensie in Penang, Maleisië by.

Dr Neal Petersen was vanaf 27 Augustus tot 9 September by die Universiteit van Oos-Finland in Joensuu as deel van die uitruilooreenkoms wat die Fakulteit met dié Universiteit het. Vanaf 10 September tot 7 Oktober was hy by die King's College in London, waar hy saam met kollegas aan leerstrategieë in Biologie, as deel van sy post-doc, gewerk het.

Dr Pieter Warnich het 'n kongres in Switserland by die Universiteit van Basel vanaf 12 tot 14 September bygewoon. Die kongres is deur die International Society for History

Bywoning van Konferensies, lewering van referate en internasionalisering

Dr Marthie van der Walt attended the ICMI 21 Conference from 16-20 Sep-tember in Agua de Lindoia in Brazil. In her presentation, she reported data and inter-pretations as a part of the SANPAD-Mathematics project: Using adapted lesson study to facilitate mathematics teachers' mathematics language and metacognitive skills.

didactics, wat die grootste in sy soort is, aangebied. Sy onderwerp van aanbieding was: From concentration camp to a modern day school: How studying a school's historical site represents a movement towards a free society in post-apartheid South Africa. Vanaf 22 tot 23 September het hy ook 'n aanbieding by die jaarlikse kongres van die South African Society for History Teaching, wat deur die Departement van Geskiedenis by Uni-sa aangebied is, gelewer.

Hy is genooi om vanaf 31 Oktober tot 1 November die Teaching Practice / Didactics Symposium by die Vaaldriehoekkampus by te woon waar hy 'n referaat met die titel, Do teachers practice what lecturers preach? gaan lewer.

Die Fakulteit Regte het dr Christo van der Westhuizen uitgenooi om 'n lesing vir dosente aan te bied oor die integrering van eFundi in Onderrig.

Nuus oor kollegas se konferensie-referate

ICMI 21 Study Conference, Agaus de Lindoia, Sao Paulo, Brazil

ICMI Study 21 CONFERENCE - MathEMatICS EduCatION aNd LaNguagE dIvERSIty

Prof Willie van Vollenhoven het die 16th South African Education Law and Associa-tion (SAELA) 2011 konferensie, wat vanaf 19 tot 21 September in Durban plaasgevind het, bygewoon.

Hy het ’n referaat met die titel Are the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) learners respected in South African Schools? gelewer. Die outeurs van die referaat was prof WJ van Vollenhoven en mnr CJ Els.

Prof Van Vollenhoven beskryf dit as 'n goeie konferensie met hoë akademiese insette wat deur regspraktisyns, akademici, departementele amptenare en skoolhoofde bygewoon is, en die interaksie prak-ties en sinvol gemaak het.

Prof Seugnet Blignaut, Dr Janette Kruger, Dr Illasha Kok, Dr Molly van Niekerk and Ms Hermien Dreyer attended the 3rd eLearn Update conference and Workshop held in Cape Town, from 20-22 September 2011.

The aim of the conference was:

• eLearning? Mobile Learning? Blended Learning? – Perfecting the Blend.

• What is the current thinking in eLearning, Mobile learning and Blended learning?

• How do we decide what to blend together for optimal blended learning?

• Who is doing what and why?

Two staff members from the School of Continuing Teacher Education (SCTE) made successful presentations:

• Prof Seugnet Blignaut: Interactivity Revisited: IWBs not a panacea, but does ODL gain?

• Dr Janette Kruger: Screen casts: Part of a palette of learning tools

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Naam van kongres: 1st International congress on Curriculum and Instruction (INCCUI 2011)

Titel van referaat: Curriculum Studies for the professional development of student-teachers: Pragmatic and poststructuralist perspectives.

Aanbieder: Prof P du Preez

Plek: Anadolu University Eskisehir, Turkey, International

Wanneer: 5-8 Oktober

REFERaat wat IN SEptEMbER gELEwER IS:Naam van kongres: Australia and New Zealand Education Law Association 20th Annual Conference (ANZELA)

Titel van referaat: Supervision and coaching in school sport: Weighing the rights of students and teachers.

Aanbieder: Prof JP Rossouw

Plek: Darwin, Australia, International

Wanneer: 21 September 2011

REFERaat wat IN OKtObER gELEwER wORd:

4 tot 7 September 2011 – ‘n Groot geleentheid het Susan Greyling van die SVO te beurt geval. Sy is genooi om as een van die simposiumsprekers tydens seminaarsessie een vir skoolhoofde op te tree. Haar tema het oor Graad R as deel van voorskoolse onderwys in die laerskool gehandel. DVD-opnames is van al die aanbiedings gemaak, wat te koop deur die SAOU aangebied word. Terugvoering was puik en skoolhoofde het ag geslaan daarop dat Graad R sy identiteit in laerskole moet behou.

Me Greyling is na aanleiding van haar optrede by die Hoofde-simposium, reeds versoek om skole te besoek waar aanpassings gemaak moet word. Die waarde wat skoolleiers uit die bywoon van die simposium put, kan en mag nie onderskat word nie. Dit was vir me Greyling ‘n groot voorreg om deel te kon wees van so ‘n verrykende gebeurtenis.

Me Susan Greyling.

SpeSiale leSiNgS Of SemiNareKwaliteit onderwysleiers: ‘n voorvereiste vir kwaliteit onderwys

Geluk aan dr Susan Meyer. Haar eerste artikel vir vanjaar is in 'n internasionaal-geakkrediteerde tydskrif vir publikasie aanvaar. Sy het ook tydens haar navorsings-verlof 'n tweede artikel én 'n hoofstuk vir 'n boek met

'n internasionale uitgewer voltooi. Haar referaatvoorstel is ook aanvaar om as 'n voordrag by die internasionale Reading Nature-kongres in Spanje gelewer te word. Die kongres vind vanaf 14 tot 16 Desember plaas.

KOLLEgaS Op aKadEMIESE vERLOF: dr aubrey golightly vertrek op 15 Okto-ber na amerika waar hy by die texas State university, San Marcos, sal wees. daarna vertrek hy na Santiago, Chili, waar hy ‘n referaat gaan lewer. hy keer weer aan die einde van November terug.

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- baie geluk met die publikasie en resensie

IJ Oosthuizen, JP Rossouw, A de Wet uitgegee deur Van Schaik Uitgewers

Introduction to Education Law is a comprehensive dis-cussion of the law of South Africa as reflected in the South African Constitution, legislative statutes, government poli-cies, and court decisions. The setting for this book is en-riched by a religious perspective, something that is not likely to appear in education law texts in the United States. While one must recognize the necessity of protection afforded by governmental and societal restraints, little is accomplished in schools if we do not take seriously the admonition at the beginning of the Introduction that man’s need for security “is fulfilled in the security that he finds in God, the eternal strength.” When paired with the admonition near the end of the Introduction that “teachers should understand them-selves to be enactors of Jesus’ way with students in Christian school or state settings,” we have represented the true hope for improvement in schools.

The spiritual side notwithstanding, personnel involved with schools must be familiar with the requirements of the law. The authors of this book, Drs IJ Oosthuizen (ed), JP Rossouw and A De Wet, have masterfully constructed a thorough compilation of requirements for the operation of schools. In fact, it would be difficult to find any educational system in the world that is provided with as complete a discussion of the law as is the educational system in South Africa with this Second Edition of the Introduction to Edu-cation Law. To furnish readers with a comprehensive state-ment of the law that is also clearly explained is a challenge for any education law text. The authors of this book have

succeeded admirably in translating the provisions of the law into language that parents, teachers, administrators, and governing bodies in South Africa’s schools will find use-ful and helpful. The various chapters are punctuated with definitions, descriptions, forms and hypothetical problems designed to inform parents, teachers, administrators, and governing bodies about the law and its application to them. The dedication of two chapters (chapters 4 and 5) to the law and educators underscores the importance of teachers in South Africa’s schools.

The key to any book, especially one dealing with a com-plex subject such as education and the law, is the Contents section which must not only be comprehensive, but must be well organized. The authors are to be commended for the thoroughness of the topics identified and the careful at-tention to placement of topics in the appropriate chapters. The insight demonstrated by the authors into organizing the Contents section assures that the entire book will be readily accessible to any reader.

The Second Edition of Introduction to Education Law belongs in every school in South Africa. The best way to as-sure that schools function appropriately is to have a source, such as Introduction to Education Law, that not only ex-plains what the law is, but how school personnel should interact with that law. Fortunately, South Africa now has an education law text that provides both comprehensiveness and clarity for the important task of operating its schools.

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Artikels aanvaar 7 2 1 1

Artikels ingedien 13 16 4 2

Artikels in proses 33 2 0 2

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die Fakulteit is trots op twee SvO-dosente wie hul doktorsgrade in Oktober ontvang.

Richard Letsholo ontvang sy phd op 13 Oktober by die NWU-Mafikengkampus en

Mark bosch sy phd op 6 Oktober by die universiteit van Johannesburg.

baie geluk aan ons “nuwe doktore”. die harde werk is uiteindelik beloon.

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Review of Introduction to Education Law (2nd ed.) 2011 by Ralph, D. Mawdsley, JD, PhD, Professor and the Roslyn Z Endowed Chari, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio


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PERSONALIA

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Baie geluk aan die volgende kollegas:

• Benita Roos-Tyler wat op 24 September met Terrence in die huwelik bevestig is. Ons beste wense aan Terrence en Benita vir ‘n baie geseënde huwelik.

• Me Dedre Victor wie se dogter, Hestia, tot onderhoofmeisie van Gimmies verkies is.

• Dr Susan Meyer wie se tweelingdogters op die leerlingraad van Gimmies verkies is.

• Dr Christo van der Westhuizen wie se dogter op die HK van die koshuis, Roosmaryn te KOVSIES, verkies is.

• Mnr Arno Combrinck wie se dogter die Voortrekker Presidentsverkenners-toekenning ontvang het. Dis die hoogste toekenning wat ‘n skolier in die Voortrekkerbeweging kan verwerf.

Die Fakulteit dink aan die volgende kollegas in hul tyd van beproewing:

• Mnr Pieter Warnich wie se vrou tans tuis aansterk, nadat sy uit die hoë sorg-eenheid van Medi-Clinic ontslaan is

• Me Dolly Dlavane wie se moeder ernstig siek is.

• Me Laurie-May Henrico wie se pa ‘n hartomlyning gehad het en tans tuis aansterk.

Ons innige simpatie aan die volgende personeel:

• Me Meisie du Plessis wie se seun, Adriaan, in ‘n motorongeluk oorlede is.

• Me Stienie Prinsloo met die afsterwe van haar moeder.

Twee nuwe dosente sluit met ingang 1 Oktober by die SVO aan:

• DrMarkBoschaslektorvirEkonomieseenBestuurswetenskappe

• MeOlgaJamain‘ntydelikeaanstellingindieGrondslagfase(Afrika-tale)

Skool vir Opvoedkunde:

Dr Petro du Preez is as medeprofessor in die vakature by Kurrikulumstudies aange-stel is. Baie geluk en sterkte in hierdie nuwe pos! Dr Dirk van den Berg, verbonde aan die Skool vir Voortgesette Onderwys, is met ingang van 1 November as Senior Lektor in Kurrikulumstudies by die Skool vir Opvoedkunde aangestel.

Welstand

Charles Holtzhausen: Voorsitter

Marzaan de Villiers: Ondervoorsitter

Andri Lubbe: Kultuur

George Lebati: Kultuur

Cecile Lombard: SJGD

Ulrich Bester: Sport

Carmen Hendriksz: Akademie

Voor vlnr: Andri Lubbe (Kultuur: Intern), Carmen Hendriksz (Akademie), Marzaan de Villiers (Ondervoorsitter) Cecile Lombard (SJGD). Agter: Ulrich Bester (Sport), Charles Holtzhausen (Voorsitter) George Lebatie (Kultuur: Ekstern)

StUDeNteNUUSBaie geluk aan die studente wie op die Studente-onderwysraad vir 2011/2012 aangewys is:

Dr Petro du Preez

Dr Dirk van den Berg

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Op Woensdag, 21 September, het mnr Marius Meyer, Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte van die SABPP (South African Board of People Practices) die kampus besoek. Tydens die geleentheid het hy die BTD-program se sertifikaat van akkreditasie aan die Dekaan, prof Robert Balfour, prof Barry Richter (Direkteur vir die Skool vir Kurrikulumgebaseerde Stu-dies), me Helen Meyer en dr John van der Merwe oorhandig.

Die geleentheid het saam met die BTD-kontaksessie geval en die oorhandiging is deur al die BTD-studente bygewoon.

Dr Van der Merwe het ook sy "Master Practitioner" akkreditasie-sertifikaat ontvang en me Meyer haar akkreditasie as "Chartered Practitioner". Beide in die Leer en Ontwik-keling- (Learning and Development) kategorie.

Die volgende artikel het in die SABPP-nuusbrief verskyn rakende die ak-kreditasie: Accreditation of Training degree at North-West University

Last month the SABPP Higher Education Committee accredited the Training and De-velopment degree offered by North-West University. Congratulations to the programme leader, Dr John van der Merwe for this major achievement.

For years, the previous CEO of SABPP, Huma van Rensburg expressed her concern about the lack of HRD formal qualifications offered by South African universities, given the fact that the skills crisis is the major obstacle to economic growth, coupled with the fact that HRD is the strongest area of HR specialisation in South Africa with so many employment, consulting, and learning provision opportunities in the country.

On the photo you can see the SABPP Accreditation Certificate being handed over to the NWU academic team.”

BeSondere preStaSieS van perSoneel

Baie geluk en sterkte aan ons kollegas met die volgende prestasies en benoemings. Die Fakulteit is baie trots op hierdie erkenning wat u as akademici te beurt geval het.

Vlnr: Dr J van der Merwe, prof B Richter, mnr Marius Meyer, prof R Balfour en me H Meyer.

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Prof Charl Wolhuter is tydens die afgelope kongres van die Southern African Compara-tive and History of Education Society (SACH-ES), wat in Uganda gehou is, tot president verkies. SACHES is 'n lidvereniging van die Wêreldraad van Vergelykende Opvoed-kunde Verenigings. Ons wens hom geluk en baie sterkte toe met hierdie groot taak.

Dr Ona Janse van Rensburg is tot voorsitter van die South African Re-search Association for Early Childhood Education verkies.

Prof Elsa Mentz is gevra om op die Edi-torial Board of African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (AJRMSTE) te dien. Die Hoof-redakteur is professor Fred Lubben van die University of York.

Prof Cornelia Roux has been ap-pointed as a new member of ACAD-EMY OF SCIENCE OF SOUTH AFRICA (ASSAf) and the inaugural ceremony will be on the Annual Awards Ceremo-ny on Thursday, 13 October 2011 at the Innovation Hub, Pretoria.

Me Janet Liebenberg is uit die Fakulteit as beste Magisterstudent genomineer en is 'n kandidaat vir die ABSA Bronsmedalje, wat jaarliks aan 'n NWU-student uit die Geestes- en Sosiale Wetenskappe toegeken word.

Die wenner word op 28 Oktober tydens die Institusionele Dinee aangewys. Ons hou duim vas, Janet!


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Die Fakulteit Opvoedingswetenskappe van die Noordwes-Universiteit se Potchef-stroomkampus het pas ‘n gesogte erepenning van die Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysunie (SAOU) ontvang vir die waardevolle bydrae wat die Universiteit tot die uitbou van Afri-kaans in die Onderwys lewer.

Die voorsitter van die SAOU, dr Jopie Breedt, het die erepenning aan die Rektor van die Potchefstroomkampus, prof Herman van Schalkwyk, die dekaan van die fakulteit opvoedingswetenskappe, prof Robert Balfour en die fakulteit se skooldirekteur vir kurrikulumgebaseerde studies, prof Barry Richter, oorhandig.

NwU ONtvaNg geSOgte erepeNNiNg vaN SaOU

Die NWU-Potchefstroomkampus se skooldirekteur vir kurrikulum-gebaseerde studies, prof Barry Richter ontvang hier saam met die dekaan van die fakulteit opvoedingsweten-skappe, prof Robert Balfour die erepenning van die president van die SAOU, dr Jopie Breedt. Saam met hulle is die rektor van die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Univer-siteit, prof Herman van Schalkwyk.

Volgens Breedt is dit die eerste toekenning van sy soort en was dit volgens hom noodsaaklik om erkenning aan akademiese inrigtings wat die ekstra myl loop, te gee. “Die NWU se skakeling met onderwysowerhede en georganiseerde onderwysvak-bondwese, asook die aanbieding van praktiese, beroepsgerigte kursusse, getuig van ‘n onwrikbare verbintenis tot uitnemendheid.”

Prof Van Schalkwyk het die ontvangs van die erepenning as ‘n reuse eer beskou en genoem dat dit weereens bewys dat NWU ‘n bakermat van kwaliteit onderwys is wat relevant is vir sy studente, sowel as die onderwysberoep.

Geen Maandag kan blou wees as jy melkskommels by die werk kan drink nie!

Die administratiewe personeel van die Skool vir Kurrikulumstudies het op 26 Sep-tember ‘n spanbou-aksie gehad en die beste van die warmer weer gemaak deur roomys, melkskommels en selfs ‘n inkleurkompetisie deel te maak van hul kreatiewe sessie. Die ondersteuningsafdeling het dit so geniet dat hulle geïnspireer is om maandeliks ‘n aksie te beplan om meer “uit die boks uit” te dink.

admin-spanbou by SKS

SKS-personeel tydens hulle “roomysdag”.

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ALGEMEENChristien Vorster (LSFP-dosent)

Ter herdenking van die Maand van die Dowe, is ‘n dosent in die vak Gebaretaal, mnr Dawie Melamu, genooi om die Leeronder-steuning Grondslagfase-klas toe te spreek. Dr Ananda van der Walt, ook ‘n dosent by die Skool vir Tale, het vir hom getolk.

Hy het gesê dat Gebaretaal 'n volwaardige taal is en dat elke land sy eie weergawe daarvan het. Hy het die geskiedenis van Ge-baretaal vertel, asook 'n paar ander interessante feite. Hy kan self niks hoor nie, maar hy hou van musiek met 'n ritme, wat hy kan voel.

Die studente het die baie geniet en terugvoer was dat dit 'n baie sinvolle bekendstelling aan die vak Gebaretaal is. Heelwat studente het belangstelling getoon om die vak in 2013 te neem.

Enige belangstellendes kan die Skool vir Tale kontak.

Mnr Dawie Melamu vertel in gebaretaal die geskiedenis van dié taal.

Studente “luister” aandagtig na die aanbieding oor gebaretaal.

Maand van die dowe

“Moenie dat jou grafsteen sê: Dood teen 20, begrawe op 70 nie”, was die woorde van TV- en radiopersoonlikheid, skrywer en skoonheidskundige ds Liesel Krause-Widd tydens haar praatjie “Stof jou drome af” tydens die jaarlikse NG Welsyn Sekretaressedag op 7 September.

Die fakulteit se sekretaresses was deel van sowat 150 sekretaresses van Potchef-stroom wat dié bederf-dag bygewoon het, sodat hulle saam met verskeie borge brood-nodige fondse vir minderbevoorregtes kon insamel.

Dames is by Christa Galli se vrolik versierde onthaalsaal met ’n smaaklike ete, geskenke, sangvertonings en ’n motiveringspraatjie getrakteer.

Verder het die borge gesorg dat ’n gelukkige wenner aan elke tafel met begeerlike pryse wegstap soos spa-behandelings, Argilla-potte, handsakke en vele meer.

Tafels was eg vroulik gedek.

Liesel Krause-Wiid wat as gasspreker opgetree het.

SekretaressedagStof jou drome af!

Me Jana Jacobs van die Dekaanskantoor het onlangs die voorreg gehad om 'n Projekbestuurskursus, wat deur die Potchefstroom Besigheidskool aangebied is, by te woon.

Die driedag-kursus is vanaf 17 tot 19 Augustus 2011 deur proff Ronnie Lotriet en Stephan van der Merwe aangebied. Die modules wat aangebied is, behels alle aspekte van Projekbestuur en was baie insiggewend. Die inligting wat hier verwerf is, stel kur-susgangers in staat om 'n projek volledig te kan beplan.

Studente moes in groepsverband tydens die laaste dag 'n voorlegging maak oor die bestuur van 'n spesifieke "projek", wat gewis-sel het van die bou van 'n Koi-dam tot die aanbied van die jaarlikse krieket-toekennings en kursusgangers kon behoorlik spog met hulle nuutgevonde kennis.

Om te kwalifiseer vir die Projekbestuursertifikaat word daar van studente verwag om binne ses maande 'n projek se beplanning omvattend te voltooi en in te handig.

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Training to office based education staff

Die derdejaar grondslagfase studente het besluit om hul jaar op ‘n hoë noot af te sluit deur kuns-kalenders vir 2012 te maak wat vir die hele Opvoedkunde-kampus beskikbaar sal wees.

Gedurende die semester het die studente gou agtergekom dat hulle verborge ta-lente het en het hulle aan tekenklasse deelgeneem waarin hulle veral met droë mediums geëksperimenteer het. “Alhoewel die teddie-potloodsketse aanvanklik daarop gemik was om tekstuur en toonwaardes te beklemtoon, is dit veral die persoonlike dia-loog tussen die studente en hul eie cute speelgoed wat sorg vir taamlike emosionele teke-ninge”, meen hul kunsdosent, Merna Meyer. Met die kleurvolle pastelle het die studente in hul geliefkoosde genres gewerk: stillewes, landskappe en portrette. ‘n Ander interessante aspek wat na vore gekom het, is dat meer studente eerder hul selfone as bron van inspi-rasie gebruik, as prentjies uit tydskrifte of boeke. “Ons is inderdaad in ‘n m-leer- (mobiele/selfoon) omgewing met nuwe uitdagings – hoe om klein prentjies groter te teken is nogal

Mr M Laubscher during an enthusiastic presentation at Vryburg

Although the SCTE and the Northwest Education Department (DoE) have been partners for many years regarding teacher development through formal qualifications, the DoE indicated that the need for short courses and workshops on specific skills de-velopment on all levels in education will increase in future. This became a reality when the SCTE was contracted by the DoE to offer training to 300 office based staff with the focus on Values in Education.

Although time to prepare was extremely limited, academics of the SCTE managed to compile the content, based on relevant, recent and practical issues focusing in values, especially in education. Six workshops of three days each are presented in September and October in Vryburg, Mahikeng, Swartruggens, Brits, Rustenburg and Klerksdorp.

The academics presenting the workshops are Prof Van Vollenhoven, Dr H Van Vuuren, Dr C Van dr Vyver, Dr D van den Berg, Mr M Laubscher and Mr J Khumalo.

Issues addressed during the workshop are inter alia:

• TheessenceandsourcesofEducationLaw

• Conceptualframeworkonvalues,humanrightsanddemocracy

• ApplicationandinterpretationoftheBillofRights

• Humanrightsineducation

• Democracy,moralityandethicstheoriesandmodels,and

• Promotinghumanrightsandissuesofdiversity

The high standard of the material content, excellent presentations and relevance of issues addressed have been commended by the attendees thus far. Remarks such as “exceptional and educative”, “Very profound”, “Thought provoking”, “Informative and Interesting”, “presenters are on top of the issues”, “presenters have insight of the job at hand”, and “workshop can promote the values in education”, given by attendees as feedback, once again emphasise the role we play, contribution we can make and obliga-tion we have as a tertiary intuition with regard in sharing our knowledge and expertise with role players in practice.

Een van die deelnemers, derdejaarstudent Sonia Meyer, kyk na die pastelsketse by die Opvoedkunde-gebou

grONDSlagfaSe kUNS-StUDeNte wOeker met hUl taleNte

‘n kuns – die studente het die uitdaging aangegryp en goeie resultate gelewer. Vir die meeste was dit hul heel eerste pogings in dié medium en in dié grootte!”

‘n Kompetisie word tans geloods waarin daar gestem kan word vir die beste werke wat in die kalender gebruik kan word. Personeel en studente kan vir hul twee gunste-ling teddies en twee kleursketse stem. Die werke kan op die aansteekborde in C6, langs kamers 239 en 240, besigtig word. Stembriefies is beskikbaar by kamer 239.

Met die oefening wil die Kreatiewe Kunste Departement graag studente se talente identifiseer en aan hulle erkenning gee sodat hulle kan voortbou en op dit wat hulle by die NWU-Pukke geleer het. Maak jou merk en wen ‘n almanak! Sluitingdatum: 18 Oktober.

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Often Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are blamed for losing track with what is happening at grass roots level. The School of Continuing Teacher Education (SCTE), started their community school project in conjunction with the North-West Department of Education (NWDoE) at four local schools on 17 March 2011. When NWDoE approached the SCTE requesting to apply the expertise of the higher institu-tion in the areas of teaching, learning and management in the schools, SCTE did not hesitate. This direct collaboration between schools and lecturers ensures that aca-demics remain in contact with the real issues at grass roots level in school practices, and especially the challenges experienced in the classroom which provide excellent research opportunities for the university. While the collaboration seeks to provide educators with enhanced teaching, learning and management skills and strategies as well as improved access to information and training in order to ensure a better quality of life for the teachers and learners of the respective schools, research find-ings will in turn be applied to enrich and contextualize the curriculum of the SCTE which will benefit the students.

The project is subjected to the following aims:

• To reach out to the school community;

• To implement expertise by extending the production, dissemination, integration and application of knowledge and technology;

• To build teaching, learning and leadership capacity within the four identified schools;

• To have an impact on whole school development;

• To create good relationships between the NWU as higher education institution and basic education providers;

• To conduct action research and embark on other research possibilities and pub-lications thereof;

• To put structures in place for the sustainability of effective processes.

Methodology We are maintaining a mentoring system where teacher and academic work to-gether and both are enhanced through this collaborative effort in order to make a difference to, and a sustainable impact on the standards of teaching, management and especially the Senior Certificate Examination results. Needs analysis was done prior to engagement whereby the various educational needs of the schools were identified. Accordingly academic staff members were allocated to a specific school.

The aim of the engagement was communicated during preliminary meetings together with the staff of the various schools. Regular consultation between lec-turers, teachers and principals of the schools ensured a participative approach. In this approach the NWU does not only address its obligation towards community involvement and service, but also ensures benefits and advantages to all participat-ing schools.

Nature of partnerships involved The biggest partner in this project is the North West Department of Education. South African Breweries (SAB) became a partner by sponsoring the financial needs of the project. Kekkel en Kraai Pre-primary School is also on board, assisting in providing physical resources.

On Monday, 12 September, Mr Koos Taljaard from SAB presented the sponsor-ship to the Dean of Faculty and the Director of the School. Prof Manie Spamer, Director SCTE, Prof Robert Balfour, Dean: Faculty of Education Sciences and Mr Koos Taljaard from SAB.

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Die volgende persone het 'n artikelskryfskool vir beginners op 7 tot 9 September in die NFA Seminaarlokaal met prof Hannes van der Walt as fasiliteerder bygewoon:

Roxanne Bailey, Charlene du Toit, Cecile Eloff, Elmari Fouché, Joany Frans-man, Susan Greyling, Merna Meyer, Marinda Neethling, Julialet Rens, Helen Meyer, John van der Merwe, Marissa Griesel (Skool vir Tale) en Santa van der Merwe (Skool vir Tale).

Vanaf 11 tot 15 September is ‘n Artikelskryfskool te Makojalo-op-Stal met groot sukses aangebied.

Nfa bieD SkrYfSkOle aaN

Prof Manie Spamer, Direc-tor SCTE, Prof Robert Balfour, Dean: Faculty of Education Scien-ces and Mr Koos Taljaard from SAB.

Vanaf 11 tot 15 September is ‘n Artikelskryfskool te Makojalo-op-Stal met groot sukses aangebied.

Vlnr: Prof Joseph Mosoge, dr Johan Botha, dr Karien Hat-tingh (Skool vir Tale), dr Glynis Parker, me Annemarie Loubser, prof Hannes van der Walt (Fasi-liteerder), prof JP Rossouw, dr Alex Kanyimba en me Carina Grobler (Skool vir Tale).


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The Early Childhood Education (ECE) field is currently disempowered by its fragmentation into smaller interest groups without a unified voice or vision. An inclusive association with a strong research base and focus was identified as a need to represent the field in a purposeful manner.

The first international Early Childhood Development conference took place from 1-3 February 2011, and was hosted by the subject group Foundation Phase, Faculty Education Sciences, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus. The intention of the conference was to bring people in the field of ECE together and to establish an association for research training and development.

A session was attended by Dr Green and Dr Parker of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). There was a general support for the establishment of such an association, and it was proposed that DHET call a workshop meeting to which a representative from each of the universities involved in teacher training would be invited.

A meeting was called by the DHET for 20 universities and 16 representatives from Education Faculties in South Africa attended the meeting on 11 May 2011 in Johannesburg. The idea to establish a research association for the ECE sector was again unanimously and strongly supported.

A proposal by a task team recommended the establishment of the South African Research Association for Early Childhood Education (SARAECE) for young children (0-9) in South Africa, of which our own Dr Ona Janse van Rensburg was appointed president. The association seeks to be a leading voice for ECE invested in improving the well-being, early education and developmental potential for all children birth through grade three.

The association would serve as a catalyst for research, programme and materials development. The association intends to provide a platform that supports knowledge creation in ECE and is committed to becoming an inclusive, collective and critical voice for the ECE field.

The key activities of the Association will include the following:

1. Research in the ECE field.

2. Collaboration between members and with both local and international bodies and individuals involved in SARAECE.

3. Advocacy of the specific intent and projects of the Association.

4. Informing practice through support and involvement of both pre- and in-service educators as well as staff of colleges and universities involved in the training and education of ECE practitioners and teachers.

5. Being responsible for implementing directives from its constituency such as the hosting of conferences and/ or initiating projects to advance its causes.

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South african research association for early Childhood education (SaraeCe)

6. Supporting the SA Journal of Childhood Education with the specific intent of promoting research in both the Academic and Professional fields of SARAECE.

7. Encourage and ini-tiate the design and distribution of publications with parent information pieces.

8. Encourage cascading of the association to provinces.

Membership of the association will be opened to any institution and/or person who has an interest and agency to promote ECE through research and subscribing to the aims of the association as described above.

The members of the steering committee are:

• Dr Ona Janse van Rensburg (President, NWU)

• Prof Hasina Ebrahim (Vice President, UFS)

• Dr Ursula Hoadley (CPUT)

• Prof Jean Baxen (Rhodes)

• Ms Lorayne Excell (Wits)

• Ms Nici Rousseau (CPUT)

• Ms Robin Notshulwana (Secretary, NMMU)

• Dr Mamosebatho Ramabenyane (UFS)

• Dr Mamsi Khuzwayo (UZ)

• Dr Seenie Naidu (UNISA)

• Dr T Mbatha (KZN)

• Prof Elizabeth Henning (UJ: Editor SA Journal of Childhood Education)

Contact details – Email: [email protected]

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