Resource inadequacy as a barrier to effective curriculum implementation by life sciences teachers in South Africa
Dayce Makakole Chuene,
Florah Moleko Teane
Abstract:South African teachers experience challenges with the implementation of the national school curriculum – the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS). In this regard, teachers may not feel empowered to effectively deal with the demands of the current educational policy. Concerns have been expressed about learners’ poor performance in schools and the school infrastructure coupled with educational capacity emerged to be a possible contributing factor. In the study reported on here we focused on the chal… Show more
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