Working papers 2015 - Research on Socio-Economic Policy (RESEP)

The long walk: Considering the enduring spatial and racial dimensions of deprivation two decades after the fall of apartheid

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP17/2015 Abstract: This study examines the enduring spatial and racial dimensions of poverty and deprivation in South Africa to assess…

July 4, 2018 By: Ronelle Burger, Servaas van der Berg, Sarel van der Walt, Derek Yu PDF

Learn to teach, teach to learn: A within-pupil across-subject approach to estimating the impact of teacher subject knowledge on South African grade 6 performance

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP01.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: This paper assesses the impact of teacher subject knowledge on student performance using a nationally…

October 16, 2017 By: Debra Shepherd PDF

The dynamics of child poverty in South Africa Between 2008 and 2012: An analysis using the National Income Dynamics Study

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP05.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: The aim of this study is to use data from three waves of the National…

October 16, 2017 By: Marisa von Fintel, Asmus Zoch PDF

Teacher Supply in South Africa: A Focus on Initial Teacher Education Graduate Production

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: IIt is commonly recognized that South Africa has a severe shortage of adequately qualified and…

October 16, 2017 By: Hendrik van Broekhuizen PDF

Examining oral reading fluency among grade 5 rural English Second Language (ESL) learners in South Africa: An analysis of NEEDU 2013

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP09.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: The ability to read for meaning and pleasure is arguably the most important skill children…

October 16, 2017 By: Nic Spaull, Kim Draper PDF

A profile of the labour market for school principals in South Africa: Evidence to inform policy

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP12.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: In the past decade there has been a notable shift in South African education policy…

October 16, 2017 By: Gabrielle Wills PDF

The impact of study guides on “matric” performance: Evidence from a randomised experiment

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP13.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: Most international literature on the impact of textbooks on educational achievement suggests that this is…

October 16, 2017 By: Stephen Taylor, Patricia Watson PDF

The readiness of the South African education system for a pre-Grade R year

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP15.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: Investment in early childhood development (ECD) has the prospect of cultivating potential within individuals and…

October 16, 2017 By: Janeli Kotzé PDF

2015

The long walk: Considering the enduring spatial and racial dimensions of deprivation two decades after the fall of apartheid

Learn to teach, teach to learn: A within-pupil across-subject approach to estimating the impact of teacher subject knowledge on South African grade 6 performance

The dynamics of child poverty in South Africa Between 2008 and 2012: An analysis using the National Income Dynamics Study

Teacher Supply in South Africa: A Focus on Initial Teacher Education Graduate Production

Examining oral reading fluency among grade 5 rural English Second Language (ESL) learners in South Africa: An analysis of NEEDU 2013

A profile of the labour market for school principals in South Africa: Evidence to inform policy

The impact of study guides on “matric” performance: Evidence from a randomised experiment

The readiness of the South African education system for a pre-Grade R year

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