Disability Support & Accessibility in Mainstream Schools in South Africa
This report explores the state of inclusive education in South Africa using data from the School Monitoring Survey in 2017…
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Resilience key to improving your circumstances
When meeting Dumisani Hompashe and listening to his story, the word “resilience" automatically comes to mind. Because resilience is the silver thread running through his…
May 20, 2021 PDF
Grit matters when a child is learning to read, even in poor South African schools
School quality is important in determining children’s success at school. But individual characteristics of the child also play a role. In particular, researchers and teachers…
May 10, 2021 PDF
About RESEP
Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP) is a group of scholars and students interested in issues of poverty, income distribution, social mobility, economic development and social policy. Based at the Department of Economics at the University of Stellenbosch. The team is lead by Servaas van der Berg, whose position as the Chair in the Economics of Social Policy since 2008, has lead to the further consolidation of research within these areas.
Recent Papers
The latest working papers, publications, reports and policy briefs by RESEP researchers.
2020 Authors Carol Nuga Deliwe Education - Working Papers Education 2020 Martin Gustafsson Working Papers
December 17, 2020
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting educational quality in South Africa? Evidence to date and future risks
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP23/2020 Publication date: December 2020
Schools in the time of COVID-19: impacts of the pandemic on curriculum
This working paper presents the findings of research into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the curriculum in South Africa. Four research questions frame…
November 3, 2020 PDF
Ongoing Projects
Ongoing Projects
October 22, 2020
Reading and socio-emotional skills in challenging school contexts: Evidence from South African primary schools
This project is linked to the Early Learning Programme (ELP) and uses data from the Readership and Literacy project but is also supplemented by others…
A portion of this project includes reanalysing WCED CEMIS and Systemic Tests to determine how early learning performance affects progressions, dropout, and matric results. The…
Ongoing Projects
October 21, 2020
What SA_SAMS/Data Driven Districts data reveal about South African School Education
Using longitudinal data components and disability statistics, this project aims to investigate school-based assessments. Funds have been received from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.…
Team
RESEP (Research on Socio-Economic Policy)
RESEP is a group of researchers in the Department of Economics at the University of Stellenbosch.
Funding
RESEP has received funding for its research from various organisations and governments. In recent years, funding for research has been provided by, amongst others, The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Endowment; The UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); UNICEF offices in South Africa, Namibia and Eswatini; Zenex Foundation, Tshikululu Social Investments, PSPPD (Presidency/European Union) and The National Research Foundation (NRF).
