Public Expenditure on Education in South Africa, 1987/8 to 1991/2: An Analysis of the Data
This document, "Public Expenditure on Education in South Africa, 1987/8 to 1991/2: An Analysis of the Data," provides a comprehensive review of government spending on education over a crucial five-year period. It meticulously examines the allocation and utilisation of funds within the South African education sector, offering insights into the financial priorities and policy decisions during this time.
National Education Policy Investigation: Education Planning, Systems, and Structure
This Report focuses on education and training systems and the structure of schooling. Aspects of education planning, finance, and management are discussed in both this and the separate report on Governance, and there are various aspects of the organisation of education discussed below which are specific concerns of other research group reports.
The quality and importance of SA-SAMS data as unit-level data: a technical overview
Data quality – its accuracy, completeness, reliability, relevance and timeliness ...
Covid-19 disruptions and education in South Africa — two years of evidence
RESEP is engaged in a 3-year project (2022-24) to track ...
New Research on Teacher Demographics
A group of 16 RESEP researchers is currently engaged in a 3-year project focusing on the incoming wave of teacher retirements.
COVID-19 disruptions and learning in South Africa: two years of evidence
The evidence discussed in this brief confirms that learning losses in South Africa have been large. Covid-19 has disrupted South African education in significant ways, with enduring impacts for the system (including altered enrolment patterns) and for children’s development.
RESEP researchers launch Roots & Shoots study
RESEP researchers Heleen Hofmeyr and Nic Spaull recently launched the Roots & Shoots study, a longitudinal research study funded by the Mr Price Foundation that aims to track learners from when they first enter school until the end of the Foundation Phase.
Breaking into spring with the 2022 Quantitative Education Research Conference: An overview
RESEP was again privileged to host its annual QER conference at STIAS from 31 August to 1 September 2022. There is much value in bringing together academics, government, NGOs and funders involved in education improvement in South Africa. Two days of new research, engaging panels and critical questioning reminded us of how much work there is to be done, while also revealing the advancement in collaboration that has been made across research and government work.
What lies behind South Africa’s improvements in PIRLS? An Oaxaca-Blinder analysis of the 2011 and 2016 data
Three international testing programmes, including PIRLS, point to educational quality improvements in South Africa during the period 2002 to 2019. The gains were substantial, relative to the steepness of improvements seen in other countries. What lay behind these trends? National education quality trends are not easy to explain, and this is seldom attempted in a systematic manner.
