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Counting the Cost: COVID-19 School Closures in South Africa & its Impact on Children

Van der Berg, S & Spaull, N. (2020). Counting the Cost: COVID-19 school closures in South Africa & its impacts on children. Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP). Stellenbosch University. Stellenbosch.

June 16, 2020 By: Nic Spaull, Servaas van der Berg PDF

Call for Comment on Report: Education and Skills for the Economy and Links to Labour Markets in South Africa

A report by RESEP’s Servaas van der Berg, Martin Gustafsson, and Kholekile Malindi titled Education and Skills for the Economy and Links to Labour Markets in South Africa, has been released for public comment by the National Planning Commission.

June 9, 2020 By: Martin Gustafsson, Servaas van der Berg, Kholekile Malindi PDF

Measuring School Leadership and Management and Linkages with Literacy: Evidence from Rural and Township Primary Schools in South Africa

Wills, G. and van der Berg, S., 2020. Measuring school leadership and management and linkages with literacy: Evidence from rural and township primary schools in South Africa. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, p.1741143220915923.

May 26, 2020 By: Gabrielle Wills, Servaas van der Berg PDF

The promise of SA-SAMS & DDD data for tracking progression, repetition and drop-out

This paper analyses the SA-SAMS school administration data that the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation in partnership with the Department of Basic Education collects quarterly from schools in order to assess its usefulness for better understanding the school system.

December 19, 2019 By: Servaas van der Berg, Chris van Wyk, Rebecca Selkirk, Kate Rich, and Nicola Deghaye PDF

Measuring leadership and management and their linkages with literacy in rural and township primary schools in South Africa

This paper describes a rigorous process to develop and trial new metrics for measuring and codifying school leadership and management practices and processes that are considered theoretically related to literacy outcomes.

December 4, 2018 By: Gabrielle Wills, Servaas van der Berg PDF

Succeeding against the odds: A quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of IkamvaYouth

Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP05/2017 Publication date: June 2017 Abstract: The work presented here is essentially an update to the previous evaluation conducted by…

July 16, 2018 By: Servaas van der Berg PDF

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

Higher Education Access and Outcomes for the 2008 National Matric Cohort

This study uses a unique dataset to investigate university access, throughput, and dropout for the 2008 national matric cohort. The findings show that university access in South Africa is limited, even among learners who perform relatively well in matric.

July 4, 2018 By: Heleen Hofmeyr, Servaas van der Berg PDF

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Counting the Cost: COVID-19 School Closures in South Africa & its Impact on Children

Call for Comment on Report: Education and Skills for the Economy and Links to Labour Markets in South Africa

Measuring School Leadership and Management and Linkages with Literacy: Evidence from Rural and Township Primary Schools in South Africa

The promise of SA-SAMS & DDD data for tracking progression, repetition and drop-out

Measuring leadership and management and their linkages with literacy in rural and township primary schools in South Africa

Succeeding against the odds: A quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of IkamvaYouth

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

Higher Education Access and Outcomes for the 2008 National Matric Cohort

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