Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP13/2012 Abstract: Although racial segregation has been abolished for 18 years now, schools which served predominantly White students under apartheid…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP21/2012 Abstract: In this paper we question the existing practice of reporting enrolment statistics that ignore quality, but also quality-statistics…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP23/2012 Abstract: In South Africa, like in many developing countries, the differences between enrolment totals, estimated by the education authorities,…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP01/2013 Abstract: Have recent expansions of access to primary schooling in African countries led to deterioration in the quality of…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP11/2013 This study was commissioned by NSFAS to use available data to arrive at a picture that would reflect the…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP15/2013 Abstract: Many recent descriptive studies find convex schooling-earnings profiles in developing countries. In these countries forward-looking students should attach…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP20/2013 Abstract The “bimodal” pattern of performance observed in South Africa illustrates the persistence with which learners of former Black…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP07/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: This paper investigates different theoretical models of incentives for teachers in education. It highlights key…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP08/2014 Abstract: This paper investigates the state of teacher pay in the South African labour market by comparing the remuneration…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP01/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: This paper investigates whether teacher strikes affect student achievement at the primary school level in…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP13/2014 Publication date: 2014 Abstract: Primary school mathematics teachers should, at the most basic level, have mastery of the content…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP18.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: Much hope is placed on education systems to reduce socio-economic learning gaps. However, in South…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP19.2015 Publication date: 2015 Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the various datasets pertaining to education in South Africa…
Stellenbosch Working Paper Series No. WP01/2017 Publication date: January 2017 Abstract: This study uses a unique dataset to investigate university access, throughput, and dropout for…
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