Abstract: School leadership changes are gaining momentum in South Africa as larger proportions of incumbent principals near retirement age. While this presents opportunities to replace…
November 15, 2016 PDF
Working Papers
Graduate unemployment, Higher Education access and success, and teacher production in South Africa
Thesis (PhD)—Stellenbosch University, 2016.Candidate: Hendrik van Broekhuizen Supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Co-supervisor: Doctor Rulof Burger Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: In…
October 16, 2016 PDF
Healthcare reform priorities for South Africa: Four essays on the financing, delivery and user acceptability of healthcare
Thesis (PhD)—Stellenbosch University, 2016.Candidate: Anna Maria Smith Supervisor: Professor Ronnel Burger Co-supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: Despite…
October 16, 2016 PDF
An economic perspective on school leadership and teachers’ unions in South Africa
Thesis (PhD)—Stellenbosch University, 2016.PhD Thesis Candidate: Gabrielle Wills Supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: This dissertation…
October 16, 2016 PDF
Quantitative Applications in Education Research Conference
On the 19th and 20th of September this year, RESEP hosted the “Conference on Quantitative Applications in Education” at STIAS. The conference was attended by 85 participants from government, academia and civil society, with a keynote address by the Minister of Basic Education Ms Angie Motshekga STIAS, Stellenbosch 19 & 20 September 2016On the 19th and 20th of September this year, RESEP hosted the “Conference on Quantitative Applications in Education” at STIAS. The conference was attended by…
September 21, 2016 PDF
A Structural Approach to Modelling South African Labour Market Decisions
Thesis (PhD)—Stellenbosch University, 2016.Candidate: Cobus Burger Supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: Youth unemployment is high in…
August 15, 2016 PDF
The open door of learning – Access restricted: School effectiveness and efficiency across the South African education system
Thesis (PhD)—Stellenbosch University, 2016.Candidate: Debra Shepherd Supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg and Professor Chris Elbers Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: The enduring…
August 14, 2016 PDF
Measuring social and economic mobility in South Africa: New approaches to well-known survey data concerns
Thesis (PhD)—Stellenbosch University, 2016.Candidate: Amus Zoch Supervisor: Doctor Rulof Burger Co-supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: The…
August 14, 2016 PDF
Abstract The aim of this article is to exploit an unusual occurrence whereby a large group of South African grade 3 students were tested twice,…
August 13, 2016 PDF
An empirical analysis of poverty, inequality and the labour market in Malawi
Thesis (DCom)—Stelenbosch University, 2016DCom Thesis Candidate: Anderson Gondwe Supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract This thesis is a…
July 17, 2016 PDF
The assessment and improvement of the health status of vulnerable and low income individuals in South Africa: an analysis using quantitative and experimental methods
Thesis (DCom)—Stellenbosch University, 2016.Candidate: Laura Rossouw Supervisor: Professor Ronelle burger Co-supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: More than…
June 19, 2016 PDF
Abstract School leadership changes are gaining momentum in South Africa as larger proportions of incumbent principals near retirement age. While this presents opportunities to…
May 2, 2016 PDF
Abstract Eight communities with high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence, Western Cape, South Africa. Our objective was to identify sex differences in TB health-seeking behaviour and…
April 29, 2016 PDF
Abstract There is growing recognition that access to healthcare facilities is unlikely to improve health outcomes if the quality of the care provided at…
April 29, 2016 PDF
Abstract There has been a global increase in the number of girls studying mathematics but women still remain underrepresented in the scientific workforce. The…
April 23, 2016 PDF
Abstract In the absence of longitudinal data that track individuals over an extended period of time, information on childhood socio-economic status can be provided…
April 15, 2016 PDF
Abstract Most analyses of oral reading fluency (ORF) are based on L1 reading, and the norms that have been developed in English are based…
February 12, 2016 PDF
Abstract This paper examines the extent to which increased access to primary schooling in ten Southern and East African countries between 2000 and 2007…
December 25, 2015 PDF
Abstract This study quantifies a year’s worth of mathematics learning in South Africa (0.3 standard deviations) and uses this measure to develop empirically calibrated learning…
November 25, 2015 PDF
Teachers in the South African Education System: An Economic Perspective
Thesis (PhD)—Stellenbosch University, 2015.Candidate: Paula Armstrong Supervisor: Professor Servaas van der Berg Institution: Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Department of Economics Abstract: Chapter 1 investigates teacher wages in…
October 16, 2015 PDF
