Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 The realisation of Constitutional provisions as regards the use of all eleven languages for education, remain a mirage in South Africa. Recent judgments regarding languages for teaching and learning, as media of instruction, in the context of Unisa and the UFS seem to prophecy a monolingual higher education context in which English …
Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 At the last 2017 SAERA conference, a critique was raised that the SAERA organisation and its conference needed to hear a more diverse range of voices about educational research, other than that of seasoned academics/ researchers/ experienced supervisors/ lecturers/specific institutional types, and to look at alternative formats to how conferences can be …
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Monday, October 22nd 2018 The politics of knowledge in South African universities recently witnessed a radical discursive rupture. The call for decolonising education has been the cornerstone of the students’ recognition struggles at universities. Mobilising on the basis of their demand for free education, students across the university sector articulated the need for change in …
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The SAERA executive and members would like to extend their condolences to Prof Sechaba Mahlomaholo and his family on the recent passing of Prof Mahlomaholo’s wife. We extend our deepest sympathies to him and his family as they struggle through this period of grief.
Colloquium Pedagogies on a Damaged Planet: 21 – 23 September Deleuze Workshop: 24 – 25 September Dear Colleagues This colloquium is an open invitation to experiment and explore how education can be done differently – from early childhood to university education. In particular, we have invited presenters of the colloquium Pedagogies on a Damaged Planet to engage …
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17th Boleswana International Biennial Educational Research Symposium. Takes place in Windhoek, from 10 to 12 July 2018. Updated Official Invitation
The SAERA Doctoral Dissertation Award may be made annually to an outstanding PhD thesis awarded by a South African Higher Education Institution in the field of education. SAERA Doctoral Dissertation Award 1. Criteria for an outstanding PhD thesis 1.1 Makes a substantial and original contribution to theoretical, empirical, and/or methodological knowledge in education. 1.2 Shows …
South African Education Research Association Promoting and supporting research in education Administrative e-mail: rose@saera.ac.za Website: www.saera.co.za CALL FOR SAERA RESEARCH HONOURS AWARD The SAERA Medal of Honour award may be made annually to an individual or research entity for an outstanding contribution to educational research in South Africa. 1. Criteria for SAERA Research Honours award …
Dear SAERA member, BOOK LAUNCH OPPORTUNITY The SAERA 2018 conference hosted by the NWU Faculty of Education will be held from 22 – 24 October 2018. We would like to invite all SAERA members who recently published a book and or/ chapter in a book to present their book/s at the book launch …
COMBER in conjunction with SAERA Action Research SIG presents a 2-day workshop. By: Dr Maria Elena Torre, CUNY Engaging in critical participatory action research: theory, methods and ethics Date: 24 / 25 April 2018 Venue: NWU, Faculty of Education (Potchefstroom), Building C6 – Room 113 Time: 9 am – 4 pm To …
