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Theme 2 Research Report: A comparative study on the response of NPOs in education to the COVID-19 pandemic

Education Researchers Respond to The COVID-19 Pandemic. The main purpose of the research was to investigate how NPOs in education, as a valuable stakeholder group in the education ecosystem, were responding to the worldwide COVID-19 crisis, with an emphasis on those operating in South Africa. A secondary purpose was to make recommendations for long term changes essential for the future sustainability of NPOs.

Research Report Theme 12: Innovative finance for education during and after COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgency for the development and use of innovative finance mechanisms to support the education sector. Innovative financing is an “approach to funding organisations, businesses and projects that optimises positive social, environmental and financial impact”

Research Infographic Theme 12: Innovative finance for education during and after COVID-19

To make the case for introducing innovative finance mechanisms to support and fund the education sector during this crisis, and beyond.

Research Report Theme 11: Building Back Better- Teacher choices in action: An enriching supplementary module for ‘Teaching Practice’ in 2020 and beyond

A group of teacher educators, drawn from a range of HEIs, have formulated a practice-focused module that can be used towards a partial fulfilment of Teaching Practice requirements. The module, called “Teacher Choices in Action” draws attention to an essential but often ignored dimension of student learning during their school-based placements. The module presents to students sets of choices that teachers need to make in every lesson they design and teach. These choices revolve around how teachers conceptualise and work with knowledge, how teachers work inclusively with learners and how teachers support learner engagement with the content.

Research Model Theme 11: Building Back Better- Teacher choices in action

Teacher choices in action: An enriching supplementary module for ‘Teaching Practice’ in 2020 and beyond

Research Infographic Theme 11: Building Back Better- Teacher Choices in Action: A module to supplement "Teaching Practice' arrangements for 2020 and beyond

The purpose is to consider the impact of the the COVID-19 pandemic on Teaching Practice arrangements for pre-service teachers

Research Report Theme 1: Education at Home

Education Researchers Respond to The COVID-19 Pandemic The main purpose of Theme 1 was to study the home educational experiences of families during the lockdown in South Africa precipitated by the onset of COVID-19. A subsidiary purpose was to provide young researchers with experience in conducting a qualitative investigation and to develop their skills in the relevant techniques.

Research Infographic Theme 1: Education at Home

Researchers Bootcamp Theme 1: To study the home educational experiences of families during the lockdown in South Africa precipitated by the onset of COVID-19.

The potential of skills development and recognition for regulated labour mobility in the IGAD Region

Report published by the international Labour Organization

Theme 9 Research Report: Education, inequality and innovation in the time of COVID-19

In this paper we examine the effects of school closures amidst the pandemic, the effectiveness of remote learning and the possibility of remaking schooling in the South African context.