Research Publications

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• Atmore E. (2001). An assessment of training needs of practitioners in the early childhood development (ECD). sector. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA). Johannesburg: JET Education Services
• Badroodien A, Gewer A, Roberts J, Sedibe K. (2002). A qualitative overview of the education training and development practices sector: synthesis report. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA). Johannesburg: JET Education Services
• Bloch G, Darrell L, eds. (1995). Proceedings of JET conference: Youth job skills training: strengthening provision and developing policy, Johannesburg, 1995. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust. 
• Breier M and Burness, A. (2003). The implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning at universities and technikons in South Africa, 2003: report on research commissioned by the Joint Education Trust.
• Buchler M, Ralphs A. (2000). Proceedings of Jet conference: RPL challenges higher education and workplace practice: a training and policy conference on the recognition of prior learning, Midrand, 2000. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Buchler M. (2002). Research on Recognition of Prior Learning leading to the development of a SAQA policy for RPL implementation: report on international and South African models of RPL implementation. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Chetty D. (2002). A case study of the St Mary’s DSG Outreach Programme, Whole School Development Component. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Chetty D. (2002). A case study of the Centres of Learning Project. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Committee of Technikon Principals, RPL Working Group, Michelle Buchler (2004). Committee of Technikon Principals (CTP). Recognition of Prior Learning Project
• Community Agency for Social Enquiry (CASE). and JET Education Services. (2007). Learner absenteeism report. Johannesburg: CASE and JET.
• Council on Higher Education: Higher Education Quality Committee and Community Higher Education Service Partnerships (CHESP). (2006). A good practice guide and self-evaluation instruments for management of the quality of service-learning. Pretoria: The Council in collaboration with JET Education Services, CHESP Project.
• Council on Higher Education: Higher Education Quality Committee and Community Higher Education Service Partnerships (CHESP). (2007). Proceedings of the conference Community Engagement in Higher Education, Cape Town, 2006. Pretoria: The Council in collaboration with JET Education Services, CHESP Project.
• Council on Higher Education: Higher Education Quality Committee and Community Higher Education Service Partnerships (CHESP). Bender CJG, Daniels P, Lazarus J, Naude L, Sattar K. (2006). Service-learning in the curriculum: a resource for higher education institutions. Pretoria: The Council in collaboration with JET Education Services, CHESP Project.
• Council on Higher Education: Higher Education Quality Committee and Community Higher Education Service Partnerships (CHESP). (2008). Service-learning in the disciplines: lessons from the field. Pretoria: The Council in collaboration with JET Education Services, CHESP Project.
• Crewe M. (2001). An assessment of the impact and effects of HIV/AIDS on the education and training workforce and its implications for the training of ETD practitioners in the future. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• De Chaisemartin T. (2010). Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI) evaluation: teacher selection. Johannesburg: JET.
• De Chaisemartin T. (2010). Baseline Evaluation for The New Leaders Foundation’s School Leadership and Management Programme. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Department of Education and Joint Education Trust. (1999). PEI conference: Teacher development: connecting policy and practice. Johannesburg: DoE and JET.
• Diphofa M. (1997). Presidents Education Initiative: Final Report of Phase 1. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Diphofa M. (1999). Report on projects under the auspices of the President’s Education Initiative. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Du Toit R, Pereira C. (2008). Can common task assessments in the Foundation Phase make a difference ? Presentation to the Association for Evaluation and Assessment in South Africa conference, Pretoria, 2008.
• Du Toit R (JET), A Rosenberg. (ORT SA). 2009. The impact of two numeracy programmes on teaching and learning in Foundation Phase: results from the baseline and interim study. Presentation to the SAARMSTE conference Reclaiming Knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Southern Africa, Grahamstown, 2009.
• Fleisch B. (2001). Prescriptive School Improvement Model Study: interim report
• Fleisch B. (2002). A case study of the Gauteng Department of Education’s Education Action Zones. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Fleisch B, Taylor N, du Toit R, Sapire I. (2010). Can workbooks improve learner performance? Findings of the randomised control trial of the Primary Mathematics Research Project. Paper Presented at the Wits School of Education Research Seminar, August 2010.
• Fleisch B, Taylor N, Herholdt R, Sapire I. (2011). Evaluation of Back to Basics mathematics workbooks: a randomised control trial of the Primary Mathematics Research Project. South African Journal of Education, 31(4):488-504. Read at: www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/article/view/466/268
   
• French E. (2002). The condition of ABET: a qualitative ABET sector review. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Gewer A, Murray C. (2002). Learnerships in education training and development. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Gustafsson M, van der Berg S, Sheperd D, Burger C. (2010).The cost of illitearcy. A working paper of the Department of Economics and the Bureau for Economic Research at the University of Stellenbosch. Stellenbosch Economic Working Papers: 14/10. (Research done for JET Education Services in 2009 with funding provided by Nedbank). ideas.repec.org/p/sza/wpaper/wpapers113.html
• Gustafsson M, Mabogoane, T. How productive is our economics of education? What economics of education can do for education policymaking in South Africa? Paper presented to November 2009 SACHES conference, ‘Education for development in hard times’.
• Herholdt R. (2011). A critical review of the School Support Project’s Grade 3 and 6 Literacy and Numeracy assessments: A report prepared for the Maskew Miller Longman Foundation. Johannesburg: JET Education Services. 
• Hofmeyr J. (2001). ETDP qualitative assessment of the skills training needs and current levels of provision in the independent school subsector. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Jansen J, Taylor N. (2003). Educational Change in South Africa 1994-2003: case studies in large-scale education reform. Geneva: World Bank.      
• JET Education Services. (2005). Integrated Education Programme: Teacher baseline report for cohorts 1 , 2 a n d 3. Commissioned by RTI International under contract to USAID. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• JET Education Services (2007). The family literacy project baseline composite report for six schools in Cofimvaba. Johannesburg; JET.
• JET Education Services. (2007). Accelerated programme for language, literacy and communication (APLLC). Evaluation of the Pilot Programme. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services. (2007). Towards Optimal Usage of Mindset Resources in South African Schools: Five Case Studies in Western Cape and Gauteng. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services. (2008). Baseline Evaluation: The Beyers Naudé School Development Programme for Kagiso Trust. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services. (2008). Gauteng Department of Education. Numeracy challenge. Evaluation report compiled by JET Education Services. Johannesburg; JET.
• JET Education Services. (2008). Integrated Education Program (IEP). Report: Final Measurement of IEP Learner Performance in Grades 3 and 6. Publication for review by the United States Agency for International Development, prepared by JET Education Services under commission by RTI International. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International.
• JET Education Services. (2009). Centres of Excellence Project (COEP) reports: Baseline Report on Learner Testing; Teacher Qualifications; Teacher Welfare. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services. (2009). Evaluation of the Continuous Professional Development Programme in the Limpopo Department of Education (Mathematics, Sciences and Technology (MASTEC) Institute). Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services. (2009). Ort Bidvest numeracy project: Grade 2 interim evaluation report. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services. (2009). Transparency in Service Delivery in Africa (TISDA) project. South Africa: Outputs of preliminary review. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services (2010). Foundation Phase Literacy and the Gaps in the System: A report prepared for Room to Read. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services. (2010). ORT Bidvest Project: Grade 3 interim evaluation report. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services (2010). Royal Bafokeng Institute School Improvement Programme: Baseline Evaluation. Final Report. Johannesburg: JET.
• JET Education Services (2010). Royal Bafokeng Institute School Improvement Programme: Case Study Lebone II College. Final Report, Johannesburg: JET.
• Joint Education Trust (1995). National Teacher Education Audit: NGO sector 1995. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Joint Education Trust. (1997). PEI: Overview of the research commissioned by the National Department of Education. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Joint Education Trust. (1997). PEI Phase 1: Appendix A and B: Provincial Reports. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Joint Education Trust, comp. (2001). Strategic Priorities for initial teacher education. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Kanjee A, Paterson A, Prinsloo C, Khosa G, Moore A, Kivilu M, Pheiffer C. (2001). Improving learning in South African schools: the Quality Learning Project baseline evaluation. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council (JET managed project).
• Kanjee A, Prinsloo C,Khosa G, Reddy V. (2003). Improving learning in South African schools: the Quality Learning Project mid-term evaluation. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council (JET managed project). Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Kruss G. (2001). Skills training in the private higher education sector. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Lazarus J. (2007). Embedding service learning in South African higher education: the catalytic role of the CHESP initiative. Education as Change, 11(3): 91-108.
• Lazarus J, Erasmus M, Hendricks D, Nduna J, Slamat, J. (2008). Embedding community engagement in South African higher education. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 3(1): 57-83.
• Limpopo Department of Education. (2007). Reflections on Khanyisa. a project of the Limpopo Education Department, co- funded by DFID and managed by Cambridge Education and JET Education Services. Polokwane: Limpopo DoE.
• Mabogoane T. (2005). Incentives to affect learning: sorting and changing behaviour. Presentation to the Consortium for Research On School Quality seminar, April 2005.
• Mabogoane T. (2008). Planning a teacher supply model. Paper presented at the South African Council of Teachers Conference, November 2008.
• Mabogoane T, Pereira C. (2008). Using trends to hold schools accountable. Presentation to the Association for Evaluation and Assessment in South Africa conference, Pretoria, 2008.
• Mabogoane T, Zhou D, Pereira C. (2010). School functionality index. Report for Harmony Gold Mining Company Project managed by the National Business Initiative (NBI). Johannesburg: JET
• Maja B. (2001). Changes in the further education and training sector and their impact on education and training practitioners. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Mayet A, Reddi B. (2009). Evaluation report of the workshops “Understanding Apartheid and the Holocaust” offered by the Apartheid Museum in conjunction with the Holocaust Centre In partnership with the Gauteng Department of Education. Johannesburg: JET Education Services. 
• Mayet A. (2009). North West Schools development partnership project. Baseline report of learner testing and school interviews. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Mulcahy-Dunn A, Crouch L, Pereira C, Mayet A, Argall J. RTI International, JET Education Services, and MIET Africa. (2010). Education Support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in South Africa: Initial Assessment and Household Survey. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International.
• Muller J, Roberts J. (2000). The sound and fury of international school reform: a critical review. Report prepared for the Joint Education Trust.
• Ngoma-Maema W. (2002). A case study on the Kgatelopele Project. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Ntshoe I. (2001). Understanding public higher education and training with regard to high-level skills training requirements in South Africa: suggestions to the ETDP SETA. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Paterson A, Lundall P. (2001). A review of the prospects for training educators in information and communication technology. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Pereira C, Roberts J. (2003). Postal survey on school governance practices: final report. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Perold H. (1998). Community Service in Higher Education: final report. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Perold H. (1999). Mimeo. Reflections on the Imbewu Project
• Perold H, Omar R. (1997). Community Service in Higher Education: a concept paper. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Prinsloo C, Kanjee A. (2005). Improving learning in South African schools: the Quality Learning Project (QLP) summative evaluation (2000 to 2004). Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council (JET managed project).
• Reeves, C. (1997). Teaching in mulitgrade classes: a literature survey. IN: PEI Phase 1: Appendix C. PEI Phase 1: Appendix C. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Roberts J. (2001). District Development – The New Hope for Educational Reform. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Roberts J. (2001). ETDP qualitative assessment of skills training needs and current levels of provision in the public schooling sector. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Roberts J. (2002). A case study of the Catholic Institute of Education’s Whole School Development and Renewal Project – Northern Cape. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Roberts J. (2002). A case study of the District Development Support Programme: The Isithole Project. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Roberts J. (2002). A case study of the Imbewu Project. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Roberts J. (2002). A case study of the President’s Schools Projects. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Roberts J. (2002). A case study of the Quality Learning Project. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services. 
• Roberts J. (2002). A case study of the SEED Project managed by the Teacher-In-Service Project. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services. 
• Roberts J. (2002). A case study of the GET INSET Project. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Roberts J. (2002). Mapping School Reform Initiatives in South Africa: An Overview of 12 School Reform Projects. Research on School Development Study. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Roberts J, Muller J, eds. (2002). Balancing Support and Accountability to Improve School Performance: Proceedings of the National Consultation on School Development, Pretoria, 2002. Johannesburg: JET Education Services. 
• Sacred Heart School Development Project. (1997). : Research on whole school development. IN: PEI Phase 1: Appendix C. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Schollar E. (2001). Final report of the evaluation of the school level impact of Imbewu. Johannesburg: Eric Schollar and Associates.
• Schollar, E. (2006). Integrated Education Program: Analysis of the impact on pupil performance of the District Development Support Programme (DDSP). Produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development, prepared by Eric Schollar for RTI International. Pretoria: USAID South Africa.
• Sedibe K. (1997). Class size and pupil achievement: a literature survey for the President’s Education Initative. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust. IN: PEI Phase 1: Appendix C. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Sedibe K. (2001). The role and capacity of non-government development organisations in addressing skills development and training needs. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Sehoole MT. (1996). An Audit of JET-funded Early Childhood Development Projects 1994/95. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• September J, Sedibe K. (1997). Institutional capacity building: a report on component e of the PEI. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Simkins C, Patterson A. (2003). The social and economic determinants of performance in the language of instruction and mathematics in Quality Learning Project schools. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
• Simkins C, Patterson A. (2005). Learner performance in South Africa: social and economic determinants of success in language and mathematics. Cape Town: HSRC Press. Commissioned by Jet Education Services and funded by the Business Trust.
• Simkins C, Pereira C. (2005). Exploratory data analysis using the Baseline Study of the Khanyisa Education Support Programme. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Sleigh A and Pereira, C. (2010). Summative report of the University of the Witwatersrand transformation programmes funded by the Carnegie Corporation. Johannesburg: Jet Education Services.
• Taylor N. (2001). Anything but Knowledge: the Case of the Undisciplined Curriculum. Paper first presented to the international conference “Designing Education for the Learning Society”, SLO, Enschede, Netherlands, 5-8 November 2000, and repeated at the curriculum dialogue seminar, “What counts as worthwhile knowledge for the 21st century South African citizen?”, GICD, Johannesburg 14 February 2001. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Taylor N. (2001). Outcomes, effort and values in schooling. Presentation to the New Millenium Business conference, Wits University Business School, 15 May 2001. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Taylor N. (2002). Accountability and Support: Improving Public Schooling in South Africa – A Systemic Framework. Paper presented to the National Consultation on School Development, Department of Education, 29 January 2002. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Taylor N. (2006). Accountability and Support in School Development in South Africa. Paper presented to the 4th Sub-regional Conference on Assessment in Eduction, 26-30 June 2006. Hosted by UMALUSI.
• Taylor N. (2006). School reform and skills development. Chapter in: 2006 Transformation Audit: Money and Morality. Edited by Susan Brown. Cape Town: Institute for Justice and Reconciliation. pages 65-73.
• Taylor N. (2007). Equity, efficiency and the development of South African schools. Presentation to the Consortium for Research On School Quality seminar, April 2005. Also published as Chapter 29 IN: International Handbook of School Effectiveness and Improvement . Springer International Handbooks of Education , Vol. 17. Townsend, Tony (Ed.). Dordrecht: Springer.
• Taylor N. (2007). How can school performance be improved. Presentation to the Imbewu Programme Review Conference, Port Elizabeth, 25-28 June 2007.
• Taylor N. (2008). Differentiating our effort: current interventions in school development in South Africa. Presentation to the JET conference What works in school development? Boksburg, February 2008.
• Taylor N. (2011). Priorities for Addressing South Africa’s Education and Training Crisis: A Review commissioned by the National Planning Commission. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Taylor N. (2008). Some uses of large scale testing in South Africa: the case of the WCED test programme. Plenery address to the Association for Evaluation and Assessment in South Africa conference, Pretoria, 2008.
• Taylor N. (2008). The production of high level science, engineering and technology skills: role of the Dinaledi project. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council, Employment Growth and Development Initiative.
• Taylor N. (2008). What’s wrong with our schools and how can we fix them? Presentation to the CSR in Education Conference, TSiBA Education, Cape Town, 21 November 2008. 
• Taylor N (2009). Knowledge and Teachers’ Work. Keynote address, SAARMSTE Conference, 19 January 2009. Reclaiming Knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Technology in Southern Africa.
• Taylor N. (2009). Standards-based accountability in South Africa. School Effectiveness and School Improvement An International Journal of Research, Policy and Practice, 20(3).
• Taylor, N. (2009). The state of South African schools. Pat 1: Time and the regulation of consciousness. Journal of Education. 46: 9-32.
• Taylor N. (2009). What can the School Governing Body do to improve school performance without interfering with management? Presentation to Governing Body Foundation, May 2009.
• Taylor N. (2011). A five-year plan for South african schooling. A report commissioned by the National Planning Commission. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.              

• Taylor N. (2011). The National School Effectiveness Study (NSES) Summary for the Synthesis Report. Johannesburg: JET Education Services. 

• Taylor N. (2011). Priorities for Addressing South Africa’s Education and Training Crisis: A Review commissioned by the National Planning Commission. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
   

• Taylor N, Fleisch B, Shindler J. (2007). Education scenarios for 2019. Paper prepared for the Key Driving Forces Scenarios 2019, the Office of the Presidency, 11-12 June 2007.
• Taylor N, Fleisch B, Shindler J. (2007). The foundation of educational development. Chapter in: 2007 Transformation Audit: Leadership and Legitimacy. Edited by Susan Brown. Cape Town; Centre for Justice and Reconciliation. pages 42-49.
• Taylor N, Fleisch B, Shindler J. (2008). Changes in Education since 1994. Background paper for the Fifteen Year Review of government business, commissioned by the Policy Unit, Office of the Presidency.
• Taylor N, Mabogoane T. (2007). Khanyisa Education Support Programme: Baseline study cohort 2 schools. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Taylor, N, Mabogoane, T, Akoobhai, B. (2011). Service Delivery Research Project Office of the Presidency: The School Sector. JOhannesburg: JEt Education Services.                
• Taylor N, Moyana J. (2005). Khanyisa Education Support Programme: Baseline study part 1: communities, schools and classrooms. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Taylor N, Pereira C. (2004). Research into the public further education and training colleges sector: the role of college-industry partnerships in ensuring graduate employability. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
• Taylor, N Pereira, C. (2010). Western Cape Education Department Literacy and Numeracy Intervention: Baseline study. Johannesburg and Cape Town: JET and WCED.
• Taylor N, Prinsloo C. (2005). The Quality Learning Project: Lessons for high school improvement in SA. Presentation to the Consortium for Research On School Quality seminar, April 2005.
• Taylor N, Shindler J, du Toit R. (2010). Aptitude testing for mathematical ability. Research report for the Centre for Development and Enterprise. Johannesburg: CDE.www.cde.org.za/article.php
• Taylor N, Shindler J, du Toit R. (2010). Options for talented learners from disadvantaged backgrounds. This summary is based on a research report by N Taylor, J Shindler, R du Toit and M Mosselson entitled ‘Aptitude testing for mathematical ability’,commissioned by CDE. Johannesburg: CDE. This report is available from CDE.
• Valla V. (1996). Audit of the Youth Development Sector. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust
• Valla V. (1999). Evaluation of the School Leavers Opportunity Training (SLOT). Programme: Final Report.
• Vinjevold P. (1996). Evaluation Report of the Northern Cape Primary Workbook Project. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust. 
• Vinjevold P. ed. (1996). Proceedings of JET conference: Quality and validity in INSET evaluations, Johannesburg, 1996. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Vinjevold P. (2000). Evaluation of Sekhukhuneland Educare Project
• Vinjevold P. (2002). Initial and in-service teacher education: skills training in relation to national needs and interests. Research commissioned by the Education Training and Development Practitioners Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA).
• Vinjevold P, andRoberts J. (1999). Provision of learning support materials, Grade 7 pilot project, external evaluation report. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Vinjevold P and Shindler J. (1997). Teaching in multi-grade classes: a literature survey for the President’s Education Initiative. Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
• Welch T, Dawjee R, Siluma E. (2001). Adult learner focused programmes study: report prepared for the Joint Education Trust.