Given the socio-economic context, how effective is the South African education system in maintaining teaching and learning, and how can civil society help? 150 researchers under 12 themes, got together remotely to confront the barriers to learning in a pandemic.
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Given the socio-economic context, how effective is the South African education system in maintaining teaching and learning, and how can civil society help? 150 researchers under 12 themes, got together remotely to confront the barriers to learning in a pandemic.
Podcast
Given the socio-economic context, how effective is the South African education system in maintaining teaching and learning, and how can civil society help? 150 researchers under 12 themes, got together remotely to confront the barriers to learning in a pandemic.
Podcast
Freedom in education at this time in the history of our young democracy: Inequality remains pervasive in the South African education system. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only shown the fault lines, but is deepening them at an alarming rate, and in a manner that may take many more years to undo. In this contribution, based on the emerging findings from our Research Bootcamp, we talk to the need to provide basic rights, as set out in the Freedom Charter, such as health, safety and nutrition, while we cast the net wider to consider aspects of data privacy, online learning and governance.
A piece on freedom in education at this time in the history of our young democracy, drawing on the emerging insights from the research bootcamp currently underway on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in South Africa.
Researchers Bootcamp Theme 1 report is now available: A qualitative piece on the different experiences of individuals during this lockdown, particularly with regards to education.
The JET Researchers Bootcamp Research Thematic area 5 unlocks opportunity and mindset during the lockdown. They have compiled a list of teaching and learning materials currently available for teachers, learners, parents and caregivers in South Africa for use during and after the COVID-19 lockdown.
Peer reviewers part of JET Education Services Researchers Bootcamp #OpenupYourThinking
How keen are you to get involved in an ambitious research project called #OpenupYourThinking?
Contributing to national principles for collaboration to be followed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author: Andrew Paterson
Published:
13
Mar
2020
JET bulletin March 2020: How education systems can mobilise in response to COVID-19 and likely similar events in the future
Author: JET Education Services
Published:
12
Mar
2020
The purpose of the overall project is to establish an integrated digital ecosystem that will strengthen, integrate, coordinate and improve efficiencies in the governance and management of the post-school education and training (PSET) system.
JET Education Services summarises some key points from President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address on 13 February 2020, Parliament South Africa.
James Keevy, Chief Executive Officer of JET Education Services, talks with CHEA President Judith Eaton about digitization – its key features and importance – and the impact of digitisation on higher education and quality assurance.
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Author: Nick Taylor
Published:
22
Jan
2020
An opinion piece by Dr Nick Taylor
Virtual conference report, UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT Forum, 11 to 15 November 2019. Moderated by Kelly Shiohira and James Keevy, JET Education Services, South Africa
Publication Update
JET Education wishes to congratulate the matriculants of 2019.
We have come to the end of 2019 and JET would like to wish you all a great holiday season and well deserved rest. Please note that JET will be closed from 20th December 2019 and will reopen on 06 January 2020.
Ehren, M., Paterson, A. & Baxter, J. J Educ Change (2019)
Our intern from the University of Pennsylvania reflects on her internship experience at JET Education Services
The Artificial intelligence in education and training Virtual Conference takes place 11 to 15 November 2019. Organised by UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre and moderated by James Keevy and Kelly Shiohira, JET Education Services.
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Amkelwa Mapatwana, M&E Intern at JET was awarded the SAMEA 'Up-and-Coming Evaluator Award'.
Author: Eleanor Hazell
Published:
24
Oct
2019
Congratulations to Eleanor Hazell (JET Education), Garth Spencer-Smith (Kelello) and Nicky Roberts (Centre for Education Practice Research) on the publication of their article: Improving Grade R mathematics teaching in South Africa: Evidence from an impact evaluation of a province-wide intervention in the SAERA 2018 Conference Special Edition of the Journal of Education.
The JETStreaming programme aims to build social change agents in education research that contribute to the development and application of 21st century models for education that seek to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development.
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Publication Update
Ashley Manuels, representing JET Education at the 2019 SAIIA Johannesburg Model United Nations Conference
JET Education Services has been appointed by BQA as the managing organisation for the recruitment and appointment of experts. JET will be managing the application process on behalf of BQA, inviting individuals to register on the database.