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Why can’t a teacher be more like a scientist? Science, Pseudoscience and the Art of Teaching
The article provides a useful examination of the distinction between science and pseudoscience, outlines the characteristics of good educational research and exposes that much educational thinking, including much special education, exhibits the core values of pseudoscience. It provides some interesting examples from Australia in the field of reading instruction.
Pitfalls and possibilities in literacy research. A review of South African literacy studies, 2004-2018
This article evaluates South African research from two annotated bibliographies on reading in African languages at home language level (2004–2017) and South African research on teaching reading in English as a first additional language (2007–2018). It also aims to provide guidelines for addressing the weaknesses in this research. While this article is not intended to be a comprehensive guide, it would be useful to supervisors, postgraduate students and early career researchers currently undertaking, or planning to undertake, literacy research and to writing for publication.
President's Education Initiative: Final Report of Phase 1
Diphofa M. (1997). Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
Obsession with Pass Rates a National Folly
Nick Taylor writes: Obsession with pass rates a national folly
JET Conference: Youth Job-Skills Training: Strengthening Provision and Developing Policy
Bloch G, Darrell L, eds. (1995). Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
JET Conference Proceedings: RPL Challenges Higher Education and Workplace Practice: A Training and Policy Conference on the Recognition of Prior Learning
Buchler M and Ralphs A. (2000). Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
Learner Absenteeism in the South African Schooling System
Community Agency for Social Enquiry (CASE). and JET Education Services. (2007).
The National Teacher Education Audit: NGO Sector
Joint Education Trust (1995). Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
Educational Change in South Africa 1994-2003: Case Studies in Large-Scale Education Reform
Jansen, J and Taylor, N. (2003). Geneva: World Bank.
Community Service in Higher Education: Final Report
Perold H. (1998). Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
Community Service in Higher Education: A Concept Paper
Perold H and Omar R. (1997). Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
Balancing Support and Accountability to Improve School Performance: Conference Proceedings of the National Consultation on School Development
Roberts J and Muller J, eds. (2002). Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
District Development - The New Hope for Educational Reform
Roberts J. (2001). Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
Mapping School Reform Initiatives in South Africa: An Overview of 12 School Reform Projects. Research on School Development Study
Roberts J. (2002). Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
An Audit of JET-funded Early Childhood Development Projects 1994/95
Sehoole, MT. (1996). Johannesburg: Joint Education Trust.
Differentiating Our Effort: Current Interventions In School Development In South Africa: What Works In School Development?
Taylor N. (2008). Boksburg, February 2008. Presentation to the JET conference What works in school development?
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 Taylor N. (2006). Hosted by UMALUSI.
Changes in Education Since 1994
Taylor N, Fleisch B, Shindler J. (2008). Background paper for the Fifteen Year Review of government business, commissioned by the Policy Unit, Office of the Presidency
Education Scenarios for 2019
Taylor N, Fleisch B, Shindler J. (2007).
How Can School Performance be Improved?
Taylor N. (2007). Presentation to the Imbewu Programme Review Conference, Port Elizabeth, 25-28 June 2007
Priorities for Addressing South Africa’s Education and Training Crisis
A Review commissioned by the National Planning Commission. Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
Research into the Public Further Education and Training Colleges Sector: The Role of College-Industry Partnerships in Ensuring Graduate Employability
Taylor N, Pereira C. (2004). Johannesburg: JET Education Services.
What Can the School Governing Body do to Improve School Performance Without Interfering with Management?
Taylor N. (2009). Presentation to Governing Body Foundation, May 2009.
Accountability and Support: Improving Public Schooling in South Africa: A Systemic Framework
Taylor N. (2002). Johannesburg: JET Education Services. Paper presented to the National Consultation on School Development, Department of Education, 29 January 2002
Anything but Knowledge: The Case of the Undisciplined Curriculum
Taylor N. (2001). 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.
