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Research bulletin
Author: Media: Opvoedkunde / Education
Published: 24/02/2016

​The first issue of Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Education Research Bulletin was published recently.

Find the bulletin here.

The intention is to publish the bulletin annually. It consists of articles of between 800 to 1500 words by the faculty's academic staff members, students and postdoctoral fellows.

According to Prof Aslam Fataar, Vice-dean: Research, the aim of the bulletin is twofold: the first is to showcase the broad range of research in the Faculty, and the second is to illustrate how academics in the Faculty are making research-based connections to key aspects of our educational functioning in various formal and non-formal educational institutions, and broader connections to debates around community, citizenship, and democracy.

Articles take the form of an opinion piece. They can be reflections on theory and method, discussion of education policy and practice, community and higher education service projects or a deliberation on outreach, teaching/learning and research, teaching practice innovations, student learning, community issues, and sport science and history.

The articles in this bulletin provide a snapshot of the quality and relevance of research-based work that is being done in the Faculty. They underline the 'research-intensive' approach to the various dimensions of our work, including, teaching and learning, thesis supervision, community and higher education service and research publication.

"As one of South Africa's leading faculties of education we strive to sustain our current research orientation to our work, and we are continually involved in finding ways of improving across all dimensions of our academic work in pursuit of educational excellence, quality and relevance," says Prof Fataar.