Yael Shalem
Biographic Data
| ID | 1340163 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yael Shalem |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yael |
| FAMILY NAME | Shalem |
| SIGNATURE | SHALEM Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6710-7150 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The shifting powers of educational knowledge
This paper considers the ‘hope’ and ‘disappointments’ experienced over time about the results of rapid educational expansion, as well as the research agenda which aims to improve educational outcomes in the developing world and particularly in Africa.Our interest is in the development and nature of policy-oriented bodies of knowledge that address the issue of educational inequality in poor countries. More specifically, we examine the state of kno…
Seeing epistemic order
This paper focuses on formative assessment in the field of higher education. It examines Bernstein’s work on vertical discourses and knowledge structures with the view to deepening understanding of the concept of assessment for learning. The first part of the paper draws on Vygotsky’s work on concept development and Bernstein’s work on knowledge structures to explain why ‘generalisation’ and ‘hierarchy’ are central in knowledge acquisition. It th…
The dual economy of schooling and teacher morale in South Africa
Low teacher morale, coupled with extremely poor schooling outcomes for students as measured on standardized tests have increasingly been reported in the media in South Africa. As elsewhere, there is growing demand for the reorganisation of teachers' work in order to enhance school performance. The paper investigates the ways in which current market‐led government policies have sustained past inequalities between schools and between teachers. Draw…
School effectiveness in South Africa
This paper draws on research conducted with schools located within the Johannesburg area of the Gauteng province in South Africa. The findings of two research projects are analyzed in relation to discourses of school effectiveness. The first project was the School Effectiveness in South Africa project (SESA) initiated by Advancing Basic Education and Literacy and some members of the Education Department of the University of the Witwatersrand in 1…
Civil society
Teachers’ Struggle
This paper reviews and explains the perceptions of a specific group of teachers in South Africa—white English‐speaking teachers. The analysis, based on research conducted during 1986‐1987, investigates the context in which these teachers perceive their subordination and articulate their interests. The discursive approach which is used here poses the notion of white English‐speaking teacher as a construction of social identity which is contingent …
The dual economy of schooling and teacher morale in South Africa
Low teacher morale, coupled with extremely poor schooling outcomes for students as measured on standardized tests have increasingly been reported in the media in South Africa. As elsewhere, there is growing demand for the reorganisation of teachers' work in order to enhance school performance. The paper investigates the ways in which current market‐led government policies have sustained past inequalities between schools and between teachers. Draw…
Seeing epistemic order
This paper focuses on formative assessment in the field of higher education. It examines Bernstein’s work on vertical discourses and knowledge structures with the view to deepening understanding of the concept of assessment for learning. The first part of the paper draws on Vygotsky’s work on concept development and Bernstein’s work on knowledge structures to explain why ‘generalisation’ and ‘hierarchy’ are central in knowledge acquisition. It th…
Civil society
Teachers’ Struggle
This paper reviews and explains the perceptions of a specific group of teachers in South Africa—white English‐speaking teachers. The analysis, based on research conducted during 1986‐1987, investigates the context in which these teachers perceive their subordination and articulate their interests. The discursive approach which is used here poses the notion of white English‐speaking teacher as a construction of social identity which is contingent …
Teachers’ Struggle
This paper reviews and explains the perceptions of a specific group of teachers in South Africa—white English‐speaking teachers. The analysis, based on research conducted during 1986‐1987, investigates the context in which these teachers perceive their subordination and articulate their interests. The discursive approach which is used here poses the notion of white English‐speaking teacher as a construction of social identity which is contingent …
Civil society
School effectiveness in South Africa
This paper draws on research conducted with schools located within the Johannesburg area of the Gauteng province in South Africa. The findings of two research projects are analyzed in relation to discourses of school effectiveness. The first project was the School Effectiveness in South Africa project (SESA) initiated by Advancing Basic Education and Literacy and some members of the Education Department of the University of the Witwatersrand in 1…
The dual economy of schooling and teacher morale in South Africa
Low teacher morale, coupled with extremely poor schooling outcomes for students as measured on standardized tests have increasingly been reported in the media in South Africa. As elsewhere, there is growing demand for the reorganisation of teachers' work in order to enhance school performance. The paper investigates the ways in which current market‐led government policies have sustained past inequalities between schools and between teachers. Draw…
Seeing epistemic order
This paper focuses on formative assessment in the field of higher education. It examines Bernstein’s work on vertical discourses and knowledge structures with the view to deepening understanding of the concept of assessment for learning. The first part of the paper draws on Vygotsky’s work on concept development and Bernstein’s work on knowledge structures to explain why ‘generalisation’ and ‘hierarchy’ are central in knowledge acquisition. It th…
The shifting powers of educational knowledge
This paper considers the ‘hope’ and ‘disappointments’ experienced over time about the results of rapid educational expansion, as well as the research agenda which aims to improve educational outcomes in the developing world and particularly in Africa.Our interest is in the development and nature of policy-oriented bodies of knowledge that address the issue of educational inequality in poor countries. More specifically, we examine the state of kno…
Pedagogy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology of Education (3 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)