Micheal M Van Wyk
Biographic Data
| ID | 2855171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Micheal M Van Wyk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Micheal M |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Wyk |
| SIGNATURE | VAN WYK M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5536-1362 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How I Got out of the Gutters
Exploring the role of the church as a ‘reformation agency’ in enhancing a socially transformative agenda in South Africa
International political, social, economic and religious developments influence how local communities operate. The South African church society is influenced by such developments taking place globally and which clearly influence how local churches function. This article explores the role of the contemporary church as a ‘reformation agency’ in enhancing a socially transformative agenda in South Africa. A qualitative research approach – an interpret…
Competing Purposes
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of educators on the barriers to the implementation of the Zimbabwean language-in-education policy, which recommends use of Indigenous languages up to the end of the primary school level. Postcolonial theory informed this case study. Individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with 15 rural primary school teachers, 3 school heads, and 2 school's inspectors wh…
Stokvels as a Community-based Saving Club Aimed at Eradicating Poverty
Teaching Economics
Narrating an Ex-convict’s Story of Becoming an Entrepreneur
Scholars of the critical events construct believe that certain events are “critical” because of their impact and profound effect on whoever experiences such events. This paper explores an ex-convict’s personal story of becoming a successful emerging entrepreneur. The conceptual framework for this study is based on the critical events theory, capabilities and adaptive entrepreneurial constructs. A life history narrative inquiry-based approach was …
The Place of Indigenous Cultural Games by Educators in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
Many human activities have some mathematical ideas embedded in them. The use of indigenous games is one way of giving context that can help students enjoy and understand mathematics in order to apply it in their everyday lives. The paper gives an empirical assessment of the game of pada that is played by many indigenous children in Zimbabwe. The purpose of the study was to explore mathematical ideas that are embedded in the game of pada. Five chi…
TheNama Stapas Indigenous Identity and Cultural Knowledge
The Afrocentric method is derived from the Afrocentric paradigm which deals with the question of African identity from the perspective of African people as centred, located, oriented, and grounded. The Afrocentric philosophy is based on the principles of inclusivity, cultural specificity, critical awareness, committedness and political awareness. The Nama Stap is the Namas’ entertainment form used as a social, cultural and educational tool by the…
Economics Education Students Learning to Teach for Diversity via a Community Engaged Project
Economics Education Students Learning to Teach for Diversity via a Community Engaged Project
Scholars in teacher education have suggested strategies to prepare student teachers to teach for diversity, the knowledge, and skills about culturally diverse environments. This study explored Postgraduate Certificate of Education students’ views on how the Build-A-Better-Society (BABS) project prepared them to teach with concern for cultural, equity and diversity. This study also provided strategies on how to improve the BABS project for diversi…
[Re]vitalize Khoisan Art and Culture via a Community Outreach Initiative
During the last decade, community engagement has emerged as an important priority among many universities in South Africa. The concept of community engagement can be defined as the “collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The rieldans is one of the oldest…
[Re]claiming the Riel as Khoisan Indigenous Cultural Knowledge
The Afrocentric philosophy is based on the principles of inclusivity, cultural specificity, critical awareness, committedness and political awareness. The riel is the oldest entertainment form used as a social, cultural and educational tool by the Khoisan people. The purpose of this article is to [re]claim the riel as Khoisan indigenous knowledge by showing ways in which an Ubuntu-based research approach can be used to research indigenous culture…
Exploring Collective Learning Conversations in Economics Education
Scholars of transformative learning theory believe that central to critical pedagogy is the idea that schools and lecture rooms can be places where critical communities can be started. These scholars argues that for critical pedagogy to have an impact, transformative learning is an important “space” for discourse to change the way an individual comes to a new understanding of something that causes a fundamental paradigm shift. This paper explores…
Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP) – The case for Recognition of Prior Learning sites and knowledges in South Africa's transforming education system
Do principal-educators have the ability to transform schools
Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP) – The case for Recognition of Prior Learning sites and knowledges in South Africa's transforming education system
Do principal-educators have the ability to transform schools
Narrating an Ex-convict’s Story of Becoming an Entrepreneur
Scholars of the critical events construct believe that certain events are “critical” because of their impact and profound effect on whoever experiences such events. This paper explores an ex-convict’s personal story of becoming a successful emerging entrepreneur. The conceptual framework for this study is based on the critical events theory, capabilities and adaptive entrepreneurial constructs. A life history narrative inquiry-based approach was …
The Place of Indigenous Cultural Games by Educators in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
Many human activities have some mathematical ideas embedded in them. The use of indigenous games is one way of giving context that can help students enjoy and understand mathematics in order to apply it in their everyday lives. The paper gives an empirical assessment of the game of pada that is played by many indigenous children in Zimbabwe. The purpose of the study was to explore mathematical ideas that are embedded in the game of pada. Five chi…
Legitimate Peripheral Participation (LPP) – The case for Recognition of Prior Learning sites and knowledges in South Africa's transforming education system
Do principal-educators have the ability to transform schools
[Re]claiming the Riel as Khoisan Indigenous Cultural Knowledge
The Afrocentric philosophy is based on the principles of inclusivity, cultural specificity, critical awareness, committedness and political awareness. The riel is the oldest entertainment form used as a social, cultural and educational tool by the Khoisan people. The purpose of this article is to [re]claim the riel as Khoisan indigenous knowledge by showing ways in which an Ubuntu-based research approach can be used to research indigenous culture…
Exploring Collective Learning Conversations in Economics Education
Scholars of transformative learning theory believe that central to critical pedagogy is the idea that schools and lecture rooms can be places where critical communities can be started. These scholars argues that for critical pedagogy to have an impact, transformative learning is an important “space” for discourse to change the way an individual comes to a new understanding of something that causes a fundamental paradigm shift. This paper explores…
Economics Education Students Learning to Teach for Diversity via a Community Engaged Project
Economics Education Students Learning to Teach for Diversity via a Community Engaged Project
Scholars in teacher education have suggested strategies to prepare student teachers to teach for diversity, the knowledge, and skills about culturally diverse environments. This study explored Postgraduate Certificate of Education students’ views on how the Build-A-Better-Society (BABS) project prepared them to teach with concern for cultural, equity and diversity. This study also provided strategies on how to improve the BABS project for diversi…
[Re]vitalize Khoisan Art and Culture via a Community Outreach Initiative
During the last decade, community engagement has emerged as an important priority among many universities in South Africa. The concept of community engagement can be defined as the “collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The rieldans is one of the oldest…
Narrating an Ex-convict’s Story of Becoming an Entrepreneur
Scholars of the critical events construct believe that certain events are “critical” because of their impact and profound effect on whoever experiences such events. This paper explores an ex-convict’s personal story of becoming a successful emerging entrepreneur. The conceptual framework for this study is based on the critical events theory, capabilities and adaptive entrepreneurial constructs. A life history narrative inquiry-based approach was …
The Place of Indigenous Cultural Games by Educators in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
Many human activities have some mathematical ideas embedded in them. The use of indigenous games is one way of giving context that can help students enjoy and understand mathematics in order to apply it in their everyday lives. The paper gives an empirical assessment of the game of pada that is played by many indigenous children in Zimbabwe. The purpose of the study was to explore mathematical ideas that are embedded in the game of pada. Five chi…
TheNama Stapas Indigenous Identity and Cultural Knowledge
The Afrocentric method is derived from the Afrocentric paradigm which deals with the question of African identity from the perspective of African people as centred, located, oriented, and grounded. The Afrocentric philosophy is based on the principles of inclusivity, cultural specificity, critical awareness, committedness and political awareness. The Nama Stap is the Namas’ entertainment form used as a social, cultural and educational tool by the…
Teaching Economics
Exploring the role of the church as a ‘reformation agency’ in enhancing a socially transformative agenda in South Africa
International political, social, economic and religious developments influence how local communities operate. The South African church society is influenced by such developments taking place globally and which clearly influence how local churches function. This article explores the role of the contemporary church as a ‘reformation agency’ in enhancing a socially transformative agenda in South Africa. A qualitative research approach – an interpret…
Competing Purposes
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of educators on the barriers to the implementation of the Zimbabwean language-in-education policy, which recommends use of Indigenous languages up to the end of the primary school level. Postcolonial theory informed this case study. Individual interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with 15 rural primary school teachers, 3 school heads, and 2 school's inspectors wh…
Stokvels as a Community-based Saving Club Aimed at Eradicating Poverty
How I Got out of the Gutters
Sociology (14 works) · Political science (9 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Indigenous (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Politics (3 works)