Eben Swanepoel
Biographic Data
| ID | 325226 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eben Swanepoel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eben |
| FAMILY NAME | Swanepoel |
| SIGNATURE | SWANEPOEL E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2045-0880 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Teaching inclusive education
While it is widely acknowledged that inclusive education policy is the suitable approach for addressing the diverse needs of South African learners, research in the pilot stages of Education White Paper 6 warned that the implementation of this policy would be complex. Studies have elucidated that there is a chasm between policy and theory on the one hand, and practice on the other hand; a gap between knowledge and the interactional expression the…
A Reflective Cybernetic Study on the Experiences of a Gay Male Teacher in the Free State Province
Sexuality education has become a core component in advancing the ideals of social justice and inclusivity within schooling environments. Its implementation has, however, been met with resistance as its sensitive nature often leads to conflicting messages, especially in relation to the myriad cultures and ambiguity thereof when placed against the contrasting values characteristic of multicultural South Africa. This article speaks to my experiences…
New method, same curriculum - Taking a step back to reflect on 'doing' comprehensive sexuality education in the 21st century
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research (TD) is a journal dedicated to promoting the concept of transdisciplinary research. It is aimed at creating knowledge with the collaboration of the formal sectors of the natural and human sciences as base. Over and above this, the intention is to focus on levels of knowledge that are to be found at grassroots level. It is important to explore this knowledge because it becomes the groundwork for further k…
Investigating career guidance implementation between historically advantaged and disadvantaged schools
This study examined school learner views on career guidance processes and outcomes contrasting historically advantaged and disadvantaged schools in the Free State province, South Africa. The study comprised 430 learners from seven schools located in the Mangaung area (females = 63.9%, black people = 47.4%, mean age = 15.85, SD = 0.77). A survey was completed underscoring career guidance service delivery, personal growth, career path knowledge and…
Investigating sexuality education in South African schools
Sexuality education has faced various challenges in being successfully implemented within secondary schools in South Africa. Research points towards barriers thereto, which include teacher bias and limited knowledge as core mediators to socially-just education. Research in the subject of Life Orientation, specifically the theme of sexuality education, has largely focused on teacher responses and challenges within the teaching of sexuality. Scant …
Exploring judgement and internal bias of Life Orientation teachers in sexuality teaching
There are various challenges in the teaching of sexuality within a South African multicultural context, as there is no uniform knowledge across learner backgrounds. As such, teachings often revert to the teacher's beliefs, in order to create meaning within the uncertainty, at the expense of the individual learners' personal identity formation. This paper explores the teachers' internal bias and its subsequent influence on the teaching of alternat…
From personal sexuality bias to the life orientation classroom
The emotive nature of teaching sexuality and culture is widely acknowledged. However, a working model to promote the teaching of sexuality with sensitivity to both learner needs and community social norms is required. This paper proposes to position cultural intelligence as a means to promote the active, as opposed to reactive, nature of teaching sexuality within a multicultural environment. Specifically, cultural intelligence's components of kno…
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From personal sexuality bias to the life orientation classroom
The emotive nature of teaching sexuality and culture is widely acknowledged. However, a working model to promote the teaching of sexuality with sensitivity to both learner needs and community social norms is required. This paper proposes to position cultural intelligence as a means to promote the active, as opposed to reactive, nature of teaching sexuality within a multicultural environment. Specifically, cultural intelligence's components of kno…
Exploring judgement and internal bias of Life Orientation teachers in sexuality teaching
There are various challenges in the teaching of sexuality within a South African multicultural context, as there is no uniform knowledge across learner backgrounds. As such, teachings often revert to the teacher's beliefs, in order to create meaning within the uncertainty, at the expense of the individual learners' personal identity formation. This paper explores the teachers' internal bias and its subsequent influence on the teaching of alternat…
Investigating career guidance implementation between historically advantaged and disadvantaged schools
This study examined school learner views on career guidance processes and outcomes contrasting historically advantaged and disadvantaged schools in the Free State province, South Africa. The study comprised 430 learners from seven schools located in the Mangaung area (females = 63.9%, black people = 47.4%, mean age = 15.85, SD = 0.77). A survey was completed underscoring career guidance service delivery, personal growth, career path knowledge and…
Investigating sexuality education in South African schools
Sexuality education has faced various challenges in being successfully implemented within secondary schools in South Africa. Research points towards barriers thereto, which include teacher bias and limited knowledge as core mediators to socially-just education. Research in the subject of Life Orientation, specifically the theme of sexuality education, has largely focused on teacher responses and challenges within the teaching of sexuality. Scant …
A Reflective Cybernetic Study on the Experiences of a Gay Male Teacher in the Free State Province
Sexuality education has become a core component in advancing the ideals of social justice and inclusivity within schooling environments. Its implementation has, however, been met with resistance as its sensitive nature often leads to conflicting messages, especially in relation to the myriad cultures and ambiguity thereof when placed against the contrasting values characteristic of multicultural South Africa. This article speaks to my experiences…
New method, same curriculum - Taking a step back to reflect on 'doing' comprehensive sexuality education in the 21st century
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research (TD) is a journal dedicated to promoting the concept of transdisciplinary research. It is aimed at creating knowledge with the collaboration of the formal sectors of the natural and human sciences as base. Over and above this, the intention is to focus on levels of knowledge that are to be found at grassroots level. It is important to explore this knowledge because it becomes the groundwork for further k…
Teaching inclusive education
While it is widely acknowledged that inclusive education policy is the suitable approach for addressing the diverse needs of South African learners, research in the pilot stages of Education White Paper 6 warned that the implementation of this policy would be complex. Studies have elucidated that there is a chasm between policy and theory on the one hand, and practice on the other hand; a gap between knowledge and the interactional expression the…
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Curriculum (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (2 works)