Janet Hodgson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3826187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Hodgson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet |
| FAMILY NAME | Hodgson |
| SIGNATURE | HODGSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1University of Cape Town, South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Promoting pupil learning within a school‐development framework
In a recent paper we concluded with a brief discussion of a proposed model for conceptualizing school development. Three interrelated dimensions were tentatively offered as a means of examining and understanding the scope of intent and action needed by schools in a search for improvement. The three dimensions were identified as a school‐wide dimension, a teacher‐action dimension and a pupil‐learning dimension. This paper now seeks to put a little…
Christianity in South Africa
School development planning
This paper offers findings and discussion based on the detailed analysis of 100 primary school development plans (SDPs) from English primary schools in three local education authorities. The findings show that a majority of schools continue to remain overwhelmingly multi‐focused in their continuing target setting. The paper considers the extent to which this might undermine subsequent development and improvement. However, some schools are evident…
Missionary Excursion
The Dead Will Arise
The story of Nongqawuse, a young girl whose prophecy in 1856 of the regeneration of the living and the resurrection of the dead caused 100,000 Xhosa to kill their cattle, destroy their crops and slowly starve to death, is one of the most extraordinary in history, and has defied explanation over 130 years. The author draws on private letters, spy reports, oral traditions and obscure Xhosa texts to explain the motivations behind both the prophesy a…
Soga and Dukwana
Since founding of Black Consciousness Movement in 1960s black man's struggle for liberation in South Africa has taken on a new impetus, and continues to gather momentum despite restrictive ploys of government legislation and oppressive power of police. But what is often forgotten is that this development is part of an ongoing process which has its roots in black response to white encroachment in early nineteenth century; and that this finds its e…
Promoting pupil learning within a school‐development framework
In a recent paper we concluded with a brief discussion of a proposed model for conceptualizing school development. Three interrelated dimensions were tentatively offered as a means of examining and understanding the scope of intent and action needed by schools in a search for improvement. The three dimensions were identified as a school‐wide dimension, a teacher‐action dimension and a pupil‐learning dimension. This paper now seeks to put a little…
School development planning
This paper offers findings and discussion based on the detailed analysis of 100 primary school development plans (SDPs) from English primary schools in three local education authorities. The findings show that a majority of schools continue to remain overwhelmingly multi‐focused in their continuing target setting. The paper considers the extent to which this might undermine subsequent development and improvement. However, some schools are evident…
Soga and Dukwana
Since founding of Black Consciousness Movement in 1960s black man's struggle for liberation in South Africa has taken on a new impetus, and continues to gather momentum despite restrictive ploys of government legislation and oppressive power of police. But what is often forgotten is that this development is part of an ongoing process which has its roots in black response to white encroachment in early nineteenth century; and that this finds its e…
Soga and Dukwana
Since founding of Black Consciousness Movement in 1960s black man's struggle for liberation in South Africa has taken on a new impetus, and continues to gather momentum despite restrictive ploys of government legislation and oppressive power of police. But what is often forgotten is that this development is part of an ongoing process which has its roots in black response to white encroachment in early nineteenth century; and that this finds its e…
The Dead Will Arise
The story of Nongqawuse, a young girl whose prophecy in 1856 of the regeneration of the living and the resurrection of the dead caused 100,000 Xhosa to kill their cattle, destroy their crops and slowly starve to death, is one of the most extraordinary in history, and has defied explanation over 130 years. The author draws on private letters, spy reports, oral traditions and obscure Xhosa texts to explain the motivations behind both the prophesy a…
Missionary Excursion
School development planning
This paper offers findings and discussion based on the detailed analysis of 100 primary school development plans (SDPs) from English primary schools in three local education authorities. The findings show that a majority of schools continue to remain overwhelmingly multi‐focused in their continuing target setting. The paper considers the extent to which this might undermine subsequent development and improvement. However, some schools are evident…
Promoting pupil learning within a school‐development framework
In a recent paper we concluded with a brief discussion of a proposed model for conceptualizing school development. Three interrelated dimensions were tentatively offered as a means of examining and understanding the scope of intent and action needed by schools in a search for improvement. The three dimensions were identified as a school‐wide dimension, a teacher‐action dimension and a pupil‐learning dimension. This paper now seeks to put a little…
Christianity in South Africa
History of religions (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · African studies (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)