prof robert j. balfour dean faculty of education sciences official opening 31 january 2014

Prof Robert J. BalfourDean

Faculty of Education SciencesOfficial opening 31 January 2014

» The Value of Teacher Education in the South African knowledge economy: bubble or bust?

Die jaar vorentoe The Year ahead• Studentegetalle Student numbers• Programme Programmes• Navorsing Research• Strategiese beplanning Strategic planning

StudentegetalleStudent numbers

Studentegetalle per Skool per program: 2013

1. Skool vir Geesteswetenskappe vir OnderwysProgramme Aantal Studente1 BEd-program 1.1 Kontak Op-kampus 2265 AROS 106 CEDAR 69 NIHE 6021.2 BEd (OAL) 8222. Graad-R diploma (OAL) 583. NPOD (OAL) 13277

2. Skool vir Natuurwetenskappe en Tegnologie vir OnderwysProgramme Aantal Studente1. NGOS 2372. GOS (OAL) 102973. Skool vir OpvoedkundestudiesProgram Aantal Students1. BTD 1422 BEdHons 2.1 Kontak 1902.2 BedHons (OAL) 9178

4. Fakulteit: NavorsingProgram Aantal StudentsMEd 81PhD 61

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Inligting: HEDA management informationDatum: 27 November 2013

ProgrammeProgrammes

Phasing in of contact programmes

List of all programmes currently offered and of new programmes to be offered

Duration Date of last intake of students in programmes to be phased-out

Phasing-in date of new programmes

Reasons for new programme development

Bachelor of Education (BEd)

4 years Last intake will be January 2014 and programme will be phased out by December 2018

New BEd-programme to be offered as from January 2015.

Adherence to Revised Qualifications Framework and Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications. Response to recommendations from programme evaluation.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

1 year Last intake will be January 2014 and programme will be phased out by December 2017

New ADT programme to be offered in place of PGCE programme as from 2015 (Pending approval from SAQA)

To adhere to the new Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications.

Advanced Diploma in Teaching (ADT)

1 year N/A New ADT programme to be offered in place of PGCE programme as from 2015


List of new BEdHons programmes Environmental Education; Life Orientation; Business Science; Early Childhood Development

1 year Not applicable 2016 Environmental Education and its management following a whole-school approach, will contribute to a just and sustainable society. This qualification will enable students to pursue further post-graduate studies at Masters level (NQF 9)

Phasing in of contact programmes


Duration Date of last intake of students in programmes to be phased-out



List of new Master of Education programmes (structured) Teaching, Training and Learning with Technology; Educational Psychology ; Early Childhood Development; Life Orientation; Education Leadership; Higher Education Teaching and Learning

2 years BI-annual intake

N/A 2016 2017

CDP capacity: Student interest and staff capacity

List of new PhD programmes Childhood Development; Life Orientation; Higher Education Teaching and Learning

3 years 2016 2017

Same as for the Masters and to provide an articulate route from the MEd

Open Distance Learning programmes


Duration Date of last intake of student in programmes to be phased-out



Bachelor of Education (BEd) Minimum 4 years, maximum 6 years

BEd programme to be offered as from 2015

Adherence to Revised Qualifications Framework and Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications. Response to recommendations from programme evaluation. Implement Open Distance Learning mode of delivery in BEd programme

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

Minimum 2 years, maximum 3 years

N/A PGDE programme to be offered as from 2015/2016

A qualification for students whose focus are to better themselves for their profession

Advance Certificate in Teaching (ACT) Foundation phase; Intermediate phase

Minimum 1 year, maximum 3 years

N/A ACT programmes to be offered as from October 2014

In accordance with the Minimum Requirements for Teacher Education Qualifications and the phasing out of the NPDE. Implementation of new qualification

Advance Diploma in Teaching (ADT) Special Needs Education; Education Leadership & Management


ADT programme to be offered as from April 2015 (Pending approval from SAQA)


Open Distance Learning programmes


Duration Date of last intake of student in programmes to be phased-out



Grade R Diploma Minimum 3 years, maximum 4 years

N/A Offered as from October 2013. Has been fully approved.

- DBE had need for qualification for existing Grade R teachers that lack training and also addressing shortage of the country for Grade R teachers. - Enables practitioners to qualify for relevant REZV level 13 for salary purposes. - Possibility exists to articulate into a BEd (Foundation Phase) in order to become a Foundation Phase teacher.

Advanced Diploma in Education (ADE)


N/A ADE programmes to be offered as from April 2015

The ADE replace the ACE that is being phased out due to new requirements from the Dept of Higher Education. Special Needs Education and Education Leadership and Management were the two specialisations in the ACE, and they are being continued in the ADE. There is a strong demand amongst in service teachers for these specialisations.

NavorsingResearch

New Entities: Why and How

WHY• Edu-HRight

– International evaluation August 2012 – HRiED group best research outputs and need to establish a unit

– Application May 2013 ; Outcome October 2013; Final approved : November 2013– ROU/PAS for 2013 = 3.068 (minimum requirement:1.5)

• SDL&TELHE– International evaluation August 2012 – sub-programmes should re-

assess their focus and apply for focus status– Application May 2013 : SDL = Focus; TELHE = Niche– Outcome October 2013: SDL and TELHE become a Focus– To be approved : March 2014– ROU/PAS for 2013: SDL= 1.089; TELHE = 0.314 – FOCUS AREA : 1.160 (minimum requirement: 0.75)

1.160

Importance of the outcome

• Status for the Faculty• Two entities in the Faculty that produce research outcomes

above the minimum level of requirement• Edu-HRight and SDL have at present international links and is

establishing scholarship in their respective projects• One unit Edu-HRight is the only one at a Faculty of Education in

SA and three international units are in the process to establish a permanent working relationship with the unit

• SDL-researchers are invited to take-part in international symposia on SDL also part of the new Focus Area: SDL & TELHE

• All entities have important links to the other campuses – researchers in sister faculties and international collaboration and funded projects

RESEARCH OUTPUTS 2011 2012 2013

SCHOOL OF SCHOOL OF SCHOOL OF

DEANRESEARCH

TARGET FOR FACULTY

HUMAN & SOCIAL

SCIENCES FOR

EDUCATION

NATURAL SCIENCES &

TECHNOLOGY FOR

EDUCATION

EDUCATION STUDIES

RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Indicators - Academics 125 133 132 40 37 53 1 1

Indicators - All Researchers 130 138 140 40 40 53 5 1

Research Outputs - Total 92.46 88.40 87.00 7.00 18.35 49.15 8.50 0

Research Units: PAS / All Researchers in Faculty 0.711 0.64 0.621 0.129 0.459 0.927 1.700 0.000

Research Units: PAS / Academic Staff permanent 0.739 0.664 0.659 0.129 0.496 0.927 8.500 0.000

RESEARCH TARGET 0.69 0.70 0.80 0.80 0.90 1.50 1.50 1.00 0.80

DEVIATION FROM TARGET 0.02 0.32 -0.18 -1.37 -1.04 -0.57 0.20 -1.50

Articles units / PAS permanent academic staff 0.228 0.168 0.235 0.017 0.158 0.314 2.500 0.000

Articles - accredited (published) 39 29 45 5 10 27 3 0

Articles - accredited (accepted ) 11 20 14 0 6 7 0 1

Articles - non-accredited 1 2 12 0 7 5 0 0

Articles - submitted 24 26 29 9 10 9 1 0

Articles - in process 21 16 13 0 2 8 3 0

Conference proceedings - International 0 2 8 0 5 3 0 0

Conference proceedings - National 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0

Conference paper delivered - International 71 41 80 4 15 52 7 2

Conference paper delivered - National 27 22 8 0 2 4 1 0

Project reports 7 7 4 0 1 1 2 0

Books - published 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Books - accepted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Editors of books 0 3 4 0 1 3 0 0Chapters in books - published 7 9 37 2 9 25 0 0

Chapters in books - accepted 5 0 4 0 0 4 0 0

Contribution to encyclopaedia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRF rating 7 7 10 0 1 6 2 1

Post-doctoral Fellows 5 5 7 0 3 1 3 0

Research Fellow 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0

Extraordinary Professors 2 3 3 1 1 1 0 0

RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY: FACULTY (ROU)ROU = Research Output Unit

INDICATOR UNITS UNITS x INDICATORArticles 1 31.00 31Books 4 1 4Chapters in books 1 37 37

Conference peer reviewed proceedings 0.5 12 6

MEd students - completed 1 3 3PhD students - completed 3 2 6TOTAL 87

Number of Researchers:Researchers (Academic Staff) 132Post-Doc 7Special Researchers 1Total Researchers 140

Research productivity of all Researchers 0.621

Research productivity per Permanent Academic Staff PAS/ROU 0.659

Research Target per Academic for 2013 0.80(2014=0.90); (2015=1.00); (2016=1.10); (2017=1.20); (2018=1.30); (2019=1.40); (2020=1.50)

MEd and PhD students 2013

TEACHING INPUT UNITS

MEd PhD TotalPost graduate

students

Registered 91 66 157

Students terminated after registering 4 1 5

Active students in 2013 87 65 152

Proposals approved 81 55 136

Proposals not yet approved 6 10 16

GRADUATED

Graduated in September 2013 3 2 5

Submitted for May 2014 26 10 36

Total 29 12 41

New postgraduate students accepted for 2014

Total registered students for 2014

46

108

23

77

69

185

Strategiese beplanningStrategic planning

Strategiesebeplanningwerkswinkel 27 Jan 2014

Kampusbestuur se opdrag aan prof Coetzee

Terugvoering:a) Profiel van die Fakulteiti. Kompleks (Geskiedenis)ii. Navorsingsuitsette, meting verseker die realisering van doelwitte

– Min personeel besig met navorsing– Vakgroepe wat in vyf jaar geen publikasies gelewer het nie– Die grootste uitdaging is sinergie tussen navorsing en onderrig. – Die oplossing is dat die Scholarship of Teaching and Learning uitgebou word

tot ŉ Eenheid oor vyf jaar en so onderrig en navorsing saambindiii. Benutting van personeel ter ondersteuning aan akademiciiv. Grootte van die OAL-komponentv. Vermeerdering van NGOS-getallevi. Dialoog eerder as debatvii. Proaktief eerder as reaktiefviii. Verbetering van Fakulteit se beeld in die Fakulteit, op Kampus en nasionaal

b) Riglyn vir die bepaling van ŉ visie en missie i. Die Fakulteit moet ŉ bestemming daarstel wat voldoen aan die Kampus- en

Institusionele planne, wat ŉ oorkoepelende doel bevat en organisatories logies

sowel as emosioneel en moreel logies is.

c) Punte om te oorweeg by die daarstel van ŉ bestemmingi. Waarom bestaan die Fakulteit? Wil ons oplossings bied in Suid-Afrika of die

leiersposisie inneem ten opsigte van ander Fakulteite van Opvoedkunde.ii. Wat is ons “besigheid” en wat wil ons daardeur bereik? Het ons ŉ

kompeterende voordeel bo ons eweknieë? iii. Hoekom wil ons by dié Fakulteit werk en waarin glo ons?iv. Watter standaarde wil ons handhaaf? Hoe wil ons optree en wat sal ons

anders wil doen?v. Hoe sal ons weet dat ons progressie maak in ons uitsette anders as om dit te meet?vi. Wat is elkeen van die personeel se verantwoordelikheid en bydrae tot die

Universiteit?


d) Overall purpose defined by strategic planning group

Two suggestions: what do you think?i. Making a difference through and in Educationii. Leading through and in Education

e) Important for all the personnel to embrace the following:i. What must we start doing?:

– Everyone working together towards excellence– Action plans to improve our image– Work on defining what our common culture is

ii. What must we stop doing?:– Underestimating colleagues– Stop passing the buck (take own responsibility) – Work to reduce bureaucratisation


Thank you

prof robert j. balfour dean faculty of education sciences official opening 31 january 2014

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