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Editorial
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Folake Ruth Aluko
University of Pretoria, South Africa
Associate Editor
Oyeyemi Ololade Aitokuhehi
University of Lagos, Nigeri
DETA CONFERENCE 2015: “The Future We Want”: Teacher Development for the Transformation of Education in Diverse African Contexts
No full textPROCEEDINGS: 20-24 July 2015
Editor: Dr Folake Ruth Aluko
Assistant Editor: Dr Hyleen Mariaye
Editorial
No full textThe aim of the Distance Education and Teachers’ Training (DETA) biennial conference is to create a platform for African educationists and all those collaboratively working with them on the continent to share knowledge and deliberate on educational issues. The 2017 conference held in Rwanda was no exception as participants met to deliberate on how Africa could get practical about achieving SDG 4 in Teacher Education in Africa. Since 2011, the conference has been publishing its proceedings. Participants toeach conferenceare invited to submit their papers for blind peer review, andreviewers are drawnfrom beyond Africa. Over the years and with fourbiennial editions, participants have come to look forward to the Proceedings due to the rigorous process it goes through and the robust debates it generates. Thus, the conference committee decidedto turn the Proceedingsinto an OER journal. It was thus renamed Teacher Education through Flexible Learning in Africa(TETFLE) with a focus on the developing contexts. Thisis the maiden edition of the journal.The theme of the 2017 conference was Getting practical about Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 in Teacher Education in Africa
Reading Ruth : towards a postmodernist, literary and womanist analysis
No full textBibliography: leaves 132-140.This dissertation examines the book of Ruth from a postmodemist, literary and womanist perspective. The main methodology is postmodemist literary criticism, but it employs intertextual and autobiographical approaches as well. Chapter 1 is an exploration of the plot of Ruth and reveals that in order for the end goal of the plot to be achieved "emptiness has to return to fullness." It is shown that Ruth's action (her decision to return with Naomi) is the catalyst that begins the process that ultimately leads to the denouement of the plot. The fact that it is the two women, Ruth and Naomi, who drive the plot forward, indicates that the Book of Ruth is a woman's story. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the significance of narrative time for any literary analysis lies in the fact that the amount of time allowed for the retelling of the events rarely corresponds to the time it took for the events to happen. Since Ruth is a short story, the choice of what to tell, what to omit as well as how long to dwell on details are indeed significant. In other words it is shown that literary time is only spent on those aspects which are crucial for the advancement of the narrative. Since the reader's main goal is to see how the conflicts are resolved, the literary time spent on the resolution of the conflicts is an indication of where the weight of the story needs to lie. In this case, it is certainly with Ruth and Naomi judging from the amount of time spent on dialogues between the two women. They are therefore the ones that contribute to the resolution of the conflicts of the plot. Chapter 3 reveals that in the book of Ruth the narrative voice or the perspective of attitudes, conceptions and worldview are those of a woman. The fact that the book of Ruth is named after a woman; the fact that at the very outset all the males in the story die and it is the women that take over the narrative; the fact that in the end the women of Bethlehem declare that Ruth is better to Naomi than seven sons are just some of the reasons that substantiate the argument that the narrative voice in the book of Ruth was that of a woman. It is also shown that this narrative voice (whether overt or covert) subverts gender and ethnic expectations. Chapter 4 outlines the way in which biblical characters are portrayed. The subsections of chapter 4 deal with the characterisation of each major character: Naomi, Boaz, and Ruth. Chapter 4 is the longest chapter since it is difficult to evaluate characterisation without engaging the other facets of literary criticism as well, such as plot and dialogue
Shaping open, distance and e-learning in post school education and training : a call for a revised agenda
No full textThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the attention
of distance education issues to the fore in a way not seen before.
All forms of educational provision and sectors were affected by the
pandemic. The aim of this conceptual leading article is to highlight
three pertinent issues that need to be taken into account in Open,
Distance and e-Learning (ODeL) to ensure the relevance of the
Post School Education and Training (PSET) sector in the Fourth
Industrial Revolution (4IR) and beyond. Based on a review of the
literature, the article highlights three pillars of successful use of
technology to enhance quality in PSET, especially in the wake of the
worldwide transition to remote teaching and learning. The revised
agenda comprises the questioning of previously held beliefs about
learning and teaching; the responsiveness of curricula and ensuring
the quality of ODeL offerings. It argues that unless traditional beliefs
about teaching and learning are questioned and curricula are
streamlined to align with the demands of the knowledge society,
the value of PSET may be trivialised in a context that is so rapidly
changing. It also argues that sound quality assurance mechanisms
should be put in place to ensure sufficient depth in student learning
experiences, rigour in assessment processes and confidence in
graduates by employers and society at large. Using the theory
of Connectivism as a lens, the authors provide a framework with some recommendations for sound ODeL teaching and learning
practices that are relevant for the demands of the 4IR and beyond.
The framework focuses on five pillars, which are foregrounding a
student-centred approach; embracing appropriate technologies
to support teaching and learning; strengthening the capacity to
support success; ensuring appropriate assessment processes and
regular curriculum revision and renewal.http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pieam202
DETA Conference Proceedings 2011:: Ensuring the Highest Possible Quality of Education in a Changing Africa
No full textProceedings of the 4th biennial International Conference on
Distance Education and Teachers’ Training in Africa (DETA) held at
the Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique.
August 2011
Publisher: Unit for Distance Education, Faculty of Education,
University of Pretoria, with the Eduardo Mondlane University,
Maputo, Mozambique.
Editor: Dr Ruth Aluko
Assistant Editor: Dr Francisco Januario
Place of publication: Pretoria, South Africa
Printed by: BusinessPrint
Language editing and layout by: Janine Smit Editorial Services
ISBN 978-1-77592-032-8
The authors are responsible for the accuracy and correctness of the content of the contributions, although DETA provided some editorial assistance. DETA does not accept responsibility or liability for the content of any contribution published in these proceedings
Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Sexually Speaking
No full textRuth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928), better known as Dr. Ruth, is a globally recognized psychosexual therapist, media personality, author, radio, television talk show host, and Holocaust survivor. Her media career began in 1980 with the radio show Sexually Speaking, which continued until 1990. She has hosted several series on the Lifetime Channel and other cable television networks from 1984 to 1993 and is the author of 45 books on sex and sexuality
Ruth Rewald 1987
No full textMaterials relating to the discovery of the formerly unknown author Ruth Rewald by German scholar Dirk Krueger in 1987. Krueger also found book by Rewald, which was given to the library.Dirk Krueger, 1988.Jewish children book author, born June 1906 in Berlin, deported to Auschwitz in July 1942.digitize
Ruth Stone, 12th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textRuth Stone is the author of six books or chapbooks of poetry: In an Iridescent Time, 1960; Topography and Other Poems, 1971; Unknown Messages, 1973; Cheap, 1975; American Milk, 1986; Second-Hand Coat: New and Selected Poems, 1987. Three new books will be published this year: Who is the Widow\u27s Muse?; The Yasha Poems, and The Solitary. We were very fortunate that Ruth Stone taught creative writing as a visiting faculty member at Old Dominion University during 1989-90
AHC interview with Ruth B. Mandel
No full textMay 31, 2012Ruth B. Mandel was born Ruth Blumenstock in Vienna, Austria.Austrian Heritage CollectionRuth B. Mandel is the author of the book 'Jewish women in politics'.Digital recordin
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