Exploring the changing role of learning support teachers in the Western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDreyer, Lorna M.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-07T12:32:40Z
dc.date.available2014-07-07T12:32:40Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionCITATION: Dreyer, L. M. 2013. Exploring the changing role of learning support teachers in the Western Cape, South Africa. Perspectives in Education, 31(2):54–64, doi:10.38140/pie.v31i2.1805.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://journals.ufs.ac.za
dc.description.abstractThe South African education system is continuously changing and adapting to address the challenges to provide access, equal and quality education in a new democratic dispensation. One such challenge is the way in which learning support is provided to learners who struggle in mainstream classrooms. The department of education opted for a systemic approach to learning support services. The Western Cape Education Department (WCED), in particular, adopted a learning support model which reflects the changed role of learning support teachers. Research confirms that the role of learning support teachers is more comprehensive and complex within an inclusive education system. Learning support teachers in South Africa (like their counterparts across the world) have their roots in the individualised medical paradigm. Therefore, as key role players in establishing inclusive education in schools, learning support teachers are currently faced with the challenge to make a paradigmatic shift from the traditional narrow focus towards addressing learning support systemically. This article explores the experiences of learning support teachers in a district of the WCED as they engage and adapt in their new role as part of a collaborative team addressing barriers to learning systemically within a whole school approach.
dc.description.urihttps://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/1805
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent11 pages
dc.identifier.citationDreyer, L. M. 2013. Exploring the changing role of learning support teachers in the Western Cape, South Africa. Perspectives in Education, 31(2):54–64, doi:10.38140/pie.v31i2.1805.
dc.identifier.issn2519-593X (online)
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-298X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/94648
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights.holderAuthor retains copyright
dc.subject.otherWestern Cape (South Africa) Education Departmenten_ZA
dc.titleExploring the changing role of learning support teachers in the Western Cape, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticle
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