Professor Sarah Jones' Projects (7)

QR - GCRF - PPF12 - Understanding the transformational potential of Community Engagement Projects within a South African educational landscape Dec 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020
South Africa is the most unequal country in the world (Gini Index, 2019; Palma Ratio, 2019; World Bank, 2019), operating in great complexity resulting from an apartheid legacy. Such inequality, and the resulting poverty and disadvantage cannot be add... Read More about QR - GCRF - PPF12 - Understanding the transformational potential of Community Engagement Projects within a South African educational landscape.

Building a Research Infrastructure for School Teachers Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2025
Every day, teachers around the world make decisions about how to help learners and need easy to access and up to date evidence to inform those decisions, because as Barber and Mourshed pointedly state, “the quality of an education system cannot excee... Read More about Building a Research Infrastructure for School Teachers.

GCRF 2019 PPF17: Enabling scalability of the reading to learn methodology in STEM education using video observations in South African township schools Feb 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
This project will develop the capacity of teachers working in underprivileged township schools in Johannesburg, to teach students how to read for the purpose of learning and understanding ‘threshold concepts’ those concepts that are core to a subject... Read More about GCRF 2019 PPF17: Enabling scalability of the reading to learn methodology in STEM education using video observations in South African township schools.

Global Competence in Teacher Education Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2025
In a shrinking, more connected world where we all face common challenges, such as those posed by economic recessions, conflicts or climate change, the acquisition of Global Competencies has become increasingly important (OECD, 2018 & 2009; EU, 2018;... Read More about Global Competence in Teacher Education.

Erasmus - International Skills Inventory and Training Programme for Global Citizens Sep 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2020

Designing and Evaluating Innovative Mobile Pedagogies Sep 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2023
This project aims to strengthen the professional profile of both teacher educators and teachers in schools by enhancing their capacity to use digital technologies (mobile devices) in ways that are innovative and promote new teaching methods and pedag... Read More about Designing and Evaluating Innovative Mobile Pedagogies.

Learning without borders (Thailand) Mar 1, 2017 - Aug 31, 2018
A workshop that will exploit the proven educational and social benefits of using mobile technologies in settings where access to learning is restricted. It includes fieldwork and the development of basic literacy and numeracy, promoting self-directed... Read More about Learning without borders (Thailand).