Welcome to AfricArXiv
This initiative showcases UbuntuNet's commitment to fostering knowledge sharing, collaboration, and accessibility within the African research community. With AfricArxiv, researchers across the continent have a dedicated platform to disseminate their findings, making them accessible to a global audience. By facilitating open access to scholarly work, UbuntuNet Alliance plays a pivotal role in advancing the principles of open science, enhancing research visibility, and driving innovation across Africa.
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- The general repository is open for individual submissions by researchers, librarians and research administrators.
- Showcase of project activities, presentations, and scholarly contributions curated by the AfricArXiv initiative.
- A Rapid Grant Fund to address research questions and implement science engagement activities associated with COVID-19
- An initiative to support the development of a harmonised quality assurance and accreditation system at institutional, national, regional and Pan-African continental level.
- Facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration among institutions, researchers, and educators within the Ubuntunet Alliance network.
Recent Submissions
Exploring the impact of a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. Child characteristics, and teacher, classroom and home variables that predict improvements in language and literacy.
(Wordworks, 2024) Cain, Kate; O'Carroll, Shelley; Oakhill, Jane; Klop, Daleen; Visser, Monique; Smith, Annelien; Swart, Anike
This is the fifth in a series of five research briefs that explore the impact of a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. This brief explores the impact of the intervention and the extent to which child characteristics, home learning environments, and teacher and classroom variables predict improvements in children’s language, literacy and overall development.
Exploring the impact of a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds: A description of the isiXhosa children in the study sample. Wordworks: Cape Town.
(Wordworks, 2023) Cain, Kate; O'Carroll, Shelley; Oakhill, Jane; Klop, Daleen; Smith, Annelien
This is the fourth in a series of five research briefs that explore the impact of Little Stars, a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. This brief describes the isiXhosa children in the study, their home learning environment and their early development across different developmental domains.
Exploring the impact of a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. A description of the Afrikaans children in the study sample.
(Wordworks, 2023) Cain, Kate; O'Carroll, Shelley; Oakhill, Jane; Klop, Daleen; Smith, Annelien
This is the fourth in a series of five research briefs that explore the impact of Little Stars, a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. This brief describes the Afrikaans children in the study, their home learning environment and their early development across different developmental domains.
Exploring the impact of a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. Little Stars in the classroom: Did teaching practices change?
(Wordworks, 2023) O'Carroll, Shelley; Visser, Monique; Oakhill, Jane; Cain, Kate; de Wet, Katherine
This is the third in a series of five research briefs that explore the impact of Little Stars, story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. This brief focuses on whether resource-based teacher training led to take-up of the programme as intended, and the extent to which teaching practices changed through implementing the programme. We used Kirkpatrick’s model1 and focused on Level 3 (behavioural changes) to explore how teachers were using the programme and how the training translated into actual classroom practice.
Exploring the impact of a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. Teachers at the core: Was the programme useful, feasible and easy to implement?
(Wordworks, 2023) Visser, Monique; Oakhill, Jane; Cain, Kate; O'Carroll, Shelley; de Wet, Katherine
This is the second in a series of five research briefs that explore the impact of Little Stars, a story-based teacher training programme on language and early literacy in 4- and 5-year-olds. This brief focuses on the effectiveness of the training and the teachers’ feedback on their learning and implementation.