LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
INC4805
ASSIGNMENT NO: 01
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
1. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE RESEARCH
Key elements of the research At least five research elements
The research article titled “Where is Ubuntu in competitive South African schools? An inclusive education
perspective” by Shakira Akabor and Nareadi Phasha explores the concept of Ubuntu within the context of
South African schools.
FIVE RESEARCH METHODS
1. African Philosophical Concept of Ubuntu:
o Ubuntu refers to the sense of togetherness, collaboration, and interconnectedness among
people. It emphasizes that the success of one individual should benefit the entire community.
o Ubuntu aligns with the cooperative and collaborative values of an inclusive education
system, as enshrined in South Africa’s Constitution
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
9.5 The assessments
As indicated in section 9.2, you have to submit five assessments, comprising four assignments and
a research proposal, to complete this module. Details on the assignments are presented in this
section.
(The assignments and their due dates will be made available on the myModules site for the module.
We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon registration.)
9.5.1 Assignment 01
Click on the link below to access a research article. Read the article and answer the questions that
follow.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2022.2127491
The details of the article are as follows:
Shakira, A & Nareadi, P. 2022. Where is Ubuntu in competitive South African schools? An inclusive
education perspective. International Journal of Inclusive Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2022.2127491
i. Identify the key elements of research in this article.
ii. Explain how the following research elements are dealt with in the article:
• Title
• Statement of the problem
• Rationale
• Research question (main question and sub-questions)
• Purpose (aim and objective/s)
• Literature (relevance of the literature)
• Research methods iii. Make some suggestions on how the article could be improved.
Rubric for evaluating Assignment 01
COMPONENT CRITERIA POOR/ GOOD EXCELLENT
FAIR (50–69%) (70–100%)
(0–49%)
Key elements of At least five research elements
the research
(5)
Topic/title Description – length of the title;
(5) its specificity; relevance of the
topic to the field of inclusive
education and whether the
topic reflects the content of the
article
2
INC4805
ASSIGNMENT NO: 01
YEAR : 2024
PREVIEW:
1. KEY ELEMENTS OF THE RESEARCH
Key elements of the research At least five research elements
The research article titled “Where is Ubuntu in competitive South African schools? An inclusive education
perspective” by Shakira Akabor and Nareadi Phasha explores the concept of Ubuntu within the context of
South African schools.
FIVE RESEARCH METHODS
1. African Philosophical Concept of Ubuntu:
o Ubuntu refers to the sense of togetherness, collaboration, and interconnectedness among
people. It emphasizes that the success of one individual should benefit the entire community.
o Ubuntu aligns with the cooperative and collaborative values of an inclusive education
system, as enshrined in South Africa’s Constitution
, LOLA JACOBS ASSIGNMENTS © 2024
9.5 The assessments
As indicated in section 9.2, you have to submit five assessments, comprising four assignments and
a research proposal, to complete this module. Details on the assignments are presented in this
section.
(The assignments and their due dates will be made available on the myModules site for the module.
We envisage that the due dates will be available to you upon registration.)
9.5.1 Assignment 01
Click on the link below to access a research article. Read the article and answer the questions that
follow.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2022.2127491
The details of the article are as follows:
Shakira, A & Nareadi, P. 2022. Where is Ubuntu in competitive South African schools? An inclusive
education perspective. International Journal of Inclusive Education.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2022.2127491
i. Identify the key elements of research in this article.
ii. Explain how the following research elements are dealt with in the article:
• Title
• Statement of the problem
• Rationale
• Research question (main question and sub-questions)
• Purpose (aim and objective/s)
• Literature (relevance of the literature)
• Research methods iii. Make some suggestions on how the article could be improved.
Rubric for evaluating Assignment 01
COMPONENT CRITERIA POOR/ GOOD EXCELLENT
FAIR (50–69%) (70–100%)
(0–49%)
Key elements of At least five research elements
the research
(5)
Topic/title Description – length of the title;
(5) its specificity; relevance of the
topic to the field of inclusive
education and whether the
topic reflects the content of the
article
2
