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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Doctor of Education

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
4065	Doctor of Education
ORIGINATOR
University of Fort Hare
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Doctoral Degree	Field 05 - Education, Training and Development		Higher Education and Training
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	240	Level 8 and above	NQF Level 10	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 091/21	2021-07-01	2023-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30		2027-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The degree of Doctor of Education (D Ed) by thesis essentially is a post-graduate degree in education, which aims to combine academic rigour with professional relevance. The purpose of the programme is for learners to show evidence of high academic standards in the content of the thesis and the ability to undertake research independently. It is also the purpose of this programme to produce theses that should respectably stand alongside refereed and published research in the same field and have practical application in the societal context.
The degree of Doctor of Education (D Ed) by thesis essentially is a post-graduate degree in education, which aims to combine academic rigour with professional relevance. The purpose of the programme is for learners to show evidence of high academic standards in the content of the thesis and the ability to undertake research independently. It is also the purpose of this programme to produce theses that should respectably stand alongside refereed and published research in the same field and have practical application in the societal context.

The aims of the D Ed by thesis are to show that the learners

Are sufficiently acquainted with the appropriate methods and techniques of research

Have both satisfactorily understood the nature of the research problem or topic and assessed the significance of the findings

Have satisfactorily presented the results of independent research in a manner which is satisfactory as to literacy style and presentation, and free from grammatical and typographical errors

Have shown evidence of real methodological and conceptual skills, clarity of exposition and development of argument, sound judgement, originality of approach, and a definite contribution to the advancement of knowledge and insight into the field of study.
The aims of the D Ed by thesis are to show that the learners

Are sufficiently acquainted with the appropriate methods and techniques of research

Have both satisfactorily understood the nature of the research problem or topic and assessed the significance of the findings

Have satisfactorily presented the results of independent research in a manner which is satisfactory as to literacy style and presentation, and free from grammatical and typographical errors

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

NQF Level 8 (720 Credits) Master of Education.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

1. Learners demonstrate the capacity to design, conduct and write up research that is original, relevant and contribute to knowledge and insight into the field of study and that can respectably stand alongside refereed and published research in the same fields and have practical application in the societal context.

2. Learners demonstrate an understanding of scientific procedures and an ability to cope with research techniques and technology

3. Learners demonstrate an understanding of scientific procedures and an ability to cope with research techniques to the research problem

4. Learners demonstrate the ability to write a theses that is linguistically acceptable

5. Learners demonstrate competence in real methodological and conceptual skills, clarity of expression and development of argument, and sound judgement

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Write research proposals that indicate that learners are able to identify a problem or problems in education, formulate research problems and subsets of problems, and suggest possible solutions to the problem(s)

Formulate hypotheses

Know, select and utilize research instruments that are relevant in the research of a specific problem in education

Select and use appropriate data analysis methods to interpret the findings of the investigation

Conduct fieldwork during the actual investigation and interact with others as a member of a team during the fieldwork.

Evaluate and interpret findings

Report the findings of the investigation, and formulate recommendations that emanate from the findings

Create a new model that can be applied to solve the problem investigated

2.

Identify and analyze different scientific procedures in terms of the problem being researched

Use science and technology effectively and critically

3.

Critically read, interpret and analyze literature from different sources

Search for literature on the identified research problem

Compare the writings of different authors on the same related topic

Synthesize reading material on the topic being researched

Draw conclusions from different readings and indicate anomalies

Create a theoretical framework provided by the literature review

Create a new model/approach/theory that is applicable to the research problem

Compile a complete bibliography
4.

Write a thesis that shows that the learner can express him/herself

Write a thesis that is linguistically correct, acceptable and of high quality

Write a thesis that is technically well presented and has an acceptable layout

5.

Show evidence of real methodological and conceptual skills

Show evidence of clarity of exposition and development of argument

Show evidence of sound judgement

Integrated assessment procedures to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

Viva, Reading Assignments, Observation, Fieldwork, Interviewing, Conferencing, Thesis.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

Vertically, qualifiers may progress and enroll on other doctoral programmes.

MODERATION OPTIONS

Faculty committee for Higher Degrees and Research (internal)
Externally appointed examiners.
Peers with research expertise and knowledge in the particular field/area.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Assessors are the lecturers guiding the learner towards the completion of the thesis.
They are adequately qualified to assess D Ed students having a D Ed degree or a Ph D.

External examiners are selected on the basis of a minimum qualification of D Ed or Ph D, relevant experience and research expertise

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

N/A

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

NONE

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

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1.	University of Fort Hare