Research for shared growth in teacher education
Explore case narratives, emerging insights, and collaborative learning from across South Africa’s Foundation Phase teacher education community.
Resources
What you’ll find
This page brings together practical research materials that help partners learn from one another, surface promising ideas, and strengthen Foundation Phase teacher education over time.
Case narratives
Stories of innovation from partner institutions, showing how ideas take shape in real teaching and learning contexts.
Research insights
Short, accessible reflections that highlight patterns, questions, and opportunities emerging across the network.
Shared tools
Frameworks, prompts, and documentation approaches that support collective inquiry and knowledge stewardship.
National learning
Cross-institution perspectives that connect local practice to wider system improvement and collaboration.
Featured research themes
A snapshot of the kinds of questions and case-based learning shaping the Seeds of Transformation collaboration.
Teacher preparation
Initial training
Curriculum innovation
Programme design
Mentor practice
Professional learning
Language and literacy
Foundation Phase
Partnership models
Network learning
System change
Long-term impact
From evidence to action
Our research approach values practice-based evidence, collective reflection, and the careful sharing of what works in context.
By documenting innovations and connecting them across institutions, Seeds of Transformation helps educators and partners turn local insight into stronger national learning.