The South African Journal of Childhood Education (SAJCE) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides forum for the dissemination research in childhood learning and development care education children from birth to 12 years. interdisciplinary scope seeks stimulate exchange ideas variety subjects, contexts, issues child care.

We analyze the concept of “fundamental ideas of computer science” proposed by Schwill [Schw93a] whether it is suitable to organize subjects in schools. After modifying and extending the concept we apply it to the more “theoretical” subjects of computer science in schools. We conclude with three examples of idea-oriented lessons for different levels.

The primary challenge underscored and dealt with was how to represent the product’s or system’s use environment and processes and to communicate ideas and envisaged use contexts effectively at the fuzzy-front early stages of the design process. The work focused specifically on complex products or systems with physical, software and/or cyber components, and the question was how to represent, e.g...

How to get the original ideas” is the fundamental and critical issue for the researchers in science and technology. In this paper, the author writes his experiences concerning how he could encounter the interesting and original ideas of three research subjects, i.e., the accelerating medium effect, the guided-mode extracted integral equation and the surface plasmon gap waveguide. key words: ide...