“If This Shop Could Talk: A Discursive Analysis of The Liberatory Function and Development of African American Beauty Salons and Culture” explores the intersection of political consciousness, aesthetics, and community development engendered in quintessential and atypical locales of African American beauty culture with an emphasis on the African American beauty salon as a discursive space. As it seeks to expand limited understandings of African American beauty culture, this analysis employs Afrocentric, Black Feminist, and Womanist theoretical perspectives as it traverses temporal and geographic boundaries. As proclamations of Black pride and beauty are juxtaposed in present day society against a multitude of headlines that detail stories of discrimination based upon hair, this work addresses matters of how and why Africana women assert such prideful proclamations amidst injustice. How do African American women know that there is power in beauty? Why do African American women believe such a thing? Why do African American women engage in beauty culture and beauty salons? This work focuses on 20th through 21st century America, by exploring Black beauty culture concepts and byproducts including trends, styles, community activism, and consciousness as connected to African history in Kemet, African history in West Africa prior to the Transatlantic slave trade, and African history in America between the 16th and 21st centuries. This work employs discourse analysis and Afronography to reveal and assert the existence of a unique epistemology within Africana women’s beauty culture that has been employed in the subversion of oppression and the assertion of Black female identity in America. An Afronographic research study accompanies this analysis and represents qualitative findings from interviews conducted with women who identify as persons of African descent and members of intergenerational family beauty practice, where women in their families preceded them in beauty service provision. The researcher’s perspective is also included throughout the work as she is a licensed cosmetologist and member of an intergenerational family of beauty practice. Ultimately, this work suggests that there is a unique, significant, and sacred agency that exists in the phenomena, traditions, history, and locations of African American beauty culture which has generated aesthetic creations in hair, skin and nails that rhetorically shift paradigms, in addition to words, actions, and feelings that foster an epistemology that can aid in the liberation of Africans in the United States and abroad. / African American Studies

Afrikaans text / Hierdie studie spreek die beperkte en eensydige beriggewing oor vroue en vroulike skoonheid in die Hebreeuse Bybel en ander antieke geskrifte aan, asook die ondergeskikte posisie wat vroue in die patriargale Ou Testamentiese samelewing beklee het. ‘n Argeologiese benadering word gevolg en beskikbare literêre bronne word gebruik. Daar word gelet op die redes waarom ‘n mooi voorkoms vir vroue so belangrik was. Hul posisie ten opsigte van staatkundige, wetlike, godsdienstige, ekonomiese en huishoudelike aangeleenthede en hul lewensverloop word bespreek. Die studie fokus hoofsaaklik op vroue van ou Israel en Egipte – vir ‘n goeie vergelyking. Inligting oor vroue van die ou Nabye Ooste en Mediterreense wêreld word waar van toepassing ook in aanmerking geneem. Vroue se skoonheidsmiddels, parfuums, juweliersware en kleredrag word bespreek – asook die invloed van vroue se skoonheidspraktyke op die ekonomie en handel van antieke tye. Die slot- hoofstuk maak sekere afleidings en dui enkele onderwerpe vir verdere navorsing aan. / This study addresses the limited and one-sided reporting about women and female beauty in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient literary sources, as well as the subservient position the women experience in the patriarchal Old Testament society. An archaeological approach is followed, although literary sources are also used. Attention is given to women’s position with reference to governmental, legal, religious and domestic issues, their course of life and the reasons why a beautiful and attractive appearance was important. The research focuses mainly on the women of ancient Israel and Egypt – for the purpose of comparison. Information on women of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world is also taken into account. Women’s cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry and clothing are discussed – as well as the influence of women’s beauty practices on the economy and trade of ancient times. The final chapter makes certain deductions and some aspects are recommended for further study. / Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern Studies / M. A. (Biblical Archaeology)

Introdução: Muitas doenças podem ser transmitidas quando não se seguem os hábitos adequados de higienização das mãos e esterilização de materiais em atividades que podem gerar ferimentos ou traumas na pele, como ocorrem nos salões de beleza. Os profissionais da beleza precisam conhecer e ter a consciência em relação a atitudes simples de higienização e cuidados com o compartilhamento de instrumentos, pela interação com muitas pessoas e pela possibilidade de ocorrer a transmissão de doenças, incluindo as doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, como as verrugas, as hepatites B e C, e o HIV, durante a realização de seus procedimentos. O Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio à Micro e Pequena Empresa apontou, em fevereiro de 2013, a existência de 265 mil estabelecimentos, abertos por pessoas que formalizaram a situação como microempreendedores individuais. Os salões de beleza são, numericamente, expressivos e apesar de não haver dados oficiais sobre o número de trabalhadores no Brasil, estima-se um grande número de pessoas envolvidas. Este estudo objetivou estruturar um curso aplicado por meio de uma dinâmica por teleducação interativa e avaliar o efeito educacional neste segmento profissional. Métodos: Foram selecionadas 4 categorias temáticas (doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, saúde indoor nos salões de beleza, lavagem das mãos e esterilização de materiais) a partir de uma Matriz de Objetivos e Competências, e o curso foi inserido numa plataforma educacional baseada no Moodle, com ambientes interativos de aprendizagem e ferramenta de gestão educacional. A sistemática das atividades foi organizada com metas semanais, encontros síncronos via web e acesso a materiais de forma assíncrona (materiais de leitura, de aprendizagem complementar, áudios e vídeos educacionais, fóruns de discussão, Simulador de Situações Práticas e vídeos do Projeto Homem Virtual sobre as DST/AIDS, higienização das mãos e lavagem, transmissão de doenças por cera depilatória reutilizável e alicate de unha contaminado). A abertura do curso foi realizada a partir de dois encontros presenciais e, para a avaliação do conhecimento prático, foi criado o simulador de situações práticas, que foi um teste online aplicado nas fases pré-curso, pós-curso imediato e 6 meses após o término do curso. Foram desenvolvidos objetos educacionais de aprendizagem do Projeto Homem Virtual por meio de vídeos utilizando computação gráfica 3D para facilitar a explicação de alguns assuntos. Resultados: Cinquenta e cinco profissionais da beleza foram matriculados no curso, sendo 46 do sexo feminino e 9 do sexo masculino, tendo sido ofertadas bolsas de estudos para 34 profissionais que justificaram dificuldade de pagamento da taxa de inscrição. A idade média dos participantes foi de 38,2 ± 8,67 anos de idade com mediana de 37,3 anos, sendo a idade mínima de 18,5 anos e a máxima de 59,1 anos de idade. Foram produzidos diversos materiais educacionais digitais utilizando múltiplos meios de comunicação: áudios, vídeos, objetos educacionais de aprendizagem utilizando computação gráfica 3D e um sistema de avaliação denominado simulador de situações práticas. Quarenta e cinco participantes foram aprovados e certificados conforme os critérios estabelecidos, e 40 alunos concluíram o simulador aplicado 6 meses após o término do curso. Como resultado de performance geral, houve melhora estatisticamente significativa do rendimento dos alunos no simulador pós-curso imediato em relação ao pré-curso e não houve retenção de conhecimento estatisticamente significativa sobre as condutas corretas na fase pós-curso tardio. Quando se isolou o grupo de estudantes que tiveram participação ativa nas listas de discussão (30% dos alunos que foram responsáveis por 75% das postagens totais) foi observada essa diferença de forma estatisticamente significativa. Discussão: Para avaliar o conhecimento dos profissionais da beleza foi criado o simulador de situações práticas baseado em situações cotidianas que podem gerar a transmissão de doenças. Não foram incluídas avaliações de detalhamento conceitual científico. Dessa forma, o objetivo principal foi mensurar a percepção do aluno sobre o que é correto em relação a situações práticas do dia a dia. Detectou-se que os alunos que não tiveram uma interação ativa nos fóruns de discussão não apresentaram retenção de conhecimento 6 meses após o término do curso, e os que participaram ativamente apresentaram essa retenção. O curso na modalidade a distância teve alto índice de aceitação pelos alunos e a distribuição das atividades de acordo com a rotina profissional resultou em maior taxa de participação nos eventos síncronos. A redução do tempo de duração do curso para 1 mês, em relação a edições anteriores deste curso, teve maior aprovação dos alunos. Conclusão: Foi estruturado um curso com duração de 1 mês aprovado pela Pró-Reitoria de Cultura e Extensão Universitária, direcionado para profissionais da beleza e realizado na modalidade a distância. O curso gerou retenção de conhecimento a longo prazo para quem teve maior participação ativa nos fóruns de discussão e foi bem aceito pelos profissionais que atuam nos salões de beleza / Introduction: Many diseases can be transmitted when professionals do not follow the proper habits of hand washing and material sterilization in activities that may cause skin injury or trauma, as is the case in beauty salons. Beauty professionals need to know and be aware of simple steps to cleaning care and instruments sharing, as they interact with many people, thus increasing the possibility of disease transmission, including sexually transmitted diseases such as warts, hepatitis B and C, and HIV, while carrying out their procedures. The Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises pointed out the existence of 265,000 establishments in February 2013, opened by people who formalized their business as individual microenterprises. Beauty salons are numerically significant, and although there are no official data on the number of workers in Brazil, a large number is estimated. This study aimed to structure a distance-learning course via interactive tele-education dynamics, and to evaluate the educational effect in this professional segment. Methods: Four thematic categories were selected (sexually transmitted diseases, indoor health in salons, hand washing and material sterilization) from a matrix of objectives and competences. The course was inserted in an educational platform based on Moodle, with interactive learning environments and educational management tools. The activities systematics was organized with weekly goals, synchronous web meetings, and asynchronous access to materials (readings, discussion forums, situation simulator, audio and educational videos as well as 3-D Virtual Human video animation on sexually transmitted infections, hand washing and disease transmission from reusable depilatory wax and contaminated nail pliers). The course started with two face-to-face meetings and, in order to assess participants\' practical knowledge, a simulator to practical situations was created, which was an online test applied before, immediately after course end, and 6 months later. Educational learning objects associated to 3-D Virtual Human Project video animation were also developed to facilitate the explanation of some topics. Results: Fifty-five beauty professionals enrolled in the course, out of whom 46 females and 9 males; 34 students were granted scholarships due to justified registration fee payment difficulty. Mean age of participants was 38.2 ± 8.67 years old with median of 37.3, the minimum age at 18.5 and the maximum at 59.1 years old. Different digital learning materials using multiple media were produced, such as audios, videos, educational learning objects using 3D computer, and an evaluation system called simulator to practical situations. Forty-five participants were approved and certified according to agreed criteria, and 40 students accomplished the simulator tasks applied 6 months after the course end. As a result of overall performance, there was a statistically significant improvement in student performance in the immediate post-course simulator compared to the pre-course one; however, there was no statistically significant retention of knowledge on the correct behavior in the later post-course phase. When the group of students who actively participated in discussion lists (30% of students accounted for 75% of total posts) was isolated, this statistically significant difference was observed. Discussion: To evaluate the knowledge of beauty professionals, a simulator to practical situations was developed, based on everyday situations that can lead to disease transmission. Scientific conceptual detail reviews were not included. Thus, the main objective was to measure the students\' perception of what is correct in relation to day-to-day practical situations. It turned out that the students who didn\'t have an active interaction in the discussion forums had no knowledge retention, six months after the course end, and those who actively participated showed that retention. The distance education course had a high rate of acceptance by students, and the distribution of activities in accordance with professional routine resulted in a higher rate of participation in synchronous events. Due to the reduction of course time to one month, if compared to previous longer editions of this course, students had highly approved it. Conclusion: A one-month course was structured and approved by the Dean of Culture and University Extension, targeted to beauty professionals and carried out via distance education mode. The course had generated knowledge retention in the long term for those who had higher active participation in the discussion forums, and was also well accepted by professionals who work in beauty salons

Introdução: Muitas doenças podem ser transmitidas quando não se seguem os hábitos adequados de higienização das mãos e esterilização de materiais em atividades que podem gerar ferimentos ou traumas na pele, como ocorrem nos salões de beleza. Os profissionais da beleza precisam conhecer e ter a consciência em relação a atitudes simples de higienização e cuidados com o compartilhamento de instrumentos, pela interação com muitas pessoas e pela possibilidade de ocorrer a transmissão de doenças, incluindo as doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, como as verrugas, as hepatites B e C, e o HIV, durante a realização de seus procedimentos. O Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio à Micro e Pequena Empresa apontou, em fevereiro de 2013, a existência de 265 mil estabelecimentos, abertos por pessoas que formalizaram a situação como microempreendedores individuais. Os salões de beleza são, numericamente, expressivos e apesar de não haver dados oficiais sobre o número de trabalhadores no Brasil, estima-se um grande número de pessoas envolvidas. Este estudo objetivou estruturar um curso aplicado por meio de uma dinâmica por teleducação interativa e avaliar o efeito educacional neste segmento profissional. Métodos: Foram selecionadas 4 categorias temáticas (doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, saúde indoor nos salões de beleza, lavagem das mãos e esterilização de materiais) a partir de uma Matriz de Objetivos e Competências, e o curso foi inserido numa plataforma educacional baseada no Moodle, com ambientes interativos de aprendizagem e ferramenta de gestão educacional. A sistemática das atividades foi organizada com metas semanais, encontros síncronos via web e acesso a materiais de forma assíncrona (materiais de leitura, de aprendizagem complementar, áudios e vídeos educacionais, fóruns de discussão, Simulador de Situações Práticas e vídeos do Projeto Homem Virtual sobre as DST/AIDS, higienização das mãos e lavagem, transmissão de doenças por cera depilatória reutilizável e alicate de unha contaminado). A abertura do curso foi realizada a partir de dois encontros presenciais e, para a avaliação do conhecimento prático, foi criado o simulador de situações práticas, que foi um teste online aplicado nas fases pré-curso, pós-curso imediato e 6 meses após o término do curso. Foram desenvolvidos objetos educacionais de aprendizagem do Projeto Homem Virtual por meio de vídeos utilizando computação gráfica 3D para facilitar a explicação de alguns assuntos. Resultados: Cinquenta e cinco profissionais da beleza foram matriculados no curso, sendo 46 do sexo feminino e 9 do sexo masculino, tendo sido ofertadas bolsas de estudos para 34 profissionais que justificaram dificuldade de pagamento da taxa de inscrição. A idade média dos participantes foi de 38,2 ± 8,67 anos de idade com mediana de 37,3 anos, sendo a idade mínima de 18,5 anos e a máxima de 59,1 anos de idade. Foram produzidos diversos materiais educacionais digitais utilizando múltiplos meios de comunicação: áudios, vídeos, objetos educacionais de aprendizagem utilizando computação gráfica 3D e um sistema de avaliação denominado simulador de situações práticas. Quarenta e cinco participantes foram aprovados e certificados conforme os critérios estabelecidos, e 40 alunos concluíram o simulador aplicado 6 meses após o término do curso. Como resultado de performance geral, houve melhora estatisticamente significativa do rendimento dos alunos no simulador pós-curso imediato em relação ao pré-curso e não houve retenção de conhecimento estatisticamente significativa sobre as condutas corretas na fase pós-curso tardio. Quando se isolou o grupo de estudantes que tiveram participação ativa nas listas de discussão (30% dos alunos que foram responsáveis por 75% das postagens totais) foi observada essa diferença de forma estatisticamente significativa. Discussão: Para avaliar o conhecimento dos profissionais da beleza foi criado o simulador de situações práticas baseado em situações cotidianas que podem gerar a transmissão de doenças. Não foram incluídas avaliações de detalhamento conceitual científico. Dessa forma, o objetivo principal foi mensurar a percepção do aluno sobre o que é correto em relação a situações práticas do dia a dia. Detectou-se que os alunos que não tiveram uma interação ativa nos fóruns de discussão não apresentaram retenção de conhecimento 6 meses após o término do curso, e os que participaram ativamente apresentaram essa retenção. O curso na modalidade a distância teve alto índice de aceitação pelos alunos e a distribuição das atividades de acordo com a rotina profissional resultou em maior taxa de participação nos eventos síncronos. A redução do tempo de duração do curso para 1 mês, em relação a edições anteriores deste curso, teve maior aprovação dos alunos. Conclusão: Foi estruturado um curso com duração de 1 mês aprovado pela Pró-Reitoria de Cultura e Extensão Universitária, direcionado para profissionais da beleza e realizado na modalidade a distância. O curso gerou retenção de conhecimento a longo prazo para quem teve maior participação ativa nos fóruns de discussão e foi bem aceito pelos profissionais que atuam nos salões de beleza / Introduction: Many diseases can be transmitted when professionals do not follow the proper habits of hand washing and material sterilization in activities that may cause skin injury or trauma, as is the case in beauty salons. Beauty professionals need to know and be aware of simple steps to cleaning care and instruments sharing, as they interact with many people, thus increasing the possibility of disease transmission, including sexually transmitted diseases such as warts, hepatitis B and C, and HIV, while carrying out their procedures. The Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises pointed out the existence of 265,000 establishments in February 2013, opened by people who formalized their business as individual microenterprises. Beauty salons are numerically significant, and although there are no official data on the number of workers in Brazil, a large number is estimated. This study aimed to structure a distance-learning course via interactive tele-education dynamics, and to evaluate the educational effect in this professional segment. Methods: Four thematic categories were selected (sexually transmitted diseases, indoor health in salons, hand washing and material sterilization) from a matrix of objectives and competences. The course was inserted in an educational platform based on Moodle, with interactive learning environments and educational management tools. The activities systematics was organized with weekly goals, synchronous web meetings, and asynchronous access to materials (readings, discussion forums, situation simulator, audio and educational videos as well as 3-D Virtual Human video animation on sexually transmitted infections, hand washing and disease transmission from reusable depilatory wax and contaminated nail pliers). The course started with two face-to-face meetings and, in order to assess participants\' practical knowledge, a simulator to practical situations was created, which was an online test applied before, immediately after course end, and 6 months later. Educational learning objects associated to 3-D Virtual Human Project video animation were also developed to facilitate the explanation of some topics. Results: Fifty-five beauty professionals enrolled in the course, out of whom 46 females and 9 males; 34 students were granted scholarships due to justified registration fee payment difficulty. Mean age of participants was 38.2 ± 8.67 years old with median of 37.3, the minimum age at 18.5 and the maximum at 59.1 years old. Different digital learning materials using multiple media were produced, such as audios, videos, educational learning objects using 3D computer, and an evaluation system called simulator to practical situations. Forty-five participants were approved and certified according to agreed criteria, and 40 students accomplished the simulator tasks applied 6 months after the course end. As a result of overall performance, there was a statistically significant improvement in student performance in the immediate post-course simulator compared to the pre-course one; however, there was no statistically significant retention of knowledge on the correct behavior in the later post-course phase. When the group of students who actively participated in discussion lists (30% of students accounted for 75% of total posts) was isolated, this statistically significant difference was observed. Discussion: To evaluate the knowledge of beauty professionals, a simulator to practical situations was developed, based on everyday situations that can lead to disease transmission. Scientific conceptual detail reviews were not included. Thus, the main objective was to measure the students\' perception of what is correct in relation to day-to-day practical situations. It turned out that the students who didn\'t have an active interaction in the discussion forums had no knowledge retention, six months after the course end, and those who actively participated showed that retention. The distance education course had a high rate of acceptance by students, and the distribution of activities in accordance with professional routine resulted in a higher rate of participation in synchronous events. Due to the reduction of course time to one month, if compared to previous longer editions of this course, students had highly approved it. Conclusion: A one-month course was structured and approved by the Dean of Culture and University Extension, targeted to beauty professionals and carried out via distance education mode. The course had generated knowledge retention in the long term for those who had higher active participation in the discussion forums, and was also well accepted by professionals who work in beauty salons

Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Somatology, Durban University of Technology, 2014 / The beginning of the 20th century presented the Somatology profession with unprecedented challenges of acquiring a scientific base and achieving professionalisation. It is in this milieu that a few research studies were previously undertaken with regard to Somatology education however, none particularly focused in relation to areas that are preparing graduates for industry. The current study was a national study that explored the existing National Diploma offering through the lens of students, educators and members of the Durban University of Technology’s Advisory Board. In particular, it focused on developing broad guidelines to guide academics on what further content was required to be integrated into the current Somatology education. A triangulated approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods was used to guide the operationalisation of the research process. Five Universities of Technology participated in the study, viz. Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Central University of Technology, Durban University of Technology, Tshwane University of Technology and the University of Johannesburg. Third year and B.Tech students were surveyed with regard to the current Somatology Programme and what further aspects needed to be integrated into it to better prepare graduates for industry. In addition, in-depth interviews were also held with ten academics, two from each University of Technology, to examine what they thought needed to be included in education to strengthen the current programme. The same was done through a focus group discussion with members of the Durban University of Technology Advisory Board. A programme analysis of current content being taught at the five Universities was also undertaken. The results reflected that although most of the samples were satisfied with the current educational programme, they still believed that gaps existed and that graduates were still not adequately prepared for industry. It was found that both students and educators saw the need for more therapies to be included in the training. Both educators and the Advisory Board sample also saw the need for a stronger emphasis to be placed on practical skill development. The Advisory Board sample also strongly articulated for training to occur in an industry context as opposed to the University based experiential setting. Using data from these multiple samples, a set of guidelines was developed and presented. These guidelines were based on what further therapies needed to be integrated into education. The Duke Integrative Medicines Wheel of Health was adopted as the theoretical framework of the study. It was also utilised to identify specific areas that needed to be interwoven into education to further strengthen graduates’ preparedness for industry.

Afrikaans text / Hierdie studie spreek die beperkte en eensydige beriggewing oor vroue en vroulike skoonheid in die Hebreeuse Bybel en ander antieke geskrifte aan, asook die ondergeskikte posisie wat vroue in die patriargale Ou Testamentiese samelewing beklee het. ‘n Argeologiese benadering word gevolg en beskikbare literêre bronne word gebruik. Daar word gelet op die redes waarom ‘n mooi voorkoms vir vroue so belangrik was. Hul posisie ten opsigte van staatkundige, wetlike, godsdienstige, ekonomiese en huishoudelike aangeleenthede en hul lewensverloop word bespreek. Die studie fokus hoofsaaklik op vroue van ou Israel en Egipte – vir ‘n goeie vergelyking. Inligting oor vroue van die ou Nabye Ooste en Mediterreense wêreld word waar van toepassing ook in aanmerking geneem. Vroue se skoonheidsmiddels, parfuums, juweliersware en kleredrag word bespreek – asook die invloed van vroue se skoonheidspraktyke op die ekonomie en handel van antieke tye. Die slot- hoofstuk maak sekere afleidings en dui enkele onderwerpe vir verdere navorsing aan. / This study addresses the limited and one-sided reporting about women and female beauty in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient literary sources, as well as the subservient position the women experience in the patriarchal Old Testament society. An archaeological approach is followed, although literary sources are also used. Attention is given to women’s position with reference to governmental, legal, religious and domestic issues, their course of life and the reasons why a beautiful and attractive appearance was important. The research focuses mainly on the women of ancient Israel and Egypt – for the purpose of comparison. Information on women of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world is also taken into account. Women’s cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry and clothing are discussed – as well as the influence of women’s beauty practices on the economy and trade of ancient times. The final chapter makes certain deductions and some aspects are recommended for further study. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / M. A. (Biblical Archaeology)

一直以來，職業教育的使命，是為幫助青少年提升未來就業及社會所需的能力，同時讓他們由學校教育過度至就業階段作好準備。隨着全球經濟環境在迅速轉變，知識成為衡量勞工價值的工具。香港的高中職業教育提供的適切性受到質疑，認為職業教育應結合知識的學習與能力的培養。直至2003年，應用學習課程引入高中教育階段，課程兼備職業知識與能力的培養，為學生提供更多元化的學習機會，並為他們在學術及職業方面都提供了進階途徑。職業課教師透過其教師實踐與師生互動的過程，直接影響着學生的升學及就業抉擇。本研究試圖去理解如何培養學生的可就業能力時，不能不從教師的角度去理解他們對培養可就業能力的看法，與適用於職業教育的教學法。 / 本研究發現，縱使高中的職業教育得以發展，修讀的人數一直較預期的少，且多是由一些學業成績差及學習動機弱的學生選讀。就應用學習而言，第三組別學校基於成本效益的考慮，也不會向學生積極推廣應用學習課程。加上外判式教育提供的方式，使導師的教學質素良莠不齊，標誌着中學職業教育的發展正處於邊緣化的狀態。 / 對於能力的理解與培養的看法，「美容學基礎」及「旅遊與款待」的教師皆認為，溝通能力是相關行業內最重要的能力元素。畢竟旅遊與款待業及美容業均存在獨特的專業性，各科教師對其相關行業的可就業能力的理解也有異。要成為美容師就需具備自我推進的能力，而從事旅遊與款待業，就需具備學習能力以適應不斷轉變的工作環境。這些分析發現不但為建立香港的可就業能力架構提供了參考基礎，還顯示了基本知識與能力的學習對發展出自我推進及學習能力扮演着關鍵的角色。然而，教師對於能力為本及問題為本教學取向中，重視解難能力及自主學習能力的培養，關注比較不足。 / Historically, vocational education has borne the mission to improve the skills of young people for work and life and to remain relevant to the shifting needs of young people in school-to-work transitions. In alignment with the recent global economic changes, knowledge is now seen as a defining characteristic of valuable workers. The appropriateness of the vocational education in senior secondary schooling is questioned in the light of the changing work environment and the need in the future for knowledgeable and competent workers. In Hong Kong, curricula in vocational courses are also expected to incorporate an emphasis both on knowledge and on the development of competences in relation to that knowledge. In order to comply, Applied Learning with curricula providing a knowledge base and offering breadth for the development of various generic skills was then launched in 2003 to provide young people with diversified learning opportunities for further studies and work. Through teaching and social interaction with students, vocational teachers exercise the form of agency to influence students on the plans and decisions of school-to-work pathways. As this thesis intends to explore how employability skills are nurtured in the course of teaching, the study is focused on teachers’ perceptions about nurturing students’ employability skills and the appropriate teaching pedagogy to adopt for vocational education. / Although the development of vocational education in senior secondary schooling was noticeable, it was not popular and tended to attract fewer students than expected. The low academic achievers and students of less motivation comprised the majority of students. Even the low banding schools did not promote Applied Learning due to concerns about cost effectiveness. The practice of outsourcing the teaching responsibilities to external agencies caused the inconsistency of teaching standards across the course delivered. All these signified the marginalized status of vocational education in secondary schooling. / Regarding teachers’ perceptions about nurturing students’ employability skills, both instructors of “Fundamental Cosmetology and school teachers of “Tourism and Hospitality identified communication skills as the most important competence for the novice in the beauty industry, tourism and hospitality industries. There still was a demand for distinct competences for different workplaces. Cosmetologists were required to obtain a sense of responsibility with a shown desire to improve. Those who intended to work in tourism and hospitality were expected to learn how to help themselves better adapt to the changing needs of the workplace. These findings not only were construed as a basis to develop the employability skills framework in Hong Kong, but also revealed that learning basic knowledge and skills in schools played a key role in helping students to develop the above competences. Nevertheless, vocational teachers should raise their awareness of nurturing students’ problem-solving skill and self-regulated learning that is the pedagogical objective of the competency-based and problem-based instructional approaches to achieve. / For understanding the teaching pedagogy of vocational education, instructors of “Fundamental Cosmetology basically adopted the primitive apprenticeship approach to teaching and focused mainly on the practical skills of the related profession. They were experienced practitioners in the beauty industry and could frame the classroom activities and skills practices by its work culture; whereas school teachers of “Tourism and Hospitality emphasised preparing students for achieving high grades in the public examination. They even tried to foster learning through organizing various creative, authentic activities such as a virtual enterprise programme, tour guide training and a practice programme. Students were inspired to learn knowledge, knowledge application and pay more attention to obtain competences. These findings showed that school teachers could construct the authentic school learning environment in the sense sharing a similar work culture in workplace. However, school teachers were overloaded with administration work, and diverted by those trivial and unnecessary non-teaching tasks. They needed to spare time for a more productive and effective teaching approach and for nurturing students’ complex reasoning skills. / Our research indicated that teachers faced great problems in motivating the low-motivated students due to the marginalized status of vocational courses. Teachers organized the authentic activities that were used concrete problems as a context for students to learn. However, the essence of problem-based pedagogical approach emphasizes the ideals of deep, sustained and self-directed learning through exposure to authentic problems. This creates a more stimulating learning environment and cultivates in students problem solving skill and other high order thinking skills. The findings of this study show that vocational teachers need to underscore the positive results of incorporating problem-based learning into curriculum development. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / 在教與學的理解上，美容導師採用傳統的學徒學習模式，以職業實用技能為主要的教學內容。由於導師具有豐富的美容工作經驗，她們能營造具有工作文化的真切活動。相反地，旅遊教師則是考試主導教學，主要協助學生爭取良好公開試成績。他們甚至安排一些具創意的真切活動如成立虛擬旅行社、領隊訓練與實習計劃，以引導學生學習知識、知識的應用與關注能力的培養。本研究發現學校的學習是可以透過安排真切活動而提供職場學習的工作文化體驗。不過，學校教師的行政與非教學工作繁重，確實需要釋放教學空間以發展新的教與學環境，讓學生達致有效的學習，同時培養不同的高階思維。 / 從受訪教師描述的教學狀況分析，發現教師基於職業課程收取學習動機較弱的學生，為了提升他們的學習興趣，費盡心思安排的真切活動，重視提供情境導向，但在形式以外，如何深化問題為本課程強調的學生的自主學習，自行界定討論問題，重視學習過程中培養學生解難能力等方面。本研究建議可進一步深化以上方面的思考。 / 陳家兒. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 301-316). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Chen Jia'er. / 摘要 --- p.I / Abstract --- p.II / 目錄 --- p.IV / 圖表目錄 --- p.VIII / Chapter 第一章 --- 導論 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一節 --- 研究背景 / Chapter 一、 --- 工作改變與可就業能力的培養 --- p.1 / Chapter 二、 --- 應用學習 --- p.25 / Chapter 第二節 --- 研究目的 --- p.27 / Chapter 第三節 --- 研究問題 --- p.28 / Chapter 第二章 --- 文獻綜述 / Chapter 第一節 --- 技能發展 / Chapter 一、 --- 技能概念的爭議 --- p.30 / Chapter 二、 --- 技能發展的趨勢 --- p.32 / Chapter 第二節 --- 職業教育的發展概況 / Chapter 一、 --- 國際上中學職業教育的發展概況 --- p.43 / Chapter 二、 --- 香港的中學職業教育發展概況 --- p.47 / Chapter 第三節 --- 中學職業教育的教與學 --- p.50 / Chapter 一、 --- 教與學的背景理論 --- p.51 / Chapter 二、 --- 教學法與教學內容的關係 --- p.63 / Chapter 三、 --- 職業教育的教與學 --- p.68 / Chapter 四、 --- 職業教育課程的最新發展 --- p.92 / Chapter 五、 --- 普通教育與職業教育的融合 --- p.93 / Chapter 第四節 --- 資歷架構的發展 / Chapter 一、 --- 資歷架構發展的背景 --- p.96 / Chapter 二、 --- 香港的資歷架構發展概況 --- p.100 / Chapter 三、 --- 總結 --- p.104 / Chapter 第三章 --- 研究設計 / Chapter 第一節 --- 研究的概念架構 --- p.105 / Chapter 第二節 --- 具體研究問題的闡述 --- p.106 / Chapter 第三節 --- 研究法 / Chapter 一、 --- 質化研究的取向 --- p.107 / Chapter 二、 --- 研究法的確定 --- p.108 / Chapter 第四節 --- 研究對象及選取 / Chapter 一、 --- 職業課程的選取 --- p.109 / Chapter 二、 --- 訪談對象的選取 --- p.112 / Chapter 第五節 --- 資料收集的方法 --- p.114 / Chapter 第六節 --- 資料的整理與分析 --- p.115 / Chapter 一、 --- 閱讀原始資料 --- p.116 / Chapter 二、 --- 在資料中尋找意義 --- p.116 / Chapter 三、 --- 編碼 --- p.116 / Chapter 四、 --- 歸類 --- p.116 / Chapter 第七節 --- 研究意義 --- p.117 / Chapter 第八節 --- 研究限制 --- p.118 / Chapter 第四章 --- 「職業教育發展」、「美容學基礎」與「旅遊與款待」的概述 / Chapter 第一節 --- 香港中學職業教育的發展概況 --- p.120 / Chapter 第二節 --- 應用學習課程 --- p.128 / Chapter 一、 --- 發展概況 --- p.128 / Chapter 二、 --- 應用習的發展分析 --- p.130 / Chapter 第三節 --- 「美容學基礎」的概述 --- p.133 / Chapter 一、 --- 學習目標 --- p.134 / Chapter 二、 --- 課程大綱 --- p.136 / Chapter 三、 --- 教與學 --- p.139 / Chapter 四、 --- 施行模式 --- p.140 / Chapter 五、 --- 評估 --- p.141 / Chapter 六、 --- 學歷認證 --- p.142 / Chapter 第四節 --- 「旅遊與款待」的概述 --- p.143 / Chapter 一、 --- 宗旨與目標 --- p.143 / Chapter 二、 --- 課程大綱 --- p.144 / Chapter 三、 --- 教與學 --- p.145 / Chapter 四、 --- 評估 --- p.146 / Chapter 五、 --- 升學及就業的銜接 --- p.147 / Chapter 第五章 --- 教師對能力的理解及能力教授的意識 / Chapter 第一節 --- 教師對科目相關行業的能力的理解 --- p.149 / Chapter 一、 --- 對教授「旅遊與款待」的教師而言--能力是緊繫於科本與基本知識 --- p.149 / Chapter 二、 --- 對教授「美容學基礎」的教師而言--尤其重視工作關能力與態度 --- p.153 / Chapter 三、 --- 教師對科目相關行業的能力的看法--旅遊業與款待業vs美容業 --- p.155 / Chapter 第二節 --- 能力與知識的微妙關係 / Chapter 一、 --- 對教授「旅遊與款待」的教師而言--培養能力是學習科本知識的副產品 --- p.156 / Chapter 二、 --- 對教授「美容學基礎」的教師而言--能力與成績沒有必然關係 --- p.158 / Chapter 三、 --- 對能力的理解主哉能力的培養--「旅遊與款待」vs「美容學基礎」 --- p.160 / Chapter 第三節 --- 教師對教授能力的看法與實踐 / Chapter 一、 --- 「旅遊與款待」教師沒有刻意去培養能力 --- p.161 / Chapter 二、 --- 「美容學基礎」導師有計劃地從活動中培養能力 --- p.164 / Chapter 三、 --- 能力的教授--沒有刻意的培養vs有計劃的培養 --- p.167 / 本章結語 --- p.168 / Chapter 第六章 --- 主導教師教學的主要元素 / Chapter 第一節 --- 一切從教師對課程的理解開始 / Chapter 一、 --- 對教授「旅遊與款待」的教師而言--課程屬入門理論並需配合考試的評核要求 --- p.174 / Chapter 二、 --- 對教授「美容學基礎」的教師而言--課程需配合文憑試及銜接資歷架構 --- p.178 / Chapter 三、 --- 教師對課程的理解--「旅遊與款待」vs「美容學基礎」 --- p.181 / Chapter 第二節 --- 個人的知識及經驗影響對教學的理解 / Chapter 一、 --- 對教授「旅遊與款待」的教師而言--沒有相關學歷與工作經驗，勝在有興趣與教學熱誠 --- p.182 / Chapter 二、 --- 對教授「美容學基礎」的教師而言--有相關學歷及工作經驗，享有高度的課程與度 --- p.185 / Chapter 三、 --- 個人的知識及經驗影響對教學的理解--「旅遊與款待」vs「美容學基礎」 --- p.187 / Chapter 第三節 --- 學生的學習期望對教師教學的影響 / Chapter 一、 --- 「旅遊與款待」的學生--少談心，多談不用讀與成績 --- p.188 / Chapter 二、 --- 「美容學基礎」的學生--想學一技之長有助就業，滿足個人需要 --- p.197 / Chapter 三、 --- 學生的學習期望與對教師教學的影響--「旅遊與款待」vs「美容學基礎」 --- p.204 / Chapter 第四節 --- 學校政策的兩面刃 / Chapter 一、 --- 「旅遊與款待」--選修、必修、退修 --- p.205 / Chapter 二、 --- 「美容學基礎」--沒有一刻不被邊緣化 --- p.208 / Chapter 第五節 --- 主導教師教學的元素 / Chapter 一、 --- 「旅遊與款待」--一切以考試主導 --- p.211 / Chapter 二、 --- 「美容學基礎」--大多以職業技能為主導 --- p.212 / 本章結語 --- p.214 / Chapter 第七章 --- 職業相關課程的教與學 / Chapter 第一節 --- 教學內容重心 / Chapter 一、 --- 「旅遊與款待」教師：考試主導、成績為先--教授學科理論知識與應試技巧是最重要 --- p.223 / Chapter 二、 --- 「美容學基礎」教師：大多以職業技能為主導--職業技能訓練是教學的重心 --- p.227 / Chapter 三、 --- 教學內容重心：總離不開基礎知識與能力的元素 --- p.233 / Chapter 第二節 --- 教學取向 / Chapter 一、 --- 「旅遊與款待」教師：考試主導、成績為先--所教知識是切身的、重複鍛鍊語文表達力 --- p.234 / Chapter 二、 --- 「美容學基礎」教師：職業技能為主導--保留傳統師徒式的職業技能傳授 --- p.250 / Chapter 三、 --- 「旅遊與款待」與「美容學基礎」--情境學習與營造工作文化的啟示 --- p.263 / 本章結語 --- p.265 / Chapter 第八章 --- 結論 / Chapter 第一節 --- 本研究的主題 / Chapter 一、 --- 中學職業教育的發展困局 --- p.272 / Chapter 二、 --- 中學職業教育的教學問題 --- p.275 / Chapter 三、 --- 可就業能力培養的問題 --- p.279 / Chapter 第二節 --- 本研究的理論貢獻 / Chapter 一、 --- 回應可就業能力的討論 --- p.283 / Chapter 二、 --- 中學職業教育的教學法 --- p.285 / Chapter 第三節 --- 本研究的實踐意義 / Chapter 一、 --- 香港中學推行職業教育的政策建議 --- p.294 / Chapter 二、 --- 中學職業教育的教學實踐建議 --- p.297 / Chapter 第四節 --- 研究限制 --- p.299 / Chapter 第五節 --- 未來研究方向 --- p.300 / 參考書目 --- p.301 / Chapter 附錄一： --- 訪談提綱 --- p.317 / Chapter 附錄二： --- 1863年至2010年12月香港職業教育/中學職業教師發展大事紀錄 --- p.318

This thesis features a qualitative analysis of eight Korean media products — both fiction and nonfiction. For many years, South Korea (hereafter also called Korea) has been called the "world's plastic surgery capital" by many publications, such as Business Insider and The New Yorker. Although Business Insider considers the United States the "vainest country in the world," the numbers of cosmetic surgeries, percentage wise, per person in Korea still outnumber those in the United States, with 20 procedures per 1,000 persons. In this thesis, I argue by using the cultivation theory that Korean television, such as K-Dramas, talk shows and films, which celebrate transformations and feature makeovers and thus normalize cosmetic surgery, create a fantastic space for viewers where the viewers are compelled to act on a media-generated desire to undergo cosmetic surgery in the belief that doing so will also transform or better their lives in the same way it does for the characters in these Korean television productions.