Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar quais são os motivadores para procura, permanência e conclusão de dois cursos técnicos subsequentes do IFPR Campus Curitiba com maior e menor índice de estudantes formados. Por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, direcionadas por um roteiro previamente elaborado, buscou-se traçar um perfil do estudante dos cursos técnicos subsequentes, identificar quais foram os motivos que os levaram a escolha de um curso técnico subsequente e quais são suas expectativas com relação a ele, compreender quais são seus principais obstáculos e de quais estratégias se utilizam para conseguir ultrapassá-los e, sobretudo, conhecer e compreender os motivadores para que permaneçam e concluam os cursos apesar das dificuldades. Os sujeitos pesquisados foram 20 alunos no último semestre dos cursos de Saúde Bucal e Eletromecânica do IFPR, Campus Curitiba. As análises foram realizadas considerando-se o contexto histórico, social e político em que os sujeitos estão inseridos e a partir do conhecimento e compreensão das transformações ocorridas na legislação educacional e as razões que levaram a estas transformações. Compreende-se a dualidade estrutural da educação brasileira como característica de uma sociedade cindida em classes pautada no modo de produção capitalista e que encontra na educação, particularmente na formação para o trabalho, os meios necessários para se perpetuar. Entretanto observamos que independente do momento histórico, há lutas na tentativa de atribuir à educação um caráter de formação humana e integral e sem o propósito exclusivo de formar mão de obra. Dessa forma observa-se o campo da educação profissional enquanto território de disputas e construção de novas possibilidades. Na análise dos dados coletados, podemos compreender que os motivos que levam os estudantes a procurarem curso técnicos subsequentes são a possibilidade de recolocação no mercado de trabalho, prestígio profissional em carreiras que necessitam de formação específica, impossibilidade de entrar no curso superior ou ainda a significação que dão á escola no processo de formação humana. As principais barreiras giram principalmente em torno da dificuldade de aprendizagem e da dificuldade em compatibilizar trabalho e estudo, além de aspectos familiares. Em geral, os estudantes vencem as barreiras e concluem os cursos, por encontrarem incentivos institucionais e familiares, além da necessidade de melhor colocação no mercado de trabalho. Quando questionados sobre os motivos que acreditam fazerem seus colegas desistirem, os estudantes entrevistados apontam para as mesmas dificuldades que enfrentam, e atribuem fortemente a escolha de evadir a aspectos individuais, não citando aspectos sociais. / This research had as objective to identify which are the drivers for search, continuity and conclusion of two subsequent technical courses of IFPR Campus Curitiba with the highest and smaller index of graduates. Through semi-structured interviews addressed by an itinerary previously elaborated, it was looked for to draw a profile of the students of subsequent technical courses, to identify which were the reasons that lead them to the choice of a subsequent technical course and which are their expectations regarding the course, to understand which are their main obstacles and which strategies are used to get to cross them and, above all, to know and to understand the drivers so they stay and conclude the courses in spite of the difficulties. The researched subjects were 20 students in the last semester of the courses of Buccal Health and Electro Mechanics of IFPR Campus Curitiba. The analyses were accomplished considering the historical, social and political context in which the subjects are inserted and starting from the knowledge and understanding of the transformations happened in the education legislation and the reasons that lead to these transformations. The structural duality of the Brazilian education is understood as characteristic of a society divided in classes and ruled by the capitalist methods of production, which finds in the education, particularly in the professional training, the necessary ways to perpetuate. However we observed that, independently of the historical moment, there are fights in the attempt of attributing to the education a character of human and integral education, without the exclusive purpose of training workforce. So the professional education field is observed as a territory of disputes and construction of new possibilities. In the data analysis, we can understand that the reasons that lead the students to seek subsequent technical courses are the relocation possibility in the job market, the professional prestige in careers that need specific formation, the impossibility of being admitted at the university or still the significance that they give to the school in the process of human development. The main obstacles are mainly the learning difficulty and the difficulty in matching work and study, besides family aspects. Overall, the students win the obstacles and conclude the courses, because they find institutional and family incentives, besides the need of an improved job placement. When asked about the reasons that lead their friends to give up, the interviewed students pointed the same difficulties that they face and strongly attributed the choice of evasion to individual aspects, not mentioning social ones.

A presente pesquisa tem por objetivo analisar os limites e possibilidades da qualificação profissional para reinserção econômica e social de encarcerados, tomando como referência a Colônia Penal Agroindustrial do Paraná. Apoia-se nos fundamentos teóricos e metodológicos do Materialismo Histórico e Dialético, e utiliza como instrumento de coleta de dados a entrevista individual semiestruturada realizada com dezessete encarcerados participantes de atividades educativas e laborais. Os principais resultados apontam que o perfil socioeconômico da população carcerária, caracterizado pela baixa escolaridade, falta de qualificação profissional, e a ocupação de empregos precários, contribui para o ingresso na criminalidade e, consequentemente, o encarceramento. O segundo aspecto constatado foi o caráter contraditório da prisão em sua finalidade punitiva e ressocializadora, tendo por meta simultânea punir e reinserir o condenado à sociedade. Por fim a qualificação profissional, compreendida amplamente como uma relação social, articulando-se formação geral, profissional e prática, reduz-se a cursos curtos e aligeirados, prescindindo da escolaridade e da integração entre educação geral e profissional, sequer atendendo às demandas de mercado. As evidências apontadas permitem inferir que os programas de qualificação profissional são ineficientes e ineficazes na reinserção econômica e social dos encarcerados. O trabalho na prisão, de caráter produtivo e educativo, cumpre apenas a função produtiva, predatoriamente explorado por empresas privadas, significando para o encarcerado muito mais uma possibilidade de amenizar as condições carcerárias e de remição da pena, do que sua profissionalização. / This research aims to analyze the limits and possibilities of professional qualification for economic and social rehabilitation of prisoners, with reference to the Penal Colony Agroindustrial of Paraná. It builds on theoretical and methodological foundations of the Historical and Dialectical Materialism and uses as data collection tool semi-structured individual interviews conducted with seventeen imprisoned participants of educational and professional activities. The main results show that the socioeconomic profile of the prison population, characterized by low education, lack of professional qualification, and the occupation of precarious jobs, contributes to entry into the crime and hence incarceration. The second aspect was noted the contradictory nature of the arrest at his punitive and ressocializadora purpose, with the simultaneous goal punish and reinsert the condemned to society. Finally the qualification, widely understood as a social relation, articulating general education, professional and practical, reduce the short and streamlined courses, regardless of education and integration between general and vocational education, even taking into account the market demands. The evidence presented allow us to infer that vocational training programs are inefficient and ineffective in the economic and social rehabilitation of prisoners. Prison labor, productive and educational, only fulfills the productive function, predatory operated by private companies, meaning for the imprisoned very much a possibility to ease prison conditions and redemption pen, your professionalism.

Esta investigação teve o objetivo de compreender como os projetos de sociedade em disputa influenciam na produção da ciência e da tecnologia e nas (im)possibilidades de acesso aos conhecimentos científicos e tecnológicos pelos trabalhadores. Para alcançar esse objetivo, analisaram-se as políticas e a produção de ciência e tecnologia no país; as aproximações e os distanciamentos do conhecimento científico e tecnológico da educação do trabalhador, suas determinações e condicionamentos para as políticas de educação profissional e tecnológica no Brasil; e a influência dessas questões no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catariana – IFSC. Para a condução desta pesquisa, elegeu-se o materialismo histórico e dialético como referencial teórico e metodológico, trabalhando-se com revisão bibliográfica, análise documental, observação direta e entrevistas com professores e gestores do IFSC. Assim, a pesquisa partiu da realidade material, tomando sua historização como pressuposto de análise, em que, no movimento do real (em um processo dialético), buscou-se captar os aspectos intrínsecos a essa realidade. Como principais resultados, verificou-se que, no país, há um amplo processo de formação de consensos relacionando a produção da ciência e da tecnologia com o termo e o conceito de inovação. À inovação passa a ser tributado o crescimento econômico, a competitividade e, em especial, passa a ser ela mesma considerada uma condição para a transformação social e para a construção de um novo projeto de sociedade. Todavia, identifica-se que o sentido atribuído à inovação, que é compartilhado socialmente, relaciona-se com a política explícita de ciência e tecnologia, e esta é composta por construções ideológicas que legitimam a intervenção do Estado na infraestrutura produtiva e tecnológica, o que não é prática nova na realidade brasileira, pois trata-se de algo que há muito tempo é feito. Além disso, constata-se que a política implícita de ciência, tecnologia e também de inovação está comprometida com a lógica social posta e seus condicionantes. Os seguintes aspectos são reveladores para essa compreensão: os resultados das políticas de C,T&I (política explícita); os principais beneficiários das políticas em curso; o direcionamento dos recursos da política de C,T&I e da política industrial; os investimentos do setor empresarial em P&D e inovação; entre outros. Já ao analisar-se o acesso a uma educação que tenha em suas bases os conhecimentos científicos e tecnológicos, verificou-se que apenas um seleto grupo da sociedade pode atingi-la. Aos demais é ofertada uma educação que acompanha a extensa arquitetura social, ou seja, uma educação diferenciada e desigual oferecida para diferentes grupos da sociedade. Neste contexto, portanto, um grande contingente populacional acessa apenas uma educação fragmentada, pontual e de caráter simples. Esse processo contraditório ocorre porque, em um percurso dialógico que envolve a constrição da reprodução do capital e a contrainvestida do sistema capitalista, passam a ser utilizadas a mais alta tecnologia e a inovação de forma combinada com a ampliação da extração da mais-valia absoluta e relativa. Assim, amplia-se o processo de precarização das condições de trabalho de ampla parcela dos trabalhadores, contexto em que a “desqualificação” passa a ser um elemento estruturante da reprodução e da acumulação do capital. Identificou-se também que esses movimentos da realidade social se desdobram no contexto do IFSC, em que se verifica a existência de uma ampla arquitetura educacional que reproduz a arquitetura social existente, isto é, permanece restrito o acesso a uma educação que tenha a ciência e a tecnologia em suas bases. Identifica-se ainda que há um processo de naturalização das classes sociais ou a compreensão de que uma educação que prepara o trabalhador para ocupar um “papel” no “sistema social” (na extensa arquitetura social, que é extremamente desigual) seja inclusiva e também afeita aos interesses dos trabalhadores. Nessa instituição, também se verifica que há em grande medida um consenso acerca da importância da inovação, perspectiva utilizada para direcionar a produção da ciência e a da tecnologia por meio da pesquisa. Portanto, a partir desses resultados, identificam-se as necessidades de ampliação das discussões sobre os projetos de sociedade em curso e sua relação com a produção da C&T e do acesso aos conhecimentos científicos e tecnológicos por parte dos trabalhadores. / The objective of this research is to understand the influence of competing society projects on science and technology productions, and the (im)possibility for the workers to have access to science and technology knowledge. To achieve this goal the country policies and the production of science and technology were analyzed; we have also analyzed how close or how far workers education is to the scientific and technological knowledge, its resolution and constraints to Brazilian professional and technological education policies and the influence of these questions in the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Santa Catarina - FIESTSC. The historical and dialectical materialism was elected as the theoretical and methodological framework to drive this research, working with literature review, document analysis, direct observation and interviews with professors and managers from FIESTSC. Thus, the research started with material reality, taking its history as analytical assumption: in the movement of this reality (under a dialectical process), it seeks to apprehend its intrinsic aspects. As a main result, it was identified, in the country, a broad process to shape consensus related to science and technology production with the innovation term and concept. Competitive edge and economic growth are attributed to the innovation capability. Innovation is then treated as a condition to achieve social transformation and to build a new society project. However, the meaning assigned to innovation, socially shared, relates to the explicit science policy and this is made by ideological constructions that legitimate the state intervention in technology and productive infrastructure, which is not new in Brazilian reality, since it is something that has been done since long ago. Besides, it is noted that the implicit science, technology and innovation policy is committed with the present social logic and its conditioners. The following aspects are revealing to this comprehension: the S,T&I policies results (explicit policy); the beneficiaries of the current policies; the resource usage of the S,T&I and industrial policies; the business sector investments in R&D and innovation, among others. When the access to scientific and technological knowledge based education is analyzed, it is verified that only a small selected portion of the society has access to it. To the others it is offered an education that follows the long social architecture, a distinct and unequal education to distinct social groups. In this context, a big contingent of the population has access only to a simple, punctual and fragmented education. This contradictory process happens because, under a dialogic process involving the constriction of the capital reproduction and the capitalist system counter attack, we see the use of the highest form of technology and innovation merged with the magnification of the absolute and relative value added extraction – therefore, magnifying the deterioration process of the work conditions from a broad portion of the workforce. In this context the worker "under qualification" begins to be a structural element to the reproduction and accumulation of capital. It was verified that these social reality movements also unfold inside the FIESTSC, where there is a broad educational architecture that reproduces the existing social architecture, which means that the access to a science and technology based education is still limited. Also it has been identified a naturalization process of the social classes or the comprehension that an education which prepares the worker to assume a "role" inside the "social system" (in the long social architecture, which is extremely unequal) is inclusive and in behalf of the workers. In this institution it is also verified a consensus about the importance of the innovation, which is then used to drive the production of science and technology through research. Therefore, these results indicate the need to magnify the debate about current society projects and its relations to S&T production and the workers access to scientific and technological knowledge.

Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar quais são os motivadores para procura, permanência e conclusão de dois cursos técnicos subsequentes do IFPR Campus Curitiba com maior e menor índice de estudantes formados. Por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, direcionadas por um roteiro previamente elaborado, buscou-se traçar um perfil do estudante dos cursos técnicos subsequentes, identificar quais foram os motivos que os levaram a escolha de um curso técnico subsequente e quais são suas expectativas com relação a ele, compreender quais são seus principais obstáculos e de quais estratégias se utilizam para conseguir ultrapassá-los e, sobretudo, conhecer e compreender os motivadores para que permaneçam e concluam os cursos apesar das dificuldades. Os sujeitos pesquisados foram 20 alunos no último semestre dos cursos de Saúde Bucal e Eletromecânica do IFPR, Campus Curitiba. As análises foram realizadas considerando-se o contexto histórico, social e político em que os sujeitos estão inseridos e a partir do conhecimento e compreensão das transformações ocorridas na legislação educacional e as razões que levaram a estas transformações. Compreende-se a dualidade estrutural da educação brasileira como característica de uma sociedade cindida em classes pautada no modo de produção capitalista e que encontra na educação, particularmente na formação para o trabalho, os meios necessários para se perpetuar. Entretanto observamos que independente do momento histórico, há lutas na tentativa de atribuir à educação um caráter de formação humana e integral e sem o propósito exclusivo de formar mão de obra. Dessa forma observa-se o campo da educação profissional enquanto território de disputas e construção de novas possibilidades. Na análise dos dados coletados, podemos compreender que os motivos que levam os estudantes a procurarem curso técnicos subsequentes são a possibilidade de recolocação no mercado de trabalho, prestígio profissional em carreiras que necessitam de formação específica, impossibilidade de entrar no curso superior ou ainda a significação que dão á escola no processo de formação humana. As principais barreiras giram principalmente em torno da dificuldade de aprendizagem e da dificuldade em compatibilizar trabalho e estudo, além de aspectos familiares. Em geral, os estudantes vencem as barreiras e concluem os cursos, por encontrarem incentivos institucionais e familiares, além da necessidade de melhor colocação no mercado de trabalho. Quando questionados sobre os motivos que acreditam fazerem seus colegas desistirem, os estudantes entrevistados apontam para as mesmas dificuldades que enfrentam, e atribuem fortemente a escolha de evadir a aspectos individuais, não citando aspectos sociais. / This research had as objective to identify which are the drivers for search, continuity and conclusion of two subsequent technical courses of IFPR Campus Curitiba with the highest and smaller index of graduates. Through semi-structured interviews addressed by an itinerary previously elaborated, it was looked for to draw a profile of the students of subsequent technical courses, to identify which were the reasons that lead them to the choice of a subsequent technical course and which are their expectations regarding the course, to understand which are their main obstacles and which strategies are used to get to cross them and, above all, to know and to understand the drivers so they stay and conclude the courses in spite of the difficulties. The researched subjects were 20 students in the last semester of the courses of Buccal Health and Electro Mechanics of IFPR Campus Curitiba. The analyses were accomplished considering the historical, social and political context in which the subjects are inserted and starting from the knowledge and understanding of the transformations happened in the education legislation and the reasons that lead to these transformations. The structural duality of the Brazilian education is understood as characteristic of a society divided in classes and ruled by the capitalist methods of production, which finds in the education, particularly in the professional training, the necessary ways to perpetuate. However we observed that, independently of the historical moment, there are fights in the attempt of attributing to the education a character of human and integral education, without the exclusive purpose of training workforce. So the professional education field is observed as a territory of disputes and construction of new possibilities. In the data analysis, we can understand that the reasons that lead the students to seek subsequent technical courses are the relocation possibility in the job market, the professional prestige in careers that need specific formation, the impossibility of being admitted at the university or still the significance that they give to the school in the process of human development. The main obstacles are mainly the learning difficulty and the difficulty in matching work and study, besides family aspects. Overall, the students win the obstacles and conclude the courses, because they find institutional and family incentives, besides the need of an improved job placement. When asked about the reasons that lead their friends to give up, the interviewed students pointed the same difficulties that they face and strongly attributed the choice of evasion to individual aspects, not mentioning social ones.

MEd (Curriculum Studies) / Department of Curriculum Studies / The purpose of this study was to investigate how continuing professional teacher development can improve learners’ achievement and schooling in Mathematical Literacy. This study adopted a qualitative research design. The qualitative research method was used to collect data. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The population comprised of all Mathematical Literacy teachers, heads of departments and principals of schools in the Soutpansberg North Circuit. Purposive sampling was used to the select participants. The sample consisted of 3 school principals, 3 heads of departments’ and 9 teachers. Data was analysed thematically. The study revealed that continuing professional teacher development improves learner achievement, teacher skills and knowledge. The study recommended that teachers should be supported by the community, schools and the department of Basic Education, in order to improve their knowledge, skills and learner achievement. In addition, Learners’ needs, engaging parents, assessment strategies and teacher practice were used to measure the impact of CPTD on learner achievement. Of equal importance, teachers should further their studies and engage themselves in reading materials relevant to their profession. / NRF

Work integrated learning (WIL) for the training of engineering technicians and technologists combines the theoretical learning of the fundamentals with their practical application in a real-world situation and environment. The activities in WIL are intended to provide students with specific learning outcomes in each engineering field of study, as well as with the general skills that are necessary for engineers in any field. The WIL learning outcomes are very specific and provide the student with the opportunity to practise and apply the fundamentals in an actual workplace. WIL includes various modalities such as problem-based learning, project-based learning and workplace learning. In this thesis, work integrated learning is referred to specifically as a period of work placement for engineering students. The other modalities of learning are usually included in all engineering qualifications. Thirty percent of the curriculum for the National Diploma engineering qualification in South Africa consists of work integrated learning, which translates into approximately 120 credits. WIL provides a valuable context for learning. However, there has been debate about the offering, placement, quality and supervision of it. This thesis investigates the various factors that may affect the offering of this component of learning in addition to ascertaining the importance of WIL in the training of technicians and technologists. This research comprises a survey conducted among engineering students as well as interviews with lecturers and supervisors directly involved in the implementation of the WIL component. The study investigates the format of WIL and its duration, the presence or absence of supervisors, mentors, a syllabus and clear guidance within the context of the Higher Education Qualification Frameworks. Quantitative data was collected from Engineering National Diploma and B-Tech students in two universities in Gauteng and then captured and processed. Statistical analysis such as factor analysis, analysis of variance, Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, Pearson chi-squared, the Bartlet test and others were carried out, using various standard tests. The study reveals the extent to which both students and lecturers appreciate WIL. The study also offers recommendations for the unique and on-going collaboration between industry and academic institutions for the purpose of the training of future technicians. In addition, it provides reasons for the possibility of a shorter work placement period provided certain preparations are made by the universities prior to placement. It highlights the need for clarity on the responsibilities of the role players involved and on assessment methods, and for the provision of a more specific, yet flexible, curriculum, while also recommending regular reflection on this component of learning. All of these points are discussed within the context of the Higher Education Qualification Framework in South Africa. This framework recommends that higher education institutions accept responsibility for WIL placement and for ensuring that programmes are properly structured and supervised. / Science and Technology Education / D. Phil. (Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (Technology Education))

In this dissertation of limited scope, the phenomenon of providing effective workintegrated learning mentorship to nature conservation undergraduate students is explored, specifically to determine if mobile technology can be offered as an alternative or supplementary mentoring strategy for an Open Distance Learning university. Mentoring of work-integrated learning undergraduate students is an integral component of the Nature Conservation Diploma offered by the University of South Africa. The prerequisite mentoring of students is not consistent across all required sector-based placements and this could be construed as being unjust and discriminatory. This possible negative perception has motivated this investigation into work-integrated learning mentorship approaches within the Nature Conservation Diploma. This exploratory case study provides insights into and lays a foundation for the development of a supplementary mentorship provision strategy, for students who find it difficult to secure mentorship opportunities. Applying a social learning and integration perspective, three cohorts of undergraduate nature conservation work-integrated learning students participated in this study. This qualitative exploratory case study focused on the interaction and subsequent results achieved by students, through engaging with one of three different mentorship methods available to students at the University of South Africa. The three methods were: face-to-face mentoring by an academic, digital mentoring provided by means of a mobile phone application and sector-based mentoring. The latter method represents the current mentorship provision status quo for all nature conservation work-integrated learning diploma students. The findings reveal that the three mentoring methods are effective in supporting workintegrated learning students. The students indicated their preference for mentorship provided by the University of South Africa, over that of the sector-based mentors. No significant difference between the two university-provided methods of mentorship was found. This study recommends that the University continue with its development of the digital mentor option, to function as a fully functioning supplementary mentor. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / M. Ed. (Open and Distance Learning)

Abstract in English, Afrikaans and Zulu / The majority of the learners completing Grade 12 in South Africa (SA) further their studies in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Colleges (TVETCs). This is because, among other things, colleges seem to be more affordable and accessible in most communities in all the provinces (SA). However, many of these students appear to be struggling to complete their studies owing to failure to complete the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) module, which is a prerequisite for graduating and becoming employable. The researcher was interested to know how the WIL module affects the completion of students’ studies. The researcher approached the investigation as an idealist (constructivist) using a case study design. Data was collected through the semi-structured and focus groups interviews. It was found that, among other things, the WIL module was seldom completed owing to its reliance on the availability of jobs. In addition, the lack of jobs for college students was a result of the curriculum mismatch with employers’ actual needs, in Business Studies in particular. Correspondingly, the Fourth Industrial Revolution threatens job losses, which are likely to affect those with qualifications in Business Studies, hence its selection for this investigation. To address this, the researcher proposed a model which requires the colleges, businesses, government and the communities to collaborate in the creation of projects that cater for the needs of the different communities. Such projects could also help to update the curriculum to be more responsive. In this way, more opportunities for WIL could be created for students. In addition, the researcher proposed three phases for the integration of WIL, and colleges could decide on each depending on their programme specifications. The researcher concludes that no matter how good the models, without collaboration WIL could remain a constraint and qualifications could become meaningless owing to the lack of jobs. Subsequently, the researcher suggests that more research be conducted in line with the development or growth of the business sector. The findings of this study were limited to four selected colleges in the four provinces of SA, yet are applicable and useful to all higher education in the world. / Die meerderheid van die leerders wat graad 12 in Suid-Afrika (SA) voltooi, studeer in die Tegniese en Beroepsonderwys- en Opleidingskolleges (TVETC's). Dit is omdat onder meer kolleges meer bekostigbaar en toeganklik is in die meeste gemeenskappe in al die provinsies (SA). Die meeste van hierdie studente sukkel egter om hul studies te voltooi vanweë die gebrek aan die Work Integrated Learning (WIL) -module, wat 'n voorvereiste is vir die graduering en indiensneming. Die navorser was geïnteresseerd om te weet hoe die WIL-module studente beïnvloed om hul studies te voltooi. Die navorser het die ondersoek benader as 'n idealis (konstruktivis) met behulp van 'n gevallestudie-ontwerp. Data is versamel deur middel van die semi-gestruktureerde en fokusgroeponderhoude. Daar is gevind dat die WIL-module onder andere skaars voltooi is as gevolg van die afhanklikheid van die beskikbaarheid van poste. Daarbenewens was die gebrek aan werk vir universiteitstudente die gevolg van die kurrikulumverskuiwing wat strydig was met die behoeftes van die werkgewers, veral sakestudies. Daarmee saam dreig die Vierde Industriële Revolusie oor werkverliese, wat waarskynlik persone met kwalifikasies uit die sakestudies sal beïnvloed, en daarom gekies vir hierdie ondersoek. Om dit aan te spreek, het die navorser 'n model voorgestel wat vereis dat kolleges, ondernemings, die regering en die gemeenskappe moet saamwerk, en 'n paar projekte skep om in die behoeftes van die verskillende gemeenskappe te voorsien. Sulke projekte kan ook help om die kurrikulum op te dateer vir meer respons. Op hierdie manier kan meer geleenthede vir WIL vir studente geskep word. Daarbenewens het die navorser die drie fases vir die integrasie van WIL voorgestel, en kolleges kan self besluit, afhangende van hul programspesifikasies. Die navorser kom tot die gevolgtrekking dat WIL, ongeag hoe goed die modelle sonder samewerking is, 'n beperking kan bly, en dat kwalifikasies betekenisloos sou raak van wee die gebrek aan werk. Vervolgens stel die navorser voor dat meer navorsing gedoen moet word in ooreenstemming met die ontwikkeling of groei van die sakesektor. Die bevindings van hierdie studie was beperk tot die vier geselekteerde kolleges in die vier provinsies van SA, maar tog toepaslik en nuttig vir alle hoër onderwys in die wêreld. / Iningi labafundi abaphothula iBanga le-12 eSouth Africa (SA) baqhubekisela phambili izifundo zabo emaKholeji wezobuchwepheshe nezokuqeqeshwa (i-TVETCs). Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi, phakathi kokunye, amakolishi abukeka engabizi kakhulu futhi ayatholakala emiphakathini eminingi kuzo zonke izifundazwe (SA). Kodwa-ke, iningi lalaba bafundi libonakala linenkinga yokuphothula izifundo zabo ngenxa yokwehluleka ukuqeda imodyuli ye-Work Integrated Learning (WIL), okuyimfuneko yokuqala yokuthola iziqu nokuqashwa. Umcwaningi wayethanda ukwazi ukuthi imojula ye-WIL ikuthinta kanjani ukuphothulwa kwezifundo zabafundi. Umcwaningi asondele kulolu phenyo njengento efanelekayo (i-constructivist) esebenzisa umklamo wokufunda icala. Idatha yaqoqwa ngokuxoxisana namaqembu ahlelwe ngokwedlule. Kwatholakala ukuthi, phakathi kokunye, imodyuli ye-WIL yayingavunyelwe ukuqedwa ngenxa yokuncika kwayo ekutholakaleni kwemisebenzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuntuleka kwemisebenzi kwabafundi basekolishi bekungumphumela wokungalingani kahle kwekharikhulamu ngezidingo zangempela zabaqashi, ezifundweni zeBhizinisi. Ngokunjalo, i-Fourth Industrial Revolution isongela ukulahleka kwemisebenzi, okungenzeka ukuthi ithinte labo abaneziqu ku-Business Studies, yingakho ukukhethwa kwayo kulolu phenyo. Ukubhekana nalokhu, umcwaningi uhlongoze imodeli edinga ukuthi amakolishi, amabhizinisi, uhulumeni kanye nemiphakathi basebenzisane ekwenziweni kwamaphrojekthi anakekela izidingo zemiphakathi ehlukahlukene. Amaphrojekthi anjalo futhi angasiza ukuvuselela ikharikhyulamu ukuthi iphenduleke ngokwengeziwe. Ngale ndlela, amathuba amaningi e-WIL angakhelwa abafundi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umcwaningi uhlongoze izigaba ezintathu zokuhlanganiswa kwe-WIL, futhi amakolishi anganquma ngakunye ngokuya ngemininingwane yohlelo lwabo. Umcwaningi uphetha ngokuthi noma ngabe amamodeli amahle kangakanani, ngaphandle kokubambisana u-WIL angahlala eyisibopho futhi iziqu zingaba yizezi ngenxa yokuntuleka kwemisebenzi. Ngemuva kwalokho, umcwaningi uphakamisa ukuthi kwenziwa ucwaningo olwengeziwe ngokuhambisana nokukhula noma ukukhula komkhakha webhizinisi. Ukutholwa kwalolu cwaningo bekukhawulelwe kumakholiji amane akhethiwe ezifundazweni ezine ze-SA, kodwa asasebenza futhi alusizo kuyo yonke imfundo ephakeme emhlabeni. / Educational Management and Leadership / D. Ed. (Education Management)

South African learners transitioning into the world of work are currently lacking adequate career education in schools. It is well documented that preparedness for the world of work sets learners in a locus of control. The main aim of this case study was to interpret learners’ reflections of selfconstructing a career with the psychosocial construct of career adaptability as an instructional scaffold. The study leaned on the life design for career construction theory, a combination of the career construction theory of Savickas, and the selfconstruction theory of Guichard. I utilised interpretivism as a research paradigm and a single case study design. Following purposeful convenience sampling, sixteen Grade 11 learners in a South African public school participated in Phase 1: a workshop comprising five sessions. Phase 2 consisted of a focus group interview with eight learners selected from the original group on their level of contribution and commitment. Data collection included group reflection, reflective writing, observation, researcher reflective field notes, and a focus group interview. Six themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the data. Learners successfully initiated career planning activities by reflecting on the career adaptability construct. The research results suggest a need for an alternative approach in the manner career education is presented in schools. This study hopes to provide insight into career selfconstruction initiatives learners employ when using the career adaptability construct as an instructional scaffold. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)

The dissertation analyses job-related education, training and development in Soweto since 1940. The effect which the interference of the National Party government had on jobrelated education for black South Africans in Soweto is examined, as it is of importance to know that qualifiers were only permitted to operate as trades people in the bantustans and not in the "white" cities. It is discussed that prior to the assassination of prime minister Dr H F Verwoerd in 1966, the NP government had little interest in promoting urban black upliftment. Also mentioned is the economic situation at that time, which forced the N P government to introduce the Manpower Training Act, permitting Africans to qualify in trades which were until 1981 reserved for whites only. At the eentre of the discussion are the few Sowetan colleges which deal with job-related education. training and development in the African township. Despite the demand for skills training of black South Africans, training deteriorated and the dissertation investigates the reasons surrounding the loss of interest in the communities and why interest groups were no longer concerned about this type of training. The dissertation concludes with a possible future perspective which needs to be implemented to enable job-related education, training and development in Soweto to expand. The need to train Sowetans in their own colleges as opposed to colleges outside Soweto is examined. / History / M.A. (History)