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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
121

The social status of the over-age child in a sixth grade

Unknown Date (has links)
Although there are many studies of the results of non-promotion, few sociometric studies have been made which show that the over-age child is not accepted by his younger classmates. What happens, then, when a child is older than his age group? What are the effects on the social status of the overage child? The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to investigate the social acceptance status of the over-age child in a sixth grade classroom. / Typescript. / "A Paper." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / "August, 1957." / Advisor: Sarah Lou Hammond, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references.
122

Education for leisure time through the school curriculum which will meet the needs of our changing society

Unknown Date (has links)
The purpose of this paper is primarily that of determining what recreational needs exist today, what social changes have occurred to bring about these needs, what unit of society is most capable of taking the lead in meeting these needs, and what procedures may be adopted for meeting them. An interest in this subject has stemmed from observation of two main factors: (1) The existence of inadequate programs for meeting recreational needs in schools with which the writer has been associated, and (2) General indifference to or ignorance of the importance of educating for worthwhile use of leisure time. / "A Paper." / Typescript. / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: Virgil E. Strickland, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references.
123

Attitudes of students and teachers related to ethnic and cultural issues in an urban public high school

Brown, James B. 01 July 2000 (has links)
No description available.
124

The investigation of the impact of technical and vocational education on the socio-economic development of Lesotho with special reference to Maseru district

Tšiame, Cyprian Mafata January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (M. Tech.) - Central University of Technology, Free State, 2006 / The demand for continuing reform to technical and vocational education system and its products and services had been inevitable. The challenge for both the Lesotho Ministry of Education and Training Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the Lerotholi Polytechnic had been to develop strategies, which would enable both economic and social goals to be realized. However, it had been a major concern that the present training system had been having some limitations and the Government’s investments in technical and vocational education produced un-healthy results and returns. The private sector had a poor few of the quality and relevance of the training offered by the public technical institutions; more specifically the Lerotholi Polytechnic, and majority of the labour market had been reluctant to employ the graduates from the institution. If quality assurance and relevance prevailed the private sector would send their employees, supervisors and managers for skills upgrading to the Lerotholi Polytechnic. The Government of Lesotho could promote its economic growth and poverty alleviation objectives if the existing tailored training substantiated to impact on the socio-economic development. The study was intended to investigate the impact of the Lerotholi Polytechnic programmes on the socio-economic development on Lesotho with special reference to Maseru district. The premises lied upon access to the Lerotholi Polytechnic technical and vocational education programmes, relevance of these programmes towards socioeconomic development, their quality assurance for the contribution towards the socioeconomic development and the training and learning strategies employed in the Lerotholi Polytechnic. Management issues such as planning, control and coordination also had to be envisaged with respect to the legal framework of technical and vocational education. Both the Lesotho Ministry of Education and Training Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training and the Lerotholi Polytechnic formed the sample population whose responses had been triangulated in the quest for the imperative epistemic of the impact of technical and vocational education on the socio-economic development of Lesotho with special reference to Maseru district. Results had been presented and findings acknowledged. Recommendations had been advocated for the better functioning of the Lerotholi Polytechnic programmes in the contribution towards socio-economic development of Lesotho with special reference to Maseru district.
125

The motivation, investment, and language learning of adult EFL learners in Hong Kong.

January 2007 (has links)
Chan, Wai Nga Gloria. / Thesis submitted in: December 2006. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 278-285). / Abstracts in English and Chinese ; appendix also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) --- p.i / ABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.iv / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vi / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.viii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xix / Chapter Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1. --- Background to this Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2. --- Purpose of this Study --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3. --- Significance of this Study --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4. --- Organization of this Thesis --- p.3 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- "Motivation, Investment and Language Learning" --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Socio-psychological Approach to Motivation --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2.1.1 --- Motivation as a Socio-educational Model --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.1.2 --- Instrumental and Integrative Motivation --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Motivation in Self-determination Theory --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Individual Differences and Language Learning --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Personality --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Self-esteem --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Motivation and Investment of Adult Language Learners --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.4.1 --- Differences between Child-Adult Learners --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.4.2 --- Investment of Adult Language Learners --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Language Learning and Socio-cultural Theory --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3 --- Shift in Perspective in Adult Education from Transmission of Knowledge to Transformative Learning --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Different Perspectives on Adult Education --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Mezirow's Transformative Learning Theory --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- Definition and the Emergence of Mezirow's Transformative Theory --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.2.2 --- Transformation in Meaning Perspectives and Meaning Schemes --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.2.3 --- Indication of Transformative Learning --- p.34 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Recognition of the Value of Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4 --- Summary --- p.37 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- METHODOLOGY --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2 --- Research Design --- p.39 / Chapter 3.3 --- Participants --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Selection Criteria for the Focused Cases --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Demographic and Language Background --- p.41 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Profile of Participants --- p.42 / Chapter 3.4 --- Instrumentation --- p.46 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Focus Group Interviews --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Participant Observation and Informal Conversation --- p.48 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Semi-structured Individual Interviews --- p.48 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Survey --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4.5 --- Triangulation of Data --- p.52 / Chapter 3.5 --- Data Collection and Processing --- p.53 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Open-ended Focus Group Interviews --- p.53 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Semi-structured Individual Interview --- p.54 / Chapter 3.6 --- Data Analysis --- p.55 / Chapter 3.7 --- Validity and Reliability --- p.55 / Chapter 3.8 --- Ethics --- p.57 / Chapter 3.9 --- Limitations --- p.58 / Chapter 3.10 --- Summary --- p.59 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS -SUN AND KRISTY'S STORIES --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2 --- Sun's Story --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- English Learning and Use in Childhood --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.1 --- Parental Influence --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.2 --- Influence of Siblings --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2.1.1.3 --- Influence of Community --- p.67 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Formal Schooling (Kindergarten to Secondary Three) --- p.68 / Chapter 4.2.1.2.1 --- Learning Experiences in Formal Schools --- p.68 / Chapter 4.2.1.2.2 --- English Teachers --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2.1.2.3 --- Attitudes Towards Education and English Learning in Formal Schools --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- English Language Learning and Use in the Workplace --- p.76 / Chapter 4.2.2.1 --- Recognition and Confidence Gained from the Workplace --- p.77 / Chapter 4.2.2.2 --- Use of English in the Workplace --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.2.3 --- Attitudes Towards English and English Learning in the Workplace. --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Returning to the English Classroom --- p.81 / Chapter 4.2.3.1 --- Motivation --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2.3.2 --- Attitudes Towards English and English Learning --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2.3.3 --- Investment in Learning English --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.3.4 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.88 / Chapter 4.2.3.5 --- English Learning Experiences in Adulthood --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.3.6 --- Course Instructors --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2.3.7 --- Classmates --- p.96 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Impact of English Learning at Adulthood --- p.101 / Chapter 4.2.4.1 --- Increased Confidence in Using English --- p.101 / Chapter 4.2.4.2 --- Better Job Opportunities --- p.102 / Chapter 4.2.4.3 --- Better Self-perception --- p.103 / Chapter 4.2.4.4 --- Psychological Well-being --- p.104 / Chapter 4.3 --- Kristy's Story --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- English Learning and Use in Childhood --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.1.1.1 --- Influence of Parents --- p.106 / Chapter 4.3.1.1.2 --- Influence of Siblings --- p.109 / Chapter 4.3.1.1.3 --- Influence of Community --- p.110 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Formal Schooling (Kindergarten to Secondary Four) --- p.111 / Chapter 4.3.1.2.1 --- Learning Experiences in Formal Schools --- p.111 / Chapter 4.3.1.2.2 --- English Teachers --- p.115 / Chapter 4.3.1.2.3 --- Attitudes Towards Education and English Language Learning --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- English Language Learning and Use at the Workplace --- p.121 / Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Use of English in the Workplace --- p.122 / Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Attitudes Towards English and English Learning at the Workplace --- p.123 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Returning to the English Classroom as an Adult --- p.124 / Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Motivation --- p.124 / Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Attitude Towards English and English Learning --- p.125 / Chapter 4.3.3.3 --- Investment in Learning English --- p.125 / Chapter 4.3.3.4 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.127 / Chapter 4.3.3.5 --- English Learning Experiences in Adulthood --- p.132 / Chapter 4.3.3.6 --- Course Instructors --- p.133 / Chapter 4.3.3.7 --- Classmates --- p.134 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Impact of English Learning in Adulthood --- p.137 / Chapter 4.3.4.1 --- Increased Self-confidence and Confidence in Using English --- p.137 / Chapter 4.3.4.2 --- Better Job Opportunities --- p.140 / Chapter 4.3.4.3 --- Psychological Well-being --- p.142 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary --- p.143 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS -EVA AND PAM'S STORIES --- p.148 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.148 / Chapter 5.2 --- Eva's Story --- p.150 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- English Learning and Use in Childhood --- p.150 / Chapter 5.2.1.1 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.150 / Chapter 5.2.1.1.1 --- Influence of Parents and Siblings --- p.150 / Chapter 5.2.1.1.2 --- The Influence of Community --- p.153 / Chapter 5.2.1.2 --- Formal Schooling (Kindergarten to Secondary One) --- p.155 / Chapter 5.2.1.2.1 --- Learning Experiences in Formal Schools --- p.156 / Chapter 5.2.1.2.2 --- English Teachers --- p.158 / Chapter 5.2.1.2.3 --- Attitudes Towards Education and English Language Learning --- p.166 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- English Language Learning and Use at the Workplace --- p.168 / Chapter 5.2.2.1 --- Use of English at the Workplace --- p.168 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Returning to the English Classroom as an Adult --- p.168 / Chapter 5.2.3.1 --- Motivation --- p.169 / Chapter 5.2.3.2 --- Attitude Towards English and English Learning --- p.170 / Chapter 5.2.3.3 --- Investment in Learning English --- p.172 / Chapter 5.2.3.4 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.176 / Chapter 5.2.3.5 --- English Learning Experiences in Adulthood --- p.181 / Chapter 5.2.3.6 --- Course Instructors --- p.181 / Chapter 5.2.3.7 --- Classmates --- p.182 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Impact of English Learning in Adulthood --- p.184 / Chapter 5.2.4.1 --- Increased Self-confidence --- p.184 / Chapter 5.2.4.2 --- Better Self-perception --- p.187 / Chapter 5.2.4.3 --- Psychological Well-being --- p.189 / Chapter 5.3 --- Pam's Story --- p.190 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- English Learning and Use in Childhood --- p.191 / Chapter 5.3.1.1 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.191 / Chapter 5.3.1.1.1 --- Influence of Parents and Siblings --- p.191 / Chapter 5.3.1.1.2 --- The Influence of Community --- p.196 / Chapter 5.3.1.2 --- Formal Schooling (Kindergarten to Secondary One) --- p.197 / Chapter 5.3.1.2.1 --- Learning Experiences in Formal Schools --- p.197 / Chapter 5.3.1.2.2 --- English Teachers --- p.198 / Chapter 5.3.1.2.3 --- Attitudes Towards Education and English Language Learning --- p.201 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- English Language Learning and Use at the Workplace --- p.203 / Chapter 5.3.2.1 --- Use of English at the Workplace --- p.203 / Chapter 5.3.2.2 --- Attitudes Towards English and English Learning at the Workplace --- p.203 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Returning to the English Classroom as an Adult --- p.204 / Chapter 5.3.3.1 --- Motivation --- p.204 / Chapter 5.3.3.2 --- Attitude Towards English and English Learning --- p.209 / Chapter 5.3.3.3 --- Investment in Learning English --- p.212 / Chapter 5.3.3.4 --- Influence of Family and Community --- p.215 / Chapter 5.3.3.5 --- English Learning Experiences in Adulthood --- p.217 / Chapter 5.3.3.6 --- Course Instructors --- p.217 / Chapter 5.3.3.7 --- Classmates --- p.220 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Impact of English Learning in Adulthood --- p.224 / Chapter 5.3.4.1 --- Better Job Opportunities --- p.224 / Chapter 5.3.4.2 --- Increased Self-confidence --- p.224 / Chapter 5.3.4.3 --- Better Self-perception --- p.226 / Chapter 5.4 --- Summary --- p.227 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS --- p.231 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.231 / Chapter 6.2 --- Guiding Question One --- p.231 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Difficulties faced at home --- p.231 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Difficulties faced in school --- p.234 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Difficulties faced in community --- p.239 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Impact on adult language learning experiences --- p.240 / Chapter 6.3 --- Guiding Question Two --- p.243 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Motivation to return to the English classroom in adulthood --- p.244 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Investment in English learning --- p.245 / Chapter 6.4 --- Guiding Question Three --- p.251 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Better Job Opportunities --- p.252 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Increase in Self-confidence and Confidence in Using English --- p.253 / Chapter 6.4.3 --- Better Self-perception --- p.255 / Chapter 6.4.4 --- Psychological Well-being --- p.258 / Chapter 6.5 --- Implications --- p.261 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- For Adult EFL Learners --- p.261 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- For Instructors of Adult EFL Learners --- p.264 / Chapter 6.5.2.1 --- The Potential Personal Qualities of a Good Instructor for Adult EFL Learners --- p.265 / Chapter 6.5.2.2 --- Adult EFL Learners' Needs and Appropriate Teaching --- p.268 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- For Formal School English Teachers --- p.274 / Chapter 6.6 --- Limitations of the Present Study --- p.275 / Chapter 6.7 --- Suggestions for Future Study --- p.276 / REFERENCES --- p.278 / Appendix A Questionnaire - Before Taking Any Adult English Language Course (English Version) --- p.286 / Appendix B Questionnaire 一 Before Taking Any Adult English Language Course (Chinese Version) --- p.290 / Appendix C Questionnaire - At The Present Stage (English Version) --- p.293 / Appendix D Questionnaire - At The Present Stage (Chinese Version) --- p.302 / Appendix E Interview Protocols - Childhood and Formal Schooling --- p.309 / Appendix F Interview Protocols - In Working Life and Adulthood --- p.316 / Appendix G Consent Form (English Version) --- p.323 / Appendix H Consent Form (Chinese Version) --- p.325
126

Media literacy in public schools

Chapman, Robert Timothy 01 January 2002 (has links)
This study investigates media literacy curricula in upper-income and lower-income public schools. Twelve principals participated in a telephone survey by answering fifteen questions about their schools and districts.
127

The role of the school in providing moral education in a multicultural society: the case of Mauritius

Mariaye, Marie Hyleen Sandra 30 November 2005 (has links)
The present study aimed at describing and analysing stakeholders' perception of the role of the school in providing moral education in a multicultural society. The relevance of moral education today in the context of the Mauritian society cannot be underscored given the widespread concern about the collapse of family structures and the demise of family role models as agents of moral education. The adoption of a materialistic philosophy of life and the increasingly influential role of the media have contributed to the disintegration of the moral fibre of society. Using a qualitative approach, the understanding of various categories of stakeholders, namely teachers, students, parents and school administrators, regarding the issue of morality, moral education and the role of the school have been investigated through a survey. The sample consisted of 33 teachers, 30 students and 9 school administrators and 10 parents. The data was collected through four focus group discussions with students and teachers respectively and a series of individual in depth interviews with parents and school administrators. The data collection period extended over eight months. The conceptual framework used in the study was based on the social learning model developed by Bandura (1991:91). The notion of modelling or vicarious learning as a form of social learning is particularly relevant in the case of moral learning and moral socialisation in the context of the school. The findings reveal a general consensus among adults of the need for schools to seriously reconsider its function as a moral educator. Their perceptions of the ways in which it ought to take place focus primarily on the use of role modelling and dialogue within the school set up. Adults also seem to believe that some form of direct moral instruction could be considered if the strategy used is more student-centred and based on discussions about case studies. The students, however, perceive indirect moral instruction through the hidden curriculum to be more effective in helping them to understand and internalise moral values. Chief among their concern is the role of the teacher and his or her professionalism as well as communication skills. In the light of the findings, guidelines have been developed to implement a moral education programme at secondary school level. / Educational Studies / D.Ed.(Psychology of Education)
128

A socio- educative analysis of aggressive behaviour displayed by adolescent girls

Gouws, Cheryl 06 1900 (has links)
The successful social development of adolescent girls is dependent on the acquisition of the skills required to face the challenges of adult life. Young girls are faced with the problem of a growing aggressive behaviour displayed by the girls who are supposedly their friends. This aggressive behaviour may negatively affect social, psychological or emotional development, possibly resulting in long term social adjustment problems. This investigation identifies the types and causes of aggressive behaviour displayed by adolescent girls, with the intention of ultimately identifying strategies to address aggressive behaviour. The implementation of a schoolbased approach, including all sectors involved in the education of the child in a whole-school programme to address aggressive behaviour, is recommended. Including all parties, firmly committed to addressing aggressive behaviour from a preventative perspective, may result in reducing aggressive behaviour and possibly provide adolescent girls with the coping skills required for successful social development. / Educational Studies / M.Ed. (Socio-Education)
129

An investigation of children's aggression in the foundation phase : a socio-education perspective

Padayichie, Kumaree 11 1900 (has links)
This study served to highlight the aggressive nature of learners in the Foundation Phase, namely of those who are between the ages of 5 to 6 years. The project is based on qualitative research, and the data were collected from three primary schools in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. Interviews were conducted with two principals, three educators and three parents. Four learners were used in order to gather further information on the causes of the aggressive behaviour of learners. Their input assisted the researcher to understand the various discipline structures within the school and also, how parents and educators manage the aggressive behaviour of learners. The study sought to identify whether primary and secondary socialisation, and the influence of the media are related to learners behaving aggressively. The information collected confirmed that children model the behaviour of adults and of their peers. The principals and the educators were of the opinion that positive primary socialisation is of the utmost importance, as it lays the foundation for future socialisation. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Socio-Education)
130

Die selfgeskoolde habitus van jeugdiges op 'n plattelandse dorp

Joorst, Jerome 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a post apartheid South African educational environment, learners’ academic achievement is generally seen as a barometer of the quality of education in schools. The low academic performance of black learners has contributed to an overall, but narrow and decontextualised view, that these learners generally produce poor results because of something inherently wrong with their abilities to learn. Educational research has hitherto focused on unproblematized pedagogical approaches that result in narrow and decontextualized, functionalist views that working class learners’ learning is problematic. What is less known are the challenges that working class learners have to face on a daily basis as they try to navigate deeply constraint lived spaces of their homes, communities and schools in their quest to realise their educational goals. The study explores selected working class high school learners’ navigation and mediation practices as they engage with their schooling over different spaces of their rural town. I assert that these learners have the ability to shift their habitus just enough to enable them to stay on course in their quest for educational achievement and a better future. I argue that, through the optimal utilisation of available resources in their lived spaces and the strategic deployment of embodied adaptive practices, these youth develop a ‘self-schooled’ habitus that enable them to re-imagine their daily realities and aspire to better futures despite their adverse living conditions. In order to study these learners’ habitus adaptations, I utilise Bourdieu’s theoretical lenses of field, capital and habitus to argue that the youth in this study are not mere passive recipients of global influences and changing environments, but active agents in the shaping of their local realities. Through ethnographic study I explore the self- schooled navigation practices that these youth employ to help them mediate between the structural reproductive influences of their educational environments and their educational aspirations. The thesis is motivated by the position that qualitative research can offer a view of the intersections of fast changing macro-community processes and young people’s micro-lived educational dimensionalities. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In ´n post-apartheid Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysopset word leerders se akademiese prestasies oor die algemeen beskou as die maatstaaf van kwaliteit in skole. Die lae akademiese prestasie van veral werkersklas- leerders in die land dra by tot ´n hegemoniese, maar nou en gedekontektualiseerde siening dat werkersklas-leerders oor die algemeen swak uitslae oplewer omdat daar iets inherent verkeerd is met hul leervermoeëns. Opvoedkundige navorsing in Suid-Afrika sentreer hoofsaaklik rondom onuitgedaagde pedagogiese benaderings wat werkersklas-leerders se leervermoëns as problematies sien. Wat minder bekend is, is die uitdagings wat werkersklas-leerders op ´n daaglikse basis moet trotseer soos hulle probeer om deur die verskillende leefruimtes van hul ouerhuise, gemeenskappe en skole te navigeer in die nastrewing van hul opvoedkundige aspirasies. Hierdie studie eksploreer geselekteerde werkersklas-hoërskoolleerders se navigering en mediëringspraktyke soos hulle omgaan met hul skoling oor die verskillende ruimtes van hul landelike dorp. Ek asserteer dat hierdie leerders hul aspirasies lewend hou deur hul habitus sodanig te verskuif dat dit hulle aan koers hou deur die skool. Ek argumenteer dat hierdie jeugdiges, deur die maksimalisering van hul leefruimtes en die strategiese ontplooiing van beliggaamde aanpassingspraktyke, ´n selfgeskoolde habitus ontwikkel wat hulle in staat stel om ´n beter toekoms te ‘sien’ en struktureel-reproduktiewe ruimtes te transendeer. Om hierdie studente se habitusaanpassing te verken, maak ek in hierdie studie gebruik van Bourdieu se teoretiese lense van veld, kapitaal en habitus om te argumenteer dat die jeugdiges in hierdie studie nie net passiewe ontvangers is van globale invloede en snel-veranderende omgewings nie, maar aktiewe meemakers in die vorming van hul plaaslike realiteite. Gebaseer op ´n etnografiese studie, eksploreer ek die selfgeskoolde navigeringspraktyke wat hierdie jeugdiges ontplooi om hulle te help om tussen die strukturele reproduktiewe invloede van hul opvoedingsomgewings en hul eie opvoedkundige aspirasies te medieer. Hierdie tesis is gemotiveer deur die posisie dat kwalitatiewe navorsing ´n siening kan bied van die interseksies van snel-veranderende makro-prosesse en jongmense se mikro-beleefde opvoedkundige dimensionaliteite.

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