The study described in the following pages was conducted in the summer of 19 9 3 at the King Edward Campus, (KEC) of Vancouver Community College. The subjects of the study were students attending classes at the Provincial Level of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program at the college. The primary purpose of the study was to determine the characteristics of the students as compared with the literature, and to discover whether students used the support services designed to assist them. A student survey was developed and administered to students by instructors during class time. The sample was selected by targeting all Provincial Level classes in session at the time the survey was conducted, and thirty questionnaires were given to instructors in the self-paced program to be handed out to students when they were scheduled to come in. The information from the questionnaires was then entered into the computer and a statistical analysis was done. When the results of the study were compared with the information gathered from the literature review, it was learned that at KEC, the Provincial Level ABE student is more traditional than nontraditional, that is, the students were younger than anticipated, and the number of female students was only 3.8% higher than the ABE STUDENT PROFILE AND USE OF SUPPORT SERVICES III number of male students. It was also learned that the majority of the students had already completed secondary school before coming to study at KEC, but were stil l taking grade twelve level courses in order to have the prerequisite knowledge to enter the programs of their choice at Vancouver Community College or other institutions. Although students used the support services available to them, there were some differences in how the high proportion of second language speakers used them. However counselling, in particular, although used somewhat differently by second language speakers, was used by students at the Provincial Level for advising before registration, rather than for personal counselling or career planning. As colleges plan for the future, it has become even more important to obtain student feedback regarding services designed to assist them. The development of a student profile enables administrators and practitioners alike to gain insight into their student population and what the students perceive to be their needs. It is hoped that this study will be the first of many which will help to identify the needs and gaps in ABE programs and the services that are provided to support the students. / Education, Faculty of / Graduate

[pt] A tese tem o propósito de discutir a construção do conhecimento histórico escolar, no contexto de midiatização. Um dos centros de atenção do estudo foi a análise de interações discursivas e de atividades de ensino, para pensar a respeito da aprendizagem histórica. Outro espectro de questões está relacionado mais precisamente aos atravessamentos entre a lógica da mídia e a lógica do conhecimento histórico escolar. Como se apresentam, em meio às narrativas históricas escolares, as narrativas midiáticas? Quais seriam as visões dos estudantes sobre a História ensinada? E sobre a História nas mídias? Foram realizadas observações de aulas de história em três turmas de nono ano do Ensino Fundamental em uma escola pública da Rede Municipal de Ensino do Rio de Janeiro, aplicados questionários e realizadas entrevistas em grupos com estudantes. O corpus documental da pesquisa está composto 1.381 minutos de audiogravações de aulas, notas de campo, 93 questionários respondidos e 20 estudantes entrevistados. Os dados foram analisados com auxílio do software Atlas TI nas tarefas de armazenar, categorizar e estabelecer referências cruzadas no material empírico. Os conceitos de formação histórica, cultura histórica, multiletramento, midiatização e linguagens sociais foram articulados nas análises das seguintes categorias criadas: conceito histórico, diálogo professor-aluno, relações com o presente, negociação, mídia, tecnologia, produção de vídeo, uso do livro didático e visões da história ensinada. A pesquisa apontou a valorização pelos estudantes das interações discursivas para a promoção de aprendizagens históricas significativas e visões críticas das formas de aprender induzidas pela escola, centradas na palavra escrita. A mídia esteve presente nas aulas de história observadas e viabilizou uma flexibilização de narrativas históricas unidirecionais. Os estudantes, apesar de afirmarem que as mídias alimentam seus imaginários históricos, não conferem alto grau de confiabilidade nas narrativas midiáticas, valorizando a palavra escrita impressa e a fala do professor. / [en] The thesis discusses the construction of historical knowledge in schools in the context of media coverage. One of the main objectives of the study was to analyse dialogues and educational activities, with regards to historical learning. Another spectrum is related more specifically to the joining of media logic and the logic of school historical knowledge. Is the historical learning, as promoted in the school, affected by the context of the media coverage? Among the school historical narratives, how do the media narratives present themselves? What are the students views on the history being taught? What about history in media? History lessons were observed in three 9th grade classes in a public school in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, with questionnaires and group interviews with students. The research documents are composed of 1381 minutes of audio class recordings, field notes, 93 questionnaires and 20 student interviews. Data was analyzed using the Atlas T software for the tasks of storing, categorizing and establishig cross-references of the empirical material. The concepts of historical formation, historical culture, multiple literacies, mediatization and social languages were articulated in the analysis of the following categories created: historical concept, teacher-student dialogue, relations with the present, negotiation, media, technology, video production, use of textbooks and views of history taught. The study showed students appreciation of interactive discussions for the promotion of significant historical learning. It also showed critical views of the ways of learning induced by the school centered on the written word. The media was present in the history lessons observed and enabled more flexible one-way historical narratives. Despite claiming that the media feeds their historical imagination, the students do not confer a high degree of reliability in media narratives, valuing the printed word and the teacher s word.

In terms of Section 29 (1) of the Constitution, everyone has the right to basic education. This right is not subject to ‘reasonable legislative and other measures, available resources and progressive realisation.’ The right to basic, compulsory education is widely regarded as a fundamental human right. For example, this right is included in a number of international human rights treaties such as the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’, the ‘International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,’ the ‘African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child’, the ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child’, the ‘Dakar Framework for Action: Education for All’, and ‘UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education’. The South African Constitution, however, does not clarify the content and scope of the right to basic education. Consequently, the Constitution has given the state wide discretion to determine the scope, nature and content of this basic right. Apartheid left the South African education system fragmented and unequal. The South African educational system has gone through numerous curricula and institutional changes. The changes in the curriculum were part of the transformation process of the South African education system. In addition, the state has allocated substantial public funds towards basic education. However, the investment in basic education does not commensurate with the quality of teaching and learning in poor and marginalised schools. For example, several rural and farm schools in the Eastern Cape lacked toilet facilities; textbooks and other education support material; furniture; and other essential necessities. Education loses its transformative power when poor and marginalised schools continue to lack these essential services. Consequently, inequality is perpetuated and the poor and marginalised are unable to compete meaningfully in the social, economic and political life of South Africa. The mini dissertation concludes by recommending that the Department of Basic Education should ensure that all schools, especially those in rural communities and farms, have access to textbooks, qualified teachers, clean water and toilet facilities and other essential necessities needed for the delivery of quality basic education.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-26T18:49:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao.pdf: 280235 bytes, checksum: 77e9f46322e42b811bd68c35b43ec943 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-08 / Considering the importance of external assessment as analyses resource of school accomplishment, as well as its use on public policies related sector orientation and having, at school, the pedagogical counsel in charge of utilizing the assessment results in order to reverse today s national education system, an idea has come to analyze how this institution, under the counsel s point of view, uses the external assessment results to improve teaching quality. To do so, it has been necessary to ask, through interviews, among other aspects, what the counsel understands for external assessment, its purpose for school, besides the fact of how to proceed on the use of the gathered results to help their pedagogical work. On the interviews it is possible to be better understood the anguish by which these professionals go through and how they face the direction of their job towards the legal things that guide their day by day work. In addition to the interviews, theoretical professionals specialized on assessment, school management, participation and changes were required so that it would be possible to apprehend better the researched subject. The research has been made with 4 (four) Pedagogical Counsels of Public Schools in the city of Presidente Prudente. Regarding the results, it is possible to notice a kind of difficulty the Pedagogical Counsels have to utilize the external assessment information based on its proposal, which is to improve the quality of learning. Moreover, these professionals have no experience to promote teachers capacity at the schools where they work. / Considerando a importância da avaliação externa como fonte de análise do desempenho escolar, bem como sua utilização no direcionamento das políticas públicas relacionadas ao setor e, tendo na escola entre seus gestores o Coordenador Pedagógico incumbido de utilizar os resultados da avaliação para reverter o quadro atual em que se encontra a educação nacional, surgiu a idéia de se analisar, sob o ponto de vista do Coordenador de como a escola, na sua pessoa, utiliza os resultados das avaliações externas para melhorar a qualidade do ensino. Para tanto foi necessário questionar, através de entrevistas, entre outros aspectos, o que o Coordenador entende sobre avaliação externa, seu propósito para a escola além de como procede a utilização dos resultados obtidos para subsidiar o trabalho pedagógico. Nas entrevistas podem-se entender melhor as angústias por que passam esses profissionais além de confrontá-los com o direcionamento de seu trabalho em relação ao que propõe a indicação legal que direciona o seu trabalho diário. Além das entrevistas foram consultados teóricos que tratam de assuntos como avaliação, gestão escolar, participação e mudanças para que se pudesse entender melhor o assunto pesquisado. A pesquisa foi realizada com 04 (quatro) Coordenadores Pedagógicos de Escolas Estaduais no município de Presidente Prudente. Quanto aos resultados observam-se dificuldades por parte dos Coordenadores em se utilizar das informações da avaliação externa para o que ela se propõe que é melhorar a qualidade do ensino, além da falta de preparo desses profissionais para promover a capacitação dos professores nas escolas em que atuam.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-18T17:54:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao.pdf: 280235 bytes, checksum: 77e9f46322e42b811bd68c35b43ec943 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-08 / Considering the importance of external assessment as analyses resource of school accomplishment, as well as its use on public policies related sector orientation and having, at school, the pedagogical counsel in charge of utilizing the assessment results in order to reverse today s national education system, an idea has come to analyze how this institution, under the counsel s point of view, uses the external assessment results to improve teaching quality. To do so, it has been necessary to ask, through interviews, among other aspects, what the counsel understands for external assessment, its purpose for school, besides the fact of how to proceed on the use of the gathered results to help their pedagogical work. On the interviews it is possible to be better understood the anguish by which these professionals go through and how they face the direction of their job towards the legal things that guide their day by day work. In addition to the interviews, theoretical professionals specialized on assessment, school management, participation and changes were required so that it would be possible to apprehend better the researched subject. The research has been made with 4 (four) Pedagogical Counsels of Public Schools in the city of Presidente Prudente. Regarding the results, it is possible to notice a kind of difficulty the Pedagogical Counsels have to utilize the external assessment information based on its proposal, which is to improve the quality of learning. Moreover, these professionals have no experience to promote teachers capacity at the schools where they work. / Considerando a importância da avaliação externa como fonte de análise do desempenho escolar, bem como sua utilização no direcionamento das políticas públicas relacionadas ao setor e, tendo na escola entre seus gestores o Coordenador Pedagógico incumbido de utilizar os resultados da avaliação para reverter o quadro atual em que se encontra a educação nacional, surgiu a idéia de se analisar, sob o ponto de vista do Coordenador de como a escola, na sua pessoa, utiliza os resultados das avaliações externas para melhorar a qualidade do ensino. Para tanto foi necessário questionar, através de entrevistas, entre outros aspectos, o que o Coordenador entende sobre avaliação externa, seu propósito para a escola além de como procede a utilização dos resultados obtidos para subsidiar o trabalho pedagógico. Nas entrevistas podem-se entender melhor as angústias por que passam esses profissionais além de confrontá-los com o direcionamento de seu trabalho em relação ao que propõe a indicação legal que direciona o seu trabalho diário. Além das entrevistas foram consultados teóricos que tratam de assuntos como avaliação, gestão escolar, participação e mudanças para que se pudesse entender melhor o assunto pesquisado. A pesquisa foi realizada com 04 (quatro) Coordenadores Pedagógicos de Escolas Estaduais no município de Presidente Prudente. Quanto aos resultados observam-se dificuldades por parte dos Coordenadores em se utilizar das informações da avaliação externa para o que ela se propõe que é melhorar a qualidade do ensino, além da falta de preparo desses profissionais para promover a capacitação dos professores nas escolas em que atuam.

Submitted by Ricardo Cedraz Duque Moliterno (ricardo.moliterno@uefs.br) on 2015-10-21T23:51:27Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Proposta de material paradid?tico sobre as origens do Universo e da vida -Jociene Oliveria Vit?ria Nascimento.pdf: 12914128 bytes, checksum: 943c18fc8a4048089a11fdba32735688 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-10-21T23:51:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Proposta de material paradid?tico sobre as origens do Universo e da vida -Jociene Oliveria Vit?ria Nascimento.pdf: 12914128 bytes, checksum: 943c18fc8a4048089a11fdba32735688 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-27 / Natural science fields of research, especially Astronomy, have been expanded with a lot of information produced from technological advances. The study of the origins of the universe and life attracts men throughout their existence on Earth. So far, life has been not detected in other universe system apart from our solar one, but we already know that there are many planetary systems with good possibilities for that existence. This information come to school and must be worked on, in order to generate knowledge. The Brazilian education, especially in public schools, presents numerous problems related to learning, avoidance, lack of motivation for learners and teachers and little credibility as to the capacity of that educational structure to form citizens. From astronomy topics listed in Elementary Education curriculum and finding that there is deficiency in teacher?s training on basic knowledge of this science, it is proposed to draw up a paradidactic grounded in scientific conceptions, to be used in Basic Education. The paradidactic material was thought to be developed in comic format (HQ) in view of the official documents governing the Brazilian education when it is proposed the use of different languages in teaching. We have consulted the bibliography and have used the methods of qualitative and quantitative research. For the preparation of the paradidactic, there was a concern to support it at assumptions of the Theory of Meaningful Learning. We justified the preparation of the paradidactic and themes chosen from finding that there is little use of this science, which is interdisciplinary in basic education, since their subjects are part of the Basic Education curriculum, so they are attractive and offer possibilities to change the way education is conceived, pointing to the development of transdisciplinary proposals. / As ?reas das ci?ncias da natureza, especialmente a Astronomia, v?m sendo enriquecidas com muitas informa??es produzidas a partir do avan?o tecnol?gico. O estudo das origens do Universo e da vida atrai o homem ao longo de sua exist?ncia sobre a Terra. At? o momento, n?o foi detectada vida em outros astros do Universo, mas j? sabemos que existem v?rios sistemas planet?rios com boas possibilidades. Estas informa??es chegam ? escola e devem ser trabalhadas a fim de gerarem conhecimento. A educa??o brasileira, especialmente na escola p?blica, apresenta in?meros problemas relacionados com aprendizagem, evas?o, desmotiva??o de discentes e docentes e pouca credibilidade quanto a capacidade de formar cidad?os. A partir dos temas de Astronomia que constam no curr?culo do Ensino Fundamental e da constata??o de que existe defici?ncia na forma??o docente sobre conhecimentos b?sicos desta ci?ncia, prop?e-se a elabora??o de um paradid?tico embasado em concep??es cient?ficas, a ser utilizado na Educa??o B?sica. O paradid?tico foi pensado no formato de hist?ria em quadrinhos atendendo aos documentos oficiais que regulam a educa??o brasileira quando estes prop?em o uso de diferentes linguagens no ensino. Utilizou-se a consulta bibliogr?fica e os m?todos da pesquisa quali e quantitativa. Para a elabora??o do paradid?tico, houve a preocupa??o em apoi?-lo em pressupostos da Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa. A elabora??o do paradid?tico e os temas escolhidos s?o justificados a partir da constata??o da pouca utiliza??o da Astronomia enquanto ci?ncia com um potencial muito grande para o desenvolvimento de a??es interdisciplinares, uma vez que seus temas fazem parte do curr?culo da Educa??o B?sica e oferecem possibilidades de transformar a maneira como se concebe a educa??o, favorecendo o letramento cient?fico e apontando para o desenvolvimento de propostas transdisciplinares.

As ações que permeiam a Educação e o Ensino das Ciências da Natureza estão em constante transfonnação, buscando sempre atender anseios para o desenvolvimento de um educando apto a enfrentar os desafios de uma sociedade cada vez mais complexa. Neste contexto, procuramos analisar a formação e a atuação dos docentes, relacionando tais realidades com os pressupostos da abordagem Ciência-Tecnologia-Sociedade (CTS). Esta tese apresenta o desenvolvimento e os resultados obtidos com a realização de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, tendo como objetivo principal, identificar quais são os fatores e as condições que influenciam a utilização da referida abordagem, na área das Ciências da Natureza, no sistema de ensino público da região Norte do Rio Grande do Sul. Para tal intento, de início, objetivamos também desvelar pontos de concordância entre os documentos oficiais atuais que norteiam a educação brasileira e as proposições apontadas pelos teóricos do enfoque CTS, bem como ainda, entender, junto aos Planos Pedagógicos dos Cursos de Licenciatura da área de Ciências da Natureza, como as atividades desenvolvidas nestas graduações relacionam-se com as características do enfoque estudado. O estudo utiliza como referencial teórico os trabalhos de Glen Aikenhead (1994), John Ziman (1980), (1994), Cerezo (1998), Cachapuz (1999, 2004), Santos e Mortimer (2002), Auler (2002), entre outros, e foi realizado em duas etapas: a primeira, com característica exploratória e bibliográfica, frente aos documentos oficiais que servem como orientadores para os gestores da educação básica e superior, e a segunda, com dois estudos de caso, de cunho mais regionalizado, com uma pesquisa junto aos coordenadores dos cursos de licenciatura na área de Ciências da Natureza em Instituições de Ensino Superior (TES) da referida região, e a outra pesquisa, junto aos egressos destes cursos, que já estão inseridos no quadro dos professores das escolas públicas no entorno destas IES. A etapa inicial foi dividida em três buscas distintas, onde, na primeira, realizamos um estudo junto às Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais (DCN s) para a Educação Básica, na segunda, voltamos nosso olhar para as DCNs para os Cursos de Licenciatura e na terceira fase, imergimos nos Planos Pedagógicos dos Cursos (PPCs) de Licenciatura em Química, Física e Ciências Biológicas nas IES da região. A segunda etapa foi dividida em dois estudos de caso, ambos por meio do uso de entrevistas semi estruturadas, submetendo os dados levantados, ao procedimento de Análise Textual Discursiva. O primeiro, promovendo um diálogo com os coordenadores de curso e o segundo, com professores da rede de educação básica. As discussões e os resultados obtidos nas três fases da primeira etapa, juntamente com os dois estudos da segunda etapa, geraram cinco artigos científicos que integram o desenvolvimento desta tese. Com esta pesquisa, conseguimos identificar como estes documentos vigentes apresentam as orientações que estão alinhadas com o enfoque CTS, influenciando assim, de maneira direta, nas principais atividades desenvolvidas nos cursos de graduações selecionados na região. Estas informações sobre os momentos em que estas licenciaturas promovem ações vocacionadas com a abordagem CTS, somadas com as ponderações realizadas por coordenadores de curso e pelos docentes da educação básica, nos ajudaram a emergir alguns fatores e condições que influenciam os professores da educação básica a utilização da abordagem CTS em suas práticas pedagógicas. Acreditamos que, com esta pesquisa, estaremos oferecendo subsídios para novas discussões acerca da formação, da atuação e do uso do enfoque CTS, visando assim, promover motivações junto aos atores da educação, melhorando a qualidade do ensino de Ciências em nossas escolas. / The actions that permeate the Education and the Teaching of Nature Sciences are in constant transformation, always seeking to meet the yearnings for the development of leamers qualified to face the challenges of an increasingly complex society. In this context, we seek to analyze teachers qualification and performance, relating this reality to the assumptions o f the Science-Technology-Society (STS) approach. This thesis presents the development and results obtained with the accomplishment of a study on qualitative approach, aiming, as its main objective, to identify which factors and conditions influence the use of such approach in Nature Sciences, in the public education system in the Northern region of Rio Grande do Sul. Bearing this in mind, we also aimed to reveal points of agreement between the cunent official documents which serve as a guideline for Brazilian education and the proposals put forward by theorists of the STS approach, as well as to understand in which ways the activities developed in these majors are related to the characteristics of the studied approach together with the Pedagogical Plans ofthe Undergraduate Courses in the area ofNature Sciences,. This study uses the works of Glen Aikenhead (1994), John Ziman (1980), (1994), Cerezo (1998), Cachapuz (1999, 2004), Santos and Mortimer (2002), Auler (2002) among others, as a theoretical reference and it was carried out following two stages: the first one, with an exploratory and bibliographical characteristic, compared to the official documents that serve as guidelines for managers in basic and higher education, and the second, using two case studies, with a research envolving the coordinators o f the undergraduate courses in the area o f N ature Sciences in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the selected region, and the third research, focusing on the graduates from these courses, who have already been teaching in public schools around these HEis. The initial stage was divided into three distinct searches: in the first, we carried out a study of the National Curricular Guidelines (DCNs) for Basic Education, in the second, we turned our attention to the DCNs for the Undergraduate Courses and in the third phase, we focused on the Pedagogical Plans of the Courses (PPCs) in Chemistry, Physics and Biological Sciences in the HEis of the region. The second stage was divided into two case studies, both using semi-structured interviews, submitting the collected data to the Discursive Textual Analysis procedure. The first one, promoting a dialogue with the course coordinators and the second, with teachers of the basic education network. The discussions and the results obtained in the three phases in the first stage, together with the two studies in the second stage, were the basis for five scientific articles that integrate the development of this thesis. With this research, we were able to identify how these current documents present the orientations that are aligned with the STS approach, thus directly influencing the main activities developed in the undergraduation courses selected in the region. The information on when these majors promote actions related to the STS approach, together with the analysis carried out by course coordinators and teachers in basic education, have helped us to emerge some factors and conditions that influence teachers in basic education to use the STS approach in their pedagogical practices. We believe that, this study will provide subsidies for new discussions on training, action and the use of the STS approach, aiming at motivating education subjects and also improving the quality of science teaching in our schools.

Magister Educationis - MEd / The study was prompted by the need to look at alternative options to mainstream education for learners who are too old for their grade, who have opted out of the education system but find themselves wanting to re-access the education system. Mainstream schooling seems a difficult option for many learners who would like to complete their basic education but find that they have problems fitting in the multi-age classroom. If they are too old for their grade, they are at risk of dropping out. Following a review of the literature around access, re-access, over-age, dropout, exclusion, inclusion, capability and a methodological approach to the study, the analysis will focus on the Youth Care School, a school for age-inappropriate learners as a form of intervention. This is a day school operating independently from the Western Cape Education Department, taking on learners who are too old for their grade, who would otherwise be on the streets. The theoretical perspective of the study will focus on the capability theory and alternative schools as forms of capability development.

With many countries in Black Africa immersed in external debts and yet others grappling with effects of civil wars and pandemics, social services such as basic education and primary health care pose challenges to them. To mitigate such shortcomings in the region, innovative ways to provide basic education are sought by the private sector. To meet the goals of education for all, national governments fall short of alternatives which gives rise to options like low fee private schools (LFPSs). But these innovative ways which are basically home-grown have got foreign competitors who provide the same basic education services. This thesis does not address the element of competition; rather it explores latest global changes that affect almost all aspects of social life – particularly basic education. This thesis looks at the public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education with low fee private schools (LFPSs) as one of the ‘innovative’ ways of providing basic education; this has had an effect of having entire basic education systems contracted out by national governments in the region. With weak public service systems, how can Black Africa implement PPPs with LFPSs? Using Fairclough’s critical discourse analysis – theory and method as well as operationalised space-times theory by Harvey (1990), this thesis probed PPPs with LFPSs in Liberia. The objectives were to understand the nature of educational reforms advocated in PPPs with LFPSs and to examine the kind of relationship between government and private sector service providers in PPPs with a view of locating the power within such relationships. Another objective was to probe how equitable and inclusive these basic education services provided by PPPs with LFPSs were. The study revealed that PPPs with LFPSs are implicated in denying access to the rural communities, limiting equitable and inclusive education to many social groups like the poor, girls and people with disabilities as well as seeming to undermine national and local governments due to power and ideology.

The aim of this research is to inform conceptual approaches to health and safety (H&S) training for mineworkers in South Africa. The study focuses specifically on those mineworkers who have the least formal education or training, termed elementary workers (unskilled) and machinery operators and drivers (semi-skilled). It is an integrative literature review of sources drawn from mine health and safety in South Africa; self-efficacy; adult education and training (AET); education and training in mining; and relevant health promotion studies. The sources selected refer to work in the Southern African mine H&S context, or comparable situations. Compelling ideas and formulations for training are suggested in the literature of the different disciplines reviewed. A core concept considered is self-efficacy and the concept has substantial support in the literature. Both the term and concept of ‘self-efficacy’ have been used in South African and mining studies, but often without proper consideration of the sources of self-efficacy and its task- and context-specificity. The review reveals a lack of evidence of effective advocacy and training around generic mining occupational hazards, such as lung disease. H&S training is most evidently linked to operator training, which is aligned with unit-standards. However, substantial numbers of mineworkers lack adequate formal education for such training programmes, or the informal skills to be included via recognition of prior learning (RPL) processes. The proposed role of H&S representatives appears demanding, but the associated skills training outlined in public unit standards, lacks essential elements. The findings identify key considerations for an underpinning approach to H&S training for elementary mineworkers. These are: new learning required; risk perception and management; existing and associated logics; team ethos; maintaining new learning and practice; and a dialogic aspect to programmes. Additional findings suggest that the convergent effects of different policies result in the training of the least educated mineworkers being marginalised. The study concludes with six propositions that relate to the research and development of H&S training for mineworkers, public evidence of training, policy effects and the predicament of mineworkers who lack formal education. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted