Introduction: As many recently qualified South African doctors pursue specialisation and sub-specialisation, projections indicate that the critical mass of medical practitioners required to support primary healthcare will continue to dwindle, with wholly inadequate numbers to sustain the country's proposed National Health Insurance plan. Little is known, however, about what newly qualified doctors on the verge of making career choices think of the speciality of Family Medicine (FM) and how these young doctors actually decide on what career options to pursue. Objectives: This study describes the career intentions of newly qualified doctors working in the four southern districts of Gauteng Province, the factors that influence their career aspirations, and their views on FM as a specialty. Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire, which targeted 502 participants (interns N=396 and community service doctors N=106) in 2013. Results: Out of 368 questionnaires returned, 342 were eligible for analysis. More than two thirds (68%) of the respondents graduated from medical schools located in Gauteng Province. Only 5.3% were working in primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. The most chosen specialties were: surgical (32.2%), internal medicine (14.3%), and paediatrics (12.9%). FM was the least chosen specialty by only eight respondents (2.3%). Only 44% had ever considered FM as a career. Of these, 77% agreed that they were not well enough informed about the FM registrar-training programme to select this discipline. Only 16.8% thought they would be job satisfied working in a PHC facility, while 53.4% believed that FM would not be financially rewarding. Conclusions: A serious human resource shortage looms large in primary healthcare if most newly qualified doctors have no desire to enter general medical practice or work in PHC settings. This study highlights the need to urgently address current undergraduate, internship and registrar training programmes in South Africa with a view to marketing FM and making generalism attractive. / AC 2016

Orientador: Luciana Maria Lunardi Campos / Banca: Moises Nascimento Soares / Banca: Ana Lucia Nunes Gutjahr / Banca: Renato Eugenio da Silva Diniz / Banca: Lizete Maria Orquiza Carvalho / Resumo: Formar o pedagogo para atuar no ensino de Ciências da Natureza nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental tem se apresentado um desafio, dadas as condições presentes na formação deste profissional, dentre elas: ensino descontextualizado das relações entre o individuo e a sociedade, distanciamento da relação entre a teoria-prática e concepção de estágio fundada na ideia "etapista" com prevalência da lógica positiva e de, uma perspectiva não crítica. Com o objetivo de identificar e analisar, no contexto do estágio supervisionado em Ciências da Natureza, possibilidades de formação inicial emancipatória de pedagogos para o ensino de Ciências, esta pesquisa pauta-se no conceito de emancipação, a partir das contribuições da Teoria Crítica de Theodor Adorno, especialmente nas categorias de Esclarecimento; Formação; Experiência Formativa; Práxis; Autorreflexão e Reflexão crítica. No processo da pesquisa a referencia teórica-metodológica de Adorno orientou as análises e interpretação dos dados recolhidos nos documentos curriculares de uma universidade publica do Estado do Pará e da escola campo do estágio (PPP do curso de Pedagogia, Plano de Ensino da Formadora, Relatório dos Licenciandos, Estrutura Curricular da Escola, carga horária para o ensino de Ciências) e nos depoimentos dos participantes da pesquisa (formadora em ensino de Ciências, nove licenciandos de um curso de Pedagogia e sete formadores parceiros da escola campo do estágio). Os resultados sugerem revisão desde a proposta d... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Forming the pedagogue to act in the teaching of science from nature in the initial years of Elementary School has presented a challenge, given the conditions present in the formation of this professional, among them: decontextualized teaching of the relations between the individual and society, distance from the relation between theory -practic and stage conception based on the "statist" idea with the prevailing positive logic and, a non-critical perspective. With the objective of identifying and analyzing, in the context of the supervised stage in Natural Sciences, possibilities of initial emancipatory formation of pedagogues for the teaching of Sciences, this research is based on the concept of emancipation, based on the contributions of Critical Theory by Theodor Adorno, especially in the categories of Enlightenment; Formation; Formative Experience; Praxis; Self-reflection and critical reflection. In the process of the research Adorno's theoretical-methodological reference guided the analysis and interpretation of the data collected in the curricular documents of a public university of the state of Pará and of the field school of the stage (PPP of the Pedagogy course, of the School's Curricular Structure, the timetable for the teaching of Science) and in the testimonies of the participants of the research (trainer in Science teaching, nine graduates of a Pedagogy course and seven trainers partners of the school stage field). The results suggest a revision from the proposal of the supervised stage, crossing the relationship with the partner institution in the formation of the pedagogue, to the adequacy of the curricular contents of the Pedagogy course with the specific contents of Elementary School years. We consider that the presence of these factors in the organization and development of the stage can enable an emancipatory... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Thesis (MPA.) -- University of LImpopo, 2017 / The Internship programme has been used by many governments and employers throughout the world to integrate academic theory learnt at schools and Universities and practiced in the workplace. The South African government introduced the Public Service Internship Programme(PSIP) in 2002, and one of its objectives was to reduce the high rate of graduates who are unemployable by appointing them as graduate interns for a period of 12 months, thus providing them with the public service skills and experience required by the Public Service in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation of the Public Service Internship Programme with regards to its contribution to the employability of graduates: The case of the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism in the Republic of South Africa. The study used the qualitative research method to interview 80 respondents ranging from Executive Management, Senior Management, Middle Management, Junior Management, Operational employees, Mentors and Graduate Interns to solicit their views and understanding on the implementation of the Public Service Internship Programme within the department. The study used content analysis to analyse data obtained from the 80 research respondents. The analysis was made using themes in line with thematic content analysis. The research findings confirmed that Graduate Interns are obtaining the necessary and relevant skills that will make them employable after completing the PSIP. The PSIP imparts Graduate Interns with skills that contribute to their employability in both the public and private sectors. It instils confidence and provides exposure and experience to Graduates Interns to have competitive advantages during job interviews in the public service and the private sector. It is a very useful programme that must be supported and encouraged in the public service as it assisted many to get jobs and reduce the rate of graduate unemployment in South Africa. It is relevant, useful and necessary to deal with the unemployment of graduates. It is successful and must be promoted because most Graduate Interns are employable during and after the completion of the programme. The study made the following recommendations; That all stakeholders must be inducted on PSIP to ensure its successful implementation, mentors must be trained on mentoring and coaching prior to their appointment, Mentoring vi be linked to the key result areas and key performance indicators of employees for it to be recognised in terms of the Performance Management and Development System, PSIP must be monitored and evaluated like all other government programmes, that the assignment of duties to graduates must be in line with their qualifications and their careers, graduate interns should be allowed to attend departmental meetings and functions as part of their learning areas, that those interning on the departmental Human Resources Management and Development be granted access to the PERSAL system as it is an important system in the South African Public Service, exit interviews must be conducted to get feedback from the interns on the implementation of the programme, and that proper allocation of offices or work spaces must be done by the department to enhance and improve the working conditions of the Graduate Interns

Thesis (MPA.) -- University of LImpopo, 2017 / The Internship programme has been used by many governments and employers throughout the world to integrate academic theory learnt at schools and Universities and practiced in the workplace. The South African government introduced the Public Service Internship Programme(PSIP) in 2002, and one of its objectives was to reduce the high rate of graduates who are unemployable by appointing them as graduate interns for a period of 12 months, thus providing them with the public service skills and experience required by the Public Service in South Africa. The purpose of this study was to investigate the implementation of the Public Service Internship Programme with regards to its contribution to the employability of graduates: The case of the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment, and Tourism in the Republic of South Africa. The study used the qualitative research method to interview 80 respondents ranging from Executive Management, Senior Management, Middle Management, Junior Management, Operational employees, Mentors and Graduate Interns to solicit their views and understanding on the implementation of the Public Service Internship Programme within the department. The study used content analysis to analyse data obtained from the 80 research respondents. The analysis was made using themes in line with thematic content analysis. The research findings confirmed that Graduate Interns are obtaining the necessary and relevant skills that will make them employable after completing the PSIP. The PSIP imparts Graduate Interns with skills that contribute to their employability in both the public and private sectors. It instils confidence and provides exposure and experience to Graduates Interns to have competitive advantages during job interviews in the public service and the private sector. It is a very useful programme that must be supported and encouraged in the public service as it assisted many to get jobs and reduce the rate of graduate unemployment in South Africa. It is relevant, useful and necessary to deal with the unemployment of graduates. It is successful and must be promoted because most Graduate Interns are employable during and after the completion of the programme. The study made the following recommendations; That all stakeholders must be inducted on PSIP to ensure its successful implementation, mentors must be trained on mentoring and coaching prior to their appointment, Mentoring vi be linked to the key result areas and key performance indicators of employees for it to be recognised in terms of the Performance Management and Development System, PSIP must be monitored and evaluated like all other government programmes, that the assignment of duties to graduates must be in line with their qualifications and their careers, graduate interns should be allowed to attend departmental meetings and functions as part of their learning areas, that those interning on the departmental Human Resources Management and Development be granted access to the PERSAL system as it is an important system in the South African Public Service, exit interviews must be conducted to get feedback from the interns on the implementation of the programme, and that proper allocation of offices or work spaces must be done by the department to enhance and improve the working conditions of the Graduate Interns .

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As school counseling interns graduate and transition to a professional school counseling work world, there are issues which may affect their personal and professional development, such as ongoing skill acquisition, keeping current in the field, and reflective awareness of professional counselor growth. Counselor educators continually seek approaches and methods of training school counseling interns with potential for transference to the world of practicing school counselors. However, translating ongoing supervision of school counselors to the real world setting can prove problematic. First, there is a lack of clinical supervision after graduation, and then any supervision received tends to be provided by school administrators. This exploratory study sought to explore the potential of one model of group supervision, which could potentially translate into the real work world of practicing school counselors. The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of school counseling interns' with a reflecting team model of group supervision, Structured Reflecting Team Supervision (SRTS), during the final, internship semester. A qualitative method was used for this exploratory study due to the scant research in the areas of clinical group supervision and the SRTS model with the school counseling intern population. This study was designed to answer the following research question: What are the experiences of school counseling interns exposed to the reflecting team model of group supervision throughout their internship semester? Data consisting of structured open-ended interview guides (SOIG) were gathered three times throughout the semester. Data was also gathered one time through a separate SOIG at the end of the semester from the academic supervisors to ensure consistency of the use of the model. Study participants found hearing multiple perspectives on the same case to be the most important aspect of their time together. Several participants suggested an earlier start to the SRTS model might provide an opportunity to follow the cycle of new idea implementation and reporting back progress from those ideas. A number of participants looked forward to trying the model in the field through peer consultations to meet the needs for further clinical supervision.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-421).

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2008. / Directed by Samuel Miller; submitted to the Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Apr. 13, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-141).

xiv, 143 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / This descriptive study collected both qualitative data and quantitative data to gain an increased understanding of changes in interns and cooperating teachers during student teaching in music. Five dyads consisting of an intern and a cooperating teacher participated. I gathered quantitative data through analysis of 20 videotaped teaching episodes: one of each intern and cooperating teacher at the beginning and near the end of each placement. Two recognized experts in music student teaching viewed the episodes in randomized order. The experts scored the episodes on 30 items using the Survey of Teaching Effectiveness (STE). The experts also gave an overall rating of each lesson's quality. Additionally, I tallied statements of reinforcement as either specific or nonspecific and as either statements of approval or disapproval . An additional category was found during analysis: nonfunctional communication . I gathered quantitative and qualitative data with a one-page demographic survey and by individual interviews. Though the participants were unanimous in stating that the interns improved as teachers during the placement, no quantitative differences were found. Interns all experienced fulfilled expectations, effective preparation, capable application, increased professionalization, and successful induction. Cooperating teachers were agreed that their interns came into the placement prepared to be successful in student teaching. / Committee in charge: Harry Price, Chairperson, Music; Sharon Paul, Member, Music; David Doerksen, Member, Music; Roland Good, Outside Member, Special Education and Clinical Sciences