Thesis (M.Ed. (Adult Education)) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / This study highlights the importance of effective curriculum implementation at
a Public Adult Learning Centre in a rural community in Limpopo Province.
The purpose of the study was to explore the curriculum implementation
facing Mbetana Public Adult Learning Centre (MPALC) with the view to
recommend appropriate strategies to improve the centre’s curriculum
implementation capabilities.
Since the study was premised on the interpretivist paradigm, a qualitative
research approach was employed to give a detailed account of the
curriculum implementation challenges from the perspective of people with
lived experiences of MPALC’s curriculum implementation dynamics. The
participants which include six learners, the Centre Manager and two
facilitators, were chosen using the purposive sampling method. Purposive
sampling was preferred because it gave the researcher an opportunity to
target participants deemed to possess authentic accounts of MPALC’s
curriculum implementation dynamics. Multiple data sources inclusive of silent
observations, semi-structured interviews and document analysis were used
to gather data. The study found out that the acute shortage of textbooks and
stationery, absence of fit-for purpose learning infrastructure, low employee
morale due to poor working conditions, inappropriate teaching methods, and
the insensitive use of the English language regardless of the learners being
predominantly Tsonga speaking people are some of the challenges that
hampered the effective implementation of the curriculum guidelines at
MPALC. The study recommends that the Department of Higher Education
and Training (DHET) should partner with private companies through the
public-private partnership frameworks with the view to improve the MPALC’s
operating and financial leverage
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/4276 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Maponya, Lebeko Valley |
| Contributors | Maphutha, M. M. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xi, 74 leaves |
| Relation |
Page generated in 0.0024 seconds