The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of implementing a vocationalized secondary school curriculum in Zimbabwe. The study measured constituent support necessary for successful implementation, from students, parents, educators, employers, and legislators. This was done by determining whether the initiative would meet, educational aspirations, occupational aspirations and expectations of students and of parents for their children; perceptions of the role of education of all stakeholders; manpower needs of employers; employment expectations; and national development needs. Attitudes towards vocational education of stakeholders were also measured. Characteristics of groups supportive of the initiative were identified. Constraints likely to impede implementation were also identified. / Data were collected from stratified random samples of parents, students, and teachers from one region. Data from stratified random samples from other educators, employers, and policymakers were collected nationwide. / Data were collected from 1,939 respondents using questionnaires and interviews. The overall return rate of the questionnaires was 80.6 percent. Data were analyzed by frequency counts, cross-tabulations, analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and multiple regression techniques. / The study found that parents and students had high educational and occupational aspirations and expectations. Respondents believed education promoted socio-economic mobility. All groups showed flexibility on employment sectors that the vocationalized curriculum would promote, but students preferred employment in the formal sector. / All groups had positive attitudes towards vocational education, and were generally supportive of the initiative, except for parents with high education. There was evidence that vocationalization could meet educational and occupational aspirations and expectations of students and of parents for their children; and employers' manpower needs at the craft level. Shortages of human and material resources were noted as constraints that could adversely affect implementation in spite of the constituent support. / Eleven suggestions that would facilitate implementation of the initiative were recommended as a result of the findings of this study. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-03, Section: A, page: 0785. / Major Professor: Hollie Thomas. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76594 |
| Contributors | Mambo, Michael Ngoni., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 480 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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