Thesis (DPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2008. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents the findings and conclusions of the function of research in the
technikons’ journey from apprenticeship training to technological degrees.
The analysis and interpretation of primary sources on the development of technical
higher education and research revealed that research developments at technikons
evolved in a pattern so closely resembling and reflecting an evolving technical
education mission that it is difficult if not impossible to pinpoint cause and effect.
The evolving technical education mission was characterised by diversity entrenched
in the provision of technical education, a continuing problematic process of
differentiation between vocational and technical education, the development of
formal centrally-controlled technical higher education and continuous differences
between the Education Department and the sector officials on the nature of the
technical higher qualifications and the role of research in these qualifications.
As a result of the factors characterising the development of technical higher
education, gaps were created between the technikon officials’ vision of research at
technikons, the strategies and plans to establish a research culture and the
technikons’ research performance. In addition, an evaluation of technikon research
performance in terms of the nature, scope, content and volume of research reflects a
limited understanding of the relation between the input factors and the process
factors utilised to lead to a system capable of sustaining a research culture,
especially in view of maintaining the newly-assigned University status. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie dissertasie handel oor die bevindinge en slotsom ten opsigte van die funksie
van navorsing in die technikons se reis van vakleerlingskapopleiding tot die aanbied
van tegnologiese grade.
Die analise en interpretasie van primêre bronne wat handel oor die ontwikkeling van
hoër tegniese onderwys en navorsing het bewys dat navorsingontwikkeling by
technikons op ‘n manier ontwikkel het dat dit die evolusie van die tegniese
onderwysmissie streng navolg en reflekteer. Dit maak dit moeilik, indien nie
onmoontlik nie, om die oorsaak en gevolg vas te stel.
Die evolusie van die tegniese onderwysmissie is gekenmerk deur diversiteit wat
ingebed is in die voorsiening van tegniese onderwys, ‘n voortdurende problematiese
proses van differensiasie tussen beroeps- en tegniese onderwys, die ontwikkeling
van formele sentraalbeheerde hoër tegniese onderwys en voortdurende verskille
tussen die Department van Onderwys en die sektorbeamptes oor die aard van die
hoër tegniese kwalifikasies en die rol van navorsing in hierdie kwalifikasies.
As gevolg van die faktore wat die ontwikkeling van hoër tegniese onderwys gespeel
het, het gapings ontstaan tussen die technikonbeamptes se visie van navorsing aan
technikons, die strategieë en planne wat ontwikkel is om ‘n navorsingskultuur te
vestig en die technikons se navorsingsuitsette. Saam daarmee het ‘n evaluasie van
technikonnavorsingprestasie in terme van die aard, omvang, inhoud en volume ‘n
beperkte begrip van die verhouding tussen insetfaktore en die prosesfaktore wat
gebruik word om tot ‘n sisteem te lei wat daartoe in staat is om ‘n navorsingskultuur
te onderhou, gereflekteer, veral met die doel om die nuuttoegekende
universiteitstatus te onderhou.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/21450 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Erasmus, Anna Wouterina |
| Contributors | Mouton J., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xox, 320 leaves |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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