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Vocational orientation of a Black female adolescent in Natal and KwaZulu : a psychopedagogic perspective

Submitted in Fulfilment or Partial Fulfilment Of the requirements for the
DEGREE OF
MASTER OF EDUCATION
in the Department of Educational Psychology
at the
UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND, 1986. / The object of this study was to determine the extent to which a Black female adolescent in KwaZulu and Natal is orientated with respect to the vocational world. The study was approached from a psychopedagogic perspective.


Existing literature was studied. When the problem was stated it became apparent that several factors interact to bring about a situation in which the Black female adolescent school leaver with no experience as a worker and no particular skills to sell in the labour market faces problems.


Exploratory media were used on individual basis to determine the adolescent's present pedagogic situation which has a direct bearing on her vocational orientation. Exploratory media were also used to determine the adolescent's actualized potentials and also to determine her present orientation.


After the insertion of exploratory media the reports of the vocational orientation investigations were written. Twenty case studies were conducted with standard ten pupils from eight schools. One case study is written in detail. Three other reports appear in a summarized form. The other remaining reports are given in a tabular form.


Vocational orientation of the Black female adolescents in KwaZulu and Natal was found to be affected by socio-economic, political and cultural factors. Recommendations for the establishment of properly organized vocational guidances services in Black schools, introduction of career education at all levels and informing the general public about career education were made. / Human Sciences Research Council

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/559
Date January 1986
CreatorsMkhabela, Octavia Khabelani
ContributorsNel, A.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf

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