This thesis addresses the argument that TAFE as an organisation has not significantly changed its concept of its
purpose and place in Australian society over the last hundred years. It concludes that Industry Award Restructuring
may possibly achieve what two world wars, two depressions, one economic boom, international civil rights
movements and technological change could not: TAFE may change substantially over the next decade and move
from its self-concept as an education institution into an overt training role. Due to award restructuring in industry,
new demands will be made on TAFE which cannot be resisted if TAFE is to maintain its position as the primary
provider of vocational education/training.
In the course of the research it was found that it is possible to carry out direct observation of an organisation or
industry without significantly affecting the processes of the organisation. This may be achieved by finding a role
which complements, supports or supplements the organisation's objectives, but in which there are no line
responsibilities and thus little or no interference. Such a role appears to be that of writer of documents, which gives
unlimited access to all parties and sources without influencing either policy or practice. The outputs from the writing
tasks are of value to the target organisation, so that the researcher gives as well as takes, and could be described as
being in a symbiotic relationship with the organisation.
The skill standards and assessment criteria developed during the study are presented as outcomes of a symbiotic
case study, and the success of the method is evaluated by comparing the outcomes with those of other Streams of
the same industry, which have been working on similar document development tasks over the same time period
using traditional methods.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219156 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Naylor, Margaret, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Margaret Naylor |
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