Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: 'Housing' has been addressed as a basic human right. In South Africa this right has
become a challenge, which cannot be met by the government alone. It also requires a
vast contribution from the broader non-State (private) sector. This includes large
companies who need to provide housing assistance to their employees.
The aim of this research was to develop an educational computer programme which
can be used by companies in their employee housing assistance programmes. The
objectives of the research included establishing the extent to which companies provide
employee housing assistance; the viability of an educational computer programme; the
requirements of companies; criteria and content of a computer programme; and the
development and testing of a pilot demonstration module of an educational computer
programme for employee housing assistance.
Exploratory research was carried out on a sample of 112 companies by means of both
postal and telephonic questionnaires. The results of these surveys indicated that 41 of
these companies have already established employee housing assistance, providing
general information on housing and housing related issues. Most of these companies,
however, are only offering financial assistance to their employees without the necessary
education and training which should accompany it. A programme which provides these
aspects benefits both the company and the employees and should be implemented by
many more institutions throughout the country. The main findings of this research, indicated the viability of an educational computer
programme and the surveyed companies were positive about using it as part of their
employee housing assistance.
Throughout the world, computers have proved to offer high-quality interaction and
unique learning opportunities to users of varying levels of understanding. They have
also demonstrated that they are convenient to use and assist in promoting effective
management of time and finances.
On the basis of the responses to the survey, essential elements of an educational
computer programme for the use of companies in employee housing assistance were
identified. A pilot demonstration module was developed using a holistic and didactically
sound approach.
The development of this educational computer programme, will allow lower income
employees to receive beneficial housing assistance at their own pace and level of
comprehension and education through an enjoyable and contemporary medium.
The results of the initial (but limited) testing of the pilot demonstration module,
suggested that there is justification for the further development of the programme and
for research to be carried out to examine its effect in the private sector.
This research sheds light on the present trends in the provision of employee housing
assistance in the private sector and the positive contribution which companies can
provide to the housing crisis in South Africa. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'Behuising' word as 'n basiese reg van die mens beskou. In Suid-Afrika het hierdie reg
'n uitdaging geword wat nie deur die regering alleen aanvaar kan word nie. Dit verg ook
'n groot bydrae van die breër gemeenskap, veral die privaatsektor, en dit sluit groot
maatskappye wat behuisingshulp aan hulle werknemers behoort te verskaf, in.
Die hoofdoel van hierdie navorsingsprojek was om 'n opvoedkundige rekenaarprogram
te ontwikkel wat deur maatskappye as deel van 'n behuisingsondersteuningsprogram
aan hulle werknemers gebied kan word. Die doelwitte van die navorsing was onder
meer om die mate waartoe maatskappye reeds behuisingsondersteuningsprogramme
vir hulle werknemers aanbied, te bepaal. Verder is die lewensvatbaarheid van 'n
opvoedkundige rekenaarprogram bepaal, asook die maatskappye se behoefte aan so 'n
program. Daar is ook vasgestel wat maatskappye se menings oor die kriteria vir en
inhoud van 'n opvoedkundige rekenaarprogram, wat as deel van hulle
behuisingsondersteuningsprogram aan werknemers gebied kan word, is.
Verkennende navorsing is onderneem met 'n steekproef van 112 maatskappye deur
middel van telefoniese- en posvraelyste. Die resultate van hierdie vraelyste het
aangedui dat 41 van die maatskappye reeds 'n behuisingsondersteuningsprogram
aanbied wat algemene inligting oor behuising en behuisingsverwante aangeleenthede
aan die werknemers verskaf. Die meeste van dié maatskappye, wat
behuisingsondersteuningsprogramme aanbied, bied egter alleenlik finansiële hulp aan
hulle werknemers, sonder die nodige meegaande opvoeding en opleiding. "n Program wat beide finansiële en opvoedkundige hulp aanbied kan maatskappye en
werknemers tot voordeel strek en behoort landswyd deur baie meer inrigtings
geïmplementeer te word.
Die hoofbevindinge van die navorsing het getoon dat die opvoedkundige
rekenaarprogram lewensvatbaar is, en die deelnemende maatskappye het
bereidwilligheid getoon om so "n program as deel van hulle werknemers se
behuisingsondersteuningsprogram in te sluit.
Die ontwikkeling van die rekenaarprogram sal dit moontlik maak vir werknemers om op
verskillende vlakke van begrip en opvoedingspeil, voordelige behuisingsondersteuning
teen hulle eie tempo en deur middel van "n genotvolle en kontemporêre medium te kan
ontvang.
Dit is wêreldwyd bewys dat rekenaars hoë kwaliteit interaksie en unieke
leergeleenthede op alle begripssvlakke kan bied. Daar is ook bewys gelewer dat
rekenaars nie net gerieflik is nie, maar ook effektief met die bestuur van tyd en finansies
is.
Op grond van die vraelys resultate, is noodsaaklike elemente van 'n
rekenaargebaseerde behuisingsondersteuningsprogram vir werknemers geïdentifiseer,
en "n proefmodule ontwikkel wat gebruik maak van "n holistiese en didakties gesonde
benadering.
Die uitslae van die eerste (maar beperkte) toetsing van die proefmodule dui daarop dat
daar regverdiging is vir die verdere ontwikkeling van die program asook vir navorsing
om te bepaal wat die effek van so "n program op die privaatsektor sou wees.
Hierdie navorsing het lig gewerp op huidige neigings in die verskaffing van
behuisingsondersteuning aan werknemers in die privaatsektor, asook op die positiewe
bydrae wat deur maatskappye gelewer kan word tot die oplossing van die
behuisingkrisis in Suid-Afrika.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/51594 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Fullard, Alexandra J. E. |
| Contributors | Van Wyk, A. S., Malan, M., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Curriculum Studies. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | p. : ill. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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