Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd (AL (Adult Learning and Global Change)) by Title
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The NCV qualification, internships and work readiness. The case of a TVET college in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The study investigates a Western Cape Technical Vocational and Education and Training (TVET) college internship programmes and how the curriculum prepare students for the workplace. The research utilizes and applies the ... -
Participation and barriers to participation in adult learning at a community college in the Western Cape: A chain-of-response model
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study investigates “why adults participate in learning activities” and “what barriers deter adults from participating in learning activities.” Learning activities can include informal learning initiatives and formal ... -
Peer group interaction, academic integration and persistence in a foundation programme at a university in the Western Cape
(UWC, 2020)This research paper is based on an investigation of the factors that enabled final year students to persist in a four-year degree programme (Foundation Programme). This study is important given that students who generally ... -
Psychosocial barriers to participation in adult learning and education: Applying a psychosocial Interaction model
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Adult learners’ perception of factors that are internal to their perceived control of their lives can be challenging to overcome when making a decision to participate in learning. There are complex relationships between ... -
Psychosocial barriers to participation in adult learning and education: Applying a PsychoSocial Interaction Model
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Adult learners’ perception of factors that are internal to their perceived control of their lives can be challenging to overcome when making a decision to participate in learning. There are complex relationships between ... -
Psychosocial interaction model and barriers to participation in adult learning: a case of community caregiver training in Gauteng
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study was prompted by my observations and feedback from trainers and learners on an array of barriers to participation in learning which are experienced by learners participating in accredited adult learning programmes ... -
Recognition of prior learning, benefits and social justice in the policing sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Conceptualised within Habermasian critical theory, the conceptual framework includes concepts such as domination, emancipation and emancipatory education, and frames RPL as emancipation. Recognition of prior learning is ... -
The reconstruction of the identity of police trainers in a changing work environment
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)This study set out to determine how trainers construct their professional identities in a changing work environment in a training academy of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the context of a police-university ... -
Reducing high school dropout: towards new narratives of educational success in a rural South African educational community.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study sought to investigate the professional experiences of educators at a rural school in South Africa, and in particular pertaining to their perceptions on learner dropout or voluntary withdrawal. Within an interpretive ... -
Social constructivism and collaborative learning in social networks: the case of an online masters programme in adult learning
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This study investigates how students in an online Masters Programme in Adult Learning, although geographically dispersed used SNs to develop a supportive environment that enables collaborative learning to support and deepen ... -
Social movement learning, student protest and higher education: An exploration of #FeesMustFall at UWC
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)This study examines student activism and student protests that occurred at South African higher education institutions (HEIs) during the academic years 2015 and 2016. These protests were inspired by multiple grievances ... -
Social movement learning: Collective,participatory learning within the jyoti jivanam movement of south Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The purpose of this research paper is to explore and examine the nature of learning within the context of and situated within a social movement. Based on an exploratory qualitative study of learning within the Jyoti Jivanam ... -
Social movement learning: collective, participatory learning within the jyoti jivanam movement of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The purpose of this research paper is to explore and examine the nature of learning within the context of and situated within a social movement. Based on an exploratory qualitative study of learning within the Jyoti Jivanam ... -
Student persistence among foreign students at a faith-based higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The notion of student persistence is one that remains a topic for lifelong learning. Many scholars pursue an understanding of this phenomenon yet it remains an unsaturated subject for further studies. Furthermore, many ... -
A transformative approach to teaching adults in a culturally diverse context
(University of Western Cape, 2013)The post-modem society is described as a society on the move, a phenomenon the anthropologist, (Vigouroux, 2005) describes as 'flows'. These flows are mostly manifested by people moving in and towards countries with ... -
Workplace Learning: Understanding financial sector institutions as learning environments
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)The objective of the research is to understand the learning affordances offered at Insure Company, a large financial sector institution in South Africa and to explore how employees exercise their agency in responding to ...