Browsing Magister Educationis - MEd (AL (Adult Learning and Global Change)) by Author "Groener, Zelda"
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Access, barriers to participation and success among adult students at a Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) College in the Western Cape, South Africa: Keeping the dream alive
Andrews, Priscilla (University of Western Cape, 2019)The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) in the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training outlines access, participation and barriers as critical issues in post-school education (DHET, 2013). The ... -
Access, barriers to participation and success among mature students at a University in the Western Cape
Williams, Gillian (University of Western Cape, 2021)This research study is informed by the White Paper for Post-School Education and Training (2013) in which the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) sets out its focus and priorities concerning higher education ... -
Access, barriers to participation and success amongst adult students in an undergraduate academic programme at a University in the Western Cape
Stevens, Howard (University of Western Cape, 2020)The choice of topic for the research paper was influenced by my experiences of attending university as an adult student and contemporary policy developments. In its White Paper for Post School Education (2013) the Department ... -
Access, participation and barriers to adult learning at a TVET College in the Western Cape
Hector, Natascha (University of Western Cape, 2021)This paper focuses on an investigation into adult students, experiences related to access, barriers to participation and success at a TVET college in the Western Cape. Through recognition of prior learning (RPL) many adult ... -
The continuous learning cycle. Investigating possibilities for experiential learning
Welby-Solomon, Vanessa (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Scholars focusing on experiential learning argue that experience should be considered as critical for adult learning. This research paper frames experiential learning within a Constructivist framework. This paper focuses ... -
Institutional commitments, integration and student persistence in the NCV Safety in Society at a TVET College in the Western Cape
Jansen, Henry Hermanus (UWC, 2020)Student dropout, certification and retention rate has played a pivotal role for academic institutions globally. There are various factors that affect student persistence which inevitably leads to a student’s failure to ... -
Intercultural peer group interactions, integration and student persistence between Nigerian students and students from other countries at a university in the Western Cape
Babalola, Marian O (University of the Western Cape, 2018)As a Nigerian, I became interested in investigating how Nigerian students, from different cultural backgrounds are able to integrate and persist in their academic programmes. I used Tinto‟s (1993) Longitudinal Model of ... -
Investigating barriers to participation in adult learning among adult learners at a university in Southern Africa: A Chain-of-Response Model
Felix, Agnes (University of the Western Cape, 2020)This study was prompted by the increase in the numbers of adult learners who registered for a Diploma in Secondary Education offered by a tertiary institution (university). The diploma is a one-year programme, offered over ... -
The Life Skills programme in the National Certificate Vocational (NCV) and 'employability' – a human capital development
Nefdt, Joseph (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Scholars argue within a human capital perspective that generic employability skills such as critical thinking, computer literacy, independent thinking, problem solving, communication skills must be included in human capital ... -
The NCV qualification, internships and work readiness. The case of a TVET college in the Western Cape
Mitcham, Antonio John Alistair (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
Hearne, Vivian (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 ... -
Psychosocial barriers to participation in adult learning and education: Applying a psychosocial Interaction model
Adams-Gardner, Myrtle Grace (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
Adams-Gardner, Myrtle (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
Ngidi, Nkosazana Fidelia Nelisa Nomalizo (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
Lackay, Bradley (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
Schwartz, Gerrit Jacobus (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 ... -
Social constructivism and collaborative learning in social networks: the case of an online masters programme in adult learning
Isaacs, Lorraine Ann (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 ... -
Student persistence among foreign students at a faith-based higher education institution in the Western Cape
Raymond, Romeo Ernest (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
Wales, Raymond (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 ...