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An analysis of the efficacy of radio programs as a strategy for adult education for HIV/AIDS awareness intervention in the Livingstone District, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The study explored the efficacy of radio programs as a strategy for adult education for HIV/AIDS awareness intervention in the Livingstone District Zambia. Data was collected through a review of policies, including the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Educational barriers and employment advancement among the marginalized people in Namibia : the case of the OvaHimba and OvaHemba in the Kunene Region
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
This study examines the relationship between educational attainment and employment advancement among marginalized people in Namibia. It attempts to identify the situational, institutional and dispositional barriers that ...
The Life Skills programme in the National Certificate Vocational (NCV) and 'employability' – a human capital development
(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 continuous learning cycle. Investigating possibilities for experiential learning
(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 ...
Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) practices of teachers in working class schools in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape., 2016)
Continuing Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) of teachers at working class schools in South Africa has come under scrutiny over the past few years. Despite new education policies which incorporated the dire need for ...
Changing diversity, social justice perspective and adult learning - the case of a Technical Vocation and Training (TVET) college
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The National Certificate Vocational (NCV) programme was designed with multiple agendas, among which was to address the high unemployment among the South African youth, to produce students with an employable skills set as ...
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 ...
The contribution of student activities to citizenship education: a study of engagement at a South African research university
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study seeks to determine to what extent undergraduate students in a research university in South Africa are involved in activities that contribute to citizenship education. The research design involves a case study ...