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The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/30771 The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island Perumal, Juliet john@primaryaction.org Bermant, David Colonialism and donor dependency Learning strategy Work-based learning Curriculum implementation Curriculum sustainability Curriculum and change Andragogy Vocational education Geographic isolation Qualitative case study UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2012. The island of Cascara is a dependent overseas territory of a European metropole. Access to the island is currently only by sea though there are plans to construct an airport. To prepare the island for the economic-related activities that will arise from air access, an Adult and Vocational Education Strategy was developed. This Strategy paved the way for the establishment of the island’s Adult and Vocational Education Service and informed the contents of the curriculum it provided. The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges associated with implementing and sustaining the curriculum on this isolated island. In order to do this, the study examined the curriculum on offer; its current state of implementation and its associated challenges within the Adult and Vocational Education Service; it also investigated the extent to which the current curriculum met the needs of the island by aiding workforce development to support economic growth; and finally, it explored the challenges relating to the sustainability of the Adult and Vocational Education Service in providing a relevant vocational curriculum. A qualitative research approach was adopted using case study methodology. The purposive research sample comprised stakeholders across the public and private sectors at various levels. Qualitative research elicitation instruments were employed to gather data. These included questionnaires, unstructured, semi-structured and focus group interviews. In addition to these instruments, various official documents were analysed and the island’s local print and audio media were used to gather data. The research findings indicated that there needs to be more integration of resources (human, physical and financial) in the provision of adult and vocational learning. The data also showed that the integration of available resources has the potential to aid in more sustainable and meaningful learning that will benefit both the individuals and the economy. The data further suggested that a collaborative approach should aid in stabilising and expanding the provision of adult learning on the island. The need to improve the provision of distance learning opportunities with more internationally accredited courses being offered locally; the need for quality in the provision of learning to be formalised; and the need for the curriculum and staffing structures of the Adult and Vocational Education Service to be reconsidered were also highlighted. The research findings have already begun to serve as the basis for addressing the priorities of the Adult and Vocational Education Service on the island. By informing future learning policy and the contents of the curriculum on offer, the research findings could also potentially benefit the provision of adult and vocational education on other islands, small states and rural communities with limited human and financial resources. Education Management and Policy Studies Unrestricted 2013-09-09T07:30:12Z 2012-05-03 2013-09-09T07:30:12Z 2012-04-16 2012-05-03 2012-04-25 Thesis Bermant, D 2012, The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04252012-151823/ > D12/4/245/ag http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30771 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04252012-151823/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Colonialism and donor dependency Learning strategy Work-based learning Curriculum implementation Curriculum sustainability Curriculum and change Andragogy Vocational education Geographic isolation Qualitative case study UCTD The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island |
| title | The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island |
| title_full | The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island |
| title_fullStr | The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island |
| title_full_unstemmed | The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island |
| title_short | The challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island |
| title_sort | challenges of implementing and sustaining an adult and vocational education curriculum on an isolated island |
| topic | Colonialism and donor dependency Learning strategy Work-based learning Curriculum implementation Curriculum sustainability Curriculum and change Andragogy Vocational education Geographic isolation Qualitative case study UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30771 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04252012-151823/ |