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Employability seems to be a major consideration for prospective students' career choices. To facilitate accountable career counseling understanding of students' needs and choices of careers through research is essential. Programs for increased specific training are needed as well as improvement in basic training to meet a growing national labor crisis in South Africa.

Social configurations, development projects and even analyses in the academe have largely been androcentric due to the dominance of patriarchy as the mode of existence. Women’s interests and concerns over the years have been subsidiary to those of men. Many organisations now seek to reverse this by establishing an even keel for men and women. Governments are promoting gender equality and equity through the implementation of gender sensitive policies and programmes. This is being done by...

The Constitutions of both United States and South Africa have provisions pertaining to religion. The United States Constitution is by far briefer of two, providing only that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting free exercise thereof... The South African Constitution grants to everyone the right to freedom of conscience, religion, thought, belief and opinion while also providing that religious observances may be conducted at state or state-aided...

Education policy in sub-Saharan Africa is predicated on human capital assumptions and therefore promotes the expansion of formal education as a way to promote economic growth. As a result, formal education is valued primarily as a private consumer good, a form of cultural capital that allows some to get ahead and stay ahead, rather than as a public good that also benefits the overall society. In the absence of vibrant industrial labor markets, job prospects for school leavers are poor, which...

We explored the mitochondrial 12S rRNA and the tRNASer(UCN) genes in 100 Tunisian families affected with NSHL and in 100 control individuals. We identified the mitochondrial A1555G mutation in one out of these 100 families and not in the 100 control individuals. Members of this family harbouring the A1555G mutation showed phenotypic heterogeneity which could be explained by an eventual nuclear-mitochondrial interaction. So, we have screened three nuclear genes: GJB2, GJB3, and GJB6 but we...

Using the grounded theory approach, this research investigation, drawing on a larger study, examined the factors that were most instrumental in influencing African American males’ decisions to pursue engineering as an academic major and career choice. Using open-ended biographical questionnaires, individual interviews, and focus groups, numerous themes emerged from these data. More specifically, the central themes that had major impact on African American males’ career trajectory were (a)...

Using the grounded theory approach, this research investigation, drawing on a larger study, examined the factors that were most instrumental in influencing African American males’ decisions to pursue engineering as an academic major and career choice. Using open-ended biographical questionnaires, individual interviews, and focus groups, numerous themes emerged from these data. More specifically, the central themes that had major impact on African American males’ career trajectory were (a)...

This article presents results of a recent empirical qualitative study examining the opportunities brought by distance education in Kenya’s higher education institutions. Results indicate increasing DE programs, collaborative approaches, e-learning initiatives, and use of blended media to deliver DE programs. Administrative, learning, instructional, business and service, and infrastructural opportunities are discussed. The theoretical framework uses the culture-fit model for analysis of opportunities, implications, and recommendations.

The wealth of any nation is ultimately based on its human resource or social capital. Education and training are the primary vehicles of developing this resource. Funding of formal construction craft skills training at trade institutions in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is examined, using Zambia as a country case study. The data in the research were collected via semi‐structured questionnaire interviews directed at government financed trades training schools offering construction programmes in...

An attempt is made to assess the effect of human resource diversity in South Africa and provide strategies for managing such diverse institutions. A pilot study using questionnaires was conducted to determine the circumstances surrounding workforce diversity in a number of educational institutions. Thereafter, qualitative interviews provided in-depth perspectives on issues such as individualism vs. collectivism, gender, assumptions, attitudes and affirmative action measures. The data...

The questionnaire responses of 38 secondary school mathematics teachers provided initial data for this study. About 26.3% (n=10) of this number was sampled for classroom observation and in-depth interviews in order to assess the consistency of the dispositions. Only 15.8% of the schools in the study adopted the calculator version of the 'O' Level curriculum, 4028. The teachers' dispositions showed competence to use scientific calculators during instruction but maintained teacher-centred...

There is little information on the current mental health of University students in Uganda. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of depressed mood and suicidal ideation among students at Makerere University. Two student samples participated. Sample I comprised 253 fresh students admitted to all faculties at the University in the academic year 2000/2001, selected by a simple random sampling procedure. Sample II comprised 101 students admitted to the Faculty of Medicine...

Previous articleNext article No AccessFinancing Schools in the New South AfricaAndrew ReschovskyAndrew ReschovskyPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Comparative Education Review Volume 50, Number 1February 2006 Sponsored by the Comparative and International Education Society Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/498327 Views: 213Total views on this site...

The notion that South African public schools have a distinctively civic mission is recognised in all national education policy documents published since the first democratic election in 1994. The teaching of democratic citizenship education in public schools is a newcomer to South Africa. The purpose in this article is to summarise scholars' views on the attributes of a good citizen and the role of the school in this regard and to report the outcomes of a research project on African...

Background We are in bad need to compare the assessment batteries which have the same backgrounds either utilize or clarify the difference between them for the users. This research compares between LNNB and PASS which have the similarity background from Luria's theories in Brain functions. It answers for four questions: What are the similar and the difference between the background of LNNB and PASS? When and with whom could we use either LNNB or PASS? What is the difference between LNNB and...