Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"technikons"”.
-
Student financial aid at South African universities and technikons
… of student financial aid at universities and technikons; (2) highlight implications for the NSFAS; and (3) consider the future role of institution-based schemes. The paper begins by drawing lessons from a selection of international literature. The main body of the text is based on responses to …
-
Strategies to promote the development and transfer of electronic based technologies at South African technikons
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
-
An analysis of the theory- and employment-demands on mathematics for electrical engineering programmes at technikons
… with the present mathematics curriculum at technikons amongst academic staff members of technikons as well as members of the electrical-engineering industry. The hypothesis of this study is that the present mathematics curricula for electrical-engineering at technikons are not fully …
-
An investigation into the exercise of male power in middle management in Technikons in KwaZulu-Natal, with particular reference to verbal communication
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Education (Management) at Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1998.
-
An analysis of some problem areas facing first year typing technology students at technikons, with particular reference to Technikon Mangosuthu, and suggestions for their resolution
Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Education, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1993.
-
Development of a test for scientific literacy and its application in assessing the scientific literacy of matriculants entering universities and technikons in the Western Cape, South Africa
This exploratory study was conducted against the background of immediate post-apartheid South Africa in which the social upliftment and improvement of living conditions of all South Africans is regarded as of the highest priority. In a science- and technology-orientated world, science and …
-
Developing multi-representational problem solving skills in large, mixed-ability physics classes
First time entering students at South African technikons (even those enrolling for science courses) are typically characterised by having poor numeracy and problem solving skills coupled with poor attitudes towards learning physics. Their secondary education experience of physics has left them with …
-
The financing of health care and health sciences education and training in South Africa
… staffing and student data of universities and technikons in South Africa.
-
School matriculation as an indicator of success in an accounting programme at Technikon Natal
The high failure rate of students at Technikons is of great concern to all who are involved in tertiary education. If the current entrance requirements, which are predominately based on matriculation results, are failing to select successful students, these entrance requirements need to be …
-
Labour market and institutional needs and dynamics in the introduction of a new technikon programme : a case study
… of all new programmes at South African Technikons. On a theoretical level, it also calls into question an assumption on which much literature pertaining to Technikon education is premised, that is, the assumption that there is a relatively smooth articulation between the supply of …
-
Introducing performance into the communication curriculum for engineers: Breaking the mould
… (OBE) has generated much debate. How have technikons responded to the educational transformation impelled by sociopolitical change? I refer here specifically to the Communication curricula for engineers at Mangosuthu Technikon.</p><p>This research explores the effects in my Communication …
-
Publish or Perish? An investigation into research publication milieus in a differentiated higher education sector: two case studies
… the strong distinction between universities and technikons that existed before the advent of democracy in 1994. I used a multiple case study design and I present two case studies to show the relation between an institution's research policy trajectory and the types of researchers who contribute …
-
The management and diffusion of HIV/AIDS information in institutions of higher learning in South Africa
… libraries within all public universities and technikons in South Africa. The respondents within institutions were identified largely through non-probability sampling techniques such as snowball and purposive sampling. The study mapped out the HIV/AIDS response of the higher education sector in …
-
The role of the nurse educator within the dynamics of educational change in South Africa
… education is transferred to universities and technikons because of perceived lack of focus on practica. Fear of loss of jobs due to inadequate academic qualifications for university/technkikon employment was also articulated by those against the change. Factors such as lack of consultation and …
-
The information needs of lecturers at the Cape Technikon and the ability of the Technikon Library to meet those needs
Although the precursors of the South African technikons date back almost one hundred years, they became post-secondary institutions as recently as 1967. Their libraries have therefore had to be upgraded recently to meet the required educational level. With the technikon movement being so young, …
-
Development of vocational and technical education in South Africa up to 1990
This study traces the development of vocational and technical education in South Africa up to 1990. The study was centered around three themes, political, social and economic in relation to the development of vocational and technical education in South Africa in the period under review. Historical …
-
Blended Learning in der forstlichen Hochschullehre - eine Untersuchung im südlichen Afrika
… Stellenbosch und des Port Elizabeth (PE) Technikons, Dozenten im südlichen Afrika und Angehörige des Managements und Mitarbeiter von Betrieben der südafrikanischen Forstwirtschaft sowie forstlicher Dienstleistungsunternehmen befragt. Das Programm wurde entsprechend der Zielsetzung …
-
Motivation and behaviour change in Parkrun participants in Western Cape, South Africa
… were educated to diploma or degree level (Technikons/College/University); and participants reported high employment rates (71%). Fifty-one percent of the sample were gym members. A total of 64.8% reported having very good to excellent health. A total of 86.1% reported health/fitness as the …
-
A focus on the pedagogical relevance of the school in harmonizing education for individual autonomy with responsible citizenship : implications for a school curriculum
… in the society, at schools, universities, technikons and colleges of education were also interviewed on the role that could be played by the school in bringing about a compromise between individual autonomy and responsible citizenship. Teachers of high schools and senior secondary schools …
-
Development and validation of instruments to assess content knowledge and topic specific pedagogical content knowledge of teachers of organic chemistry
… achieved higher scores than those trained at technikons and colleges. Performance on the TSPCK instrument was not as strong as for CK; teachers with little experience revealed less complete levels of TSPCK than those with more experience. A reasonable correlation between levels of CK and TSPCK …
Page 1 of 2