The role of life orientation teachers in preparing further education and training phase learners for post school education in the Bhekuzulu Circuit

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dc.contributor.authorNgobese, Lindiwe Siziwe
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-01T12:54:38Z
dc.date.available2018-08-01T12:54:38Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters in Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University of Zululand, 2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at determining the role that Life Orientation teachers (LO) play in preparing Further Education and Training (FET) phase learners for Post schooling education (PSE) in Bhekuzulu circuit, Zululand District. The objectives of the study were to (a) establish the role that LO teachers play in preparing FET phase learners for post schooling education in Bhekuzulu circuit, (b) find out whether there are support programmes available to enable LO teachers support their learners for their post schooling education, (c) establish the type of challenges that LO teachers face which hinder them from supporting and preparing FET learners for post schooling education. A mixed-methods research approach was used in a case study constituted of 70 participants. To this end, the questionnaire and focus group interviews (FGIs) were used to collect data. A qualitative thematic content analysis was used to analyse data, by grouping similar themes. Furthermore, a quantitative data analysis was used to quantify the phenomenon by analysing patterns and trends of the respondents. The findings reveal that teachers do support FET learners in preparation for PSE with the little skills and knowledge they possess. However, the major challenge that prevailed in this study is that LO teachers are not trained to provide CG; most of these teachers do not have specialisation in teaching LO and/or CG. Other challenges that prevailed were the insufficient time allocated to teach LO, lack of CG resources, negative attitudes towards LO as subjects by teachers as well as school management teams. Moreover, the study found a lack of CG programmes in schools and poor implementation of these programmes, poor subjects groupings offered in schools, poor learners’ efficacy in career choices and lack of community support. The study recommends that the Provincial Department of Basic Education should train all LO teachers using accredited service providers to enable teachers to provide CG to learners in a meaningful way. Secondly, more time should be allocated to LO especially in the teaching of careers and career choices. Lastly, schools should be provided with common basic CG programmes to be implemented by all schools and be monitored intensively by the CG officials.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation Of South Africa (Grant Number:CP160513164973 and 105246)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10530/1650
dc.publisherUniversity of Zululanden_US
dc.subjectlife orientation --teachers --further education and training (FET) --post schooling educationen_US
dc.titleThe role of life orientation teachers in preparing further education and training phase learners for post school education in the Bhekuzulu Circuiten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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