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Direct linkCosser, Michael – Perspectives in Education, 2011
Analyses conducted by the Education, Science and Skills Development (ESSD) research programme at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) reveal major areas of misalignment in the South African education pathway system. The majority of learners entering Further Education and Training (FET) colleges, nursing training institutions and learnerships…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Adult Education, Nursing Education, Alignment (Education)
Louw, Ina; Zuber-Skeritt, Ortrun – Perspectives in Education, 2009
Leadership development in higher education is of vital importance to South Africa's future. We present a case study that focuses on a leadership development programme (LDP) through action learning and action research (ALAR) for women academics in South Africa during 2000 and 2001. It identifies the effects of the LDP on participants five years…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Management Development
Odirile, Bonkamile E.; Mpofu, Elias; Montsi, Mercy R. – Perspectives in Education, 2009
We examined coping strategies by higher education employees to handle work stress as differentiated by personnel variables. We further examined levels of subjective well-being (SWB) in the same employees. Sixty-three higher education employees participated (males = 30; females = 33; mean age = 41.3 years). The participants completed the Coping…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Life Satisfaction, Coping, Well Being
Hewlett, Lynn – Perspectives in Education, 2006
Contextual studies of learning experiences as recalled by working, adult learners entering post-graduate studies in higher education are not widely reported in higher education research. The purpose of this study was to explore the recalled learning experiences of adult students with work experience, but no prior completed academic qualifications,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Work Experience, Adult Students
Jones, Barbara; Cooper, Linda; McMillan, Janice – Perspectives in Education, 2006
This article investigates how training instructors in the South African clothing industry were prepared for their roles as Education, Training and Development Practitioners (ETDPs) by a university adult education programme. The key focus is on how these emerging ETDPs experienced their changing roles, identities and approaches to teaching and the…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Educational Development, Clothing, Case Studies
