An investigation of the perceptions of the influence of parents or significant others on the career decisions made by South African first-year students at the University of Johannesburg
- Mantsena, Mikateko Adolphina
- Authors: Mantsena, Mikateko Adolphina
- Date: 2012-06-08
- Subjects: Vocational guidance , Vocational interests , Personality and occupation , Career development , Black students
- Type: Mini-Dissertation
- Identifier: uj:8736 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5089
- Description: M.Ed. , Career decision-making has always been a complicated process for South African African students. They often do not receive enough information about career implications of the courses that they are about to choose which may lead to many South African African students making a career choice on a trial and error basis . In addition, they lack the skills of integrating career and self-knowledge and are likely to lack realistic understanding of the world of work and opportunities available for them. The influence of parents or significant others is one of the many factors that influence career decisions. Many African South African students are the first generation students in Higher Education due to the restrictions of the Apartheid era before 1994 and the socio-economic status resulting from that in the decade after 1994. This study focuses on the first year South African students who entered Higher Education in 2008. The investigation is about the perceptions of these first generation students about the influence of significant people on their career decisions. The inquiry utilized a qualitative approach due to its exploratory, descriptive and contextual nature. Furthermore, qualitative research provides information on how the first year students at the University of Johannesburg have made their career decisions. The data collection methods included semi-structured interviews with eighteen participants which permitted the participants to express themselves in ways that are not constrained and dictated by the researcher. Data obtained was analyzed using content analysis to determine the common themes that emerged and to offer a model for systematic qualitative analysis with clear procedures for checking the quality of analysis conducted. The findings revealed that there are no significant differences between the first generation rural and urban students. The role models (parents, teachers, cousins, siblings, uncles, social workers) of both rural and urban students provided support with regard to career information, emotional support in the form of acknowledgement and faith in the participants. The influence is broad and covers all the aspects relating to career decision making such as self-knowledge, reality check, remuneration, career planning, career and self exploration. Career counseling should receive renewed attention on school and HE level and all stakeholders in the school and business community should be involved. Parents should be involved in all instances.
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- Authors: Mantsena, Mikateko Adolphina
- Date: 2012-06-08
- Subjects: Vocational guidance , Vocational interests , Personality and occupation , Career development , Black students
- Type: Mini-Dissertation
- Identifier: uj:8736 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5089
- Description: M.Ed. , Career decision-making has always been a complicated process for South African African students. They often do not receive enough information about career implications of the courses that they are about to choose which may lead to many South African African students making a career choice on a trial and error basis . In addition, they lack the skills of integrating career and self-knowledge and are likely to lack realistic understanding of the world of work and opportunities available for them. The influence of parents or significant others is one of the many factors that influence career decisions. Many African South African students are the first generation students in Higher Education due to the restrictions of the Apartheid era before 1994 and the socio-economic status resulting from that in the decade after 1994. This study focuses on the first year South African students who entered Higher Education in 2008. The investigation is about the perceptions of these first generation students about the influence of significant people on their career decisions. The inquiry utilized a qualitative approach due to its exploratory, descriptive and contextual nature. Furthermore, qualitative research provides information on how the first year students at the University of Johannesburg have made their career decisions. The data collection methods included semi-structured interviews with eighteen participants which permitted the participants to express themselves in ways that are not constrained and dictated by the researcher. Data obtained was analyzed using content analysis to determine the common themes that emerged and to offer a model for systematic qualitative analysis with clear procedures for checking the quality of analysis conducted. The findings revealed that there are no significant differences between the first generation rural and urban students. The role models (parents, teachers, cousins, siblings, uncles, social workers) of both rural and urban students provided support with regard to career information, emotional support in the form of acknowledgement and faith in the participants. The influence is broad and covers all the aspects relating to career decision making such as self-knowledge, reality check, remuneration, career planning, career and self exploration. Career counseling should receive renewed attention on school and HE level and all stakeholders in the school and business community should be involved. Parents should be involved in all instances.
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The resilience of adolescents from adolescent-headed families within the school context
- Authors: Lethale, Praline Sharlotte
- Date: 2010-05-13T09:27:23Z
- Subjects: Resilience (Personality trait) , Black students , Black students' conduct of life , Black teenagers , Black parents
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:6801 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3236
- Description: M.Ed. , The influence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as the significant impact it has left on children and adolescent who are left without parental guidance and support has huge implications for communities. As the epidemic spreads, adolescent-headed families are becoming more and more frequent in society, posing great challenges to extended families that have to care for additional children, causing a collapse on parental functions. This leads to the emergence of a new family structure where great strain is placed on children who are often left to fend for themselves. The absence of parental care and support often not only affect their social emotional development, but also their scholastic performance. This inquiry attempted to understand how these adolescents cope with difficulties related to living without caregivers, and as to how some can overcome the odds and still successfully progress with expectations placed by the school context. The inquiry utilized a phenomenological research design that is exploratory in nature. The data collection methods included semi-structured interviews with four participants, two boys and two girls. Each of the four participants also wrote narratives of their life stories. Two focus group interviews were also conducted, one with the four participant's educators and the other with another group of adolescents from adolescent-headed families. Data obtained was analysed using content analysis to determine the common themes and subthemes that emerged.
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- Authors: Lethale, Praline Sharlotte
- Date: 2010-05-13T09:27:23Z
- Subjects: Resilience (Personality trait) , Black students , Black students' conduct of life , Black teenagers , Black parents
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:6801 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3236
- Description: M.Ed. , The influence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as the significant impact it has left on children and adolescent who are left without parental guidance and support has huge implications for communities. As the epidemic spreads, adolescent-headed families are becoming more and more frequent in society, posing great challenges to extended families that have to care for additional children, causing a collapse on parental functions. This leads to the emergence of a new family structure where great strain is placed on children who are often left to fend for themselves. The absence of parental care and support often not only affect their social emotional development, but also their scholastic performance. This inquiry attempted to understand how these adolescents cope with difficulties related to living without caregivers, and as to how some can overcome the odds and still successfully progress with expectations placed by the school context. The inquiry utilized a phenomenological research design that is exploratory in nature. The data collection methods included semi-structured interviews with four participants, two boys and two girls. Each of the four participants also wrote narratives of their life stories. Two focus group interviews were also conducted, one with the four participant's educators and the other with another group of adolescents from adolescent-headed families. Data obtained was analysed using content analysis to determine the common themes and subthemes that emerged.
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