154 research outputs found
Career counselling in South African institutions of higher learning in the 21st century : re-discovering the potential of qualitative approaches
In South Africa, as in many other countries, concern is growing about rising
unemployment. The impact is felt not only on the lives of millions of people but
also on the national economy where the required six per cent economic growth
rate has not been achieved. A review of the literature on the South African tertiary
training system reveals that inadequate career counselling tends to reinforce the low
social and economic position of poor and marginalised people in South Africa. Very
few disadvantaged students ever receive adequate career counselling at school and
often arrive at institutions of higher learning without a clear sense of what their
prospective careers will entail. Intervention programmes to correct this situation
have not achieved the stateās goals in this regard.http://www.sajhe.org.zahb2016Educational Psycholog
Assessment in mathematics : the need for a positive approach
Leerders se wiskundepunte het ān potensieel ingrypende invloed op aspekte soos hul moontlike
toelating tot universiteitstudie, beurse en indiensneming (en by verstek dus die ontwerp van
hul toekoms, sukses en lewensgeluk). Om hierdie rede bestaan daar op nasionale vlak ernstige
kommer oor die hoƫ uitvalsyfer, asook onbevredigende wiskundeprestasie op beide skool- en
tersiĆŖre vlak. Hierdie artikel bied ān kritiese refleksie op die eensydige wyse waarop assessering
in wiskunde tans plaasvind. In die eerste deel van die artikel word krities besin oor die
eensydige fokus op ān kwantitatiewe benadering in wiskundeklaskamers. Daarna verskuif die
fokus na ān beskrywing van en kritiese refleksie oor kwalitatiewe assessering in wiskunde. Die
meriete van ān gekombineerde kwantitatiewe + kwalitatiewe benadering tot leerfasilitering in
wiskundeklaskamers word uitgestip. Daar word geargumenteer dat daar wegbeweeg behoort
te word van ān positivistiese na ān positiewe benadering in wiskundeassessering en dat die
eng fokus op ān kwantitatiewe syfer of simbool as aanduider van ān leerder se potensiaal
om in wiskunde te presteer nie voldoende is nie. Daar is afgesluit met enkele aanbevelings
vir die verkryging van ān meer verantwoordbare refleksie van die stand van leerders se
wiskundevaardigheid en -vermoĆ« op ān bepaalde tydstip.The marks that learners
obtain in mathematics have a potentially significant impact on aspects such as acceptance
into certain fields of study and being considered for bursaries and eventual employment (by
default, therefore, their design of a future, success and happiness). For this reason, there is great
concern at national level about inadequate achievement in mathematics and the high dropout
figure at both school and tertiary level. This article offers a critical reflection on the current
way in which assessment is conducted in mathematics. The first part of the article consists
of reflection on the one-sided manner in which assessment is conducted in mathematics
classrooms at present. The focus then shifts to a description of and critical reflection on
qualitative assessment in mathematics. The merits of a combined quantitative + qualitative
approach to learning facilitation in mathematics classrooms are delineated. Argument is made
in favour of a shift away from a positivist style of assessment towards a positive approach
to assessment in mathematics. It is not adequate to focus on a quantitative figure or symbol
as the sole indicator of a learnerās potential to achieve in mathematics. In conclusion, some
recommendations follow to facilitate a more accountable reflection of learnersā mathematical
skills and capacity at a certain stage.http://www.satnt.ac.zaam2014gv201
A (guided) meta-reflection theory of career counselling : a case study
Major changes in the global economy over the past decades have resulted in increased levels of workand
career-related uncertainty. Workers are continually confronted with issues of restructuring and
transformation in the workplace. The theory and practice of career counselling need reshaping to
enable young people to design successful lives and adapt to changing needs, changing interests and
novel work experiences. Globally, career counselling theorists have taken on the challenge of revisiting
and revising extant career theories to enable them to provide a time-appropriate service to their clients.
This article discusses the theoretical base for a novel career counselling strategy that entails guiding
clients to reflect and meta-reflect on their own career-related responses. A case study is discussed. It is
hoped that the explicated strategy will provide career counsellors with a strategy to help clients
choose not only appropriate careers but also use these careers to design and live successful lives.http://www.sajhe.org.zahb2016Educational Psycholog
Career construction counseling : a thematic analysis of outcomes for four clients
Thematic analysis was used in this study of career construction counseling with four diverse,
purposively-selected participants. After the intervention, the participants who sought and
received career construction counselingwere interviewed to determine their experience of the intervention.
The results showed the value of career construction counseling in bringing about
change in the participants' career-life stories.http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jvbhb201
A preliminary study about the value of a combined quantitative-qualitative approach to career counselling for a student in the natural sciences : a longitudinal study
Hierdie artikel beskryf die waarde van ān gekombineerde kwantitatiewe-kwalitatiewe
benadering tot beroepsvoorligting vir ān natuurwetenskapstudent. Die deelnemer, ān 18-jarige
jong man, is geselekteer om deel te neem aan groepassessering en beroepsvoorligting op
grond van sy akademiese prestasies, sy begeerte om in die natuurwetenskappe te studeer en
die feit dat hy ān benadeelde is. Die intervensie het twee fases behels: assessering en terugvoer.
Data is ingesamel met behulp van die Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, die Differential Aptitude
Tests en die Rothwell-Miller Interest Blank, sowel as kwalitatiewe tegnieke (ān collage, die
Beroepsbelangstellingsprofiel, lewenslyn, vroeƫ anekdotes, sowel as die lewensverhaaltegnieke).
Na afloop van die intervensie het die deelnemer verhoogde beroepsaanpasbaarheid
gedemonstreer en ān meer aktiewe rol in sy ontluikende beroeps- en lewensverhaal begin
speel. Vyf jaar later het sy prestasies alle verwagtings oortref. Dit blyk dat ān gekombineerde
kwantitatiewe-kwalitatiewe benadering tot beroepsvoorligting vir natuurwetenskapstudente
die potensiaal het om aan hul beroepsvoorligtingsbehoeftes te voldoen. Meer navorsing met
groot groepe studente is nodig.This article
describes the value of a combined quantitative-qualitative approach to career counselling for
a student in the natural sciences. The participant, a 18-year old young man, was selected to
participate in group assessment and career counselling based on his academic achievements,
his expressed interest and desire to study in the natural sciences and on being from a
disadvantaged community. The intervention comprised both an assessment and a feedback
phase. Data was gathered using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Differential Aptitude Tests
and the Rothwell-Miller Interest Blank, as well as qualitative techniques (including a collage,
the Career Interest Profile, the life line, early anecdotes, as well as the life story techniques).
After the intervention, the participant demonstrated an increased career adaptability and took
a more active part in developing his career and life story. Five years later, his achievements
exceeded all expectations. A combined quantitative-qualitative approach to career counselling
for students in the natural sciences may have the potential to meet their career counselling
needs. More research with large groups of students is needed.http://www.satnt.ac.zaam2013gv201
Latest developments in career counselling in South Africa : towards a positive approach
Fundamental changes in the workplace across all countries in recent times call for a contemporary
response from career counselling theorists and practitioners as well as researchers and clients. An
approach is needed that will enable career counsellors to equip clients with the necessary skills to
respond to these changes ā a positive career counselling approach. The article focuses briefly on
global developments in the field and, more particularly, on the role of different economic waves
in these developments. It then discusses the main theoretical approaches that have guided the
career counselling profession over the past 120 years. It is argued that 20th-century approaches
to career counselling no longer adequately serve the needs of 21st century and that a combined
quantitative+qualitative approach may be the answer. Next, career construction principles and
life designing are discussed ā the first-ever ātrueā career counselling theory ā and an explanation of
the need for a new approach in South Africa is provided. The article then goes into the contextual
influences on career counselling in South Africa and the challenges facing institutions of education
and training in this regard. It ends by proposing how career counsellors can exploit change to
advance positive career counselling ā the ultimate aim of theory and praxis in the field.http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sapsyc.htmlam2013gv201
Using integrative career construction counselling to promote autobiographicity and transform tension into intention and action
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to South African POPI Act requirements.This article reports on the use of integrative career counselling to promote autobiographical
reasoning in a purposively sampled gifted 16-year-old female learner with moratorium career identity
status. I implemented an explanatory, mixed-methods (QUALITATIVE-quantitative; uppercase
denoting the bigger weighting given to the qualitative aspect) research design and used qualitative
and quantitative career construction counselling techniques and methods and quantitative career
construction counselling techniques and methods and strategies to construct data. The Maree Career
Matrix (MCM) was used to gather the participantās career interests (āscoresā) quantitatively, and
the Career Interest Profile (CIP) was used to elicit her micro-narratives (āstoriesā) qualitatively. An
adapted version of thematic data analysis was used to analyse the data. The intervention promoted
the participantās (self-)reflection and reflexivity, transformed her tension into intention, led to an
increase in her career options, and helped her revitalise her sense of meaning, purpose, and positivity.
While the findings are encouraging, future (longitudinal) research is needed to establish the long-term
influence of the intervention espoused here.https://www.mdpi.com/journal/educationam2023Educational Psycholog
Dealing with the challenge of rising unemployment : can this be done and how?
It feels somewhat strange to think that the end of my five-year term as editor of the SAJP is in sight. These years have been a challenging but interesting and rewarding period in my career. I shall always be indebted to the core editorial staff for their help and support: the consulting editor, Anthony Pillay, the consulting editor: statistics, Tyrone Pretorius, the books editor, Kopano Ratele, the copy editors, Willy Nel and Linda Theron, the publishing editor, Erna Kinsey, and the editorial secretary, Moipone Williams. Anthony's appointment, as incoming editor, is to be welcomed. I believe he is ideally equipped to take the journal to new heights, especially as the SAJP will be going online from 1 January 2013.http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_sapsyc.htmlgv201
Innovating and contextualising career counselling for young people during the Covid-19 pandemic
This article reports on how the changing career counselling needs of young people during the Covid-19 pandemic can be met. It is argued that innovative and contextualised career counselling that is in line with the basic principles of ābest practiceā and draws on a life designābased framework offers a viable conceptual framework for this kind of endeavour. Such counselling can promote young peopleās adaptability; enhance their employability; and bolster their narratability, narrativity and autobiographicity. A brief theoretical overview explains innovation and contextualisation in career counselling and clarifies key aspects of counselling for self- and career construction. The style of e-career counselling advocated here can help young people make meaning of their career-lives and (re-)kindle their sense of hope and purpose. Moreover, it can help them devise practicable strategies to actuate their sense of purpose and hope and also help them experience a sense of being part of something much bigger than themselves. In addition, it can promote young peopleās entrepreneurship and self-entrepreneurship and bolster their employability. Longitudinal research, including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods studies on the topic, is needed to examine the value of the e-career counselling approach. Such research could involve different assessment instruments and counselling strategies and include questionnaires to facilitate pre- and post-assessment of the effectiveness of the approach.http://journals.sagepub.com/home/saphj2022Educational Psycholog
Using a transdisciplinary interpretive lens to broaden reflections on alleviating poverty and promoting decent work
This article aims to broaden current reflections on definitions of decent work and poverty
using a transdisciplinary interpretive lens comprising philosophical, juridical, economic,
sociological, and psychological understandings. We (the authors) undertook an adapted
systematic qualitative review to gather data on different perspectives on decent work
and poverty. The article summarizes and compares reflections on the two constructs
and proposes an enhancement of the current definition of decent work. The aim is to
facilitate the identification and development of new research and intervention projects
that can be implemented to promote fair and sustainable economic development,
the provision of decent work, and the reduction of poverty globally. We believe that
challenges should be dealt with pro-actively rather than reactively and that intervening
at the level of primary prevention should lie at the heart of any strategy to promote
decent work and alleviate poverty. Radical intervention is needed to ensure that future
generations not only survive but develop, grow, and express themselves meaningfully
through decent work.http://www.frontiersin.org/am2016Educational Psycholog
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