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Browne, LaVonne A. "On faith and work : the relationship between religiosity and work values /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3036808.
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Cooke, Christopher. "Physical work capacity evaluation in vocational rehabilitation and its effect on the vocational placement of disabled male workers." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31111.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of program type and selected predictor variables on the vocational placement and feelings of self-esteem of disabled male workers. It was predicted that: (1) a physical capacity assessment program (PCA), designed by the investigator, would result in a higher rate of successful vocational placement than conventional placement techniques, in a shorter period of time and with a better vocational match; (2) increased measures of self-esteem would be experienced by the PCA group and at a more significant level than conventional vocational programs; (3) there would not be a significant interaction between the vocational placement variables and the independent variables of age, degree of disability and injury type; and (4) there would not be a significant effect of selected moderator variables between groups on the vocational placement variables.
Fifty disabled workers were randomly selected from the active caseloads of the Vocational Rehabilitation Department of the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia for participation in the study. Their average age was 33.32 years, and their average length of time on wage loss was 245 days. All subjects were injured as the result of an industrial accident, were no longer undergoing medical
treatment, had been cleared for a return to work but were suffering from a residual disability that prevented them from returning to the work force. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions involving vocational counselling with job search training (JS) and vocational counselling with physical capacity assessment (PCA). Following completion of the program, subjects began job search activities and were monitored for a period of 6 months or until successful vocational placement was achieved.
Data analyses showed that: there was a significant main effect between groups for success in vocational placement with PCA placing more subjects than job search; there were no significant differences between groups on measures of self-esteem following completion of the programs; there was a significant interaction effect of age, degree of disability and type of injury with success in vocational placement and; there was a significant interaction effect of several moderator variables including marital status and length of time on wage loss with success in vocational placement and time to vocational placement.
The results tend to support the use of physical capacity assessment for the guantification of individual capacity to perform work. Further, the results suggest that the use of PCA information in the identification and
selection of appropriate vocational alternatives can significantly enhance the success of vocational placement disabled workers. Recommendations were made for future research.Education, Faculty of
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
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Wicomb, Samuel Domingo. "Graphic design students’ perceptions of work practice." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2391.
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Thesis (MTech (Graphic Design))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.The aim of this study was to examine how students experience the transition from the classroom to the workplace. This research explored what factors students found problematic and which factors was helpful during the transition. This research was qualitative and this study focused on the experiences of the participants and all data was collected from their perception of work practice. I used Activity Theory as a theoretical framework to compile and organize relevant data. Data was gathered using video recordings, hand written journal entries and individual interviews. The research was conducted in an on-campus design studio that is situated within the Design Faculty at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. The reason for choosing Design Logic as a site is the following; the studio sits neatly between the classroom and the workplace, although the studio is in a protected environment, most of the elements that are present in a real world setup is reflected within Design Logic i.e. the stresses of satisfying demanding clients, working with budgets, liaising with suppliers and the ever present looming deadlines all form part of the daily make-up of Design Logic. Although the starting point of the study was to search for the problem areas of the student’s transition into the work place, the analyzed data revealed the dissimilarities between the two systems and how the participants overcame the difference i.e. shifting identities and rules and norms to develop new skills suited for the work place. The workspace opened a Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and highlighted the value and importance of work practice in preparation of graduates for industry.
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Bartlett, William Donald. "Development of a field tested career decision workbook for Bible college freshmen /." This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-165548/.
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Brenana, Stacy Lyn, and Deborah Gayle McTee. "School-to-career curriculum." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1803.
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The mission of this project is to develop a school-to-career curriculum that can be utilized by all middle school students. It is designed to help educate these students in the skills they will need to become successful in their future careers.
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Phillips, Gwen. "The pedagogical significance of the life and work of artist Helen Grey-Smith." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1997. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/920.
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Visual arts educational practice has been built upon a tradition which has neglected the work of women artists. The reasons for this are explored in the introduction to this research and in the literature review. The research will examine aspects of the lived experience and work of a Western Australian woman visual artist within a context of the traditional cultural and educational paradigms which influenced her development as a visual artist and which, it may be argued, continue to influence all visual artists. The participant in the research, Helen Grey Smith, has been a prominent member of the visual arts community of Western Australia since the late 1940s. Helen Grey-Smith's chosen fields were textile printing, collage and painting in acrylics. She continues to work at her studio in Pemberton. The research was conducted as a hermeneutic/phenomenological study, as explained by Van Manen (1990). This method allows for the study of unique human experience and is consistent with the values of feminist research. The method of data collection was through a series of tape recorded conversations conducted at Helen Grey-Smith's home. Material from the transcribed conversations is contained in the appendices, which are designed to help the reader gain a full understanding of the nature of this artist's life and experiences. Through the transcription and analysis of these conversations, themes which emerged formed the basis for analysis and reflection.
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Kelly, P. Scott. "Designing a vocational guidance program to assist high school students of the Wildwood Baptist Church, Kennesaw, Georgia." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.
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Browne, Jennifer M. "An internship report including an evaluation of the Student Work and Service Program at Memorial University." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0002/MQ42354.pdf.
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Whiting, Rosalind Heather, and n/a. "Gender, family responsibilities and career success in the New Zealand accountancy profession." University of Otago. Department of Accountancy and Business Law, 2007. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070214.145101.
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This study contributes to an understanding of the causes, consequences and complexities of gender inequity in career success (high levels of status and salary) in the New Zealand accounting profession. Sixty-nine (twenty-seven male and forty-two female) experienced Chartered Accountants were interviewed about their career histories. A feminist, interpretative and qualitative approach was followed and NVIVO was used for analysis. The first significant contribution of the study was the identification of five work/family strategies based on levels of family and work involvement (Traditional Men, Traditional Women, Family Balancers, Stepping Stone Men and Work First Women).
Secondly, the level of family responsibilities explained career success much better than gender alone, although these two factors were commonly (but not always) directly related.
The third contribution was the revision of the three-pronged model previously offered by Whiting & Wright (2001) to explain gender inequities in salary and status in the New Zealand accounting profession. Because the original model was derived from quantitative data, using qualitative data to revise the model constituted a sequential mixed method (pragmatic) approach. In the revised model, gender centrality and the three explanatory categories (Attributes, Structure and Attitudes) were removed. Career success was enhanced by high career aspirations (related to perceptions of stress, managerial and responsibility requirements and remuneration), long working hours and availability to clients, hard work, high technical competence and skills (enhanced by overseas experience), networking (less attractive to women), self-confidence (enhanced by mentoring for the least self-confident), flexibility to relocate if required (decreased by family and lifestyle ties) and large size and growth of the employing organisation.
Most influential were career aspirations and a long hours/available work ethic. This demonstrated the pervasiveness of the male linear career model (derived from the male breadwinner-female carer family structure), that rewarded (in terms of progression) unilateral allegiance to the firm. Career aspirations, desire for responsibility, perceived ability to handle pressure, long hours, availability to clients, networking and possibly technical skills (if there were periods of extended leave) were all influenced by the Chartered Accountant�s level of family responsibilities. Those with the least family responsibilities (childless, Traditional Men and Work First Women) demonstrated unswerving commitment to the firm and were equally the most successful career wise.
The impact of family responsibilities on career progression could be ameliorated by organisational cultural change. There were some indications of cultural change, being most prevalent in public sector and educational organisations. Enhancing conditions included a culture of flexibility and a concurrent atmosphere of trust, a less competitive work culture, absence of constant overtime demands and on-call work, encouraging top management who worked positively to retain and foster top performers over a longer period, and high level part-time positions supported by well-trained subordinate teams. To achieve these conditions provides an imminent challenge to organisations which employ Chartered Accountants, because the profession is increasing its proportion of females, has a younger generation more interested in work-life balance, and is losing many of its members overseas.
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Tooson, John Harry. "Evaluating Ohio's injured workers for vocational rehabilitation utilizing the Menninger return to work scale." Columbus, OH : Ohio State University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1050615058.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 183 p. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Bruce S. Growick, College of Education. Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-183).
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Nelson, Mark D. "The effects of an intensive vocational evaluation involving work samples on career indecision, self-esteem, and state anxiety in rehabilitation clients." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53654.
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The work sample approach to vocational evaluation attained prominence in rehabilitation settings largely as a result of dissatisfaction with traditional evaluation methods. Although the predictive validity of work sampling is assumed superior to paper and pencil testing, it is the career development functions that makes work sampling particularly attractive. Frequently writers have extolled the career and self exploration components of work samples.
Among the specific variables work samples are assumed to positively affect are anxiety about making a career choice, career decidedness, and self-esteem. However these career development benefits like the predictive validity of work sampling have largely been unexamined. This study is an initial exploratory investigation of these proposed career development functions. It seeks to determine if undergoing a work-sample-based evaluation is associated with (a) a reduction in anxiety connected with career decision-making, (b) lessened career indecision, and (c) enhanced self-esteem.
To accomplish the aforementioned, 60 clients of a comprehensive rehabilitation center were administered the A-State Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Scale, the Career Decision Scale, and the Self-Esteem Inventory prior to beginning a comprehensive work-sample-based vocational evaluation, and again after the evaluation was completed. Three different handicapping conditions were studied with an equal nuber of subjects in the three groups: (a) mentally retarded, (b) learning disabled, and (c) emotionally disturbed.
Using a repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance, a change in dependent measures scores from pretesting to postesting was observed. Evaluation activities did not interact with type of handicapping condition to affect these scores. Post hoc analysis indicated positive changes occurred in anxiety associated with career decision-making and self-esteem.
Super‘s (1983) model of career maturity was employed to examine the career development effects of a work—sample-based vocational evaluation. This model cites the counterproductive effects of anxiety and low self-esteem on career planning, both of which have been validated empirically. Consequently the change in the sample's anxiety and self-esteem are assumed to enhance the probability of career planning. The time between the vocational evaluation and posttesting may have been insufficient for career indecision levels to have changed.
The limitations of the study, are addressed as are the implications of the study for future research.Ed. D.
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Schimmel, Annmarie J. "The use of career assessments in transition planning : an exploratory study /." Online version of thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/6241.
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Lee, Ching May Mimi. "Career maturity, career decision-making self-efficacy, interdependent self-construal, locus of control and gender role ideology of Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2007. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/811.
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Solorio, Sylvia. "Preparing for entry into the workforce: Educational attainment for CalWORKS students." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2440.
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This study concerns an evaluation of a community college support services program. The study participants included 58 female CalWORKS students. Data was gathered from a self-administered survey questionnaire designed specifically for this study to gather student's level of satisfaction with program services. Practice, policy and research implications were discussed.
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Bartlett, William D. "Development of a field tested career decision workbook for Bible college freshmen." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/38331.
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Bible college personnel face a unique challenge in providing career counseling to their students. Bible college students hold a deeply religious world view which can bear directly upon their career decision-making. The purpose of this study was to develop a career decision making workbook for Bible college freshmen. The development of such a workbook required the identification of relevant spiritual determinants, appropriate career development resources, and the integration of career decision-making theory with a theology of work and leisure.
Research and development methods used in the study included (1) initial document design, incorporating the use of instructional design principles; (2) review of readability experts; (3) preliminary field testing with students; and, (4) main field testing with students.
The field tests were conducted as two-day workshops, involving a total of 38 subjects. The subjects were Bible college freshmen who volunteered to participate. The preliminary field test was conducted at a Bible college in southern West Virginia. The main field test involved three Bible colleges in the southeastern United States. Student interviews and a pretest-posttest design were utilized to obtain data on the workbook’s effectiveness.
Field test results indicated that the workbook helped subjects to (1) crystallize their current career thinking, (2) increase their appreciation for a spiritual-rational model, (3) understand the importance of leisure as part of the concept of career, and (4) seriously think about the future consequences of decisions. Subjects performed poorly on the terminal objective, i.e., the making of a tentative career decision. However, low scores were thought to be an indicator of the limited nature of the workshop format rather than a reflection of the effectiveness of the workbook.
Major conclusions were that (1) the workbook has the potential to encourage improved career decision-making skills for students and, (2) the workbook is adaptable to a variety of Bible college settings. Recommendations for document revision, operational field testing, and summative evaluation are presented.Ed. D.
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Hook, Misty K. "Let me show you : mentors, role models, and multiple role planning of gifted young women." Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1177984.
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From our earliest history, gifted women from Sappho and Harriet Tubman to Eleanor Roosevelt and Nadine Gordimer have enhanced our lives through their gifts and accomplishments. Since many of these gifted women have succeeded in the face of almost insurmountable obstacles, it is often assumed that all gifted women will be able to achieve without outside help. However, many gifted women do not realize their potential and end up squandering their gifts in menial tasks, underpaid jobs, and unfulfilled lives. Thus, career development for gifted women is an essential task.For women who possess a variety of talents, one of the best ways to be fulfilled is through the balancing of multiple roles, such as family and work. Consequently, one aspect of career development, which is of great importance to gifted women in particular, is the decision about whether to engage in multiple roles and how to do so successfully. Since juggling multiple roles requires prior planning and serious commitment, one of the best ways to assist gifted young women in these tasks is to gain information about how the decision was made and determine their level of commitment to it. As with many career decisions, knowledge about, and encouragement for, particular choices may depend upon mentors and role models.Mentors and role models can be invaluable but their impact in helping with preparation for a lifestyle involving multiple roles is unknown. To determine who their mentors and role models are and how they affect attitudes toward multiple roles, 101 gifted high school women completed a demographics question and the Attitudes Toward Multiple Role Planning scale (ATMRP). Data were analyzed via frequency counts, chisquare, and MANOVA procedures.Contrary to expectations, study participants did not have significantly more role models than they did mentors nor was any one group mentioned most often as mentors and role models. As anticipated, most gifted young women did plan to combine family and paid employment in their lives. However, no significant group differences on the A'TMRP were found between those with mentors and role models and those without. Conclusions and implications are discussed.Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Farrow, Soyna Hester, and Donna Marie Monroe. "Social work students: The learning of professional values in a graduate program." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1843.
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Martin, Kyle Thomas. "Type A Behavior Pattern: Its Relationship to the Holland Types and the Career Choice Process." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332013/.
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The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of the Type A behavior pattern to Holland's occupational types and the career choice process. The Type A behavior pattern is characterized by high levels of achievement striving, time urgency, chronic activation and hostility, and is an independent risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease. It was hypothesized that Type A college students would be more attracted than Type B individuals to aspects of a future work environment which would reinforce their Type A behaviors. Previous research had suggested a relationship between the Type A behavior pattern and Holland's Enterprising and Investigative types (Martin, 1986). This study sought to replicate those findings, and further examine the nature of the Type A/B-Holland types relationship. Data were collected from undergraduate students in a variety of academic fields of study. Subjects completed a questionnaire packet consisting of the student version of the Jenkins Activity Survey (Jenkins, Rosenman, and Zyzanski, 1965; Glass, 1977), the Vocational Preference Inventory (Holland, 1985b), and a modified version of the Minnesota Job Description Questionnaire (Rosen, et al., 1972) . The findings demonstrated that the Type A/B pattern is a significant factor in the career choice process. Type A's and Type B's had different levels of attraction to several aspects of a work environment in anticipating a career choice. The study also revealed that Type A/B pattern and the Holland types play separate roles in the career choice process. Implications of the study and future research directions are discussed.
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Lee, Soon Min. "ASIAN AMERICAN SOCIAL WORKERS: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FACTORS INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICES." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/2307.
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Wood, Leigh Norma. "Graduate voices the nexus between learning and work /." Phd thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/47704.
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"2006"Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Australian Centre for Educational Studies, Institute of Higher Education Research and Development, 2007.
Bibliography: p. 167-173.
Introduction -- Experience and expression -- Becoming a professional -- Study design -- Graduates' experiences: a narrative -- Reflections on communication -- Examples of texts -- Reflections on learning and teaching -- Reflections and implications.
The aim of this study is to inform curriculum change in the mathematical sciences at university level. This study examines the transition to professional work after gaining a degree in the mathematical sciences. Communication is used as the basis for the analysis of the transition because of the importance of language choices in work situations. These experiences form part of the capabilities that become part of a person's potential to work as a professional. I found a subtle form of power and, of the opposite, lack of power due to communication skills. It is not as obvious as in, say, politics but it is just as critical to graduates and to the mathematical sciences. -- There were 18 participants in the study who were graduates within five years of graduation with majors in the mathematical sciences. In-depth interviews were analysed using phenomenography and examples of text from the workplace were analysed using discourse analysis. Descriptions of the process of gaining employment and the use of mathematical discourse have been reported in the thesis using narrative style with extensive quotes from the participants. -- The research shows that graduates had three qualitatively different conceptions of mathematical discourse when communicating with a non-mathematical audience: jargon, concepts/thinking and strength. All participants modified their use of technical terms when communicating with non-mathematicians. Those who held the jargon conception tried to simplify the language in order to explain the mathematics to their audience. Those who held the concepts/thinking conception believed that the way of thinking or the ideas were too difficult to communicate and instead their intention with mathematical discourse was to inspire or sell their ability to work with the mathematics. The strength conception considers the ethical responsibility to communicate the consequences of mathematical decisions. Not one of the participants believed that they had been taught communication skills as part of their degree. -- Participants gained a 'mathematical identity' from their studies and acquiring a degree gave them confidence and a range of problem-solving skills. Recommendations are made about changes in university curriculum to ensure that graduates are empowered to make a high-quality transition to the workplace and be in a position to use their mathematical skills. Mathematical skills are necessary but not sufficient for a successful transition to the workplace. Without the ability to communicate, graduates are unable to release the strength of their knowledge.
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Session, Arazola Nadine. "Anatomy of the social worker." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1911.
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Gustafson, Allen. "Faith at work the power of positive questioning and communal listening in the role of discernment for the business professional /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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Прокопенко, Ольга Володимирівна, Ольга Владимировна Прокопенко, Olha Volodymyrivna Prokopenko, Юлiя Тагiбекiвна Матвєєва, Юлия Тагибековна Матвеева, and Yuliia Tahibekivna Matvieieva. "Особливості використання інструментів маркетингу в процесі ведення профорієнтаційної діяльності." Thesis, Сумський державний університет, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/42969.
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В умовах зростаючої конкуренції на ринку освітніх послуг з наявністю різноманітних форм, типів навчання, напрямів, спеціальностей актуалізується проблема невизначеності запитів споживачів і замовників освіти, тобто абітурієнтів. Саме тому, на особливу увагу заслуговує питання необхідності використання інструментів маркетингу для управління профорієнтаційною роботою ВНЗ.
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Donohue, Ross D. "An examination of Holland's constructs in relation to career change and persistence." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2001. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36663/1/36663_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.
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Holland's (1997) constructs in relation to career change/persistence were examined using a mixed-method design. The quantitative phase involved 153 career persisters and 150 career changers (intent on career change and had taken action to activate the transition) who completed the Self-Directed Search (SDS), Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory (CASI), Vocational Identity Scale (VIS), and a Research Questionnaire. Follow-up interviews were conducted with representative persisters (n = 14) and changers (n = 14) to confirm and expand the quantitative findings. In the quantitative study, persisters were more congruent (C-Index; Brown & Gore, 1994) than changers. Changers also contemplated moving to careers that were more congruent than their current careers. In accord with Holland's theory, there was no difference between the current work environment congruence of persisters and the pursued work environment congruence of changers. However, contrary to expectations, congruence did not increase with successive changes. In the qualitative phase, consistent with the quantitative findings, congruence was more important for persisters than changers in choosing their current career. Persisters were more likely than changers to identify ways in which their career afforded expression of congruence. Congruence was important in the decision to persist, while incongruence influenced the decision to change. In terms of Holland's secondary constructs, persisters had higher vocational identity than changers, however, there were no differences in consistency or differentiation. Vocational identity was the only secondary construct to add to the prediction of career change/persistence, with congruence held constant. No secondary construct moderated the relationship between congruence and career change/persistence. With regard to the CASI scales, persisters had higher job satisfaction than changers, which was confirmed qualitatively. Job satisfaction influenced the decision to persist in career, while dissatisfaction influenced the decision to change career. In the quantitative study, persisters had higher career worries than changers and qualified support was obtained qualitatively. Career worries influenced persistence, while they were uninfluential in the decision to change career. Quantitatively, changers were higher than persisters in their skill development. Interview responses provided some support and suggested changers often viewed their transition as an opportunity to acquire skills, while many persisters reported that aversion to training/study influenced their decision to remain.
In the quantitative study, changers were more likely to take risks than persisters and this was confirmed qualitatively. Risk aversion influenced the decision to persist in career, while risk seeking influenced the decision to change career. Consistent with Holland's (1996b) proposition, selected CASI scales (Job Satisfaction, Career Worries, Skill Development, Risk-Taking Style, and Dominant Style) contributed additional explanatory power, over and above congruence, in predicting career change/persistence. In fact, these scales were substantially better predictors of career change/persistence than congruence. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.
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Robinson, Carrie Helene. "Examination of the relationship of work values to the "Big-Five" personality traits and measures of individualism and collectivism." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1185569363.
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Vilela, Elson da Cunha. "Significado do Trabalho e Escolha Acad?mico-Profissional: um estudo com universit?rios primeiranistas." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2006. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/17484.
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Previous issue date: 2006-05-19Relations between the meaning attributed to work by first year university students and their academic and professional choice were analyzed. The participants were 921 students, 17-52 years old (M = 22; SD = 4.9), enrolled in 16 courses common to two college level institutions of the city of Natal, RN, one public, the other private. A questionnaire was designed for collecting data about the academic-professional choice, with open-ended and multiple choice questions. Work meaning was obtained by means of two questions on centrality and two scales pertaining to the Inventory of Motivation and Work Meaning: value and descriptive attributes. A socio-demographic set of questions ended the questionnaire. Data was entered in a SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) database, allowing for the pertinent statistical analyses, such as frequency, t test, chi square, factor analysis, cluster analysis and ANOVA. Results indicated that the decision about academic-professional career was made by the majority of the participants (in first option, N = 921) without the adequate consideration of the socio-professional reality (80.7%) and personal internal resources (98.5%). When considering the second option (N = 654), only the first criterion was taken into account, but only by 12.5% of the sample. The main difficulties faced by students during the choosing process were, then, made apparent in the data. 46.8% of the participants were unsatisfied with the course they had started and were anticipating unpromising perspectives in relation to it. The first year students took work as the second most important aspect of their lives and demonstrated an idealized vision about it. Five patterns of work meaning were identified. In relation to centrality and the value and descriptive attributes, the university students displayed differentiation in the attribution of work meaning according to course and area of knowledge
Neste estudo foram analisadas rela??es entre o significado atribu?do ao trabalho por universit?rios primeiranistas e a escolha acad?mico-profissional por eles realizada. Foram envolvidos 921 estudantes, entre 17 e 52 anos ( = 22, DP = 4,9), matriculados em 16 cursos comuns a duas institui??es de ensino superior da cidade de Natal (RN), sendo uma p?blica e outra particular. Para a obten??o dos dados relativos ? escolha acad?mico-profissional aplicou-se um question?rio desenvolvido para o estudo, contendo quest?es abertas e fechadas. O significado do trabalho foi apreendido por meio de duas quest?es sobre centralidade e duas escalas contidas no Invent?rio de Motiva??o e Significado do Trabalho: atributos valorativos e descritivos. Utilizou-se tamb?m uma ficha sociodemogr?fica. O registro das respostas aos itens de todo o protocolo deu-se sob a forma de banco de dados do SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Science) o que permitiu que fossem utilizadas t?cnicas estat?sticas pertinentes, tais como an?lise de freq??ncia, teste t, teste qui-quadrado (Pearson), an?lise fatorial, an?lise de vari?ncia (ANOVA) e an?lise de cluster. Os resultados indicaram que a escolha acad?mico-profissional, no tocante ? primeira op??o ao se prestar o vestibular (N=921), fora feita pela maioria dos participantes desprovida de uma adequada considera??o de crit?rios de avalia??o da realidade s?cio-profissional (80,7%) e de recursos pessoais internos (98,5%). Considerando-se a segunda op??o (N=654), apenas o primeiro crit?rio fora levado em conta e, ainda, de forma adequada por apenas 12,5% dos integrantes da amostra. Foram destacadas as principais dificuldades enfrentadas no processo de escolha. Constatou-se que 46,8% dos participantes se encontravam insatisfeitos com o curso iniciado e mantendo perspectivas pouco promissoras em rela??o ao mesmo. Os primeiranistas tomaram o trabalho como a segunda esfera de vida mais importante e demonstraram uma vis?o idealizada acerca do mesmo. Foi poss?vel a identifica??o de cinco padr?es do significado do trabalho. Quanto ? centralidade e aos fatores dos atributos valorativos e descritivos, os universit?rios apresentaram diferencia??o na atribui??o do significado do trabalho de acordo com curso e a ?rea do conhecimento
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Millar, Fiona Alison. "Career management in the creative and cultural industries : an exploratory study of individual practices and strategies." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24484.
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This study presents insights on career management in the creative and cultural industries in Scotland with detailed exploration into practices and strategies employed by cultural workers. Following a phenomenological approach, the study has used subjective data of individual career experiences and interpreted them into objective patterns of career management. Using qualitative research interviews and thematic analysis, the doctoral study explored the career management experiences of thirty six cultural workers and identified particular strategies adopted in the self-management of precarious and unpredictable careers. Employment in the creative and cultural industries is with precarious which constitutes a specific environment for career management and career progression. Not enough is known about the ways in which cultural workers manage their careers in these circumstances. The aim of this study was to understand the realities of contemporary career management in the creative and cultural industries and to identify particular practices and strategies in which creative careers might be managed. Beyond the scholars in this field, this research is of interest to cultural workers, policy makers in the creative and cultural industries more broadly and higher education institutions preparing graduates for work in the creative and cultural industries. The empirical evidence gathered can better inform cultural workers of effective career management strategies and propose policy interventions that would facilitate effective career management and career management education. Key findings focus on the use of online / social media within creative careers and how such activity takes place; the development of a new harmony between art and economic logics and the application of development based career strategies in creative careers, with cultural workers being more managerial than they even recognise themselves. The findings from this study offers confirmation to what is already known about careers in the creative and cultural industries, greater depth and detail to what is already known and extend understanding about the relationship disconnect between individual career Career Management in the Creative and Cultural Industries Abstract management strategies and the policies designed to support cultural workers – policies which focus on growth and development of the industry but not those individuals who make up the industry. Exploration of the phenomenon of career management in the creative and cultural industries requires further research, which could include: alternative methodologies to elicit perceptions based on the findings from this study, deeper exploration into both the difference in career management within the creative and cultural industries and the emerging relationship between art and economic logic.
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Gregory, David. "Envisioning a Career With Purpose: Calling and Its Spiritual Underpinnings Among College Students." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1364220599.
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Leary, Judith A. "Funding Faithful Felons: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Higher Education Transitions of Ex-Offender Scholarship Recipients." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1435679528.
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Wolfe, Rustin. "The Experience Sampling Method and career counseling : the interrelations of situated experience, work values, and career orientation among adolecents /." 2001. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3006567.
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"An assessment package for a life counselling model." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2965.
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Berger, LeslieBeth. ""No one asked, no one told me": The impact of incest on women's work and career." 1996. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9619373.
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The impact of incest on women's work performance and career development was studied in 41 female incest survivors and 15 nonabused women from a diverse population. The methodology was a content analysis of in-person qualitative, semi-structured interviews. Incest survivors participants reported having difficulties in academic and peer relations and difficulties in secondary schooling and more negative work experiences, including peer relations, difficulty in managing post-traumatic stress symptoms, remaining at a job, and advancing in a career. In addition to these difficulties incest survivors fell into different work group profiles: disabled, dabblers, drones, sprinters, balancer/achievers, and drivers. Childhood experiences of incest contributed to an overall negative self-schema, especially regarding work and career capabilities.
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tung, wei ming, and 魏明堂. "A Study of the Work Satisfaction on Activities of Vocational Exploration and Guidance of Junior High School Students for Vocational High School Teachers." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/95281837649971007603.
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The aim of this research was to explore certain variables which affected the work satisfaction degree of vocational high school teachers with different backgrounds after they took on the tasks of exploring, guiding and assisting junior high school students’ vocational aptitudes. The questionnaire samples consist of 788 teachers from 13 public and 14 private vocational high schools. The returning questionnaires are 519 (returning rate:65.9%). After removing the incomplete ones, the effective questionnaires are 486 (effective returning rate:61.7%). The statistic methods used in the research include frequency distribution, percentage rank, mean score, standard deviation, t-score test. Pearson product-moment correlation, the one-factor analysis of variance and multiple stepwise regression. By analyzing these gathered data, the researcher has summed up some conclusions and made some suggestions to promote the work satisfaction degree mentioned; the result of the research can also be used as a reference for further research. The main findings of the research can be summed up as the following seven conclusions. 1.Generally speaking, the work satisfaction degree being researched is from median to high. 2.Among the mean scores of ten indices used for evaluating the work satisfaction degree, “the leadership of principals” is highest; the lowest mean scores are “salary level” and “opportunity for advanced study”. 3.The “gender” of the vocational high school teachers has reached significant level on the work satisfaction degree, which shows female teachers’ work satisfaction degree is higher than that of male teachers. 4.The “educational degree” of the vocational high school teachers has reached significant level on the work satisfaction degree, which shows that the work satisfaction degree of those who own two-year college diplomas is the highest, while the work satisfaction degree of those who have master degree is the lowest. 5.The “professional field” of the vocational high school teachers has reached significant level on the work satisfaction degree, which shows that the work satisfaction degree of those who major in maritime domain is the highest, while the work satisfaction degree of those who major in agricultural domain is the lowest. 6.The “school type” of the vocational high school teachers has reached significant level on the work satisfaction degree, which shows that the work satisfaction degree of private vocational high school teachers is higher than that of public vocational high school teachers. 7.Among the ten indices used for evaluating the work satisfaction degree “work achievement ” is the best predictor for the total score of work satisfaction degree. Key Words: Vocational High School Teachers, Vocational Exploration and Guidance, Work Satisfaction
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Naidoo, Samantha. "The social work profession in South Africa : Quo Vadis?" Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10428.
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The overall aim of this study was to research the status of social work in
South Africa by examining what factors contribute towards social workers in
South Africa leaving their country to seek employment in the UK. Further,
current frustrations, problems and needs of social workers in South Africa
and those working in the UK were investigated. The benefit of the study
therefore was to evaluate the status of the social work profession at present,
and to expand future professional services.
The study utilised both the qualitative and quantitative research methods.
The research was undertaken in two phases utilising three different sample
groups. The two phases were: (1) Phase One - in which the researcher
quantitatively researched social workers frustrations, problems and needs in
South Africa and (2) Phase Two - in which the researcher qualitatively
explored the difficulties, experiences and accomplishments of South African
social workers who have relocated to the UK.
In sample group 1 in Phase One of the study, eighty social workers who had
applied to work in the UK were selected. While, in sample group 2, in Phase
One of the study, eighty social workers who were remaining in South Africa,
were randomly selected. In sample group 3, in Phase Two of the study, thirty
social workers were derived from the social work relocation list of a known
Recruitment Agency.
The research tool was a mailed questionnaire for the two sample groups in
Phase One of the study. Reasons to relocate or remain were asked of both
sample groups, along with their suggestions for improving the image of social
work in South Africa and contributing to its survival. In Phase Two of the
study the researcher chose the qualitative method of data collection, namely
focus group interviews. Within the focus group interviews social workers in
the UK were able to share their experiences of relocation. Focus group
thematic questions guided the group discussions to generate a rich
understanding of the social workers' experiences and beliefs.
In this study, research evidence was provided on the concerns plaguing the
profession such as safety and security, service conditions, poor salaries, staff
turnover, lack of supervision and support from agencies, ineffective
graduates/educators, curriculum change, and continuing education. Alongside
this research results also indicated that culture, family, social ties and climate
were significant factors preventing social workers from leaving the country.
Recommendations were made by social workers to improve the image of social
work as a way of contributing to its survival. These recommendations included
a unifying role to be played by the Council of Social Service Professions to
tackle cogent issues such as service conditions; staff development/training in
accord with the need for continuous professional development; relevancy of
training curricula to the new developmental paradigm; competent educators;
research, and using auxiliary workers in service delivery. These
recommendations need to be incorporated into policy/plans set up to address
relevancy, image and survival issues facing the profession.
Other general recommendations for the profession to survive, was the need for
a partnership to be established between employers, workers and educators
working together to create new supportive structures and develop knowledge
and skills on an on-going basis. A further component to consider in addressing
the exodus of social workers was for policy-makers, employers, educators and
the South African Council of Social Service Professions (SACSSP) to prevent
any further under-valuing of the profession and its practitioners. Social
workers need to be presented as valued and crucial role players in our newly
developed democracy.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Durban-Westville, 2004
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Cox, Daniel. "The influence of family circumstances on the career goals of managers." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44891.
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As there are now more dual income earners in the workforce, people are facing greater pressure from both their families and their place of work to commit more of their time and energy. Unfortunately, time and energy are limited resources so either their family or careers may have to endure some form of compromise. Clearly family situations can have an impact on one’s career yet little has been done to measure how much people do in fact consider their families with respect to their careers. The purpose of this report then is to bridge this gap in the literature and provide meaningful recommendations for businesses.
This research report explores the difference in attitudes that male and female managers have towards compromising their career goals for their family. It then examines if aging and having children have any influence on these attitudes. In order to measure these attitudes a quantitative analysis using primary data from a questionnaire was conducted. The findings indicate that compromising one’s career for family is not only a feminine problem and that when people do compromise their career goals they are more willing to compromise on extrinsic career goals rather than intrinsic career goalsDissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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Hattingh, Hendrina Cecilia. "Beroepsdifferensiasie in maatskaplike werk : 'n beroepsleidingprogram vir hoërskoolleerlinge." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11489.
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Ferriman, Kimberley. "Work preferences, life values, and personal views of top math/science graduate students and the profoundly gifted developmental changes and sex differences during young adulthood and parenthood /." Diss., 2008. http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/ETD-db/available/etd-05022008-162340/.
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Heussen, Sven. "The validity of self-directed search questionnaire (SDS) for work success." Diss., 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2452.
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Note from the Library: The fulltext electronic version of this thesis has been removed due to restricted content. Please contact the Unisa Library for more details.Industrial and Organisational Psychology
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Horne, Beatrice Ivy. "An assessment package for a life counselling model." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5468.
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D.Phil.The focus of the social work profession's efforts are the enhancing or restoring of the interaction of people with the systems that comprise their environment, i.e. their social functioning. A person's career or employment is naturally a vital system in their environment. Not only does a person earn a living from their work, but meet many psychological and emotional needs through work. Social work has been increasingly made aware of the integral part that a person's occupation plays in their intra- and interpersonal functioning. Assisting a client then, to recognize and utilize resources to make career related decisions and manage career related decisions is therefore a challenge to the profession. The purpose of this study was therefore to propose a life-counselling model, based on the life model of Germain and Gitterman that addresses a client's systemic functioning holistically, but then move son in the second phase to address career choices and management. Firstly the study presented an integrated methodological process for developing a practice model together with the necessary assessment instruments for social work research. This was essential since no methodology could be found in the literature that guided practitioners in the development of a practice model together with it's accompanying assessment instruments. Next a synthesis of current career counselling theory from the fields of psychology, education and industrial psychology, with the ecological model was presented. This formed the theoretical basis for the life-counselling model. The final stage was when four assessment instruments, namely the Sense of Agency Index, the Family of Origins Index, the Work Values Inventory and the Interest Inventory were designed, and a validation study conducted. Recommendations were made with regard to the final construction of the life counselling practice model.
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Cilliers, Rita. "Development of a management model for work integrated learning for the interior design qualification." 2014. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001316.
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D. Tech. Interior DesignWork integrated learning at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is an integrated approach to teaching and learning for the attainment of qualifications. It specifically encourages and enhances learning partnerships between all role players, which include students, university staff and employers. The university perceives itself to be in partnership with commerce and industry in the development and delivery of high-level human resources who will uniquely contribute to the South African economy. It is important to acknowledge that the Interior Design management model for work integrated learning will in future form a division of the management practice at the TUT. The regular communication, exchange of information and asking for support in connection with a design problem or knowledge about a finishing material, between the Interior Design departments and the industry is of vital importance to support and distribute new design drawing techniques, new innovative design ideas and sharing knowledge with students and staff alike. The specific demands in the industry determined the management model for work integrated learning for the Interior Design qualification. Work integrated learning lies between the curriculum of Interior Design and the workplace. It is, therefore, important to develop a thoughtful management model to develop the area in-between the curriculum and the knowledge the students absorb during studying the Interior Design qualification and the real-life, work-based placement in the industry.
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Rasmy, Aziz. "Évaluation d'implantation d'un programme d'éducation au travail à l'école secondaire Ibn Hani au Maroc." Thèse, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/8108.
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Shan, Hongxia. "Orientation towards 'clerical work' : institutional ethnographic study of immigrant women's experiences and employment-related services." 2005. http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=362499&T=F.
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Larimer, Susan. "From testing the water to riding the waves : new master of social work graduates' journey from student to professional." 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/7373.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Every year, more than 200 schools of social work graduate thousands of Master of Social Work (MSW) students. These graduates enter the world of work and continue on their journey toward becoming professional social workers. Surprisingly, very little is known in social work about the transition from student to professional, especially for MSW graduates. Related literature in nursing and education is reviewed in order to have a foundational knowledge of the transition process for similar professionals. The research questions for this study were: (a) What is the process of transition from student to employee like for new MSW graduates? (b) What are the factors that influence this transition during the first 18 months for MSW graduates? and (c) Are there critical junctures in the processes of transitioning from being a student through the first 18 months of MSW employment that are related to satisfaction and/or professional growth? This dissertation used qualitative, constructivist grounded theory methodology in order to study this relatively unknown subject. The conceptual model that emerged in this study is called Riding the Waves, and illustrates the transition process for new graduates learning to become a professional social worker. There are five stages of this model: Testing the Waters, Jumping In, Sinking or Swimming, Treading Water, and Riding the Waves. In Testing the Waters, critical issues of finding a job, negotiating a salary and licensure are salient. In Jumping In, new graduates experience orientation, examine preparedness from school and encounter the real world of work as opposed to their expectations. In Sinking or Swimming, new graduates negotiate not knowing, supervision, dealing with emotions and difficult work situations. In Treading Water, new graduates explore finding a balance between self-care and compassion fatigue and articulate job and compassion satisfaction. In the last stage, Riding the Waves, new graduates are more stable, gain confidence, find their voice and discuss what is ahead for them. Implications for social work students, educators, and employers are discussed including better preparing students for the transition, improving orientation and supervision, and providing the support that these new professionals require and deserve.
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Mabizela, Sfiso Emmanuel. "Experiences of student peer helpers in an open distance learning institution." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18752.
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Text in EnglishThe primary aim of this study is to explore and describe experiences of peer helpers at an Open Distance Learning institution since the start of their joining the Unisa Peer Help Volunteer Programme. This study was conducted with the intention of granting the peer helpers an opportunity to reflect on their individual experiences and in so doing in laying the foundation for future studies, intended to steer the Unisa peer help volunteer programme to new frontiers, while simultaneously highlighting the contribution that has been made by the Unisa Peer Help Voluntary Programme. An intrinsic case study design has been utilised in order to gain comprehensive insight into peer helpers’ experiences. A sample of seven peer helpers were interviewed using the semi-structured interview technique. The main findings from this study can be categorised into four distinctive themes namely: (a) the peer helpers’ goals for joining the Unisa Peer Help Volunteer Programme; (b) construction of roles as peer helpers at an open distance learning institution; (c) positive experiences of participating in the Unisa peer help volunteer programme; and (d) the negative experiences of participating in the Unisa Peer Help Volunteer Programme. The findings have painted a positive picture of how the Unisa peer help volunteer programme has contributed in shaping the lives of the peer helpers.
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Hopkins, Michelle Louise. "The sources of work stress and coping resources for high school teachers in the Gauteng Province within different career stages." Diss., 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14150.
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Although several studies have been conducted regarding sources of stress for teachers, as well as the coping resources deployed by teachers to manage stress, no studies were found which explored these constructs for teachers within different career stages. Similarly, several studies explored the sources of stress for teachers in different South African provinces, but no studies were found which explored stress or coping resources for teachers in Gauteng. This study aims to address this identified lack in research.
Teaching ranks as one of the most stressful occupations, not only internationally, but also in South Africa and therefore, stress poses a threat to the quality of education in South Africa. This threat was recognised by the Gauteng Department of Education, and as a result, the goal to increase the wellness of teachers in Gauteng was set in the Annual Performance Plan of 2012/2013; making this study not only original, but also a necessity.
High school teachers (n = 193) were selected from 23 high schools in Gauteng to participate in this study. The Sources of Work Stress Inventory (SWSI), the Coping Resource Inventory (CRI) and the Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI) were used to measure sources of stress, coping resources and career stages, respectively. Pearson product correlations were analysed and significant relationships were found between different sources of work stress, coping resources and career stages.Industrial & Organisational Psychology
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Wade, Barbara Louise. "UNISA social work students' experiences of trauma : an exploratory study from a person-centred perspective." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3317.
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The purpose of this study is to describe trauma in the lives of social work students studying at Unisa South Africa. It explores how they describe trauma, what traumatic experiences they have gone through, the effect these experiences had on them, what they did to cope and how these experiences impacted their work as aspiring social workers. A case study was conducted with fourth-level students at Unisa South Africa.
The theoretical framework adopted for the research was the person-centred approach. The research involved both focus group interviews and a survey. Both quantitative and qualitative data were generated. Descriptive statistics were used to create a profile of the participants. Qualitative data were analysed using a hermeneutic method.
The perceptions of the participants were re-told by the researcher in the form of specific themes that emerged from the data. These themes were discussed and compared with the literature. Implications for the students’ work as social workers were discussed.
The study accessed unique aspects of trauma that are grounded in the South African context. The description of trauma that emerged from the research created a new definition of the meaning of trauma.
The research discusses the effects of trauma on the emerging professional self of the social work student.
Recommendations are made that could be valuable to social work educators wishing to further the personal and professional growth of social work students. The research is also of value to those working with traumatised people.Social Work
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Esterhuizen, Kerith Ann. "The relationship between the coping resources and psychological career resources of graduates." Diss., 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14239.
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This study explored both the relationship between coping resources (as measured by the Coping Resources Inventory) and psychological career resources (as measured by the Psychological Career Resources Inventory) and also whether individuals from different gender and employment status groups (part-time work experience versus no work experience) differ significantly regarding their coping resources and psychological career resources. A cross-sectional survey design and quantitative statistical procedures were used to analyse the data which was obtained from a purposive non-probability sample of N = 197 early career unemployed, black graduates. The results showed significant positive associations between psychological career resources and coping resources. It also emerged that the male and female participants differed significantly with regard to their emotional, spiritual and physical coping resources and the psychological career resources of career harmonisers and career drivers. In addition, it was found that those participants who had part-time work experience displayed a significantly higher need for career venturing and also manifested higher behavioural adaptability than those who had no work experience. Recommendations for future research and practice were made.Industrial and Organisational Psychology
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Santilli, Linda. "Identifisering van maatskaplike werkers se behoeftes ten opsigte van die begeleidingsproses aan swanger tienerdogters." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/3677.
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Teenage pregnancies are currently a social problem in South Africa and in the
rest of the world. Social workers are involved with teenage girls by providing
guidance during their pregnancies and face many challenges by accepting this
role. The objective of this qualitative study was to identify and describe the
needs of social workers when guiding pregnant teenage girls. A conceptual
framework with the Gestalt approach as the theoretical framework for the study
was stated after which an empirical study took place. In-depth interviews took
place with nine social workers. Results were then verified in a focus group
discussion. From the empirical data themes and sub themes were identified and
verified with relevant literature. These themes and sub themes were then
interpreted through the Gestalt approach. Conclusions and recommendations
were made to social workers and interdisciplinary teams, which form part of the
network that are involved with pregnant teenage girls.Thesis (M.Diac. (Spelterapie)
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Adlem, Anri Gretha. "Retensiestrategieë as teenvoeter vir vroeë beroepsverlating onder maatskaplike werkers." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1572.
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The serious shortage of social workers (nationally) caused by their exodus from the profession at an alarming rate and the resultant classification of social work as a "scare skill" served as motivation for this research project into retention strategies to retain social workers for the profession.
A qualitative research approach and an explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was employed to conduct semi-structured interviews with 15 purposely selected participants in the geographically defined boundaries of the Northern Free State and Gauteng. Tesch's (in Creswell, 1994) and Guba's models (in Krefting, 1991) aided the processes of data collection and verification, respectively. The research findings uncovered: general and specific reasons for the social workers' exodus, feelings and emotional reactions of social workers subsequent to the early exodus from the profession, and retention proposals to retain social workers. Based on the findings, recommendation directed to practice, education, policy and further research, were made.Social Work
M.Diac. (Social Work)