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1. Beekman, Aletha Wilhelmina. Beroepsrypheid by 'n groep universiteitstudente in SWA/Namibië.
Degree: 2014, University of Johannesburg
M.A. (Psychology)
This study has been undertaken in the belief, on the one hand, that it will stimulate awareness among student counsellors of the fact… (more)
This study has been undertaken in the belief, on the one hand, that it will stimulate awareness among student counsellors of the fact that factors like a third world orientation, minority group membership, culturalism and ethnocism has an influence on the emotional experience and behavior of the students which have wide implications for career maturity as well as for counseling and, on the other hand, that it may provide guidelines for student counsellors in their guidance and helping of students. This study consists of two phases. The first phase, as expounded in chapters one, two and three, is devoted to an exploration of the situation of the student, possible theories in career guidance and the role and function of student counsellors in cross-cultural situations. Chapters four, five and six deals with the second phase which consists of an empirical investigation. An experimental approach was followed and the crites Maturity Investigation was used as a pre- and posttest to measure the achievement of the students. The experimental group completed a program based on the model of Super for the development of career maturity. computer analyses with the BDMP3D-program was employed to compare the raw . scores among the experimental group and control group. comparisons were also made among the students of SWA/Namibia as members from a third world orientation and the students of the RAU as members of a first world orientation.The results were that there was a significant difference in performance between the experimental group and the control group, as well as between the SWA/Namibia and RAU students. In conclusion it is recommended that a guidance the development of career maturity in such situation as existing at the Academy, should form total guidance program. program for a complex part of the It is also recommended that the guidance service should be extended and developed to make provision for a career library and information centre as well as for the opportunity to give ample guidance to students during the orientation period and to pupils before entering the Academy.
Subjects/Keywords: College students - Psychology - Namibia; Emotional maturity; Vocational guidance - Namibia - Cross-cultural studies; Career education - Namibia
Beekman, A. W. (2014). Beroepsrypheid by 'n groep universiteitstudente in SWA/Namibië . (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11300
Beekman, Aletha Wilhelmina. "Beroepsrypheid by 'n groep universiteitstudente in SWA/Namibië." 2014. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11300.
Beekman, Aletha Wilhelmina. "Beroepsrypheid by 'n groep universiteitstudente in SWA/Namibië." 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Beekman AW. Beroepsrypheid by 'n groep universiteitstudente in SWA/Namibië. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11300.
Beekman AW. Beroepsrypheid by 'n groep universiteitstudente in SWA/Namibië. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11300
2. George, Deborah Mary. Values and participation in the physical sciences and engineering: a comparative study.
Degree: Department of Psychology, 2018, University of Victoria
URL: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9535
► In two separate studies, with two different samples, relationships between values, and participation in the physical sciences and engineering or the humanities were investigated for… (more)
▼ In two separate studies, with two different samples, relationships between values, and participation in the physical sciences and engineering or the humanities were investigated for university students. Overall differences by sex, and within the physical sciences and engineering by race (Chinese and white), were also examined. The first study used the Echo technique to elicit a hierarchy of personality characteristics, individual behaviours, and beliefs about the role of the physical sciences and engineering, and the humanities, in society. Significant differences were found by sex, race, and area of study. The Echo responses were then used to construct a 36 item forced-choice ranking instrument. The second study used the Echo instrument, and the Rokeach Value Survey, to measure the value priorities of students in the physical sciences and engineering, and the humanities. Significant differences in rankings by sex, race, and area of study were found on both instruments. It was hypothesized that there would be differences in the sensitivity of the two instruments to discriminate between students in the two areas of study. This hypothesis was not supported for all students, but differences were found at the subgroup level. For example, using white males and females only, the Echo instrument more accurately classified female group membership, and the Rokeach Value Survey more accurately classified male group membership. Significant differences in "traditional" females values were identified for females in science and engineering. Chinese females in this group assigned the highest ranks to family values, honesty, and loving and caring. White females in science and engineering assigned higher ranks to values of freedom, self-fulfillment, optimism, independence, and being broadminded. Few differences were found between Chinese males and females in science and engineering, or between white males and females in the humanities. Advisors/Committee Members: Hoppe, Ronald A. (supervisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Engineering; Vocational guidance; Canada; Cross-cultural studies; Women in engineering
George, D. M. (2018). Values and participation in the physical sciences and engineering: a comparative study . (Thesis). University of Victoria. Retrieved from https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9535
George, Deborah Mary. "Values and participation in the physical sciences and engineering: a comparative study." 2018. Thesis, University of Victoria. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9535.
George, Deborah Mary. "Values and participation in the physical sciences and engineering: a comparative study." 2018. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
George DM. Values and participation in the physical sciences and engineering: a comparative study. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2018. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9535.
George DM. Values and participation in the physical sciences and engineering: a comparative study. [Thesis]. University of Victoria; 2018. Available from: https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9535
University of Namibia
3. Naanda Raimo Ndapewa. The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum .
Degree: 2010, University of Namibia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/496
► Since the advent of the 21st century the world has been experiencing rapid changes in knowledge, technology and information. These changes pose challenges to the… (more)
▼ Since the advent of the 21st century the world has been experiencing rapid changes in knowledge, technology and information. These changes pose challenges to the providers of education and training in general and vocational education and training in particular. The impact of technological advancement and the nature of organisational changes in the workplace demand skills of an increasingly higher level – particularly skills in the areas of information technology, problem solving and communication. The problem identified in this study was that graduates from vocational training centres (VTCs) in Namibia did not have appropriate employability skills needed at the workplace, as indicated by Namibian employers. The aim of this study was to identify the types of employability skills considered important by employers at the workplace and to determine how such skills could be integrated into the vocational education and training curriculum in Namibia. A literature review conducted revealed that employers require workers with the following key, core or employability skills: communication, information technology, working with numbers, working with others, problem solving and improving one's own learning and performance. The population for this study was 493 employers providing on-the-job training or employing vocational training centre graduates. A total of 244 out of the 493 employers responded. The population of the study represented the following occupational sectors: auto trades, building construction trades, metalwork trades and electrical engineering trades. Data for the study were collected through reviewing the literature on employability skills, a survey questionnaire to employers and face-to-face interviews conducted with selected employers during the research. The following questions were explored in the questionnaire and structured interviews: i) Which employability skills are important at the workplace? ii) Who is responsible for developing employability skills? iii) If it is the responsibility of vocational training centres to foster employability skills, at which educational level should employability skills education be introduced? iv) How should the acquisition of employability skills be promoted? v) How should employability skills be assessed? The study found that employers in Namibia considered employability skills such as teamwork, time management, a positive attitude, problem solving, planning, and coping with multiple tasks as the most important skills they required from vocational training centre graduates. Employers further indicated that employability skills could be developed at family/home settings as well as at school and vocational training centres and suggested that employability skills education be introduced from level 1 during the first year of training. It was also found that portfolios, observation and practical assessment were credible approaches for assessing employability skills and that this should be done in real-life contexts. Based on… Advisors/Committee Members: Kapp C.A (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Vocational education Namibia ; Technical education ; Vocational guidance
Ndapewa, N. R. (2010). The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum . (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/496
Ndapewa, Naanda Raimo. "The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum ." 2010. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/496.
Ndapewa, Naanda Raimo. "The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum ." 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Ndapewa NR. The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2010. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/496.
Ndapewa NR. The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum . [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/496
4. Hategekimana, Kwiriha E. The quest for a benchmark model of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs).
► The purpose of this study is to investigate the quality of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Education and Training (NVET) with the purpose to provide… (more)
▼ The purpose of this study is to investigate the quality of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Education and Training (NVET) with the purpose to provide a benchmark model aimed at improving the educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs). The study addresses the issue of poor educational standards in NVTCs based on complaints from the society, the media and politicians that the NVET is unable to meet the job market requirements. The triangulation methodology was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data. Open-ended research questions and semi-structured interviews were constructed, tested in a pilot study conducted at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre and administered to respondents in selected VTCs and stakeholder institutions in Namibia. A total population of 11 351 people comprising NVTCs, stakeholder enterprises and Vocational Education and Training (VET) activities managers at the Ministry of Education were identified. A sample of 600 respondents was obtained through the stratified random sampling method. Five categories of respondents were identified, namely NVTC trainees, instructors, graduates, Ministry of Education (MoE) stakeholders and employers of NVTC graduates. The study focused on respondents from the Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (NIMT) at Arandis, the Community Skills Development Centre (COSDEC) at Gobabis, COSDEC Swakopmund, the National Youth Service (NYS) at Grootfontein, NAMWATER Okahandja, Okakarara Vocational Training Centre, Development Aid From People to People (DAPP) in Windhoek, EHAFO in Windhoek, Katutura Youth Enterprise Centre (KAYEC) in Windhoek and the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre. Areas of concern in NVET included causes of perceived poor educational standards, curriculum design features, curriculum implementation and comparison of CBET features with features of international VET models (Germany and Tanzania). Chi-square tests were used for data analyses and inferences from these analyses. Weaknesses in features of the CBET system were identified as poor training facilities, skills levels of instructors, VET managers and relations with the weak Namibian industry. Findings were that training facilities were in a deplorable state; communication between trainees and management was deficient, instructors lacked teaching skills, trainees lacked study skills and the CBET curriculum was short of science and technical subjects. The transition between training and the job market was poorly managed and all NVET stakeholders did not understand the CBET system in the same way. The study recommends the training of VET management and instructors, improvement of communication channels with stakeholders and the alignment of NVTC curricula with job market requirements. The job market compliance and self-reliance benchmark model (JMCSR) emerged as the result of improvements to features of the CBET system based on the German dual VET model and the Tanzanian self-reliance model. The study justifies the curricular paradigm shift from…
Subjects/Keywords: Benchmark model ; Educational standards ; Vocational education, Namibia ; Vocational education, Philosophy ; Vocational education, Management ; Technical education, Namibia ; Vocational guidance, Namibia
Hategekimana, K. E. (2014). The quest for a benchmark model of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs). (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/870
Hategekimana, Kwiriha E. "The quest for a benchmark model of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs). " 2014. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/870.
Hategekimana, Kwiriha E. "The quest for a benchmark model of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs). " 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Hategekimana KE. The quest for a benchmark model of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs). [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/870.
Hategekimana KE. The quest for a benchmark model of educational standards in Namibian Vocational Training Centres (NVTCs). [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/870
5. Weissnar, Ingrid Helene. Urban poverty and sustainable development in Namibia : a case study of Keetmanshoop.
M.A. (Development Studies)
Namibia is a land of great disparities with regard to income distribution and access to resources, which results in the experience of… (more)
Namibia is a land of great disparities with regard to income distribution and access to resources, which results in the experience of poverty by selected groups of her people. A superficial glance at poverty indicators in Namibia, such as Gross Domestic Product per capita, would not illustrate the depth of the problem that skewed income distribution and access to resources, as indicated by the Gini Coefficient and Human Development Index respectively, would highlight, for the different regions and communities within Namibia. This study aimed to investigate the extent of urban poverty in Keetmanshoop, as very little research had been undertaken in the southern parts of Namibia. Keetmanshoop faces an additional challenge in proactively planning for development alternatives, in view of the nearing completion of the Trans-Kalahari Highway, which will provide an alternative transport route between Gauteng (in South Africa) and Angola, and Zambia, via Namibia. It was anticipated that this would greatly reduce the amount of road traffic through Keetmanshoop and subsequently reduce the economic activity of the town. At the heart of this study were three broad aims, namely to establish a basis of information on the socio-economic conditions experienced by the residents of Keetmanshoop. Secondly, to determine the residents' attitudes towards, and perceptions of development opportunities and needs in the research area. Finally, it was aimed to identify the value of sustainable development as an appropriate development approach and thereby establish a theoretical framework for the contextualization of the development alternatives recommended for Keetmanshoop. In order to establish this base of information four research methods were utilised, namely informal in-depth-interviews with 18 community leaders, formally structured survey schedules with 500 respondents, follow-up personal interviews with 30 residents and a community essay competition...
Subjects/Keywords: Urban poor - Namibia - Keetmanshoop - Case studies; Sustainable development - Namibia - Keetmanshoop - Case studies; Poverty - Cross-cultural studies
Weissnar, I. H. (2014). Urban poverty and sustainable development in Namibia : a case study of Keetmanshoop . (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12582
Weissnar, Ingrid Helene. "Urban poverty and sustainable development in Namibia : a case study of Keetmanshoop." 2014. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12582.
Weissnar, Ingrid Helene. "Urban poverty and sustainable development in Namibia : a case study of Keetmanshoop." 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Weissnar IH. Urban poverty and sustainable development in Namibia : a case study of Keetmanshoop. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12582.
Weissnar IH. Urban poverty and sustainable development in Namibia : a case study of Keetmanshoop. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12582
6. Silas, Fenni. Understanding Grade 10 Life Sciences teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching topics on human reproduction.
Degree: M. Ed., Faculty of Education, Education, 2015, Rhodes University
► This study was conducted in order to understand Grade 10 Life Science teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching human reproduction topics in the Ohangwena political… (more)
▼ This study was conducted in order to understand Grade 10 Life Science teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching human reproduction topics in the Ohangwena political region in the northern part of Namibia. It also explored how the culture of the majority of the inhabitants of Ohangwena region who are Oshiwambo speaking impacts the teaching of human reproduction topics. The study was prompted by the fact that the Grade 10 Life Science syllabus requires learners to learn details of human reproduction although in Oshiwambo culture such things are not discussed openly. And this section has proven to be one of the poorly answered sections in the Grade 10 national examinations. A total of thirty five (35) Grade 10 Life Science teachers participated in this study. It is a qualitative case study underpinned by an interpretive paradigm. The unit of analysis for this study was teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching the topic of human reproduction. Data were generated through document analysis, questionnaires and tape recorded semi-structured interviews. Such data were analysed inductively by sorting them into categories and then into emerging themes. Categories included teachers' views and experiences of being taught and teaching human reproduction, how culture influenced the manner in which teaching and learning of human reproduction takes place as stated in the socio-cultural theory, and how teachers of different gender perceived and experienced the teaching of human reproduction according to the feminist standpoint theory. The emerging themes were colour coded and then developed into analytical statements. Data triangulation, member checking, and follow up interviews ensured data validity and trustworthiness. This study revealed that the cultural belief of the Owambo people that prohibits adults to talk to children about things related to sex because it encourages them to practice sex is still strong among individuals in the community including teachers themselves. As a result, teachers are not comfortable with teaching human reproduction topics. From the findings, it is recommended that teachers should be empowered to teach Life Science, specifically human reproduction topics, with confidence. Furthermore, parents should be made aware of the importance of including human reproduction topics in the school curriculum so that they can motivate their children to study it with an open mind. Advisors/Committee Members: Ngcoza, Kenneth Mlungisi, Chikunda, Charles.
Subjects/Keywords: Life sciences – Study and teaching (Secondary); Human reproduction – Cross-cultural studies; Human reproduction – Social aspects – Namibia – Ohangwena; Ohangwena (Namibia) – Moral conditions; Taboo – Namibia – Ohangwena
Silas, F. (2015). Understanding Grade 10 Life Sciences teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching topics on human reproduction . (Masters Thesis). Rhodes University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020305
Silas, Fenni. "Understanding Grade 10 Life Sciences teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching topics on human reproduction." 2015. Masters Thesis, Rhodes University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020305.
Silas, Fenni. "Understanding Grade 10 Life Sciences teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching topics on human reproduction." 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Silas F. Understanding Grade 10 Life Sciences teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching topics on human reproduction. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Rhodes University; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020305.
Silas F. Understanding Grade 10 Life Sciences teachers' perceptions and experiences of teaching topics on human reproduction. [Masters Thesis]. Rhodes University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020305
7. Alueendo, Matheus. Views and perceptions of non-commissioned officers regarding the effectiveness of the career development policy in the Namibian Defence Force .
► Abstract provided by author; In an attempt to understand NCOs views and perceptions regarding career development and progression in the NDF, this study has adopted… (more)
▼ Abstract provided by author; In an attempt to understand NCOs views and perceptions regarding career development and progression in the NDF, this study has adopted theories that recognised the humanistic approach to learning. These include Vygotsky's social constructivist theory and lifelong learning theory; The research design that was adopted in this study is based on qualitative approach due to the nature of this study. The target population of the study included all NCOs in the Windhoek DHQs. Purposeful stratified sampling technique was used in the sample selection of 45 respondents from the rank band of NCOs representing fifteen percent (15) of the population sample. An interview schedule was used as the main research instrument supported by observations in the data collection process; To ensure trustworthiness of the research instrument, a pilot study was undertaken prior to the actual data collection.The debate about the need for a clearly defined policy on career development/progression in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has been widely discussed in the NDF since its inception in 1990. Although there is already an existing policy, issues related to career development/progression among the Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) in the NDF has not been clearly articulated. In light of these observations, a research study was initiated to explore and examine views and perceptions of the NCOs in the Windhoek Defence Force Headquarters (DHQs) regarding the effectiveness of the career development/ progression in the NDF. Furthermore, the existing disparities/variations in the levels of educational background, training, qualifications as well as appointment and promotional criteria in the rank band of NCOs prompted the need for such a study in the NDF. In addition, there was a need for a thorough examination of issues pertaining to career development and progression of NCOs in the NDF, seeing that, the study of this nature so far has not been undertaken; Overally, the findings of this study have created an understanding of NCOs' views and perceptions regarding the significance of an effective policy on career development/progression in the NDF in several ways; first is that it could assist policymakers in the Ministry of Defence when identifying the need for revision of the existing policy and programmes; second, help the NCOs to conceptualise the need for education and training in relation to career progression in the NDF; and finally contribute to the existing literature on career progression in the military; The study has come up with recommendations based on the research findings that inform the policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders dealing with career development and progression in the public service in general and NDF in particular; Furthermore, it is expected that this study would gear benefits towards improving the conditions of service of NCOs in the NDF, once the MoD/and DHQs management and officials have made interventions on key issues identified as challenges, barriers or shortcomings on career… Advisors/Committee Members: (advisor), (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Namibia military policy ; National security ; Vocational guidance ; Career development
Alueendo, M. (2009). Views and perceptions of non-commissioned officers regarding the effectiveness of the career development policy in the Namibian Defence Force . (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/445
Alueendo, Matheus. "Views and perceptions of non-commissioned officers regarding the effectiveness of the career development policy in the Namibian Defence Force ." 2009. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/445.
Alueendo, Matheus. "Views and perceptions of non-commissioned officers regarding the effectiveness of the career development policy in the Namibian Defence Force ." 2009. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Alueendo M. Views and perceptions of non-commissioned officers regarding the effectiveness of the career development policy in the Namibian Defence Force . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2009. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/445.
Alueendo M. Views and perceptions of non-commissioned officers regarding the effectiveness of the career development policy in the Namibian Defence Force . [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/445
University of North Carolina – Greensboro
8. Booth, Caroline Susanne. The relationship among career aspiration, multiple role planning attitudes, and wellness in African-American and Caucasian undergraduate women.
Degree: 2005, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
URL: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=880
► " In 2002, 60 percent of both Caucasian and African-American women were active in the workforce (USDOL, 2004b), however, it is surprising to discover that… (more)
▼ " In 2002, 60 percent of both Caucasian and African-American women were active in the workforce (USDOL, 2004b), however, it is surprising to discover that overall women only earn three-fourths of men's earnings (USDOL, 1999). Despite unprecedented availability and accessibility of educational and career options, over 50% of young undergraduate women today are continuing to choose female-dominated careers lower in status, prestige, and compensation (National Center for Education Statistics,2002; Spraggins, 2000). The question of why women, particularly young women making initial career choices, continue to choose career paths that place them at an economic disadvantage remains to be fully answered (McCracken & Weitzman, 1997; Nauta, Epperson, & Kahn, 1998; O'Brien, Friedman, Tipton, & Linn, 2000). A number of theories have been proposed that attempt to explain women's career aspirations, however, Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT, Lent, Brown, and Hackett 1994; 2000) has shown considerable promise. Of particular interest in SCCT are the contextual supports and barriers of the model that are hypothesized to influence career aspirations (Lent, Brown, & Hackett, 2000). Two important contextual variables known to be significant for women are multiple role planning attitudes (McWhirter, Torres, & Rasheed, 1998; Swanson & Tokar, 1991a; Swanson & Woitke, 1997) and wellness(Brown, 1995; 1996; Krumbolz, 1993; Smith, 2004; Super, 1957), although the true relationship of these variables to career aspirations remains largely unknown and unstudied. The purpose of this study was to test the relationship among career aspirations, multiple role planning attitudes, and wellness among a population of undergraduate women and to examine differences between African-American and Caucasian undergraduates. Specific goals were to determine if multiple role planning attitudes and wellness predicted career aspirations and determine if African-American undergraduate women and Caucasian undergraduate women differed on these variables. Results indicated that multiple role planning and wellness did not predict career choice or major choice but did predict career motivation for the overall sample. In addition, cultural differences were observed in career motivation, multiple role planning,and wellness. Implications of these findings are discussed as is how counselors can use this information to facilitate women's career development process." – Abstract from author supplied metadata.; Career development, Cross-cultural studies, Women college students, Attitudes, Cross-cultural studies, Vocational guidance, African American women, Employment Advisors/Committee Members: Jane E. Myers (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Career development – Cross-cultural studies; Women college students – Attitudes – Cross-cultural studies; Women – Vocational guidance; African American women – Employment.; Women – Employment – United States.
Booth, C. S. (2005). The relationship among career aspiration, multiple role planning attitudes, and wellness in African-American and Caucasian undergraduate women . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Retrieved from http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=880
Booth, Caroline Susanne. "The relationship among career aspiration, multiple role planning attitudes, and wellness in African-American and Caucasian undergraduate women." 2005. Doctoral Dissertation, University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=880.
Booth, Caroline Susanne. "The relationship among career aspiration, multiple role planning attitudes, and wellness in African-American and Caucasian undergraduate women." 2005. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Booth CS. The relationship among career aspiration, multiple role planning attitudes, and wellness in African-American and Caucasian undergraduate women. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2005. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=880.
Booth CS. The relationship among career aspiration, multiple role planning attitudes, and wellness in African-American and Caucasian undergraduate women. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2005. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=880
9. Breger, Richard Allen. A comparative study of the vocational interests of black and white school-leaving boys in South Africa.
Degree: Faculty of Humanities, Psychology, 1976, Rhodes University
► This is an exploratory study to compare the vocational interests of Black and White school-leaving boys in South Africa. The aim of the study is,… (more)
▼ This is an exploratory study to compare the vocational interests of Black and White school-leaving boys in South Africa. The aim of the study is, first, to test the hypothesis that the samples hold similar stereotypes of vocations and that they structure interest fields in a similar way; and, second. to test the hypothesis that the vocational interests of the samples are different. The samples comprise four hundred and ten matriculants from schools in Johannesburg and Soweto. The methodological requirements for conducting cross-cultural research are adhered to as far is practically possible. The main findings provide general support for the hypotheses. It is found that the Black and White samples have similar vocational stereotypes and that they structure interest fields similarly, and in a way which closely approximates the reported structures characteristically found in Western culture. The Black and White samples differ in their vocational interests, although there are also similarities.
Subjects/Keywords: Vocational interests – South Africa; Vocational interests – Cross-cultural studies
Breger, R. A. (1976). A comparative study of the vocational interests of black and white school-leaving boys in South Africa . (Thesis). Rhodes University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009692
Breger, Richard Allen. "A comparative study of the vocational interests of black and white school-leaving boys in South Africa." 1976. Thesis, Rhodes University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009692.
Breger, Richard Allen. "A comparative study of the vocational interests of black and white school-leaving boys in South Africa." 1976. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Breger RA. A comparative study of the vocational interests of black and white school-leaving boys in South Africa. [Internet] [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 1976. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009692.
Breger RA. A comparative study of the vocational interests of black and white school-leaving boys in South Africa. [Thesis]. Rhodes University; 1976. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1009692
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
10. Adams, Pedro Duan. An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in Nigeria.
Degree: Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, 2016, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
► Africa is seen as the last investment frontier and according to literature will have a GDP of $1.5 trillion by the year 2016 and a… (more)
▼ Africa is seen as the last investment frontier and according to literature will have a GDP of $1.5 trillion by the year 2016 and a population that is double the size of Europe. The rapid expansion of infrastructure and construction in African countries, such as Mozambique and Zambia has increased the demand for commercial vehicles. This has sparked unparalleled marketing opportunities for automotive manufacturers and the continent is fast attracting major players in this sector. The international marketing literature still lacks detailed studies and research into the marketing deliberations and trades in Africa. Therefore, according literature a greater representation of African culture within the international marketing literature would provide relevance and richness in the global market place and offer greater insight to organisations who are seeking to invest and expand their businesses in Africa. The management issue here is to comprehend the diversity and vastness of this region and putting together all spheres to ensure growth and creating brand loyalty. The key challenge here is for management to be able to grasp and understand not only the various cultures but also the way of doing business in such a vastly different region. It is therefore imperative for Ford Motor Company to fully understand these factors so as to take full advantage associated with entering a market early which is commonly referred as first-mover-advantage. A case in point is when General Motors entered the Chinese automotive industry in 1997 when the Chinese market was relatively small. General Motors' enthusiasm and commitment back in 1997 was driven by a belief that China would ultimately become an economic powerhouse and emerge as one of the world's largest automotive markets. By the year 2010 China was one of the world's biggest automotive markets and General Motors was a dominant force in this market. Africa has all the key elements for the growth and development of a robust automotive market. By studying past experiences and outcomes from empirical studies on international marketing with emphasis on the automotive industry, it will be possible to draw lessons and experience about the potential growth of the automotive sector on the African continent. This study will also be of great significance to other automotive manufacturers and suppliers looking to expand their business and market share across Africa due to the increase of the middle class. Therefore creative strategies and thinking of how to circumvent challenges in the African cultural environment, creativity in managing bureaucracy and due diligence about business and investment opportunities will uncover unprecedented volumes of profitable business that lies untapped on the African continent. Data from the quantitative study suggest that culture, political environment, country-of-origin, competition and country infrastructure in Nigeria, are essential factors to the development of a successful international marketing strategy for Ford South Africa. This study therefore…
Subjects/Keywords: Export marketing – Cross-cultural studies; Marketing – Cross-cultural studies; Marketing – Management – Cross-cultural studies
Adams, P. D. (2016). An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in Nigeria . (Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3869
Adams, Pedro Duan. "An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in Nigeria." 2016. Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3869.
Adams, Pedro Duan. "An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in Nigeria." 2016. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Adams PD. An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in Nigeria. [Internet] [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2016. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3869.
Adams PD. An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in Nigeria. [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3869
11. Patel, Khushi. Spatial memory in Canadian and Indian young and older adults: the effects of age, culture and cultural orientation.
Degree: 2017, Ryerson University
URL: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A7121
► Cross-cultural research suggests that individualistic Americans have a tendency to process focal objects; in contrast, collectivist Asians have a tendency to bind objects and context… (more)
▼ Cross-cultural research suggests that individualistic Americans have a tendency to process focal objects; in contrast, collectivist Asians have a tendency to bind objects and context (Park & Huang, 2010). However, little is known whether the reported cultural differences are moderated by cultural orientation. In light of these results and the well-reported age-related decline in binding abilities, the current study examined cultural and age differences in cultural orientation, spatial memory and strategy use with young and older Canadian and Indian adults. There was little difference between Canadian and Indian participants' cultural orientation. While cultural orientation did not moderate the relationship between culture and spatial memory, spatial memory and strategy use differed as a function of age. The use of context-specific strategies resulted in performance gains in older adults, however overall older adults had poor spatial memory, with Indian older adults scoring significantly lower than Canadian older adults on the courtyard task.
Subjects/Keywords: Space perception – Cross-cultural studies; Space ability – Cross-cultural studies; Spatial behavior – Cross-cultural studies
Patel, K. (2017). Spatial memory in Canadian and Indian young and older adults: the effects of age, culture and cultural orientation . (Thesis). Ryerson University. Retrieved from https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A7121
Patel, Khushi. "Spatial memory in Canadian and Indian young and older adults: the effects of age, culture and cultural orientation." 2017. Thesis, Ryerson University. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A7121.
Patel, Khushi. "Spatial memory in Canadian and Indian young and older adults: the effects of age, culture and cultural orientation." 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Patel K. Spatial memory in Canadian and Indian young and older adults: the effects of age, culture and cultural orientation. [Internet] [Thesis]. Ryerson University; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A7121.
Patel K. Spatial memory in Canadian and Indian young and older adults: the effects of age, culture and cultural orientation. [Thesis]. Ryerson University; 2017. Available from: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A7121
12. Ringdahl Ola. Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective .
Subjects/Keywords: Cultural exchange - namibia ; Cross-cultural management - namibia
Ola, R. (1998). Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective . (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/264
Ola, Ringdahl. "Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective ." 1998. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/264.
Ola, Ringdahl. "Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective ." 1998. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Ola R. Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 1998. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/264.
Ola R. Cross-cultural management in Namibia from a Scandinavian perspective . [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 1998. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/264
13. Song, Sarah S. Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements.
Degree: MS, Design and Human Environment, 2009, Oregon State University
► The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the way a designer designs because of his or her cultural background. For example, would… (more)
▼ The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the way a designer designs because of his or her cultural background. For example, would a designer from the US design with the same components of design in mind as someone from another country? The objective was not to explore the exact characteristics or components of design that are different in each country, but to state differences in the way designers design depending on their cultural background. A cross cultural study was conducted of undergraduate, advanced apparel design students from Oregon State University in the United States (with 16 students), Mokpo University in South Korea (with 20 students) and Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan (with 28 students). After providing a power point presentation, which explained the traditional design and use of the Korean hanbok as well as a brief description on Korean female celebrities, students in each country were asked to illustrate a hanbok- influenced dress that could be worn by a Korean female celebrity who might wear it to show her own interest in the hanbok along with design inspiration statements. The collected illustrations were evaluated through content analysis of the silhouette and proportion such as the waist length, neckline, sleeve, skirt length, shirt fullness of the illustrated garments from each of the countries. This was done by the researcher"s observation of the explicit qualities seen on the dress with guidance from the bullet- pointed design inspiration statements. A second content analysis was conducted on the design elements of the hanbok shown in the design element slides during the lecture, including the dongjeong, goreum, barae, geumbak and colors, which are the different parts that make up the hanbok. The data were then translated into descriptive statistics in the form of frequency counts and percentages. These counts were used to determine if designers of each cultural group shared noticeable, common preferences for design characteristics. An analysis of the design styles and elements of these three groups revealed that there were differences in the ways designers design because of their cultural background. Differences were evident in the illustrations of the different cultural groups although it was not possible to draw conclusions on the reasons behind these differences. As a designer, it is important to know who the target market is and know the exact qualities preferred by this group, not what the designer thinks this group wants or needs. From this study it is apparent that the cultural background of the designer plays a crucial role in designing for products of that particular culture. It would be preferable for companies marketing and launching products in other countries to use designers of that particular culture. There appears to be an ingrained set of mind and history behind the designer of a certain culture that affect preference for design characteristics. Advisors/Committee Members: Mullet, Kathy K. (advisor), Burns, Leslie D. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Fashion designers – Cross-cultural studies
Song, S. S. (2009). Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements . (Masters Thesis). Oregon State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1957/13635
Song, Sarah S. "Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements." 2009. Masters Thesis, Oregon State University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/13635.
Song, Sarah S. "Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements." 2009. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Song SS. Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Oregon State University; 2009. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/13635.
Song SS. Designers from United States, Taiwan and South Korea develop hanbok inspired apparel: a cultural comparison of design elements. [Masters Thesis]. Oregon State University; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/13635
14. Avellar Merçon de Vargas, Elisa. Children's expressions of gratitude and their association with cultural values among Brazilians, Brazilians in the U. S., and U.S. ethnic groups.
URL: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=21874
► Gratitude has mostly been studied as a positive emotion, although scholars have suggested that this conceptualization is confounded with appreciation. In contrast, I define gratitude… (more)
▼ Gratitude has mostly been studied as a positive emotion, although scholars have suggested that this conceptualization is confounded with appreciation. In contrast, I define gratitude as a moral virtue; it occurs when one person receives a freely given benefit, recognizes the intentionality of the benefactor, and freely wishes to repay with something of benefit to the benefactor. Gratitude as a moral virtue involves autonomy and relatedness. The cultural dimensions proposed by Kagitçibasi's (2007) were used here to understand potential cultural variations in the expression of gratitude. The present study aimed to investigate associations between parents' values and children's wishes with expressions of gratitude across both societies and groups within the United States. Children (aged 7 to 14) answered two open-ended questions: "What is your greatest wish?" and "What would you do for the person who granted you this wish?" Answers to the first question were categorized as (a) hedonistic, (b) self-, and (c) social-oriented wishes. Those to the second question were categorized as (a) verbal, (b) concrete, and (c) connective gratitude. Parents completed a questionnaire of values for their children with four sub-scales (autonomy, heteronomy, relatedness, and separateness). First, I conducted factor and mean structure analyses to examine differences and similarities in parents' values within the U. S. (187 European American, 126 African American, 107 Brazilian immigrants, and 102 Hispanics) and across societies (192 Brazilian, 187 European American, and 107 Brazilian immigrants). Secondly, I used multi-group latent class analysis to explore differences in children's expressions of gratitude across ethnic groups (N = 467; 148 European Americans, 110 Brazilians in the U. S., 106 Hispanics, and 103 African Americans) and societies (N = 614; 274 from Greensboro, 230 from Porto Alegre, and 110 Brazilian immigrants). Finally, I used multinomial logistic regression to explore associations of children's wishes and parental values with children's expressions of gratitude. Contrary to what I had expected, Brazilian parents (in the home country and in the United States) scored higher on autonomy than did European Americans; also, Brazilians in the U. S. scored higher in heteronomy than did European Americans and Brazilians. However, all these groups scored higher in both relatedness and autonomy than in heteronomy. Regarding gratitude expressions, with wishes as predictors, Brazilians in the U. S. were more likely than were European Americans to express gratitude verbally than concretely. Brazilians in their home country seemed to be more likely than were other groups to express more than one type of gratitude at the same time. Children expressing hedonistic wishes were less likely to express connective rather than verbal gratitude (for European Americans), and connective rather than verbal and concrete gratitude (for Brazilians in the U. S.). For African Americans, expressing verbal rather than concrete gratitude buffered the… Advisors/Committee Members: Jonathan Tudge (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Gratitude – Cross-cultural studies; Gratitude in children – Cross-cultural studies; Parent and child – Cross-cultural studies; Social values – Cross-cultural studies
Avellar Merçon de Vargas, E. (2017). Children's expressions of gratitude and their association with cultural values among Brazilians, Brazilians in the U. S., and U.S. ethnic groups . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Retrieved from http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=21874
Avellar Merçon de Vargas, Elisa. "Children's expressions of gratitude and their association with cultural values among Brazilians, Brazilians in the U. S., and U.S. ethnic groups." 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=21874.
Avellar Merçon de Vargas, Elisa. "Children's expressions of gratitude and their association with cultural values among Brazilians, Brazilians in the U. S., and U.S. ethnic groups." 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Avellar Merçon de Vargas E. Children's expressions of gratitude and their association with cultural values among Brazilians, Brazilians in the U. S., and U.S. ethnic groups. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=21874.
Avellar Merçon de Vargas E. Children's expressions of gratitude and their association with cultural values among Brazilians, Brazilians in the U. S., and U.S. ethnic groups. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2017. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=21874
15. Liang, Yue. Children's expressions of gratitude and their relations with parental values and parenting: insights from China and the United States.
► Gratitude, referring to a dispositional trait to appropriately show gratefulness to a benefactor for a gift or help received (Tudge, Freitas, & O'Brien, 2015), has… (more)
▼ Gratitude, referring to a dispositional trait to appropriately show gratefulness to a benefactor for a gift or help received (Tudge, Freitas, & O'Brien, 2015), has been viewed as a moral virtue by philosophers and psychologists (e.g., Carr, Morgan, & Gulliford, 2015; McConnell, 1993, 2016). According to Tudge and colleagues, gratitude, as a moral virtue occurs when the beneficiary recognizes that a benefit is freely and intentionally provided by a benefactor, and the beneficiary autonomously repay the benefactor with something that the benefactor wants or needs if an opportunity presents itself. Gratitude, like any virtue, is not innate. Possessing virtuous gratitude requires one to understand the motivation and intentionality behind the benefits, knowing what might be the appropriate responses in a given situation, and to be able to think and act autonomously (Morgan & Gulliford, 2018; Tudge, Freitas, & O'Brien, 2015). To acquire these sociocognitive abilities and experiences, actively engaging in increasingly complex and relevant practices is necessary. Through these practices, one also gradually internalizes standards that are morally required and highly valued by the cultural group to which he/she belongs. Therefore, the development of virtuous gratitude is driven by the synergistic effects of different factors, such as sociocognitive abilities, cultural values, and everyday interactions between parents and children. The purpose of the present study is to have a better understanding of children's expressions of gratitude and their relations with parental values and parenting in China and the United States. First, the present research investigated the expression of gratitude among 520 Chinese youth (M = 10.60 years, SD = 2.09; 56.0% female) and 489 North American youth (M = 10.28 years, SD = 2.11; 53.8% female). Consistent with what I had expected, Chinese children were less likely to express concrete gratitude, and more likely to express connective gratitude than were the North American children. Additionally, different age-related patterns of expressions of verbal, concrete, and connective gratitude were found. Across societies, older children were more likely to express connective gratitude and less likely to express concrete gratitude than were their younger counterparts. Beyond that, I examined the association between parental values for their children and children's expressions of gratitude. However, results did not support the hypothesis that parents' values of autonomy and relatedness would be associated with children's expressions of connective gratitude. Findings indicated that parental values and gratitude expression were related in different ways in the Chinese and the U.S. sample. Parental values of separateness negatively predicted expression of concrete gratitude among Chinese participants, whereas in the U.S. sample, separated values were negatively associated with connective gratitude. Furthermore, by interviewing 29 North American and 19 Chinese families, I identified strategies that parents used… Advisors/Committee Members: Jonathan Tudge (advisor).
Liang, Y. (2017). Children's expressions of gratitude and their relations with parental values and parenting: insights from China and the United States . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Retrieved from http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=22583
Liang, Yue. "Children's expressions of gratitude and their relations with parental values and parenting: insights from China and the United States." 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of North Carolina – Greensboro. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=22583.
Liang, Yue. "Children's expressions of gratitude and their relations with parental values and parenting: insights from China and the United States." 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Liang Y. Children's expressions of gratitude and their relations with parental values and parenting: insights from China and the United States. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=22583.
Liang Y. Children's expressions of gratitude and their relations with parental values and parenting: insights from China and the United States. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of North Carolina – Greensboro; 2017. Available from: http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=22583
16. De Vries, Tielke Anna Eveline. Cross-cultural differences: the experiences, challenges and strengths for partners in committed interacial relationships.
Degree: Faculty of Health Sciences, 2011, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
► The topic of interpersonal relationships and the factors that enhance the longevity and strength of these have been well documented. Whilst there has been a… (more)
▼ The topic of interpersonal relationships and the factors that enhance the longevity and strength of these have been well documented. Whilst there has been a steady increase in the occurrence of interracial relationships, it has not been matched by an increase in studies on the phenomenon and indeed very little empirical attention has been given to these relationships. Leslie and Letiecq (2004) highlight that the existing research on the phenomenon focuses primarily on the reasons individuals select partners outside of their own racial group. As interracial marriages are reportedly more vulnerable to divorce than marriages among same-race individuals, it seems important to examine the dynamics and quality of interracial relationships (Leslie & Letiecq, 2004). The goal of the study was therefore to explore the cross-cultural differences that inform the experiences, challenges, and strengths for partners in committed interracial relationships. In this qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual study, the author has explored and described the specific cross-cultural differences that the couple has encountered in their relationship and the impact that these differences have had on the quality of their relationship. Furthermore the study aimed to explore and describe the strengths the couple has drawn from these cross-cultural differences to enhance the quality of their relationship. A combination of purposive and snowball sampling techniques has been utilised to identify interracial couples who have been in a committed monogamous relationship of at least one year. The sample consisted of eleven individuals. Semi-structured individual interviews were utilised as the data collection tool, and Tesch"s model of data analysis (in Creswell, 1998) has been employed. This model of data analysis consists of eight steps that have been used to analyse the data. Five themes emerged from the study: (1) cultural difference factors, (2) negative factors that influence the couple"s coping with cultural differences, (3) positive factors that influence the couple"s coping with cultural differences, (4) factors relating to cultural differences that strengthen the relationship and (5) recommendations to other interracial couples. The findings of the study make a meaningful contribution to couple counselling interventions for interracial couples, and also add to the body of knowledge on this sparsely researched topic.
Subjects/Keywords: Interacial marriage – Cross-cultural studies; Interethnic marriage – Cross-cultural studies; Couples
De Vries, T. A. E. (2011). Cross-cultural differences: the experiences, challenges and strengths for partners in committed interacial relationships . (Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008193
De Vries, Tielke Anna Eveline. "Cross-cultural differences: the experiences, challenges and strengths for partners in committed interacial relationships." 2011. Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008193.
De Vries, Tielke Anna Eveline. "Cross-cultural differences: the experiences, challenges and strengths for partners in committed interacial relationships." 2011. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
De Vries TAE. Cross-cultural differences: the experiences, challenges and strengths for partners in committed interacial relationships. [Internet] [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2011. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008193.
De Vries TAE. Cross-cultural differences: the experiences, challenges and strengths for partners in committed interacial relationships. [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1008193
17. Li, Lingqian. Cultural differences in memory for faces and associated perceptual versus social contexts.
► The current study investigates cultural differences in memory for faces and their associated contexts between East Asian and Western cultures. Thirty-six Caucasian Canadian (age range… (more)
▼ The current study investigates cultural differences in memory for faces and their associated contexts between East Asian and Western cultures. Thirty-six Caucasian Canadian (age range = 17 - 30, M = 21.00, SD = 3.94) and 35 native Chinese (age range = 19 – 27, M = 22.06, SD = 2.33) young adults participated in the study. At encoding, participants subjectively rated face stimuli according to the cue words within social ("FRIENDLY" vs. "SUCCESS") and perceptual ("HEIGHT" vs. "WEIGHT") contexts. At test, participants performed a context recognition task to identify whether the test stimulus was a new face or an old face associated with a specific context cue word. Results did not show any cultural difference in memory. However, both cultures showed better recognition in the social context than in the perceptual context condition. In addition, the other race effect was observed in context memory for Canadian, but not Chinese participants. Advisors/Committee Members: Ryerson University (Degree grantor), Yang, Lixia (Thesis advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Face perception – Cross-cultural studies.; Memory – Cross-cultural studies.
Li, L. (2014). Cultural differences in memory for faces and associated perceptual versus social contexts. (Thesis). Ryerson University. Retrieved from https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A3351
Li, Lingqian. "Cultural differences in memory for faces and associated perceptual versus social contexts." 2014. Thesis, Ryerson University. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A3351.
Li, Lingqian. "Cultural differences in memory for faces and associated perceptual versus social contexts." 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Li L. Cultural differences in memory for faces and associated perceptual versus social contexts. [Internet] [Thesis]. Ryerson University; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A3351.
Li L. Cultural differences in memory for faces and associated perceptual versus social contexts. [Thesis]. Ryerson University; 2014. Available from: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A3351
18. Gao, Chuang Rang "Ronnie". Examining Mainstream Consumers' Reactions toward Ethnic-Targeting Services.
The populations in many countries are becoming increasingly ethnically diverse. As a result, many businesses have begun to provide services specifically targeting ethnic consumers. Though… (more)
The populations in many countries are becoming increasingly ethnically diverse. As a result, many businesses have begun to provide services specifically targeting ethnic consumers. Though previous research has studied ethnic consumers' reactions toward these ethnic-targeting services, little research examines mainstream consumers' reactions to these marketing efforts. In my dissertation, through seven studies, I investigate how mainstream consumers react toward ethnic-targeting services. I predict and find that, 1) mainstream consumers prefer services simultaneously targeting multiple ethnic groups over services exclusively targeting a single ethnic group; 2) among services targeting different single ethnic groups, consumers living in ethnically heterogeneous areas react toward them indifferently, whereas mainstream consumers in ethnically homogeneous areas favor one over another; 3) consumers react indifferently toward services containing subtle or salient ethnic cultural factors; 4) mainstream consumers in different countries show different reaction patterns; 5) cosmopolitanism (COS), consumer ethnocentrism (CE), and national identity strength (NI) predict mainstream consumers' reactions toward ethnic-targeting services; 6) ethnic consumers react more favorably toward services targeting their ethnic groups, but their ethnic identity strength does not affect their reactions; and 7) mainstream consumers high on COS are more tolerant when they are personally negatively affected by ethnic-targeting services.
Ph.D., Business Administration – Drexel University, 2014
Advisors/Committee Members: Andras, Trina Larsen, Huang, Yanliu.
Subjects/Keywords: Business; Consumers – Cross-cultural studies; Marketing – Cross-cultural studies
Gao, C. R. ". (2014). Examining Mainstream Consumers' Reactions toward Ethnic-Targeting Services . (Thesis). Drexel University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4540
Gao, Chuang Rang "Ronnie". "Examining Mainstream Consumers' Reactions toward Ethnic-Targeting Services." 2014. Thesis, Drexel University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4540.
Gao, Chuang Rang "Ronnie". "Examining Mainstream Consumers' Reactions toward Ethnic-Targeting Services." 2014. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Gao CR". Examining Mainstream Consumers' Reactions toward Ethnic-Targeting Services. [Internet] [Thesis]. Drexel University; 2014. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4540.
Gao CR". Examining Mainstream Consumers' Reactions toward Ethnic-Targeting Services. [Thesis]. Drexel University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1860/4540
19. Phillips, Sanjini. Exploring experiences of grief and loss after suicide of a loved one in South Asian families.
► This research explores the experiences of South Asian families who have experienced suicide of a loved one in the past five-years. Past research in the… (more)
▼ This research explores the experiences of South Asian families who have experienced suicide of a loved one in the past five-years. Past research in the areas of suicide, grief, loss, and bereavement has not focused on how different cultures live through and may view these issues through a cultural lens. The research uses a qualitative narrative methodology and to explore how South Asian families understand and interpret suicide and negotiate their personal experiences of loss and grief after suicide. Individual interviews were conducted and recorded on audiotape. Participants were provided with an opportunity to explore and share their experiences of suicide of a loved one from a cultural perspective, voices that are missing in the mainstream literature. This research contributes to a broader understanding of suicide in diverse communities and how helping professionals can work towards a more inclusive practice with South Asian families who have experiences suicide.
Subjects/Keywords: Grief – Cross-cultural studies; Bereavement – Cross-cultural studies; Loss (Psychology) – Cross cultural studies; Suicide – Cross cultural studies; Death – Social aspects – Cross-cultural studies
Phillips, S. (2017). Exploring experiences of grief and loss after suicide of a loved one in South Asian families . (Thesis). Ryerson University. Retrieved from https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A5917
Phillips, Sanjini. "Exploring experiences of grief and loss after suicide of a loved one in South Asian families." 2017. Thesis, Ryerson University. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A5917.
Phillips, Sanjini. "Exploring experiences of grief and loss after suicide of a loved one in South Asian families." 2017. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Phillips S. Exploring experiences of grief and loss after suicide of a loved one in South Asian families. [Internet] [Thesis]. Ryerson University; 2017. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A5917.
Phillips S. Exploring experiences of grief and loss after suicide of a loved one in South Asian families. [Thesis]. Ryerson University; 2017. Available from: https://digital.library.ryerson.ca/islandora/object/RULA%3A5917
20. Naanda, Raimo Ndapewa. The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum.
Degree: 2010, Stellenbosch University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5357
Thesis (PhD (Curriculum Studies)) – University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the advent of the 21st century the world has been experiencing rapid changes… (more)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the advent of the 21st century the world has been experiencing rapid changes in knowledge, technology and information. These changes pose challenges to the providers of education and training in general and vocational education and training in particular. The impact of technological advancement and the nature of organisational changes in the workplace demand skills of an increasingly higher level – particularly skills in the areas of information technology, problem solving and communication. The problem identified in this study was that graduates from vocational training centres (VTCs) in Namibia did not have appropriate employability skills needed at the workplace, as indicated by Namibian employers. The aim of this study was to identify the types of employability skills considered important by employers at the workplace and to determine how such skills could be integrated into the vocational education and training curriculum in Namibia. A literature review conducted revealed that employers require workers with the following key, core or employability skills: communication, information technology, working with numbers, working with others, problem solving and improving one's own learning and performance. The population for this study was 493 employers providing on-the-job training or employing vocational training centre graduates. A total of 244 out of the 493 employers responded. The population of the study represented the following occupational sectors: auto trades, building construction trades, metalwork trades and electrical engineering trades. Data for the study were collected through reviewing the literature on employability skills, a survey questionnaire to employers and face-to-face interviews conducted with selected employers during the research. The following questions were explored in the questionnaire and structured interviews: i) Which employability skills are important at the workplace? ii) Who is responsible for developing employability skills? iii) If it is the responsibility of vocational training centres to foster employability skills, at which educational level should employability skills education be introduced? iv) How should the acquisition of employability skills be promoted? v) How should employability skills be assessed? The study found that employers in Namibia considered employability skills such as teamwork, time management, a positive attitude, problem solving, planning, and coping with multiple tasks as the most important skills they required from vocational training centre graduates. Employers further indicated that employability skills could be developed at family/home settings as well as at school and vocational training centres and suggested that employability skills education be introduced from level 1 during the first year of training. It was also found that portfolios, observation and practical assessment were credible approaches…
Advisors/Committee Members: Kapp, C.A., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Education. Department of Curriculum Studies..
Subjects/Keywords: Education; Dissertations – Education; Vocational training centers – Curricula – Namibia – Evaluation; Students – Employment – Namibia – Case studies; Industrial arts – Employees – Effect of technological innovations; Technological innovations – Employee participation – Namibia; Department of Curriculum Studies
Naanda, R. N. (2010). The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum . (Thesis). Stellenbosch University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5357
Naanda, Raimo Ndapewa. "The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum." 2010. Thesis, Stellenbosch University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5357.
Naanda, Raimo Ndapewa. "The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum." 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Naanda RN. The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum. [Internet] [Thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2010. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5357.
Naanda RN. The integration of identified employability skills into the Namibian vocational education and training curriculum. [Thesis]. Stellenbosch University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5357
21. Nangombe, JP. A quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia .
► A quality improvement training programme is important to address the challenges that the health professionals are facing in their quest for quality health care delivery.… (more)
▼ A quality improvement training programme is important to address the challenges that the health professionals are facing in their quest for quality health care delivery. In Namibia, most health care facilities have not been yielding good results in response to patients' health care needs. Health care dynamics are complex and inundated with several factors; among others new methods, speed of improving medical science and technology, as well as increasing demands of the clients to address emerging and re-emerging diseases. Health professionals are often criticised for unsatisfactory results due to several challenges sometimes beyond their capacity and knowledge to mitigate and manage. The difficulties experienced cannot be ignored, since there is no specific quality improvement / management training programme to prepare health professionals. Without appropriate training and empowerment of health professionals, health care delivery would continue to yield unsatisfactory results. Thus quality improvement training programme seeks to empower health professionals with knowledge, skills, and aptitudes with the aim of enhancing quality health care delivery. The nature of this study required a clear paradigmatic perspective thus constructivism and interpretivism approaches were adopted. Assumptions such as ontological, epistemological, axiological, methodological and rhetorical were used. Further Practice theory of Dickoff (1968), programme development by Van Niekerk; Kolb's theory of experiential learning, Deming's model of quality improvement, quality improvement management policy of the MoHSS and Centre for disease control (CDC) framework for programme evaluation in public health formed a theoretical basis of the study. The research process was carried out in five phases: Phase 1: A mixed method which is a quantitative, qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual was used. This was done to achieve the objective one (1) and two (2) as part of situational analysis (phase 1). Objective 1: A checklist was used in order determine the present situation of quality health care / service delivery at health care facilities. The target population were the managers in leadership positions, such as deputy permanent secretary, undersecretary, directors, pharmacist, medical superintends, principle medical officers, health programme officers, matron senior officers and others. A total of twenty-one (n = 21) participants which purposively selected comprised of managers in leadership (n = 6) from the MoHSS head office, while (n = 15) were drawn from the health facilities in the Khomas, Kunene, Erongo and Omusati regional health directorates. A part from the demographic data, participants were given opportunity to rate themselves on Likert's scale with scores ranged from strongly disagree; disagree, agree and do not know on the following variables such policies and guidelines; leadership; human, physical, material and financial resources; patient safety, information as well as monitoring and evaluation. Further participants were…
Subjects/Keywords: Health professionals ; Quality improvement ; Training programme ; Medical care, Namibia ; Public health, Namibia ; Primary health care, Namibia ; Community health services, Namibia ; Medicine, Vocational guidance ; Public health personnel, Training of ; Health officers, Training of
Nangombe, J. (2015). A quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia . (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1733
Nangombe, JP. "A quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia ." 2015. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1733.
Nangombe, JP. "A quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia ." 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Nangombe J. A quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1733.
Nangombe J. A quality improvement training programme for health professionals in the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia . [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1733
22. Mbwale, SV. Career choice: a challenge for high school students .
► This thesis investigates career choice from an industrial-psychological perspective in Namibia. The research question aimed to investigate whether Namibian youth are aware of the need… (more)
▼ This thesis investigates career choice from an industrial-psychological perspective in Namibia. The research question aimed to investigate whether Namibian youth are aware of the need to make career choice and whether they do make conscious career decisions. To assess career development and choice of students, Super's Career Development Theory was employed as the theoretical framework for this study. Only students in Grade 12 from two previous disadvantaged schools in Windhoek were selected by means of the convenience sampling method (total sample was N = 101). The study employed a quantitative research approach. Findings revealed that respondents who would like to study further were ready to choose a career. The findings showed a significant correlation (r = 0.40; p 0. 001) between respondents who would like to study further in order to obtain their future goals and the readiness to make a career choice. However, respondents felt that they needed more information about themselves, their abilities and capabilities, weaknesses and strengths, as well as information about who they are in order to make conscious career decisions. Findings also revealed that there is a correlation (r = 0.31; p 0.04) between age and how the respondents carry out their responsibilities at present. The younger respondents felt less sure about their capability in carrying out their responsibilities. The study also found a correlation (r = 0.40; p 0.001) between satisfaction in carrying out responsibilities and having confidence in carrying out future career related tasks. Findings also revealed that there is a correlation (r = 0.30; p = 0.35) between self-awareness and awareness of own strength and weakness. The findings of the study indicated that career guidance should be deemed as a necessity and not as a luxury for the benefit of the youth. Schools, students, parents, government, public and private sectors should recognise the importance of career guidance and education, if change in our working environment is desired, in order to reduce unemployment in the country and promote expectation of high quality of life for every individual and as a nation. Only then will our people's potential be useful to the development of Namibia.
Subjects/Keywords: Career choice ; Career development, Namibia ; Career education, Namibia ; Personnel development, Namibia ; Vocational guidance, Namibia
Mbwale, S. (2004). Career choice: a challenge for high school students . (Thesis). University of Namibia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1621
Mbwale, SV. "Career choice: a challenge for high school students ." 2004. Thesis, University of Namibia. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1621.
Mbwale, SV. "Career choice: a challenge for high school students ." 2004. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Mbwale S. Career choice: a challenge for high school students . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2004. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1621.
Mbwale S. Career choice: a challenge for high school students . [Thesis]. University of Namibia; 2004. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11070/1621
23. Proemmel, Elizabeth Michelle. Stage of change as a variable in career intervention outcome: an examination of a career course.
Degree: MS;, Educational Psychology;, 2010, University of Utah
URL: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/501/rec/1074
► Structured career counseling is generally beneficial for participants. However, there is not a clear understanding of what factors (e.g., intervention characteristics, client characteristics) contribute to… (more)
▼ Structured career counseling is generally beneficial for participants. However, there is not a clear understanding of what factors (e.g., intervention characteristics, client characteristics) contribute to the effectiveness of career counseling. Stage of Change is a specific client characteristic in the psychotherapy field suggested to moderate outcome. The purposes of this study were to examine the effectiveness of a career-related college course in advancing a student's development, as measured by stage of change and by career maturity, and to determine if the effectiveness of a career-related college course— as measured by career maturity—was moderated by the stage of change of the student. The sample consisted of 132 undergraduate students enrolled in the career course or a comparison course over five semesters. The students in the career class demonstrated significantly higher posttest scores on the Committed Action variable than the comparison group, but the differences on the other measures (Stage Assignment, Readiness to Change, and Career Maturity Inventory) were nonsignificant. Also, none of the three measures of Stage of Change acted as a moderator on outcome. These findings suggest that the career course had a beneficial effect on students' ratio of action and maintenance behaviors to contemplation behaviors. More research should consider how the Stage of Change theory applies to career development, including testing instruments and evaluating outcomes of interventions.
Subjects/Keywords: Vocational guidance; Occupations
Proemmel, E. M. (2010). Stage of change as a variable in career intervention outcome: an examination of a career course . (Masters Thesis). University of Utah. Retrieved from http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/501/rec/1074
Proemmel, Elizabeth Michelle. "Stage of change as a variable in career intervention outcome: an examination of a career course." 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/501/rec/1074.
Proemmel, Elizabeth Michelle. "Stage of change as a variable in career intervention outcome: an examination of a career course." 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Proemmel EM. Stage of change as a variable in career intervention outcome: an examination of a career course. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 2010. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/501/rec/1074.
Proemmel EM. Stage of change as a variable in career intervention outcome: an examination of a career course. [Masters Thesis]. University of Utah; 2010. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/501/rec/1074
24. Sun, Jing. Career guidance in a university in mainland China.
URL: Sun, J. [孫競]. (2013). Career guidance in a university in mainland China. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319  ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319  ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196457
► This case study aimed to gain a holistic understanding of career guidance as implemented in a university in Guangdong province. The purpose of the research… (more)
▼ This case study aimed to gain a holistic understanding of career guidance as implemented in a university in Guangdong province. The purpose of the research was to investigate (a) the identifiable content and approaches used in career guidance, (b) contextual factors inside and outside the university that influence career guidance, (c) how the people involved perceive the effect of career guidance on enhancing students' career competencies, (d) problems in delivering and receiving career guidance, and (e) how career guidance can be strengthened and improved. Qualitative data were collected between 2010 and 2012, using multiple methods including individual interviews, focus groups, observations, and documentary study. A total of 13 individual interviews and 5 focus group sessions were completed. The researcher collected information related to perceptions of university students, graduates, administrators, career practitioners, student tutors and teachers involved in the career guidance service. Evidence was also obtained from curriculum designs, reports, surveys, web pages, and documents produced by the school, faculties and student association. The researcher also conducted 17 participant and non-participant observations during relevant career activities. The data analysis involved coding, categorization, concept mapping, and theme generation. The themes that emerged were triangulated using data from the various sources. The findings reveal that a system has been built to provide career guidance through three separate channels. The Career Center is formally in charge of all career affairs; but currently 'employment management' is its main duty. Various career activities (conducted by students) are provided by the Students' Career Development Association (SCDA), which is supported by the Career Center. Also, in each faculty, career guidance related to specific majors is implemented. Contextual factors that influence career guidance can be summarized under four aspects: national policies and university support; management systems; political tradition of a centralization system; and various resources. The findings suggest that career guidance does enhance students' career competencies, particularly in areas of self-understanding, career-related knowledge and skills, and in career-relevant networking. A variety of problems have existed in the university in relation to career guidance, including the lack of a comprehensive service, insufficient resources, a lack of credibility, uneven quality of career guidance, and a lack of professional training for the personnel involved. Many suggestions have been put forward by students and teachers for strategies to improve career guidance. In particular, it is believed that the Career Center, the faculties, and SCDA have to increase their coordination and cooperation at all levels, by a better integration of resources. The data analyzed in this study provide a unique picture of the implementation and content of career guidance with Chinese characteristics. In addition,… Advisors/Committee Members: Yuen, MT.
Subjects/Keywords: Vocational guidance - China
Sun, J. (2013). Career guidance in a university in mainland China . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Hong Kong. Retrieved from Sun, J. [孫競]. (2013). Career guidance in a university in mainland China. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196457
Sun, Jing. "Career guidance in a university in mainland China." 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Hong Kong. Accessed January 20, 2020. Sun, J. [孫競]. (2013). Career guidance in a university in mainland China. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196457.
Sun, Jing. "Career guidance in a university in mainland China." 2013. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Sun J. Career guidance in a university in mainland China. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2013. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: Sun, J. [孫競]. (2013). Career guidance in a university in mainland China. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196457.
Sun J. Career guidance in a university in mainland China. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Hong Kong; 2013. Available from: Sun, J. [孫競]. (2013). Career guidance in a university in mainland China. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5177319 ; http://hdl.handle.net/10722/196457
25. Clark, Desray. The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives.
Degree: Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), 2010, University of Pretoria
► The aim of this study is to gain a thorough understanding of the reasons for the high voluntary turnover amongst women executives in South African… (more)
▼ The aim of this study is to gain a thorough understanding of the reasons for the high voluntary turnover amongst women executives in South African organisations.Twenty-one, semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with senior South African businesswomen in order to establish the reasons they had terminated their employment contracts. The feedback was analysed using a combination of narrative, content and constant comparative analysis. Snowball sampling generated a participant base of women with an average tenure of 8 years in their previous organisations; who collectively managed budgets exceeding R80 billion and were responsible for approximately 150 000 staff members.The main reasons why these women left their organisations included the following: the need to make a difference, their exclusion from male social networks, their incompatibility with the paternalistic organisational culture, a perceived lack of organisational sponsorship and support, a values clash between the individual and the organisation or with one individual in the organisation and problems with their direct supervisor or board of directors. After experiencing a general feeling of uneasiness and dissatisfaction most of the women resigned as a result of a specific incident occurring in their organisational life. This paper offers insights into why women executives leave organisations and shows that the much discussed glass ceiling and family support networks do not feature as valid resignation reasons for women who have been successful in their careers for many years. It also presents the separation spiral - a model of the process that is followed when women executives voluntarily terminate their employment contracts. Advisors/Committee Members: Ms N Kleyn (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: UCTD; Vocational guidance
Clark, D. (2010). The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives . (Masters Thesis). University of Pretoria. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23620
Clark, Desray. "The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives." 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Pretoria. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23620.
Clark, Desray. "The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives." 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Clark D. The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2010. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23620.
Clark D. The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives. [Masters Thesis]. University of Pretoria; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23620
26. [No author]. The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives .
Degree: 2010, University of Pretoria
URL: http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03302010-124553/
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author], [No. "The separation spiral : modelling voluntary turnover of women executives ." 2010. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
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27. Warner, Tarryn-Lee. Mindset change as a mechanism for enhancing the employability of low-skilled persons.
► This research paper investigates whether a holistic approach to skills training which challenges cultural norms and perceptions regarding the relationship between work and self-reliance, as… (more)
▼ This research paper investigates whether a holistic approach to skills training which challenges cultural norms and perceptions regarding the relationship between work and self-reliance, as employed by Siya-Sebenza, results in a change of mindset and work ethic. This paper evaluates the strength of this holistic approach to skills training and assesses whether it has a marked effect on the mindset and attitudes of graduates regarding issues of self-reliance, motivation and understanding their role in their employment.
Subjects/Keywords: Employability; Vocational guidance
Warner, T. (2015). Mindset change as a mechanism for enhancing the employability of low-skilled persons . (Thesis). Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4332
Warner, Tarryn-Lee. "Mindset change as a mechanism for enhancing the employability of low-skilled persons." 2015. Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4332.
Warner, Tarryn-Lee. "Mindset change as a mechanism for enhancing the employability of low-skilled persons." 2015. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Warner T. Mindset change as a mechanism for enhancing the employability of low-skilled persons. [Internet] [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2015. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4332.
Warner T. Mindset change as a mechanism for enhancing the employability of low-skilled persons. [Thesis]. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/4332
28. Kavela, Ottilie Vafeendjovo. The role of men in hindering or promoting breastfeeding in Oshakati, Namibia .
Degree: 2007, University of the Western Cape
► Breastfeeding id important for the health and well-being of infants. WHO recommends globally, exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and thereafter, adequate and safe… (more)
▼ Breastfeeding id important for the health and well-being of infants. WHO recommends globally, exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months and thereafter, adequate and safe complementary foods to be introduced and baby to be breastfed for up to 2 years of age or beyond. Exclusive breastfeeding in Namibia is very low, at 26%. The study was designed to assess the group perception and view to appropriate breastfeeding patterns, explore the cultural beliefs of men on breastfeeding, attitudes of men towards breastfeeding and roles and actions of men that support or hnder breastfeeding. Advisors/Committee Members: Jackson, Debra (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Breastfeeding; Namibia; Breastfeeding; Cultural studies
Kavela, O. V. (2007). The role of men in hindering or promoting breastfeeding in Oshakati, Namibia . (Thesis). University of the Western Cape. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2346
Kavela, Ottilie Vafeendjovo. "The role of men in hindering or promoting breastfeeding in Oshakati, Namibia ." 2007. Thesis, University of the Western Cape. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2346.
Kavela, Ottilie Vafeendjovo. "The role of men in hindering or promoting breastfeeding in Oshakati, Namibia ." 2007. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Kavela OV. The role of men in hindering or promoting breastfeeding in Oshakati, Namibia . [Internet] [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2007. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2346.
Kavela OV. The role of men in hindering or promoting breastfeeding in Oshakati, Namibia . [Thesis]. University of the Western Cape; 2007. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2346
29. Hines, Joseph Lee. Cross cultural attitudes and career choice .
Degree: 1981, University of Arizona
Subjects/Keywords: High school students – Attitudes – Cross-cultural studies.; Vocational interests – Cross-cultural studies.; High school students – Economic conditions.
Hines, J. L. (1981). Cross cultural attitudes and career choice . (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Arizona. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565495
Hines, Joseph Lee. "Cross cultural attitudes and career choice ." 1981. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565495.
Hines, Joseph Lee. "Cross cultural attitudes and career choice ." 1981. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Hines JL. Cross cultural attitudes and career choice . [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Arizona; 1981. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565495.
Hines JL. Cross cultural attitudes and career choice . [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Arizona; 1981. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/565495
30. Mashabela, Makabulane Sam. Community participation in social environmental issues in a core-plus curriculum.
Lack of community involvement in the provision of social-environmental education programmes has become a serious problem, even though some communities are aware that they… (more)
Lack of community involvement in the provision of social-environmental education programmes has become a serious problem, even though some communities are aware that they should be involved. In this study an attempt is made to find out how the community is, or could be, involved in the provision of social-environmental education programmes in primary schools, that is, the issue of community involvement in a school's delivery of Environmental Education, focusing especially on social issues. Part of transforming the education system is making it democratic. The democratisation of education includes the idea that stakeholders such as parents, teachers, learners, and members of the community should be able to participate in the activities of schools. Put simply, the right to education and the duty to transform education, means that all stakeholders have new rights and responsibilities. They have rights and responsibilities concerning the way schools are run, and the way in which education takes place. It is the responsibility of the state, the parents, learners, educators, and others to provide the best possible social-environmental education for all learners. The state cannot provide everything and do everything for the school. It cannot afford to do this. Parents and members of school communities are often in the best position to know what their schools really need, and are aware of what problems exist in their schools. This is a meaningful role within the school. Therefore, there must be a partnership between all stakeholders who have an interest in education. The partners are the state, the parents, learners educators, and members of school communities.
Subjects/Keywords: Community and school - Cross-cultural studies; Education - Curricula - Cross-cultural studies; Educational change - Cross-cultural studies
Mashabela, M. S. (2012). Community participation in social environmental issues in a core-plus curriculum . (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7376
Mashabela, Makabulane Sam. "Community participation in social environmental issues in a core-plus curriculum." 2012. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed January 20, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7376.
Mashabela, Makabulane Sam. "Community participation in social environmental issues in a core-plus curriculum." 2012. Web. 20 Jan 2020.
Mashabela MS. Community participation in social environmental issues in a core-plus curriculum. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2012. [cited 2020 Jan 20]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7376.
Mashabela MS. Community participation in social environmental issues in a core-plus curriculum. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7376