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Direct linkMoosa, Moeniera – Perspectives in Education, 2020
South African initial teacher education institutes are currently experiencing an annual increase in admissions of first-year students. In addition, the increasing attrition rate of newly qualified teachers is of concern globally. This begs the question of why students are opting for teaching as a profession. This study focuses on reasons why…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
Dosunmu, Akinola George; Adeyemo, Kolawole Samuel – Industry and Higher Education, 2018
This article offers insights into the concepts of lifelong learning and human capital development (HCD). It highlights HCD as the core of career advancement and lifelong learning for women as an important mechanism for progressing to senior management positions. The two concepts are considered in relation to women's career choices and their…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Human Capital, Career Development, Telecommunications
Download full textSibiya, Anthony T.; Nyembezi, Nceba – Transformation in Higher Education, 2018
Background: This article seeks to examine factors that shape Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) engineering students' understanding of their future career choices. Moreover, given the promising and ambitious vision for growth in both TVET and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), as envisaged by the policy framework, White Paper on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Engineering Education, College Students
Wildschut, Angelique – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the motivations underlying the specialisation choices of six female specialist doctors working in Cape Town, South Africa and to investigate whether the specific gender work identity associated with that specialism resulted in their motivation to enter it. Design/methodology/approach: The research…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Females
Lotriet, Hugo; Matthee, Machdel; Alexander, Patricia – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2011
The career choice model of Adya and Kaiser posits the availability of technology resources as a structural element impacting on career choice. The model distinguishes between accessibility at school and at home. Based on this theoretical point of departure and by arguing a link between choice of major and choice of field of career, this paper…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Access to Information, Access to Computers, Internet
