A Bird's Eye View on the Status of the Module "Life Skills" in the Foundation Phase at Higher Education Institutions in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Steyn, Miemsie; Schuld, Nicoleen; Hartell, Cycil
Titel	A Bird's Eye View on the Status of the Module "Life Skills" in the Foundation Phase at Higher Education Institutions in South Africa
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2 (2012) 2, S.158-176 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Daily Living Skills; Higher Education; Units of Study; National Curriculum; Curriculum Evaluation; College Faculty; Teacher Education Programs; Integrated Curriculum; Credits; Social Sciences; Natural Sciences; Health Education; Art Education; Handicrafts; Music Education; Physical Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Alltagsfertigkeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lerneinheit; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Fakultät; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Naturwissenschaften; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Handwerk; Musikerziehung; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This paper explores how the foundation phase subject area of "life skills" is being offered at (n= 9) higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa. The aim of the study, about which we report, was to identify similarities and differences in the curricula offered at these institutions and to establish the extent to which the different modules attend to the various aspects of life skills according to the most recent national curriculum. We conducted semi-structured interviews with participants who teach the subject at universities and we also analysed curriculum documents. We worked with a purposive sample of 9 respondents from the respective universities. The study found that although universities use the CAPS (national curriculum) document as guideline for structuring their curricula in teacher education programmes, some participants indicated that they follow an integrated approach, thereby implying that the different components of the school curriculum as outlined in the CAPS document are not specifically accommodated within their programmes. An additional finding was that there is a vast difference in the range of credits allocated to the various aspects of life skills that may restrict social mobility between various HEIs. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01