Assessing Trends in Access and Success at the Gert Sibande TVET College, South Africa | Chapter 6 | An Overview of Literature, Language and Education Research Vol. 2

The aim of this study was to assess trends in access and success at the Gert Sibande TVET College during the sample period 2010-2020. The objectives of the study were to assess trends in total headcount enrolments; trends in proportions of headcount enrolments and; trends in completion or certification rates in Report 191 N3, Report 191 N6 and NC (V) Level 4 programmes during 2010-2020. The factors analysed in the study were thus: total headcount enrolment; gross enrolment ratio and; completion or certification rates for all programmes during the 2010-2020 period. The study employed a quantitative methodology. A descriptive approach was applied in this research study, and data was analyzed mainly using trend analysis of headcounts over time and descriptive statistics, particularly average annual growth and certification rates. The key findings were that total enrolments grew by an average annual growth of 8.4%, and mainly consisted of Black Africans and female students during the period under review. Certification rates in the Report 191 N3 programme demonstrated good progress regarding student success during 2016-2018. Despite the decline in 2017, certification rates in Report 191 N6 business studies recorded good performance over the period under review, while certification rates in Report 191 N6 engineering studies programme were considerably poor. Certification rates in NC(V) level 4 programme waned during 2012-2016, despite recoveries during 2017-2019. In general, student success at the College was quite volatile, suggesting the need to implement measures for improvement. The delivery modalities of programmes are still predominantly traditionally lecturer-centred, and there is limited use of technology for blended learning approaches. The few colleges making use of distance provision still use the traditional correspondence paper-based model, which does very little to support student success, and has been associated with poor success rates.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Bongani June Mwale
Gert Sibande TVET College, Mpumalanga 18A Beyers Naude Street, Standerton 2430, South Africa.

 

Mfanelo Ntsobi
Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Gauteng Cnr. Mirriam Makeba and Helen Joseph Street, Newtown 2000, South Africa.

 

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Factors Influencing Plagiarism amongst Students at an Institution of Higher Learning, KwaZulu-Natal | Chapter 10 | Progress in Language, Literature and Education Research Vol. 3

 This research study proposed to determine the factors doing plagiarism amongst student students at an Institution of Bigger Learning. A cross-sectional explanatory survey employing quantitative dossier collection methods, containing questionnaires, was used. The study was conducted at the Academy of Technology, and the target public was undergraduate students from their first to their definitive year. The significant verdicts of this research paper show that approachability, pride, and teaching factors influence falsification. In conclusion, skilled is a growing need for Intuitions of Higher Knowledge in South Africa to design comprehensive frameworks for handling student plagiarism that is to say based on prevention and situated effective detection and authorizing systems that are transparent and usually applied.

Author(s) Details:

A. L. Hillermann,
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.

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Accessing Financial Facilities by Small and Medium Construction Firms (SMCFs) in Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study | Chapter 9 | An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 6

 This study proposed to investigate the challenges and barriers met by Small and Medium Explanation Firms (SMCFs) in Ghana while trying to obtain outlay from banking organizations for commercial purposes. Small and Medium Resourcefulnesses (SMEs) are the driving force behind the progress objectives of developing countries and are potential beginnings of income in many developing countries. The study calm data from a sample of Kumasi and Accra Downtown construction enterprises utilizing a semi-organized questionnaire. A convenience sample method was used to deliver 50 questionnaires. In accordance with the findings, the primary troubles that make it hard for SMCFs to approach funding are regulatory organizing, poor financial foundation, high collateral protection requirements, and a lack of institutional ability in the SMCF sector. The basic challenges were informational barriers and a lack of administrative skills accompanying SMCFs. The study's limitations have been labeled, and recommendations for developing artistic techniques to form funding available to SMCFs in Ghana have happened made. The study increases the corpus of knowledge in loan construction activities in developing nations, specifically Ghana.

Author(s) Details:

Francis Kwesi Bondinuba,
Department of Building Technology, Kumasi Technical University, P.O. Box 854, Kumasi, Ghana.

Phillip Kofi Ayine,
Directorate of Physical Development and Estate Management, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 24, Navrongo, Ghana.

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Analyses of Health Care Reforms in Uganda and Its Impact on Health Equity | Chapter 3 | Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 7

 Over the years, the Ugandan government, in conjunction with key stakeholders, has begun to implement health policy reforms targeted at improving health care equity. These include expanding access to health care, improving quality of care, improving health-care delivery efficiency, and lowering catastrophic health-care costs. The analysis' goal was to compile a summary of the numerous health reforms that have been implemented and how they have impacted health equity in the country. This research is based on an examination of both published and unpublished papers from the Ugandan government, multilateral organisation reports such as the World Bank and the World Health Organization, and government and development partner commissioned studies. Inequities due to a lack of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies, quality concerns, and a lack of high-impact therapies are among the results. Other findings include the existence of under-the-table payments, unsustainable out-of-pocket payments that contribute to high rates of catastrophic health spending, dilapidated health infrastructure in many parts of the country, low morale among health personnel, and low government spending on health care. However, the reforms have resulted in enhanced efficiency advantages in terms of increasing use of lower-level government facilities, such as health centres, and decreased usage of hospital services. Increased investment in the health sector is recommended, as well as methodical development and implementation of policies including all key players, as well as boosting the supply of vital drugs, renovating health infrastructure, and providing incentives to health workers. Supporting the operations of community health insurance and other pre-payment schemes designed to protect the poor from catastrophic health-care costs is another recommendation. Similarly, political commitment to raising government spending on health care in line with the Abuja Declaration of 2001, as well as measures targeted at improving health care delivery efficiency, is suggested.

Author(S) Details

Timothy C. Okech
Chandaria School of Business, United States International University, Africa.

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