Why are some learners more successful than others in the completion of an ABET course? - a case study at a publishing company

[摘要] The provision of Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) in South Africa hasevolved over time to meet the needs of political agendas of the day. Presently,ABET policy aims to redress the inequalities of education created by theapartheid and Bantu Education systems. To this end, government hasestablished policies and frameworks to encourage learning in both formal andinformal environments. ABET learners usually have a very specific sociologicaland historical autobiography. Their needs and responsibilities are different tothose of younger learners. So, with this andragogical consideration in mind, Iposed the question: 'Why are some learners more successful than others in thecompletion of an ABET course?I conducted a case study at Belmont Publishers1. My primary researchparticipants were company management, the ABET facilitator and the ABETlearners. To gather data from these participants, I used qualitative research toolsthat included: questionnaires; interviews; focus group interviews; group workactivities; and observations. My study focussed on the investigation of intrinsicand extrinsic factors that impact ABET success at the Belmont site. The views ofthe various research participants (the manager; the ABET facilitator and theABET learners) are presented as either factors that contribute to learner failure atboth intrinsic and extrinsic levels or factors that contribute to learner success ateither an intrinsic or extrinsic level.1 Name changed for reasons of confidentiality.From the findings that emerged from the case study of Belmont Publishers,recommendations are made to relevant stakeholders about factors that couldpotentially enhance ABET learning in South Africa. The study concludes withsuggestions of other ABET related issues which could be researched.

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand