Die effek van verskillende onderrigmetodes in die aanbieding van 'n behuisingsgeletterdheidsprogram

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The role which education can play in the upliftment of individuals and families has been receivingincreasing attention by the South African government because it is regarded as each individual'sright to reach his/her full potential. However, the way in which education is presented is the definingfactor, which determines the sustainability of the subsequent development. The purpose of thestudy was to determine how Consumer scientists could contribute to transformative learning as wellas the increasing of individual's levels of empowerment and knowledge.A literature study was undertaken to present a synopsis of emancipation education and transformativelearning within the context of Consumer Science. Several methods of education, the underlyingconcepts to transformative learning, methods to bring about transformative learning, several phasesin transformation of perspectives, the outcomes of the emancipation education method, the role ofthe Consumer scientist as emancipation educator as well as practical teaching methods were alsoincluded to support the empirical part of the study.A housing literacy programme was adapted and presented according to two different methods ofeducation, namely emancipation and technical methods to represent the empirical part of this study.The housing literacy programme was presented to women in Calvinia and Williston living in governmentsubsidised houses. During the implementation of the emancipation method of education,the transformation framework was used in conjunction with the action research model to adapt theprogramme and to identify any transformation that took place. In experimental design, the emancipationand technical methods were compared in terms of an increase in empowerment and knowledge.The status of empowerment and knowledge of both groups was determined before the programme,directly after the programme as well as two months thereafter.Quantitative data was obtained from the questionnaires on empowerment and knowledge, whilequalitative data was obtained from the action research model as well as the transformation framework.The result of the quantitative data showed a clear difference between the group taught withthe emancipatory method, and the group taught with the technical method in tenus of the increase inlevels of empowerment and knowledge. The group taught with the emancipatory method showedhigher levels of empowerment and knowledge than the group taught with the technical method directlyafter the programme as well as two months thereafter. The levels of empowerment andknowledge of the group taught with the emancipatory method showed significant statistical differencesfrom before the presentation of the programme until two months thereafter. This suggests thesustainable character of an increase in empowerment and knowledge. Results obtained from thequalitative data also indicated the occurrence of distorted meaning schemes as well as modificationthereof.This study showed that using the emancipation method of education when presenting a ConsumerScience programme could induce transformation. The quantitative data also proved the emancipationmethod of education to be more effective than the technical method when aiming to increase anindividual's level of empowerment and knowledge. It is therefore important that Consumer scientistsbe aware of all the characteristics of the emancipation method of education as well as transformativelearning in order to induce change in individuals and families and to lead them to selfdependence.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University