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Building a school hall : opportunities for services for service-learning and partnerships in an engineering faculty
Author(s)
Rebe, Ntombembasa
Date Issued
2005
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to investigate service-learning opportunities and
possible collaboration between higher education students and lecturers located in
the department of the Built Environment and the school community in a project that
involved the building of a school hall. The school halls are generally needed as they
accommodate a wide range of school and community activities and serve as bridges
that link the school and the wider public. The study also attempted to develop a
framework to guide the implementation of service-learning projects in third-year
courses of the National Diploma: Building which include quantity surveying,
construction technology and construction management.
The study made use of literature that describes the civic roles and social
responsibilities of higher education in general and the expected role of higher
education in socio-economic development of the South African communities in
particular. Literature on the need for increased participation, collaboration,
partnership formation and development of service-learning programmes in order to
address the socio-economic and educational developmental needs of both
communities and students was also consulted. Reference was also made to
literature on building projects and the building process.
The researcher used qualitative approaches and data production methods to get
information from the school teachers, learners, students and lecturers through
interviews in order to establish if the participants were willing to work together in the
school building project and how they thought the school and the higher education
institution could benefit from such collaboration. An observation schedule and
photographs were also used to gather information relating to the process of building
a school hall.
possible collaboration between higher education students and lecturers located in
the department of the Built Environment and the school community in a project that
involved the building of a school hall. The school halls are generally needed as they
accommodate a wide range of school and community activities and serve as bridges
that link the school and the wider public. The study also attempted to develop a
framework to guide the implementation of service-learning projects in third-year
courses of the National Diploma: Building which include quantity surveying,
construction technology and construction management.
The study made use of literature that describes the civic roles and social
responsibilities of higher education in general and the expected role of higher
education in socio-economic development of the South African communities in
particular. Literature on the need for increased participation, collaboration,
partnership formation and development of service-learning programmes in order to
address the socio-economic and educational developmental needs of both
communities and students was also consulted. Reference was also made to
literature on building projects and the building process.
The researcher used qualitative approaches and data production methods to get
information from the school teachers, learners, students and lecturers through
interviews in order to establish if the participants were willing to work together in the
school building project and how they thought the school and the higher education
institution could benefit from such collaboration. An observation schedule and
photographs were also used to gather information relating to the process of building
a school hall.
Additional information
Thesis (MTech (Education))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2005
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