An exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisorAbdullah, Somaya
dc.contributor.authorMaposa, Diana R
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-15T09:53:08Z
dc.date.available2021-01-15T09:53:08Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to explore the employment prospects for Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is known to have one of the highest numbers of educated people in Africa. However, this does not include the deaf people who are often informally employed because of the poor quality of education afforded to them. The research explored the employment prospects for Deaf individuals using a quality research design to understand their experiences in this context. Twenty participants were purposefully selected in two cities, namely Bulawayo and Gweru. They had completed their secondary level of education and sat for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) ordinary level exams which are Zimbabwe's national exams, while others sat for Higher Education Examination Council (HEXCO). The findings revealed limitations and inconsistencies in the education process, which restricted their progress for further studies as well as future employment prospects. These limitations include that Deaf learners are required to write exams that are separate from other hearing learners in terms of content. Educators do not take into consideration the Deaf leaners' limited comprehension of the English language. There is a lack of knowledge of sign language by educators and limited exposure to training to get the knowledge. These factors affected their work prospects as they were more likely to end up working in the informal sector, where they also faced oppression and exclusion based on their unique mode of communication. They also experienced the latter when accessing public services like hospitals. The challenges they face leave them disempowered, excluded and incapable of personal and social development. The research offers knowledge on issues that need to be addressed in order to foster empowerment amongst the deaf individuals as social development is for the Deaf too.
dc.identifier.apacitationMaposa, D. R. (2020). <i>An exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe</i>. (Master Thesis). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32521en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMaposa, Diana R. <i>"An exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe."</i> Master Thesis., University of Cape Town, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32521en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaposa, D.R. 2020. An exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe. Master Thesis. University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32521en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Maposa, Diana R AB - The purpose of this research was to explore the employment prospects for Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is known to have one of the highest numbers of educated people in Africa. However, this does not include the deaf people who are often informally employed because of the poor quality of education afforded to them. The research explored the employment prospects for Deaf individuals using a quality research design to understand their experiences in this context. Twenty participants were purposefully selected in two cities, namely Bulawayo and Gweru. They had completed their secondary level of education and sat for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) ordinary level exams which are Zimbabwe's national exams, while others sat for Higher Education Examination Council (HEXCO). The findings revealed limitations and inconsistencies in the education process, which restricted their progress for further studies as well as future employment prospects. These limitations include that Deaf learners are required to write exams that are separate from other hearing learners in terms of content. Educators do not take into consideration the Deaf leaners' limited comprehension of the English language. There is a lack of knowledge of sign language by educators and limited exposure to training to get the knowledge. These factors affected their work prospects as they were more likely to end up working in the informal sector, where they also faced oppression and exclusion based on their unique mode of communication. They also experienced the latter when accessing public services like hospitals. The challenges they face leave them disempowered, excluded and incapable of personal and social development. The research offers knowledge on issues that need to be addressed in order to foster empowerment amongst the deaf individuals as social development is for the Deaf too. DA - 2020 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2020 T1 - An exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe TI - An exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32521 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/32521
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMaposa DR. An exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe. [Master Thesis]. University of Cape Town, 2020 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32521en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Development
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subject.otherSocial Development
dc.titleAn exploratory study of the employment prospects of Deaf individuals in Zimbabwe
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocSc
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceMaster Thesis
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