An outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme

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dc.contributor.advisorLouw-Potgieter, Johaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMuzigaba, Moiseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-01T13:14:20Z
dc.date.available2015-01-01T13:14:20Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation reports on an outcome evaluation of the Student Health and Welfare Centres Organisation (SHAWCO) Saturday Schools Programme. This is a professionally-run catch-up educational programme that engages two hundred Grade 12 Cape Town based students. Broadly, the goal of the programme is to provide learners with quality teaching with a view to increase their chances for acceptance into university education. According to the literature, there remain some inconsistencies in the effectiveness of catch-up programmes across various contexts and subject areas. Some proponents of catch-up education programmes continue to assert that such programmes have positive effects for underprepared pre-university students. However, some other researchers maintain opposing views. Additional evidence is thus required to unlock further the value of these programmes, as the need for their existence is well warranted within the realm of pre- and post- secondary school education. To evaluate the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme, a single-group, pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design was used. The evaluation used both the 2010 and 2011 cohorts of high school learners who came from 36 secondary schools located within underprivileged communities in Cape Town. Secondary data were obtained from the SHAWCO programme managers who use a nonprobability criterion sampling technique to select learners onto the programme based on a predetermined criterion (performance on two standardised academic potential tests). The selection criterion is such that only the first 200 high-performing learners get selected into the SHAWCO programme.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMuzigaba, M. (2012). <i>An outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Institute for Monitoring and Evaluation. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10918en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMuzigaba, Moise. <i>"An outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Institute for Monitoring and Evaluation, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10918en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMuzigaba, M. 2012. An outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Muzigaba, Moise AB - This dissertation reports on an outcome evaluation of the Student Health and Welfare Centres Organisation (SHAWCO) Saturday Schools Programme. This is a professionally-run catch-up educational programme that engages two hundred Grade 12 Cape Town based students. Broadly, the goal of the programme is to provide learners with quality teaching with a view to increase their chances for acceptance into university education. According to the literature, there remain some inconsistencies in the effectiveness of catch-up programmes across various contexts and subject areas. Some proponents of catch-up education programmes continue to assert that such programmes have positive effects for underprepared pre-university students. However, some other researchers maintain opposing views. Additional evidence is thus required to unlock further the value of these programmes, as the need for their existence is well warranted within the realm of pre- and post- secondary school education. To evaluate the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme, a single-group, pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design was used. The evaluation used both the 2010 and 2011 cohorts of high school learners who came from 36 secondary schools located within underprivileged communities in Cape Town. Secondary data were obtained from the SHAWCO programme managers who use a nonprobability criterion sampling technique to select learners onto the programme based on a predetermined criterion (performance on two standardised academic potential tests). The selection criterion is such that only the first 200 high-performing learners get selected into the SHAWCO programme. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - An outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme TI - An outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10918 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10918
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMuzigaba M. An outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programme. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Institute for Monitoring and Evaluation, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10918en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute for Monitoring and Evaluationen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherProgramme Evaluationen_ZA
dc.titleAn outcome evaluation of the SHAWCO Saturday School Programmeen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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