Factors Affecting the Participation of Rural Male Students in Two Vocational Subjects in Zimbabwe

Autor/inn/en	Gudyanga, Anna; Gora, Josephine; Moyo, Lydia
Titel	Factors Affecting the Participation of Rural Male Students in Two Vocational Subjects in Zimbabwe
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 6 (2019) 1, Artikel 1633126 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2019.1633126
Schlagwörter	Males; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Clothing; Socialization; Femininity; Textiles Instruction; Foods Instruction; Nutrition Instruction; Sex Role; Student Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Role Models; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Attitudes; Sibling Relationship; Costs; Fund Raising; Student Participation; Peer Influence; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Zimbabwe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Kleidung; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Femaleness; Weiblichkeit; Lebensmittelkunde; Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Geschlechterrolle; Schülerverhalten; Negative Fixierung; Identifikationsfigur; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternverhalten; Sibling relations; Geschwisterbeziehung; Cost; Kosten; Fundraising; Spendensammlung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Sekundarschüler; Simbabwe
Abstract	This study focused on the factors that affect rural male students` participation in Fashion & Fabrics and Food & Nutrition in Zimbabwe. The qualitative research design grounded in the interpretive paradigm was used to generate relevant data. The three data generating instruments used were interviews and observation guides as well as document analysis. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Data were analyzed using the thematic analysis approach. It was found out that male students have negative perceptions, which emanate from peer pressure. They also lack interest in the subject because the way they are socialized forces them to think that these practical subjects are feminine; there are no male teachers who teach the subject who would act as role models to the students; and parents and siblings do not support them as they consider the subjects to be expensive. It is recommended that responsible authorities are to erect suitable infrastructure for practical subjects and carry out fund raising activities in order to raise money to purchase practical subject materials. Workshops, seminars and career guidance are to be carried out to educate the students on the importance of these practical subjects in order to increase male students' participation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01