What influences Grade 12 learners when making decisions about their future learning and career plans? This substantive report is essential reading for those involved in higher education planning and policy-making at both national and institutional levels. Based on responses to a survey done across all nine provinces in South Africa, research focuses on learners' intentions to enter higher education and their choices around institution and field of study. Understanding this is crucial if the participation rate and field-of-study objectives of the National Plan for Higher Education are to be realised.
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List of Tables and Figures
Executive Summary
Part One: Background to the Study
- Origins and rationale of the study
- Review of the literature
- The research problem
- The research design
Part Two: The Research Findings
- Profile of the population
- Learner choice: to study further or not
- Choosing an institution
- Choosing a field of study
- The impact of choices on the future
- Relative influence of factors on learner choice
Part Three: Looking Forward
- Implications of the findings
- Conclusion
References
Appendix: The Questionnaire