Meiring, Alta (DEd): Educational Psychology
Alta Meiring holds a BEd and an MEd degree in Education and Educational Psychology, both from the University of Johannesburg. She manages the EDUCARE Department as a senior lecturer at a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college. The purpose of this study was to develop a psycho-educational programme to facilitate lecturers to manage their experiences of aggression, by using an internal locus of control. The lived experiences of lecturers of aggression on a campus of a TVET college were explored and described by conducting in-depth interviews with purposively selected lecturers until data saturation. The findings indicated that lecturers experienced aggression as disrespect and a breakdown of communication. They experienced unfairness, favouritism and unprofessionalism in their educational environment. These experiences led lecturers to believe that they were ‘powerless victims’, caught in their circumstances. It was clear that they used an external locus of control concerning the aggression they experienced. The unique contribution of this research was the development of a conceptual framework and the accompanying programme aimed at facilitating the development and use of an internal locus of control to manage experienced aggression. Implementation guidelines were also developed.
Supervisor: CPH Myburgh Co-supervisor: M Poggenpoel
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