Diversity among Post Graduate Certificate in Education students during a yearly educational excursion in a university in Gauteng Province, South Africa

M. Sedibe

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n20p1434

Diversity among Post Graduate Certificate in Education students during a yearly educational excursion in a university in Gauteng Province, South Africa

M. Sedibe

Educational Psychology

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This article focuses on describing diversity among Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) University students from different backgrounds, using educational activities such as egg, shoe string and solar heating as activities. The aim of this study is to describe diversity among PGCE University students during an educational excursion in 2014. Qualitative research method was used and also data was collected through informal observation. One hundred and fourty PGCE students were informally observed by the researcher during their stay at Achterbergh. The findings of this study indicated that the educational activities done by these students were of value. The reason being that they became aware of the importance of friendship, respect, self-awareness, improved social interaction, improved relationships, cultural and language barriers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1434-1438
Number of pages	5
Journal	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
Volume	5
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n20p1434
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2014

Keywords

Diversity
Educational excursion
Post Graduate Certificate in Education

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General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences
General Economics,Econometrics and Finance

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Diversity among Post Graduate Certificate in Education students during a yearly educational excursion in a university in Gauteng Province, South Africa

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