Doctoral research / 2020
Doctoral research in inclusive education.
The doctoral inquiry examines inclusive practices in three TVET-college cases in Limpopo. This hub makes the path from the research question to methods, findings and a proposed model easier to inspect.
University of Limpopo
Integrating inclusive practices at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in Limpopo Province
Lorna Pheeha Sako · PhD (Community and Continuing Education)
Supervisors: J. M. Mamabolo; M. J. Themane
What conditions help students with disabilities participate in vocational learning?
How the inquiry was conducted
A qualitative, interpretive multiple-case study with 27 purposively selected participants, using documents, interviews and observation.
Inspect the methodsWhat the thesis describes
The thesis describes barriers associated with staff preparation, physical accessibility, curriculum access and coordinated support. Read these themes within the study’s setting and methods.
Read the findings in contextA contextual qualitative inquiry does not provide a national prevalence estimate or prove an intervention’s effectiveness. AISA is a proposed model, not a validated diagnostic or accreditation instrument.
Six chapters · one connected inquiry
Choose a reading route.
Context and research questions
What makes the integration of inclusive practices a question for TVET colleges?
Printed pp. 1–13 · PDF pp. 18–30Literature and policy context
How does earlier research help locate the problem of inclusion in vocational education?
Printed pp. 14–32 · PDF pp. 31–49Theoretical framing
What changes when participation is understood through the relationship between a person and a setting?
Printed pp. 33–46 · PDF pp. 50–63Design, evidence and ethics
How were the research questions connected to participants, evidence and interpretation?
Printed pp. 47–61 · PDF pp. 64–78Findings and their context
What did the inquiry describe about the conditions for participation?
Printed pp. 62–102 · PDF pp. 79–119Implications and a proposed model
How does the thesis move from findings to possible responses?
Printed pp. 103–118 · PDF pp. 120–135A model proposed in the thesis
Keep the student
at the centre.
AISA connects participation with teaching, the educational setting and institutional support. Inspect the relationships and their original source.
Explore the AISA modelparticipationCollege support
One scholarly work · 2020
Sako, L. P. (2020). Integrating inclusive practices at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges in Limpopo Province [Doctoral thesis, University of Limpopo]. UL Space. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3598
These source-linked reading guides and interactive explanations were prepared for this website. They are not additional publications, first-person statements or a claim of personal review by Dr Sako. The university thesis remains the authoritative research record.