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| Title: |
Breaking into the world of employment: The vocational experience of South African male ex-offenders |
| Author: |
Soeker, Mogammad Shaheed Carriem, Firdaus Hendricks, Meagan Joynt, Tameryn Naidoo, Natasha |
| Appeared in: |
Work |
| Paging: | Volume 44 (2012) nr. 2 pages 201-211 |
| Year: |
2012-05-31 |
| Contents: |
OBJECTIVE: The study is aimed at exploring, describing and understanding the experiences and perceptions of male ex-offenders with regards to their participation in skills development and/or training programmes. METHODS: The research methodology utilised the qualitative research paradigm, specifically using the tradition of phenomenology. To gather data from the participants, focus groups and face to face interviews were conducted, consisting of broad questions followed by probes to gain an in-depth description of participants' experiences and perceptions. PARTICIPANTS: Five males who were classified as being ex-offenders and one female (key informant) participated in the study. RESULTS: Three themes emerged that reflected the vocational experience of ex offenders: 1) A sense of distrust, 2) A sense of support: Giving back to the community through learning and doing, 3) Working towards change through capacity building. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of the study suggest that occupational therapy practitioners as well as correctional service personnel should identify and eliminate the barriers that impacts on return to work intervention programmes. Professionals working with offenders and ex-offenders should incorporate the enablers identified in this study when designing return to work programmes. |
| Publisher: |
IOS Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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