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was decided to use bivariate percentaged tables to analyse the data. See Table 3.4 for an example. Accuracy Essential Very Important Important Not Important Total Importance Table 3.4: Example of a Bivariate Percentaged Table Group of Respondents Local 42% 9% 6% 0% 57% 3.7 SHORTCOMINGS AND SOURCES OF ERROR International 34% 7% 2% 0% 43% Total 76% 16% 8% 0% 100% The researcher had to capture a considerable amount of data manually from the 103 completed questionnaires. Inevitably some capturing errors slipped in. These errors were eliminated by the scanning of the data by the consulted statistician and by the recapturing of the data onto a separate spreadsheet designed by the statistician. 87
CHAPTER FOUR DISCUSSION OF RESULTS AND FINDINGS 4.1 INTRODUCTION In the following chapter, the results (as set out in the tables in Appendix D) of the study will be discussed. The researcher will also identify an ideal profile of a CEl according to these results. Based on the ideal profile of a CEl, certain recommendations can be made regarding the recruitment advancement remuneration, training and assessment of CEls. As discussed in the previous chapter the final questionnaire was administered to a sample of 150 respondents from various academic institutions involved with co-operative education. 75 of the respondents targeted came from academic institutions within South Africa and the other 75 from institutions in the USA, UK, The Netherlands, Ireland, Thailand, Canada, China, Australia, New Zealand, Genmany, Sweden, Italy and Spain. The 150 respondents targeted were chosen because they were the most likely to respond and are all experts in the field of co-operative education. 59 of the 75 respondents, targeted in South Africa, completed the questionnaire and returned it to the researcher before the deadline date. In other words 79% of the South African respondents completed the questionnaire. On the other hand, 44 of the 75 international respondents completed the questionnaire before the deadline. That is a response percentage of 59%. In total 103 respondents completed the questionnaire. The total response percentage was therefore 69%. The researcher noted that although co-operative education is utilised on a more extensive scale at the targeted international academic institutions than at the targeted local academic institutions, the respondents (both international and local) scored the questionnaire in very much the same way. For example, when the respondents were asked to indicate if they thought assertiveness was an essential, very important important or not important personality trait for a CEl, they responded in the following way: 88
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was decided to use bivariate percentaged tables to <strong>an</strong>alyse <strong>the</strong> data. See Table 3.4 for <strong>an</strong><br />
example.<br />
Accuracy<br />
Essential<br />
Very Import<strong>an</strong>t<br />
Import<strong>an</strong>t<br />
Not Import<strong>an</strong>t<br />
Total<br />
Import<strong>an</strong>ce<br />
Table 3.4: Example <strong>of</strong> a Bivariate Percentaged Table<br />
Group <strong>of</strong> Respondents<br />
Local<br />
42%<br />
9%<br />
6%<br />
0%<br />
57%<br />
3.7 SHORTCOMINGS AND SOURCES OF ERROR<br />
International<br />
34%<br />
7%<br />
2%<br />
0%<br />
43%<br />
Total<br />
76%<br />
16%<br />
8%<br />
0%<br />
100%<br />
The researcher had to capture a considerable amount <strong>of</strong> data m<strong>an</strong>ually from <strong>the</strong> 103 completed<br />
questionnaires. Inevitably some capturing errors slipped in. These errors were eliminated by <strong>the</strong><br />
sc<strong>an</strong>ning <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> data by <strong>the</strong> consulted statistici<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>d by <strong>the</strong> recapturing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> data onto a<br />
separate spreadsheet designed by <strong>the</strong> statistici<strong>an</strong>.<br />
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