Assessment of the LLB programme of the Faculty of Law (University of the Free State) as perceived by alumni and employers

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dc.contributor.authorPelser, Andréen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBotes, Luciusen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorvan Rooyen, Deidréen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-18T13:22:40Z
dc.date.available2025-07-18T13:22:40Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionTechnical Report (Centre for Development Support)--University of the Free State, 2008en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTable A portrays a breakdown of the outcome of the fieldwork. Quite a large proportion of the telephone numbers (28.6%) were faulty or did not exist. Furthermore, 29.3% of the numbers just rang or were on voicemail. Another 1.9% of the alumni were not employed, or were still studying and could therefore not complete the questionnaire. In the end, a total of 156 questionnaires were completed. It is quite clear that the University-based contact details (of the originally registered LLB students) get easily outdated. An alumni association could thus assist in maintaining and regularly updating a data base of contact details of alumni (See responses on an alumni association in Figure 7 and Figure 8). Fourteen well-trained research assistants/ fieldworkers, capable of conversing fluently in several languages, conducted telephonic interviews from the offices of the CDS. The racial divide was kept in mind – i.e. black respondents were interviewed by black fieldworkers. A standard fieldwork training manual was used and the fieldworkers were trained on all aspects of the questionnaire. The questionnaire was available in English and Afrikaans (See Annexure 1). At the end of every interview, respondents were asked to give the details of their immediate line manager / supervisor. These details were then used to develop a database in order to contact the responsible line heads or supervisors. Many of the alumni did not feel comfortable to give these details, while others were self-employed. The details for a total of 114 line heads were obtained. These respondents were also contacted, and a total of 44 interviews were completed. Several supervisors / line heads (27,2%) were too busy or refused to participate in the study. Furthermore, 18,4% of the supervisors / line managers were either on leave, or the contact details were faulty.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/13105
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectLLB programme evaluationen_ZA
dc.subjectAlumni feedback on legal educationen_ZA
dc.subjectEmployer perceptions of law graduatesen_ZA
dc.subjectUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectGraduate employability in legal sectoren_ZA
dc.subjectSupervisor engagement in alumni studiesen_ZA
dc.subjectInstitutional curriculum reviewen_ZA
dc.subjectFieldwork survey methods in educationen_ZA
dc.subjectAlumni association developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectLegal career outcomesen_ZA
dc.subjectTelephonic interview methodologyen_ZA
dc.titleAssessment of the LLB programme of the Faculty of Law (University of the Free State) as perceived by alumni and employersen_ZA
dc.typeTechnical Report
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