An Assessment of Collaboration Competencies as a Correlate for the Career Development of Workers with Hearing Impairment in Fako Division South West Region of Cameroon
Journal Title: International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development - Year 2020, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
This study assessed Collaboration Competencies as a Correlate for the Career Development of Workers with Hearing Impairment in Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon. Specifically, the study examined the extent to which certain indicators of collaboration competencies such as the ability to understand others, participatory ability, collaborative problem solving ability, team spirit and the ability to be tolerant can influence the career development of workers with hearing impairment in Fako Division South West Region of Cameroon. To achieve this, a case study research design was used and the sample of a sample of 39 persons were selected across the seven Sub Divisions of Fako. 15 workers with hearing impairment and 24 of their colleagues, made up the sample of the study. The sample emerged through the use of purposive and snowball sampling techniques. An interview guide and a focus group discussion guide were used for data collection. Interview and focus group discussion guides were analysed using the process of thematic analysis, whereby concepts or ideas were grouped under umbrella terms of key words with the support of Atlas Ti 5.2 Atlas Ti GMBH 2006 . The findings revealed that collaboration competencies play an important role to improve on the career development of workers with hearing impairment, by developing certain positive qualities in them such as flexibility, sociable, creativity, enjoy working together, collaborative working relationship, tolerant, demonstrative behaviour, the ability to understand others, the ability to be patient, to be empathetic, to be curious, the ability to manage change and the ability to understand oneself. These positive qualities of collaboration competencies possess by workers with hearing impairment, improves on their career development, by helping them to develop a collaborative working relationship, develop a competitive spirit, work very hard, be duty conscious, be job focused, job effective, gain environmental motivation, encourages them to learn from others, retain their job, be patients, develop new skills and to develop self pride. Agborbechem Peter Tambi | Orok Afor Betek Mary Espouse Tanyi Nkongho "An Assessment of Collaboration Competencies as a Correlate for the Career Development of Workers with Hearing Impairment in Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-3 , April 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd30871.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/30871/an-assessment-of-collaboration-competencies-as-a-correlate-for-the-career-development-of-workers-with-hearing-impairment-in-fako-division-south-west-region-of-cameroon/agborbechem-peter-tambi
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Agborbechem Peter Tambi | Orok Afor Betek Mary Espouse Tanyi Nkongho
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