ENGLISH (INGLIŻ) MALTI (MALTESE)
Prior educational experience. Where did you go to primary and secondary school? Where you happy at school? Which subjects did you like? Did you have a favourite teacher? Tell me about your experience in secondary school.
Fejn kont tmur skola? Primarja? Sekondarja? Qabel dħalt l-MCAST? Kif tħoss li mort l-iskola? Kont kuntent? X’kien jogħġbok? Idejqek? Suġġetti favoriti? Kellek għalliema favoriti? X’kienet l- esperjenza tiegħek l-iskola sekondarja? What did you do after finishing secondary school?
Why did you make that choice? What made you decide to continue studying? Friends? Family?
X’għamilt wara s-sekondarja? Għaliex? Għaliex komplejt tistudja? Min ħajjrek? Ġenituri? Sħabek?
Why did you choose to continue studying at MCAST?
Għaliex għażilt l-MCAST? Kif wasalt li tagħżel l- MCAST?
Choice of degree area. Why did you choose chemical technology/health sciences/environmental engineering? If you had to make subject choices again what would you choose?
Liema degree qed tistudja? Għaliex għażilt din id-
degree? X’laqtek? Kieku kellek tagħżel mill-ġdid
kont tagħżel xi ħaġa oħra? What do you want to do in life? Is there something
you want to do or achieve? Knowledge – are you ‘getting’ the knowledge you think is important for you to reach your goals?
Xi trid tagħmel f’ħajtek? Hekk, hemm xi ħaġa li tgħid ‘irrid nagħmel hekk’, ‘jekk jirnexxieli nagħmel it-tali ħaġa nkun kuntent(a)? Tħoss li qed titgħallem affarijiet li se jkunu utli għalik ‘il quddiem u biex tasal fejn trid f’ħajtek? What other interests do students have and may want
to develop further? Are there subjects or things that you did not learn at MCAST which interest you?
Hemm xi affarijiet u interessi oħra li għandek? Affarijiet li forsi ma’ titgħallimhomx l-MCAST, jew affarijiet li mhux akkademiċi/tal-iskola li jinteressawk u li tħobb tagħmel jew li kieku tixtieq tagħmel?
Aspirations and achievements and how they think their education helps or hinders them achieving the ‘good life’. Does your course at MCAST help you reach your goals? What helps you or hinders you? What would you like to do in the future?
What would you like to be in the future?
Tħoss li s’issa qiegħed tirnexxi f’dak li tixtieq? L- aspirazzjonijiet tiegħek? Taħseb li l-kors l-MCAST qed jgħinek tilħaq il-miri tiegħek? Kif qed jgħinek? Kif qed ifixklek? X’inhuma l-affarijiet li
jagħmlulek kuraġġ? L-affarijiet li jistgħu jaqtgħulek qalbek?
X’tixtieq li tagħmel fil-futur? X’tixtieq li tkun/li ssir fil-futur?
Students’ conception of the ‘good life’. What does ‘having a good life’ mean to you?
X’tifhem b’ħajja tajba – li jkollok ħajja tajba? ‘Jien kelli/għandi ħajja tajba u sodisfaċenti’ jekk...? After completing your degree where do you see
yourself?
Wara li tispiċċa mill-MCAST, fejn tara lilek innifsek?
Your experience at MCAST – what do you like, what would you change?
Anything that helps or hinders learning? Anything that could be done to help your learning, by teachers, MCAST or by yourself? Do you feel MCAST has changed the way you see things?
L-esperjenza tiegħek l-MCAST – x’jogħġbok? Xi tbiddel? Fil-kors? Fil-kontenut tal-kors? X’iżżid? Xi tnaqqas? Affarijiet oħra? Il-mod kif isir it- tagħlim. X’jgħinek jew itellfek milli titgħallem? X’jista’ jsir aħjar, minnek, mill-MCAST jew mill- għalliema? Tħoss li nbdilt, kif tħares lejn il-ħajja? What does education prepare you for? What should
it prepare you for? Why study?
L-edukazzjoni – x’ittik? Għaliex tagħżel li tistudja? Għal xiex tippreparak? Għal xiex għandha
tippreparak? Work experience – Do you work? What is your
experience during placements or apprenticeship? What did you learn at work?
Nitkellmu dwar l-esperjenza tiegħek fuq ix-xogħol. Qatt ħdimt s’issa? Jew forsi taħdem bħalissa? L- esperjenzi tiegħek fuq apprentistat jew placement? X’itik ix-xogħol?
APPENDIX III – Consent forms for interviews and focus groups
College of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee
Consent Form (Interview)
Title of Project: Prepared for the ‘good life’? Higher Education ‘Applied Sciences’ students in a vocational college.
Name of Researcher: Ralph Cassar.
Name of Supervisor: Dr Muir Houston.
I confirm that I have read and understood the Participant Information Sheet for the above study and have had the opportunity to ask questions. I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw at any time, without giving any reason. I consent / do not consent (delete as applicable) to interviews being audio-recorded. I acknowledge that participants will be referred to by pseudonym. I acknowledge that there will be no effect on my grades arising from my participation or non-participation in this research. All names and other material likely to identify individuals will be anonymised. The material will be treated as confidential and kept in secure storage at all times. The material will be destroyed once the project is complete. The material may be used in future publications, both print and online. I understand that other authenticated researchers may use my words in publications, reports, web pages, and other research outputs, only if they agree to preserve the confidentiality of the information as requested in this form I agree to take part in this research study I do not agree to take part in this research study Name of Participant ……… Signature ………..
Date ………
Name of Researcher RALPH CASSAR Signature ………..
College of Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee
Consent Form (Focus Group)
Title of Project: Prepared for the ‘good life’? Higher Education ‘Applied Sciences’ students in a vocational college.
Name of Researcher: Ralph Cassar. Name of Supervisor: Dr Muir Houston.
I confirm that I have read and understood the Participant Information Sheet for the above study and have had the opportunity to ask questions.
I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw at any time, without giving any reason.
I consent / do not consent (delete as applicable) to interviews being audio-recorded.
I understand that contributions to the focus group discussion have to be respectful of others and that everything said within the focus group should be considered as confidential and should not be repeated outside of the group.
I acknowledge that participants will be referred to by pseudonym.
I acknowledge that there will be no effect on my grades arising from my participation or non-participation in this research.
All names and other material likely to identify individuals will be anonymised. The material will be treated as confidential and kept in secure storage at all times. The material will be destroyed once the project is complete.
The material may be used in future publications, both print and online.
I understand that other authenticated researchers may use my words in publications, reports, web pages, and other research outputs, only if they agree to preserve the confidentiality of the information as requested in this form
I agree to take part in this research study I do not agree to take part in this research study
Name of Participant ……… Signature ………..
Date ………
Name of Researcher RALPH CASSAR Signature ………..