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Making sense of the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university: revelations from dialogue journaling on WhatsApp messenger
(Informaing Science Institute, 2017)
AIM/PURPOSE
The research work investigated the information seeking process of undergraduates in a specialised university in Nigeria, in the course of a group assignment.
BACKGROUND
Kuhlthau’s Information Search Process ...
Ownership and attitudes towards technology use in physiotherapy students from seven countries
(Elsevier, 2017)
PURPOSE: To assess differences in prerequisites to blended learning such as technology use and Internet access in an international sample of physiotherapy students from Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Luxembourg, Sudan, ...
An exploration of learning styles used by social work students: a systematic review
(UNISA Press, 2017)
Social work educators are faced with the challenge of ensuring that students from diverse backgrounds are fully equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. However, to be effective social work educators, the educator ...
An exploration of the alignment of learning theories with eTools at the University of the Western Cape (UWC)
(Science Domain International, 2017)
The impact of emerging technologies on authentic learning in higher education remains a core
concern in the South African context. Learning Management Systems (LMSs) must include
emerging technologies to support innovative ...
Re-imagining socially just pedagogies in higher education: the contribution of contemporary theoretical perspectives
(University of Johannesburg and UNISA Press, 2017)
Despite post-apartheid policy intentions to redress the effects of apartheid, inequalities in higher education have remained an endemic problem in South Africa, and continue to have a major influence on students and educators ...
Diffracting reflection: a move beyond reflective practice
(UNISA Press, 2017)
Reflective practice has become a core component in higher education studies. In the health sciences, reflective tasks are required throughout the undergraduate programmes, yet many students struggle to find value in these ...
Diffraction or reflection? Sketching the contours of two methodologies in educational research
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Internationally, an interest is emerging in a growing body of work on what has become known as ‘diffractive methodologies’ drawing attention to ontological aspects of research. Diffractive methodologies have largely been ...
Towards a response-able pedagogy across higher education institutions in post-apartheid South Africa: an ethico-political analysis
(Unisa Press, 2017)
Internationally there has been some interest in how critical pedagogies might be enabled
in higher education to support transformative social agendas. Few writers, however,
have theorised the ethico-political aspects of ...
Participating unequally: Student experiences at UWC
(UNISA Press, 2017)
This paper uses Nancy Fraser’s concept of participatory parity to reflect on data gathered by and from third year students in a final year research module in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at the University of ...
The third-space professional: a reflective case study on maintaining relationships within a complex higher education institution
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
This paper showcases the work of Third Space professionals in a complex higher education (HE) setting, and specifically its impact on the building of trust relationships and innovative approaches. It makes use of a case-study ...