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Looking back
(José Frantz, 2020)
Professors Patricia Hayes and Premesh Lalu have in this edition of Signals provided useful insight into the importance of theory,
history, archives and the humanities in South Africa, and how
they can help “assist us in ...
The need for a new language? How historically disadvantaged institutions grapple with the effects of labelling in Higher Education: the case of the University of the Western Cape
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Tertiary institutions in South Africa have been dichotomised through the colonial structure and apartheid which sought to subjugate some institutions and elevate others. Not only have historically disadvantaged institutions ...
Lifelong learning and connected-up development: insights from South Africa
(UNESCO, 2011)
Lifelong learning through the four major stages of people’s development
(Schuller and Watson 2009) embodies the need for integrated, connected-up
approaches to development. I will reference briefly three examples in ...
Perceived stressors of oral hygiene students in the dental environment
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
University students are exposed to a multitude of stressors that may impact on their performance. The nature of health sciences education
generally involves early engagement with patients and communities, which may add ...
Dynamics of building a better society: Reflections on ten years of development cooperation and capacity building
(SUN Media, 2014)
The modern world is an environment of rapid change. Per Dalin points
out that we are experiencing an unprecedented ten revolutions occurring
simultaneously. There are revolutions prompted by globalisation and the
population ...
The academic transitional experiences of masters’ students at the University of the Western Cape
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2012)
Transition has been a major focus of educational institutions. However, most of the research into student transition focuses on the challenges related the transition from high school to university. Not much emphasis has ...
Re-imagining a picture: Higher education in lifelong learning
(IIZ/DVV, Hamburg, Germany, 2000)
In using “lifelong learning” as the frame to observe higher education institutions, our gaze focuses both internally and externally. Internally we see a concern to ensure high quality, and flexible teaching and learning ...
Preceptor reflections on the Community Health clinical rotation for fourth year pharmacy students at the University of the Western Cape
(2019)
This paper describes the community health clinic rotation of the Patient Care Experience programme (PaCE) offered to fourth year pharmacy students (2018) at the University of the Western Cape. Reflections from the collective ...
The way forward with dental student communication at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
Dental students are extensively trained to provide dental treatment to their patients during the undergraduate programme. However, no
or little time is spent on the training of basic communication skills. Embedding a ...
Insights and current debates on community engagement in higher education institutions: Perspectives on the University of the Western Cape
(SAGE Publications, 2021)
This study investigated the insights and current debates on community engagement in higher education institutions with
specific reference to the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The article argues ...