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Institutional culture and academic career progression: Perceptions and experiences of academic staf
(AOSIS (pty) Ltd, 2021-09-17)
Orientation: The South African higher education system is highly dependent on institutional cultures to enable the progression of academics with the aim to unlock the research potential of the country. Institutional cultures ...
Learning through linguistic citizenship: finding the “I” of the essay
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
In recent years, the South African higher education system has seen growing calls
for broadened epistemic access, decolonised curricula and transformed institutions.
Scholars across South Africa have taken up the challenge ...
Decolonisation of institutional structures in South African universities: A critical perspective
(Cogent OA, 2019)
In 2015, using social media, a new generation of South African
university students launched the social justice movement #FeesMustFall. The
call for social justice, equity and equality has been a burning issue in ...
Adapting an undergraduate dental objectively structured clinical examination (OSCE) during COVID‑19
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021)
In the 5-year dentistry curriculum at the University of the Western Cape,
South Africa (SA), prosthetic dentistry is presented as modules, starting
in the 2nd year and culminating in the final module in the 5th year.
Students ...
The use of emerging technologies for authentic learning: A South African study in higher education
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)
It is now widely accepted that the transmission of disciplinary knowledge is insufficient
to prepare students leaving higher education for the workplace. Authentic learning has
been suggested as a way to bring the necessary ...
Understanding IT management in Higher Education
(2015)
A meeting of academics concluded that the management of IT resources in education is sub-optimal and under-researched. The extent of IT-related changes indicates a need for strategic management, proper attention to the ...
Factors influencing the career choice of undergraduate students at a historically disadvantaged South African university
(IP Publishing, 2015)
During the apartheid years in South Africa, career guidance
amongst disadvantaged learners was largely absent and, for many, career
choices were limited and governed by politics. Despite South Africa
having celebrated ...
The everyday life information behaviour of visually impaired students at Stellenbosch University
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2018)
This article investigated the everyday life information behaviour of students with visual impairment at Stellenbosch University (SU). Ten students with sight disabilities from various faculties completed a questionnaire ...
Equity, access and success: adult learners in public higher education
(Council on Higher Education, 2007)
Unlike research into access and success for school-leavers entering higher education (HE) in
South Africa, very little research has been conducted into adult learners in HE. Apart from
generalized, albeit extensive, ...
Response to national policy imperatives for nursing education: a Western Cape case study
(Curationis, 2010)
Since South Africa became a democratic country in 1994, the higher education sector
has been faced with the challenge of transformation and restructuring. The Minister
of Education in the Education White Paper 3 stated ...