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Funding as a crisis for mature women students: Agency, barriers and widening participation
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Drawing on a research investigation into the learning pathways of mature women, this
chapter highlights funding as a crisis. Mature women students face barriers to access,
participation and success in higher education. ...
The Perception of Digital Academic Literacy Tutors during the COVID-19 Pandemic at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The abrupt transition in teaching and learning styles and the challenges faced by online tutors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic are increasing areas of research. At the University of the Western Cape (UWC) preparing ...
ePedagogy as a threshold concept: A reflection on a programme for Science teaching assistants
(Routledge, 2020)
A Science Teaching Assistant (TA) Programme, at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), focused on preparing promising lecturers. A key component of this programme was the contribution by the Centre for Innovative Education ...
Advances made by the University of the Western Cape in the support of remote online teaching and learning for student success and access
(University of the Free State, 2023)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing advances were made by higher education institutions (HEIs) to support remote online teaching and learning for student success and access, which are increasing areas of research. The ...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the community education and training college system in KwaZulu-Natal
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This chapter gives an account of how adult learners and educators in the Community Education and Training College system
in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN CETC) have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown, ...
Classification learning of latent bruise damage to apples using shortwave infrared hyperspectral imaging
(MDPI, 2021)
Bruise damage is a very commonly occurring defect in apple fruit which facilitates disease occurrence and spread, leads to fruit deterioration and can greatly contribute to postharvest loss. The detection of bruises at ...
Designing online learning environments in higher education: Building capacity of lecturers to design and facilitate blended e-pedagogy for mature students
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Amidst the spread of COVID-19, higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa
were compelled to offer academic programmes through online learning by utilising digital
information and communication technologies (ICT) ...
A teleological interpretation of Bonhoeffer’s concept of “A World Come of Age”
(Wiley, 2023)
This paper explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s concept of “the nonreligious interpretation
of biblical terms in a world come of age,” best known from his Letters and
Papers from Prison (LPP). As a case study of its possibilities, ...
Gender-based violence in adult education: The experiences of rural learners and adult educators
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Gender constitutes an integral part of both individual and collective uniqueness, and it is
distressing that gender-based violence (GBV) remains persistent in education. Gendered
violence is a scourge globally, more ...
Adult education and learning access: Hope in times of crisis in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The call for chapters for this book was inspired by the shock of COVID-19 impacting
on the adult and community education sector in our country. However, the
proposals for chapter after chapter that landed in our inboxes ...