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The enchantment of freedom at University of the Western Cape
(José Frantz, 2020)
The history of the modern university is ,first and foremost ,the history of the unfolding of complex problematics of
a planetary condition through established scientific and
humanistic inquiry. Defined as such, the work ...
Nurse educators’ understanding of spirituality and spiritual care in nursing: A South African perspective (Part 1)
(Elsevier, 2020)
Introduction: The nurse educators’ (NE's) expressed lack of confidence to facilitate spiritual care when teaching undergraduate nursing correlates conversely to reported lack of formal integration due to slow uptake of ...
Thoughts on the future of higher education in the UK: A personal view with a historical context
(MPDI, 2021)
Before the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic, there had been continued debate about the
future of Higher Education (HE) in the UK. It is now accepted that the effect of the pandemic will
have a long-lasting effect on HE ...
Job demands and job resources of academics in higher education
(Frontiers Media, 2021)
Too many job demands and not enough job resources can negatively influence
the well-being of employees. Currently, limited information exists surrounding the
job demands and resources as experienced by academic employees ...
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 ...
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 ...
Perceived career management challenges of academicsat a South African university
(AOSIS, 2021)
Understanding academic career challenges is important at a national and global level, to support academic career progression. Whilst challenges are identified in academic career literature, higher education institutions ...
Extending boundaries: Team teaching to embed information literacy in a university module
(UNISA, 2020)
In today’s knowledge-based economy, the role of universities in preparing
students to be information literate and independent thinkers and researchers is
crucial. Information literacy (IL) skills enable students to become ...
Reflections of academic and professional leaders on leadership in a higher education institution
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
Higher education institutions are under pressure to address the challenge of the leadership pipeline. Therefore, the need exists to explore the potential of current leaders and their views of leadership in higher education. ...
Information security at South African universities-Implications for biomedical research
(Oxford University Press, 2020)
In South Africa, a similar regulation strategy to
the European Union General Data Protection
Regulation, called the Protection of Personal
Information Act (No 4 of 2013) (POPIA), will be
implemented, with a view to ...