Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Higher education"
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Academics in lockdown: A gendered perspective on self-esteem in academia during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown
(MDPI, 2023)This qualitative research explores the experiences and sense-making of self-worth of 1857 South African women academics during the enforced pandemic lockdown between March and September 2020; the study was conducted ... -
Career competencies for academic career progression: Experiences of academics at a South African university
(Frontiers Media, 2022)An understanding of career competencies is critical for the progression of academic careers, as it influences the availability of adequate and capable academic staff at all levels within universities. The study aimed to ... -
Chartered accountancy and resistance in South Africa
(Stellenbosch University, 2021)In recent times, the chartered accountant profession was regularly in the news for reasons pertaining to the unethical and unprofessional behaviour of members. The profession has an important role to play in the South ... -
Covid-19: An alternative approach to postgraduate supervision in the digital age
(Stellenbosch University, 2022)Universities globally are facing enormous governmental pressure to increase postgraduate output, and in turn, contribute to the knowledge economy. This pressure is transferred to research supervisors, who have to navigate ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Evidence-based practices of promoting entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions in Africa
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016)This research applies the changing of cognitive mechanisms of University students through Entrepreneurship Education (EE). The study hypothesises that entrepreneurial orientation (achievement orientation, personal control, ... -
Exploring student engagement practices at a South African university : student engagement as reliable predictor of academic performance
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2016)Student engagement is one avenue to explore how the experiences within and beyond the classroom impact student persistence behaviours. This article contributes to the sparse research in South Africa on the correlates of ... -
Exploring the contribution of universities to labour market requirements in South Africa: An employer's perspective
(SAGE Publications, 2021)Organisations function in a flexible and changing environment that requires dynamic responses to diverse forces influencing their sustainability and growth. Employers wish to recruit graduates who can capably and successfully ... -
Exploring the influence of students’ Matric Accounting knowledge on the successful completion of a BCom Accounting mainstream degree: A comparative study at a university in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch University, 2022)Studies conducted nationally found that students with Matric Accounting knowledge performed significantly better than students without it in university-level Accounting modules (Baard, Steenkamp, and Kidd 2010; Papageorgiou ... -
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 ... -
A Foucauldian analysis of the ca profession in South Africa: Implications for society
(Stellenbosch University, 2020)Chartered accountants are often business leaders who frequently need to make decisions. Consequently, it is of importance for the fractured democratic South Africa that citizens (especially business leaders, such as ... -
Influential factors impacting leadership effectiveness: A case study at a public university
(AOSIS, 2022)As a result of increased globalisation and rapid changes in the technological, social, economic and political spheres, the environment in which businesses and organisations function has become increasingly volatile, ... -
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 ... -
Perceived career management challenges of academics at 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 ... -
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 ... -
Politics and higher education in East Africa from the 1920s to 1970
(Sun Media Bloemfontein, 2012)The development of higher education in East Africa has a long history. For many years, the process was characterised by political wrangling, negotiations and compromises by black and white constituencies. What eventually ... -
Reflections of employed graduates on the suitability of their skills and knowledge for workplace-readiness
(Stellenbosch University, 2019)There is broad consensus amongst scholars and policy makers that the development of workplace-ready graduates requires a review of the teaching and learning strategies currently informing classroom learning. It has been ... -
Student involvement in university decision-making: Good reasons, a new lens
(2011-04-04)This paper proposes a framework for understanding student involvement in different domains of university decision-making based on the various reasons brought for and against student involvement. It briefly outlines the ... -
Systematic review of the job demands and resources of academic staff within higher education institutions
(Sciedu Press, 2021)The Higher Education sector has been through an array of changes, such as globalisation, massification, lack of job security, decolonisation and a number of technological advancements. These changes have impacted ...