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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 ...
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, ...
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) ...
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 ...
Access and barriers to post-school education and success for disadvantaged black adults in South Africa: Rethinking equity and social justice
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Widespread national higher education student protests against proposed fee increases and
demands for free higher education in South Africa that arose towards the end of 2015 drew
international attention to disadvantaged ...
Socio-economic crisis, social security, distributive justice, and vulnerable adults’ access to post-school education and training in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Emerging international theoretical perspectives illuminate new understandings
about adults’ access to post-school education and training (PSET) in contexts of crisis.
As the crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Towards a socially just continuous professional development model for teachers as adult learners
(2022)
In 2020, the world experienced an unprecedented pandemic with devastating, lasting effects. For South Africa,
it revealed stark inequalities in society and in schools. One such disparity was that between the digitally ...
Community education and the crisis of biodiversity loss: Reflections from the hall of mirrors of past projects
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
South Africa is one of the most biologically diverse countries on our planet, and many
South Africans depend on our biodiversity for their livelihoods. However, we face a rising
biodiversity crisis, with many of our ...