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The impact of student opinions of built heritage on their perceptions of institutional loyalty: implications for marketing strategies
(University of the Free State, 2012)
English: Research has shown that the racial diversity of university student populations improves social tolerance and academic performance. However, students of colour are more likely to drop out than their white counterparts ...
The role of university law clinics in public interest litigation, with specific reference to South Africa
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2013)
English: University law clinics in South Africa emerged from the desire of law students and
academics to be involved in the struggle for social justice, while simultaneously
providing clinical legal education for the ...
Revisiting planning education at the University of Pretoria
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Free State, 2012)
English: This article discusses the way in which the Department of Town and Regional Planning at
the University of Pretoria is using three sets of projects in which it has participated over the
past twelve years in ...
Teaching for transformation: the use of narrative metaphor to develop reflexive professionals
(University of the Free State, 2010)
English: This article emphasises the importance of developing critical reflexivity in professionals. Higher education in South Africa is still shaped by socio-economic and political inequalities. This article suggests that ...
An online multiple-choice microbiology game for undergraduate medical students: a case study
(University of the Free State, 2012)
English: Educational games are increasingly used in medical curricula to enhance the process of mastering subject content. Students experience medical microbiology as an exceptional challenge because of unfamiliar terminology ...
Validating a test of academic literacy at a South African university of technology
(University of the Free State, 2013)
English: The advent of a democratic dispensation in South Africa in 1994 officially made it possible for historically disadvantaged groups, Black students in particular, to gain access to higher education at historically ...
Developing national standards for the accreditation of undergraduate medical education and training in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2004)
English: In this study, quality assurance and accreditation in higher education were investigated, and standards for the self-evaluation of medical schools and the accreditation of medical education in South Africa were ...
The social needs and problems of higher education students with impairments
(University of the Free State, 2004)
English: There has been a huge influx of students with impairments into higher education, mainly as a result of legislation in this regard. In the light of this development, research was undertaken to determine the social ...
Psychological mindedness and academic achievement of psychology students in a higher education environment
(University of the Free State, 2011)
English: This article aims to determine the relationship between psychological mindedness
and academic achievement and whether there are differences in demographic variables
in relation to both psychological mindedness ...
Participation in higher education: experiences of students with disabilities
(University of the Free State, 2011)
English: Higher education institutions are required to promote equal access to all qualifying students, including those with disabilities. These institutions are expected to create environments that accommodate the diverse ...