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‘Breaking out of the cocoon’: academics’ experiences of integrating HIV and AIDS into the curriculum
(University of the Free State, 2013)
English: The South African Higher Education Policy Framework on HIV and AIDS tasks universities to address HIV and AIDS in teaching, research and community engagement. In a global economy, integration in academic disciplines ...
Generic competences in Higher Education: studying their development in undergraduate social science studies by means of a specific methodology
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2010)
Research into the acquisition of generic competences was carried out with the undergraduate social science programmes offered by the Ramon Llull University, Barcelona (Spain). For these programmes an innovative methodology ...
Psychological resources as predictors of academic performance of first-year students in higher education
(University of the Free State, 2013)
English: This article aims to determine whether psychological resources (hope, optimism and resilience) can be potential predictors of academic performance. A cross-sectional survey design was used and the sample consisted ...
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 ...
Psychosocial factors affecting the adoption of technology in an institution of higher education
(University of the Free State, 2004)
English: This study investigated the psychological and social factors pertinent to the adoption of information and communication technology within a tertiary education institution. A conceptual model grouped the independent ...
Shifting from disorientation to orientation: reading student discourses of success
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2016)
Academic success in higher education is generally evaluated by means of concrete and measurable criteria that function as an institutional discourse of success. However, a parallel discourse of success that is far less ...
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 ...
Theorising a capability approach to equal participation for undergraduate students at a South African university
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2016)
This article applies a capability approach to the problem of unequal participation for working-class, first-generation students at a South African university. Even though access to higher education institutions is increasing ...
Race, gender and sexuality in student experiences of violence and resistances on a university campus
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2016)
With the dismantling of apartheid in 1994, significant changes were made to higher education in South Africa. Access to higher education has expanded and student bodies are now more representative in terms of gender and ...