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External group coaching and mentoring: building a research community of practice at a university of technology
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2013)
Globally, a clarion call has been made for higher education institutions to establish
creative and effective research capacity-building systems with the purpose of
developing a next generation of scholars. The training ...
The drivers of student enrolment and retention: a stakeholder perception analysis in higher education
(Faculty of Law, University of the Free State, 2013-03)
This study identified the drivers of student participation in the academic programmes of a South African
university department. First, it explored the determinants of student enrolment and retention from
earlier research ...
The potential of critical feminist citizenship frameworks for citizenship and social justice in higher education
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012-12)
There is a paucity of South African literature that uses feminist critical approaches as a conceptual
tool to examine intersections of social justice and citizenship. This article aims to address this gap by
examining ...
Funding sources for public higher education in South Africa: institutional responses
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2013)
Tuition fees and the use of student loans to complement government’s allocations
have become unavoidable because of increasing competing new priorities for funding.
This article addresses the funding sources of public ...
A quantitative literacy course for Humanities and Law students: the challenges of a context-based curriculum
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012)
This article examines some aspects of the effectiveness of a first-year course in quantitative literacy
for Humanities and Law students at a South African university. This intervention is necessary to assist
students in ...
Theorising multiply disadvantaged young people’s challenges in accessing higher education
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2015)
This paper sketches an innovative conceptualisation of disadvantaged youth, shaped
dialogically by the interactions of theorising and data from a case study at Orange
Farm informal settlement in South Africa in 2013. The ...
Mathematics: a powerful pre- and post-admission variable to predict success in engineering programmes at a University of Technology
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2013)
Although student attrition and retention are researched all over the world, there is no
final formula available to ensure academic success for selected students. The purpose
is to share research undertaken at the Tshwane ...
Conceptualising transformation and interrogating elitism: the Bale scholarship programme
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2013)
In this article, we consider the extent to which a scholarship programme at the University of
the Witwatersrand (Wits) engages with the challenges of transformation. This scholarship
programme highlights the transformative ...
Constructive feedback as a learning tool to enhance students’ self-regulation and performance in higher education
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2012)
If feedback is provided in a way that can develop students’ self-regulatory skills, it could enhance
learning and, consequently, lead to improved performance. To improve teaching and learning in higher
education (HE), ...
Hoër onderwys en diversiteit: 'n oop gesprek
(University of the Free State, 2000)
English: South African higher education does not stand alone in facing the challenges posed by diversity in a time of transformation. The growth and variety of subject literature in this field indicates that student ...