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Analysing student affairs research within higher education through Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological model lens
(University of the Free State, 2020-07)Through Bronfenbrenner’s Person, Process, Context and Time (PPCT) model lens, this study identified the most important student affairs research themes for transforming student (including postgraduate students) learning and ... -
Enhancing English academic literacy programmes for first year university students
(University of the Free State, 2015-06)This study aims at enhancing English academic literacy programmes for first year university students at the Qwaqwa Campus of the UFS. In order to achieve this, the following specific objectives were formulated to direct ... -
Challenges of pre-service teachers' classroom participation in a rurally located university in South Africa
(Richtmann Publishing, 2022)Despite the enriched curriculum and pedagogical practices that expose everyone enrolled to be trained as professional teachers to teaching skills, the number of incompetent teachers produced by many higher learning ... -
Natural sciences pre-service teachers’ experiences and perceptions of the practical learning component of their bed curriculum
(University of the Free State, 2021-12)Microteaching, as part of pre-service teachers’ preparation towards teacher effectiveness, remains a contentious issue in teacher training. This paper reports on the reflections of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) pre-service ... -
Translanguaging as a pedagogical strategy to implement multilingual language policy at a South African university
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)South African institutions of higher learning continue to grapple with the practical implementation of language policies. Universities have amended their policies to adhere to the language policy for higher education and ... -
Integrating academic and career advising in a South African Higher Education institution
(University of the Free State, 2021-12)South African Higher Education has focused extensively on widening access to further inclusivity and economic development. However, it has become apparent that access alone is not enough, as students need to persist and ... -
Early career women academics: a case study of working lives in a gendered institution
(University of the Free State, 2019-09)This study was informed by my interest in a set of inter-related policy concerns about the academic profession in South Africa. Academic staff in South African universities remain predominantly white and male at senior ... -
Supporting east Asian students enrolled at a South African university
(University of the Free State, 2019-01)Over the previous 30 years, most East Asian (South Korea, China, Japan) countries have achieved remarkable economic success, and are entering the global economic market. Therefore, more and more East Asian parents support ... -
Physial space and transformation in higher education: the case of the University of the Free State
(University of the Free State, 2018-09)The significance of space and objects in space on South African higher education campuses was brought to the fore during the 2015/16 student movements. The movements highlighted that official higher education policy and ... -
The achievement of university access: conversion factors, capabilities and choices
(Cogitatio Press, 2019)In the light both of persistent inequality of education opportunities for low income families and a wide equality gap in South Africa, this article explores students’ university access by applying Amartya Sen’s capability ... -
Exploring higher education capabilities of black women graduates towards personal and professional development
(University of the Free State, 2014-10)English: Student success does not cease to be important after students have graduated, but extends to how employable graduates are and what they can do with their lives. Even though more than half of students enrolled in ... -
The experiences of black women undertaking doctoral studies at a South African University
(University of the Free State, 2014-10)English: This dissertation builds on and contributes to work in the fields of higher education and the capabilities approach. Specifically, it investigates the educational biographies of a small number (n=7) of black women ... -
Exploring the role of service-learning in human development: perspectives of staff, students and community members
(University of the Free State, 2017-06)Higher education institutions (HEIs) and particularly universities are increasingly being linked to debates about development. This perspective is dominated by two schools of thought. On the one hand, universities are ... -
Improving cultural intelligence of education students through an education module
(University of the Free State, 2017-06)English: The value of teacher Education programmes should be recognised as being instrumental in the development of future learners and citizens of South Africa. Furthermore, the intention of specific Education modules ... -
The contribution of the institute for reconciliation and social justice to transformation at the University of the Free State
(University of the Free State, 2017-07)This dissertation reviews the contribution of the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice to transformation at the University of the Free State. A qualitative research approach was followed and entailed official ... -
A support programme for first-year chemistry students: a campus case study
(University of the Free State, 2012-12)Chemistry is often regarded as a difficult subject, which is reflected in the high failure rates of university first-year students. These students are faced by diverse challenges such as the difficult and abstract nature ... -
The relationship between learning motivation and academic achievement among second year physics students
(University of the Free State, 2017-07)English: The aim of the research study was to determine the relationship between learning motivation and academic achievement among 2nd year physics students at the University of the Free State. The population consisted ... -
The relationship between lecturers' loci of control, job satisfaction and teaching approaches
(University of the Free State, 2012)English: The main purpose of this study was to determine whether a significant relationship existed between job satisfaction, locus of control, and teaching approach. The study was executed by means of a quantitative, ... -
A staff development programme for merged and incorporated South African higher education institutions
(University of the Free State, 2003-11)English: Mergers and incorporations in higher education institutions are a world-wide phenomenon. The reasons why higher education institutions merge are not different from those of companies in the corporate sector, ... -
The challenges of designing a new programme and qualification mix (PQM) for a comprehensive university in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2009-04)English: This study focused on the challenges of designing a new Programme and Qualification Mix (PQM) for a Comprehensive University (CU) in South Africa. The mergers and incorporations of higher education institutions ...