Browsing by Subject "higher education"
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1994: new academic profession for a new South Africa?
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)Since 1994, the eyes of the world have been on South Africa, observing with interest the societal reconstruction project, upon which the country had embarked. In this project, higher education is both the terrain and the ... -
A research data management framework for a South African university-based research entity
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Research data management (RDM) at universities is complex and lacks standards between scientific communities. Globally, research data is viewed as a valuable commodity. The demand for optimal research RDM at universities, ... -
Action research for the 21st century: exploring new educational pathways
(Unisa, 2014)Twenty years into democracy in South Africa, poverty and disease continue to limit the life prospects of the majority of people. Researchers in higher education have an opportunity, not to mention a moral obligation, to ... -
Analysing the financial viability of a private higher education institution
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This study analysed the financial viability of a private higher education institution (PHEI). It focused on a specific private higher education institution, emphasising operational cost, gross and net profits, and financial ... -
Challenges and opportunities related to quality distance higher education in Zimbabwe
(UNISA Press, 2016)Zimbabwe has managed to respond to the movement in support of UNESCO'S lifelong learning concept and strategy that seeks to widen and deepen access to higher education through distance education initiatives. Despite the ... -
Community-engaged curricula in higher education: the case of a master's programme in play therapy
(2015)This article presents the results from research on community-engaged curricula using feedback from international and South African academics who teach on postgraduate programmes with a community engagement component. It ... -
Developing a model to measure academic performance at private higher education institutions
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The South African public higher education system is not able to absorb the increase in demand for higher education, and this is an opportunity for private higher education institutions to assist and fill the skills gap. ... -
Developing a model to measure business performance for private business schools
(North-West University, 2019)The South African public post-school education system is not able to absorb the increased in demand and this is an opportunity for private higher education institutions to assist and fill the skills gap. To do so private ... -
Discipline-specific versus generic academic literacy intervention for university education: an issue of impact?
(South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT) / Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Taalonderrig (SAVTO), 2013)In a context where progressively more underprepared students gain access to higher education, South African universities are obligated to offer appropriate support to such students that may reduce their risk in being ... -
Education reform in southern Africa since the 1960s: what progress has been made?
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)The investigation reported in this paper centred on the socially relevant question of whether a number of countries in Southern Africa, particularly their education systems, had not only succeeded to shrug off their ...