Browsing Faculty of Education by Subject "Higher education"
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Can universities meet their mandate to be socially critical as well as constructive?
(HESA / Unisa Press, 2014)This article defends the claim that two conditions facilitate sustainable development, namely, a democratic citizenry, and social justice, and that in establishing these, the university is indispensable and ideally placed. ... -
The case for an adapted community college model for South Africa to address the problem of NEETS
(UNISA Press, 2015)A serious problem in South Africa is the existence of 2.8 million people we can refer to as NEETs. This term refers to youths between the ages of 18 and 24 years who are neither in employment nor in education or training ... -
Exploring a cohort of South African lecturers' views on the implementation of rubrics in a higher education environment
(Central University of Technology, Free State, 2017)Although the implementation of rubrics as teaching-learning and assessment tools has progressively become more visible in all educational settings, including the higher education context, lecturers' bona fide viewpoints ... -
Language Rights in Education in South Africa
(Higher Education South Africa (HESA), 2017)Realisation of multilingual education as a right has remained a controversial issue in South Africa. This is despite the Constitutional and legislative frameworks that support multilingual education. While the controversy ... -
Project-based learning in higher education: new skills set for consumer studies teacher education
(Central University of Technology, Free State, 2016)The changing expectations demanded of life and work in the 21st century require that employees, including teachers, be properly prepared for situations that may arise in this day and age. This is especially true for teachers ... -
Rethinking and researching transformation in higher education: a meta-study of South African trends
(AOSIS, 2016)Transformation is often loosely defined. We argue that the reason for this is its inherent complexity. Paradoxically, its lack of definition is an asset, which provides an opportunity to rethink and research transformation ...