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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"South African universities"”.
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Participative decision making (PDM) at South African universities
… of participative decision making (POM) at South African universities. The first aim was to investigate the extent to which these institutions practice participative decision making. The second aim was to establish whether certain managers' characteristics influence the practice of …
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Student financial aid at South African universities and technikons
… inequality of access to tertiary education in South Africa, a National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is of great importance. Since the present NSFAS has insufficient funds and lacks a long-term plan, the objective of this study is to contribute to the development of proposals for a …
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Libraries and academic development strategies in South African universities
… academic support and development programmes in South Africa. It focuses on how libraries and librarians can assist under-prepared students whose educational backgrounds under apartheid have not equipped them for the transition from school to university. The socio-political, educational and …
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Integration of e-learning systems into academic programmes in South African universities
… limited usage of a C/LMS among lecturers in South African universities. The goal was to empower curriculum planners, educators, policy makers, learners, system administrators and developers, with insight to improve e-Learning activities, and to make conceptual and theoretical contributions to …
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Decolonisation, Africanisation, and Epistemic Citizenship in post-Rhodes Must Fall South African Universities
… intensity from student movements across the South African higher education landscape, decolonisation, as an intellectual project, remains a popular emancipatory framework within universities, disciplinary communities, scholarly networks globally and in South African higher education. In South …
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The place of cataloguing and classification in the curricula of South African universities
… the library and information science curricula of South African universities today, and to determine whether, in compiling the syllabus comprising bibliographic description and subject analysis, new developments and changes are being taken into consideration. With this in mind, attention has been …
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Accessibility of academic libraries for students living with disabilities in selected South African Universities
… living with disabilities (SWDs) in selected South African universities. Academic libraries are central to higher education, yet systemic, physical and technological barriers often hinder access for students with mobility and visual impairments. The study investigated how academic libraries …
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Crisis leadership at South African universities: An exploration of the effectiveness of the strategies and responses of university leadership teams to the #FeesMustFall (#FMF) protests at South African universities in 2015 and 2016
… who did not belong to the leadership band of universities, from six universities participated in the study. The findings revealed that South African university leaders are not adequately trained to lead during crises, and that leadership-enhancement programmes need to be developed to include …
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Black Students on White Campuses: Responses to Increasing Black Enrollments at Two South African Universities
This study employs a multi-method approach encompassing three techniques: a review of policy documents; administration of survey questionnaires among academic staff and students; and direct interviews with a select group of university administrators, academics and student leaders.
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The development of a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) curriculum change management model for South African universities
… the dire need for LLB curriculum change at South African universities. Not only did the Review call for ‘wideranging curriculum reform', but it also recommended that the minimum duration of the four-year LLB be extended by an additional year. Most institutions responded with minor changes to …
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Sepedi or Sesotho sa Leboa: A sociolinguistic perspective of first language speakers from selected South African Universities.
… of first language speakers from two selected South African universities, a university of technology in Pretoria (A) and a full-time university in Limpopo (B) ). The researcher endevoured to explore the Northern Sotho language name discrepancies in informative and descriptive documents such as …
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Indigenization of the music curriculum through Maskandi as a learning programme in two selected South African universities
Student population in most African universities is predominantly black Africans, but the curricula at most of these universities is still dominated by Western epistemologies and knowledge instead of being dealt with in combination with indigenous knowledge. This study aimed to investigate and …
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Creating 'space' for publication: challenges faced by women academic staff members at historically Black South African universities
… women at three selected Historically Black Universities (HBUs). Although based predominantly within a feminist qualitative metholodogical framework, both qualitative and quantitative research methods were used in this study. Based on the findings of the study, the recommendations illustrated …
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The path to free education: exploration of student revolts in South African Universities from an archival perspective
… challenged and shaped the political customs of South Africa for decades. This was shown in the recent 2015/16 student uprisings in tertiary institutions that brought the public to a standstill and provided immediate debate on the future of education in an unequal society left by the Apartheid …
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Crisis management at South African universities: A case of the University of Cape Town crisis management strategies
In recent years, crises have become frequent in society, affecting individuals, organisations, and institutions. Traditionally, higher education institutions were regarded as protected spaces. However, with the rising cost of tuition that significantly affects students from less privileged …
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Relationships between mental health, socioeconomic status and subjective social status in first-year students at four South African universities
… have to do with the characteristics of the universities they attend. South African first-year students may face even more challenges adjusting to university, which are linked to the country's Apartheid history. This study aimed to explore relationships between mental health, socioeconomic …
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Competencies and applicability of the Master of Public Health (MPH) qualification. A qualitative study of graduates from South African Universities
… evaluates the competencies of MPH graduates from South African universities, assesses their preparedness for public health roles, and explores the rationale for integrating qualitative COVID-19 study components to enhance understanding of their contributions. Methods: This qualitative exploratory …
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Investigation of beliefs relating to weight gain prevention behaviours and weight related constructs in first year female students at three South African Universities
Introduction International as well as South African research indicates that first year female students at tertiary institutions may be specifically prone to weight gain and that these students should be targeted for weight management interventions. To contribute to this field of research a …
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