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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"postgraduate studies"”.
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Students' progression to postgraduate studies : an exploratory study on demographic attributes among Psychology Honours students at the University of Cape Town
… also too few Black and female graduates. Black postgraduates are particularly underrepresented in psychology in South Africa. This is problematic for future knowledge producers. Gender, race, age, marital status, institutional and socioeconomic issues, and academic performance play a role in …
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From surviving to thriving: strategies to navigate postgraduate education for academic womxn of colour in the design field in South Africa
Pursuing postgraduate studies is often regarded as a significant achievement, particularly for historically marginalised racial groups in South Africa, such as the Coloured community. However, the struggles encountered by womxn of colour during their postgraduate studies remain underexplored. This …
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The academic transitional experience of postgraduate students in the faculty of community and health sciences at the University of the Western Cape
… placed on the transition from undergraduate to postgraduate studies. Postgraduate enrollment rates have steadily grown over the past few years in Higher Education Institution`s (HEI). Support systems have been put in place to assist students. In spite of these available support systems, …
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From education to employment: Investigating postgraduate employment outcomes of international students in the ICT sector of New Zealand
… outcomes of international students who completed postgraduate studies in New Zealand's information and communication technology sector against the backdrop of ongoing technology skills shortages and the sector's pivotal economic contributions. Adopting a mixed-methods approach to triangulate …
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Service-Delivery Expertise in Student Sport Psychologists
… providers during the first two years of their postgraduate studies. The neophyte practitioners (6 females and 3 males, ranging in age from 22 to 32 years) were interviewed three times across years 1 and 2 of their postgraduate studies. Again, interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and …
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Scaffolding understanding at a conceptual level in an L2 academic context: A SCT approach
… among 13 UK based L2 learners who were pursuing postgraduate studies. Importantly, while existing STI investigations have employed mainly qualitative data, the analysis conducted for this study included both quantitative and qualitative methods such as introspection techniques, recorded …
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The relationship between public and private higher education in Zambia with a specific focus on the movement of lecturers across public and private universities
Studies conducted on the political economy of higher education in Zambia have inadequately tackled the impacts of neoliberalism on public universities in relation to public lecturers' motivation to teach for both public and private universities and implications for students' learning experiences in …
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An investigation into the language needs of Saudi students studying in British postgraduate programmes and the cultural differences impacting on them
… to support students before and during their postgraduate studies. It is apparent from anecdotal information that the needs of Saudi Arabian students are not being met, as they continue to encounter problems with the academic culture of the British higher education system.<br/><br/>This study …
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Chemodynamical Adaptive Mesh Refinement Simulations of Disk Galaxies
… I bring together three projects that comprise my postgraduate studies; using numerical simulations of galaxy formation in a cosmological context. The first of these projects involves the simulation of a suite of galaxies in loose group and field environments. This suite of galaxies is used to …
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An analysis of the nature and function of the education policies at colleges of education in the National States in South Africa
… of reference for further research in policy studies undertaken -especially— for postgraduate studies. It will also serve as a useful source material for educational policies in South Africa, especially with regard to colleges of education.
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The Chemical and Dynamical Evolution of Simulated Late-Type Galaxies
… two projects that have been a major part of my postgraduate studies. The aim of these projects is to study the dynamics and chemodynamics of simulated Milky Way analogues. Specifically, I investigate chemical abundances in the solar-neighbourhood and of the outflow rates of gas of Milky Way …
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An examination of the experience of individuals, from different vocational and academic entry routes, on a B.A. Educational Studies degree and in subsequent postgraduate study or employment
… an undergraduate degree – the B.A. Educational Studies – at the University of Hull. It investigates their entry profiles, their progress on the degree and the impact their studies have had on their postgraduate lives.The research has been informed by a range of literature, most notably that of …
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The migration of Africa's intellectual capital: an explorative research on the career trajectories of academics from other African countries to the University of Cape Town, South Africa
… the academics left their country of origin for postgraduate studies overseas or in South Africa. However, after the completion of their studies these academics were eager to build an academic career in Africa, whereby South Africa of them became the preferred destinations. Return migration to …
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Factors associated with mortality of patients on antiretroviral therapy at the Andara district, Namibia
… also indicated. This study was approved by the Postgraduate Studies Committee of the University of Namibia. Permission was sought from the Ministry of Health and Social Services Research and Ethics Committee, and from Catholic Health Services. This study concluded that sex, functional status, …
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Accessibility of Grey Literature Originating from Public Universities in Tanzania
… to a sample of 100 library staff, 248 postgraduate students, 500 research and teaching staff. In-depth interviews were conducted with the directors of libraries, directors of research and postgraduate studies of SUA, Mzumbe, UDSM, OUT and SUZA Universities. In all, 16 librarians and two …
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Weaving histories: cultural memory, similarity, and curatorial approach in the interpretation of Achaemenid and Safavid Persian carpets
… design and cultural identity. During my postgraduate studies in London, I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum to see the Ardabil Carpet. Since 2006, however, Persian carpets at the V&A have been reclassified and displayed in the Islamic Art section; a shift that reflects a broader …
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Exploring students' conceptions of the racial and socio-cultural differences in the learning environment of a medical specialty
Study problem In the education of South African postgraduate medical specialities, various challenges that could have negative impacts on learning are evident. Racial and socio-cultural diversity in South Africa has roots in a previous societal structure that systematically discriminated against …
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Exploring the transition: a case study of RPL students in a postgraduate programme
… with the transition of RPL students into postgraduate HE, as little research has been conducted on this topic. To gain a deeper understanding of RPL student transition, the researcher followed a case-study approach in which the experiences of RPL students enrolled in an online postgraduate …