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South African Private Universities: The Unique Challenges of Private University First-Generation Students -- The Unique Opportunity for Private Higher Education Institutions
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Linda Meyer; Birgit Schreiber – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2024
This article delves into the formidable obstacles first-generation students (FGS) encounter within the South African private higher education sector which locates the study on which it is based in the literature around the overall experience of first-generation students. Extensive research has underscored the various challenges faced by FGS,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Colleges, Universities, First Generation College Students
Putting the Cart before the Horse: A Study of Introductory Political Science Students and the Evolution of an Assignment on Information Literacy
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Heather L. Katz – Journal of Political Science Education, 2024
How can information literacy (IL) skills be improved during one semester? The proliferation of information disorders - fabricated stories, misleading content, clickbait - requires skills beyond using a fake-news checklist. Students in an introductory political science course were asked to analyze a news story every week as a course objective to…
Descriptors: College Students, United States Government (Course), Information Literacy, Assignments