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Exploration of the Procedures and Practices for Providing Student Support Services in a Nursing College in South Africa
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Thembekile P. Skakane; Ntombifikile G. Mtshali; Sandiso Ngcobo – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2024
The shortage of nurses is a global crisis, particularly in remote and rural communities. Contributory factors are retirements, resignations, recent increased deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the reduced production of nurses because of high attrition rates. This article's purpose was to investigate the provision of student support in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nursing Education, College Students, Student Personnel Services
Student Perspectives on the Challenges of an Online Orientation at a Large South African University during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Muloiwa-Klenam, Takalani; Sharpley, Kristan; Thahale, Mpho; Taimo, Neo; Mogalad, Tshegofatso; September, Jerome – Perspectives in Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic that began in March 2020 gave rise to a number of challenges for first-year experience activities at universities globally. One of the key challenges was the process of onboarding first-year students through an orientation programme that could not take place face-to-face as per the norm. In 2021, the first-year orientation at…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, School Orientation, Electronic Learning, Universities
Applying Systems Principles to Achieve Greater Integration of Student Support at a Decentralised Institution
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Sithaldeen, Riashna; van Pletzen, Ermien – Perspectives in Education, 2022
The role of student support in enabling successful student outcomes is widely acknowledged. However, student support functions and the structures within which they reside often emerge independently at universities, and are seldom designed with integration in mind, leading to systemic inefficiencies. This paper draws on systems thinking to develop…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Administrative Organization, College Students