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van Wyk, Barend; Hofman, Wiecher; Louw, Cecilia – Perspectives in Education, 2013
Although student attrition and retention are researched all over the world, there is no final formula available to ensure academic success for selected students. The purpose is to share research undertaken at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in order to investigate the role of mathematics in student achievement and retention in National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Success, College Mathematics, Academic Persistence
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Lourens, A.; Smit, I. P. J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2003
Universities and technikons have been struggling to meet the demands of growing numbers of students who enter higher education with limited skills. Higher Education literature abroad provides an exhaustive range of theory about the reasons for students leaving (cited in Strauss & Volkwein 2002), as well as proposals for positive intervention.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Grade 12