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Old Symbols for New Journeys: Re-Imagining Transdisciplinary Collaboration for Learning and Transformative Practice in Education
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Meyer, Merna; Balfour, Robert – Africa Education Review, 2020
The community engagement project described in this article took the form of the re-invention and re-interpretation of a historic symbol (Diana the elephant) on the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University (NWU), South Africa. In 2015, the Faculty of Education Sciences invited staff and students to reinterpret the elephant (a symbol of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Transformative Learning, Foreign Countries, Service Learning
The Attitude of Lecturers towards Visually Impaired Students: A Case Study of One of the Universities in the Limpopo Province in South Africa
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Mushome, Avhasei Merium; Monobe, Ratau John – Online Submission, 2013
This article presents the attitude of lecturers towards the visually impaired students in one of the universities in the Limpopo Province. First, it is argued that the experience of a visual impairment by a student has a greater effect on the strategies and methodologies used for instruction than on the curricular content to which the student is…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Visual Impairments, Foreign Countries, College Students
"Now You Call Us Colleagues": A Reflection on the PPER Students' Experience of Becoming Researchers 2007 and 2009
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Molefe, S.; Bengesai, A.; Davey, B.; Goba, B.; Lekena, L.; Madiya, N.; Nkambule, T. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2011
Students within academic research projects usually assume a role of supporting the academics/scholars who are undertaking those research projects. The students' identity in this case is regarded as research assistants, with minimal valued input to the project itself. With time, however, this identity may change based on the roles and relationships…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Graduate Students, Researchers
Master's Degree Studies: Expectations versus Reality
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Swanepoel, C. H. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
During the past two decades, higher education in South Africa has been affected drastically by transformation. An issue that has specifically been influenced is master's degrees. A significant increase in the demand for access to course work master's degrees has been experienced, while universities themselves have been confronted with a new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Degrees, Expectation, Graduate Study
Lecturers' Experience of Postgraduate Supervision in a Distance Education Context
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Lessing, A. C.; Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2003
After determining the perceptions of postgraduate students at a distance education institution of the guidance they had experienced, a research project was launched to determine "lecturers'" views on supervision at the same institution. Data collection methods included focus groups, individual interviews and document analysis. Findings…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Distance Education, Focus Groups, Supervision
Pitfalls and Bridges: Co-operative and Collaborative Learning in Higher Education.
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Bitzer, E. M. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1999
A South African study of 29 college and university faculty in varying disciplines investigated differences and commonalities of two teaching strategies, collaborative and cooperative learning. Seven common problem areas emerged, and solutions are examined, including faculty development within the discipline, curriculum development, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students