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Oparinde, Kunle M.; Govender, Vaneshree; Moyo, Sibusiso – Perspectives in Education, 2022
In this paper, an attempt was made to locate the role of internationalisation in African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). It is argued that comprehensive international, intercultural, and global dimensions in the affairs of African tertiary institutions provide for a more nuanced and diversified higher education landscape. Through a desk…
Descriptors: International Education, Higher Education, Diversity, Inclusion
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Amadi-Echendu, Anthea P.; Phillips, Magaret; Chodokufa, Kudakwashe; Visser, Thea – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
South Africa is characterised by high unemployment levels, a low Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activity rate, and a high small business failure rate. Entrepreneurship and small business development is seen as a solution to end unemployment in South Africa. A study to understand how to improve small business support was conducted at the…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Unemployment, Higher Education, Small Businesses
Muller, Normann; Behringer, Friederike – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
This paper provides an overview of the available information concerning selected policy instruments intended to promote employer-provided training, including the stated rationale and objectives, the target groups and operational design as well as a at a summary of the evaluative evidence regarding their operation. The analysis focuses on policy…
Descriptors: Incentives, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Grants
Richter, Ricka – 1992
This document reviews theories of cognitive style and methods of cognitive style assessment as they relate to the context of South Africa, where sociopolitical changes call for reassessment of theoretical assumptions in education and training. The report consists of six chapters. After a brief introductory chapter, the second chapter gives an…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Educational Psychology, Epistemology
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Paterson, Andrew; Du Toit, Jacques L. – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
The South African workforce is characterised by racial, gender, occupational and sectoral unevenness in the distribution of skills, employment and training opportunities. This article considers how enterprise training in South Africa contributes to ameliorating, sustaining or exacerbating such inequalities. Using data from the National Skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Segregation, Educational Opportunities, Job Training