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Examining the Challenges of Tertiary Teaching and Learning in the Accounting Discipline within KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Lungani Makhathini; Jamila Adam; Francis Akpa-Inyang – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
Financial accounting poses significant challenges for students at tertiary institutions, often resulting in failure, extended graduation timelines, or dropouts, particularly in their first year of study. This study aimed to identify the obstacles encountered in teaching and learning accounting education within South African universities. The…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Barriers, Accounting, Foreign Countries
Insights and Current Debates on Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions: Perspectives on the University of the Western Cape
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Bidandi, Fred; Ambe, Anthony Nforh; Mukong, Claudia Haking – SAGE Open, 2021
This study investigated the insights and current debates on community engagement in higher education institutions with specific reference to the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The article argues that although community engagement seems to present some challenges, it has become an integral part of higher education in South…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, College Role, Public Colleges
Marketing to International Students: Presentation of University Self in Geopolitical Space
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Rhoades, Gary; Castiello-Gutierrez, Santiago; Lee, Jenny J.; Marei, Mahmoud Sayed; O'Toole, Leslie C. – Review of Higher Education, 2019
Amidst public calls for greater internationalization, universities are marketing to international students. We explore how universities in regional hubs (Lee & Schoole, 2015) enact "dramaturgical performances" (Goffman, 1959), presenting images of themselves in geopolitical space. We find: (1) bifurcated marketing strategies to…
Descriptors: College Students, Foreign Students, Marketing, Student Recruitment
Cognitive Loading Due to Self-Directed Learning, Complex Questions and Tasks in the Zone of Proximal Development of Students
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Ephraim Zulu; Theodore Haupt; Vittorio Tramontin – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2018
The aim of the research was to explore the levels of cognitive loading induced by certain tenets of constructivist pedagogy namely self-directed learning complex questions and zone of proximal development. The study also sought to investigate the associations between these constructs and with cognitive loading and complex questions. Data for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Construction Management, College Students, Independent Study
The Politics of Student Housing: Student Activism and Representation in the Determination of the User-Price of a Public-Private Partnership Residence on a Public University Campus in South Africa
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Mugume, Taabo; Luescher, Thierry M. – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2015
South African universities have been facing a critical shortage in the provision of student housing for several years now, and the establishment of public--private partnerships (PPPs) is seen as part of the solution to address the shortage (Rensburg, 2011). This article investigates the effectiveness of the Students' Representative Council (SRC)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Housing, Activism, Public Colleges
Inclusive Education and Training in South African Higher Education: Mapping the Experiences of a Student with Physical Disability at University
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Ntombela, Sithabile – Africa Education Review, 2013
The South African Constitution upholds and entrenches the human right of all citizens. Similarly, the Higher Education Act of 1997 promotes equality of access for all, especially for those previously marginalised or excluded. The study reported in this article explored challenges experienced by students with disabilities at his university. Using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Inclusion, Higher Education