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The study investigated the relationship between timely graduation and academic and institutional factors for a cohort of Engineering students at a South African university. The sample was restricted to 1595 incoming students beginning during 2009-2011 who were tracked to 2016, allowing for an eight-year graduation period for the initial cohort.…
Descriptors: College Students, Graduation, Graduation Rate, Engineering Education
Chweu, G.; Schultz, C. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Higher education institutions are facing challenges with regard to improving the success and pass rate of students. Mentorship in the life skills programmes should contribute significantly in addressing these issues. A study was undertaken to determine students' perceptions of the life skills programme at the Tshwane University of Technology. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis
Williams, Theresa – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Retention and graduation are major challenges in South African higher education institutions. These phenomena are especially troubling among Black and Colored (BC) students at both historically advantaged and historically disadvantaged institutions. The retention and graduation rates of these groups are disturbingly low compared to those of White…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, College Students
Onsongo, W. M. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
On average the B.Sc. (Eng.) degree programmes in South Africa universities graduate about 50-60 per cent of the students admitted. Generally, the highest dropout occurs in the first year of registration. This article reviews admission and graduation statistics at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and assesses the impact of recent academic…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, Engineering Education, College Freshmen, College Admission
