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Savo Heleta; Divinia Jithoo – Perspectives in Education, 2023
This study analyses international research collaboration (IRC) trends of South African public universities during the 2012-2021 period. While previous studies have explored IRC trends between South Africa and the rest of the world, there is a gap in literature when it comes to the analysis of institutional IRC trends. Using bibliometric data from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Colleges, International Cooperation, Institutional Cooperation
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North, Delia; Gal, Iddo; Zewotir, Temesgen – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2014
This paper aims to contribute to the emerging literature on capacity-building in statistics education by examining issues pertaining to the readiness of teachers in a developing country to teach basic statistical topics. The paper reflects on challenges and barriers to building statistics capacity at grass-roots level in a developing country,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Capacity Building, Statistics, Developing Nations
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Engelbrecht, Petra – Perspectives in Education, 2012
National and international developments in higher education and the resultant pressure on universities to demonstrate excellence, including excellence in research, had a far-reaching effect on faculties of education who had traditionally focused more on excellence in teaching than on research. In South Africa, as part of transformation policies…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
van der Berg, Henda, Ed.; Prinsloo, Roelf, Ed.; Pienaar, Drienie, Ed. – 1995
This directory is intended to be a comprehensive reference source for identifying research organizations and institutions, and for promoting research cooperation and facilitating networking. This second edition provides a broad background to the development of the human sciences as well as an overview of existing and emerging science and…
Descriptors: Development, Economic Development, International Cooperation, International Organizations
van der Berg, Henda, Ed.; Maree-Snijders, Asa, Ed.; Prinsloo, Roelf, Ed. – 1996
This networking directory is a comprehensive reference source of names, locations, and fields of interest of South African human sciences researchers. The guide is intended to promote research cooperation, facilitate networking, and organize conferences. The directory is intended for use at both the international level and the local level. The…
Descriptors: Development, Economic Development, International Cooperation, International Organizations
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Lues, L.; Lategan, L. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
This article portrays the research development strategies followed by a University of Technology in an attempt to increase and sustain a research culture. It discusses the approach of research development through building structural and intellectual capacity amongst the existing population of researchers which includes, predominantly, lecturing…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Case Studies, Research Administration, Research Opportunities
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McBurnie, Grant – Perspectives in Education, 2006
Australia is a leading proponent of trade liberalisation, including education services. It is a major provider of fee-charging education to international students, both in Australia and offshore. This paper focuses on the three key motivations for Australian universities to establish offshore campuses--academic, financial, reputational--and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Opportunities, Instructional Materials, Foreign Students