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Direct linkJayaluxmi Naidoo; Asheena Singh-Pillay – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Higher Education institutions robustly adopted digital pedagogy during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This article reports on a study focussing on postgraduate students' first-hand experiences of digital pedagogy for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. This study was conducted at one higher education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Blended Learning, Social Justice, STEM Education
Download full textCoetzee, Melinde – Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2023
The present study assessed the world of work awareness of a random sample of (N = 486) higher education undergraduate students from an emerging country. In addition, the study explored these students' needs for information they need from their studies about the technology-driven world of work. The needs were evaluated in terms specific career…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Developing Nations, Information Needs, Information Technology
Knowles, Corinne R.; Babeli, Nomphumelelo Q.; Ntlokwana, Athabile; Ntombolwana, Zhikona Q.; Sobuza, Zinathi Z. – Transformation in Higher Education, 2023
Knowledge-making in South African universities is set up and framed in particular ways, with a Euro-centric bias. We argue that many of the contributions that African first year entering students could make to this process of knowledge-making are dis-abled, leading to alienation. In this article, we argue for a different perspective and approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, Student Attitudes, Higher Education
Pitan, Oluyomi Susan; Muller, Colette – Education & Training, 2021
Purpose: This study responds to identified challenges of poor work-readiness of many graduates and the inadequate relation between education and work. Through students' perspectives, the study examines the extent to which selected South African universities are supporting their students in developing employability skills and the influence of such…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Seniors, College Graduates, Employment Potential
Papageorgiou, Elmarie; Callaghan, Chris William – Accounting Education, 2020
This paper uses data from 4745 first-year accountancy students of a large South African university, for a 7-year period (2011-2017), to understand how certain skills endowments and individual attributes have changed in their contributions to student's performance over time. To do so, the variance associated with an external shock to the learning…
Descriptors: Accounting, Professional Education, Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis
Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Tönsing; Alecia Samuels; Sourav Mukhopadhyay; Beatrice Isanda; Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe; Unati Stemela-Zali; Saira Banu Karim; Legini Moodley; Adele May; Refilwe Morwane; Katherine Smith; Rahab Mothapo; Mavis Mohuba; Maureen Casey; Zakiyya Laher; Nothando Mtungwa; Robyn Moore – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech-language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the continent provides postgraduate degrees in AAC, and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education
Blaine, Judith; Akhurst, Jacqui – South African Journal of Education, 2022
There is an increasing appreciation that, in order to prepare learners for success in life, they require a holistic education providing not only academic skills, but also psychosocial competencies (Zins & Elias, 2006). Outdoor adventure education (OAE) shows potential as a way of developing these life skills, which are not easy to incorporate…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Adolescent Development, Individual Development
Sonja Loots; Francois Strydom; Hanlé Posthumus – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2023
Technology is key to making education systems more resilient to disruptions. In the South African higher education sector, technology will continue to play a much larger role than the years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology, however, cannot replace the value gained through social contact and concerns about relational disengagement in…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Learner Engagement, Technology Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students
Molefe, Leonard; Aubin, Jean-Baptiste – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
Initial teacher education should mould well-rounded teachers proficient in scientific investigations, and advocate sustainability amid global ecosystems' degradation. The research sought to explore pre-service science teachers' views concerning scientific investigations and sustainable development goals, and synergy between skills and different…
Descriptors: Investigations, Inquiry, Science Process Skills, Scientific Research
Stephanie Calley – Christian Higher Education, 2024
Intercultural competence (IC) development has been highlighted in academia as an essential educational outcome for all constituents. Over the last few decades, extensive research has been conducted regarding both the components of IC and how it is developed. Yet research is scant on the experiences of international graduate students regarding…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Foreign Students, Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness
Jita, Thuthukile; Munje, Paul Nwati – International Journal of Higher Education, 2022
Mentor teachers are instrumental in teacher preparation programs during the teaching practice of preservice teachers that involves mentor-mentee relationships. This qualitative paper reports on the mentoring experiences of preservice teachers during eight weeks of teaching practice in 2020 using Gibbs? experimental learning as a conceptual…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mentors, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries
Matolino, Bernard – Transformation in Higher Education, 2020
Philosophy teachers owe their students a little more than mere formal instruction of topics popular in philosophy. What they owe their students is largely influenced by philosophy's claims to be a discipline that is principally dedicated to the study and fostering of wisdom. Therefore, there is an obligation to be wise on the part of philosophy…
Descriptors: Philosophy, Teaching Methods, Individual Development, Transformative Learning
Goodwill Phezulu Mbambo; Elizabeth C. du Plessis – Discover Education, 2025
The lack of digital skills among Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) college students is a challenge that negatively affects their academic performance, leading to the college's poor throughput rate. This study aimed to evaluate the digital skills and knowledge of TVET college students of Newcastle, South Africa, about their…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Technological Advancement
Kelly A. Long; Carolyn Grant – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: The concept of 'learner voice' has received global attention in recent years, frequently credited to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The UNCRC recognises that children have (1) the right to express a view and (2) the right to have the view given due weight. However, in many countries, including South…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Grade 3
Novel Lena Folabit; Loyiso Currell Jita – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
Traditionally, academics in higher education relied on lectures, seminars, and textbooks for face-to-face instruction. However, technology integration in education has transformed the landscape, enhancing engagement, active learning, and personalised instruction, prompting academics to rethink their teaching methods. Anchored in social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, College Students, Teaching Methods
