ERIC Number: EJ937011
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
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Do Learning Skills Acquired in the University Access Programme Enhance Participation in Academic Practice?
Hlalele, D. J.
South African Journal of Higher Education, v24 n1 p98-110 2010
In this article I critically evaluate whether or not learning skills acquired in the university access programme enhance participation in academic practice. University access programmes have been developed with a view to preparing and empowering under-prepared students who did not meet the university criteria. The article claims that even though overwhelming evidence is available to suggest that access programmes provide access to university where there was none and undeniably add value to academic practice, participation in academic practice (epistemological access) is not necessarily guaranteed.
Descriptors: Access to Education, Academic Support Services, Skill Development, Learner Engagement, Educational Practices, Epistemology, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Objectives, Achievement Need, Goal Orientation, Self Efficacy, Program Effectiveness, Communities of Practice, Independent Study, Student Participation, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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