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Lee, Jenny J.; Sehoole, Chika – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2015
This study examined mobility within the understudied region of southern Africa and particularly, the factors that drive and shape educational migration toward South Africa as a regional, continental, and global destination. Based on a survey administered to international students across seven South African universities, the findings revealed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Student Educational Objectives, Performance Factors
Wilson-Strydom, Merridy – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2015
Issues of social justice in higher education together with a focus on access or widening participation have become of increasing importance globally. Given the complex theoretical terrain of social justice and the tensions inherent in applying social justice frameworks within higher education, and particularly in the area of access, this paper…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Social Justice, Foreign Countries
Leibowitz, Brenda; Bozalek, Vivienne; van Schalkwyk, Susan; Winberg, Christine – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2015
This study features the concept of "context" and how various macro, meso and micro features of the social system play themselves out in any setting. Using South Africa as an example, it explores the features that may constrain or enable professional development, quality teaching and the work of teaching and learning centres at eight…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Systems, Educational Quality, Faculty Development
Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Carow, Sanet; Wilson, Graeme; Schmitz, Peter – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to showcase and critically review the value of selected pedagogies in which real-world engagements are used to enhance sustainability learning in an open, distance and e-learning (ODeL) context in the Global South. The paper considers opportunities, issues, alternatives and implementation guidelines.…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Open Education, Distance Education
Mawonde, Albert; Togo, Muchaiteyi – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges faced by ODeL institutions to involve students in campus sustainable development goals (SDGs) related practices. Given that universities are mandated by several calls to participate in the implementation of SDGs, one way they can contribute to the SDGs paradigm is through the…
Descriptors: Barriers, Student Participation, Undergraduate Students, Sustainable Development
Shabalala, Lombuso Precious; Ngcwangu, Sisa – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to present the results of an investigation on how a reciprocal relationship between the University of Mpumalanga (UMP) in South Africa and the surrounding communities can be used to accelerate the implementation of sustainable development goal 4 (SDG 4). The aim of this paper is to establish stakeholder perceptions on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Higher Education, College Role
Moyo, Inocent; Cele, Hlengiwe Marvelous Sweetness – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The paper aims to advocate for innovative approaches in terms of the involvement of higher education institutions (HEIs) in the conservation of the environment, which fully considers and includes the developmental needs of indigenous communities while at the same time protecting the environment. Design/methodology/approach: Using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Conservation (Environment), Indigenous Populations
Abed, Sameera; Ackers, Barry – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the transformation disclosures in the publicly available annual reports of South African public universities and to establish the extent to which universities account to their stakeholders about how they have discharged their transformation obligations. Design/methodology/approach: This…
Descriptors: Social Change, Annual Reports, Disclosure, Organizational Change
Shrivastava, Meenal; Shrivastava, Sanjiv – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
Education is one of the major linchpins of economic, social and political development of any nation. Recent evidence suggests that higher education can produce both public and private benefits. Thus, the role of the state in making education policy, and funding education is indeed critical, and cannot be left to be determined by market forces…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education
Clarence, Sherran; Albertus, Latiefa; Mwambene, Lea – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
In South Africa and in other parts of the world, many professions are bemoaning the poor ability of many graduates to communicate their skills and knowledge effectively once they enter the workplace. Increasingly, pressure is placed on higher education to do more in terms of equipping future professionals with the necessary critical reading,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Instruction, Legal Education (Professions), Large Group Instruction
"We've Got You Pegged": Programme Choice in the Transition to, and Passage through, Higher Education
Cosser, Michael; Nenweli, Sekinah – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
A 2010 paper published in "Higher Education" investigated the relationship between South African Grade 12 students' programme preferences in 2001 for study in higher education, student enrolment in higher education programmes in 2002, and student graduations in 2006, devising what the author dubbed a preference-enrolment-graduation (PEG)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preferences, Enrollment, Graduation
Woollacott, Laurie; Booth, Shirley; Cameron, Ann – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2014
The problem which this paper addresses is the difficulty of knowing students in large diverse classes in pedagogically useful ways. The paper discusses how the phenomenographic methodology can be employed to address this problem. It describes how phenomenographic studies and their results can enable teachers to "know their students" at a…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Case Studies, Large Group Instruction, Student Diversity
Haines, Kevin – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2015
This article uses a narrative approach to investigate the learning experiences of third-year medical students in a transnational higher educational setting, specifically during an elective period abroad. The students evaluate their learning experiences in an unfamiliar environment both in relation to previous learning and in relation to their…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Medical Students, Learning Experience, Personal Narratives
Lange Salvia, Amanda; Londero Brandli, Luciana; Leal Filho, Walter; Gasparetto Rebelatto, Bianca; Reginatto, Giovana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: Considering the different roles universities can perform to contribute to sustainable development, it is through teaching and outreach that they might be able to connect to the academic and local communities the most. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which energy sustainability is being considered in campus…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Sustainability, Outreach Programs, College Instruction
Brown-Luthango, Mercy – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2013
Debates about the role of the university in society have been going on for many decades. There have been several calls for a more "engaged" form of scholarship which applies itself consciously to the pursuit of applied knowledge which can contribute towards solving some of the most pressing societal challenges. Closer collaboration…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Rewards