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Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2011
This study is framed by self-efficacy theory (SET). It aimed to determine successful research students' views of supervisory practices they had experienced. The research design was an embedded design. A questionnaire determined the views of 52 students in one college at Unisa on the support they received for successful experiences; the influence…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Supervision, Student Attitudes, Educational Practices
Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
The Management of one college at Unisa initiated a structured mentoring programme to develop researchers, among others. This article reports the views of 43 mentees of the programme one year after implementation. The research design was a survey. The items in a questionnaire were influenced by the self-efficacy theory and the constructivist views…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Mentors, Institutional Research, Self Efficacy
Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2009
This article discusses an investigation conducted to identify challenges associated with teaching research methods in a distance education context. Constructivist learning was used as conceptual framework, in particular socio-constructivist theories, activity theory and Rich environments for active learning (REALs). Two research modules in a…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Investigations, Action Research, Distance Education
Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2008
The aim of the research was to critically analyse how a university context influences the quality of academics' research output. Wenger's social theory of learning was used as theoretical framework. The investigation involved an ethnographic case study of the research culture at one college at the institution. Data collection was mainly by means…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Participant Observation, Incentives, Job Security
Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2007
This study explores the usefulness of reflexive photography for qualitative research in the human and social sciences. The investigation was done in the context of how male academics construct their world in a university during transformation. A group of white, male academics in the human sciences were provided with a camera and were requested to…
Descriptors: Photography, Social Sciences, Work Environment, Content Analysis
Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
Since there has not been much research focus on job satisfaction in Higher Education in South Africa, this article describes the job satisfaction of these academics in times of transformation. A survey design involved 94 respondents from similar departments at a residential and a distance education institution. A questionnaire focused on teaching,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Satisfaction, Distance Education, Ethnic Groups
Lessing, A. C.; Schulze, S. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2003
After determining the perceptions of postgraduate students at a distance education institution of the guidance they had experienced, a research project was launched to determine "lecturers'" views on supervision at the same institution. Data collection methods included focus groups, individual interviews and document analysis. Findings…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Distance Education, Focus Groups, Supervision