Browsing Faculty of Education by Author "Cloete, Nico"
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The Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Socioeconomic Development : The University of Buea, Cameroon, as a Growth Pole
Fongwa, Neba Samuel (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This research investigates how higher education institutions contribute to regional development, using the University of Buea in the Fako region as a case study. Policy documents reviewed and interviews with major stakeholders ... -
The contribution of student activities to citizenship education: a study of engagement at a South African research university
Lange, Randall Stephen (University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study seeks to determine to what extent undergraduate students in a research university in South Africa are involved in activities that contribute to citizenship education. The research design involves a case study ... -
Examining the incentives for knowledge production : the case of the University of Nairobi in Kenya
Lutomiah, Agnes O. (University of the Western Cape, 2014)Following the understanding that incentives influence behaviour both in terms of eliciting and sustaining it, this thesis seeks to explore the link between incentives and knowledge production at the University of Nairobi. ... -
Higher education and democracy : a study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
Mwollo-Ntallima, Angolwisye Malaisyo (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
Higher education and democracy in Botswana: Attitudes and behaviours of students and student leaders towards democracy
Kgosithebe, Lucky (University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigates the attitudes of students and student leaders towards democracy in terms of their demand for democracy, their perception of the supply of democracy, and their awareness of and participation in ... -
"Political changes and access policies in Malagasy Higher Education since independence (1960-2008)"
Hanitra, Rasoanampoizina (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The objective of this research was to investigate the relationships between the political change and the access policy changes in Madagascar since independence. In this study qualitative and quantitative data were used. ... -
Responsiveness and its institutionalisation in higher education
Van Schalkwyk, François (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This thesis proposes a typology of responsiveness in order to reduce interpretive ambiguity and to provide a framework which makes possible an assessment of the extent to which responsiveness is likely to be institutionalised ... -
Understanding the linkages between community engagement and teaching and research: the case of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania
Mtawa, Ntimi Nikusuma (University of the Western Cape, 2014)This thesis sought to understand the various ways in which Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Tanzania, as a teaching and research institution, engages with its communities. This was prompted by the increasing calls ...