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Identifying academic reading strategies in a multilingual context
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
In this thesis I explore the complexity of FL (Foreign Language) reading through qualitatively and quantitatively analysing the forms, ways, and mechanisms applied by adult readers at tertiary university education level ...
Developing first year part-time students academic competencies in an academic literacy module
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The research findings are grouped according to the three themes identified which includes the relevance of the module, the effectiveness of the teaching and learning approaches and methods, and the integration of generic ...
Some structural changes in educational enrolment and attainment levels within the female population of South Africa (2004-2007)
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate patterns in educational enrollment and attainment in educational levels among women in South Africa. Some evidence from the literature suggest a slow increase in women's education ...
Factors influencing the academic attainment of undergraduate sponsored students at the University of the Western Cape: a strength-based approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Deficit models dominate current research on academic retention and success in South African higher education and internationally. Most studies focus on students who are at risk of exiting higher education prematurely or ...
Use and acceptance of education technologies by academics in a school of nursing in the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
AIMS: This study aims to investigate the use and acceptance of educational technologies
by academics in a nursing school in the Western Cape, South Africa (determination
of educational technology use, perceived usefulness, ...
Developing first year part-time students' academic competencies in an academic literacy module
(University of Western Cape, 2010)
The transition from high school to university for many students all over the world has never been
very easy and this is also true in the South African context. At the University of the Western Cape
the majority of students, ...
Accessibility of tertiary education to students with learning disabilities in all the faculties of the University of Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
People with disabilities do not face the same circumstances, in their journey through tertiary
education, as do people without disabilities. Studies have revealed that learning disabilities
are often invisible and not ...
"Access to tertiary education": Exploring the experiences of women with physical disabilities in Kamwala, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Women with disabilities are marginalised in many aspects of societal participation. The
majority of women with disabilities in Zambia do not have access to education and this has
placed them amongst the poorest of people ...