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An intervention towards the improvement of academic performance, success and retention among bachelor of nursing students at a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Academic success, which is measured by continuous assessment and
examination results, is one of the major goals of higher education. However, Higher Education
institutions worldwide are faced with a challenge on how to ...
The relationship between the use of social networking sites and student spectator behaviour: A case of university sport in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Social networking sites are important communication tools used in different industries including the sports industry. Professional athletes, coaches, spectators, journalists, and broadcasters from nearly every sports code ...
An exploration of how single parenting in a disadvantaged community influences a learner’s decision to enrol at a higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Family structure is related to educational attainment; it is evident that individuals from two- parent homes complete on average more years of schooling and are more likely to graduate from high school, attend University ...
Student politics and multiparty politics in Uganda : a case study of Makerere University
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The study of student politics in Africa has evolved in the last decade from a focus on non-institutionalised student activism and student movements to institutionalised student political participation in institutions of ...
Student nurses’ perceptions of written feedback after assessment at a University in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Written feedback from lecturers to their students, in higher education institutions, plays an important role in improving students’ performance. However, students’ perceptions of written feedback on assessments ...
Public funding of higher education and student access: A comparative study of two public universities in Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
This study examines changes in public funding and student access, factors influencing the
changes in public funding, and strategic responses towards influencing variations in student
access under fluctuations in public ...
Learning for the future, earning for now : students' experiences of the work-study programme at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This study does an in-depth exploration of how students experience full-time study and part-time employment, focusing on participants in the work-study programme of the University of the Western Cape. By means of the ...
Access, barriers to participation and success amongst adult students in an undergraduate academic programme at a University in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The choice of topic for the research paper was influenced by my experiences of attending university as an adult student and contemporary policy developments. In its White Paper for Post School Education (2013) the Department ...
Re-imagining 'nontraditional' student constructs in higher education : a case study of one South African University
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Worldwide, a greater and more diverse student population participates in higher education now more than ever before as the literature suggests an increase in 'nontraditional' students commonly regarded as adult students, ...
Understanding the linkages between community engagement and teaching and research: the case of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania
(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 ...