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Exploring student perceptions on the influence of a university education on up-ward socioeconomic mobility: A case study of students at the University of the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
South Africa is still under construction, with the aftermath of apartheid still lingering in the South African education system and in societal constructs amongst families of colour with low socioeconomic status backgrounds. ...
Exploring social capital and its contribution to student success at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Development in education has been a focus area for decades, with theorists and researchers pursuing
ways in which to understand the varying outcomes achieved in the South African higher education
landscape. This is ...
The role of the national student financial aid scheme in addressing food insecurity at South African universities
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In the post-1994 period, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been hailed for affording students from disadvantaged backgrounds access to higher learning institutions. Research has been conducted by various ...
Emergence from financial constraints through transformation to a research-led teaching and learning developmental university- University of the Western Cape 2000-2020
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) was created by an Act of Parliament in 1959, the Extension of University Education Act of 1959 (Parliament RSA 1959), to serve as an institution of higher learning for the so-called ...
Transactional sex among female university students: A case study of University of the Western Cape, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The study uses a qualitative, narrative inquiry approach to understand the motivation for engaging
in transactional sex and the challenges faced in such relationships. The target population of the
study is female students ...
Employer concerns with the quality of the skills and knowledge of recently employed graduates in South Africa: Description, analysis and implications for tertiary education, public policy and practice
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
This qualitative study examined the nature and significance of current employer concerns with the quality of the skills and knowledge of their recently employed graduates. Employers require graduates who are able to perform ...