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Academic identities and communities of practice in a professional discipline

Author: Jawitz, Jeff Date: 2009 This paper explores the dynamics surrounding the formation of academic identities in a context where the nature of academic work is contested both as a result of tensions within the discipline and in response to pressure from both the institution ... Read more
Academics teaching and learning at the nexus: unbundling, marketisation and digitization in higher education

Author: Czerniewicz, Laura ; Mogliacci, Rada ; Walji, Sukaina ; Cliff, Alan ; Swinnerton, Bronwen ; Morris, Neil Date: 2021 This paper explores how academics navigate the HE landscape being reshaped by the convergence of unbundling, marketisation and digitisation processes. Social Realism distinguishes three layers of social reality (in this case higher education): ... Read more
Access to Africa's knowledge: publishing development research and measuring value

Author: Gray, Eve Date: 2010 This paper reviews, critically, the discourse of research publication policy and the directives of the regional and global organisations that advise African countries with respect to their relevance to African scholarly communication. What ... Read more c b a
Accountability autonomy and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africa

Author: Abrahams, Mark A Date: 2008 For the purposes of accountability and uniformity, and as a way of giving insight into their intellectual capital regarding development practices, NGOs in Southern Africa are required by donor agencies to describe their intended activities ... Read more
Activists within the academy: the role of prior experience in adult learners' acquisition of postgraduate literacies in a postapartheid South African university

Author: Cooper, Linda Date: 2011 The article takes as a case study a group of disability rights activists who were given access to a master's program via Recognition of Prior Learning. The question explored is "Can adult learners' prior experiential knowledge act as a resource ... Read more
Affirming a role for specialised dictionaries in indigenous African languages

Author: Nkomo, Dion Date: 2010 One of the main problems facing speakers and language practitioners of indigenous African languages is the shortage of appropriate dictionaries for a variety of purposes. This lack results in users consulting any available but inappropriate ... Read more
An analysis of the impact of pedagogic interventions in first-year academic development and mainstream courses in microeconomics

Author: Smith, Leonard C Date: 2009 This paper analyses the impact of pedagogic interventions in ﬁrst-year academic development and mainstream courses in microeconomics on students' performance in the ﬁnal examination. The data for six cohorts, covering the years 1999 and ... Read more
An analysis of the textual practices of undergraduate and postgraduate novice writers in law

Author: Greenbaum, Lesley Anne ; Bangeni, Abongwe Date: 2013 Criticisms in the media and in the law professions about the writing skills of law graduates have drawn attention to the challenges that novice law students experience in acquiring these skills at the foundation level. Our research project ... Read more
Anonymous examination marking at University of Cape Town: the quest for an 'agonizing-free zone'

Author: Shay, Suellen ; Jones, Barbara Date: 2006 Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of social practice, the author challenges common-sense notions of objectivity and subjectivity which inform assessment practice, and argues for assessment as a socially situated interpretive act. A case study of ... Read more
Are pre-compiled citation indexes of peer-reviewed journals an adequate control for research quality? A case study of library and information science

Author: Darch, Colin ; Underwood, Peter G Date: 2005 Looks at the South African Department of Education’s new recommendations for the evaluation of higher education research in South Africa, and examines two primary aspects: the use of pre-compiled journal lists from overseas, and the apparent ... Read more
Assessment and the quality of educational programmes: what constitutes evidence?

Author: Shay, Suellen ; Jawitz, Jeffrey Date: 2005 In a climate of growing accountability for Higher Education, there is an increased demand on assessment to play an evaluative role. National, professional and institutional quality assurance systems expect that the assessment of student ... Read more
Assessment at the boundaries: service learning as case study

Author: Shay, Suellen Date: 2008 This article explores the value systems which inform assessment practices in higher education, specifically how particular forms of knowledge valued in the curriculum shape and constrain assessment practices. The data for this article is drawn ... Read more
The assessment of complex tasks: a double reading

Author: Shay, Suellen Date: 2005 Drawing on Bourdieu's theory of social practice, the author challenges common-sense notions of objectivity and subjectivity which inform assessment practice, and argues for assessment as a socially situated interpretive act. A case study of ... Read more
Assessment of preparedness of first-year chemistry students: development and application of an instrument for diagnostic and placement purposes

Author: Potgieter, Marietjie ; Davidowitz, Bette ; Venter, Elsie Date: 2008 Many universities in South Africa use alternative admissions tests together with results of the Grade 12 examinations for access of placement. These tests focus on academic literacy and mathematical skills and do not provide information about ... Read more
Availability of books as a factor in reading teaching and learning behaviour in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in South Africa

Author: Nassimbeni, Mary ; Desmond, Snoeks Date: 2011 The purpose of the research project was to investigate the effects of the provision of story books in twenty disadvantaged primary schools in rural South Africa. The recipients of the donation were children in deprived areas, growing up in ... Read more
Avoiding frustrations of unprepared students with online quizzes

Author: Campbell, Anita ; Rajaratnam, Kanshukan Date: 2013 The hierarchical nature of many degrees enables higher-level courses to build on knowledge that has been developed in earlier courses. However, when students enter with weak prior knowledge, lecturers have to spend time addressing this before ... Read more c b
The balance between excellence and equity on admission test: contributions of experiences in South Africa and Costa Rica

Author: Cliff, Alan ; Montero, Eiliana Date: 2010 Two experiences are described related to the challenge of maximizing excellence and equity in admission for Higher Education. At the University of Costa Rica (UCR) a test of reasoning with figures is being developed and validated to measure ... Read more c b n d
Barriers to students' use of electronic resources during lectures

Author: Ng'ambi, Dick ; Rambe, Patient Date: 2008 This paper highlights one of the barriers for implementing an educational technology policy at a higher education institution. As more courses use a Learning Management System (LMS), learning resources are electronic and an increasing number ... Read more
Beyond social constructivist perspectives on assessment: the centring of knowledge

Author: Shay, Suellen Date: 2008 Over the past few decades assessment has been heralded for its key role in the improvement of teaching and learning. However, more recently there have been expressions of uncertainty about whether assessment is in fact delivering on its ... Read more
Bridging distance between actual and potential development: a case of using ICT mediated consultation tool

Author: Ng'ambi, Dick ; Goodman, Suki Date: 2009 It is an ongoing challenge in higher education context to design appropriate learning tasks for students that balances the diversity in student knowledge and variable skills with student's potential to learn under guidance. Obtaining feedback ... Read more

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