Browsing by Subject "student success"

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    Contradictions in the situational logic of the university: implications for student success
    (2014) Kotta, Linda; Case, Jenni; Luckett, Kathy
    Nearly sixteen years into the new democracy, student success at South African universities continues to be differentiated along lines of race. The tendency has been to define the problem in terms of student deficit. This article suggests that this is a limited view of a complex problem. The study investigates the case of a South African universitys engineering department and its historical struggle with the success of black students. It is an exploration of students progression through a design course and the associated pedagogical realities. Using a social realist approach, this study shows that the higher education environment is a complex of necessary contradictions which create a situational logic for agents. In the process of navigating the inconsistencies of a system in which academic development and quality assurance work against each other, it seems that black students get caught in the middle, with deleterious consequences for the countrys transformative agenda.
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    Student co creation of open textbooks to address sense of belonging and student success
    (Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2023-07) Cox, Glenda; Willmers, Michelle; Masuku, Bianca
    There is considerable debate around the role of collaboration with students and how it is enabled by trust, respect, reciprocity, and shared responsibility. Collaborative open textbook development processes that include students as co-creators present a means to building a truly inclusive, democratic classroom environment where students feel a sense of belonging, which is acknowledged as a key factor in student success.   This interactive workshop by the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative as part of the Siyaphumelela Service Workshop series introduced participants to open education practice as a means to address social (in)justice in the classroom, particularly as relates to students’ sense of belonging. Student attribution and acknowledgment is a crucial aspect and participants were introduced to Creative Commons and ways to attribute students. The workshop also provided practical insights into initiatives at UCT that are exploring strategies for student co-creation to aid student success.
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    Student co-creation of open textbooks to address sense of belonging and student success
    (Digital Open Textbooks for Development, 2023-07) Cox, Glenda; Willmers, Michelle; Masuku, Bianca
    This is a workshop presentation created by the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) team for the Siyaphumelela National Service Workshop series in July 2023.