A critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning science and engineering foundation programmes

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dc.contributor.authorKloot, B
dc.contributor.authorCase, J M
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, D
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-18T12:37:25Z
dc.date.available2018-07-18T12:37:25Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.updated2016-01-15T07:21:30Z
dc.description.abstractMore than a decade prior to the official dismantling of apartheid in South Africa, a number of universities launched foundation programmes to assist disadvantaged students. This article focuses on science and engineering foundation programmes, locating them within their political and institutional context and then tracing the evolution of their educational philosophy. But foundation programmes only represent one strategy for dealing with educational disadvantage. It is therefore compared to an alternative model explored in the early 1990s which emphasised the 'infusion' of academic development principles into the mainstream. This provides a backdrop for considering the educational effectiveness of the foundation programmes that have recently proliferated as a result of the Department of Education's latest funding strategy.
dc.identifier.apacitationKloot, B., Case, J. M., & Marshall, D. (2008). A critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning science and engineering foundation programmes. <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28320en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKloot, B, J M Case, and D Marshall "A critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning science and engineering foundation programmes." <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28320en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKloot, B., Case, J. M., & Marshall, D. (2008). A critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning Science and Engineering foundation programmes. South African Journal of Higher Education, 22(4), 799-816.
dc.identifier.ris TY - AU - Kloot, B AU - Case, J M AU - Marshall, D AB - More than a decade prior to the official dismantling of apartheid in South Africa, a number of universities launched foundation programmes to assist disadvantaged students. This article focuses on science and engineering foundation programmes, locating them within their political and institutional context and then tracing the evolution of their educational philosophy. But foundation programmes only represent one strategy for dealing with educational disadvantage. It is therefore compared to an alternative model explored in the early 1990s which emphasised the 'infusion' of academic development principles into the mainstream. This provides a backdrop for considering the educational effectiveness of the foundation programmes that have recently proliferated as a result of the Department of Education's latest funding strategy. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Higher Education LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - A critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning science and engineering foundation programmes TI - A critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning science and engineering foundation programmes UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28320 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/28320
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKloot B, Case JM, Marshall D. A critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning science and engineering foundation programmes. South African Journal of Higher Education. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28320.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Higher Education
dc.source.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication_article/high_v22_n4_a5
dc.titleA critical review of the educational philosophies underpinning science and engineering foundation programmes
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