Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices

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dc.contributor.authorShay, Suellen
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T07:16:16Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T07:16:16Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractAlthough there has been rapid expansion of higher education around the globe, such expansion has not resulted in a more equitable system. Drawing on the work of Nancy Fraser, equity in higher education is conceptualised as ‘parity of participation’ and includes both equity of access and outcomes. The tensions between expansion and equity are illustrated by comparing South Africa’s equity challenges with those of Brazil and the USA. Focusing on South Africa’s critical choices, four scenarios or possible futures are provided to illustrate some of the trade-offs and strategic choices. The main argument is that if South Africa’s higher education system continues to expand without a concomitant investment in the effectiveness of teaching and learning, it will not achieve the policy goals of equity of access and outcomes. Furthermore the investment needs to be strategically targeted to interventions that can serve as systemic levers of change for reducing drop-out rates and improving graduation rates. To this end, over the next decade the state needs to prioritise an investment in an undergraduate curriculum more ‘fit for purpose’. The investment needs to be in curriculum reform that normalises different levels of foundational provision, identifies and removes curriculum obstacles that delay or impede graduation, and provides opportunities for ‘breadth’ for all students, not only those who come from privileged backgrounds.
dc.identifier.apacitationShay, S. (2017). Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices. <i>South African Journal of Science</i>, Volume 113(Number 1/2), 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34807en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationShay, Suellen "Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices." <i>South African Journal of Science</i> Volume 113, Number 1/2. (2017): 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34807en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationShay, S. 2017. Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices. <i>South African Journal of Science.</i> Volume 113(Number 1/2):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34807en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353
dc.identifier.issn1996-7489
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Shay, Suellen AB - Although there has been rapid expansion of higher education around the globe, such expansion has not resulted in a more equitable system. Drawing on the work of Nancy Fraser, equity in higher education is conceptualised as ‘parity of participation’ and includes both equity of access and outcomes. The tensions between expansion and equity are illustrated by comparing South Africa’s equity challenges with those of Brazil and the USA. Focusing on South Africa’s critical choices, four scenarios or possible futures are provided to illustrate some of the trade-offs and strategic choices. The main argument is that if South Africa’s higher education system continues to expand without a concomitant investment in the effectiveness of teaching and learning, it will not achieve the policy goals of equity of access and outcomes. Furthermore the investment needs to be strategically targeted to interventions that can serve as systemic levers of change for reducing drop-out rates and improving graduation rates. To this end, over the next decade the state needs to prioritise an investment in an undergraduate curriculum more ‘fit for purpose’. The investment needs to be in curriculum reform that normalises different levels of foundational provision, identifies and removes curriculum obstacles that delay or impede graduation, and provides opportunities for ‘breadth’ for all students, not only those who come from privileged backgrounds. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - Number 1/2 J1 - South African Journal of Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2017 SM - 0038-2353 SM - 1996-7489 T1 - Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices TI - Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34807 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34807
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationShay S. Educational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices. South African Journal of Science. 2017;Volume 113(Number 1/2):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34807.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDean's Office: CHED
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Development
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Science
dc.source.journalissueNumber 1/2
dc.source.journalvolumeVolume 113
dc.source.pagination174 - 177
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2017/20160227
dc.subject.otherhigher education
dc.subject.otherBrazil
dc.subject.otherUSA
dc.subject.othercurriculum
dc.subject.otherequity
dc.subject.otherflexible degree
dc.titleEducational investment towards the ideal future: South Africa’s strategic choices
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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