A Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation(s) of the South African university system

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dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Howard
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-23T12:52:15Z
dc.date.available2016-08-23T12:52:15Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.updated2015-12-21T13:49:39Z
dc.description.abstractAdopting a historical approach, this article traces the origins of key features of the South African university system, namely the general nature of its undergraduate degrees, its heavy reliance on lectures to convey information and its extensive use of examinations to assess levels of student achievement. This historical investigation finds the roots of these features in the unreformed Scottish university system which was enthusiastically embraced by South Africa's first two teaching universities, the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch, in 1918, and which then was adopted by those universities which were set up in their image during the next 70 years. The article suggests that any attempt to reform the country's university system today must take account of the historical circumstances which produced it originally.
dc.identifier.apacitationPhillips, H. (2003). A Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation(s) of the South African university system. <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21466en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPhillips, Howard "A Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation(s) of the South African university system." <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i> (2003) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21466en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPhillips, H. (2003). A Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation (s) of the South African university system: Perspectives on higher education. South African Journal of Higher Education, 17(3), p. 122-128.
dc.identifier.issn1011 3487
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Phillips, Howard AB - Adopting a historical approach, this article traces the origins of key features of the South African university system, namely the general nature of its undergraduate degrees, its heavy reliance on lectures to convey information and its extensive use of examinations to assess levels of student achievement. This historical investigation finds the roots of these features in the unreformed Scottish university system which was enthusiastically embraced by South Africa's first two teaching universities, the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Stellenbosch, in 1918, and which then was adopted by those universities which were set up in their image during the next 70 years. The article suggests that any attempt to reform the country's university system today must take account of the historical circumstances which produced it originally. DA - 2003 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 - 2003 SM - 1011 3487 T1 - A Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation(s) of the South African university system TI - A Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation(s) of the South African university system UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21466 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/21466
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPhillips H. A Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation(s) of the South African university system. South African Journal of Higher Education. 2003; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21466.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherStellenbosch University
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Higher Education
dc.source.urihttp://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajhe
dc.titleA Caledonian college in Cape Town and beyond: An investigation into the foundation(s) of the South African university system
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