Mind the gap: science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface
| dc.contributor.author | Case, Jenni | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marshall, Delia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Grayson, Diane | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-09T13:16:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-09T13:16:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-06-09T13:12:41Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In the South African higher education sector, there is increasing concern about the poor retention and throughput rates of undergraduate students. There is also concern that the participation rates in higher education, relative to population demographics, remain extremely racially skewed. With the quality of schooling unlikely to change dramatically in the short term, universities need to look for ways to improve student success, particularly in science and engineering, where graduates are needed for a range of key roles in society. Here we review the research presented at a forum held by the Academy of Science of South Africa in 2010, which sought to bring together the latest expert thinking in this area. The major focus of academic development to date has been the establishment of extended degree programmes. However, it is clear that this model has limited capacity to deal with what is, in fact, a much broader problem. We summarise existing interventions aimed at reducing the 'gap' between secondary and tertiary education, and describe key innovations in mainstream programmes that are possible at the levels of pedagogy, curriculum and institutional environment, some of which are also becoming established internationally in science and engineering. Driving such initiatives will demand visionary university leadership in order to effect the integrated and holistic change that is needed. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/sajs.2013/20120113 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Case, J., Marshall, D., & Grayson, D. (2013). Mind the gap: science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface. <i>South African Journal of Science</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19980 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Case, Jenni, Delia Marshall, and Diane Grayson "Mind the gap: science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface." <i>South African Journal of Science</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19980 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Case, J., Marshall, D., & Grayson, D. (2013). Mind the gap: Science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface. South African Journal of Science, 109(7-8), 01-05. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0038-2353 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Case, Jenni AU - Marshall, Delia AU - Grayson, Diane AB - In the South African higher education sector, there is increasing concern about the poor retention and throughput rates of undergraduate students. There is also concern that the participation rates in higher education, relative to population demographics, remain extremely racially skewed. With the quality of schooling unlikely to change dramatically in the short term, universities need to look for ways to improve student success, particularly in science and engineering, where graduates are needed for a range of key roles in society. Here we review the research presented at a forum held by the Academy of Science of South Africa in 2010, which sought to bring together the latest expert thinking in this area. The major focus of academic development to date has been the establishment of extended degree programmes. However, it is clear that this model has limited capacity to deal with what is, in fact, a much broader problem. We summarise existing interventions aimed at reducing the 'gap' between secondary and tertiary education, and describe key innovations in mainstream programmes that are possible at the levels of pedagogy, curriculum and institutional environment, some of which are also becoming established internationally in science and engineering. Driving such initiatives will demand visionary university leadership in order to effect the integrated and holistic change that is needed. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 SM - 0038-2353 T1 - Mind the gap: science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface TI - Mind the gap: science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19980 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19980 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Case J, Marshall D, Grayson D. Mind the gap: science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface. South African Journal of Science. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19980. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Academy of Science of South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Mechanical Engineering | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | South African Journal of Science | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.sajs.co.za/ | |
| dc.subject.other | student success and throughput | |
| dc.subject.other | academic development | |
| dc.subject.other | curriculum responsiveness | |
| dc.subject.other | educational innovation | |
| dc.subject.other | school–university interface | |
| dc.title | Mind the gap: science and engineering education at the secondary-tertiary interface | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |