Suellen Shay picks up on a long-standing issue in South African higher ed, one which my old friend Ian Scott has been rightfully and righteously banging on… Read more “South Africa: Higher Education Hangs in the Balance. Here Are Four Scenarios – allAfrica.com”
Tag: Post-secondary education in South Africa
Skills crisis: New system to train artisans | Features | financialmail
Good to see the College Industry Partnership Initiative, which I started with Marianne Scott at the National Business Initiative a decade ago, gaining traction in the ongoing… Read more “Skills crisis: New system to train artisans | Features | financialmail”
South African ‘born free’ students see the world through the prism of race – Times LIVE
Amidst all the concerns about race, conflict, and intolerance in South African higher education, there is a simple but important message in this research into student attitudes and… Read more “South African ‘born free’ students see the world through the prism of race – Times LIVE”
Public Further Education and Training Colleges in South Africa
South African chapter by Glen Fisher and Marianne Scott, in Paul Elsner et al. (2007) Global Development of Technical, Community College, and Further Education. 1 Global Survey… Read more “Public Further Education and Training Colleges in South Africa”
Improving Throughput in the Engineering Bachelors Degree
Report to the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA): recommends seven ‘levers of change’ for improving undergraduate throughput rates, for disadvantaged students as well as for the… Read more “Improving Throughput in the Engineering Bachelors Degree”
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