Higher Education Pathways South African Undergraduate Education and the Public Good / edited by Paul Ashwin and Jennifer M. Case.
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TextSeries: African higher education dynamics series ; volume 4Publisher: Project Muse, Manufacturer: Project MUSE, Description: 1 online resource (ix, 307 pages) : illustrationsISBN: 9781928331919; 1928331912Subject(s): Undergraduates -- South Africa | Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- South Africa | Education, Higher -- South AfricaGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books. Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 378.68 LOC classification: LA1538 | .H54 2018Online resources: Full text available: Summary: In what ways does access to undergraduate education have a transformative impact on people and societies? What conditions are required for this impact to occur? What are the pathways from an undergraduate education to the public good, including inclusive economic development? These questions have particular resonance in the South African higher education context, which is attempting to tackle the challenges of widening access and improving completion rates in in a system in which the segregations of the apartheid years are still apparent. Higher education is recognised in core legislation as having a distinctive and crucial role in building post-apartheid society. Undergraduate education is seen as central to addressing skills shortages in South Africa. It is also seen to yield significant social returns, including a consistent positive impact on societal institutions and the development of a range of capabilities that have public, as well as private, benefits. This book offers comprehensive contemporary evidence that allows for a fresh engagement with these pressing issues.
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In what ways does access to undergraduate education have a transformative impact on people and societies? What conditions are required for this impact to occur? What are the pathways from an undergraduate education to the public good, including inclusive economic development? These questions have particular resonance in the South African higher education context, which is attempting to tackle the challenges of widening access and improving completion rates in in a system in which the segregations of the apartheid years are still apparent. Higher education is recognised in core legislation as having a distinctive and crucial role in building post-apartheid society. Undergraduate education is seen as central to addressing skills shortages in South Africa. It is also seen to yield significant social returns, including a consistent positive impact on societal institutions and the development of a range of capabilities that have public, as well as private, benefits. This book offers comprehensive contemporary evidence that allows for a fresh engagement with these pressing issues.
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