Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning  

Chris Winberg, Manyane Makua

In South Africa, we have been concerned with students’ epistemological access to disciplinary knowledge, but perhaps not sufficiently concerned with their ontological access into disciplinary identities. This paper argues that undertaking university studi... see more

Andrew Deacon, Sukaina Walji, Jeff Jawitz, Janet Small, Tasneem Jaffer

We interviewed people living in African countries who have taken Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) created by the University of Cape Town to ask about their challenges, goals, and value studying online. They are drawn to taking MOOCs in part because of ... see more

James Garraway, Chris Winberg

Universities of Technology in South Africa emerged relatively recently from technical college-like institutions, known as Technikons. Technikons had a distinct workplace-oriented identity, while Universities of Technology lack such clarity of identity. Th... see more

Anita Campbell

The affective dimension of students’ transition into university is an area of development that has the potential to improve student success. Large-scale research suggests that developing a growth mindset belief – that academic ability can always be expand... see more

Sue Timmis, Emmanuel Mgqwashu, Kibbie Naidoo, Patricia Muhuro, Sheila Trahar, Lisa Lucas, Gina Wisker, Thea de Wet

This paper makes visible the experiences of students transitioning to higher education from rural communities and backgrounds in South Africa. In line with decolonial perspectives, the research adopted a participatory methodology that involved students as... see more