item: #1 of 303 id: jsaa-1425 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher, Thierry M. ; Perozzi, Brett ; Moscaritolo, Lisa Bardill title: Student Affairs and Services during Covid‑19 in Africa: Mitigating the Pandemic’s Impact on Student Success date: 2021-06-17 words: 8739 flesch: 37 summary: While SAS contributes significantly to making universities inclusive and supportive spaces conducive to student development, our data show that factors in the public macro context, factors in the social‑cultural milieu, and factors in the community context need to be favourable to learning to enable sustained student success in Africa. According to these theories, the SAS focus on student development in all its facets emphasises the students’ development towards achieving autonomy and independence, theorising the intra‑ and inter‑personal factors that are affected by living and learning influences and their interplay (Hamrick et al., 2002). keywords: africa; covid‑19; data; development; education; factors; impact; journal; learning; sas; schreiber; services; social; student; student affairs; student success; success cache: jsaa-1425.pdf plain text: jsaa-1425.txt item: #2 of 303 id: jsaa-1426 author: Kombe, Charity L.M. ; Mtonga, Dingase E. title: Challenges and Interventions of E‑learning for Underresourced Students amid Covid‑19 Lockdown: A Case of a Zambian Public University date: 2021-06-17 words: 7419 flesch: 43 summary: While some of these scholars (Hapompwe et al., 2020; Sintema, 2020a) observed that under‑resourced students experienced eLearning challenges during the 2020 Covid‑19 lockdown, strikingly, none of them critically examined the specific challenges such students encountered. However, there were no focused interventions to specifically address the actual challenges under‑resourced students encountered. keywords: access; challenges; covid‑19; data; education; elearning; findings; interventions; lockdown; students; study; under‑resourced; university cache: jsaa-1426.pdf plain text: jsaa-1426.txt item: #3 of 303 id: jsaa-1427 author: Songca, Rushiella N. ; Ndebele, Clever ; Mbodila, Munienge title: Mitigating the Implications of Covid‐19 on the Academic Project at Walter Sisulu University in South Africa: A Proposed Framework for Emergency Remote Teaching and Learning date: 2021-06-17 words: 9155 flesch: 48 summary: This is expected 54 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 9(1) 2021, 41‑60 | 2307‑6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v9i1.1427 to help improve student support as the University moves to level 2 of the lockdown. This is expected to help improve student support as the university moves to level 2 of the lockdown. keywords: africa; covid‑19; education; learning; lecturers; level; online; students; support; teaching; university; wsu cache: jsaa-1427.pdf plain text: jsaa-1427.txt item: #4 of 303 id: jsaa-1428 author: de Klerk, Danie ; Krull, Greig ; Maleswena, Tshepiso title: Rapid Orientation of Students for Emergency Remote Learning during the Covid‑19 Lockdown date: 2021-06-17 words: 6871 flesch: 46 summary: Online student orientation in higher education: a developmental study. Keywords Covid‑19; emergency remote learning; orientation programme; student orientation; student success; student support http://www.jsaa.ac.za mailto:danie.deklerk%40wits.ac.za?subject= mailto:greig.krull%40wits.ac.za?subject= mailto:tsepiso.maleswena%40wits.ac.za?subject= 62 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 9(1) 2021, 61‑75 | 2307‑6267 | DOI 10.24085/jsaa.v9i1.1428 Introduction The South African Covid‑19‑related national lockdown meant that tertiary institutions had to rapidly move to a different mode of teaching and learning. keywords: development; emergency; erl; learning; lms; online; orientation; orientation programme; programme; remote; students; support cache: jsaa-1428.pdf plain text: jsaa-1428.txt item: #5 of 303 id: jsaa-1429 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: The ‘Double Transition’ for First-Year Students: Understanding the Impact of Covid-19 on South Africa’s First-Year University Students date: 2021-06-17 words: 8460 flesch: 51 summary: Keywords Covid‑19; first‑year students; online teaching and learning; student transitions; transition support systems Introduction This article is written at a very dire time in global and South African history, as the Covid‑19 pandemic continues to reconfigure society in devastating and possibly permanent ways. It is anticipated and, indeed feared, that universities, preoccupied with online teaching and learning and making up for lost academic time in the academic calendar, may lose the focus on matters of student transition and support. keywords: africa; covid‑19; education; experience; first‑year; journal; learning; o n; online; pandemic; south; students; support; teaching; transition; universities; university cache: jsaa-1429.pdf plain text: jsaa-1429.txt item: #6 of 303 id: jsaa-1430 author: Kanyumba, Blessing ; Shabangu, Nondumiso title: The Effect of the Covid‑19 Pandemic on Students and the Living and Learning Spaces at a South African University date: 2021-06-17 words: 6044 flesch: 47 summary: Residence students are exposed to numerous extracurricular activities which in turn promote self‑growth, thus leading to improved performance. Wahl (2013) concurs that Living and Learning programmes improve student learning, development and success at higher education level. keywords: africa; covid‑19; learning; learning spaces; living; pandemic; residences; spaces; students; study cache: jsaa-1430.pdf plain text: jsaa-1430.txt item: #7 of 303 id: jsaa-1431 author: Manase, Ndakaitei title: Disguised Blessings amid Covid‑19: Opportunities and Challenges for South African University Students with Learning Disabilities date: 2021-06-17 words: 5536 flesch: 40 summary: Discussion points included what was available to support online learning, what worked or not for students when working off‑campus, challenges encountered in terms of resources and capacity, and any other ways online learning impacted their lives as university students. Online Learning for Students with Disabilities Online learning, which involves students’ virtual participation in academic activities, offers students some degree of control over the time, place, path, or pace of learning (Hashey & Stahl, 2014). keywords: challenges; conversion; covid‑19; disabilities; education; factors; learning; online; opportunities; pandemic; students; university cache: jsaa-1431.pdf plain text: jsaa-1431.txt item: #8 of 303 id: jsaa-1432 author: Janeke, Belinda title: Online Work Readiness Programme: Ready, Set, Go! date: 2021-06-17 words: 6955 flesch: 41 summary: The three overarching outcomes (student learning outcomes, personal attributes, and impact outcomes) have been achieved, with various suggestions addressing the need for more resources or demonstrations, which will be integrated into the programme going forward. Each topic of the work readiness programme had specific student learning outcomes that were measured in this research. keywords: career; learning; online; outcomes; participants; programme; readiness; skills; students; work; workshop cache: jsaa-1432.pdf plain text: jsaa-1432.txt item: #9 of 303 id: jsaa-1433 author: Adjei, Millicent ; Pels, Nina Nana Aba ; Amoako, Vanessa Nana Darkoa title: Responding to Covid‑19: Experiences of Ashesi University’s Student Affairs Team date: 2021-06-17 words: 9989 flesch: 51 summary: For example, upon recommendations from students during the town hall, the Dean of Students held two virtual parents’ town hall meetings to explain the various transition phases the University had experienced and actions taken, and to explore ways their wards could meet their academic obligations. The role of student services in the improving of student experience in higher education. keywords: academic; affairs; ashesi; covid‑19; education; engagement; experiences; journal; osca; resources; schlossberg; student affairs; students; support; team; transition; university cache: jsaa-1433.pdf plain text: jsaa-1433.txt item: #10 of 303 id: jsaa-1435 author: Dunn-Coetzee, Munita; Sinclair, Elmien ; Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia ; Brink, Jaco ; Timmey, Marquard ; Davids, Charl title: Adaptation of Student Support Services Considering Covid‑19: Adjustments, Impact, and Future Implications date: 2021-06-17 words: 4832 flesch: 44 summary: It is served by a Medical Advisory Committee, and seven workstreams, covering student services; staff; learning and teaching; communications; community impact and external relations; campus operations; finance and legal matters; as well as research. http://www.jsaa.ac.za mailto:mdunn%40sun.ac.za?subject= mailto:est%40sun.ac.za?subject= mailto:cleophas%40sun.ac.za?subject= mailto:jgbrink%40sun.ac.za?subject= mailto:timmey%40sun.ac.za?subject= mailto:cdavids%40sun.ac.za?subject= 158 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 9(1) 2021, 157‑166 | 2307‑6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v9i1.1435 Keywords adjustments; Covid‑19; disability support practitioners; hybrid space; student support; South Africa; virtual service offering Introduction Stellenbosch University (SU), situated in the town of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape province of South Africa, was founded in 1918, has ten faculties on five campuses and currently has 31 540 students. keywords: africa; covid‑19; learning; online; services; staff; students; support; unit; work cache: jsaa-1435.pdf plain text: jsaa-1435.txt item: #11 of 303 id: jsaa-1436 author: Immenga, Christine title: Leveraging Ed-tech in the Co-curricular Space: Reflections on Design and Development Aspects of the Class Representative Induction Programme at the University of Cape Town date: 2021-06-17 words: 6911 flesch: 43 summary: Email: christine.immenga@uct.ac.za Abstract Every year, class representatives are elected at the University of Cape Town to represent students on academic matters in relation to a specific academic course. In preparing class representatives for their leadership roles, the Department of Student Affairs, in partnership with the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the Faculty Councils, host and facilitate a class representative induction programme. keywords: affairs; class; content; design; learning; online; practice; programme; representatives; student; teaching; team cache: jsaa-1436.pdf plain text: jsaa-1436.txt item: #12 of 303 id: jsaa-1437 author: Mutambisi, Sebastian ; Murasi, Dora Dorothy ; Mazodze, Crispen title: The Impact of the Covid‑19 Pandemic on Student Affairs Practitioners: A Reflective Case Study from Bindura University of Science Education in Zimbabwe date: 2021-06-17 words: 5698 flesch: 46 summary: Keywords change models; Covid‑19; higher education; scholarship of practice; Student Affairs Introduction This article seeks to contribute to knowledge sharing with regard to the effect of the Covid‑19 pandemic on student affairs practitioners and their practice in general. This new reality presented both opportunities and challenges for higher education institutions (HEIs) and student affairs practitioners in particular. keywords: affairs; affairs practitioners; change; covid‑19; education; impact; pandemic; practitioners; staff; student; student affairs; university cache: jsaa-1437.pdf plain text: jsaa-1437.txt item: #13 of 303 id: jsaa-1438 author: Bernard, Taryn title: From Didactics to Datafication: A Critical Reflection on Virtual Learning Environments and the Production of Space date: 2021-06-17 words: 4167 flesch: 44 summary: In contrast to social space, Lefebvre (1991, p. 38) conceptualised conceived space as “the space of scientists, planners, urbanists, technocratic subdividers and social engineers”. Furthermore, proponents of LA in HE usually view the collection and analysis of student data in optimistic terms, as a mechanism to enhance learning. keywords: data; education; learning; lefebvre; social; space; students; vles cache: jsaa-1438.pdf plain text: jsaa-1438.txt item: #14 of 303 id: jsaa-1439 author: Chasi, Samia ; Quinlan, Orla title: Inclusion in Times of Covid‑19: The Case of International Students in South Africa date: 2021-06-17 words: 7663 flesch: 31 summary: International students are generally distinguished into two main categories: degree‑ seeking students and short‑term students, of which the former are the majority of international students in South Africa. From the perspective of South Africa’s public higher education sector, this article reflects on how international students at the country’s universities have been affected by national and institutional responses to Covid‑19. keywords: africa; country; covid‑19; education; ieasa; international; internationalisation; south; south africa; students; universities; university cache: jsaa-1439.pdf plain text: jsaa-1439.txt item: #15 of 303 id: jsaa-1440 author: Lyner-Cleophas, Marcia ; Apollis , Lizelle; Erasmus, Ilse ; Willems, Melanie ; Poole, Latashe ; Minnaar, Meagan ; Louw, Pippa title: Disability Unit Practitioners at Stellenbosch University: Covid‑19 Pandemic Reflections date: 2021-06-17 words: 5641 flesch: 43 summary: Phased‑in Return of Students In a measured and cautious manner, a third of students were allowed to return to campus around mid‑year but in an online way as far as possible, including practical and research‑ based course work. Such students, however, needed extra time additional to the extra uploading and downloading time granted to all. keywords: access; africa; disabilities; disability; learning; online; students; support; time cache: jsaa-1440.pdf plain text: jsaa-1440.txt item: #16 of 303 id: jsaa-1442 author: Johnson, Bernadette J. title: Reflections on the South African Higher Education Leadership and Management (HELM) First Virtual Summit, 9‑11 December 2020: Leadership for a Sustainable and Resilient Higher Education System in an Age of Complexity and Change date: 2021-06-17 words: 1990 flesch: 55 summary: #FeesMustFall showed disconnect between university leadership and the university’s relation to society. Emerging actions: • Research and round table conversation on the political economy of higher education and the implications for university leadership • Future conference on the social anchoring of the university in society – what would it look like? • Research on what has changed, is different and the rest of the world can learn from in higher education in South Africa. keywords: education; need; society; university cache: jsaa-1442.pdf plain text: jsaa-1442.txt item: #17 of 303 id: jsaa-1443 author: Kruse, Tadd title: Learning Online: The Student Experience by George Veletsianos (2020). Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. date: 2021-06-17 words: 1116 flesch: 39 summary: The author explores early on the value of online learning in comparison to face‑to‑face settings: … the larger issue behind this debate is what conditions make for a high‑quality educational experience, one that is effective, efficient, engaging, socially just, and meaningful and isn’t exploitive, unfair or available only to those who can afford it … ultimately, the value of an online course or degree rests upon its design and the strategies it employs rather than its modality. Online learning is ripe with critics questioning the authenticity, value, and credibility of this medium, and in this book Veletsianos argues that we must examine the learning experience through the lens of the student to fully appreciate this space. keywords: experience; learning; student cache: jsaa-1443.pdf plain text: jsaa-1443.txt item: #18 of 303 id: jsaa-1444 author: Swanzy, Patrick title: Transforming Higher Education in Africa and Asia: Strategic Planning and Policy by Fred M. Hayward (2020). Albany, New York: SUNY Press. date: 2021-06-17 words: 1581 flesch: 49 summary: He notes that, while each of these cases is unique, there are some general lessons they suggest about both the successes and challenges for higher education change. Chapter eight is headed ‘Fostering higher education change in Uganda’. keywords: author; change; education; planning cache: jsaa-1444.pdf plain text: jsaa-1444.txt item: #19 of 303 id: jsaa-1447 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-19 words: 3069 flesch: 28 summary: Scholarly and professional developments in African student affairs There is growing interest in professionalising student affairs in Africa. And what if student affairs practice were approached interdependently with academic faculties and departments rather than independently or dependently? keywords: affairs; africa; education; issue; practice; student; student affairs cache: jsaa-1447.pdf plain text: jsaa-1447.txt item: #20 of 303 id: jsaa-1448 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: Call for papers: Vol 2(1) (2014): “Recontextualising the profession” date: 2021-04-19 words: 687 flesch: 42 summary: Final papers may be selected either for the 2014 African Minds book on student representation in African higher education or the Special Issue on student representation of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa. In particular, the featured papers will engage with two specific questions: • How has the expansion of higher education, the massification of existing public institutions, the admission of private students (and in some institutions the creation of ‘parallel’ student bodies) and the mushrooming of private higher education institutions affected student representation in different countries at both a systemic and institutional level in Africa? keywords: profession; student cache: jsaa-1448.pdf plain text: jsaa-1448.txt item: #21 of 303 id: jsaa-1449 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: Adverts date: 2021-04-19 words: 661 flesch: 29 summary: The foundation of ECStA is a result of growing cooperation of student services organisations in Europe. In order to do so, ECStA works for improved cooperation between student services organisations aiming to increase the understanding of the differences regarding the provision of services such as student housing, dining services, counselling and health issues, supporting international students and student mobility. keywords: education; services; student cache: jsaa-1449.pdf plain text: jsaa-1449.txt item: #22 of 303 id: jsaa-1450 author: Moja, Teboho ; Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: Contextualising student affairs in Africa: The past, present and future date: 2021-04-19 words: 3902 flesch: 36 summary: Paper delivered at Association for Institutional Research, May 2014, Cape Town, South Africa. UNESCO (2002): The role of student affairs and services in higher education – A practical manual for developing, implementing and assessing student affairs programmes and services. It is our aim to ensure that JSAA will become the foremost academic journal dealing with the theory and practice of the student affairs domain in higher education on the African continent, and an indispensable resource for the executive leadership of universities and colleges dealing with student affairs, deans of students and other senior student affairs professionals, as well as institutional researchers and academics and students focused on the field of higher education studies and student affairs. keywords: affairs; africa; development; education; south; student; student affairs; university cache: jsaa-1450.pdf plain text: jsaa-1450.txt item: #23 of 303 id: jsaa-1451 author: Perna, Laura W. title: Reflections on Tinto’s South Africa lectures date: 2021-04-19 words: 4185 flesch: 39 summary: Tinto’s scholarship – scholarship that was developed primarily to understand the success of college students in the United States – is relevant to understanding college student success in South Africa (and other nations) because it is theoretically grounded. Through several decades of relevant and timely scholarship, Tinto has certainly defined the way that we, as a community of higher education practitioners, policy-makers and researchers, think about how to promote college student success. keywords: college; education; institutions; state; student; success cache: jsaa-1451.pdf plain text: jsaa-1451.txt item: #24 of 303 id: jsaa-1453 author: Pillay, Saloschini title: Report on the establishment of the Southern African Student Affairs Federation date: 2021-04-19 words: 1308 flesch: 26 summary: Ludeman examined the history and evolution of student support services in the United States and cited examples of best practices in professionalising student services. Email: pillaysl@ukzn.ac.za The launch of the Southern African Federation for Student Affairs and Services (SAFSAS) on 25 October 2012 in Mangaung with the signing of a memorandum of understanding among a number of affiliate associations, and the hosting of its inaugural conference from 4 to 6 August 2014, were historic events for student affairs and services (SAS) in southern Africa, as it was the first time in higher education in this region that the sector brought together under one roof a collection of student affairs associations and societies. keywords: affairs; education; services; student cache: jsaa-1453.pdf plain text: jsaa-1453.txt item: #25 of 303 id: jsaa-1468 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: Double Launch Issue: Vol 1, No 1-2 (2013) Vol 1, No 1-2 (2013) date: 2021-04-19 words: 3069 flesch: 28 summary: Scholarly and professional developments in African student affairs There is growing interest in professionalising student affairs in Africa. And what if student affairs practice were approached interdependently with academic faculties and departments rather than independently or dependently? keywords: affairs; africa; education; issue; practice; student; student affairs cache: jsaa-1468.pdf plain text: jsaa-1468.txt item: #26 of 303 id: jsaa-1473 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry M. title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-19 words: 1760 flesch: 33 summary: As part of the executive management team she served on the task team that developed the SAACDHE Guidelines for Structuring and Developing Counselling and Development services in Higher Education Southern Africa and Professional Ethics for Student Counsellors in Higher Education. He is a task team member of the Council on Higher Education’s 20 Year of Democracy in Higher Education Review. keywords: affairs; africa; education; south; student; university cache: jsaa-1473.pdf plain text: jsaa-1473.txt item: #27 of 303 id: jsaa-1475 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: Thank you to our reviewers date: 2021-04-19 words: 101 flesch: 51 summary: Mugume Tom Ellett Gerald Ouma Monroe France Jesús Enrique Ramos Reséndizh Colleen Howell Don Hugh Smith Manja Klemenčič Joshua Smith Patrick Love Malvinia Turner Christina Lunceford Nan Yeld Henry Mason Thank you to our reviewers Kate Baier Llewellyn MacMaster Umesh Bawa Martin Mandew Laurie Behringer Kobus Maree Cecil Bodibe Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo Amy Conger Cora Motale John Dalton Taabo keywords: journal; reviewers cache: jsaa-1475.pdf plain text: jsaa-1475.txt item: #28 of 303 id: jsaa-1476 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: Call for papers date: 2021-04-19 words: 2277 flesch: 38 summary: Case studies of innovative practices and interventions in student affairs in the context of African higher education (e.g. in career development, citizenship development, community engagement and volunteering, counselling, leadership development, residence management, student sport, teaching and learning, student engagement, student governance and politics, as well as all aspects of student life); • Conceptual discussions of student student affairs and development, and key enablers and inhibitors of student development in Africa; • High-level reflective practitioner accounts of empirical, normative or conceptual nature. By this we refer to both critical-reflective accounts of practices as well as personal reflections, which can provide the building blocks for future case studies and grounded theory approaches; • Explorations of the nexus of student affairs theory, policy and practice in the African context and beyond; and • Syntheses and explorations of authoritative literature, theories, and professional trends related to student affairs in Africa. keywords: affairs; africa; journal; peer; research; student cache: jsaa-1476.pdf plain text: jsaa-1476.txt item: #29 of 303 id: jsaa-1485 author: van Schalkwyk, Francois title: Latest publications by African Minds date: 2021-04-19 words: 323 flesch: 44 summary: 59 Latest publications by African Minds The goal of the book Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa is to generate interest in student affairs in South Africa. All contributors are South Africans with a great deal of experience in student affairs, and all are committed to the advancement of student affairs in South Africa. keywords: affairs cache: jsaa-1485.pdf plain text: jsaa-1485.txt item: #30 of 303 id: jsaa-1487 author: van Zyl, André title: The contours of inequality: The links between socio-economic status of students and other variables at the University of Johannesburg date: 2021-04-19 words: 5700 flesch: 60 summary: The three groups that emerged from the analyses were, then, as follows: Group 1: Low-SES students The LSES group consisted mostly of African students who tended to congregate on specific campuses of the University of Johannesburg. This group consisted mostly of African students who tended to be distributed more evenly (less so for MLSES) amongst the four campuses of the university. keywords: african; education; group; journal; level; ses; south; students; success; university cache: jsaa-1487.pdf plain text: jsaa-1487.txt item: #31 of 303 id: jsaa-1721 author: Luescher, Thierry M.; Schreiber, Birgit; Moja, Teboho; Mandew, Martin; Wahl, W.P. ; Ayele, Bekele title: The Impact of Covid‑19 on Student Affairs and Higher Education in Africa date: 2021-06-17 words: 4548 flesch: 45 summary: Student Affairs practitioners have been challenged to respond in innovate ways to meet the diverse needs of different students, enhance student learning and development, and advance the social justice imperative that underpins and drives SAS work. The Journal of Student Affairs in Africa is preparing a special issue on ‘The Impact of Covid‑19 on Higher Education and Student Affairs in Africa’ in which we publish the research and reflections of Student Affairs practitioners, university leaders, policy makers, researchers, students, and journalists on the impact of Covid‑19 in the context of African higher education and other relevant contexts.” keywords: affairs; africa; covid‑19; education; impact; learning; sas; student; student affairs; universities; university cache: jsaa-1721.pdf plain text: jsaa-1721.txt item: #32 of 303 id: jsaa-1800 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Author Biographies date: 2021-06-17 words: 6984 flesch: 40 summary: She is currently employed as the Inclusivity and Access Support Officer at the Disability Unit at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. ORCid: 0000-0003-2809-0012. 251 Dr Taryn Bernard is a Senior Lecturer and is affiliated to the Department of General Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. keywords: affairs; africa; degree; development; education; international; learning; management; master; orcid; research; services; south; south africa; stellenbosch; student; studies; university cache: jsaa-1800.pdf plain text: jsaa-1800.txt item: #33 of 303 id: jsaa-1801 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Conference announcements date: 2021-06-17 words: 477 flesch: 8 summary: As with previous IASAS Global Summits, we will produce a position paper, based on the inputs of all participants, that will be submitted for publication in our regional publications, in the University World News, and to the UNESCO’s World Conference on Higher Education in October 2021. This 5th IASAS Global Summit will bring together leaders from Higher Education Student Affairs and Services from across the globe to engage in dialogue on key issues for our work in Higher Education. keywords: global; summit cache: jsaa-1801.pdf plain text: jsaa-1801.txt item: #34 of 303 id: jsaa-1802 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Thank you to our reviewers date: 2021-06-17 words: 88 flesch: -18 summary: 263 Thank you to our reviewers The JSAA Editorial Executive wishes to thank the peer reviewers of Volume 8 of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa for their time and expertise in evaluating and helping to select and improve the submissions received: Chrissie Boughey Graham Dampier Liezl Dick Nupur Goyal Johan Groenewald Mlamuli Hlatshwayo Marcia Lyner-Cleophas Matete Madiba Alude Mahali Livingstone Makondo Martin Mandew Sioux McKenna Emmanuel Mgqwashu Thandeka Mkhize Keamogetse Morwe Thabi Mtombeni Ibrahim Oanda Vianna Renaud Robert Shea Christopher Stipeck Rupert Taylor Pierre Viviers keywords: reviewers cache: jsaa-1802.pdf plain text: jsaa-1802.txt item: #35 of 303 id: jsaa-1803 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Publications by African Sun Media date: 2021-06-17 words: 390 flesch: 33 summary: We publish under the imprints SUN PReSS, SUN MeDIA, SUN OA (Open Access) and SUNLiT. Most of our publications are available in electronic and print formats at: Many teacher education programmes globally are undergoing significant changes in response to government policy, imperatives driven by global competitiveness, as well as local conditions. keywords: education; sun cache: jsaa-1803.pdf plain text: jsaa-1803.txt item: #36 of 303 id: jsaa-1804 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Submissions date: 2021-06-17 words: 1282 flesch: 35 summary: • Reflective practitioner accounts: High-quality reports on professional campus practice are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as for research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality reflective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: journal; peer; research cache: jsaa-1804.pdf plain text: jsaa-1804.txt item: #37 of 303 id: jsaa-2187 author: Mlambo, Yonela; Xulu-Gama, Nomkhosi title: Ceremonial Transformation: The Significance of Renaming Memorial Hall after Sarah Baartman at the University of Cape Town date: 2022-08-17 words: 5703 flesch: 43 summary: The significance of our positionalities can be related to how we both became interested in the research fields of higher education transformation and student access and success, as influenced by our lived experiences as black students in a historically white university. By changing “the names of buildings, […] the iconography, the economy of symbols whose force is to create or induce particular states of humiliation; pictures or images that mentally harass Black students on an everyday basis because these students know whom these images represent’’ (Mbembe 2016, p.  29), it also attempts to refine the public image of universities. keywords: africa; buildings; culture; hall; renaming; south; students; transformation; uct; university cache: jsaa-2187.pdf plain text: jsaa-2187.txt item: #38 of 303 id: jsaa-2193 author: Garton, Paul; Wawrzynski, Matthew; Lemon, Jacob; Naik, Sapna title: Relational Student Engagement in Co-curricular Spaces: Evidence from a South African University date: 2022-08-17 words: 5535 flesch: 43 summary: Most research on student engagement, however, focuses on curricular engagement with relatively little emphasis placed on the co-curriculum. Keywords student engagement, relational engagement, student affairs, co-curricular, sense of belonging, focus group Introduction Over the last decade, universities in South Africa have focused greater attention on student engagement and co-curricular learning to increase retention rates and encourage learning beyond the classroom. keywords: africa; case; engagement; experiences; sense; south; student; university; wawrzynski cache: jsaa-2193.pdf plain text: jsaa-2193.txt item: #39 of 303 id: jsaa-2195 author: Mbhele, Siphesihle; Sibanyoni, Ephraim Kevin title: A Case Study of Student Hooligan Behaviour during Protest Action at the University of KwaZulu-Natal date: 2022-08-17 words: 9447 flesch: 48 summary: The study is important because violence during student protest action has been increasing steadily, with universities, such as the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), the University of Cape Town (UCT), and UKZN, seeing exceedingly terrible student protests and hooligan behaviour, especially in * Siphesihle Mbhele is a PhD candidate in Criminology and Forensic Studies at the University of KwaZulu- Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa. Nakalanzi (2019) revealed numerous reasons for student protest actions including delays in the disbursement of student funds by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), tuition fee increments, lack of student engagement in and by university management, financial and academic exclusions, to mention but a few. keywords: action; africa; behaviour; community; doi; hooligan; hooliganism; leaders; management; protest; protest action; social; student; student protest; study; ukzn; university; violence cache: jsaa-2195.pdf plain text: jsaa-2195.txt item: #40 of 303 id: jsaa-2196 author: Agbaje, Olaide; Sehoole , Chika title: Expectations versus Realities: Insights into the Transition Experiences of International Students at Two Universities in Nigeria date: 2022-08-17 words: 7842 flesch: 40 summary: International students also rely on information on universities’ websites; hence these websites should provide specific information for international students in addition to general information for all students. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 10(1) 2022, 47-64 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v10i1.2196   47 www.jsaa.ac.za AFRICAN MINDS Research article Expectations versus Realities: Insights into the Transition Experiences of International Students at Two Universities in Nigeria Olaide Agbaje* & Chika Sehoole** Abstract Attracting, recruiting and retaining international students should be balanced with the need to provide support for the smooth transition of these students into their host countries and institutions. keywords: africa; education; expectations; experiences; international; journal; nigeria; realities; students; transition; universities; university cache: jsaa-2196.pdf plain text: jsaa-2196.txt item: #41 of 303 id: jsaa-2197 author: Pitsoane, Enid Manyaku ; Matjila, Tonny Nelson title: Experiences of Students with Visual Impairments at an Open Distance and e-Learning University in South Africa: Counselling Perspective date: 2012-12-28 words: 6246 flesch: 47 summary: Student counselling aims to bridge the gap between high school and university, by giving guidance and support to students; linking students with their lecturers; and introducing them to services that will assist them in coping with their studies. Keywords Counselling, access, Open Distance and e-Learning, visual impairment Research Article Experiences of Students with Visual Impairments at an Open Distance and e-Learning University in South Africa: Counselling Perspective Enid Manyaku Pitsoanei & Tonny Nelson Matjilaii i Dr Enid Manyaku Pitsoane, Head of Counselling, University of South Africa (UNISA), tlhabem@unisa.ac.za ii Tonny Nelson Matjila, Research Training and Development Officer - University of South Africa (UNISA), tmatjit@unisa.ac.za 123Enid Manyaku Pitsoane & Tonny Nelson Matjila Introduction The Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system in South Africa has made significant strides in ensuring that students with visual impairments have the right to decent, appropriate, reasonable accommodation, and services (DHET, 2018). keywords: africa; counselling; disability; education; impairments; learning; participants; research; services; students; study; unisa; university cache: jsaa-2197.pdf plain text: jsaa-2197.txt item: #42 of 303 id: jsaa-2200 author: Kaniki, Robert Lucas ; Kaniki, Hilda Lukas title: Exploring the Role of the Student Affairs Office in Enhancing the Cultural and Social Experiences of International Students in China date: 2021-12-28 words: 5413 flesch: 39 summary: Abstract Many universities are hosting and enrolling international students as an important aspect of their internationalisation mission of higher education. The study focuses on the experience of international students towards the role played by international Fu Da Yuans (Counsellors) in enhancing the students’ cultural and social experiences at the university. keywords: china; chinese; cultural; culture; dao; education; experiences; international; students; yuans cache: jsaa-2200.pdf plain text: jsaa-2200.txt item: #43 of 303 id: jsaa-2204 author: Busia, Kwaku Abrefa ; Amegah, Alice ; Arthur-Holmes, Francis title: Pathways of Electoral Clientelism in University Student Elections in Ghana: An Exploratory Study date: 2021-12-28 words: 8233 flesch: 44 summary: From our finding, we argue that electoral clientelism takes place in five crucial ways in university student elections in Ghana. In light of this knowledge gap, this article primarily investigated the multifaceted pathways Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 9(2) 2021, 153-171 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v9i2.2204154 of electoral clientelism in university student elections in Ghana. keywords: africa; buying; campus; candidates; clientelism; elections; electoral; leaders; national; politics; student; student elections; university; vote cache: jsaa-2204.pdf plain text: jsaa-2204.txt item: #44 of 303 id: jsaa-2205 author: Uleanya, Chinaza; Uleanya, Mofoluwake Oluwadamilola; Naidoo, Gedala Mulliah; Rugbeer, Yasmin title: Significance of Proficient Communication on Career Choice Among First Years in Rural South Africa date: 2021-12-28 words: 9002 flesch: 54 summary: However, a lack of adequate information on career choice is capable of negatively influencing career choices. On the other hand, sequel to the Greenhaus, Callanan and Godschalk model of career management, as well as Boo and Kim (2020), effective communication on career choice contributes toward guiding students in making good career choices. keywords: africa; career; career choice; choice; communication; education; information; journal; rural; south; students; study; uleanya; university; year cache: jsaa-2205.pdf plain text: jsaa-2205.txt item: #45 of 303 id: jsaa-2206 author: Terblanche, Hettie; Mason, Henry D.; van Wyk, Barend title: Developing Mindsets: A Qualitative Study among First-Year South African University Students date: 2021-12-28 words: 6950 flesch: 45 summary: Additionally, the findings point to the relevance and importance of offering student support programmes focused on exploring mindsets to first-year students. The transformation from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset can be facilitated via student support programmes that encourage greater self-awareness and optimism, emphasise a process-based focus, and highlight the significance of psychological flexibility in the face of challenges (Anderson, 2019; Meevissen, Peters, & Alberts, 2011; Van Lingen, George, & Persence, 2019). keywords: africa; dweck; experiences; growth; mason; mindset; participants; programme; students; study; support; university; van cache: jsaa-2206.pdf plain text: jsaa-2206.txt item: #46 of 303 id: jsaa-2524 author: Holtzhausen, S.M.; Wahl, W.P. title: Mapping African Student Affairs Research during the Past Interlude (2008-2019) through Bronfenbrenner’s Lens date: 2022-08-17 words: 6838 flesch: 43 summary: In the analysis of African student affairs research, CAS overlooked these four themes that are based on diverse cultural contexts, and their discovery also indicates limitations in the current body of literature about how the different functional areas in student affairs have been conceptualized to date. Although there exists a holistic approach to produce well-rounded students, limited research has been conducted on African student affairs regardless of demands for increased postgraduate enrolments (McCarthy, 2019; keywords: affairs research; african; cas; context; development; education; journal; learning; programmes; research; student affairs; students; university cache: jsaa-2524.pdf plain text: jsaa-2524.txt item: #47 of 303 id: jsaa-2525 author: Hlengwa, Reggiswindis T; Masuku, Andile S title: Experiences of Students Living with Physical Disabilities at a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal: date: 2022-08-17 words: 7781 flesch: 39 summary: The areas of focus within the interview schedule were (a) challenges facing students living with physical disability; (b) how conducive the infrastructure is to the students’ conditions; (c) the effects of the infrastructural hindrances on students’ academic development; (d) determining if they can build social relations with other people and whether they feel a sense of belonging within the university environment; and (e) assess what positive interventions may be offered by the university to students with physical disabilities. Students living with physical disabilities at universities of technology may experience challenges that negatively affect their studies. keywords: challenges; disabilities; disability; education; experiences; living; participant; people; physical; research; students; study; university cache: jsaa-2525.pdf plain text: jsaa-2525.txt item: #48 of 303 id: jsaa-2554 author: Dick, Liezl; Muller, Marguerite; Malefane, Pulane title: Keeping up with changing times: Student leaders, resilience, fragility and professional development date: 2022-12-23 words: 6497 flesch: 47 summary: The results on support highlight the complexity of the experiences of residence student leaders, as these are student leaders that have to work and lead in an environment in which they also live and stay. Guided by the theoretical underpinnings of pedagogy as transformative and humanizing, and a multiple-method-approach that included survey data as well as arts-based methods, we engaged with student leader experiences in order to understand how they negotiated challenges in a space of tranformation and constant change. keywords: education; experiences; figure; leaders; leadership; student; student leaders; support; training cache: jsaa-2554.pdf plain text: jsaa-2554.txt item: #49 of 303 id: jsaa-3526 author: Davids, Delecia ; Fataar, Aslam title: A Morphogenesis Account of Student Leaders’ Development of their Agency in their Undergraduate Residences at Stellenbosch University date: 2022-08-17 words: 7752 flesch: 48 summary: Research on student learning in higher education is generally concerned with the morphogenesis of student agency (Case, 2015). Keywords student leadership, residences, morphogenetic approach, university transformation, institutional culture, student identity, student agency Introduction keywords: agency; archer; cues; culture; leaders; participants; residences; students; university cache: jsaa-3526.pdf plain text: jsaa-3526.txt item: #50 of 303 id: jsaa-3548 author: AMMIGAN, Ravichandran title: Understanding the Experiences of Mauritian Students at Institutions of Higher Education Overseas date: 2022-08-17 words: 5582 flesch: 35 summary: The expertise of faculty and personal support from academic staff are considered key determinants of international student satisfaction (Hellsten & Prescott, 2004; Yu et al., 2016). Conceptual framework The conceptual framework for this study was drawn from Arambewela and Hall’s (2009) model of international student satisfaction, in which they indicate the importance of service quality factors that are related to both the educational and non-educational aspects 36   Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 10(1) 2022, 33-46 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v10i1.3548 of the student experience. keywords: education; experience; institutions; international; mauritian; satisfaction; services; students; study; support; university cache: jsaa-3548.pdf plain text: jsaa-3548.txt item: #51 of 303 id: jsaa-3568 author: Khan, Faeza title: Thinking with Nancy Fraser in understanding the impact of online learning and support during the Covid19 pandemic. date: 2022-12-23 words: 7554 flesch: 51 summary: In an earlier study conducted by Freeman (2018), it was found that a significant percentage of university students who participated in the study were not equipped with the coping skills or support structures required to handle the kind of problems that they have to deal with every day. Suicide in university students likely tied to undiagnosed mental conditions. keywords: access; data; experiences; fraser; khan; learning; services; social; students; support; university cache: jsaa-3568.pdf plain text: jsaa-3568.txt item: #52 of 303 id: jsaa-3574 author: Mogaladi, Tshegofatso; Mlambo, Motlatso title: Demographic and Systematic Factors Affecting Student Voter Turnout: An Empirical Study For Africa’s Largest Distance Higher Education Institution date: 2022-12-23 words: 7704 flesch: 53 summary: In this context, the compulsion to draw a disconnect between student activism and the purported core business of institutions of higher learning – that is, teaching, research and community engagement by academics and those in authority – may be countered by studying factors associated with student elections. Student school elections and political engagement: A cradle of democracy? keywords: africa; education; elections; factors; income; participation; south; src; student; study; turnout; voter; voting cache: jsaa-3574.pdf plain text: jsaa-3574.txt item: #53 of 303 id: jsaa-3626 author: Mason, Henry; Craven, Ane; Fredericks, Megan title: Psychological Stamina and Thinking Style Preferences among First-Year University Students date: 2022-08-17 words: 6499 flesch: 46 summary: Accordingly, thinking style preference may fall within the ambit of non-cognitive factors and be related to psychological stamina. Although some studies have explored thinking style preferences among students (De  Boer et al., 2013; Herbst & Maree, 2008), limited research has investigated the relationship between thinking style preferences and well-being constructs such as psychological stamina. keywords: grit; hardiness; mindset; preferences; stamina; students; style; thinking; thinking style cache: jsaa-3626.pdf plain text: jsaa-3626.txt item: #54 of 303 id: jsaa-3656 author: Tiroyabone, Gugu Wendy; Strydom, Franҫois title: The Development of Academic Advising to Enable Student Success in South Africa date: 2021-12-28 words: 5055 flesch: 43 summary: By exploring the students’ personal, academic, and career goals, the advising process promoted alignment, better use of student support, and the enablement of student success. Abstract Universities promote social justice by improving student success; a university degree is one of the most powerful tools to change the economic prospects of students, their families, and communities. keywords: academic; advising; africa; development; education; south; student; success; support; ufs; university cache: jsaa-3656.pdf plain text: jsaa-3656.txt item: #55 of 303 id: jsaa-3658 author: Obaje, Timothy; Jeawon, Rosheena title: A Critical Review of the Adopted Academic Advising Approaches at the Durban University of Technology: Unpacking its Strengths and Challenges date: 2021-12-28 words: 5078 flesch: 40 summary: The effort and success in working with the Writing Centre, Student Counselling Office, Student Residence Unit, and even with the Faculty Staff is critical to the successful delivery of academic advising services. The sudden outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic adds a unique twist to the delivery of accountability in academic advising services. keywords: academic; advising; advisors; approach; development; dut; education; south; students; university cache: jsaa-3658.pdf plain text: jsaa-3658.txt item: #56 of 303 id: jsaa-3688 author: van Pletzen, Ermien; Sithaldeen, Riashna; Fontaine-Rainen, Danny; Bam, Megan; Shong, Carmelita Lee; Charitar, Deepti; Dlulani, Simphiwe; Pettus, Juanitill; Sebothoma, Dimakatso title: Conceptualisation and Early Implementation of an Academic Advising System at the University of Cape Town date: 2021-12-28 words: 5919 flesch: 44 summary: Given the scarcity of research on academic advising in South Africa, this case study aims to give an evidence-based account of the processes followed in a three-year project (2018–20) at UCT to conceptualise, design, and start implementing academic advising system. In summary, analyses of staff and student data surfaced challenges in the structural organisation and praxis of academic advising at UCT (both at the centre and in the faculties), and the impact of these challenges on students’ experience and success. keywords: academic; advising; approach; data; education; journal; project; south; student; support; system; university cache: jsaa-3688.pdf plain text: jsaa-3688.txt item: #57 of 303 id: jsaa-3698 author: Naidoo, Ana; Byles, Hestie; Kwenaite, Sindi title: Student Support and Transition Through a Buddy Programme to Foster Social Integration date: 2021-12-28 words: 5962 flesch: 57 summary: 53Ana Naidoo, Hestie Byles, & Sindi Kwenaite Table 1 Big Buddy Participation per Survey Survey Faculty Total number of big buddies Number of completed surveys % SURVEY A Feedback: Meeting between big buddies and new buddies EBIT 46 42 91% EMS 68 64 94% HUM 48 46 96% LAW 22 19 86% NAS 61 52 85% THEO 7 6 86% TOTAL 252 229 91% SURVEY B Second-quarter feedback EBIT 46 41 89% EMS 68 55 81% HUM 48 38 79% LAW 22 18 82% NAS 61 51 84% THEO 7 5 71% TOTAL 252 208 83% SURVEY C Final feedback: Big buddies commented on how they enjoyed meeting new people, sharing their experiences with new buddies, getting to know someone, making new friends, learning about different cultures, and developing a sense of belonging. keywords: buddies; buddy; data; life; programme; students; support; survey; university; year cache: jsaa-3698.pdf plain text: jsaa-3698.txt item: #58 of 303 id: jsaa-3699 author: Moosa, Raazia title: Advisors’ Perceptions of the Value of Advising Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study at a South African University date: 2021-12-28 words: 7630 flesch: 47 summary: McGill (2021) argues that the possibilities related to student learning are limited by the perception that advising in HE involves 67Raazia Moosa transmitting information to students to allow them to graduate. These insights may lead to a more nuanced understanding of advising responsibilities as they relate to student learning, and to the overall educational experience to promote retention and student success in a post-pandemic era. keywords: academic; advising; advisors; challenges; interview; learning; online; pandemic; responsibilities; students; study cache: jsaa-3699.pdf plain text: jsaa-3699.txt item: #59 of 303 id: jsaa-3700 author: Schoeman, Monique ; Loots, Sonja; Bezuidenhoud, Leon title: Merging Academic and Career Advising to Offer Holistic Student Support: A University Perspective date: 2012-12-28 words: 6127 flesch: 50 summary: It is thus crucial that in addition to academic advising, institutions should also look at career advising efforts. Literature Review Academic and Career Advising Academic and career advising has various definitions. keywords: academic; advice; advising; advisors; career; career advising; framework; process; south; students cache: jsaa-3700.pdf plain text: jsaa-3700.txt item: #60 of 303 id: jsaa-3702 author: de Klerk, Danie title: Making Known the Real: An Exploration of Academic Advising Practices in a South African Higher Education Context date: 2012-12-28 words: 8873 flesch: 48 summary: (2018) mention the referral of at-risk students to student advisors at their institution, but they provide little further detail about how these posts are conceptualised or about what these advisors do. Using Archer’s (1995, 2000, 2005) notions about Social Realism as a theoretical framework, the author critically scrutinises the complex nature of the work that academic advisors do in a layered analysis of the baseline data. keywords: academic; advising; advisors; africa; baseline; category; data; education; journal; matters; south; students; subsidiary; support; university cache: jsaa-3702.pdf plain text: jsaa-3702.txt item: #61 of 303 id: jsaa-3706 author: van Zyl, Andre; Karsten, Ilse title: Design-Based Research (DBR) as an Effective Tool to Create Context-Sensitive and Data-Informed Student Success Initiatives date: 2022-08-17 words: 7099 flesch: 43 summary: Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Design research: A socially responsible approach to instructional technology research in higher education. keywords: africa; dbr; design; education; intervention; phase; process; prototype; research; students; van cache: jsaa-3706.pdf plain text: jsaa-3706.txt item: #62 of 303 id: jsaa-3707 author: Tiroyabone, Gugu Wendy; Strydom, Franҫois title: The Academic Advising Issue date: 2021-12-28 words: 762 flesch: 36 summary: Naidoo, Byles and Kwenaite at the University of Pretoria, emphasise the importance of social integration for first year students as part of a range of academic advising initiatives offered at this institution. International research indicates that academic advising is the “single most underestimated characteristic of a successful college experience” (Light, 2001) and that “every advising contact is a precious opportunity for a meaningful interaction with the student” (Kuh, 2008). keywords: academic; advising; student cache: jsaa-3707.pdf plain text: jsaa-3707.txt item: #63 of 303 id: jsaa-3751 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher, Thierry M.; Moja, Teboho title: Developing Successful Transition Support for Students in Africa: The Role of Academic Advising date: 2021-12-28 words: 2664 flesch: 43 summary: Student transitions have been an important topic in at least ten articles published by JSAA in the past, including most recently the research article by Annsilla Nyar titled “The ‘Double Transition’ for First-Year Students: Understanding the Impact of Covid-19 on South Africa’s First-Year University Students” published in the JSAA Covid-19 Special Issue of 2021 (Nyar, 2021). In literature on student transitions, academic advising is seen as an effective strategy to support students in overcoming obstacles towards academic success not only by providing academic support but often also non-academic support (Ogude et al., 2012; Smith, 2021; Strydom et al., 2016; Fussy, 2018). keywords: advising; affairs; africa; education; journal; research; south; student; university cache: jsaa-3751.pdf plain text: jsaa-3751.txt item: #64 of 303 id: jsaa-3752 author: Mogashana , Disaapele ; Basitere, Moses title: Proactive Student Psychosocial Support Intervention Through Life Coaching: A Case Study of a First-Year Chemical Engineering Extended Curriculum Programme date: 2021-12-28 words: 5933 flesch: 53 summary: The aim of this research was to evaluate how the use of life coaching interventions providing first year students with psychosocial support, influenced their first-year experience. Another study found a high prevalence of common mental disorders among first year students at two kj Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 9(2) 2021, 217-231 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v9i2.3752 218 prominent South African universities. keywords: africa; coaching; education; intervention; life; students; study; support; university; year cache: jsaa-3752.pdf plain text: jsaa-3752.txt item: #65 of 303 id: jsaa-3757 author: Symons, Stephen title: Author Biographies date: 2021-12-28 words: 3153 flesch: 38 summary: Thierry is an NRF-rated researcher with expertise in higher education studies, policy and governance, the student experience, student politics, student affairs, and higher education development in Africa. Megan Bam is a Programme Manager in the Academic Development Programme (ADP) in the Center for Higher Education Development (CHED) at the University of Cape Town. keywords: academic; africa; cape; development; education; research; south; student; university cache: jsaa-3757.pdf plain text: jsaa-3757.txt item: #66 of 303 id: jsaa-3758 author: Symons, Stephen title: Submissions date: 2021-12-28 words: 1305 flesch: 37 summary: • Reflective practitioner accounts: High-quality reports on professional campus practice are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as for research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. 241Contents Submissions Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality reflective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: journal; peer; research; student cache: jsaa-3758.pdf plain text: jsaa-3758.txt item: #67 of 303 id: jsaa-3781 author: McConney, Angelique; Fourie-Malherbe , Magda title: Facilitating first-year student adjustment: towards a model for intentional peer mentoring. date: 2022-12-23 words: 6873 flesch: 50 summary: A taxonomy of the characteristics of student peer mentors in higher education: Findings from a literature review. In an effort to address this challenge, many higher education institutions offer peer mentoring programmes to assist first-year students with their adjustment to university life, in order to improve their retention. keywords: adjustment; group; mentees; mentoring; mentors; peer; programme; students; university; wellness; year cache: jsaa-3781.pdf plain text: jsaa-3781.txt item: #68 of 303 id: jsaa-3786 author: De Klerk, Danie; Dison, Laura title: Demystifying the Work of South African Academic Advisors: An Exploration of Students’ Structural and Material Constraints date: 2022-12-23 words: 8926 flesch: 45 summary: Regardless, the shortage of affordable student housing for South African higher education students (Mugume & Luescher, 2015; Paterson, 2021; Tshazi, 2021) remains a key element that impacts directly on students’ ability to succeed at university (DHET, 2011, p. xvii, xx; Xulu-Gama, 2019, p. 15; Sikhwari et al., 2020, p.8). The focus in this article is on the non-academic contextual social realities and structural constraints that affect the lives of South African higher education students and by association, the work of academic advisors that guide and support them. keywords: academic; advising; advisors; african; data; dhet; education; food; funding; journal; material; south; south africa; students; university; work cache: jsaa-3786.pdf plain text: jsaa-3786.txt item: #69 of 303 id: jsaa-3788 author: Ocansey, Sylvia; Sefotho, Maximus title: An Exploratory Qualitative Study on the Perceived Barriers to Accessing Ghanaian University Counselling Services date: 2022-08-17 words: 7869 flesch: 41 summary: This served the purpose of endorsing the ontological underpinnings of participants’ lived experiences with counselling service barriers, many of which largely depended on the physical, social, and cultural circumstances in which they were grounded; and more especially that their reported service barriers emerged solely from their periodic encounter with their institutional counselling service (Nizza et al., 2021). We then engaged theme re‑grouping or clustering to re‑arrange the set of ideas we had earlier gathered into a more hierarchical and coherent picture that reflected participants’ expressed counselling service barriers. keywords: barriers; counselling; counselling service; counsellors; education; ghana; institution; journal; participants; research; service; students; study; university cache: jsaa-3788.pdf plain text: jsaa-3788.txt item: #70 of 303 id: jsaa-4077 author: Ntema, Ratoeba Piet title: Profiling students at risk of dropout at a university in South Africa date: 2022-12-23 words: 6404 flesch: 58 summary: Keywords data mining, student dropout, weight of evidence, information value, risk profile Introduction Dropout rates in higher education are a significant concern in international and national contexts (Marquez-Vera et al., 2013; Orellana et al., 2020). Amongst others, researchers speculate that incorrect career choice, inadequate academic support, insufficient funding, relations with other students, stress factors such as accommodation issues, background of students (including families and finances), individual traits, pre-university (academic potential), challenges associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and proficiency in the medium of instruction which some students struggle to cope with, as it affects their reading and processing skills, contribute to student dropout. keywords: africa; data; dropout; education; information; modules; risk; south; students; study; university; variables; woe cache: jsaa-4077.pdf plain text: jsaa-4077.txt item: #71 of 303 id: jsaa-4084 author: Bengesai, Annah Vimbai; Paideya, Vinodhani ; Naidoo, Primmithi; Mkhonza, Sthabiso title: Student perceptions on their transition experiences at a South African university offering a first-year experience programme. date: 2022-12-23 words: 6944 flesch: 51 summary: The survey aimed to investigate student experiences of their transition into first-year university studies and the extent to which the intentional transitional opportunities (Tinto, 2014) offered by the FYE programme assisted students in coping with their academic demands. Editorial: The first-year experience, student transitions and institutional transformation. keywords: challenges; doi; education; experiences; fye; journal; learning; programme; students; teaching; transition; university; year cache: jsaa-4084.pdf plain text: jsaa-4084.txt item: #72 of 303 id: jsaa-4099 author: Venter, Nico title: Creating conditions for student success: Social justice perspectives from a South African university by M. Fourie-Malherbe (Ed.) (2016). Stellenbosch, South Africa: African Sun Media. date: 2022-08-17 words: 1442 flesch: 50 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 10(1) 2022, 175-177 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v10i1.4099   175 www.jsaa.ac.za AFRICAN MINDS Book review Creating conditions for student success: Social justice perspectives from a South African university by M. Fourie-Malherbe (Ed.) Hence, this volume could serve as a great guide for other universities and could also be used as a benchmark for initiatives in other universities that aim to develop conditions that encourage student success. keywords: student; success; university cache: jsaa-4099.pdf plain text: jsaa-4099.txt item: #73 of 303 id: jsaa-4121 author: Masuku, Andile Samkele; Sibiya, Maureen Nokuthula; Hlengwa, Reggiswindis Thobile; Haniff, Naseem title: The psychological effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on students at a University of Technology in KwaZulu-Natal date: 2023-08-14 words: 6949 flesch: 54 summary: University students have not been exempted from mental health challenges amid the Covid-19 pandemic (Odriozola-González et al., 2020). Method This study employed a mixed-method approach to gather data from university students at one university of technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. keywords: africa; covid-19; covid-19 pandemic; health; impact; journal; pandemic; students; study; table; university cache: jsaa-4121.pdf plain text: jsaa-4121.txt item: #74 of 303 id: jsaa-4156 author: Mntuyedwa, Vuyokazi title: Exploring the Benefits for First-Year University Students Joining Peer Groups: A case study of a South African University date: 2023-08-14 words: 4019 flesch: 53 summary: The study was guided by the following overarching research question: ‘What are the benefits of peer support groups for first- year South African university students who live in residences?’ Received 7 July 2022 | Accepted 19 June 2023 | Published 14 August 2023 KEYWORDS First-year students, peer group support, qualitative research, residences, sense of belonging, student affairs MOTS-CLÉS Étudiants de première année, œuvres estudiantines, recherche qualitative, résidences, sentiment d’appartenance, services étudiants, soutien par les pairs Background and introduction keywords: focus; groups; peer; research; south; students; study; support; university; year cache: jsaa-4156.pdf plain text: jsaa-4156.txt item: #75 of 303 id: jsaa-4175 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher, Thierry M. ; Moja, Teboho title: Lived barriers to African Knowledge Production: Beyond - and Before - Accessibility date: 2022-08-17 words: 1288 flesch: 41 summary: The presentation entitled “Lived barriers to African knowledge production: beyond – and before – accessibility” was essentially our reflection on the challenges of publishing an open access, * These Birgit Schreiber, Thierry Luescher & Teboho Moja: Lived barriers to African knowledge production …   vii considerations are all alive and under debate among the editors and we are happy to receive comments from our readership. keywords: africa; knowledge; research; student cache: jsaa-4175.pdf plain text: jsaa-4175.txt item: #76 of 303 id: jsaa-4184 author: DIPITSO, PAUL OTHUSITSE title: Low-income students, human development and higher education in South Africa: Opportunities, obstacles and outcomes by M. Walker, M. McLean, M. Mathebula & P. Mukwambo (2022). Cape Town, South Africa: African Minds. date: 2022-12-23 words: 2026 flesch: 34 summary: It is pertinent for higher education to advance equity, inclusion and humanistic values. Therefore, it becomes increasingly important to understand higher education learning outcomes and the effects of university education on equity as well as how they contribute to the research agenda. keywords: africa; education; income; students cache: jsaa-4184.pdf plain text: jsaa-4184.txt item: #77 of 303 id: jsaa-4206 author: Mogashana, Disaapele; Basitere, Moses; Ndeto Ivala, Eunice title: Harnessing student agency for easier transition and success: The role of life coaching date: 2023-08-14 words: 7359 flesch: 53 summary: Despite the possible benefits that life coaching interventions may bring to the context of higher education, there is a general lack of empirical research on student life coaching interventions (Capstick et al., 2019; Howlett et al., 2021; Lefdahl-Davis et al., 2018). Most interestingly, much of the written literature on student life coaching in higher education is based Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 11(1), 49–63 10.24085/jsaa.v11i1.4206 | ISSN 2307-6267 | www.jsaa.ac.za52 on studies from the United States and is mainly based on quantitative studies. keywords: africa; agency; coaching; intervention; life; life coaching; students; studies; study; university; year cache: jsaa-4206.pdf plain text: jsaa-4206.txt item: #78 of 303 id: jsaa-4220 author: McConney, Angelique title: Peer helpers at the forefront of mental health promotion at Nelson Mandela University: Insights gained during Covid-19 date: 2023-08-14 words: 7306 flesch: 52 summary: An evaluation of a peer support intervention for student mental health. Ethics statement In this article the author reflects on her process of creating and implementing mental health promotion workshops, in collaboration with student peer helpers. keywords: counselling; covid-19; health; helpers; mandela; mental; nelson; peer; students; support; university; workshop cache: jsaa-4220.pdf plain text: jsaa-4220.txt item: #79 of 303 id: jsaa-4221 author: Cunningham, Bryan title: Wealth, values, culture & education: Reviving the essentials for equality and sustainability by J. E. Torabian (2022). Switzerland: Springer Nature Publications. date: 2022-12-23 words: 880 flesch: 45 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 10(2) 2022, 231-232 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v10i2.4221   231 www.jsaa.ac.za AFRICAN MINDS Book review Wealth, values, culture & education: Comprehensively referenced, structurally Wealth, Values, Culture and Education is divided into five major sections, each with arresting titles such as ‘The Capitalist Trojan Horse and its Tenets’ and ‘A Retour to Essentials: Reconstructing Wealth and Values’. keywords: culture; education cache: jsaa-4221.pdf plain text: jsaa-4221.txt item: #80 of 303 id: jsaa-4227 author: Luescher, Thierry M. title: Author biographies date: 2022-08-17 words: 2355 flesch: 37 summary: Dr Holtzhausen is a coordinator and supervisor of inter-disciplinary master’s and doctoral students at the Department of Curriculum Studies and Higher Education in the Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, South Africa. She is currently the Administrator for the Southern African Association for Counselling and Development in Higher Education (SAACDHE), Gaunolanga Region. keywords: africa; department; development; education; research; south; student; university cache: jsaa-4227.pdf plain text: jsaa-4227.txt item: #81 of 303 id: jsaa-4228 author: Luescher, Thierry M. title: Publications by African Minds date: 2022-08-17 words: 101 flesch: -243 summary:    185 Publications by African Minds www.africanminds.co.za Understanding Higher Education: Alternative Perspectives by Chrissie Boughey & Sioux McKenna (2021) Low-Income Students, Human Development and Higher Education in South Africa: Opportunities, obstacles and outcomes by Melanie Walker, Monica McLean, Mikateko Mathebula & Patience Mukwambo (2022) Out of Place: An Autoethnography of Postcolonial Citizenship by Nuraan Davids (2022) Democracy and the Discourse on Relevance Within the Academic Profession at Makerere University by Andrea Kronstad Felde, Tor Halvorsen, Anja Myrtveit & Reidar Øygard (2021) http://www.africanminds.co.za http://www.africanminds.co.za https://www.africanminds.co.za/understanding-higher-education/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/low-income-students/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/understanding-higher-education/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/understanding-higher-education/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/understanding-higher-education/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/understanding-higher-education/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/low-income-students/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/low-income-students/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/low-income-students/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/low-income-students/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/low-income-students/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/democracy_discourse_relevance/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/out_of_place/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/out_of_place/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/out_of_place/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/out_of_place/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/democracy_discourse_relevance/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/democracy_discourse_relevance/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/democracy_discourse_relevance/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/democracy_discourse_relevance/ https://www.africanminds.co.za/democracy_discourse_relevance/ keywords: https://www.africanminds.co.za/democracy_discourse_relevance/ cache: jsaa-4228.pdf plain text: jsaa-4228.txt item: #82 of 303 id: jsaa-4229 author: Luescher, Thierry M. title: Submissions date: 2022-08-17 words: 1290 flesch: 38 summary: • Reflective practitioner accounts: High-quality reports on professional campus practice are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as for research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality reflective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: journal; peer; research cache: jsaa-4229.pdf plain text: jsaa-4229.txt item: #83 of 303 id: jsaa-4271 author: Tlalajoe-Mokhatla, Nokuthula; Van der Merwe, Lynette J.; Jama, Mpho P. title: Social learning and integration factors that affect first-year medical students transitioning directly from high school: the views of students from a remedial programme date: 2023-08-14 words: 5708 flesch: 42 summary: Stressful experiences of first year students of selected universities in South Africa. The technique used in this study capitalised on the experiences of medical students who had not completed the first semester of Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 11(1), 65–76 DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v11i1.4271 | ISSN 2307-6267 | www.jsaa.ac.za68 study successfully, and had subsequently completed the LDP, with a view to identifying areas of consensus and establishing priorities for change (Harvey & Holmes, 2012). keywords: academic; education; factors; integration; learning; medical; self; social; students; study; transition; university; year cache: jsaa-4271.pdf plain text: jsaa-4271.txt item: #84 of 303 id: jsaa-4327 author: van Rensburg, Clarisse; Mostert, Karina title: Can life satisfaction be measured fairly for different groups of South African first-year university students? Testing differential item functioning and invariance of The Satisfaction With Life Scale date: 2023-08-14 words: 9673 flesch: 54 summary: Item 3 for language groups. -2-4 Figure 1: Graphical display of Item 1, which shows uniform and non-uniform DIF for language groups van Rensburg, C., & Mostert, K. (2023). keywords: bias; campus; et al; groups; invariance; item; journal; language; life; measurement; research; satisfaction; scale; south; swls; van cache: jsaa-4327.pdf plain text: jsaa-4327.txt item: #85 of 303 id: jsaa-4362 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Collaborative approaches to scholarship in student affairs date: 2022-12-23 words: 1557 flesch: 46 summary: The article highlights the importance of course choice for students and the role that high schools and universities can play in preparing students for making meaningful and good-fit choices, given that a change of faculty and course is difficult in the current rigid degree structures at universities in South Africa and other countries in Africa. This is an issue rich with papers ref lecting the diversity of voices and issues in student affairs in South, Southern and continental Africa. keywords: affairs; africa; issue; research; south; student cache: jsaa-4362.pdf plain text: jsaa-4362.txt item: #86 of 303 id: jsaa-4363 author: Madiba, Matete title: Embracing SAASSAP scholarship date: 2022-12-23 words: 3933 flesch: 49 summary: Student affairs practitioners should not shy away from being at the centre of such an agenda, helping their institutions to change and acting as agents of the transformation process. This remains true for student affairs practitioners today. keywords: affairs; education; madiba; practitioners; research; scholarship; student cache: jsaa-4363.pdf plain text: jsaa-4363.txt item: #87 of 303 id: jsaa-4366 author: Masipa, Mochaki title: An Assessment of Covid-19 pandemic quarantine and isolation programmes: A case study of the University of Limpopo date: 2022-12-23 words: 6680 flesch: 48 summary: http://www.jsaa.ac.za mailto:mochaki.masipa@ul.ac.za mailto:justinramoshaba17@gmail.com mailto:thomas.mabasa@ul.ac.za mailto:kakata.maponyane@ul.ac.za mailto:koko.monnye@ul.ac.za mailto:seponono.mampa@ul.ac.za mailto:tiisetso.chuene@ul.ac.za mailto:mathibedi.kgarose@ul.ac.za 18   Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 10(2) 2022, 17-30 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v10i2.4366 Keywords assessment, COVID-19, quarantine facility, isolation, University of Limpopo Introduction The national requirements for establishing such facilities included secluding them from dwellings; ensuring security was tight; and deploying the necessary resources for a healthy living environment. keywords: africa; covid-19; data; facilities; health; isolation; limpopo; programmes; quarantine; research; students; study; university cache: jsaa-4366.pdf plain text: jsaa-4366.txt item: #88 of 303 id: jsaa-4367 author: van der Walt, Juan-Pierre title: Developing online student leadership training interventions so that disadvantaged black students may enjoy a seat at the proverbial table date: 2022-12-23 words: 5724 flesch: 36 summary: Keywords student development, WhatsApp, student life, student leadership, student development, training, student leadership development, COVID-19 Introduction As South Africa entered a government-mandated lockdown imposed in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic and professional staff members of residential universities were faced with a highly complex predicament: How to continue academic and extracurricular programmes while face-to-face contact was * Juan-Pierre van der Walt is Coordinator: Day Houses and manager of SRC sub-committees in the Department of Student Affairs, Student Development Unit, at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Juan-Pierre van der Walt: Developing Online Student Leadership Training Interventions …   55 Redesigning Student Leadership Development to Meet COVID-19 Challenges Identifying needs The first challenge in redesigning student leadership development under COVID-19 entailed identifying the needs of the students who were no longer on campus, some of whom were also experiencing limited online access. keywords: access; development; leadership; leadership development; student; student leadership; training; university cache: jsaa-4367.pdf plain text: jsaa-4367.txt item: #89 of 303 id: jsaa-4368 author: Kirkcaldy, Hanlé title: Campus Mental Health Revisited date: 2022-12-23 words: 6101 flesch: 44 summary: In this context, it was necessary to connect students to mental health services while they were studying remotely during the various phases of lockdown and to revisit the conventional and possibly largely reactive model of mental health service provision. Student mental health in crisis. keywords: africa; campus; counselling; development; health; lockdown; services; south; student; support; university; wellness cache: jsaa-4368.pdf plain text: jsaa-4368.txt item: #90 of 303 id: jsaa-4369 author: Rheeder, Corrie title: Student affairs and services leadership in trying times: Student social behaviour project and psycho-social support interventions at a comprehensive university in south africa date: 2022-12-23 words: 7068 flesch: 41 summary: In this context, universities and students were creative and innovative in rethinking the ways in which social capital could be fostered and how student social behaviour could adapt accordingly (Gu et al., 2014). Student social behaviour and psycho-social support The APA Dictionary of Psychology (2022, para. keywords: affairs; africa; capital; covid-19; education; health; journal; pandemic; psycho; services; staff; student; student affairs; support; university cache: jsaa-4369.pdf plain text: jsaa-4369.txt item: #91 of 303 id: jsaa-4370 author: Mlatsha, Ayanda title: Building capabilities and leadership for youth development: Nelson Mandela University's approach date: 2022-12-23 words: 2945 flesch: 42 summary: According to Ayanda Mlatsha, a key aspect of seeking to promote this approach has been the university’s drive to transform leadership, including student leadership, at the institution. The resulting challenges led to a close-up critique and redesign of existing policies and strategies in the field of student affairs, including in relation to leadership and scholarship. keywords: development; education; mandela; nelson; society; student; university cache: jsaa-4370.pdf plain text: jsaa-4370.txt item: #92 of 303 id: jsaa-4371 author: Moletsane, Relebohile title: #FeesMustFall and its aftermath: Violence, wellbeing and the student movement in South Africa by T. M. Luescher, A. Wilson Fadiji, K. G. Morwe, A. Erasmus, T. S. Letsoalo & S. B. Mokhema (2022). Cape Town, South Africa: HSRC Press. date: 2022-12-23 words: 2430 flesch: 49 summary: [with] the photograph’s narrative becom[ing] a participatory site for wider storytelling, spurring community members to ref lect, discuss, and analyse the issues that confront them” (Singhal & Devi, 2003, p. 7). Therefore, using photovoice (and other arts-based methods such as poetry), the project and the book, #FeesMustFall and its Aftermath, aim to open up democratic spaces for participants and other students who bear witness through the exhibitions and the dialogues linked to them, and extend participant students agency through the process of telling their own stories as students in higher education institutions in South Africa. Challenging the widespread belief that student protests are simply violent undertakings with no real purpose and that students engage in them because they are not serious about their education, Chapter 17 documents the student movement as purposeful and students as active knowers and actors focused on achieving success in education and contributing to their own and others’ well-being in the process. keywords: africa; aftermath; feesmustfall; south; student; violence cache: jsaa-4371.pdf plain text: jsaa-4371.txt item: #93 of 303 id: jsaa-4383 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2023, JSAA 11(1) Ten Years of Research on Student Affairs in Africa – scholarship, theory, practice and reflection date: 2022-12-23 words: 758 flesch: 20 summary: More particularly, we invite articles on the following: • Critical contributions engaging with the notions of profession, professionalization, and professionalism, their meanings in relation to the practice of Student Affairs, changes thereof, and related processes and developments within Africa • Explorations of the nexus of Student Affairs theory, policy and practice in the African context • Explorations of professional trends, professional development and academic programmes and qualifications related to Student Affairs in Africa and beyond • Critical analyses of the Student Affairs profession in the African context, including critical contributions that employ decolonial, intersectional, and Fallist lenses • High level ref lective practitioner accounts that make a contribution to understanding the profession within the African context http://www.jsaa.ac.za 246   Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 10(2) 2022, 257-258 | 2307-6267 We also welcome papers that specifically deal with JSAA per se such as articles that examine the articles published in the JSAA over the last ten years and analyse them thematically or in terms of the services and functions they refer to, their scope, theoretical framework, methodology, and so forth, or their authorship, use/citations, and references. In essence, we asks the question, where is African Student Affairs in 2023? Articles for this commemorative anniversary issue of JSAA may be theoretical, empirical and case studies, or practice-relevant ref lective contributions. keywords: affairs; jsaa; student cache: jsaa-4383.pdf plain text: jsaa-4383.txt item: #94 of 303 id: jsaa-4384 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa (JSAA) 2023 Towards Engaged and Student-Centred African Universities date: 2022-12-23 words: 855 flesch: 15 summary: The following provides a select list of Student Affairs topics within the scope of this JSAA issue: • Student civic engagement, volunteerism, give-back • Community engagement, social responsiveness, university anchoring • Citizenship development, student leadership development, student movement • Student governance, student organisations, student life • Career development, entrepreneurship development • Student development theory, student engagement, student experiences • Higher education funding, student finances and financial aid • Student communities, student living and learning • Disability, diversity and inclusion • Equity and social and epistemological access • Student life cycle, student orientation, student transitions, transitions to livelihoods Furthermore, the editors invite contributions that particularly advance African theory development and practice-relevant knowledge of Student Affairs in Africa with respect to: • Critical and theorical explorations and engagements with the notions of the African university, community engagement, student-centredness, and related notions • Decolonial, intersectional, and Fallist deconstructions and critiques of, and contributions to notions of engagement, student-centredness, the African university, social responsiveness, community engagement and related notions. Understanding how these complex demands involved in notions of engagement and student-centredness interact with the leadership and management of universities, Student Affairs, and student development and success, what critical interventions and concrete experiences have been observed, and how they may be relevant to the development of engaged and student-centred African universities, are crucial dimensions of the current conversation in Student Affairs in Africa. keywords: african; jsaa; student cache: jsaa-4384.pdf plain text: jsaa-4384.txt item: #95 of 303 id: jsaa-4385 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Globalisation, Societies and Education Special Issue: Student activism, translocality, and social justice date: 2022-12-23 words: 681 flesch: 18 summary: There is a growing literature on transnational social movements, although literature on student movements tends to focus historically and currently on the national scale and/or on campus level activism. • The incorporation/negotiation of particular kinds of vocabulary/ phrases/ languages that relate to a wider translocal (e.g. cultural, political, historical) context Submissions can also engage in conceptual discussions and theorisation of the role of translocal interconnections in student movements, moving beyond dichotomies of global–local to concepts like global forms and assemblages, translocal/transnational, networks, diffusion, scale shift, internalization/externalization, scaling, worlding, resonance. keywords: movements; student cache: jsaa-4385.pdf plain text: jsaa-4385.txt item: #96 of 303 id: jsaa-4387 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Thank you to our reviewers and editors date: 2022-12-23 words: 1860 flesch: 30 summary: • Ref lective practitioner accounts: High-quality reports on professional campus practice are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as for research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality ref lective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: africa; editorial; journal; peer; research; student; submissions cache: jsaa-4387.pdf plain text: jsaa-4387.txt item: #97 of 303 id: jsaa-4391 author: Machaba, Reitumetse ; Mostert, Karina title: Psychometric Properties of a Short Measure for South African First-Year Students’ Perceptions of Fit with their Courses of Study date: 2022-12-23 words: 7255 flesch: 55 summary: Regarding predictive validity, there is some evidence that perceptions of the fit with study courses of first-year students are related to study engagement and the proactive behaviour of using one’s strengths and developing one’s weaknesses (see Van Niekerk et al., 2016). The relationship with engagement and fit with study course amongst first-year students. keywords: course; fit; groups; invariance; item; job; journal; scale; south; students; study; university; year cache: jsaa-4391.pdf plain text: jsaa-4391.txt item: #98 of 303 id: jsaa-4392 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Submissions date: 2022-12-23 words: 1290 flesch: 38 summary: • Reflective practitioner accounts: High-quality reports on professional campus practice are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as for research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality reflective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: journal; peer; research cache: jsaa-4392.pdf plain text: jsaa-4392.txt item: #99 of 303 id: jsaa-4393 author: Govender, Nalini ; Reddy, Poovendhree; Bhagwan, Raisuyah title: An Exploratory Study of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on the Emotional and Social Well-being of Students Enrolled at a University of Technology date: 2022-12-23 words: 7837 flesch: 54 summary: Thus, universities should provide support for student mental health and well-being, before expecting throughput and output, in a manner that promotes academic recovery in order to produce balanced graduates. University students * Nalini Govender is senior lecturer in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa. keywords: africa; anxiety; covid-19; data; health; journal; lockdown; mental; pandemic; south; students; study; support; university cache: jsaa-4393.pdf plain text: jsaa-4393.txt item: #100 of 303 id: jsaa-4396 author: Bhagwan, Raisuyah title: Challenges confronting students during COVID 19: insights from social workers at a University of Technology date: 2023-08-14 words: 5941 flesch: 53 summary: http://www.jsaa.ac.za Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 11(1), 95–107 DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v11i1.4396 | ISSN 2307-6267 | www.jsaa.ac.za96 MOTS-CLÉS Covid-19, défis académiques, expérience étudiante, détresse financière, enseignement supérieur, œuvres estudiantines, santé mentale, services étudiants, stigmatisation Introduction With the outbreak of Covid-19, university students worldwide endured the full wrath of the pandemic. Reflecting on the impact of the pandemic on university students globally, Zhai and Du (2020) report that they experienced depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other behavioural difficulties linked to poor sleeping and stress eating, which threatened their academic progress and mental health in a myriad of ways. keywords: covid-19; education; health; learning; pandemic; research; students; study; support; university; university students cache: jsaa-4396.pdf plain text: jsaa-4396.txt item: #101 of 303 id: jsaa-4586 author: Wildschut, Angelique; Luescher, Thierry M. title: Developing Student Affairs as a Profession in Africa date: 2023-08-14 words: 7549 flesch: 43 summary: Developing student affairs as a profession in Africa 25 the globe’, which contains 183 mentions, and the 2016 volume on ‘Student affairs in complex contexts’ (92 mentions). www.jsaa.ac.za Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 11(1), 19–34 DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v11i1.4586 | ISSN 2307-6267 | www.jsaa.ac.za 19 Special issue: Research article Developing student affairs as a profession in Africa Angelique Wildschut1 & Thierry M. Luescher2 1 Dr Angelique Wildschut, Human Sciences Research Council; University of Pretoria, South Africa. keywords: africa; analysis; discourse; doi; issue; journal; jsaa; justice; profession; professionalism; professionalization; research; sas; social; student affairs cache: jsaa-4586.pdf plain text: jsaa-4586.txt item: #102 of 303 id: jsaa-4660 author: Luescher, Thierry; Mason, Henry; Moja, Teboho; Nyar-Ndlovu, Annsilla; Schreiber, Birgit; Wildschut, Angelique title: Developing professionalism from within and outside: Reflections of editors of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa at 10 years date: 2023-08-14 words: 9354 flesch: 43 summary: The journal can also do much to convey the reality of African student affairs and higher education as it exists in multiple countries and higher education contexts. Professional history and interest in African student affairs research and publishing. keywords: africa; doi; editors; education; field; journal; jsaa; professionalism; professionalization; reflections; research; south; student affairs; students cache: jsaa-4660.pdf plain text: jsaa-4660.txt item: #103 of 303 id: jsaa-4689 author: Luescher, Thierry; Moja, Teboho; Schreiber, Birgit title: 10 Years of contributing to the professionalization of student affairs in Africa date: 2023-08-14 words: 3212 flesch: 39 summary: 10 Years of contributing to the professionalization of student affairs in Africa vii Community of Practice – Student Affairs in Africa Research To enhance the contribution that JSAA makes to African student affairs, the editorial executive started to consult key stakeholders around the establishment of a community of practice (COP) to support research and scholarship in 2021. Creatively involving students in the provision of student experiences and services is increasingly becoming a recognised feature in African student affairs (Holtzhausen & Wahl, 2022). keywords: affairs; africa; journal; jsaa; research; student; student affairs; support; university cache: jsaa-4689.pdf plain text: jsaa-4689.txt item: #104 of 303 id: jsaa-4690 author: Schreiber, Birgit; Moscaritolo, Lisa Bardill; auf der Heyde, Achim Meyer; Giovannucci, Gian Luca title: IASAS turns 10! – Birthday celebrations in Rome in July 2023 date: 2023-08-14 words: 941 flesch: 34 summary: 3 Achim Meyer auf der Heyde, IASAS president, Brussels, Belgium. www.jsaa.ac.za Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 11(1), 145–146 DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v11i1.4691 | ISSN 2307-6267 | www.jsaa.ac.za 145 Campus report IASAS turns 10! – Birthday celebrations in Rome in July 2023 Birgit Schreiber1, Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo2, Achim Meyer auf der Heyde3 & Gian Luca Giovannucci4 1 Dr Birgit Schreiber, Alberts-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg, Germany; IASAS vice-president, Brussels, Belgium. keywords: affairs; association; iasas; student cache: jsaa-4690.pdf plain text: jsaa-4690.txt item: #105 of 303 id: jsaa-4691 author: Callahan, Kathleen 'Kat' title: IASAS Student Leaders Global Summit in Rome: Actioning the SDGs date: 2023-08-14 words: 710 flesch: 49 summary: Therefore, the eight micro-campaigns completed at the SLGS would be actionable and possibly replicable in communities around the world by university students. University students are both the leaders and active followers that future generations will depend on to change the world. keywords: global; student; summit cache: jsaa-4691.pdf plain text: jsaa-4691.txt item: #106 of 303 id: jsaa-4692 author: Carolissen, Ronelle title: Being at home: Race, institutional culture and transformation at South African higher education institutions by P. Tabensky & S. Matthews (Eds.) (2015). Pietermaritzburg, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press. date: 2023-08-14 words: 792 flesch: 41 summary: www.jsaa.ac.za Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 11(1), 149–150 DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v11i1.4692 | ISSN 2307-6267 | www.jsaa.ac.za 149 Book review Being at home: Race, institutional culture and transformation at South African higher education institutions by P. Tabensky & S. Matthews (Eds.) (2015). ORCid: 0000-0002- 7113-0246 The question of transformation and more, recently, decolonisation, of South African higher education institutions directly challenges untransformed institutional cultures in higher education institutions. keywords: education; institutions cache: jsaa-4692.pdf plain text: jsaa-4692.txt item: #107 of 303 id: jsaa-4693 author: Timmons, Patricia C.; Bista, Rajendra title: Crossing borders, bridging cultures: The narratives of global scholars by U. Gaulee, K. Bista, B. Zhang & B. Schreiber (Eds.) (2023). Baltimore, USA: STAR Scholars. date: 2023-08-14 words: 885 flesch: 34 summary: Crossing Borders, Bridging Cultures: The Narratives of Global Scholars provides a valuable and timely resource in this regard, offering a collection of firsthand accounts of international scholars as they traverse the boundaries of cultures, languages, and academic environments. The editors have succeeded in creating a cohesive and engaging collection that illuminates the myriad challenges and triumphs faced by international scholars, and in doing so, emphasizes the importance of cultivating a supportive and inclusive environment. keywords: cultures; global; scholars cache: jsaa-4693.pdf plain text: jsaa-4693.txt item: #108 of 303 id: jsaa-4694 author: none title: Call for papers date: 2023-08-14 words: 869 flesch: 32 summary: Therefore, this JSAA Call for Papers is aimed at advancing student affairs scholarship and research which underpins evidence-based decisions for holistic student success. Through research and scholarship university members within student affairs and services assert credibility, embolden the student affairs community of practice, develop the profession (Wildschut & Luescher, 2023) and participate in the core business of higher education institutions via knowledge production and capacity building. keywords: affairs; scholarship; student cache: jsaa-4694.pdf plain text: jsaa-4694.txt item: #109 of 303 id: jsaa-4695 author: Green, Mateboho; Naidoo , Charmain title: Student affairs professionalization programme launched in South Africa date: 2023-08-14 words: 1366 flesch: 30 summary: Student affairs professionalization programme launched in South Africa 37 2023) Student affairs professionalization programme launched in South Africa. keywords: affairs; africa; south; student cache: jsaa-4695.pdf plain text: jsaa-4695.txt item: #110 of 303 id: jsaa-4708 author: none title: Author biographies date: 2023-08-14 words: 2691 flesch: 39 summary: Her recent senior management positions include senior researcher at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO), a partnership between the Gauteng provincial government, UJ and the University of Witwatersrand (Wits); research manager at Higher Education South Africa (HESA), now Universities South Africa (USAF) and currently, she is director at the SANRC. She is also a visiting research fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and an extraordinary professor at the Institute of Post School Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. keywords: africa; development; education; health; research; south; student; university cache: jsaa-4708.pdf plain text: jsaa-4708.txt item: #111 of 303 id: jsaa-4709 author: none title: Submissions date: 2023-08-14 words: 1307 flesch: 44 summary: They are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. 165 Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality ref lective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: journal; peer; research; student cache: jsaa-4709.pdf plain text: jsaa-4709.txt item: #112 of 303 id: jsaa-4711 author: none title: Publications by African Minds date: 2023-08-14 words: 57 flesch: 51 summary: Reflections on Modernity and the Moving Image Edited by Cynthia Kros, Reece Auguiste and Pervaiz Khan (2022) 167 Publications by African Minds Reframing Africa? keywords: africa cache: jsaa-4711.pdf plain text: jsaa-4711.txt item: #113 of 303 id: jsaa-534 author: Tshiwula, Lullu title: Editorial: Preface by journal patron date: 2021-04-19 words: 663 flesch: 37 summary: As the journal infers, there is a dearth of student affairs professionalisation in Africa, as most student affairs leaders on the continent have come to this area through other professional routes and, if they have a qualification in student affairs, they have acquired such training from countries such as the US or through other training . I welcomed it, because I was, and still am, convinced that this initiative will serve as a platform for student affairs in contemporary higher education to write about the scope, mandate and its focus, the idea being to look at the intersection between the curricular and co-curricular in the context of student learning and development. keywords: affairs; student cache: jsaa-534.pdf plain text: jsaa-534.txt item: #114 of 303 id: jsaa-535 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Dr Thierry ; Moja, Prof. Teboho ; Schreiber, Dr Birgit title: Editorial: Towards a professionalisation of student affairs in Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 3069 flesch: 28 summary: Scholarly and professional developments in African student affairs There is growing interest in professionalising student affairs in Africa. And what if student affairs practice were approached interdependently with academic faculties and departments rather than independently or dependently? keywords: affairs; africa; education; issue; practice; student; student affairs cache: jsaa-535.pdf plain text: jsaa-535.txt item: #115 of 303 id: jsaa-539 author: Carpenter, Stan ; Haber-Curran, Paige title: The role of research and scholarship in the professionalisation of student affairs date: 2021-04-19 words: 4333 flesch: 44 summary: It remains to be seen if student affairs practice is able to sufficiently distinguish itself from the rest of university administration in Africa to become professionalised, and if it does, it should be able to progress quickly to profession- like status by using the example of the US. And what if student affairs practice were approached interdependently with academic faculties and departments rather than independently or dependently? keywords: affairs; carpenter; development; journal; practice; professional; student; student affairs cache: jsaa-539.pdf plain text: jsaa-539.txt item: #116 of 303 id: jsaa-540 author: Selznick, Benjamin title: A proposed model for the continued professionalisation of student affairs in Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 5140 flesch: 38 summary: Benjamin Selznick: A proposed model for the continued professionalisation of student affairs in Africa 15 It is the middle ground, termed practices-in-transition, which may be most useful to the professionalisation of student affairs practitioners. (p. 479) Benjamin Selznick: A proposed model for the continued professionalisation of student affairs in Africa 19 In their role as collaborative educators (Blake, 2007), student affairs practitioners may become catalysts for change within their institutions as they both develop and implement professional practices that optimise the role higher education can play in economic development. keywords: affairs; africa; career; education; model; practitioners; professionalisation; professionalism; student; student affairs cache: jsaa-540.pdf plain text: jsaa-540.txt item: #117 of 303 id: jsaa-541 author: Gansemer-Topf, Ann M. title: Enhancing the professionalisation of student affairs through assessment date: 2021-04-19 words: 4310 flesch: 44 summary: In their article, “The role of student affairs in student learning assessment”, Schuh and Gansemer-Topf (2010) concluded: Student affairs staff members need to have more than programs, activities, and experiences they think would contribute to student learning. As a way to create a common language regarding student affairs assessment, this paper provides an overview of the definitions, types and purposes of assessment. keywords: affairs; assessment; education; learning; professionals; student; student affairs; work cache: jsaa-541.pdf plain text: jsaa-541.txt item: #118 of 303 id: jsaa-542 author: Yakaboski, Tamara ; Birnbaum, Matthew title: The challenges of student affairs at Kenyan public universities date: 2021-04-19 words: 7488 flesch: 47 summary: Just as nations turn to higher education to solve societal problems, universities often look to the increasingly professionalised field of student affairs or student services to address issues of behaviour, housing, retention, health and career selection. The field of student services or student affairs varies substantially around the world with the US model focusing on recruitment, retention, graduation and student learning outcomes, and with other models focusing more on services, such as financial aid, housing, food services, and counselling (Ludeman & Gregory, 2013). keywords: affairs; campus; challenges; education; government; kenya; kenyatta; nairobi; public; services; student; student affairs; technology; universities; university cache: jsaa-542.pdf plain text: jsaa-542.txt item: #119 of 303 id: jsaa-543 author: Van Gyampo, Ransford Edward title: Student activism and democratic quality in Ghana’s Fourth Republic date: 2021-04-19 words: 9448 flesch: 49 summary: Student activism in theoretical perspective An interesting question that has dominated the literature on student activism is the following: “What is it that makes students engage in political activity?” Student political activism. keywords: democracy; democratic; elections; fourth; ghana; government; gyampo; national; politics; quality; regime; republic; student; student activism; university cache: jsaa-543.pdf plain text: jsaa-543.txt item: #120 of 303 id: jsaa-544 author: Dunn, Munita ; Dunkel, Norbert W. title: Competency development of southern African housing officers date: 2021-04-19 words: 3875 flesch: 49 summary: Campus housing competency development was identified over 20 years ago when Dunkel and Schreiber (1992) completed their 1990 study of housing competencies. 153–154) 70 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 1 (1&2) 2013, 67–76 | ISSN 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v1i1-2.32 Porter (2005) continued to extend the research on housing competencies by applying Sandwith’s Competency Domain Model to senior college housing officers in the United States. keywords: acuho; africa; competencies; housing; shti; staff; student; training cache: jsaa-544.pdf plain text: jsaa-544.txt item: #121 of 303 id: jsaa-545 author: Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry title: The contribution of student affairs: A student leader perspective: Interview with Thamsanqha Ledwaba date: 2021-04-19 words: 3875 flesch: 49 summary: Campus housing competency development was identified over 20 years ago when Dunkel and Schreiber (1992) completed their 1990 study of housing competencies. 153–154) 70 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 1 (1&2) 2013, 67–76 | ISSN 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v1i1-2.32 Porter (2005) continued to extend the research on housing competencies by applying Sandwith’s Competency Domain Model to senior college housing officers in the United States. keywords: acuho; africa; competencies; housing; shti; staff; student; training cache: jsaa-545.pdf plain text: jsaa-545.txt item: #122 of 303 id: jsaa-547 author: Bozalek, Vivienne title: Deshpande, Satish & Zacharias, Usha (Eds.) (2013). Beyond inclusion: The practice of equal access in Indian higher education. New Delhi: Routledge date: 2021-04-19 words: 1194 flesch: 35 summary: As one of the first full length texts about social inclusion in Indian higher education, this is a must read for any scholar, practitioner and policy-maker interested in the field of social justice and higher education. The collection of essays in this volume was commissioned by a grant to the Institute of Higher Education, to investigate the successes and failures of the implementation of quota policies in higher education institutions and the expectations and experiences of students and academics from marginalised groups who had been accommodated in the institutions. keywords: education; inclusion; students cache: jsaa-547.pdf plain text: jsaa-547.txt item: #123 of 303 id: jsaa-548 author: Fourie-Malherbe, Magda title: Williams, Damon A. (2013). Strategic diversity leadership: Activating change and transformation in higher education. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus date: 2021-04-19 words: 1063 flesch: 46 summary: This seminal book is the beginning of new developments in career counselling theory and praxis worldwide. Email: cazimira@gmail.com In his new book Counselling for career construction, Prof. J.G. Maree, an internationally acknowledged author and researcher in the field of career counselling, advocates the need to develop a career counselling practice that is located in the 21st century. keywords: career; construction; counselling cache: jsaa-548.pdf plain text: jsaa-548.txt item: #124 of 303 id: jsaa-549 author: Schuh, John title: Together in student success date: 2021-04-19 words: 1163 flesch: 53 summary: In most cases with which I am familiar, those who perform the typical functions found in student affairs have moved beyond conceptualising their roles as providing well-managed services for students. That is the aim of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, and my view is that it is well on its way towards making major contributions to advancing student affairs in Africa and around the world. keywords: affairs; africa; student cache: jsaa-549.pdf plain text: jsaa-549.txt item: #125 of 303 id: jsaa-550 author: Fouché, Nordlind Cazimira title: Maree, J.G. (2013). Counselling for career construction. Connecting life themes to construct life portraits: Turning pain into hope. Rotterdam: Sense date: 2021-04-19 words: 1063 flesch: 46 summary: This seminal book is the beginning of new developments in career counselling theory and praxis worldwide. Email: cazimira@gmail.com In his new book Counselling for career construction, Prof. J.G. Maree, an internationally acknowledged author and researcher in the field of career counselling, advocates the need to develop a career counselling practice that is located in the 21st century. keywords: career; construction; counselling cache: jsaa-550.pdf plain text: jsaa-550.txt item: #126 of 303 id: jsaa-551 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher-Mamashela, Thierry ; Moja, Teboho title: Tinto in South Africa: Student integration, persistence and success, and the role of student affairs date: 2021-04-19 words: 2811 flesch: 39 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 2(2) 2014, v–x | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v2i2.64 AFRICAN MINDS www.jsaa.ac.za Tinto in South Africa: Student integration, persistence and success, and the role of student affairs Birgit Schreiber*, Thierry Luescher-Mamashela** and Teboho Moja*** Editorial * Director, Centre for Student Support Services, University of the Western Cape ** Senior Researcher and Assistant Director: Institutional Research, University of the Free State, Email: jsaa_editor@outlook.com *** Clinical Professor of Higher Education Studies, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University Prof. Vincent Tinto has been a most prolific and formative theorist in the domain of student affairs and has generated the most dominant sociological theory of student retention and student persistence. In the course of the last few years, student engagement has become the buzzword in higher education research internationally (Klemenčič, 2013). keywords: affairs; africa; education; engagement; integration; student; university cache: jsaa-551.pdf plain text: jsaa-551.txt item: #127 of 303 id: jsaa-552 author: Grayson, Diane title: Vincent Tinto’s lectures: Catalysing a focus on student success in South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 1652 flesch: 55 summary: That means there is resonance with a core of people around the country when I freely draw on one of Vincent’s key phrases, phrases that are becoming mantras for us for student success: “It’s not about us, it’s about the students”, “Access without support is not opportunity,” and, most important of all for improving our higher education system as a whole, “Student success does not arise by chance.” The focus needed to be on student success and how to enhance it. keywords: education; south; student cache: jsaa-552.pdf plain text: jsaa-552.txt item: #128 of 303 id: jsaa-553 author: Person, Dawn ; Saunders, Katherine ; Oganesian, Kristina title: Building South African women’s leadership: A cohort model for the PhD in student affairs date: 2021-04-19 words: 6607 flesch: 48 summary: One student explained: “Maybe we didn’t ask questions … I know for sure that other institutions, they actually run after students, doctoral students, and provide funding, but it’s not the case, so maybe we should have asked questions.” Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 2 (1) 2014, 9–22 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v2i1.47 AFRICAN MINDS www.jsaa.ac.za Building South African women’s leadership: A cohort model for the PhD in student affairs Dawn Person*, Katherine Saunders** and Kristina Oganesian*** research article * Director, Center for Research on Educational Access & Leadership (C-REAL), California State University, Fullerton, USA. keywords: affairs; africa; cohort; education; leadership; phd; programme; south; students; women cache: jsaa-553.pdf plain text: jsaa-553.txt item: #129 of 303 id: jsaa-554 author: Major, Thenjiwe Emily ; Mangope, Boitumelo title: Multicultural competence in student affairs: The case of the University of Botswana date: 2021-04-19 words: 4995 flesch: 37 summary: Keywords Diversity, higher education, multicultural competence, student affairs, student affairs professionals, university administration, Botswana. There are various ways in which student affairs professionals Thenjiwe Emily Major and Boitumelo Mangope: Multicultural competence in student affairs 31 may learn about diverse student populations. keywords: affairs; affairs professionals; botswana; education; multiculturalism; professionals; self; student; student affairs cache: jsaa-554.pdf plain text: jsaa-554.txt item: #130 of 303 id: jsaa-555 author: Wertheim, Samantha Shapses title: Can we become friends? Students’ cross-racial interaction in post-apartheid South African higher education date: 2021-04-19 words: 9435 flesch: 53 summary: Walker’s (2005) study supports this notion, upon illustrating that language serves as a boundary for student interaction and observing that friendship is limited by both societal structures of socialisation as well as institutional structures. In 1992, white students made up 50% of the enrollment at universities, while being only 12% of the school age population (Fisk & Ladd, 2004). keywords: africa; apartheid; campus; cross; education; interaction; meaning; race; south; students; study; white cache: jsaa-555.pdf plain text: jsaa-555.txt item: #131 of 303 id: jsaa-556 author: Smorenburg, Mathew ; Dunn, Munita title: Listen, live and learn: A review of the application process, aiming to enhance diversity within the Listen, Live and Learn senior student housing initiative at Stellenbosch University date: 2021-04-19 words: 4310 flesch: 44 summary: Student diversity in South African higher education. However, as diversity is a core element of LLL, an application and selection process had to be developed in order to provide a holistic, transparent, unbiased and scaleable tool. keywords: applicants; application; diversity; initiative; lll; process; student cache: jsaa-556.pdf plain text: jsaa-556.txt item: #132 of 303 id: jsaa-557 author: Ludeman, Roger B. title: Joining hands across the seas: The genesis of IASAS date: 2021-04-19 words: 4012 flesch: 46 summary: At the conclusion of this marathon weekend work session these central documents were drafted and, after considerable input from around the world, now serve as the initial section of a constitution for the International Association of Student Affairs and Services or IASAS, which is the only truly global organisation for higher education student affairs and services. Higher education student affairs and services: Global foundations, issues and best practices. keywords: affairs; association; education; iasas; international; services; student; unesco; world cache: jsaa-557.pdf plain text: jsaa-557.txt item: #133 of 303 id: jsaa-558 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Co-curriculum seminar 2014: The co-curriculum: Re-defining boundaries of academic spaces date: 2021-04-19 words: 1315 flesch: 50 summary: Employability is, of course, a good thing – so we need to think about what kinds of curricula are in the mainstream and how we mainstream the co-curriculum, if indeed such an artificial separation is useful. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 2 (1) 2014, 75–78 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v2i1.54 AFRICAN MINDS www.jsaa.ac.za The co-curriculum: Re-defining boundaries of academic spaces Birgit Schreiber* Co-curriculum seminar 2014 The University of the Western Cape, South Africa, invited two renowned speakers to address issues concerning the co-curriculum in a colloquium on 14 May 2014 entitled “The co-curriculum: An integrated practice or fragments at the fringes of university experience?”. keywords: curriculum; education cache: jsaa-558.pdf plain text: jsaa-558.txt item: #134 of 303 id: jsaa-559 author: Moja, Teboho ; France, Monroe title: Co-curriculum seminar 2014: Creating seamless connections: Intersecting the social and academic lives of students date: 2021-04-19 words: 1316 flesch: 39 summary: As a result, student life in residence halls in Africa has been characterised by conflict and strikes over broad social and political issues or over their own living conditions, especially strikes over food quality. The benefit of the two areas mentioned here is not only that of integrating student lives but also of linking theory to practice for graduate students with aspirations to pursue careers as student affairs professionals. keywords: lives; students; university cache: jsaa-559.pdf plain text: jsaa-559.txt item: #135 of 303 id: jsaa-560 author: Carolissen, Ronelle title: Co-curriculum seminar 2014: A critical feminist approach to social inclusion and citizenship in the context of the co-curriculum date: 2021-04-19 words: 2619 flesch: 47 summary: This impacted on traditional understandings of co-curricular post- secondary settings and co-curricular student involvement. Yet, local studies exist that indicate that many students are poor and manage with very minimal resources, often disguising their poverty (Firferey & Carolissen, 2010). keywords: curriculum; education; inclusion; students cache: jsaa-560.pdf plain text: jsaa-560.txt item: #136 of 303 id: jsaa-561 author: Papier, Joy title: Leibowitz, Brenda (2012). Higher Education for the Public Good: Views from the South. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1694 flesch: 40 summary: In the foreword, the late Stellenbosch University Rector Russel Botman draws on Freire’s (1970, 1992) argument that ‘education should play a role in changing the world for the better’, to posit that “higher education is not neutral Email: jpapier@uwc.ac.za This publication, edited by Brenda Leibowitz of Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Teaching and Learning, is a compilation of essays by prominent local and international academics, on the theme of higher education and the ‘public good’. keywords: education; good; south; university cache: jsaa-561.pdf plain text: jsaa-561.txt item: #137 of 303 id: jsaa-562 author: Broido, Ellen M. title: Manning, K., Kinzie, J., & Schuh, J. H. (2014). One size does not fit all: Traditional and innovative models of student affairs practice. (2nd ed.). date: 2021-04-19 words: 1092 flesch: 36 summary: Grounded in calls for student affairs engagement in students’ learning, student affairs organisations embodying the Collaborative model are tightly coupled with faculty, and the relationship between student and academic affairs is based on mutual respect and understanding and shared responsibility for many programmes and services. The authors, all respected scholars of student affairs and higher education, draw from several sources to describe and differentiate these models, including extensive historical and theoretical grounding, their own experience, and data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and the related DEEP (Documenting Effective Educational Practice) study, which described universities that had both higher than predicted NSSE scores and graduation rates. keywords: affairs; models; student cache: jsaa-562.pdf plain text: jsaa-562.txt item: #138 of 303 id: jsaa-563 author: Wood, Denise title: Bozalek, Vivienne, Leibowitz, Brenda, Carolissen, Ronelle & Boler, Megan (Eds.) (2013). Discerning Critical Hope in Educational Practices. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1697 flesch: 47 summary: The kind of hope that Freire was referring to was not a naïve hope that is “subjectively idealistic” (Freire, 1970, p. 129), but rather, critical hope fostered through a radical pedagogy combining “hope, critical reflection and collective struggle” (Giroux, 1985, p. xvii). Importantly, as Apple observes, the authors in the book describe their pedagogical approaches to engaging in transformative practices through critical pedagogy involving “participatory inquiry and dialogue” (Bozalek et al., 2013, p. 2), which seeks to foster the conditions for critical hope and social change. keywords: hope; pedagogy; practices cache: jsaa-563.pdf plain text: jsaa-563.txt item: #139 of 303 id: jsaa-566 author: Tinto, Vincent title: Tinto’s South Africa lectures date: 2021-04-19 words: 12983 flesch: 62 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 2(2) 2014, 5–28 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v2i2.66 AFRICAN MINDS www.jsaa.ac.za Tinto’s South Africa lectures Vincent Tinto reflective practice The following are transcripts of the four lectures given by Prof. Vincent Tinto, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University, at the regional symposia “Conceptualising a coherent approach to student success” organised by the Council on Higher Education in Pretoria, Durban and Stellenbosch in August 2013. Lecture 1: Theoretical underpinnings and research framework for student success  Let me start by saying what an honour it is for me to be here with you who are working to improve the success of your students. keywords: academic; africa; classroom; learning; need; programme; students; success; support; time; university; year cache: jsaa-566.pdf plain text: jsaa-566.txt item: #140 of 303 id: jsaa-568 author: Madambi, Munyaradzi title: Speckman, M. & Mandew, M. (Eds.) (2014). Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa Cape Town: African Minds date: 2021-04-19 words: 1909 flesch: 42 summary: Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa is a remarkable demonstration of absolute limits of excellent research, mastery and specialisation in the student affairs discourse, a passion for the profession, and an insatiable knowledge-based zeal to see student affairs transformed into a vehicle of not only student growth, but also for the development of Africa. The clarion call that echoes through and transverse the whole volume is the need for a proper understanding of the place and role of student affairs, its philosophical foundations in education, which then inform the ethos and practices in student affairs, as well as its possible professionalisation. keywords: affairs; africa; south; student; volume cache: jsaa-568.pdf plain text: jsaa-568.txt item: #141 of 303 id: jsaa-569 author: Lange, Randall S. title: Pascarella, T. and Terenzin, P. (2005). How College Affects Students, A Third decade of Research (2nd ed.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass date: 2021-04-19 words: 1278 flesch: 46 summary: The original publication reviewed a vast and complex body of existing literature – from the 1960s through to the late 1980s – that focused on trends in college student development in American higher education. Overall, Pascarella and Terenzini’s second volume is a key reference for those wanting to learn more about how undergraduate education impacts student development. keywords: college; education; students cache: jsaa-569.pdf plain text: jsaa-569.txt item: #142 of 303 id: jsaa-572 author: Young, Dallin George title: The case for an integrated approach to transition programmes at South Africa’s higher education institutions date: 2021-04-19 words: 7713 flesch: 43 summary: Exosystems within university students’ Transition programmes have been developed to assist university students to adapt and achieve goals along their educational journey through higher education. keywords: development; education; environment; experience; national; programmes; south; students; success; transition; university; year cache: jsaa-572.pdf plain text: jsaa-572.txt item: #143 of 303 id: jsaa-573 author: Keup, Jennifer R title: Peer leadership as an emerging high-impact practice: An exploratory study of the American experience date: 2021-04-19 words: 8795 flesch: 41 summary: This student-level survey contained items that measured student demographics, experiences of peer leaders, structural characteristics of peer leader roles and programmes (such as training opportunities and remuneration packages), and self- rated change as the result of peer leader experiences. Further, student peer leaders may be useful in contexts that range from individual interaction, such as a mentoring relationships or one-on-one peer advising, to leadership in a group, organisational, or community setting. keywords: academic; experience; impact; leader; leadership; outcomes; peer; self; students; survey; year cache: jsaa-573.pdf plain text: jsaa-573.txt item: #144 of 303 id: jsaa-575 author: Jaffer, Faeeqa ; Garraway, James title: Understanding gaps between student and staff perceptions of university study in South Africa: A case study date: 2021-04-19 words: 6454 flesch: 55 summary: Students stated that taking notes is important but lecturers feel that students do not know how to take notes properly. Students were thus expected by lecturers to be more assertive and committed, while students generally felt that having a good attitude to learning meant resisting peer pressure and a focus on studying. keywords: education; field; lecturers; literacy; nature; o n; south; students; university cache: jsaa-575.pdf plain text: jsaa-575.txt item: #145 of 303 id: jsaa-576 author: Jacobs, Melanie ; Pretorius, Estherna title: First-year seminar intervention: Enhancing firstyear mathematics performance at the University of Johannesburg date: 2021-04-19 words: 4311 flesch: 52 summary: Role perceptions of Science academics who teach to first year students: The inf luence of gender. A framework for the placement of university students in science programmes. keywords: education; fys; mathematics; problem; school; science; solving; students; university; year cache: jsaa-576.pdf plain text: jsaa-576.txt item: #146 of 303 id: jsaa-578 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: A. Funston, M. Gil & G. Gilmore (Eds). (2014). Strong starts, supported transitions and student success. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1025 flesch: 45 summary: Various African researchers (Akoojee & Nkomo, 2007; Kioko, 2010; Ndebele, 1995; Vilakazi, 1986) support the argument that institutional practices, pedagogies and structural issues premised on notions of assimilation require re-visioning in order to shift student persistence rates. Gil builds on Kift, Nelson and Clark’s (2010) concept of “tradition pedagogy” (p. 15) and distinguishes between the integrative-assimilative approaches to support that aim at integrating students into the status quo of higher education, and the “adaptive” model that “assumes that students come with different degrees of cultural and social capital that need to be valued and fostered as true strengths” (p. 16). keywords: education; persistence; student cache: jsaa-578.pdf plain text: jsaa-578.txt item: #147 of 303 id: jsaa-579 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: Bitzer, E. (Ed.). (2009) Higher education in South Africa: A scholarly look behind the scenes. Stellenbosch: Sun Press. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1236 flesch: 39 summary: Stellenbosch: Sun Press. Reviewed by Annsilla Nyar Book review * Director, South African National Resource Centre for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Email: anyar@uj.ac.za It may be asked why a book on higher education in South Africa, published in 2009, is included for review in a 2016 edition of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa (JSAA). In terms of thematic coverage, it is certainly not expected that a single text on higher education in South Africa can do justice to the multiplicity of debates and issues animating the sector or comprehensively analyse every aspect of higher education. keywords: africa; education; south cache: jsaa-579.pdf plain text: jsaa-579.txt item: #148 of 303 id: jsaa-580 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Moja, Teboho; Luescher, Thierry M title: Editorial : Student Affairs in Complex Contexts date: 2021-04-19 words: 1962 flesch: 33 summary: On the African continent, there are various challenges facing Student Affairs professionals, for example, providing support to students whose payments by the Tanzania’s Higher Education Student Loan Board (HESLB) have been delayed due to administrative problems in providing correct student data and student results. Our role as Student Affairs professionals also includes the identification of at-risk students and supporting them towards academic success. keywords: affairs; africa; education; issue; student; university cache: jsaa-580.pdf plain text: jsaa-580.txt item: #149 of 303 id: jsaa-581 author: Mayet, Razia title: Supporting At-Risk Learners at a Comprehensive University in South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 5697 flesch: 48 summary: Keywords academic competence, academic development, at-risk students, learning development, learning development interventions, student success, under-prepared students Introduction In South Africa, as in many other countries, a high number of students arrive at university without the requisite study skills and strategies required for succeeding in higher education (Department of Education (DoE), 2006; Council of Higher Education (CHE), 2013; UNESCO,  2002). Their study focused on the individual, organisational, environmental, programmatic and policy factors that shaped student development of academic competence in first year. keywords: academic; africa; development; education; learning; south; students; study; support; university cache: jsaa-581.pdf plain text: jsaa-581.txt item: #150 of 303 id: jsaa-582 author: Jama, Mpho P title: Academic Guidance for Undergraduate Students in a South African Medical School: Can we guide them all? date: 2021-04-19 words: 5684 flesch: 50 summary: Keywords academic guidance, academic performance, academic self-perception, student challenges, student experience, student development, student success, undergraduate medical students Introduction In general, studies regarding factors affecting the academic performance of students worldwide have mainly focused on social and academic variables affecting students from disadvantaged school and family backgrounds, often referred to as non-traditional students. However, limited detailed insights and understanding of medical students who experience more complex challenges are available. keywords: challenges; factors; guidance; medical; performance; problems; students; study; support; year cache: jsaa-582.pdf plain text: jsaa-582.txt item: #151 of 303 id: jsaa-583 author: Getachew, Abera ; Daniel, Gobena title: Career Development among Undergraduate Students of Madda Walabu University, South East Ethiopia date: 2021-04-19 words: 5201 flesch: 44 summary: Career development services through traditional consultancy services from parents, elders and peers may lead trainees to make irrational choices. Career development services are relevant in assisting trainees to identify job opportunities and job availabilities in the area of their studies and enable them to avoid wasting time in training for vocations to which they are unsuited. keywords: career; counselling; development; guidance; information; services; skills; students; study; university cache: jsaa-583.pdf plain text: jsaa-583.txt item: #152 of 303 id: jsaa-584 author: Clarke, Darren L title: Socialisation and Professional Identity: Reflections of an Administrator’s Pathway into Student Affairs in the United States date: 2021-04-19 words: 3874 flesch: 38 summary: Formal and informal relationships with faculty, staff and students in higher education may eventually inspire a career in student affairs. Keywords socialisation, professional identity, competencies An Unconventional Beginning Professional journeys in student affairs are seldom direct or clearly defined. keywords: affairs; career; development; education; experiences; professional; skills; student cache: jsaa-584.pdf plain text: jsaa-584.txt item: #153 of 303 id: jsaa-585 author: Seeto, Eva-Marie title: Professional Mentoring in Student Affairs: Evaluation of a Global Programme date: 2021-04-19 words: 2125 flesch: 34 summary: The sometimes polarised experiences that were described by the protégés are consistent with assessments of other professional mentoring programmes. Keywords mentoring, professional development, student affairs, global programme, capacity building Background The International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) was officially founded in 2010, with the purposes of promoting international standards for student services, professional growth of practitioners, and development of students in higher education. keywords: affairs; mentoring; programme; services; student cache: jsaa-585.pdf plain text: jsaa-585.txt item: #154 of 303 id: jsaa-586 author: Luescher, Thierry M title: Global representatives flock to Stellenbosch for 3rd student affairs global summit date: 2021-04-19 words: 650 flesch: 35 summary: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) and the International Association for Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) were the joint initiators and drivers of the event, and after a rigorous application process Stellenbosch University (SU) was granted the honour to host the event held from Wednesday to Friday (26-28 October 2016) at the Wallenberg Research Centre at STIAS in Stellenbosch, South Africa. “Discussing Student Affairs initiatives with colleagues from around the world helps to enhance overall student learning and success,” noted Achim Meyer auf der Heyde, president of IASAS. keywords: affairs; student cache: jsaa-586.pdf plain text: jsaa-586.txt item: #155 of 303 id: jsaa-587 author: Nel, Willy title: Student Leadership: Challenges and Possibilities date: 2021-04-19 words: 3208 flesch: 53 summary: As student leaders, you are fully aware that this is a time of great uncertainty in higher education in South Africa. Student leaders can also choose not to engage with the issue and wait for others to make up their minds on their behalf. keywords: africa; education; example; knowledge; leadership; student; university cache: jsaa-587.pdf plain text: jsaa-587.txt item: #156 of 303 id: jsaa-588 author: Makoni, Munyaradzi title: Global Summit on Student Affairs and Services: Prof. Adam Habib’s keynote date: 2021-04-19 words: 1484 flesch: 54 summary: This article was originally published in University World News Global Edition and Africa Edition Issue 435 on 01 November 2016 as “Higher education struggles in an emerging democracy”. Inequality is a Common Problem Habib noted that higher education could help to create a more equal society, by producing growing numbers of quality graduates and providing sufficient numbers of students from poor and marginalised communities with access to the best universities in society. keywords: education; habib; student cache: jsaa-588.pdf plain text: jsaa-588.txt item: #157 of 303 id: jsaa-589 author: Makoni, Munyaradzi title: Mental Health a Worry for Student Affairs Worldwide date: 2021-04-19 words: 674 flesch: 47 summary: ** Contact: makoni.munya@gmail.com http://www.jsaa.ac.za http://http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20161102125723718 http://http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20161102125723718 mailto:makoni.munya%40gmail.com?subject= 66 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 4(2) 2016, 65–66 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.18820/jsaa.v4i2.10 Birgit Schreiber, senior director of student affairs at Stellenbosch University, said in South Africa students with mental health challenges tended to struggle to get through primary and secondary education, before the additional hurdle of getting into higher education. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 4(2) 2016, 65–66 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.18820/jsaa.v4i2.10 65 www.jsaa.ac.za On campus Mental Health a Worry for Student Affairs Worldwide* Munyaradzi Makoni** Mental health has in recent years emerged as an issue of concern for university students globally, obstructing the completion of studies, according to delegates attending the 2016 Global Summit on Student Affairs and Services. keywords: affairs; student cache: jsaa-589.pdf plain text: jsaa-589.txt item: #158 of 303 id: jsaa-590 author: Dalton, Jon C title: Eboo Patel (2012). Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice and the Promise of America. Boston: Beacon Press date: 2021-04-19 words: 1078 flesch: 34 summary: The concept of religious diversity may thus be useful for promoting a general tolerance of religious differences but it does not, on its own, incorporate an active promotion, understanding and affirmation of these differences. The rise of Islamophobia, in particular, has sharply challenged America’s promise of religious pluralism and Patel believes that it is important to stand up for the nation’s promise of religious pluralism, especially when it is under attack. keywords: interfaith; patel; pluralism cache: jsaa-590.pdf plain text: jsaa-590.txt item: #159 of 303 id: jsaa-591 author: Frittelli, Claudia title: Ratemo Waya Michieka (2016). Trails in Academic and Administrative Leadership in Kenya: A Memoir. Boston: Beacon Press. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1062 flesch: 23 summary: The book was supported by the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) Higher Education Leadership Program which documents challenges and trends of university leadership over the past several decades. During this expansion, leadership at Kenyan public universities has fluctuated between politicised recruitment and decision-making, and autonomy of management to the detriment of university governance structures (Oanda & Jowi, 2012). keywords: education; kenya; leadership; university cache: jsaa-591.pdf plain text: jsaa-591.txt item: #160 of 303 id: jsaa-592 author: Luescher, Thierry M title: J.C. van der Merwe & D. van Reenen (2016). Transformation and Legitimation in Post-apartheid Universities: Reading Discourses from ‘Reitz’. Bloemfontein: Sun Press. date: 2021-04-19 words: 3094 flesch: 47 summary: Overall this is a very interesting and important book, particularly for academic and Student Affairs staff involved in university residences and university transformation more broadly. This ‘parallel mode’ of operating had developed over a decade and a bit, since the UFS in the early nineties started admitting black students in numbers and introduce English-tuition classes. keywords: reitz; residence; students; transformation; ufs; university; video cache: jsaa-592.pdf plain text: jsaa-592.txt item: #161 of 303 id: jsaa-593 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher, Thierry M; Moja, Teboho title: Editorial : Voices from Around the Globe date: 2021-04-19 words: 680 flesch: 35 summary: JSAA has been seeking to provide an opportunity for Student Affairs professionals and higher education scholars from around the globe to share their research and experiences of student services and student affairs programmes from their respective regional and institutional contexts. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 5(1) 2017, v–vi | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v5i1.2476 v www.jsaa.ac.za Editorial Voices from Around the Globe Birgit Schreiber,* Thierry M. Luescher** & Teboho Moja*** * Dr Birgit Schreiber is Senior Director: Student Affairs, of Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and a member of the Editorial Executive of JSAA. keywords: affairs; global; student cache: jsaa-593.pdf plain text: jsaa-593.txt item: #162 of 303 id: jsaa-594 author: Callahan, Kathleen ; Mba, Chinedu title: Guest editorial : Special Guest IASAS Edition: Issues and Challenges in Student Affairs and Services Around the World date: 2021-04-19 words: 1161 flesch: 33 summary: The mission of the International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) is to serve “as a global advocate for students in higher education, student affairs and services practitioners, and the profession itself ” (IASAS, 2017). Authors in this issue as well as scholars are discussing the topic of professionalisation, training of student affairs staff, and the continual emphasis on students. keywords: affairs; services; student; world cache: jsaa-594.pdf plain text: jsaa-594.txt item: #163 of 303 id: jsaa-595 author: De Klerk, Danie; Spark, Linda; Jones, Andrew ; Maleswena, Tshepiso title: Paving the Road to Success: Reflecting Critically on Year One of an Undergraduate Student Support Programme at a large South African university date: 2021-04-19 words: 5838 flesch: 48 summary: Keywords access with success, higher education, holistic support, pass rate, socio-economic challenges, South Africa, student success, student support, success programme, throughput http://www.jsaa.ac.za 2 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 5(1) 2017, 1–13 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v5i1.2478 Introduction The need for additional, often co-curricular, student support at university, faculty,1 school, department, and/or course level, is prevalent throughout the South African and global higher education sectors (Andrews & Osman, 2015; Moser, Berlie, Salinitri, McCuistion & Slaughter, 2015; Naude & Bezuidenhout, 2015; Tovar, 2015). Correspondingly, South Africa’s Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Council on Higher Education (CHE), and the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide) concern themselves with these matters by facilitating development grants (e.g. the DHET’s Teaching Development Grant (TDG), soon to be the University Capacity Development Grant, which aims to establish at-risk support interventions (among other things) at South African tertiary institutions and engage in projects to address student support and success (e.g. Saide’s partnership with the Kresge Foundation’s Siyaphumelela Programme, which focuses on data analytics as a means of improving student success and retention). keywords: access; africa; education; journal; programme; rsp; semester; south; south africa; students; success; support; university; year cache: jsaa-595.pdf plain text: jsaa-595.txt item: #164 of 303 id: jsaa-596 author: Martinez, Maria L; Colaner, Kevin T title: Experience of International Education of East Asian Students in English-speaking Countries: A Four-Dimensional Approach date: 2021-04-19 words: 5546 flesch: 30 summary: The co-curricular activities they offer, i.e., on-campus socials, athletic events, student organisations, service learning, and leadership programmes, provide the social context that international students need to engage with the domestic as well as other international students to explore and challenge their belief systems and cultural practices. International students face difficulties in adjusting to the culture of their host country due to their unique needs (Bertram, Poulakis, Elsasser & Kumar, 2014). keywords: acculturation; east; education; english; experience; international; journal; language; social; stress; students cache: jsaa-596.pdf plain text: jsaa-596.txt item: #165 of 303 id: jsaa-597 author: Bazezew, Arega ; Neka, Mulugeta title: Interpersonal Conflicts and Styles of Managing Conflicts among Students at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia date: 2021-04-19 words: 5390 flesch: 48 summary: Scores of conflict management styles by students Styles of conflict management among students Competing Collaborating Compromising Avoiding Accommodating 64(20.2%) 67(21.1%) 107(33.8%) 126(39.7%) 59(18.6%) Results on multivariate analysis of variance A one-way between-groups Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was performed to investigate gender differences in interpersonal conflict management styles. The general objective of the study was to assess interpersonal conflicts and styles of managing conflicts among students at Bahir Dar University. keywords: bahir; causes; conflict; dar; journal; management; students; study; styles; university cache: jsaa-597.pdf plain text: jsaa-597.txt item: #166 of 303 id: jsaa-599 author: Frittelli, Claudia title: Preface date: 2021-04-19 words: 546 flesch: 37 summary: Both the book and the journal issue provide evidence that the challenges of leadership, ethnic cleavages and good governance are already evident at the level of student leadership, often reflecting a national ethos influenced by political parties. Student leadership is one of the principal entry points where youth experience institutional governance. keywords: africa; student cache: jsaa-599.pdf plain text: jsaa-599.txt item: #167 of 303 id: jsaa-600 author: Klemenčič, Manja ; Luescher, Thierry M. ; Jowi, James Otieno Jowi title: Student Power in Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 3477 flesch: 37 summary: We have also been inspired by the publication of special issues on student representation of the journals Tertiary Education and Management (2011), European Journal of Higher Education (2012) and Studies in Higher Education (2014). Student representation is premised on three conditions. keywords: affairs; africa; education; governance; klemenčič; luescher; representation; student; university cache: jsaa-600.pdf plain text: jsaa-600.txt item: #168 of 303 id: jsaa-601 author: Li, Yongshan ; Fang, Yuanyuan title: Professionalisation of Student Affairs Educators in China: History, Challenges, and Solutions date: 2021-04-19 words: 4418 flesch: 38 summary: It is realised that training of professional advisors should be supported by a multi-disciplinary approach, e.g. disciplines in education, psychology, management, sociology, law, and politics. By combining governmental support with advisors’ self- motivation and personal efforts, professionalisation of student affairs advisors in Chinese universities will enjoy a prosperous future. keywords: advisors; affairs; china; development; education; professional; student; training; university cache: jsaa-601.pdf plain text: jsaa-601.txt item: #169 of 303 id: jsaa-602 author: Pansiri, Barbra M; Sinkamba , Refilwe P title: Advocating for Standards in Student Affairs Departments in African Institutions: University of Botswana experience date: 2021-04-19 words: 5331 flesch: 41 summary: The role of student affairs and services in higher education: A practical manual for developing, implementing and assessing student affairs programmes and services. Benefits of Professionalising Student Affairs Describing the role of student affairs within higher education can be challenging. keywords: affairs; departments; development; education; professional; services; standards; student; student affairs; university cache: jsaa-602.pdf plain text: jsaa-602.txt item: #170 of 303 id: jsaa-603 author: Dunn-Coetzee, Munita ; Fourie-Malherbe, Magda title: Promoting Social Change amongst Students in Higher Education: A Reflection on the Listen, Live and Learn Senior Student Housing Initiative at Stellenbosch University date: 2021-04-19 words: 5432 flesch: 49 summary: Peer education in student leadership programmes: Responding to co-curricular challenges. Student diversity in South African higher education. keywords: african; change; education; experience; group; lll; programme; students cache: jsaa-603.pdf plain text: jsaa-603.txt item: #171 of 303 id: jsaa-604 author: Moscaritolo, Lisa Bardill ; Davis, Karen title: Global Summit on Student Affairs and Services date: 2021-04-19 words: 1299 flesch: 44 summary: Participants used the overarching UNESCO document as high-level goals for our work in student affairs and brought these goals into their local environments, while commenting on the global goals from an indigenous perspective. Participants also worked in cross-border teams to continue analysing the UNESCO publication and specifically make affirmations and suggested contributions that can be shared with UNESCO in relation to the work of student affairs and services. keywords: affairs; services; student; summit cache: jsaa-604.pdf plain text: jsaa-604.txt item: #172 of 303 id: jsaa-605 author: Dunn-Coetzee, Munita title: Roberts, Dennis C. & Komives, Susan R. (Eds.) (2016). Enhancing Student Learning and Development in CrossBorder Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass date: 2021-04-19 words: 1226 flesch: 34 summary: The context of student support as well as the fact that the goal of all student support is student success, form the two basic principles of the chapter. The book aims to address the opportunities and challenges in developing programmes and strategies for student learning and development that are culturally appropriate – specifically from a student affairs, student development and student services perspective. keywords: chapter; development; student cache: jsaa-605.pdf plain text: jsaa-605.txt item: #173 of 303 id: jsaa-606 author: Moscaritolo, Lisa Bardill ; Callahan, Kathleen title: Journal review : Asia-Pacific Journal for Student Affairs (AJSA date: 2021-04-19 words: 1060 flesch: 42 summary: From the other side of the world those who work in student affairs are similarly concerned about student success. Understanding the psychological concerns of this underrepresented group of children, who will eventually come to our campuses, will help student affairs and services respond more appropriately and provide support where needed. keywords: affairs; journal; student cache: jsaa-606.pdf plain text: jsaa-606.txt item: #174 of 303 id: jsaa-607 author: Hamilton, Jennifer A title: Osfield, K.J., Perozzi, B., Bardill Moscaritolo, L. & Shea, R. (2016). Supporting Students Globally in Higher Education. Washington, D.C.: NASPA. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1144 flesch: 45 summary: The volume’s stated primary focus is “how student affairs professionals can provide students with the best student service opportunities possible”, (p. ix) and to examine student affairs and services in the worldwide context. This volume is a testament to those efforts and the growing professionalisation of student affairs in many parts of the world. keywords: affairs; student; volume cache: jsaa-607.pdf plain text: jsaa-607.txt item: #175 of 303 id: jsaa-609 author: Mugume, Taabo ; Luescher, Thierry M. title: The politics of student housing: Student activism and representation in the determination of the user-price of a public–private partnership residence on a public university campus in South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 8242 flesch: 48 summary: In the process, we will address questions of representation, participation and accountability in student representation, and the effectiveness of student interest representation through the university’s Students’ Representative Council (SRC). 2 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 3(1) 2015, 1-17 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v3i1.89 Introduction The subject of student representation in higher education institutions continues to be emphasised not only in South Africa but worldwide (Jungblut & Weber, 2012; Klemenčič, 2012; Luescher-Mamashela & Mugume, 2014; Luescher, Klemenčič & Jowi, forthcoming). keywords: april; housing; kovacs; management; representation; residence; src; student; student representation; university; uwc cache: jsaa-609.pdf plain text: jsaa-609.txt item: #176 of 303 id: jsaa-610 author: Macharia, Mwangi J. title: Comrades’ power: Student representation and activism in universities in Kenya date: 2021-04-19 words: 7732 flesch: 49 summary: University students of the 1960s were not involved in politics. However, after 1970, changes occurred that made university students abandon their ivory-tower mentality Mwangi J. Macharia: Comrades’ power: Student representation and activism in universities in Kenya 27 and begin a systematic engagement in political action, including violent confrontation. keywords: activism; comrades; education; governance; institutions; kenya; politics; power; public; representation; student; student activism; universities; university cache: jsaa-610.pdf plain text: jsaa-610.txt item: #177 of 303 id: jsaa-611 author: Makunike, Blessing title: The Zimbabwe student movement: Love-hate relationship with government? date: 2021-04-19 words: 6533 flesch: 43 summary: Students demanded that the College should denounce the UDI and condemn restrictions and harassment of students by law enforcement agents. Rhodesian university students in national politics. keywords: african; august; government; independence; relationship; rhodesia; society; students; union; unionism; university; university students; zimbabwe cache: jsaa-611.pdf plain text: jsaa-611.txt item: #178 of 303 id: jsaa-612 author: Kgosithebe, Lucky ; Luescher, Thierry M. title: Are African flagship universities preparing students for citizenship? date: 2021-04-19 words: 7259 flesch: 44 summary: African students’ political attitudes in comparative perspective Students and the idea of democracy: Are African students committed democrats? 70% 43% 34% 70% 41%39% 68%71% 68% 41% 45% UB/Botswana UON/Kenya UCT/South Africa UDSM/Tanzania n Students n Mass Public Youth Age Cohort n Mass Public 64% 58 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa |Volume 3(1) 2015, 49-64 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v3i1.92 Participating in democratic politics: Are African students active citizens? keywords: africa; citizens; citizenship; democracy; education; luescher; mass; politics; public; south; students; universities; university cache: jsaa-612.pdf plain text: jsaa-612.txt item: #179 of 303 id: jsaa-613 author: Oni, Adesoji A. ; Adetoro, Jeremiah A. title: The effectiveness of student involvement in decisionmaking and university leadership: A comparative analysis of 12 universities in South-west Nigeria date: 2021-04-19 words: 6476 flesch: 46 summary: The Pearson product moment correlation statistical tool was used to test the relationship between student involvement in decision-making and leadership effectiveness, as well as the relationship between the management–student relationship and teaching effectiveness in the sampled universities. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 3(1) 2015, 65–81 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v3i1.93 www.jsaa.ac.za The effectiveness of student involvement in decision- making and university leadership: A comparative analysis of 12 universities in South-west Nigeria Adesoji A. Oni* and Jeremiah A. Adetoro** Research article * Dr Adesoji Oni is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Educational Foundations, University of Lagos, Akoka- Yaba, Lagos. keywords: decision; effectiveness; involvement; leadership; making; management; nigeria; public; student; student involvement; universities; university cache: jsaa-613.pdf plain text: jsaa-613.txt item: #180 of 303 id: jsaa-614 author: McFarlane, Allen M. title: Internationalisation and the role for student affairs professionals: Lessons learned from the International Student Engagement Meeting Initiative date: 2021-04-19 words: 4123 flesch: 44 summary: Universities around the globe are thinking strategically about how best to attract and graduate international students, as reported in University World News and the Chronicle of Higher Education. The tragedy would have a multitude of consequences, for example, it would be a failing in what we know and continue to discover with respect to the deliberate and determined mindset of international students studying in countries other than their own. keywords: affairs; campus; education; international; new; nyu; student; university cache: jsaa-614.pdf plain text: jsaa-614.txt item: #181 of 303 id: jsaa-615 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: The South African National Resource Centre (SANRC) for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition Conference 2015 date: 2021-04-19 words: 1303 flesch: 42 summary: In addition to conference presentations, an FYE Summit was held on the last day of the conference. Dr Jennifer Winstead from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) led a session on the learning outcomes of out-of-the-classroom involvement, including those found within FYE programmes at NMMU. keywords: fye; sanrc; students; year cache: jsaa-615.pdf plain text: jsaa-615.txt item: #182 of 303 id: jsaa-616 author: Moscaritolo, Lisa Bardill ; Schreiber, Birgit title: Global Summit on Student Affairs: Africa joins the global conversations date: 2021-04-19 words: 1548 flesch: 36 summary: Focus and organisation of summit The issue of soft skills and civic engagement for employability was the main topic of ‘Rethinking Education’, the initiative launched by the European Commission in 2012 to encourage student affairs and higher education to take measures to ensure that young people’s development is articulated according to their civil lives and labour markets. Integrating soft skills in the university educational path: The role of student affairs and services; 2. keywords: affairs; africa; student; summit cache: jsaa-616.pdf plain text: jsaa-616.txt item: #183 of 303 id: jsaa-617 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Cloete, N., Maassen, P., & Bailey, T. (Eds.). (2015). Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education. Cape Town: African Minds. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1633 flesch: 41 summary: Having said this, I thoroughly enjoyed the neatness of the empirical research on which the book rests, even while knowing that African higher education, much like higher education across the globe, is anything but neat, but full of messy contradictions and paradoxes. Knowledge Production and Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education builds on these premises and explores the trends and debates around the intended and emerging identity of African flagship universities in eight countries by relying on comparative indicators and sets of data. keywords: african; education; knowledge; universities; university cache: jsaa-617.pdf plain text: jsaa-617.txt item: #184 of 303 id: jsaa-618 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-19 words: 2190 flesch: 33 summary: He has co-authored publications for Studies in Higher Education and the books Knowledge Production & Contradictory Functions in African Higher Education (edited by N. Cloete, P. Maassen & T. Bailey, 2015) and Student Politics in Africa: Representation and Activism (edited by T.M. Luescher, M. Klemenčič and J.Otieno Jowi, forthcoming). He is currently researching the internationalisation of university education in Kenya under the auspices of CODESRIA’s Comparative Research Network on Internationalisation of University Education in sub-Saharan Africa and the Experiences of Muslim Students in Kenyan Universities. keywords: affairs; africa; education; research; student; university cache: jsaa-618.pdf plain text: jsaa-618.txt item: #185 of 303 id: jsaa-619 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Thank you to our reviewers date: 2021-04-19 words: 98 flesch: 51 summary: Mugume Tom Ellett Gerald Ouma Monroe France Jesús Enrique Ramos Reséndizh Colleen Howell Don Hugh Smith Manja Klemenčič Joshua Smith Patrick Love Malvinia Turner Christina Lunceford Nan Yeld Henry Mason Thank you to our reviewers Kate Baier Llewellyn MacMaster Umesh Bawa Martin Mandew Laurie Behringer Kobus Maree Cecil Bodibe Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo Amy Conger Cora Motale John Dalton Taabo keywords: journal; reviewers cache: jsaa-619.pdf plain text: jsaa-619.txt item: #186 of 303 id: jsaa-621 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Latest publications by African Minds date: 2021-04-19 words: 331 flesch: 49 summary: 114 Latest publications by African Minds The goal of the book Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa is to generate interest in student affairs in South Africa. All contributors are South Africans with a great deal of experience in student affairs, and all are committed to the advancement of student affairs in South Africa. keywords: affairs cache: jsaa-621.pdf plain text: jsaa-621.txt item: #187 of 303 id: jsaa-622 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Call for papers date: 2021-04-19 words: 397 flesch: 31 summary: By this, we mean to both critical-reflective accounts of practices as well as personal reflections which can provide the building blocks for future case studies and grounded theory approaches; • Explorations of the nexus of student affairs theory, policy and practice in the African context and beyond; and • Syntheses and explorations of authoritative literature, theories, and professional trends related to student affairs in Africa. 111 Call for papers Vol 4 2016 Open call Submissions are invited from student affairs practitioners and researchers in student affairs and higher education studies. keywords: affairs; student cache: jsaa-622.pdf plain text: jsaa-622.txt item: #188 of 303 id: jsaa-623 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Submissions date: 2021-04-19 words: 1208 flesch: 42 summary: Editorial commentary ¨ Open submissions ¨ Indexed ¨ Peer reviewed Research articles and professional practitioner accounts ¨ Open submissions ¨ Indexed ¨ Peer reviewed Campus dialogue/interview section ¨ Open submissions ¨ Indexed ¨ Peer reviewed Book reviews ¨ Open submissions ¨ Indexed ¨ Peer reviewed The editorial and peer-review policy adheres to the ASSAf National Code of Best Practice in Editorial Discretion and Peer Review for South African Scholarly Journals (ASSAf Council, 2008). Submissions must be made by email to the Journal Manager at jsaa_editor@outlook.com. keywords: journal; peer; research cache: jsaa-623.pdf plain text: jsaa-623.txt item: #189 of 303 id: jsaa-625 author: Frade, Nelia title: Guest editorial :Tutoring and Mentoring date: 2021-04-19 words: 1048 flesch: 35 summary: Other articles offer a systematic review of student support programmes to highlight effective support practices and guidelines for implementing programmes that promote social integration. In an attempt to address these issues and promote increased throughput rates, institutions of HE have increasingly begun to introduce tutoring, including supplemental instruction (SI) and peer-assisted learning (PAL) and mentoring programmes. keywords: education; mentoring; student; tutoring cache: jsaa-625.pdf plain text: jsaa-625.txt item: #190 of 303 id: jsaa-626 author: Moja, Teboho title: Tutoring and Mentoring date: 2021-04-19 words: 95646 flesch: 51 summary: In institutions where many first-year students are under-prepared, intervention measures are needed, and student academic support such as PAL programmes have been found to promote success in Australia (Devine & Jolly, 2011, p. 219). Findings of this study will assist in identifying aspects of the programme that are effective and those that require attention as PAL is seen as one of the potentially important intervention strategies for student academic support at the tertiary level (Van der Meer & Scott, 2009; Kieran & O’Neill, 2009; Allen & Court, 2009; Cheng & Walters, 2009; Couchman, 2009, in Devine & Jolly, 2011). keywords: academic; access; african; approach; assessment; based; case; challenges; class; college; context; coping; course; data; de n; department; development; doi; education; english; experience; feedback; identity; impact; institutions; instruction; international; intervention; journal; knowledge; language; leaders; leadership; learning; lecturer; literature; management; mentoring; mentors; n s; need; new; o n; online; pal; participants; peer; peer leaders; performance; practice; process; programme; psychology; questions; research; results; review; role; self; sessions; skills; social; south; south africa; space; strategies; stress; stressors; student affairs; student development; student engagement; student learning; student performance; student success; student support; students; studies; study; support; teaching; test; time; training; tutorials; tutoring; tutors; u n; understanding; universities; university; university students; use; volume; way; work; writing; year students cache: jsaa-626.pdf plain text: jsaa-626.txt item: #191 of 303 id: jsaa-627 author: Luescher, Thierry M; Schreiber, Birgit ; Moja, Teboho title: Tutoring and Mentoring for Student Development date: 2021-04-19 words: 1182 flesch: 35 summary: It typically involves breaking up large classes into smaller groups, which enhances the potential of effective participation of students, closer peer relations and staff-student relations, deep learning and student engagement. Well-planned and implemented tutoring and mentoring programmes provide an effective means to support students to successfully navigate their academic, co- and extra-curricular lives. keywords: education; mentoring; student; tutoring cache: jsaa-627.pdf plain text: jsaa-627.txt item: #192 of 303 id: jsaa-628 author: Faroa, Brendon Duran title: Considering the Role of Tutoring in Student Engagement: Reflections from a South African University date: 2021-04-19 words: 7038 flesch: 45 summary: Exploring student engagement practices at a South African university: Student engagement as reliable predictor of academic performance. Developing a mentorship programme for junior lecturers working with student tutors at a South African university: keywords: department; education; engagement; learning; psychology; role; south; student; student engagement; success; training; tutorials; tutoring; tutors; university cache: jsaa-628.pdf plain text: jsaa-628.txt item: #193 of 303 id: jsaa-629 author: Makala, Qonda title: Peer-Assisted Learning Programme: Supporting Students in High-Risk Subjects at the Mechanical Engineering Department at Walter Sisulu University date: 2021-04-19 words: 6671 flesch: 49 summary: More issues were highlighted that are detrimental to the PAL sessions such as the lack of venues, poor time management by PAL students, and PAL sessions not being timetabled; these issues were highlighted as aspects least liked of the PAL programme. The results indicated that PAL students benefited from the PAL programme, that it helped them with course direction and expectations, and that it also helped them with their assignments and tests. keywords: education; learning; pal; peer; programme; risk; sessions; students; study; university; year cache: jsaa-629.pdf plain text: jsaa-629.txt item: #194 of 303 id: jsaa-630 author: Erasmus, Mianda title: From Inky Pinky Ponky to Improving Student Understanding in Assessment: Exploring the Value of Supplemental Instruction in a Large First-Year Class date: 2021-04-19 words: 9503 flesch: 53 summary: ‘New students’ in South African higher education: institutional culture, student performance and the challenge of democratisation. Improving student performance and retention via supplemental instruction. keywords: assessment; education; feedback; instruction; intervention; learning; performance; questions; research; sessions; students; test; understanding cache: jsaa-630.pdf plain text: jsaa-630.txt item: #195 of 303 id: jsaa-631 author: Paideya, Vino ; Bengesai, Annah title: Academic Support at the University of KwaZulu-Natal: A Systematic Review of Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles, 2010–2015 date: 2021-04-19 words: 11863 flesch: 64 summary: However, the evidence that supports and informs student support interventions and innovations remains largely theoretical (Boughey, 2010), while the available empirical evidence is dispersed across several fields. Thus, it is unclear which of these approaches to student support may have efficacy or impact (Mann, Gordon & MacLeod, 2009). keywords: c o; de n; ic u; m o; n g; n s; n ts; o n; o u; st u; support; ti o; u de; u n cache: jsaa-631.pdf plain text: jsaa-631.txt item: #196 of 303 id: jsaa-632 author: Spark, Linda ; de Klerk, Danie ; Maleswena , Tshepiso ; Jones, Andrew title: Paving the Road to Success: A Framework for Implementing the Success Tutoring Approach date: 2021-04-19 words: 6762 flesch: 47 summary: Keywords higher education; non-academic support; student success; student support; tutorial approach; tutorial framework http://dx.doi.org/10.24085/jsaa.v5i2.2703 http://www.jsaa.ac.za mailto:Linda. Consequently, students tend to gravitate to tutors because they are likely to possess the following attributes: approachability, relatability with a marginal age difference (Maitland & Lemmer, 2011), contextual insight and understanding, an awareness of what it means to be in the student’s shoes (Loots, 2009; Maitland & Lemmer, 2011; Walsh, Larsen & Parry, 2009), experience succeeding at university (Maitland & Lemmer, 2011), and an appreciation for the value of student support (Loots, 2009). keywords: education; loots; programme; rsp; students; success; success tutors; support; tutoring; tutors; university cache: jsaa-632.pdf plain text: jsaa-632.txt item: #197 of 303 id: jsaa-633 author: Arend, Moeain ; Hunma, Aditi ; Hutchings, Catherine ; Nomdo, Gideon title: The Messiness of Meaning Making: Examining the Affordances of the Digital Space as a Mentoring and Tutoring Space for the Acquisition of Academic Literacy date: 2021-04-19 words: 12549 flesch: 53 summary: This collaboration between online student engagement, online mentoring and face-to-face teaching serves as an important vehicle for making sense of what and how students learn. Alongside Ivanič, Hyland (2002) also offers interesting insights into the complexities surrounding the development of an authorial identity in student writing. keywords: academic; africa; course; english; identity; language; learning; mode; online; self; space; students; thembi; views; week; writing cache: jsaa-633.pdf plain text: jsaa-633.txt item: #198 of 303 id: jsaa-634 author: Frade, Nelia ; Tiroyabone, Gugu Wendy title: International Survey of Peer Leadership (ISPL): An Emerging Snapshot of the Status of Peer Leadership in South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 7353 flesch: 39 summary: These institutions were selected because of the historically high numbers of student peer leaders employed by each of these institutions to increase student learning and engagement in higher education. This study explored the development and experience of South African peer leaders using the International Survey of Peer Leaders (ISPL). keywords: african; development; education; keup; leaders; leadership; peer; peer leaders; south; students; training cache: jsaa-634.pdf plain text: jsaa-634.txt item: #199 of 303 id: jsaa-635 author: Mason, Henry D title: Stress-Management Strategies among First-Year Students at a South African University: A Qualitative Study date: 2021-04-19 words: 8443 flesch: 52 summary: Stress is a ubiquitous factor in student life. http://dx.doi.org/10.24085/jsaa.v5i2.2744 http://www.jsaa.ac.za mailto:masonh%40tut.ac.za?subject= 132 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 5(2) 2017, 131–149 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v5i2.2744 A rich body of research indicates that university students are exposed to various stressors on a daily basis (Bojuwoye, 2002; Burge, 2009; Kim, Newton, Downey & Benton, 2010; Mudhovozi, 2011). keywords: african; coping; data; education; journal; meaning; participants; south; strategies; stress; stressors; students; study; university cache: jsaa-635.pdf plain text: jsaa-635.txt item: #200 of 303 id: jsaa-636 author: du Buisson, Theuns title: Facilitating Multilingual Tutorials at the University of the Free State date: 2021-04-19 words: 6171 flesch: 56 summary: The aim of this article, therefore, is to assess the impact of language policies on students’ learning experiences. Discussion Multilingualism in language policies across the world and in South Africa Even though the European Union and the Council of Europe are encouraging multilingualism, it is rarely seen in official language policies. keywords: education; english; language; learning; power; students; tutorials; university cache: jsaa-636.pdf plain text: jsaa-636.txt item: #201 of 303 id: jsaa-637 author: Masehela, Langutani Mary ; Mabika, Memory title: An Assessment of the Impact of the Mentoring Programme on Student Performance date: 2021-04-19 words: 9296 flesch: 53 summary: Therefore, student mentors can act as role models for junior students who might not have academic roles models. Although student mentors at UNIVEN are selected on merit and undergo training the researchers saw the need to give a critique of how the mentoring programme was unfolding in the Department of CALS. keywords: academic; africa; data; department; education; impact; lecturer; mentees; mentoring; mentors; programme; student; study; university cache: jsaa-637.pdf plain text: jsaa-637.txt item: #202 of 303 id: jsaa-638 author: Brewis, Elisa title: Meyer, H.-D., St. John, E.P., Chankseliani, M. & Uribe, L. (Eds.). (2013). Fairness in Access to Higher Education in a Global Perspective: Reconciling Excellence, Efficiency, and Justice. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1340 flesch: 54 summary: It does not, for instance, examine fair access policies via institutional behaviour or particular intervention programmes. Edward St. John, in turn, highlights a historical precedent for fair access policies even in the libertarian political climate of the U.S.A. He uses ample statistical data to demonstrate that equitable access to and full completion of HE were only achieved with serious political commitment and state funding, most notably via the GI Bill of 1944 and the Pell Grants introduced in 1972. keywords: access; book; fairness; global cache: jsaa-638.pdf plain text: jsaa-638.txt item: #203 of 303 id: jsaa-640 author: Birgit Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher, Thierry M ; Moja, Teboho title: Articulation and Continuities: First-Year Experience in Higher Education date: 2021-04-19 words: 1172 flesch: 39 summary: Bernard argues that the book makes an important contribution to the global conversation around widening access and participation by offering an in-depth understanding of student experiences of black students at a historically white research university. It is incumbent on higher education and the wider system to enable continuity of experience and articulation of systems in such a way that student success is at the centre. keywords: education; experience; student; university cache: jsaa-640.pdf plain text: jsaa-640.txt item: #204 of 303 id: jsaa-641 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: The First-Year Experience (FYE): Moving Toward a Well-Defined Field of Study in South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 1254 flesch: 46 summary: Ian Scott’s macro-level analysis of the factors affecting student success in South Africa provides a compelling framework for the collection of articles in this journal. In line with Scott’s call for transformative change of the higher education system as a whole, questions can be asked about the current suite of student success initiatives underway at South Africa’s universities and the extent to which they can be seen as ameliorative as opposed to truly transformative. keywords: africa; fye; south cache: jsaa-641.pdf plain text: jsaa-641.txt item: #205 of 303 id: jsaa-642 author: Scott, Ian title: Designing the South African Higher Education System for Student Success date: 2021-04-19 words: 7637 flesch: 40 summary: The potential of ‘design for learning’ to refresh teaching-and-learning approaches, to better match contemporary conditions, is the basis for the case that commitment to coherent design should underpin higher education development. The problem of poor patterns of student success is longstanding, and is persisting despite the policy changes and many educationally sound interventions that have taken place in recent decades. keywords: curriculum; design; development; education; learning; south; student; student success; success; system cache: jsaa-642.pdf plain text: jsaa-642.txt item: #206 of 303 id: jsaa-643 author: McKay, Tracey ; Naidoo, Anban ; Simpson, Zach title: Exploring the Challenges of First-Year Student Funding: An Intra-Institutional Case Study date: 2021-04-19 words: 6416 flesch: 45 summary: The study demonstrates the complexity of the challenges associated with student funding. Despite their significance, these challenges have, in recent years, been superseded by the challenge of student funding. keywords: africa; bursary; challenges; criteria; education; funding; participant; student; student funding; study; support; university cache: jsaa-643.pdf plain text: jsaa-643.txt item: #207 of 303 id: jsaa-644 author: Paideya, Vino ; Dhunbath, Rubby title: Student Academic Monitoring and Support in Higher Education: A Systems Thinking Perspective date: 2021-04-19 words: 7192 flesch: 39 summary: The emergent consciousness around institutional under-preparedness is reflected in the variety of student support programmes developed over the past few decades in response to the exponential growth and diversity of the student body, changing learning needs, and highlighting the need for non-traditional approaches that transcend the tendency to pathologise students as carriers of academic deficit. A key finding from the analysis of AMS practitioner roles and responsibilities is that there appear to be considerable variations across four faculties with regard to nomenclature of AMS personnel, variations in AMS personnel’s qualifications, variations in duration of contracts and variations in job profiles. keywords: africa; ams; development; education; learning; monitoring; practitioners; programme; student; support; systems; thinking; university cache: jsaa-644.pdf plain text: jsaa-644.txt item: #208 of 303 id: jsaa-645 author: Pather, Subethra ; Dorasamy, Nirmala title: The Mismatch between First-Year Students’ Expectations and Experience alongside University Access and Success: A South African University Case Study date: 2021-04-19 words: 7564 flesch: 41 summary: University support in facilitating alignment of student expectations and experiences is integral for student success. This has been underpinned by student expectations varying across the continuum from being realistic to unrealistic. keywords: academic; education; engagement; expectations; experience; gap; students; study; success; support; university; year cache: jsaa-645.pdf plain text: jsaa-645.txt item: #209 of 303 id: jsaa-646 author: Mkonto, Nosisana title: Monitoring Student (Dis)engagement: Retention Officers’ Experiences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology date: 2021-04-19 words: 5595 flesch: 54 summary: Spatialities of widening participation: narratives of first year students receiving financial aid. University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. keywords: care; education; engagement; retention; ros; students; study; support; university; year cache: jsaa-646.pdf plain text: jsaa-646.txt item: #210 of 303 id: jsaa-647 author: Jama, Mpho Priscilla title: Maximising the First-Year Experience through the Incorporation of Generic Skills in a Medical Curriculum at the University of the Free State date: 2021-04-19 words: 8362 flesch: 58 summary: When the School restructured the programme from a six-year to a five-year curriculum in 2000, one of the directives was to prepare medical students for the demands of the curriculum by helping them become proficient in general skills, such as time management, study techniques, group work, and research. This student further said: “You know medical students, when they arrive here with all those 9 to 10 distinctions, they think they know it all. keywords: africa; curriculum; education; learning; medical; module; questionnaire; skills; south; students; study; university; year cache: jsaa-647.pdf plain text: jsaa-647.txt item: #211 of 303 id: jsaa-648 author: Nyar, Annsilla ; Mosebua , Lebo title: Understanding the Role of FYE Resource Centres date: 2021-04-19 words: 3013 flesch: 49 summary: While resource centres are different from libraries, they have an interrelated function of ensuring that resources are available and accessible. This interview focuses on the importance of resource centres, and provides information on how resource centres operate as well as on how to successfully establish one. keywords: information; mosebua; resource; skipper; students; year cache: jsaa-648.pdf plain text: jsaa-648.txt item: #212 of 303 id: jsaa-649 author: Nyar, Annsilla ; Meyers, Celine title: Understanding the UJ Institutional Student Success Initiative (ISSI) date: 2021-04-19 words: 2276 flesch: 60 summary: How does UJ define student success? Van Zyl: At UJ, we believe that student success has to be defined at least as the minimum time plus one completion. We are saying to our fellow UJ colleagues “student success is part of your responsibility. keywords: initiative; student; success cache: jsaa-649.pdf plain text: jsaa-649.txt item: #213 of 303 id: jsaa-650 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: SANRC FYE Conference 2018: An Important Space for South Africa’s FYE Community is Now Taking Shape date: 2021-04-19 words: 909 flesch: 42 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 6(1) 2018, 105–106 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v6i1.3070 105 www.jsaa.ac.za Campus report SANRC FYE Conference 2018: An Important Space for South Africa’s FYE Community is Now Taking Shape Annsilla Nyar* * Dr Annsilla Nyar is Director: South African National Resource Centre for First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (SANRC), University of Johannesburg, South Africa. keywords: africa; conference; university cache: jsaa-650.pdf plain text: jsaa-650.txt item: #214 of 303 id: jsaa-651 author: Frick, Liezel title: Case, J.M., Marshall, D., McKenna, S. & Mogashana, D. (2017). Going to University: The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans. Cape Town: African Minds. date: 2021-04-19 words: 2661 flesch: 45 summary: The end of South African universities? It is within this space that the recent publication of Going to University: The influence of Higher Education on the lives of young South Africans (Case, Marshall, McKenna & Mogashana, 2017) provides a much-needed reason for hope and respite amidst the turmoil. keywords: africa; education; south; student; universities; university cache: jsaa-651.pdf plain text: jsaa-651.txt item: #215 of 303 id: jsaa-652 author: Nsibande, Rejoice title: Macfarlane, B. (2017). Freedom to Learn: The Threat to Student Academic Freedom and Why it Needs to be Reclaimed. London: Routledge Taylor and Francis. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1132 flesch: 44 summary: The book challenges institutions to think about how student engagement activities encourage deep participation and opportunities for capacity building. Practitioners are to reflect on the nature of student engagement practices to ensure that students’ freedom and http://dx.doi.org/10.24085/jsaa.v6i1.3072 Rejoice Nsibande: Freedom to Learn: The Threat to Student Academic Freedom and Why it Needs to be Reclaimed 115 their right to learn are protected through opportunities for their involvement in decisions on which activities are worthwhile for their learning. keywords: freedom; students cache: jsaa-652.pdf plain text: jsaa-652.txt item: #216 of 303 id: jsaa-653 author: Bernard, Taryn title: Bangeni, B. & Kapp, R. (Eds.). (2017). Negotiating Learning and Identity in Higher Education: Access, Persistence and Retention. London: Bloomsbury date: 2021-04-19 words: 1214 flesch: 39 summary: Throughout the nine chapters, the contributors are able to cover a variety of contexts and subject positions, including the working-class township schooling context (Kapp, Badenhorst, Bangeni, Craig, Janse van Rensburg, Le Roux, Prince, Pym & Van Pletzen, Chapter  1), the Engineering Extended Curriculum Programme context (Craig, Chapter 7), subject positions regarding mathematics (Le Roux, Chapter  2), the experiences of a young working-class Muslim woman registered for a social science degree (Sacks & Kapp, Chapter  3), Humanities, students’ understanding of language, literacy and identity (Kapp & Bangeni, Chapter  4), the role of religion in framing students’ experiences of higher education (Bangeni & Pym, Chapter 5), the factors shaping the degree paths of black students (Bangeni, Chapter 6), and finally, the impact of previous experiences and social connectedness when transitioning to higher education (Pym & Sacks, Chapter 8). Many students maintain their religious beliefs as a framework that enables them to stay positive and maintain a good working ethic in the context of challenging home and academic environments. keywords: education; participants; students cache: jsaa-653.pdf plain text: jsaa-653.txt item: #217 of 303 id: jsaa-654 author: Moja, Teboho title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-19 words: 2988 flesch: 37 summary: Prior to this, she held several senior management positions, including that of Senior Researcher at the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO), a partnership between the Gauteng Provincial Government, UJ and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits); Research Manager at Higher Education South Africa (HESA), now Universities South Africa (USAF). Dr Pather, who holds a Doctorate of Education, was awarded a Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) scholarship from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Centre for Critical Research on Race & Identity (UKZN – CCRRI’s nationwide project titled Education and Emancipation: A critical, intervention-orientated investigation of obstacles and opportunities within higher education and training in South Africa). keywords: africa; development; education; learning; research; south; student; teaching; university cache: jsaa-654.pdf plain text: jsaa-654.txt item: #218 of 303 id: jsaa-655 author: Moja, Teboho title: Thank you to our reviewers date: 2021-04-19 words: 118 flesch: -42 summary: 128 Thank you to our reviewers The JSAA Editorial Executive wishes to thank the peer reviewers of Volume 5 of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa for their time and expertise in evaluating and helping to select and improve the submissions received: Lucy Alexander Mumthaz Banoobhai Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo Kasturi Behari-Leak Jaco Brink Kat Callahan Graham Dampier Arona Diso Alten du Plessis Ronel du Preez Adnan Farah James Garraway Natheem Hendricks Mpho Jama Moyra Keane Brenda Leibowitz Hennie Lotter Arno Louw Henry Mason Kibbie Naidoo Najwa Noordien-Fataar Femi Otulaja Vino Paideya Sue Pather Moragh Paxton Adriana Perez Encinas Roshini Pillay Vianna Renaud Birgit Schreiber Rob Shea Liesl Smith Jenni Underhill André van Zyl Chris Winberg keywords: reviewers; winberg cache: jsaa-655.pdf plain text: jsaa-655.txt item: #219 of 303 id: jsaa-656 author: Moja, Teboho title: Publications by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA date: 2021-04-19 words: 344 flesch: 27 summary: 129 Publications by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA Engaging Students: Using Evidence to Promote Student Success by Francois Strydom, George Kuh & Sonja Loots (Eds.) (2017) “[It] is the first comprehensive manuscript on research into student engagement in South African higher education. Each of the chapters has a clear, distinguishable focus and makes an original contribution in and of itself, while retaining the central focus on student engagement. keywords: south; student cache: jsaa-656.pdf plain text: jsaa-656.txt item: #220 of 303 id: jsaa-657 author: Moja, Teboho ; Luescher, Thierry M. ; Schreiber, Birgit title: Equity and social justice in higher education date: 2021-04-19 words: 3404 flesch: 48 summary: Thus, it is well known that the violent repression of student protests is a key factor in increasing the size and militancy of student movements and that, in the long run, repressive strategies are highly counterproductive: the ways in which student activists articulate their concerns tends to be conditioned by the response they expect (Altbach, 1991; Luescher- Mamashela, 2015). Engaging with the theoretical foundations of student affairs is one of the hallmarks of a professionalised practice. keywords: affairs; africa; education; equity; justice; social; student; university cache: jsaa-657.pdf plain text: jsaa-657.txt item: #221 of 303 id: jsaa-658 author: Kessi, Shose ; Cornell, Josephine title: Coming to UCT: Black students, transformation and discourses of race date: 2021-04-19 words: 6997 flesch: 58 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 3(2) 2015, 1–16 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.14426/jsaa.v3i2.132 www.jsaa.ac.za Coming to UCT: Black students, transformation and discourses of race Shose Kessi* and Josephine Cornell** Research article * Email: Josephine.cornell@mrc.ac.za Abstract Since the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa, increasing numbers of black students have been enrolling at historically whites-only universities. keywords: africa; doi; education; experiences; race; south; students; transformation; uct; university; white cache: jsaa-658.pdf plain text: jsaa-658.txt item: #222 of 303 id: jsaa-659 author: Naidoo, Ana’dhavelli ; Lemmens, Juan-Claude title: Faculty intervention as support for first-year students date: 2021-04-19 words: 7123 flesch: 53 summary: Teaching the students we have: Two perspectives on first year students at the University of Johannesburg and the UJ first year experience initiative. When signals are lost in aggregation: A comparison of language marks and competencies of entering university students. keywords: education; intervention; nbt; research; risk; sessions; stars; students; success; support; university; year cache: jsaa-659.pdf plain text: jsaa-659.txt item: #223 of 303 id: jsaa-660 author: Shange, Thembeka G.C. title: Perceptions of Engineering students, lecturers and academic development practitioners about academic development classes at a university of technology date: 2021-04-19 words: 5823 flesch: 54 summary: diagnostic Thembeka G.C. Shange: Perceptions of Engineering students, lecturers and academic development practitioners 37 purposes, mentorship, and attention to students with disabilities. Keywords Academic development, engineering education, scaffolding, self-regulated learning, students. keywords: adps; classes; development; education; lecturers; skills; students; year cache: jsaa-660.pdf plain text: jsaa-660.txt item: #224 of 303 id: jsaa-661 author: Rasmussen, Janice title: Not just academics: Supporting international graduate students at an East African private university date: 2021-04-19 words: 7283 flesch: 55 summary: However, little is known about the experiences of international students in Africa. This lack of understanding could leave the continent at a disadvantage for attracting and retaining international students, while other parts of the world continue to benefit. keywords: affairs; africa; communication; experiences; graduate; international; learning; staff; students; tgu; university cache: jsaa-661.pdf plain text: jsaa-661.txt item: #225 of 303 id: jsaa-662 author: Ngwenya, Thengani H. title: Wingate, Ursula (2015). Academic Literacy and Student Diversity: The Case of Inclusive Practice. Bristol: Multilingual Matters date: 2021-04-19 words: 1082 flesch: 38 summary: Email: ngwenyat@dut.ac.za Academic Literacy and Student Diversity (2015) is a book that will appeal to both experts and novices working in the field of academic literacies in higher education. This is not just another textbook on academic literacy but an incisive critique of the often taken- for-granted conceptions of academic literacy and its role in curriculum design and pedagogy. keywords: book; literacy; student cache: jsaa-662.pdf plain text: jsaa-662.txt item: #226 of 303 id: jsaa-663 author: Ellet, Tom ; Schreiber, Birgit ; York, Travis T. title: A reading list for practitioners and scholars of student affairs in Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 928 flesch: 55 summary: Improving staffing practices in student affairs. The professional and academic trends of student affairs in American Universities – in the perspective of evolution of relationship between student affairs and academic affairs. keywords: affairs; education; francisco; san; student cache: jsaa-663.pdf plain text: jsaa-663.txt item: #227 of 303 id: jsaa-664 author: Khanye, Gugu Wendy title: Teaching and learning and the first-year experience: Interviews with Brenda Leibowitz and John Gardner date: 2021-04-19 words: 5820 flesch: 53 summary: Leibowitz’s work in the area of social justice and the scholarship of teaching and learning (e.g. Leibowitz, 2010) is well read in South Africa and inspires and enriches the academic field of teaching and learning and student learning and development. Khanye: It is often said student learning occurs more outside the classroom than in the classroom. keywords: education; experience; learning; research; role; students; teaching; year cache: jsaa-664.pdf plain text: jsaa-664.txt item: #228 of 303 id: jsaa-666 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: Preface by the guest editor date: 2021-04-19 words: 529 flesch: 40 summary: A full and comprehensive treatment of the FYE in South Africa is not yet possible. It is these FYE scholars and practitioners who gather at the annual SANRC FYE Conference in search of the kinds of scholarly information, research and best practice that continues to inform and enrich the field of student success in South Africa. keywords: fye; sanrc cache: jsaa-666.pdf plain text: jsaa-666.txt item: #229 of 303 id: jsaa-667 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher, Thierry M; Moja, Teboho title: The first-year experience, student transitions and institutional transformation date: 2021-04-19 words: 1695 flesch: 48 summary: The emerging notion that the first-year experience is crucial to academic success in higher education has given rise to a focus in student affairs and higher education on the first-year experience (FYE). In our last issue of JSAA (Vol. 3 Issue 2), we dealt at some length with equity and social justice in higher education, identifying them as key concerns underpinning the ongoing student struggles in South Africa and giving direction for the road ahead in the development of higher education in Africa and the role that student affairs will be called to play. keywords: affairs; africa; education; journal; south; student cache: jsaa-667.pdf plain text: jsaa-667.txt item: #230 of 303 id: jsaa-669 author: Luescher, Thierry M title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-19 words: 2395 flesch: 40 summary: Dr Jon C. Dalton is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education and former Vice-President for Student Affairs at The Florida State University. He is an editor of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, and member of the editorial boards of the Journal of College Student Development, Makerere Journal of Higher Education and African Higher Education Dynamics. keywords: affairs; africa; education; learning; research; south; student; university cache: jsaa-669.pdf plain text: jsaa-669.txt item: #231 of 303 id: jsaa-670 author: Luescher, Thierry M title: Call for paper: JSAA tutoring and mentoring: key strategies for tertiary educational development date: 2021-04-19 words: 1166 flesch: 31 summary: ‒ institutional-systemic versus programme support strategies ‒ tensions around remediation and development ‒ social justice and the ethics of care in higher education support strategies ‒ educational development strategies for retention and integration of students ‒ alignment of academic and personal social engagement ‒ attaining graduate attributes within and outside the classroom through tutoring and mentoring ‒ the role of formal and informal student groups in supporting each other towards social justice and equity goals. Papers on the following topics are invited: • Tutoring and mentoring as strategies for transforming higher education: ‒ key educational development and transformation strategies for equity in higher education ‒ the policy and funding landscape in HE influencing tutoring and mentoring ‒ is responsibility for student educational support optimally distributed? keywords: development; support; tutoring cache: jsaa-670.pdf plain text: jsaa-670.txt item: #232 of 303 id: jsaa-672 author: Moja, Teboho title: Call for Special Edition : Tutoring and Mentoring -Key Strategies for Tertiary Educational Development in South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 1494 flesch: 29 summary: o institutional-systemic versus programme support strategies o tensions around remediation and development o social justice and the ethics of care in higher education support strategies o educational development strategies for retention and integration of students o alignment of academic and personal social engagement o attaining graduate attributes within and outside the classroom through tutoring and mentoring o the role of formal and informal student groups in supporting each other towards social justice and equity goals. Successful models of tutoring and mentoring o systemic reviews and meta-analysis of theory and practice of tutoring and mentoring in South Africa o evidence of strategies which bring success in tutoring and mentoring in higher education o educational support via supplemental media, multimedia/curriculum pathways/frameworks. keywords: development; mentoring; support; tutoring cache: jsaa-672.pdf plain text: jsaa-672.txt item: #233 of 303 id: jsaa-674 author: Luescher, Thierry M title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-19 words: 3835 flesch: 34 summary: 96 Jennifer A. Hamilton is the Executive Director of the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS). Jennifer has an Honours B.A. from the University of Guelph and a M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University. keywords: affairs; africa; development; education; international; leadership; research; services; south; student; studies; university cache: jsaa-674.pdf plain text: jsaa-674.txt item: #234 of 303 id: jsaa-675 author: Luescher, Thierry M title: Call for Papers : Space, language and identity politics in 21st century higher education date: 2021-04-19 words: 671 flesch: 34 summary: Key topics to be pursued in this issue include: • Higher education spaces and the politics of space in higher education • Space and identity, symbols and signs in the post-colonial university • Politics of identity: student protests, language, institutional culture 103 • Institutional policies and their impact on (the politics of) practice (e.g. language policies) • Social cohesion, diversity and citizenship • Intersections of language, curriculum, educational access and transformation • Curriculum, decolonisation, and epistemic injustices | freedoms • Student experience, student identity, and student politics of diverse student groups (e.g. LGBTIQ+ students). 102 Call for submission of papers for the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa (JSAA), Vol. 6 (2018): “Space, language and identity politics in 21st century higher education” Guest editors: Philippa Tumubweinee and Munene Mwaniki As a way of introducing the theme to be tackled in the first 2018 guest-edited issue of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, it is worthwhile to pose a question, albeit a rhetorical one: Why would a journal dedicated to theoretical, practice-relevant, and reflective contributions from across the scholarly and professional field of Student Affairs entertain a special edition on space, language and identity politics in higher education? keywords: affairs; student cache: jsaa-675.pdf plain text: jsaa-675.txt item: #235 of 303 id: jsaa-676 author: Luescher, Thierry M title: New books by African Sun Media date: 2021-04-19 words: 330 flesch: 27 summary: The 24 chapters in this book move from deliberations on challenges for postgraduate supervision at macro level (such as the pressure to increase postgraduate output and the implications of increasingly managerialist institutions) to meso level matters (the form and function of postgraduate education in specific countries) to the micro level (rich case studies of individual institutions, programmes and supervisors). The publication provides very useful insights into multiple aspects of supervision and serves as a rich source in identifying future research possibilities and agendas in gearing up postgraduate education and supervision for the knowledge society. keywords: isbn; postgraduate cache: jsaa-676.pdf plain text: jsaa-676.txt item: #236 of 303 id: jsaa-845 author: Luescher, Thierry M. ; Schreiber, Birgit ; Moja, Teboho title: Towards Student Well‑being and Quality Services in Student Affairs in Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 1669 flesch: 36 summary: The second, smaller theme in this issue engages with the question of the quality of student affairs services in Africa. Two themes define this issue of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa: student well-being, and the provision of quality Student Affairs services. keywords: affairs; africa; quality; student; university cache: jsaa-845.pdf plain text: jsaa-845.txt item: #237 of 303 id: jsaa-846 author: Akande, Olubunmi Damilola ; Musarurwa, Hilary Jephat ; Kaye, Sylvia Blanche title: Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions on Xenophobia: A Study of a University in Durban date: 2021-04-19 words: 8130 flesch: 46 summary: A widespread negative disposition towards xenophobic sentiments was observed as well as a positive correlation between respondents’ perceptions on xenophobia and their willingness to engage in xenophobic attitudes. This indicates that a large proportion of the respondents are not disposed to xenophobic attitudes, possibly indicating a disapproval of xenophobic violence by DUT students. keywords: africa; attitudes; education; perceptions; respondents; sentiments; south; south africa; students; study; university; violence; xenophobic cache: jsaa-846.pdf plain text: jsaa-846.txt item: #238 of 303 id: jsaa-847 author: Mutambara, Julia ; Makanyanga, Tinashe R. ; Mudhovozi, Pilot title: Psychological Health and Optimism amongst Unemployed Graduates in Zimbabwe date: 2021-04-19 words: 4205 flesch: 46 summary: Abstract The study sought to examine the relationship between optimism and general health amongst unemployed graduates in Zimbabwe. Overall optimism and general health were found to be inversely related. keywords: graduates; health; journal; optimism; relationship; study; unemployment; zimbabwe cache: jsaa-847.pdf plain text: jsaa-847.txt item: #239 of 303 id: jsaa-848 author: Astatke, Melese title: First‑Year College Students’ Emotional Intelligence and Help-Seeking Behaviours as Correlates of their Academic Achievement date: 2021-04-19 words: 9636 flesch: 37 summary: While there is limited research on gender difference in academic help-seeking behaviour, the results from Holt’s (2014) study revealed that female students reported more positive attitudes towards seeking academic help than their male counterparts. This finding led to the proposition that the gender differences presented in Nam et al.’s (2010) meta-analysis on students’ attitudes towards seeking psychological help also pertain to students’ attitudes towards seeking academic help. keywords: achievement; behaviour; college; college students; gender; help; intelligence; journal; seeking; students; study; variables; year cache: jsaa-848.pdf plain text: jsaa-848.txt item: #240 of 303 id: jsaa-849 author: Lodesso, Solomon L. ; van Niekerk, Eldridge J. ; Jansen, Cecelia A. ; Müller, Hélène title: Student Satisfaction Regarding Service Quality at Ethiopian Public Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study date: 2021-04-19 words: 6135 flesch: 41 summary: This study assesses the extent of service quality as evaluated in students’ satisfaction with services received at Ethiopian HEIs. Findings indicated that the majority of the elements that constitute attributes of service quality were perceived by students to be very poor. keywords: education; importance; ipa; journal; perceptions; quality; satisfaction; service; service quality; students; university cache: jsaa-849.pdf plain text: jsaa-849.txt item: #241 of 303 id: jsaa-850 author: Luescher, Thierry M. title: Quality Enhancement in Student Affairs and Social Justice: A Reflective Case Study from South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 9209 flesch: 40 summary: 72 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 6(2) 2018, 65–83 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v6i2.3310 question here was to reflect on ways in which student affairs programmes enhance student engagement, for instance, by means of using ‘high-impact practices’ (HIPs).2 The idea of co-curriculation infused in the QE review was prominent and meant to provide a way of re-conceptualising student affairs towards strengthening the delivery of interventions as part of co-curricular programmes in support of fostering graduate attributes.3 Related principles included co-curricular integrity and alignment with graduate attributes and the notions of progression and combination. The principles of student-centredness and responsiveness to special needs required evidence to demonstrate the responsiveness of student affairs programmes to student interests and needs. keywords: affairs; africa; justice; practice; process; programme; quality; review; social; south; student; student affairs; university cache: jsaa-850.pdf plain text: jsaa-850.txt item: #242 of 303 id: jsaa-851 author: Hundermark, Genevieve title: Who Are Our First‑Year At‑Risk Humanities Students? A Reflection on a First‑Year Survey Administered by the Wits Faculty of Humanities Teaching and Learning Unit in 2015 and 2016 date: 2021-04-19 words: 6113 flesch: 46 summary: This process is helpful to identify survey questions and administration that can be improved so as to gain more accurate data, as well as to identify proactive interventions that can be implemented to address risk factors students present and support students to be successful in their studies. The survey could be a viable mechanism to test these additional factors and check for correlations with students’ results or attrition in order to understand the impact of these factors on student risk. keywords: education; factors; learning; risk; students; studies; support; survey; time; university; year cache: jsaa-851.pdf plain text: jsaa-851.txt item: #243 of 303 id: jsaa-852 author: Morris-Paxton, Angela A. ; van Lingen, Johanna M. ; Elkonin, Diane title: Holistic Health, Disadvantage, Higher Education Access and Success: A Reflection date: 2021-04-19 words: 7273 flesch: 41 summary: Current policy and practice in health education in South Africa In 2003, South Africa instituted a national policy on school health services; this focused, however, on the provision of a school nurse for basic education institutions, and in the higher education sector, the provision of an on-site health clinic (Subedar, 2011). To date there is no statute policy on health education beyond secondary school in South Africa. keywords: africa; disadvantage; education; et al; health; health education; health organization; journal; organization; outcomes; promotion; south; students; world; world health cache: jsaa-852.pdf plain text: jsaa-852.txt item: #244 of 303 id: jsaa-853 author: Ayiku, Tiki ; Bardill-Moscaritolo, Lisa ; Gordon, Stephanie ; Perozzi, Brett ; Schreiber, Birgit title: IASAS NASPA: 4th Global Summit on Student Affairs and Services date: 2021-04-19 words: 693 flesch: 45 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 6(2) 2018, 115–116 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v6i2.3313 115 www.jsaa.ac.za Campus report IASAS‑NASPA: 4th Global Summit on Student Affairs and Services Tiki Ayiku, Lisa Bardill-Moscaritolo, Stephanie Gordon, Brett Perozzi & Birgit Schreiber* * Dr Birgit Schreiber is Senior Director of Student Affairs at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. At the end of https://doi.org/10.24085/jsaa.v6i2.3313 http://www.jsaa.ac.za mailto:birgitschreiber%40sun.ac.za?subject= 116 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 6(2) 2018, 115–116 | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v6i2.3313 two days of intellectual dialogue, several SDGs arose as most central to the work of student affairs and services leaders and practitioners in higher education. keywords: affairs; student cache: jsaa-853.pdf plain text: jsaa-853.txt item: #245 of 303 id: jsaa-856 author: Pillay, Saloschini ; Schreiber, Birgit ; Chalufu, Sibusiso title: SAFSAS Summit 2018: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Understanding Our Space In and Role In the New Normal date: 2021-04-19 words: 979 flesch: 38 summary: In addition, notions of decoloniality and their implications for the entire domain of student affairs and services were debated and the need for further engagement identified in order to ensure relevance and impact. Looking Back, Looking Forward … 119 The 2018 Summit highlighted the importance of recognising the differentiation within and across student affairs and higher education. keywords: affairs; african; education; student cache: jsaa-856.pdf plain text: jsaa-856.txt item: #246 of 303 id: jsaa-857 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Mental Health at Universities: Universities are Not In Loco Parentis – Students are Active Partners in Mental Health date: 2021-04-19 words: 3346 flesch: 48 summary: Capacitation and Outsourcing The current trend by universities based in part on reduced government funding, to reduce mental health care staff, to outsource or to establish free emergency telephone or e-services to deal with spiking mental health issues is compounding the issues around mental health (UWN, 2018). A Look at Scope and Role There are at least six reasons why the implicit suggestion that higher education holds the key, the responsibility or blame, for student mental health is unhelpful. keywords: education; health; issues; students; universities; university cache: jsaa-857.pdf plain text: jsaa-857.txt item: #247 of 303 id: jsaa-858 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: Clarence, S. & Dyson, L. (Eds.). (2017). Writing Centres in Higher Education: Working in and across disciplines. Stellenbosch, South Africa: African Sun Media date: 2021-04-19 words: 976 flesch: 50 summary: However there is not a great deal known about writing centres and their history and development. It can be said that it is also not common practice to question the epistemological assumptions underlying common pedagogical approaches used in writing centres. keywords: book; centres; writing cache: jsaa-858.pdf plain text: jsaa-858.txt item: #248 of 303 id: jsaa-859 author: Trowler, Vicki title: Jansen, J. (2017). As By Fire: The End of the South African University. Pretoria, South Africa: Tafelberg Publishers date: 2021-04-19 words: 2854 flesch: 43 summary: I do not share Jansen’s pessimism – universities have survived since the Middle Ages through far worse than student protests – but rather see the Fallist movements as providing opportunities for honest, thoroughgoing reflection in South African universities to consider how best to fulfil their mission, in their context, at this time. This concrete response, while limited, was nonetheless symbolic, and signalled a difference from previous responses, which were usually to appoint task teams to frame new policies, to investigate renaming a few venues, or to review systems and procedures to speed up recruitment and retention of black students and staff. keywords: africa; jansen; movements; south; students; university cache: jsaa-859.pdf plain text: jsaa-859.txt item: #249 of 303 id: jsaa-860 author: Tumubweinee, Philippa ; Luescher, Thierry M. title: Space, Language and Identity Politics in Higher Education date: 2021-04-19 words: 3442 flesch: 41 summary: This definition of ‘student movement’ draws on social movement theory (especially Della Porta & Diani, 2006, p. 21) and the theory of student activism and student movements (Altbach, 1991; Badat, 1999). Using Visagie’s (2006) theoretical frame, Van Reenen’s analysis shows that grand narratives are rejected in student movement discourse in favour of attributes such as complexity, infinity, individuality, contingency, discontinuity, flux and unknowability. keywords: affairs; africa; article; education; social; south; space; student cache: jsaa-860.pdf plain text: jsaa-860.txt item: #250 of 303 id: jsaa-861 author: Tumubweinee, Philippa ; Luescher, Thierry M. title: Inserting Space into the Transformation of Higher Education date: 2021-04-19 words: 6419 flesch: 43 summary: As we have shown, space in higher education transformation policy to date has been conceived in terms of abstract macro‑level systems, institutions, programmes, and enrolment places on the one hand; on the other hand, it has also come to be conceived as brick‑and‑mortar infrastructure more recently. Keywords decolonisation; higher education; higher education policy; #RhodesMustFall; social space; space; student experience; student movement; students; transformation Space as Co‑producer of the Everyday How does space frame transformation in higher education? keywords: africa; education; institutions; paper; policy; social; south; space; student; transformation; white cache: jsaa-861.pdf plain text: jsaa-861.txt item: #251 of 303 id: jsaa-862 author: van Reenen, Dionne title: What Are We Witnessing? Student Protests and the Politics of the Unknowable date: 2021-04-19 words: 6645 flesch: 42 summary: The unheard voices: LGBTQ+ people in student movements. I would suggest that student movement groups have exhibited a distinctly ‘postmodern’ grammar in their approach but I make no assumption that this is deliberate; it may simply be aligned with global attitudinal trends. keywords: africa; education; january; knowledge; movements; politics; protests; reenen; science; south; state; student; university; van cache: jsaa-862.pdf plain text: jsaa-862.txt item: #252 of 303 id: jsaa-863 author: Laubscher, Jacques title: The Kgotla as a Spatial Mediator on South African University Campuses date: 2021-04-19 words: 6107 flesch: 45 summary: This article highlights the requirement of a meaningful place on South African university campuses where different voices can be heard. The following section explores whether South African university campuses provide spaces for sharing, collaboration and the exchange of ideas. keywords: africa; botswana; campuses; education; figure; journal; kgotla; place; south; space; students; universities; university cache: jsaa-863.pdf plain text: jsaa-863.txt item: #253 of 303 id: jsaa-864 author: Dlamini, Sipho title: #FeesMustFall: Lessons from the Post‑colonial Global South date: 2021-04-19 words: 6855 flesch: 48 summary: The lessons from the post‑colonial global South show that the trend in higher education is that the poor are often left out of most fee structures – including dual track, universal fee‑free, and cost‑sharing models. Keywords cost‑sharing; funding; #FeesMustFall; global South; higher education; students; student movement; student politics Introduction South Africa’s achievement of a democratic dispensation in 1994 meant all South Africans could have equal participation in the country’s governance choice and saw the doors of all higher education institutions being opened for everyone, regardless of race or gender. keywords: africa; class; countries; education; fees; fee‑free; poor; south; south africa; students; system; university cache: jsaa-864.pdf plain text: jsaa-864.txt item: #254 of 303 id: jsaa-865 author: Hlatshwayo, Mlamuli Nkosingphile ; Fomunyam, Kehdinga George title: Theorising the #MustFall Student Movements in Contemporary South African Higher Education: A Social Justice Perspective date: 2021-04-19 words: 10200 flesch: 42 summary: Although all these matters are related and intersect with the emergence of student movements in SAHE, they are nonetheless not explored in this article as we respond to the above gaps by contributing to the scholarly development and critical analysis of contemporary student movements in SAHE. The spread and influence of Black Consciousness beyond university students of the South African Students Organisation (SASO), together with the 1972 boycotts of Bantu Education, greatly contributed to the rejection of apartheid education in most urban areas (Reddy, 2004). keywords: africa; apartheid; education; fraser; justice; mustfall; mustfall student; politics; sahe; social; society; south; south africa; student; student movements; universities; university cache: jsaa-865.pdf plain text: jsaa-865.txt item: #255 of 303 id: jsaa-866 author: Mavunga, George title: #FeesMustFall Protests in South Africa: A Critical Realist Analysis of Selected Newspaper Articles date: 2021-04-19 words: 8284 flesch: 52 summary: To avert a recurrence of negative consequences of student protests such as the destruction of property and development of toxic and adversarial relationships amongst different stakeholders, the article recommends collaborative approaches to conflict resolution in South African higher education. Such evidence, is, for instance, seen in that, at the time of writing this article in 2018, the Soshanguve Campus of the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria had been closed for several weeks as a result of student protests. keywords: africa; agency; culture; feesmustfall; feesmustfall protests; power; protests; south; structures; students; universities; university; violence cache: jsaa-866.pdf plain text: jsaa-866.txt item: #256 of 303 id: jsaa-867 author: Smith, Travis C. ; Virtue, Emily E. title: It’s Time to Unite: A Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Needs of Graduate Students of Colour date: 2021-04-19 words: 4909 flesch: 41 summary: By addressing these barriers, we present a justification for the need for collaboration between student affairs and academic affairs within graduate education. Keywords academic affairs; collaboration; graduate students of colour; student affairs; support Introduction keywords: affairs; collaboration; college; colour; education; faculty; graduate; student; student affairs cache: jsaa-867.pdf plain text: jsaa-867.txt item: #257 of 303 id: jsaa-868 author: Steyn, Stephen title: Presenting History: The Manipulation of Chronological Structures in the Development and Maintenance of Transformative Curricula date: 2021-04-19 words: 5450 flesch: 46 summary: One of the most evocative timeline drawings in architectural history was revealed in Charles Jencks’ expertly timed mid‑2000 publication of a drawing titled The Century is Over, Evolutionary Tree of Twentieth Century Architecture. The Manipulation of Chronological Structures … 115 Frame/Work What Jencks attempts with remarkable success in that exercise is a more or less definitive illustration of the content of a century of architectural history. keywords: architecture; content; future; history; new; past; structures; theory cache: jsaa-868.pdf plain text: jsaa-868.txt item: #258 of 303 id: jsaa-869 author: Baillie, Giselle ; Duker, Mary ; Nsele, Zamansele title: Grasping the Regimes of Language, Space and Identity in the Visual of Post‑apartheid Higher Education in South Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 10792 flesch: 47 summary: The principle of ‘own development’ was employed in the previous ethnically segregated homelands of apartheid South Africa, focusing on ethnic cultural development and usually through the establishment of ‘ethnic‑based cultural institutions’ where only one language and its related cultural practices would find the space for development. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 7(1) 2019, 123‑143 | 2307‑6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v7i1.3697 123 www.jsaa.ac.za Reflective article Grasping the Regimes of Language, Space and Identity in the Visual of Post‑apartheid Higher Education in South Africa Giselle Baillie,* Mary Duker** & Zamansele Nsele*** * Ms Giselle Baillie is a Researcher at the Unit for Institutional Change and Social Justice (formerly the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice) of the University of the Free State, South Africa. keywords: africa; arts; black; cohesion; development; heritage; identity; language; project; public; rhodes; social; south; south africa; space; students; ufs; university; visual cache: jsaa-869.pdf plain text: jsaa-869.txt item: #259 of 303 id: jsaa-870 author: McLean, Monica title: Calitz, Talita M.L. (2019). Enhancing the Freedom to Flourish. London, U.K.: Routledge date: 2021-04-19 words: 1210 flesch: 32 summary: The assumption that the individual is solely responsible for the motivation, academic effort and social adjustment needed to make the transition from school to university misframes students as academically underprepared, demotivated or culturally deficient. In my view, the outstanding achievement of her book is to replace the usual deficit view of students whose economic and social circumstances make it difficult for them to benefit from university education with a theory of participation which emphasises agency and inclusion. keywords: education; participation; students cache: jsaa-870.pdf plain text: jsaa-870.txt item: #260 of 303 id: jsaa-873 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Luescher, Thierry M. ; Moja, Teboho title: Living Communities date: 2021-04-19 words: 1141 flesch: 40 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 7(2) 2019, v–vii | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v7i2.3820 v www.jsaa.ac.za Editorial Living Communities Birgit Schreiber,* Thierry M. Luescher** & Teboho Moja*** * Dr Birgit Schreiber is Vice-President of IASAS and a member of the JSAA Editorial Executive. She has been absolutely instrumental in strengthening Student Affairs in Africa as a field of knowledge and as a practice domain. keywords: affairs; africa; living; student cache: jsaa-873.pdf plain text: jsaa-873.txt item: #261 of 303 id: jsaa-874 author: Groenewald, Johan ; Fourie-Malherbe, Magda title: Residence Heads as Intentional Role‘s Players in Promoting Student Success date: 2021-04-19 words: 6572 flesch: 41 summary: This broadened notion of student learning and student success underpinned our study into the role of residence heads in promoting student success. ResEd, which has been widely adopted at several universities in the USA, is a holistic approach towards intentionally promoting student learning and student success in residences (Blimling, 2015). keywords: africa; development; education; heads; journal; learning; research; residence; role; south; student; student success; study; success cache: jsaa-874.pdf plain text: jsaa-874.txt item: #262 of 303 id: jsaa-875 author: Xulu‑Gama, Nomkhosi title: The Role of Student Housing in Student Success: An Ethnographic Account date: 2021-04-19 words: 5303 flesch: 49 summary: This article concludes that the role of student housing is key to student success as it provides various opportunities for support from fellow students and staff. Keywords ethnography; student experiences; student housing; student success; university residence Introduction This research has been conducted in response to the dearth of research in the field of student accommodation in South Africa, as noted by the Ministerial Report (DHET, 2011). keywords: affairs; africa; housing; integration; journal; research; residence; south; student; success; university cache: jsaa-875.pdf plain text: jsaa-875.txt item: #263 of 303 id: jsaa-876 author: Subrayen, Roshanthni ; Suknunan, Sachin title: Learning Communities for Teaching Practice School Placements: A Higher Education Initiative to Promote Equity for Students with Disabilities date: 2021-04-19 words: 5376 flesch: 38 summary: Studies by Ashcroft, Sequire, Shapiro and Swiderski (2008) and Botham and Nicholson (2014) suggest that for singular-practice learning placements, disability disclosure was either deferred or delayed to a later stage of the placement due to the possibility of discrimination and stigma, whilst, in multiple- practice learning placements, students had to continuously and repetitively disclose their disability at various times and via various platforms. Aside from the above, good practice models in practice learning placements have been noted. keywords: communities; disabilities; disability; education; equity; learning; placements; practice; students; teaching cache: jsaa-876.pdf plain text: jsaa-876.txt item: #264 of 303 id: jsaa-877 author: Simui, Francis ; Kasonde-Ngandu, Sophie ; Cheyeka, Austin M. ; Makoe, Mpine title: Lived Disablers to Academic Success of the Visually Impaired at the University of Zambia, Sub-Saharan Africa date: 2021-04-19 words: 7318 flesch: 53 summary: The changing terrain of disability studies. Limited financial support (Relationality) Limited financial support was reported to be a barrier to entry into university education. keywords: africa; disabilities; disability; education; experiences; journal; learning; simui; steel; students; study; support; swvi; university; zambia cache: jsaa-877.pdf plain text: jsaa-877.txt item: #265 of 303 id: jsaa-878 author: Mbuvha, Tshifhiwa title: Kinds of Support Offered by the Disability Unit to Students with Disabilities at Institutions of Higher Learning in South Africa: A Case Study of the University of Venda date: 2021-04-19 words: 8592 flesch: 47 summary: We followed a qualitative research approach and adopted a case study research design to understand the phenomenon of student support better. Seale mentions lecturers, professors, classroom designers, learning technologists, student support services, staff developers, and senior managers and administrators as the key stakeholders that should be involved in e‑learning. keywords: africa; books; disabilities; disability; education; institutions; learning; library; services; south; students; support; time; university cache: jsaa-878.pdf plain text: jsaa-878.txt item: #266 of 303 id: jsaa-879 author: Duma, Princess Thulile title: Diversity Includes Disability: Experiences of Resilience in a University Residence date: 2021-04-19 words: 5762 flesch: 42 summary: For example, universities are required by law to provide proper housing for students with disabilities (DHET, 2015) and student residences are expected to be conducive to academic activities outside the classroom (Egwunyenga, 2009). The guiding question that the study asked was: “How do students with disabilities overcome the challenges they experience in university residences?” Overview of the Literature on Residence Problems for Students with Disabilities The literature on students with disabilities in the higher education context mainly refers to the accommodation of students in classrooms, laboratories and libraries (Chiwandire & Vincent,  2017; Matshedisho, 2010) as these students continue to experience physical access and attitudinal barriers to their participation in lectures, laboratories and practical training (Lyner‑Cleophas, Swart, Chataika & Bell, 2014; Tugli, Zungu, Ramakuela, Goon & Anyanwu, 2013). keywords: accommodation; africa; disabilities; disability; education; experiences; journal; residence; students; study; universities; university cache: jsaa-879.pdf plain text: jsaa-879.txt item: #267 of 303 id: jsaa-880 author: Mason, Henry D. title: The Best that I Can Be: A Case for a Strengths-Based Approach during the First-Year Experience date: 2021-04-19 words: 8996 flesch: 50 summary: However, a significant proportion of South African university students come from disadvantaged schools, are not first‑language English speakers, experience socioeconomic challenges and are first‑generation students (Scott, 2017). Mason (forthcoming) reported an internal consistency value of 0.76 on the PGIS amongst a sample (N = 235) of South African university students. keywords: africa; data; education; journal; participants; programme; qualitative; research; seligman; south; strengths; students; study; university cache: jsaa-880.pdf plain text: jsaa-880.txt item: #268 of 303 id: jsaa-881 author: van der Walt, Corneli title: The Relationships Between First-Year Students' Sense of Purpose and Meaning in Life, Mental Health and Academic Performance date: 2021-04-19 words: 5646 flesch: 48 summary: University student mental health: the Australian context. The enduring usefulness of Erikson’s concept of the identity crisis in the 21st century: An analysis of student mental health concerns. keywords: academic; first‑year; health; journal; life; meaning; pam; participants; purpose; research; sense; students; study cache: jsaa-881.pdf plain text: jsaa-881.txt item: #269 of 303 id: jsaa-882 author: Paalo, Sebastian Angzoorokuu ; Gyampo, Ransford Edward Van title: Campus Politics and Intra-Party Vote Buying in Ghana: How Political Mentorship Could Destruct date: 2021-04-19 words: 9725 flesch: 45 summary: However, we focus on the link between Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and National Union of Ghana Students’ (NUGS) representations on the one hand, and elite clientelism at political party elections on the other hand. Keywords campus politics; clientelism; political party; student politics; vote buying Introduction For decades, the drive towards democratic maturity in developing and transition countries has been characterised by notions of vote buying (Cheeseman, 2015). keywords: africa; buying; campus; clientelism; elections; electoral; ghana; intra‑party; leaders; national; parties; party; political; politics; student; student politics; university; vote; vote buying cache: jsaa-882.pdf plain text: jsaa-882.txt item: #270 of 303 id: jsaa-883 author: Moscaritolo, Lisa Bardill ; Engel, Rozanne ; Overmeyer, Tonia title: IASAS Student Leader Global Summit 2019 date: 2021-04-19 words: 803 flesch: 42 summary: Over the course of the summit, students also had the opportunity to connect with other student leaders and to have group discussions, where they explored their own understanding of leadership and gained insight into mental wellness, meditation, and the role that student leaders play within an ecosystem of support. IASAS Student Leader Global Summit 2019. keywords: iasas; student; summit cache: jsaa-883.pdf plain text: jsaa-883.txt item: #271 of 303 id: jsaa-884 author: Trowler, Vicki title: Jansen, Jonathan D. (Ed.) (2019). Decolonisation in Universities: The Politics of Knowledge. Johannesburg, South Africa: Wits University Press. date: 2021-04-19 words: 1877 flesch: 49 summary: Student engagement in the educational interface: understanding the mechanisms of student success. Email: v.trowler@hud.ac.uk In my day job as a researcher of higher education, one of the topics I have studied and written about is student engagement. keywords: africa; curriculum; decolonisation; knowledge; student cache: jsaa-884.pdf plain text: jsaa-884.txt item: #272 of 303 id: jsaa-885 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Moja, Teboho ; Luescher, Thierry M. title: Racism and Corona: Two Viruses affecting Higher Education and the Student Experience date: 2021-04-20 words: 2347 flesch: 38 summary: Pretorius and Blaauw in their article on subjective well-being of students add to the evidence on the role of context on student experience and conclude that the context of where and how a student is able to live and learn plays a significantly positive role in the overall student experience. The coronavirus and its impact on higher education, on students and Student Affairs and Services, and the devastating impact of racism in higher education and the student experience and the work it involves for Student Affairs and Services are the themes of this editorial. keywords: affairs; africa; education; experience; learning; student cache: jsaa-885.pdf plain text: jsaa-885.txt item: #273 of 303 id: jsaa-886 author: Sikhwari, Tshimangadzo Daniel ; Dama, Nkhangweleni Gloria ; Gadisi, Azwitamisi Milton ; Matodzi, Tshifhiwa Christinah title: A Comparative Study of the Academic Performance of Resident and Non-resident Students at a Rural South African University date: 2021-04-20 words: 5367 flesch: 44 summary: Email: tshifhiwa.matodzi@univen.ac.za Abstract Lack of sufficient accommodation in many South African universities has forced many students to reside outside the campus and commute to attend classes as commuter students. He found that over 75% of the students who did not return to the university for their third year lived off‑campus, that is, they were commuter students. keywords: campus; commuter; education; living; non‑resident; performance; research; resident; students; study; university cache: jsaa-886.pdf plain text: jsaa-886.txt item: #274 of 303 id: jsaa-887 author: Mosia, Paseka Andrew ; Phasha, Tlakale Nareadi title: Student Experience and Quality of Tertiary Education for Students with Disabilities in Lesotho date: 2021-04-20 words: 7477 flesch: 47 summary: This article explores student experience of persons with disabilities studying at the National University of Lesotho. Findings reveal that various dimensions of student experiences are negatively affected. keywords: access; disabilities; disability; education; experience; lesotho; needs; quality; student experience; students; support; university cache: jsaa-887.pdf plain text: jsaa-887.txt item: #275 of 303 id: jsaa-888 author: Uleanya, Chinaza ; Rugbeer, Yasmin title: Investigation of First-year Learning Experiences in a Rural University in South Africa date: 2021-04-20 words: 7684 flesch: 45 summary: The study recommends that a special office under the direct line management of the dean of students be established to observe and closely monitor the progress of first‑year students. This office would accommodate orientation of first years, and liaise and collaborate with appropriate offices within the institution to ensure that first‑year students are properly guided and assisted in integrating without stress into the university system. keywords: africa; challenges; education; first‑year; learning; orientation; programme; south; students; support; universities; university cache: jsaa-888.pdf plain text: jsaa-888.txt item: #276 of 303 id: jsaa-889 author: Pretorius, Marinda ; Blaauw, Derick title: Financial Challenges and the Subjective Well‑being of First‑year Students at a Comprehensive South African University date: 2021-04-20 words: 7397 flesch: 50 summary: Eckersley (2011) states that in Australia, 48% of university students were psychologically distressed and many faced the risk of developing mental disorders. Issues of finances for university students constituted a significant negative contributor to the SWB of students in 2015 – as was evident in the #FeesMustFall campaign, which was directly linked to this ongoing problem. keywords: africa; education; first‑year; happiness; journal; models; research; south; students; study; survey; university; variables; well‑being cache: jsaa-889.pdf plain text: jsaa-889.txt item: #277 of 303 id: jsaa-890 author: Qoza, Phiwokazi title: Choreographies of Protest Performance as Recruitment to Activism date: 2021-04-20 words: 6772 flesch: 54 summary: In the African Noise Foundation’s published documentary Decolonising Wits, styled as ‘Decolon I Sing: Wits’, Kaganof (2015) captures a number of protest songs in duration of which two are sampled below to draw out the structure of protest song during the 2015 student activism in historically white institutions: For this purpose, a performance ethnography is employed in the observation and analysis of protest performances. keywords: activism; africa; atmosphere; bodies; body; journal; movement; performance; protest; research; social; song; south; student; university cache: jsaa-890.pdf plain text: jsaa-890.txt item: #278 of 303 id: jsaa-892 author: Maseko, Neo Pat ; Stützner, Shawn title: Finding Common Ground towards Progressive Transformation in Student Residence Spaces: Residence Committee Members as Bricoleuric Brokers date: 2021-04-20 words: 6506 flesch: 41 summary: Given the attendant complexities of the setting of student residence spaces, the article adopts a bricoleuric theoretical approach that requires a multi‑perspectival orientation. Finding the middle road between the two poles of the spectrum (radical and non‑radical activism) is presented as part of a strategy to facilitate the creation of a transformative common ground between student affairs management committees and student residence communities. keywords: complexity; ground; hope; kincheloe; management; policy; rcs; research; residence; spaces; student; transformation cache: jsaa-892.pdf plain text: jsaa-892.txt item: #279 of 303 id: jsaa-893 author: Masang, Mxolisi ; Muloiwa, Takalani ; Wagner, Fezile ; Pinheiro, Gabriela title: Design and Implementation of a Student Biographical Questionnaire (BQ) Online Platform for Effective Student Success date: 2021-04-20 words: 7544 flesch: 41 summary: Literature highlights the intensity of the financial challenges encountered by university students, suggesting that academic pressures are often augmented because of non‑academic stressors. Keywords biographical questionnaire; first-year students; student success; student support; South Africa https://doi.org/10.24085/jsaa.v7i2.3824 http://www.jsaa.ac.za mailto:mxolisi.masango%40wits.ac.za?subject= mailto:takalani.muloiwa%40wits.ac.za?subject= mailto:fezile.mdluli%40wits.ac.za?subject= mailto:gabrielasofiapinheiro%40gmail.com?subject= 94 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 8(1) 2020, 93‑110 | 2307‑6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v8i1.3824 Introduction The South African higher education system currently accommodates almost a million students in public university institutions (CHE, 2016). keywords: academic; africa; data; education; information; journal; online; platform; south; student; success; support; university; year cache: jsaa-893.pdf plain text: jsaa-893.txt item: #280 of 303 id: jsaa-894 author: Nzungu, Imkhitha title: Luescher, T.M., Webbstock, D. & Bhengu, N. (Eds.) (2020). Reflections of South African Student Leaders, 1994 to 2017. Cape Town, South Africa: African Minds. date: 2021-04-20 words: 2691 flesch: 42 summary: Despite the sample size, the relatively wide range of interviewee demographics reflects the diversity of the SRC electorate: South African university student bodies. Interests conflicting with that of university management and the strained relations and misunderstandings between the two groups likely to attend that; the extra responsibility that comes with such a position are to be expected of student leadership experience. keywords: leaders; leadership; south; src; student; university cache: jsaa-894.pdf plain text: jsaa-894.txt item: #281 of 303 id: jsaa-895 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Luescher, T.M., Webbstock, D. & Bhengu, N. (Eds.) (2020). Reflections of South African Student Leaders, 1994 to 2017. Cape Town, South Africa: African Minds. date: 2021-04-20 words: 1620 flesch: 51 summary: Perhaps overall, it seems that a particular voice and type of leader was selected, and mention is made (page 17) that some student leaders opted to not participate and this could have been more elaborated on: if the book aims to be a broad representation then it is important to consider why some student leaders did not wish to reflect on their role as student leaders, on their experience or their time as student leader. A lot has been written about the university managements’ experience of this period – see for instance Jansen’s As by Fire (2019) and Habib’s Rebels and Rage (2018) – but this collection of student leaders’ voices and the discussion of their reflections is a significant first. keywords: leaders; south; student; university cache: jsaa-895.pdf plain text: jsaa-895.txt item: #282 of 303 id: jsaa-896 author: Stipeck, Christopher J. title: A Suggested Reading List for Residential Life and Housing Research date: 2021-04-20 words: 1016 flesch: 44 summary: In some respects, the relevance to residential life is quite literal. Volumes include the past, present and future of residential life, residential education, facilities, business information and technology, auxiliary services and partnerships, and staffing and leadership. keywords: housing; life; research; student cache: jsaa-896.pdf plain text: jsaa-896.txt item: #283 of 303 id: jsaa-897 author: Goyal, Nupur title: Recommended Reading List: Residential Life date: 2021-04-20 words: 1580 flesch: 39 summary: The book Residence Hall Assistants in College by M.L. Upcraft (1982) also affirms the important function of college residence halls to positively impact the academic performance of students living in the halls. While earlier publications emphasised the positive correlation of on‑campus living with gains for students, this book examined various aspects of student conduct in the residence halls and its impact on the experience of college students. keywords: college; halls; learning; residence; student cache: jsaa-897.pdf plain text: jsaa-897.txt item: #284 of 303 id: jsaa-898 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-20 words: 2634 flesch: 38 summary: She is also a Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship at the University of Pretoria (South Africa), and an Extraordinary Professor at the Institute of Post‑School Studies, University of the Western Cape (South Africa) Ms Takalani Muloiwa is a Researcher and BI Analyst in the Analytics and Institutional Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa. keywords: africa; development; education; research; south; south africa; student; university cache: jsaa-898.pdf plain text: jsaa-898.txt item: #285 of 303 id: jsaa-899 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Thank you to our reviewers date: 2021-04-20 words: 103 flesch: -24 summary: 135 Thank you to our reviewers The JSAA Editorial Executive wishes to thank the peer reviewers of Volume 7 of the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa for their time and expertise in evaluating and helping to select and improve the submissions received: Jon Braddy Luc Chicoine Adam Cooper Tony Crawthon Liezl Dick Natalie Dixon Johan Groenewald Denver Hendricks Billy Huff Catherine Hutchings Shose Kessi Delia Layton Mike Louw Henry Mason Allen McFarlane Taabo Mugume Marguerite Muller Thando Njovane Adesoji Oni Finzi Saidi Birgit Schreiber Maurice Shirley Alta Steenkamp Chitja Twala Susan van Schalkwyk Roelof van Wyk W.P. Wahl Lise Westaway Christian Williams keywords: reviewers; van cache: jsaa-899.pdf plain text: jsaa-899.txt item: #286 of 303 id: jsaa-900 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Publications by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA date: 2021-04-20 words: 403 flesch: 41 summary: For the first time, leading scholars in South Africa from different disciplines take on some of these difficult questions about race, science and society in the aftermath of apartheid. This book offers an important foundation for students pursuing a broader education than what a typical degree provides, and a must-read resource for every citizen concerned about the lingering effects of race and racism in South Africa and other parts of the world. keywords: isbn; race cache: jsaa-900.pdf plain text: jsaa-900.txt item: #287 of 303 id: jsaa-901 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Submissions Guidelines date: 2021-04-20 words: 1286 flesch: 38 summary: • Reflective practitioner accounts: High-quality reports on professional campus practice are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as for research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality reflective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: journal; peer; research cache: jsaa-901.pdf plain text: jsaa-901.txt item: #288 of 303 id: jsaa-902 author: Schreiber, Birgit ; Moja, Teboho ; Luescher, Thierry M. title: Student Affairs in a Traumatic Year date: 2021-04-22 words: 1237 flesch: 42 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 8(2) 2020, v–vii | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v8i2.4451 v www.jsaa.ac.za Editorial Student Affairs in a Traumatic Year Birgit Schreiber,* Teboho Moja** & Thierry M. Luescher*** * Dr Birgit Schreiber is a member of the Africa Centre for Transregional Research at Alberts-Ludwig- Universität Freiburg, Germany, and the Vice-President of IASAS and a member of the JSAA Editorial Executive. As we noted in our last editorial, for these students, the campus environment and the services offered by Student Affairs departments is normally able to level the ‘playing field’ of learning. keywords: affairs; africa; student; year cache: jsaa-902.pdf plain text: jsaa-902.txt item: #289 of 303 id: jsaa-903 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: South Africa's First-Year Experience: Consolidating and Deepening a Culture of National Scholarship date: 2021-04-22 words: 1035 flesch: 38 summary: Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 8(2) 2020, ix–x | 2307-6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v8i2.4445 ix www.jsaa.ac.za Guest editorial South Africa’s First-Year Experience: Consolidating and Deepening a Culture of National Scholarship Annsilla Nyar* * Dr Annsilla Nyar is Director of the South African National Resource Centre for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (SANRC) at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Email: anyar@uj.ac.za This special edition of Journal of Student Affairs in Africa (JSAA) represents an important milestone for South Africa’s First-Year Experience movement. keywords: africa; experience; year cache: jsaa-903.pdf plain text: jsaa-903.txt item: #290 of 303 id: jsaa-904 author: Engelbrecht, Liesel ; Mostert, Karina ; Pienaar, Jacobus ; Kahl, Carlien title: Coping Processes of South African First-Year University Students: An Exploratory Study date: 2021-04-22 words: 7329 flesch: 46 summary: The discussion below integrates and positions the current findings on coping resources students have access to and rely on, the strategies first‑year students use to cope, as well as relating the effectiveness of coping with university demands. Coping resources could include: cognitive resources (capabilities to maintain a positive sense of self‑worth, a positive outlook, and optimism); social resources (social networks and support in times of stress); emotional 4 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 8(2) 2020, 1‑16 | 2307‑6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v8i2.4443 resources (individuals’ acceptance and expression of emotional responses to alleviate long‑ term negative consequences of stress); spiritual resources (guided by values derived from religious, family or cultural traditions which define their meaning of the stressful event); or physical resources (interacting with health‑promoting behaviours to increase physical well‑being and decrease negative responses to stress), (Hammer et al., 1998). keywords: african; coping; first‑year; folkman; journal; participants; research; resources; south; strategies; students; study; university cache: jsaa-904.pdf plain text: jsaa-904.txt item: #291 of 303 id: jsaa-905 author: McGhie, Venicia ; Venter, Antoinette ; Reis, Karen Dos title: Business Education Learners in the Further Education and Training Phase: Towards the Development of a South African Readiness Model to Strengthen Learners' Academic Performance date: 2021-04-22 words: 6389 flesch: 52 summary: 20 Journal of Student Affairs in Africa | Volume 8(2) 2020, 17‑29 | 2307‑6267 | DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v8i2.4444 Under-Preparedness of Learners The consequence of poor‑quality early childhood development and foundation phase education, together with progression, is that the opportunity to reduce learning gaps and develop the potential of learners, irrespective of their home language and background, is lost (Equal Education, 2017; Spaull & Kotze, 2015). The objective was to develop a readiness model that public schools in South African could use to overcome the challenges so that learners could be equipped with a strong foundation in their primary schooling. keywords: africa; business; education; grade; knowledge; learners; readiness; school; skills; south; study cache: jsaa-905.pdf plain text: jsaa-905.txt item: #292 of 303 id: jsaa-906 author: Combrink, Herkulaas M.v.E. ; Oosthuizen, Lauren L. title: First-Year Student Transition at the University of the Free State during Covid-19: Challenges and Insights date: 2021-04-22 words: 6007 flesch: 52 summary: The results depict that effective content design is at the heartbeat of student transition, but that other factors such as face-to-face interaction with students, and access to resources assist with the transition into university. Keywords COVID-19; first-year seminar; summer school; student transition; UFS101 The First-Year Experience and First-Year Seminars The first‑year experience (FYE) is a concept broadly used to describe different academic and non‑academic interventions that form part of the first year of study within higher education (Tinto & Goodshell, 1994). keywords: africa; education; experience; first‑year; fys; journal; school; students; study; summer; transition; ufs101; university cache: jsaa-906.pdf plain text: jsaa-906.txt item: #293 of 303 id: jsaa-907 author: Kapp, Adéle ; Mostert, Karina ; de Beer, Leon title: Investigating the Appropriateness and Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale-College Version for South African First-Year University Students date: 2021-04-22 words: 5941 flesch: 43 summary: For the purpose of this study, two important outcomes of student motivation were included: students’ satisfaction with their studies as well as self‑reported academic performance. This article is based on the proposition that there is a pressing need for a valid and reliable instrument that measures academic motivation and its effect on students’ academic success. keywords: africa; ams‑c; journal; model; motivation; satisfaction; south; students; studies; study; university; validity cache: jsaa-907.pdf plain text: jsaa-907.txt item: #294 of 303 id: jsaa-908 author: van Zyl, André ; Dampie, Graham ; Ngwenya, Nkosini title: Effective Institutional Intervention Where It Makes the Biggest Difference to Student Success: The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Integrated Student Success Initiative (ISSI) date: 2021-04-22 words: 5325 flesch: 47 summary: Email: nlngwenya@uj.ac.za Abstract Low levels of student success in South Africa have persisted as a seemingly intractable problem. There have been some gains in student success over time, but with a participation rate of approximately 18%, the current success rates still represent massive financial and human losses to the country. keywords: education; intervention; issi; modules; rates; south; student; success cache: jsaa-908.pdf plain text: jsaa-908.txt item: #295 of 303 id: jsaa-910 author: Motsabi, Soraya ; Diale, Boitumelo ; van Zyl, André title: The Academic Persistence of First-Year First-Generation African Students (FYFGAS): A Framework for Higher Education in South Africa date: 2021-04-22 words: 5374 flesch: 45 summary: At the same time, the researchers were interested in the resilience of FYFGAS and therefore, also used positive psychology as a third lens to review student persistence. Institutional level factors that contribute to FYFGAS’ persistence In terms of student persistence, successful institutions were those that helped their students in their transition and retained them towards degree completion. keywords: academic; african; education; factor; fyfgas; persistence; resilience; south; students; support; university cache: jsaa-910.pdf plain text: jsaa-910.txt item: #296 of 303 id: jsaa-911 author: Mason, Henry title: Towards a Learning Mindset: First-Year University Students' Qualitative Perspectives on Gratitude in the Context of Learning Effort date: 2021-04-22 words: 8716 flesch: 45 summary: These findings could have particular relevance for university students. A corpus of literature indicates that stress levels and the subsequent adverse effects are disproportionately higher amongst university students in comparison to the general population within the same age cohort in research across the globe (Bewick, Koutsopoulou, Miles, Slaa & Barkham, 2010; Grøtan, Sund & Bjerkeset, 2019). keywords: africa; efforts; gratitude; journal; learning; participants; research; resilience; south; students; study; theory; university cache: jsaa-911.pdf plain text: jsaa-911.txt item: #297 of 303 id: jsaa-912 author: Mason, Henry title: “My name is Matshepo … Mother of Hope”: Examining Hope amid the First-Year Experience date: 2021-04-22 words: 8338 flesch: 51 summary: Table 3 represents the variance in participants’ reported scores on the quantitative measures between the subsections of the sample that reported high hope (n = 30) and low hope (n = 30) statuses. The qualitative phase of the study explored differentiation in the conceptions of hope between students who reported high hope statuses versus low hope statuses on a quantitative measure of hope. keywords: achievement; ahs; flourishing; goals; hope; psychological; research; scores; students; study; university cache: jsaa-912.pdf plain text: jsaa-912.txt item: #298 of 303 id: jsaa-913 author: Nyar, Annsilla title: How to Improve University Orientation: Seven Good Practice Strategies for South Africa date: 2021-04-22 words: 6232 flesch: 42 summary: As such, this article raises the central question: What constitutes good practice for orientation programmes in South Africa? Although orientation is standard practice for higher education institutions, the scope and content of orientation programmes varies considerably across the global institutional landscape and between faculties, schools, and departments. keywords: africa; education; institutions; learning; orientation; practice; programmes; retention; south; students; university cache: jsaa-913.pdf plain text: jsaa-913.txt item: #299 of 303 id: jsaa-914 author: Andrews, Ruth title: Experiential Education Conference at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 10–11 November 2020 date: 2021-04-22 words: 1849 flesch: 36 summary: The work of Paulo Freire formed the framework of integrating experiential learning and social justice in the design and development of experiential learning processes. Reflecting the understanding that experiential learning is a philosophy rather than a methodology, the SUEEC emphasis was on exploring experiential learning as lived reality in various contexts from across the world. keywords: education; experiential; justice; learning; social cache: jsaa-914.pdf plain text: jsaa-914.txt item: #300 of 303 id: jsaa-915 author: Schreiber, Birgit title: Strydom, F., Kuh, G. & Loots, S. (Eds.) (2017). Engaging Students: Using Evidence to Promote Student Success. Bloemfontein, South Africa: Sun Media date: 2021-04-22 words: 827 flesch: 41 summary: Each chapter offers actionable, relevant and locally embedded data that underpin the argument that student engagement promotes student success. Torres and Madiba in Chapter 7 place Student Affairs in the central role in advancing engagement opportunities and propose a model that positions Student Affairs as active roleplayer in shifting student success by intentional promotion of student engagement spaces. keywords: africa; engagement; student cache: jsaa-915.pdf plain text: jsaa-915.txt item: #301 of 303 id: jsaa-916 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Author biographies date: 2021-04-22 words: 2356 flesch: 37 summary: Prior to this, she held several senior management positions, i.e. that of Senior Researcher at the Gauteng City‑Region Observatory (GCRO), a partnership between Gauteng Provincial Government, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), and Research Manager at Higher Education South Africa (HESA), now Universities South Africa (USAF). Before that, he was Assistant Director for Institutional Research at the UFS, a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education Studies and extraordinary Senior Lecturer in Political Studies at the University of the Western Cape, and a Senior Researcher in the Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET), Cape Town. keywords: africa; cape; development; education; research; south; student; university cache: jsaa-916.pdf plain text: jsaa-916.txt item: #302 of 303 id: jsaa-917 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Publications by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA date: 2021-04-22 words: 374 flesch: 20 summary: We publish under the imprints SUN PReSS, SUN MeDIA and SUNLiT. Most of our publications are available in electronic and print formats at: 148 Publications by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA Developing Teaching and Learning in Africa: Decolonising Perspectives by Vuyisile Msila (Ed.) keywords: african; isbn cache: jsaa-917.pdf plain text: jsaa-917.txt item: #303 of 303 id: jsaa-918 author: Luescher, Thierry title: Submissions Guidelines date: 2021-04-22 words: 1286 flesch: 38 summary: • Reflective practitioner accounts: High-quality reports on professional campus practice are screened and reviewed according to the same criteria as for research articles, albeit with a different emphasis. Section review policy and process The JSAA publishes research articles (peer-reviewed); high-quality reflective practitioner accounts (peer-reviewed); dialogues/interviews (non-reviewed); and book reviews (non-reviewed). keywords: journal; peer; research cache: jsaa-918.pdf plain text: jsaa-918.txt