Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa

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Speckman, McGlory, Mandew, Martin
African Minds, Jul 17, 2014 - Education - 170 pages

 The goal of Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa is to generate interest in student affairs in South Africa. The papers contained herein are based on best practice, local experience and well-researched international and local theories. The papers in this book deal with matters pertaining to international and national trends in student affairs: academic development, access and retention, counseling, and material support for students coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. They are linked to national and international developments, as described in the first two papers. This publication will assist both young and experienced practitioners as they grow into their task of developing the students entrusted to them. 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. The editors are former heads of student affairs portfolios at two leading South African universities.

 

Contents

Introduction
1
An international perspective
9
A South African perspective
27
Bridging the gap for student development and success
41
A structural inequality outlook
59
Selected views on factors preventing access to higher education in South Africa
77
When is discretion permissible?
95
The place of social work as a support service for tertiary students
107
A critical reflection on student material support with special reference to clienthoodcitizenship tension
121
Bibliography
145
Back cover
155
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