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    Going to University

    The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans

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    Author(s)
    Case, Jennifer M.
    Marshall, Delia
    McKenna, Sioux
    Disaapele, Mogashana
    Collection
    ScholarLed
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    Around the world, more young people than ever before are attending university. Student numbers in South Africa have doubled since democracy and for many families, higher education is a route to a better future for their children. But alongside the overwhelming demand for higher education, questions about its purposes have intensified. Deliberations about the curriculum, culture and costing of public higher education abound from student activists, academics, parents, civil society and policy-makers. We know, from macro research, that South African graduates generally have good employment prospects. But little is known at a detailed level about how young people actually make use of their university experiences to craft their life courses. And even less is known about what happens to those who drop out. This accessible book brings together the rich life stories of 73 young people, six years after they began their university studies. It traces how going to university influences not only their employment options, but also nurtures the agency needed to chart their own way and to engage critically with the world around them. The book offers deep insights into the ways in which public higher education is both a private and public good, and it provides significant conclusions pertinent to anyone who works in – and cares about – universities.
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29422
    Keywords
    higher education; university; Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Science; Curriculum; Geology; Honours degree; Postgraduate education; South Africa; Youth
    DOI
    10.5281/zenodo.1183554
    OCN
    1076714606
    Publisher
    African Minds
    Publisher website
    https://www.africanminds.co.za/
    Publication date and place
    2018
    Classification
    Education
    Pages
    176
    Public remark
    Relevant Wikipedia pages: Bachelor of Arts - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts; Bachelor of Science - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science; Curriculum - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum; Geology - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology; Higher education - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_education; Honours degree - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honours_degree; Postgraduate education - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate_education; South Africa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa; Youth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth
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    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-4.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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