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Rethinking and researching transformation in higher education : a meta-study of South African trends
(AOSIS, 2016)Transformation is often loosely defined. We argue that the reason for this is its inherent complexity. Paradoxically, its lack of definition is an asset, which provides an opportunity to rethink and research transformation ... -
Theology and the (post-)apartheid university : mapping discourses, interrogating transformation
(AOSIS, 2016)This article examines the specific position of Theology at South African universities, following the recent developments on campuses that catapulted the urgency for greater commitment to radical transformation in higher ... -
On extending the truncated parameters of transformation in higher education in South Africa into a language of democratic engagement and justice
(AOSIS, 2016)Universities, in their multiplex roles of social, political, epistemological and capital reform, are by their constitution expected to both symbolise and enact transformation. While institutions of higher education in ... -
Transformation as an act of denudation : a response to Petro du Preez, Shan Simmonds and Anné Verhoef
(AOSIS, 2016)Higher education transformation in South Africa, as correctly argued by Petro du Preez, Shan Simmonds and Anné Verhoef, should become more ‘fluid [and] open-ended’. However, even more fluidity and open-endedness might ... -
Beyond counting the numbers : shifting higher education transformation into curriculum spaces
(AOSIS, 2016)Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, the path of higher education transformation has been guided by the ‘White Paper 3: A Programme for Higher Education Transformation’. This path has largely been conceptualised ... -
Decolonisation of higher education : dismantling epistemic violence and Eurocentrism in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)Since the end of the oppressive and racist apartheid system in 1994, epistemologies and knowledge systems at most South African universities have not considerably changed; they remain rooted in colonial, apartheid and ... -
Transformation and self-identity : student narratives in post-apartheid South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)Organisational change processes are by nature complex and often highly contested. This is particularly true of the transformation South African institutions of higher education have been going through since the end of ... -
Social identities and racial integration in historically white universities : a literature review of the experiences of black students
(AOSIS, 2017)South African government has been promulgating pieces of legislation aimed at ensuring racial integration, especially in higher education, and indirectly enforcing acculturation in historically white universities. Studies ... -
Rage, loss and other footpaths : subjectification, decolonisation and transformation in higher education
(AOSIS, 2017)The need to transform higher education in South Africa is indisputable. This article explores how the recent #mustfall protests, as an Event, could inform transformation. An Event follows three phases: reframing (shattering ... -
The relationship between internationalisation, creativity and transformation : a case study of higher education in Hungary
(AOSIS, 2017)The main objective of this article is to explore the relationship between internationalisation, creativity and transformation in the context of higher education. It is argued in academic theory that the process of ... -
Transmission and transformation in higher education : indigenisation, internationalisation and transculturality
(AOSIS, 2017)There have been various approaches to the transmission and transformation of systems, practices, knowledge and concepts in higher education in recent decades, chief among which are drives towards indigenisation, on the ... -
The counter-terrorist campus : securitisation theory and university securitisation – Three Models
(AOSIS, 2017)With intensified threats to global security from international terrorism, universities have become a focus for security concerns and marked as locus of special interest for the monitoring of extremism and counter-terrorism ... -
‘Community of Learning’ for African PhD students : changing the scene of doctoral education?
(AOSIS, 2017)African PhD fellows who are interested in completing (part of) their research in Europe cannot always afford to leave their place of residency for prolonged periods of time. Yet, young researchers from African countries ... -
Blackhood as a category in contemporary discourses on Black Studies : an existentialist philosophical defence
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: An era and academic milieu that clamour at post-racialist and globalist theoretical frameworks juxtaposed with evidence of growing anti-black dehumanizing racism, and the persistence of psycho-social alienation ... -
Examining factors that shape Technical Vocational Education and Training engineering students’ understanding of their career choices
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: This article seeks to examine factors that shape Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) engineering students’ understanding of their future career choices. Moreover, given the promising and ambitious ... -
Continuous programme renewal and critical citizenship : key items for the South African higher education curriculum agenda
(AOSIS, 2018)In this article, we explore the term ‘programme renewal’ and then continue to point out why programme renewal bodes an essential topic for continuous inquiry and attention. We also highlight the importance of approaching ... -
(Re)Inserting charity in education
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Recently, charity (re)appears in cultural discourse. It is no longer confined to (moral) theology. Objectives: The aim of this article is to defend the acceptance of charity as a major and fundamental category ... -
A social constructionist approach to resilience for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning academics and students in South African universities
(AOSIS, 2018)This article provides a theoretical contemplation on how reciprocation of an assimilationist, liberationist and/or transgressive approach by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and/or questioning (LGBTIQ+) ... -
Erratum: Education hubs and private higher education expansion in small island developing states contexts : the case of Mauritius
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: This article is located in the context of governments of small island developing states supporting education hubs in collaboration with local and global partners. Whilst current literature on the development ...
