- Title
- Access to information on higher education as a barrier for rural learners of Tyolomnqa Village, Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Ntwasa, Simbongile
- Subject
- Information resources--South Africa--Eastern Cape Information services--South Africa--Eastern Cape Digital divide--South Africa
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- Rural Development
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/17149
- Identifier
- vital:40860
- Description
- Worldwide, there is a large body of research that convincingly demonstrates the benefits of Higher Education (HE) in the socio-economic status of individuals who have gone through and qualified with certificates, diplomas and degrees. But access to HE does not just benefit individuals, it also has benefits for communities or broader society (access to HE may benefit individual scholars, but can also benefit economically the entire families and poverty stricken communities such as those from Tsholomnqa village where this study was conducted). However, in South Africa, there is limited research that focuses on the importance of and challenges of access to HE as confronted by rural scholars. This research presents findings from a mixed method based study which sought to probe key issues relating to access to HE and challenges facing rural scholars regarding access to information on HE. The study involved as many as 209 Grade 12 learners from two high schools in the rural area of Tsholomnqa village in the Eastern Cape Province, a province associated with high levels of poverty, inequalities and unemployment in South Africa. The findings reveal that rural scholars about to qualify for university access information on HE information primarily from the internet. However, it was found that issues such as not having data or smartphones to search the internet and lack of support from their parents and teachers including universities affected their self-efficacy and self-esteem. The implications of these findings suggest that HE institutions must target and strengthen outreach and visibility in rural schools.
- Format
- 86 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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