Study South Africa
- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Jooste, Nico
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/64952 , vital:28639 , ISBN 9780620512244
- Description: [Extract from article by Ms Merle Hodges]: Over the past year there have been numerous conferences dealing with one general topic. How is it possible for higher education, globally, to produce the same quality in its graduates, research and community outreach when the financial resources entering into the system are radically declining? The conclusion is overwhelmingly despondent. ‘Universities have to do more with less, academics and academic research will increasingly be pressurised by lower salaries internally and career temptations from the corporate world – the impact of which is the greater commodification of universities, and the inevitable decline in academic freedom.’ This global negativity is predicated on inter–related factors. The first, the long tail of the economic recession, is continuing to bite all sectors and higher education is no exception. Secondly, higher education is a little like marketing – when the pressure is on government, sectors like higher education are de–prioritised. In light of this, the position of internationalisation in higher education might seem to fade into the background. Interestingly, the inverse is true. While the zeitgeist of higher education generally appears dismal, the prospects of internationalisation appear rosy in comparison. I believe this is true because of two overlapping issues. Firstly, students are not going to give up on university because of a lingering economic downturn. What they are doing, however, is deciding to travel and study at destinations that would have been perceived as implausible a few years ago. Venezuela, Chile, South Korea and South Africa are all drawing US students more than ever before. This is partly because, I sense, the quality of qualifications is achieving parity across the globe; and also, because students who are prepared to travel realise that cultural specificity – the ability to learn new and unique aspects of a different culture while gaining the same core ingredients of a degree – sets it apart from the degree gained locally. A one semester course in Russian anthropology might appear entirely redundant when applying for a job. However, the very interconnectedness of global business means not only that the course is never a waste of time, but that it might mean the difference between landing a contract and failing to do so. The international student has the benefit of developing in ways that traditional (home-grown) higher education may not yet fully understand. Secondly, development in South Africa at least, has an additional meaning. Our universities are not only focused on developing graduates for multicultural or global competitiveness. Over the past five or so years our universities have been focused on development of the country itself. As an emerging power, the impetus has been on creating universities that address the fundamental needs of the people. Poverty, HIV, sustainability and innovative solutions to global problems are the very sap of South African universities in the 21st Century. How to create a sustainable environment, how to preserve marine and wildlife, how to create jobs, reduce poverty, and maximise innovation – these are the concerns that are preoccupying the minds of the country’s best academics. , 11th Edition
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- Date Issued: 2011
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/64952 , vital:28639 , ISBN 9780620512244
- Description: [Extract from article by Ms Merle Hodges]: Over the past year there have been numerous conferences dealing with one general topic. How is it possible for higher education, globally, to produce the same quality in its graduates, research and community outreach when the financial resources entering into the system are radically declining? The conclusion is overwhelmingly despondent. ‘Universities have to do more with less, academics and academic research will increasingly be pressurised by lower salaries internally and career temptations from the corporate world – the impact of which is the greater commodification of universities, and the inevitable decline in academic freedom.’ This global negativity is predicated on inter–related factors. The first, the long tail of the economic recession, is continuing to bite all sectors and higher education is no exception. Secondly, higher education is a little like marketing – when the pressure is on government, sectors like higher education are de–prioritised. In light of this, the position of internationalisation in higher education might seem to fade into the background. Interestingly, the inverse is true. While the zeitgeist of higher education generally appears dismal, the prospects of internationalisation appear rosy in comparison. I believe this is true because of two overlapping issues. Firstly, students are not going to give up on university because of a lingering economic downturn. What they are doing, however, is deciding to travel and study at destinations that would have been perceived as implausible a few years ago. Venezuela, Chile, South Korea and South Africa are all drawing US students more than ever before. This is partly because, I sense, the quality of qualifications is achieving parity across the globe; and also, because students who are prepared to travel realise that cultural specificity – the ability to learn new and unique aspects of a different culture while gaining the same core ingredients of a degree – sets it apart from the degree gained locally. A one semester course in Russian anthropology might appear entirely redundant when applying for a job. However, the very interconnectedness of global business means not only that the course is never a waste of time, but that it might mean the difference between landing a contract and failing to do so. The international student has the benefit of developing in ways that traditional (home-grown) higher education may not yet fully understand. Secondly, development in South Africa at least, has an additional meaning. Our universities are not only focused on developing graduates for multicultural or global competitiveness. Over the past five or so years our universities have been focused on development of the country itself. As an emerging power, the impetus has been on creating universities that address the fundamental needs of the people. Poverty, HIV, sustainability and innovative solutions to global problems are the very sap of South African universities in the 21st Century. How to create a sustainable environment, how to preserve marine and wildlife, how to create jobs, reduce poverty, and maximise innovation – these are the concerns that are preoccupying the minds of the country’s best academics. , 11th Edition
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- Date Issued: 2011
Know your rights! A basic guide for domestic workers in South Africa
- Labour Research Service (LRS)
- Authors: Labour Research Service (LRS)
- Date: 2010-06
- Subjects: Household employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Africa , Household employees -- Employment -- South Africa , Labour contract -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: book , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60041 , vital:27725
- Description: The demand for domestic services has increased globally during the last two decades and today domestic workers constitute a large portion of the workforce, especially in developing countries. Yet domestic work is undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers are underpaid and unprotected. This has been recognised by international organisations, such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The struggle of domestic workers has lead to improvements to their rights and conditions in many countries. Yet working conditions and wages remain poor in many countries, including South Africa. This booklet sheds light on this problem. There are 888 000 domestic workers in South Africa, which accounts for 7% of total formal employment (Labour Force Survey, May 2010). The vast majority of these workers do not belong to a trade union and do not partake in collective bargaining or are unaware of their rights to bargain and to join trade unions. The South African Domestic Services and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) is a trade union for domestic workers in South Africa and campaigns for the improvement of rights and conditions of domestic workers. It recognises that it is not as powerful as it could be and it would have a bigger influence on the legislating authorities if there were more members which were strongly organised. There are numerous difficulties to organise domestic workers, some are related to the education level of the workers and some lies within the nature of the work (many are live-in workers and therefore have no contact with other domestic workers as a natural part of their work). However, SADSAWU has over many years built up a lot of experience and developed a solid vision to build a strong domestic workers movement, and is therefore well placed to fight these difficulties. This booklet also serves as an organising tool for domestic workers. The aim is to raise awareness of the rights of domestic workers and to encourage workers to organise.
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- Date Issued: 2010-06
- Authors: Labour Research Service (LRS)
- Date: 2010-06
- Subjects: Household employees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- South Africa , Household employees -- Employment -- South Africa , Labour contract -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: book , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60041 , vital:27725
- Description: The demand for domestic services has increased globally during the last two decades and today domestic workers constitute a large portion of the workforce, especially in developing countries. Yet domestic work is undervalued and poorly regulated, and many domestic workers are underpaid and unprotected. This has been recognised by international organisations, such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The struggle of domestic workers has lead to improvements to their rights and conditions in many countries. Yet working conditions and wages remain poor in many countries, including South Africa. This booklet sheds light on this problem. There are 888 000 domestic workers in South Africa, which accounts for 7% of total formal employment (Labour Force Survey, May 2010). The vast majority of these workers do not belong to a trade union and do not partake in collective bargaining or are unaware of their rights to bargain and to join trade unions. The South African Domestic Services and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU) is a trade union for domestic workers in South Africa and campaigns for the improvement of rights and conditions of domestic workers. It recognises that it is not as powerful as it could be and it would have a bigger influence on the legislating authorities if there were more members which were strongly organised. There are numerous difficulties to organise domestic workers, some are related to the education level of the workers and some lies within the nature of the work (many are live-in workers and therefore have no contact with other domestic workers as a natural part of their work). However, SADSAWU has over many years built up a lot of experience and developed a solid vision to build a strong domestic workers movement, and is therefore well placed to fight these difficulties. This booklet also serves as an organising tool for domestic workers. The aim is to raise awareness of the rights of domestic workers and to encourage workers to organise.
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- Date Issued: 2010-06
Born-frees and worn trees: home grown medicinal plants and poverty
- Husselman, Madeleen, Cocks, Michelle L
- Authors: Husselman, Madeleen , Cocks, Michelle L
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141464 , vital:37974 , ISBN 9781136886072 , DOI: 10.4324/9780203839645-19
- Description: Despite the widespread use of modern medicines, the parallel role of traditional medicine remains popular in both rural and urban areas and among both wealthy and poor African communities in South Africa. A substantial body of literature exists which documents some of the salient characteristics of the trade and use of traditional medicines (Ngubane 1977; Cocks and Wiersum 2002; Cocks and Møller 2002; Cocks and Dold 2006). Mander (1998) estimated that 27 million people used indigenous medicine in South Africa in a decade. The use and trade of plants for medicine is no longer confined to traditional healers but has entered both the informal and formal sectors of the South African economy (Dauskardt 1990, 1991; Cocks and Dold 2000), resulting in an increase in the number of herbal gatherers and traders (Dold and Cocks 2002). The largely informal trade in traditional medicines forms part of multi-million rand ‘hidden economy’ in southern Africa, and it is now bigger than at any time in the past. It is certainly one of the most complex resource management issues facing conservation agencies, healthcare professionals and resource users in South Africa today (Cunningham 1997). Research points towards a trend of increasing harvesting pressures on traditional supply areas linked to a growing shortage in supply of popular medicinal plant species (Williams et al. 1997, 2000; Mander 1998; Dold and Cocks 2002).
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Husselman, Madeleen , Cocks, Michelle L
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141464 , vital:37974 , ISBN 9781136886072 , DOI: 10.4324/9780203839645-19
- Description: Despite the widespread use of modern medicines, the parallel role of traditional medicine remains popular in both rural and urban areas and among both wealthy and poor African communities in South Africa. A substantial body of literature exists which documents some of the salient characteristics of the trade and use of traditional medicines (Ngubane 1977; Cocks and Wiersum 2002; Cocks and Møller 2002; Cocks and Dold 2006). Mander (1998) estimated that 27 million people used indigenous medicine in South Africa in a decade. The use and trade of plants for medicine is no longer confined to traditional healers but has entered both the informal and formal sectors of the South African economy (Dauskardt 1990, 1991; Cocks and Dold 2000), resulting in an increase in the number of herbal gatherers and traders (Dold and Cocks 2002). The largely informal trade in traditional medicines forms part of multi-million rand ‘hidden economy’ in southern Africa, and it is now bigger than at any time in the past. It is certainly one of the most complex resource management issues facing conservation agencies, healthcare professionals and resource users in South Africa today (Cunningham 1997). Research points towards a trend of increasing harvesting pressures on traditional supply areas linked to a growing shortage in supply of popular medicinal plant species (Williams et al. 1997, 2000; Mander 1998; Dold and Cocks 2002).
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- Date Issued: 2010
Cultivation of medicinal plants as a tool for biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation in the Amatola region, South Africa:
- Wiersum, K Freerk, Dold, Anthony P, Husselman, Madeleen, Cocks, Michelle L
- Authors: Wiersum, K Freerk , Dold, Anthony P , Husselman, Madeleen , Cocks, Michelle L
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141489 , vital:37979 , ISBN 9781402054488 , https://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/issue/view/232
- Description: This paper describes the assumptions and results of a study to assess whether cultivation of medicinal plants can serve as a tool for combined biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation. The study was carried out in the Amatola region of Eastern Cape, South Africa, where sustained beliefs in medicinal plant use, also under non-traditional conditions, has resulted in an increase in commercial demands. It was based on the assumption of poverty alleviation not only referring to an increase in income and labour, but also an increase in social capital and human dignity. The study assessed the local perceptions of the use and cultivation of medicinal plants and the need for conservation of these plants, as well as the features of already ongoing cultivation practices and options for increased cultivation. It consisted of participatory assessments in three villages involving around 250 persons and participatory trials with 14 rural women selling medicinal plants on urban markets. The study indicated that the growing demand for medicinal plants is related to the great cultural significance attached to medicinal plants.
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- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Wiersum, K Freerk , Dold, Anthony P , Husselman, Madeleen , Cocks, Michelle L
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141489 , vital:37979 , ISBN 9781402054488 , https://library.wur.nl/ojs/index.php/frontis/issue/view/232
- Description: This paper describes the assumptions and results of a study to assess whether cultivation of medicinal plants can serve as a tool for combined biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation. The study was carried out in the Amatola region of Eastern Cape, South Africa, where sustained beliefs in medicinal plant use, also under non-traditional conditions, has resulted in an increase in commercial demands. It was based on the assumption of poverty alleviation not only referring to an increase in income and labour, but also an increase in social capital and human dignity. The study assessed the local perceptions of the use and cultivation of medicinal plants and the need for conservation of these plants, as well as the features of already ongoing cultivation practices and options for increased cultivation. It consisted of participatory assessments in three villages involving around 250 persons and participatory trials with 14 rural women selling medicinal plants on urban markets. The study indicated that the growing demand for medicinal plants is related to the great cultural significance attached to medicinal plants.
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- Date Issued: 2010
Global Climate Change, Adaptation and Abatement in a Context of Risk and Vulnerability
- Lotz-Sisitka, Heila, Le Grange, Lesley
- Authors: Lotz-Sisitka, Heila , Le Grange, Lesley
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/437338 , vital:73371 , ISBN 9780826440655 , https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/climate-change-and-philosophy-9780826440655/
- Description: Climate Change and Philosophy presents ten original es-says by an international team of expert contributors, ex-ploring the important contribution philosophical inquiry can make to contemporary debates to do with climate change and the global environment. Examining this hugely topical issue through the lens of environmental philosophy, political theory, philosophy of technology, philosophy of education and feminist theory, these es-says interrogate some of the presumptions that inform modernity and our interaction with natural processes. The book asks fundamental questions about human na-ture and, more importantly, the concept of 'nature' itself. The conceptual frameworks presented here contribute to an understanding of the processes of change, of social transformation, and the means of adapting to the con-straints that problems such as climate change pose. The book proposes a way of beginning the important task of rethinking the relationship between humanity and the natural environment. Through enquiry into the basic philosophical principles that inform modern society, each author asserts that reflection informs change and that change is both required and possible in the context of the environmental crisis facing us today.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Lotz-Sisitka, Heila , Le Grange, Lesley
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/437338 , vital:73371 , ISBN 9780826440655 , https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/climate-change-and-philosophy-9780826440655/
- Description: Climate Change and Philosophy presents ten original es-says by an international team of expert contributors, ex-ploring the important contribution philosophical inquiry can make to contemporary debates to do with climate change and the global environment. Examining this hugely topical issue through the lens of environmental philosophy, political theory, philosophy of technology, philosophy of education and feminist theory, these es-says interrogate some of the presumptions that inform modernity and our interaction with natural processes. The book asks fundamental questions about human na-ture and, more importantly, the concept of 'nature' itself. The conceptual frameworks presented here contribute to an understanding of the processes of change, of social transformation, and the means of adapting to the con-straints that problems such as climate change pose. The book proposes a way of beginning the important task of rethinking the relationship between humanity and the natural environment. Through enquiry into the basic philosophical principles that inform modern society, each author asserts that reflection informs change and that change is both required and possible in the context of the environmental crisis facing us today.
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- Date Issued: 2010
Kileleshwa: A tale of love, betrayal and corruption in Kenya
- Authors: Juma, Laurence
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/129196 , vital:36243 , ISBN 9789956616350 , http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/kileleshwa-a-tale-of-love-betrayal-and-corruption-in-kenya
- Description: When Sembe discovers that Amu, her husband of fifteen years, is having an affair with another woman, she moves out of the matrimonial home, but is persuaded to return by relatives and friends. However, a few months later, when Amu comes home to reveal that his mistress is pregnant with his child, everything crumbles. Kileleshwa is a tale of love, betrayal and corruption, set on a background of ethnic incongruity, political uncertainty and very difficult economic times.
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- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Juma, Laurence
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/129196 , vital:36243 , ISBN 9789956616350 , http://www.africanbookscollective.com/books/kileleshwa-a-tale-of-love-betrayal-and-corruption-in-kenya
- Description: When Sembe discovers that Amu, her husband of fifteen years, is having an affair with another woman, she moves out of the matrimonial home, but is persuaded to return by relatives and friends. However, a few months later, when Amu comes home to reveal that his mistress is pregnant with his child, everything crumbles. Kileleshwa is a tale of love, betrayal and corruption, set on a background of ethnic incongruity, political uncertainty and very difficult economic times.
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- Date Issued: 2010
New Possibilities for Mediation in Society: How is Environmental Education Research Responding?
- O’Donoghue, Rob B, Lotz-Sisitka, Heila
- Authors: O’Donoghue, Rob B , Lotz-Sisitka, Heila
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/437354 , vital:73372 , ISBN 978-9460911590 , https://brill.com/display/title/36964?rskey=xymnmAandresult=1
- Description: African universities have, since their inception in the colonial era, been governed by a colonial framing of research agendas and modernist trajectories. Keeley and Scoones (2003), for example, explain how agronomy in the French colonies in Afri-ca was shaped by the ‘particular form of science’that arrived in Mali as the French set about expanding the production of cot-ton. French scientific research, at the time (in the post World War 1 period) emphasized the economic development of the colonies, which introduced scientific ways of improving the par-ticular production of cash crops, dealing with pests and improv-ing varieties, locating early university-based research in pat-terns of bureaucratic and state formation. Expatriate research-ers from universities in France, England and Belgium were brought to the colonies to set the agenda for research, as most of the colonial universities offered research and teaching pro-grammes that were accredited by universities in the ‘mother country’. While the number of expatriate researchers working in African universities may have declined in recent years, with the emphasis now on short-term consultancies (from the ‘donor country’), funding and technical inputs from mother and donor countries continues to shape research. What is of note here is how research agendas are coupled with particular research conventions and processes of administrative and social organ-ization1 that are seldom explicit..
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: O’Donoghue, Rob B , Lotz-Sisitka, Heila
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: To be catalogued
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/437354 , vital:73372 , ISBN 978-9460911590 , https://brill.com/display/title/36964?rskey=xymnmAandresult=1
- Description: African universities have, since their inception in the colonial era, been governed by a colonial framing of research agendas and modernist trajectories. Keeley and Scoones (2003), for example, explain how agronomy in the French colonies in Afri-ca was shaped by the ‘particular form of science’that arrived in Mali as the French set about expanding the production of cot-ton. French scientific research, at the time (in the post World War 1 period) emphasized the economic development of the colonies, which introduced scientific ways of improving the par-ticular production of cash crops, dealing with pests and improv-ing varieties, locating early university-based research in pat-terns of bureaucratic and state formation. Expatriate research-ers from universities in France, England and Belgium were brought to the colonies to set the agenda for research, as most of the colonial universities offered research and teaching pro-grammes that were accredited by universities in the ‘mother country’. While the number of expatriate researchers working in African universities may have declined in recent years, with the emphasis now on short-term consultancies (from the ‘donor country’), funding and technical inputs from mother and donor countries continues to shape research. What is of note here is how research agendas are coupled with particular research conventions and processes of administrative and social organ-ization1 that are seldom explicit..
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- Date Issued: 2010
Study South Africa
- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Jooste, Nico
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/64963 , vital:28640 , ISBN 9780620482172
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education and Training, Hon. Dr BE Nzimande]: The 10th Edition focuses on the highly relevant issue of ‘Higher Education Internationalisation in the Development of Africa’. The internationalisation of higher education is of great importance for the continent, if Africa wants to be able to compete and participate in a global context. Currently, there are only three African institutions in the Top 500 of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities and all of these are in South Africa. Similarly, one South African institution appears in the Top 200 of the Times Higher Education World Ranking and no other African universities are represented. Despite being cautious about the methodology used to derive rankings, our aim in higher education should be to actively compete internationally and, more importantly, to serve the developmental challenges of Africa. It is imperative that Africa engages internationally and participates in the development of humanity’s knowledge. Research outputs and publications are particularly low on the continent, and African universities need to develop their research capabilities and direct resources to this important function. It is particularly important that research, which affects Africa and its development, is conducted on a large scale on the continent, supported by collaborative work and partnerships, rather than being carried out predominantly in other countries. The time has come for the tide to change and for our researchers and academics to focus on research opportunities presented on the continent. This is an important step for Africa to take if it is to deal effectively with the problems it faces and take its place in the international arena. One way to increase and develop knowledge outputs is through collaboration. An important opportunity for South African universities is the Erasmus Mundus Programme funded through the European Union (EU). This programme encourages collaboration between South African and European universities and provides resources for the exchange of staff and students within specific research programmes. It is also important for Africa to develop the research collaboration within the continent and with other developing and developed countries. In this regard, the Intra-ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) Scheme is of great importance. This initiative by the African Union (AU), working in collaboration with the EU, provides the opportunity for academic staff and student exchanges between universities in these regions. Intra-African exchanges are of particular importance in developing the continent’s capacity. Through such programmes African universities can work together to develop research and participate in the knowledge economy. We should also not ignore the challenges faced in improving the quality of teaching and learning in African universities, including many in South Africa. If sufficient attention and resources are not directed to improving these most basic activities of higher education, we will not only fail to meet the continent’s human resource development needs, but we will fail to establish the basis for future research advancement. Student mobility is very much a part of our fabric and provides the necessary intellectual stimulation, which is an essential part of student life. The number of African students from outside South Africa studying at South African institutions is growing annually, as is the number of non-African students. The networks established through such internationalisation are invaluable. There are also large numbers of our own students who, through universities’ reciprocal agreements, are studying abroad. The information provided in this publication provides a valuable opportunity to showcase our higher education sector and goes a long way to providing the necessary facts to encourage such student mobility. , 10th Edition
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- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/64963 , vital:28640 , ISBN 9780620482172
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education and Training, Hon. Dr BE Nzimande]: The 10th Edition focuses on the highly relevant issue of ‘Higher Education Internationalisation in the Development of Africa’. The internationalisation of higher education is of great importance for the continent, if Africa wants to be able to compete and participate in a global context. Currently, there are only three African institutions in the Top 500 of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities and all of these are in South Africa. Similarly, one South African institution appears in the Top 200 of the Times Higher Education World Ranking and no other African universities are represented. Despite being cautious about the methodology used to derive rankings, our aim in higher education should be to actively compete internationally and, more importantly, to serve the developmental challenges of Africa. It is imperative that Africa engages internationally and participates in the development of humanity’s knowledge. Research outputs and publications are particularly low on the continent, and African universities need to develop their research capabilities and direct resources to this important function. It is particularly important that research, which affects Africa and its development, is conducted on a large scale on the continent, supported by collaborative work and partnerships, rather than being carried out predominantly in other countries. The time has come for the tide to change and for our researchers and academics to focus on research opportunities presented on the continent. This is an important step for Africa to take if it is to deal effectively with the problems it faces and take its place in the international arena. One way to increase and develop knowledge outputs is through collaboration. An important opportunity for South African universities is the Erasmus Mundus Programme funded through the European Union (EU). This programme encourages collaboration between South African and European universities and provides resources for the exchange of staff and students within specific research programmes. It is also important for Africa to develop the research collaboration within the continent and with other developing and developed countries. In this regard, the Intra-ACP (Africa-Caribbean-Pacific) Scheme is of great importance. This initiative by the African Union (AU), working in collaboration with the EU, provides the opportunity for academic staff and student exchanges between universities in these regions. Intra-African exchanges are of particular importance in developing the continent’s capacity. Through such programmes African universities can work together to develop research and participate in the knowledge economy. We should also not ignore the challenges faced in improving the quality of teaching and learning in African universities, including many in South Africa. If sufficient attention and resources are not directed to improving these most basic activities of higher education, we will not only fail to meet the continent’s human resource development needs, but we will fail to establish the basis for future research advancement. Student mobility is very much a part of our fabric and provides the necessary intellectual stimulation, which is an essential part of student life. The number of African students from outside South Africa studying at South African institutions is growing annually, as is the number of non-African students. The networks established through such internationalisation are invaluable. There are also large numbers of our own students who, through universities’ reciprocal agreements, are studying abroad. The information provided in this publication provides a valuable opportunity to showcase our higher education sector and goes a long way to providing the necessary facts to encourage such student mobility. , 10th Edition
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- Date Issued: 2010
The Fishes of Zimbabwe and their Biology
- Authors: Marshall, Brian
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: Estuarine fishes -- Zimbabwe , Estuarine fishes -- Africa, Southern , Fishes -- Africa, Southern -- Identification , Estuaries -- Africa, Southern
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167948 , vital:41524
- Description: The first comprehensive book on the fishes of Zimbabwe appeared in 1961 and was written by Rex Jubb. He followed it with a major treatise on the fishes of southern Africa published in 1967. These books were published at a time when interest in fishes – partly stimulated by the creation of Lake Kariba –was growing, and they were welcomed by anglers and scientists alike. Zimbabwean ichthyology progressed rapidly during the years following their publication and knowledge about our fishes grew steadily. New insights and understanding of their systematics led to numerous taxonomic revisions, bringing with them inevitable changes to their scientific names. At the same time increased collecting meant that new species were being added to the Zimbabwean list. By the early 1970s Jubb’s books had become outdated and there was a clear need for a new volume on the fishes of this country. The National Museums and Monuments met this need by publishing Graham Bell-Cross’ The Fishes of Rhodesia in 1976. This book was available at a remarkably low price and such was its popularity that it was soon out of print. It rapidly became outdated as well and was revised by John Minshull as the Fishes of Zimbabwe, published in 1988. This version had a number of new features such as the inclusion of exotic species and species discovered in the country since 1976, as well as name changes brought about by new developments in taxonomy. It, too, was available at a very low price and has proved to be very popular; the demand was so great that it was reprinted without alteration in the 1990s. By this time, however, it had also become outdated and there was a need for yet another revision, or for a completely new type of book. I have chosen the latter option in preparing this book, since there seemed little point in attempting to revise the earlier ones within their original format. I felt that it would not be desirable to produce another field guide type of book that would have to compete with Paul Skelton’s superb volume, A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa, first published in 1993, with a second edition eight years later. Instead, I decided that I should try to summarise the existing data about fishes in Zimbabwe. My dealings with students and inexperienced fish biologists has made it clear that many of them do not know what work has been done, or not done, on Zimbabwe’s fishes and they are not familiar with the literature. Much of it is, in any case, to be found in obscure publications that are not readily available in Zimbabwean libraries, which have declined in recent years and no longer subscribe to major international journals or even to local ones. This makes it very difficult to keep up with information or to track it down. I am aware, of course, that such a book will never be complete and may already be outdated at the time of its publication, but I hope that it will supply the basic background information for anyone interested in Zimbabwean fishes and provide a platform from which further studies can be launched. Wherever possible, I have used only data from Zimbabwe, although there may be an extensive literature from other countries for widespread or economically important species, such as Clarias gariepinus or Oreochromis mossambicus. This was a conscious decision because I wanted to summarise what is known about the fish in this country, so that other workers can assess what still needs to be done. Nevertheless, I have used some data from outside Zimbabwe, especially for fish from the upper Zambezi because of its relevance to our situation. As far as possible I have tried to use only published works as references, with the exception of university theses and some institutional reports, since most unpublished work is generally difficult to locate and ephemeral. The scientific names of fishes often change as systematic knowledge advances and the reader will note that there have been many changes since Bell-Cross & Minshull (1988) was published. Common names are a problem because of local variations and anglers in particular have various names (or nicknames) for popular angling species; I have used the standard names with these other names included in brackets where necessary.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Marshall, Brian
- Date: 2010
- Subjects: Estuarine fishes -- Zimbabwe , Estuarine fishes -- Africa, Southern , Fishes -- Africa, Southern -- Identification , Estuaries -- Africa, Southern
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/167948 , vital:41524
- Description: The first comprehensive book on the fishes of Zimbabwe appeared in 1961 and was written by Rex Jubb. He followed it with a major treatise on the fishes of southern Africa published in 1967. These books were published at a time when interest in fishes – partly stimulated by the creation of Lake Kariba –was growing, and they were welcomed by anglers and scientists alike. Zimbabwean ichthyology progressed rapidly during the years following their publication and knowledge about our fishes grew steadily. New insights and understanding of their systematics led to numerous taxonomic revisions, bringing with them inevitable changes to their scientific names. At the same time increased collecting meant that new species were being added to the Zimbabwean list. By the early 1970s Jubb’s books had become outdated and there was a clear need for a new volume on the fishes of this country. The National Museums and Monuments met this need by publishing Graham Bell-Cross’ The Fishes of Rhodesia in 1976. This book was available at a remarkably low price and such was its popularity that it was soon out of print. It rapidly became outdated as well and was revised by John Minshull as the Fishes of Zimbabwe, published in 1988. This version had a number of new features such as the inclusion of exotic species and species discovered in the country since 1976, as well as name changes brought about by new developments in taxonomy. It, too, was available at a very low price and has proved to be very popular; the demand was so great that it was reprinted without alteration in the 1990s. By this time, however, it had also become outdated and there was a need for yet another revision, or for a completely new type of book. I have chosen the latter option in preparing this book, since there seemed little point in attempting to revise the earlier ones within their original format. I felt that it would not be desirable to produce another field guide type of book that would have to compete with Paul Skelton’s superb volume, A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa, first published in 1993, with a second edition eight years later. Instead, I decided that I should try to summarise the existing data about fishes in Zimbabwe. My dealings with students and inexperienced fish biologists has made it clear that many of them do not know what work has been done, or not done, on Zimbabwe’s fishes and they are not familiar with the literature. Much of it is, in any case, to be found in obscure publications that are not readily available in Zimbabwean libraries, which have declined in recent years and no longer subscribe to major international journals or even to local ones. This makes it very difficult to keep up with information or to track it down. I am aware, of course, that such a book will never be complete and may already be outdated at the time of its publication, but I hope that it will supply the basic background information for anyone interested in Zimbabwean fishes and provide a platform from which further studies can be launched. Wherever possible, I have used only data from Zimbabwe, although there may be an extensive literature from other countries for widespread or economically important species, such as Clarias gariepinus or Oreochromis mossambicus. This was a conscious decision because I wanted to summarise what is known about the fish in this country, so that other workers can assess what still needs to be done. Nevertheless, I have used some data from outside Zimbabwe, especially for fish from the upper Zambezi because of its relevance to our situation. As far as possible I have tried to use only published works as references, with the exception of university theses and some institutional reports, since most unpublished work is generally difficult to locate and ephemeral. The scientific names of fishes often change as systematic knowledge advances and the reader will note that there have been many changes since Bell-Cross & Minshull (1988) was published. Common names are a problem because of local variations and anglers in particular have various names (or nicknames) for popular angling species; I have used the standard names with these other names included in brackets where necessary.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010
What is biocultural diversity?: a theoretical review
- Authors: Cocks, Michelle L
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141475 , vital:37975 , ISBN 9781441957009 , DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5701-6_5
- Description: Over the past decade, scholars from various fields have increasingly emphasized the detrimental effects of global socioeconomic processes on biodiversity. The industrial revolution, the demographic explosion of Homo sapiens, and the rise of the global exchange economy are all implicated as major factors that influence the loss of species diversity. From the late 1980s onward, biosystematics and conservation biology have successfully brought this concern to the attention of the public. Biodiversity is increasingly recognized as an essential resource on which families, communities, and nations depend. Biologists, ecologists, and conservationists have further recognized that solutions to biological problems lie in the mechanisms of social, cultural, and economic systems, which has led to attempts to place a monetary value on species and ecosystems to calculate the cost of using and conserving biodiversity.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010
- Authors: Cocks, Michelle L
- Date: 2010
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/141475 , vital:37975 , ISBN 9781441957009 , DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5701-6_5
- Description: Over the past decade, scholars from various fields have increasingly emphasized the detrimental effects of global socioeconomic processes on biodiversity. The industrial revolution, the demographic explosion of Homo sapiens, and the rise of the global exchange economy are all implicated as major factors that influence the loss of species diversity. From the late 1980s onward, biosystematics and conservation biology have successfully brought this concern to the attention of the public. Biodiversity is increasingly recognized as an essential resource on which families, communities, and nations depend. Biologists, ecologists, and conservationists have further recognized that solutions to biological problems lie in the mechanisms of social, cultural, and economic systems, which has led to attempts to place a monetary value on species and ecosystems to calculate the cost of using and conserving biodiversity.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2010
Study South Africa
- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Jooste, Nico
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/64983 , vital:28642 , ISBN 9780620448161
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education and Training, Hon. Dr BE Nzimande]: It gives me pleasure to provide support to the International Education Association of South Africa’s (IEASA) 9th edition of the Study South Africa publication. The focus of this edition, which is Higher Education and Development in South Africa, is most appropriate today as South Africa continuously strives to ensure that higher education remains relevant and responsive to the developmental needs of the country. To this end, we always have to bear in mind that South Africa is a developing country, and as such still confronts challenges such as poverty and under-development. These challenges are characteristic of most developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, our higher education sector, through its core functions of teaching, research, and community engagement, should seek to address these issues especially as they affect the poor and other vulnerable members of our society. Since we became a democratic state in 1994, South Africa has gone a long way to transform and restructure our higher education system to ensure amongst others equity with regard to the demographics of our staff and student population. The gender and racial profile of our students has improved significantly over the years to the extent that we now have black and female students constituting the majority at our institutions, especially at undergraduate level. It is also pleasing to note that our institutions enjoy good international standing. South African researchers and institutions continue to engage in research collaborations with their peers and counterparts around the world, and thus, are integral parts of research programmes and networks. With respect to student mobility, our higher education institutions continue to attract large numbers of international students, particularly from other parts of Africa. In 2007 the number of international students enrolled at our institutions was counted at 59 209, a significant increase from 44 439 in 2000. About 85% of these students originate from the African continent, more specifically the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Several factors account for the increase in the number of international students coming to South Africa. These include the country’s natural and ecological resources, rich and diverse cultural heritage, and the stable socio-political conditions. The consistent growth in the number of international students seeking to study in South Africa is a positive affirmation on the quality of the country’s institutions and the international reputation of their academics and qualifications. As a country, we see this growth as a positive development as it provides us with the opportunity not only to impart or relate our experiences, but also, to learn from others, and by so doing further enhance the international standing of our higher education system. , 9th Edition
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/64983 , vital:28642 , ISBN 9780620448161
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education and Training, Hon. Dr BE Nzimande]: It gives me pleasure to provide support to the International Education Association of South Africa’s (IEASA) 9th edition of the Study South Africa publication. The focus of this edition, which is Higher Education and Development in South Africa, is most appropriate today as South Africa continuously strives to ensure that higher education remains relevant and responsive to the developmental needs of the country. To this end, we always have to bear in mind that South Africa is a developing country, and as such still confronts challenges such as poverty and under-development. These challenges are characteristic of most developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, our higher education sector, through its core functions of teaching, research, and community engagement, should seek to address these issues especially as they affect the poor and other vulnerable members of our society. Since we became a democratic state in 1994, South Africa has gone a long way to transform and restructure our higher education system to ensure amongst others equity with regard to the demographics of our staff and student population. The gender and racial profile of our students has improved significantly over the years to the extent that we now have black and female students constituting the majority at our institutions, especially at undergraduate level. It is also pleasing to note that our institutions enjoy good international standing. South African researchers and institutions continue to engage in research collaborations with their peers and counterparts around the world, and thus, are integral parts of research programmes and networks. With respect to student mobility, our higher education institutions continue to attract large numbers of international students, particularly from other parts of Africa. In 2007 the number of international students enrolled at our institutions was counted at 59 209, a significant increase from 44 439 in 2000. About 85% of these students originate from the African continent, more specifically the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. Several factors account for the increase in the number of international students coming to South Africa. These include the country’s natural and ecological resources, rich and diverse cultural heritage, and the stable socio-political conditions. The consistent growth in the number of international students seeking to study in South Africa is a positive affirmation on the quality of the country’s institutions and the international reputation of their academics and qualifications. As a country, we see this growth as a positive development as it provides us with the opportunity not only to impart or relate our experiences, but also, to learn from others, and by so doing further enhance the international standing of our higher education system. , 9th Edition
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009
Tributes to Comrade Richard Owen Dudley
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: South Africa -- Politics and government , Government, Resistance to -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/36936 , vital:34067 , Bulk File 7
- Description: This is one of many individual publications put out by the New Unity Movement and consists of a number of tributes to Richard Owen Dudley.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: South Africa -- Politics and government , Government, Resistance to -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/36936 , vital:34067 , Bulk File 7
- Description: This is one of many individual publications put out by the New Unity Movement and consists of a number of tributes to Richard Owen Dudley.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2009
Using pictograms in a patient information leaflet to communicate antiretroviral medicines information to HIV/AIDS patients in rural South Africa:
- Authors: Dowse, Roslind
- Date: 2009
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156817 , vital:40053 , ISBN
- Description: The objectives were to design a simple, illustrated patient information leaflet for the antiretroviral regimen of stavudine, lamivudine and efavirenz and to evaluate its readability and acceptability in the local Xhosa population. In order to achieve this, a further objective was to design and evaluate illustrations to include in the patient information leaflet which were culturally acceptable and well interpreted. Illustrations or pictograms were designed to illustrate selected instructions appearing in the patient information leaflet and were individually tested in 30 Xhosa participants who had a maximum of 8 years of formal schooling. Results were used to improve the pictograms for inclusion in the patient information leaflet. The patient information leaflet was designed and tested in sixty Xhosa participants with varied levels of education who had stated they could read. Demographic data were collected and they were then asked to read the patient information leaflet, available in both English and isiXhosa, and a series of questions was asked to assess its comprehension and acceptability. The overall average rate of understanding was 95. Six of the 20 questions were located and understood by all participants, and only two questions resulted in less than an 85 correct response. Physical appearance and quantity of information were highly rated and all participants were enthusiastic about the inclusion of pictograms.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009
- Authors: Dowse, Roslind
- Date: 2009
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/156817 , vital:40053 , ISBN
- Description: The objectives were to design a simple, illustrated patient information leaflet for the antiretroviral regimen of stavudine, lamivudine and efavirenz and to evaluate its readability and acceptability in the local Xhosa population. In order to achieve this, a further objective was to design and evaluate illustrations to include in the patient information leaflet which were culturally acceptable and well interpreted. Illustrations or pictograms were designed to illustrate selected instructions appearing in the patient information leaflet and were individually tested in 30 Xhosa participants who had a maximum of 8 years of formal schooling. Results were used to improve the pictograms for inclusion in the patient information leaflet. The patient information leaflet was designed and tested in sixty Xhosa participants with varied levels of education who had stated they could read. Demographic data were collected and they were then asked to read the patient information leaflet, available in both English and isiXhosa, and a series of questions was asked to assess its comprehension and acceptability. The overall average rate of understanding was 95. Six of the 20 questions were located and understood by all participants, and only two questions resulted in less than an 85 correct response. Physical appearance and quantity of information were highly rated and all participants were enthusiastic about the inclusion of pictograms.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009
Engendering childhood: concerning the content of South African Television content
- Boshoff, Priscilla A, Prinsloo, Jeanne
- Authors: Boshoff, Priscilla A , Prinsloo, Jeanne
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143560 , vital:38257 , ISBN , https://ischp.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/ischp_2015_abstract_booklet.pdf
- Description: The essays in this volume reflect a wide-range of issues and concerns related to children’s media culture in Africa. For example, several address the role of entertainment television in Addis Abba, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia and in the lives of Muslim children. Other essays introduce us to children-centered media from Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and the innovative programs of PLAN-International. In addition to entertainment media and children-centered media, media education and digital media literacy are also discussed.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Boshoff, Priscilla A , Prinsloo, Jeanne
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143560 , vital:38257 , ISBN , https://ischp.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/ischp_2015_abstract_booklet.pdf
- Description: The essays in this volume reflect a wide-range of issues and concerns related to children’s media culture in Africa. For example, several address the role of entertainment television in Addis Abba, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Zambia and in the lives of Muslim children. Other essays introduce us to children-centered media from Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, and the innovative programs of PLAN-International. In addition to entertainment media and children-centered media, media education and digital media literacy are also discussed.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
Gendering children's lives: TV fiction for South African kids
- Boshoff, Priscilla A, Prinsloo, Jeanne
- Authors: Boshoff, Priscilla A , Prinsloo, Jeanne
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: vital:38264 , ISBN 9780868104508 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2476
- Description: Gendering children's lives: TV fiction for South African kids
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Boshoff, Priscilla A , Prinsloo, Jeanne
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: vital:38264 , ISBN 9780868104508 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2476
- Description: Gendering children's lives: TV fiction for South African kids
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
Study South Africa
- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Higher Education South Africa (Organization), Kishun, Roshen
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Higher Education South Africa (Organization) , Kishun, Roshen
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65010 , vital:28653 , ISBN 9780620415521
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education, Hon. Naledi Pandor]: The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) has produced yet another magnificent publication on higher education in South Africa It is an excellent source of information for everyone interested in universities and research in this country. It is especially useful for international students who plan to study in South Africa, and for people involved in developing international programmes. The theme of this edition, “The role of internationalisation in South Africa’s knowledge environment, is opportune at this juncture. It provides role-players in higher education with the opportunity to examine critical issues such as the place, purposes, benefits and limitations of internationalisation in the sector and the contribution internationalisation makes to the knowledge economy of our country. To participate effectively in the knowledge economy, South Africa has to grow its research base. For this, we need a pool of vibrant young researchers. South Africa is able to provide opportunities for groundbreaking research, and internationalisation provides students, academics and researchers with prospects to broaden the scope of their research. Exchange programmes, bilateral research connections, collaborative partnerships and other international links lend themselves to pathways through which local and international staff and students can expand their horizons and skills. In this way internationalisation can assist South Africa in realising its objectives. The South African higher education sector has identified priority areas in which it needs to develop human capital. They include science, technology and engineering. We can use international programmes to accelerate our capacity building plans and in particular the training and development of postgraduate students. Through research collaborations, for example, postgraduate students can be jointly trained and co-supervised with partners. This has beneficial outcomes for students, research partners and academics, as well as for the system as a whole. Aside from benefiting from sending our students abroad, South Africa also gains by receiving foreign students. International students bring with them different viewpoints, technologies and skills, which assist in developing new perspectives and techniques in South Africa Furthermore, cultural interaction enhances our own students' experiences. By studying together students come to understand and accept cultural differences and are enriched. These interactions, in turn, build positive relations which have positive long term benefits in developing economic and social links between people and countries, and which will help overcome newly surfaced problems of xenophobia in South Africa South Africa is currently host to more than 60,000 international students and many academics. The greatest proportion of international students and academics are from Africa particularly from the Southern African Development Community. As a host country we ensure high quality courses at universities, in order for our qualifications to be recognisable worldwide. South African institutions produce professionals who are highly sought- after around the world. This publication supports South Africa's education sector by providing information and by publicising our institutions and the sector as a whole. I would like to thank IEASA for the important role it plays in higher education. , 8th Edition
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Higher Education South Africa (Organization) , Kishun, Roshen
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65010 , vital:28653 , ISBN 9780620415521
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education, Hon. Naledi Pandor]: The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) has produced yet another magnificent publication on higher education in South Africa It is an excellent source of information for everyone interested in universities and research in this country. It is especially useful for international students who plan to study in South Africa, and for people involved in developing international programmes. The theme of this edition, “The role of internationalisation in South Africa’s knowledge environment, is opportune at this juncture. It provides role-players in higher education with the opportunity to examine critical issues such as the place, purposes, benefits and limitations of internationalisation in the sector and the contribution internationalisation makes to the knowledge economy of our country. To participate effectively in the knowledge economy, South Africa has to grow its research base. For this, we need a pool of vibrant young researchers. South Africa is able to provide opportunities for groundbreaking research, and internationalisation provides students, academics and researchers with prospects to broaden the scope of their research. Exchange programmes, bilateral research connections, collaborative partnerships and other international links lend themselves to pathways through which local and international staff and students can expand their horizons and skills. In this way internationalisation can assist South Africa in realising its objectives. The South African higher education sector has identified priority areas in which it needs to develop human capital. They include science, technology and engineering. We can use international programmes to accelerate our capacity building plans and in particular the training and development of postgraduate students. Through research collaborations, for example, postgraduate students can be jointly trained and co-supervised with partners. This has beneficial outcomes for students, research partners and academics, as well as for the system as a whole. Aside from benefiting from sending our students abroad, South Africa also gains by receiving foreign students. International students bring with them different viewpoints, technologies and skills, which assist in developing new perspectives and techniques in South Africa Furthermore, cultural interaction enhances our own students' experiences. By studying together students come to understand and accept cultural differences and are enriched. These interactions, in turn, build positive relations which have positive long term benefits in developing economic and social links between people and countries, and which will help overcome newly surfaced problems of xenophobia in South Africa South Africa is currently host to more than 60,000 international students and many academics. The greatest proportion of international students and academics are from Africa particularly from the Southern African Development Community. As a host country we ensure high quality courses at universities, in order for our qualifications to be recognisable worldwide. South African institutions produce professionals who are highly sought- after around the world. This publication supports South Africa's education sector by providing information and by publicising our institutions and the sector as a whole. I would like to thank IEASA for the important role it plays in higher education. , 8th Edition
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
The African reception of global media:
- Strelitz, Larry N, Boshoff, Priscilla A
- Authors: Strelitz, Larry N , Boshoff, Priscilla A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143527 , vital:38254 , ISBN 9781473971752 , https://books.google.co.za/books?id=pfRcCwAAQBAJanddq=The+African+Reception+of+Global+Mediaandlr=andsource=gbs_navlinks_s
- Description: This chapter engages debates concerning the impact of global media on local youth audiences in Africa. Recognizing the profound rootedness of media consumption in everyday life, the chapter specifically examines the way selected South African youth audiences, differentially embedded in their particular economic and ideological formations, use local and global media texts as part of their ongoing attempts to make sense of their lives.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Strelitz, Larry N , Boshoff, Priscilla A
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/143527 , vital:38254 , ISBN 9781473971752 , https://books.google.co.za/books?id=pfRcCwAAQBAJanddq=The+African+Reception+of+Global+Mediaandlr=andsource=gbs_navlinks_s
- Description: This chapter engages debates concerning the impact of global media on local youth audiences in Africa. Recognizing the profound rootedness of media consumption in everyday life, the chapter specifically examines the way selected South African youth audiences, differentially embedded in their particular economic and ideological formations, use local and global media texts as part of their ongoing attempts to make sense of their lives.
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
WET-Origins: controls on the distribution and dynamics of wetlands in South Africa
- Ellery, William F N, Grenfell, Michael C, Grenfell, Suzanne E, Kotze, Donovan C, McCarthy, Terence, Tooth, Stephen, Grundling, Piet-Louis, Beckedahl, Heinz, Le Maitre, David C, Ramsay, Lisa F
- Authors: Ellery, William F N , Grenfell, Michael C , Grenfell, Suzanne E , Kotze, Donovan C , McCarthy, Terence , Tooth, Stephen , Grundling, Piet-Louis , Beckedahl, Heinz , Le Maitre, David C , Ramsay, Lisa F
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176598 , vital:40091 , ISBN 978-77005-633-6 , https://www.wrc.org.za/mdocs-posts/wetland-management-series-wet-origins-controls-on-the-distribution-and-dynamics-of-wetlands-in-south-africa/
- Description: The need for wetland rehabilitation in South Africa is compelling: loss and degradation of wetlands have been great and national policy and legislation provide clear direction and support for rehabilitation. However, rehabilitating wetlands is often complex because wetlands and their links with people are complex (e.g. through the ways that people use wetlands and the different benefits that people receive from the ecosystem services that wetlands supply).
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Ellery, William F N , Grenfell, Michael C , Grenfell, Suzanne E , Kotze, Donovan C , McCarthy, Terence , Tooth, Stephen , Grundling, Piet-Louis , Beckedahl, Heinz , Le Maitre, David C , Ramsay, Lisa F
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176598 , vital:40091 , ISBN 978-77005-633-6 , https://www.wrc.org.za/mdocs-posts/wetland-management-series-wet-origins-controls-on-the-distribution-and-dynamics-of-wetlands-in-south-africa/
- Description: The need for wetland rehabilitation in South Africa is compelling: loss and degradation of wetlands have been great and national policy and legislation provide clear direction and support for rehabilitation. However, rehabilitating wetlands is often complex because wetlands and their links with people are complex (e.g. through the ways that people use wetlands and the different benefits that people receive from the ecosystem services that wetlands supply).
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2008
10 Years of IEASA history
- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Jooste, Nico
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: International Education Association of South Africa -- History , Education, Higher -- South Africa , Education and globalization -- South Africa Student mobility -- Africa International education -- South Africa Education, Higher -- International cooperation , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65356 , vital:28752 , ISBN 1920176004
- Description: [Preface - Nico Jooste]: For more than ten years, we have been involved in implementing internationalisation of South African Higher Education. The we I am referring too, are those who are both visionaries and passionately dedicated to the process of internationalisation. A small group of South African Higher Education administrators, academics and senior managers involved themselves in the process of internationalisation of their institutions, and collectively the South African system. This process of internationalisation started as an uncoordinated response to the demands of a South African higher education system that was determined to break with the past, and re-connect with global higher education, it was left to a few dedicated visionaries to create the support structure that would not only assist the higher education institutions, but also the system. The other bodies that were supposed to pay attention to this very important aspect of Higher Education in the 21st century were too busy with other, equally important, matters. It became clear that the priorities of organisations like SAUVCA were not internationalisation, and IEASA was established as the vehicle to promote it. This story of IEASA needed to be told. This book is not aimed at IEASA members only, but also at the broader higher education public. This is the story of an organisation that touched all parts of South African Higher Education society as well as the broader society. It is partly the ‘corporate memory’ of Internationalisation, as well as a reflection on achievements. Ten years looked like a short period to reflect on an organisations history, I am however of the opinion that in a society that is changing so rapidly, we need to reflect more frequently on the past so that we can plan a better future. For any historian operating in the modem era of electronic communication, access to sources of information has become a major challenge. IEASA, Thilor Manikam in particular, needs to be commended for the accurate record keeping of events over the past ten years. Kirstin Nussgruber very diligently captured the efforts of the forces driving the establishment of IEASA for the first two years. This book was mainly based on evidence gathered from minutes, reports and letters that are in the possession of the IEASA Office. I also had the privilege, and advantage, to be a member of the Executive Committee for the past five years. This book cannot be the last word on IEASA, as it is only the view of a member. The bias is thus toward IEASA and focusses mainly on its achievements. Chapter 3 focusses mainly on the achievements of a voluntary organisation. The efforts over the ten years of three persons namely. Roshen Kishun as President, Derek Swemmer as Treasurer, and Thilor Manikam as the Administrator stood out, and was the stabilising factor during the foundation years. The role of Roshen Kishun in the publication of Study South African cannot be underestimated. Without his vision, drive and effort, this publication would not be preparing for the launch of the seventh edition. It is a unique source of information about South African Higher Education. Very few other systems, if any. produce such a publication. Although the author was requested by the IEASA Executive Committee to write this book, the views expressed in this publication is not the views of the Executive Committee, but that of the author.
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- Date Issued: 2007
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Jooste, Nico
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: International Education Association of South Africa -- History , Education, Higher -- South Africa , Education and globalization -- South Africa Student mobility -- Africa International education -- South Africa Education, Higher -- International cooperation , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65356 , vital:28752 , ISBN 1920176004
- Description: [Preface - Nico Jooste]: For more than ten years, we have been involved in implementing internationalisation of South African Higher Education. The we I am referring too, are those who are both visionaries and passionately dedicated to the process of internationalisation. A small group of South African Higher Education administrators, academics and senior managers involved themselves in the process of internationalisation of their institutions, and collectively the South African system. This process of internationalisation started as an uncoordinated response to the demands of a South African higher education system that was determined to break with the past, and re-connect with global higher education, it was left to a few dedicated visionaries to create the support structure that would not only assist the higher education institutions, but also the system. The other bodies that were supposed to pay attention to this very important aspect of Higher Education in the 21st century were too busy with other, equally important, matters. It became clear that the priorities of organisations like SAUVCA were not internationalisation, and IEASA was established as the vehicle to promote it. This story of IEASA needed to be told. This book is not aimed at IEASA members only, but also at the broader higher education public. This is the story of an organisation that touched all parts of South African Higher Education society as well as the broader society. It is partly the ‘corporate memory’ of Internationalisation, as well as a reflection on achievements. Ten years looked like a short period to reflect on an organisations history, I am however of the opinion that in a society that is changing so rapidly, we need to reflect more frequently on the past so that we can plan a better future. For any historian operating in the modem era of electronic communication, access to sources of information has become a major challenge. IEASA, Thilor Manikam in particular, needs to be commended for the accurate record keeping of events over the past ten years. Kirstin Nussgruber very diligently captured the efforts of the forces driving the establishment of IEASA for the first two years. This book was mainly based on evidence gathered from minutes, reports and letters that are in the possession of the IEASA Office. I also had the privilege, and advantage, to be a member of the Executive Committee for the past five years. This book cannot be the last word on IEASA, as it is only the view of a member. The bias is thus toward IEASA and focusses mainly on its achievements. Chapter 3 focusses mainly on the achievements of a voluntary organisation. The efforts over the ten years of three persons namely. Roshen Kishun as President, Derek Swemmer as Treasurer, and Thilor Manikam as the Administrator stood out, and was the stabilising factor during the foundation years. The role of Roshen Kishun in the publication of Study South African cannot be underestimated. Without his vision, drive and effort, this publication would not be preparing for the launch of the seventh edition. It is a unique source of information about South African Higher Education. Very few other systems, if any. produce such a publication. Although the author was requested by the IEASA Executive Committee to write this book, the views expressed in this publication is not the views of the Executive Committee, but that of the author.
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- Date Issued: 2007
Study South Africa
- International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), Higher Education South Africa (Organization), Kishun, Roshen
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Higher Education South Africa (Organization) , Kishun, Roshen
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65090 , vital:28685 , ISBN 9780620391634
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education, Hon. Naledi Pandor]: It gives me great pleasure to endorse the 7th edition of Study South Africa. The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) has once again produced a publication that provides valuable insights and information about South African public universities and their place in the global higher education arena I welcome this publication and congratulate IEASA for its hard work in promoting our higher education institutions internationally. Study South Africa gives a comprehensive picture of higher education in our country. At a glance, the enquirer is able to see all that South African higher education has to offer diversity in terms of institutions, the wide range of affordable courses on offer, the international acceptability of South African qualifications as well as the rich multi-cultural experiences of our campuses. In short, the Guide provides a summary of everything that will assist the potential student to actualise his or her full potential. South African higher education is founded on broad social values such as respect for human life and dignity, commitment to equality and human rights, respect for diversity and nonsexism. Our education system seeks to construct citizens who are conscious of these values and therefore aware of their responsibilities in life and in the lives of others. These values are reflected in the diverse offerings by institutions covered in the Guide. In addition, we have specific mechanisms in place to facilitate internationalisation, and our immigration policies have been relaxed to make it easier for international students, academics and other higher education staff to enter the country and stay for the duration of their planned activity. We also subsidise students from the continent in terms of our policy on the state subsidisation of foreign students at higher education institutions. South Africa shares the global concern about the digital and information divide. We are of the view that access to information is empowering and would therefore like to see as many citizens of our country and the continent connected with the rest of the world, both digitally and in terms of knowledge. By staying in touch with the rest of the world through information sharing and exchange programmes, we minimise this information gap. It is for this reason, therefore, that the work of IEASA in the form of this publication is applauded, because it seeks to promote such exchanges and information sharing. There is no question that through internationalisation we can impact on our political, economic, cultural and social transformation. We can also address our skills shortage, build research capacity, enrich curricula and enhance the student experience. Collectively higher education institutions in South Africa offer an impressive array of information and communication technologies, well stocked and interconnected libraries and some scholars who are among the best in the world, making the country a destination of choice for both Africans and students from abroad. We aspire to make all our international partners, students and staff feel at home and content with what our institutions offer them, pleasant living and study or work environments. We want them to be proud of their association with South African higher education and be ambassadors for the system once they leave South Africa. , 7th Edition
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2007
- Authors: International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) , Higher Education South Africa (Organization) , Kishun, Roshen
- Date: 2007
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa , Universities and colleges -- South Africa , Technical Institutes -- South Africa , Vocational guidance -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/65090 , vital:28685 , ISBN 9780620391634
- Description: [Extract from message from Minister of Higher Education, Hon. Naledi Pandor]: It gives me great pleasure to endorse the 7th edition of Study South Africa. The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) has once again produced a publication that provides valuable insights and information about South African public universities and their place in the global higher education arena I welcome this publication and congratulate IEASA for its hard work in promoting our higher education institutions internationally. Study South Africa gives a comprehensive picture of higher education in our country. At a glance, the enquirer is able to see all that South African higher education has to offer diversity in terms of institutions, the wide range of affordable courses on offer, the international acceptability of South African qualifications as well as the rich multi-cultural experiences of our campuses. In short, the Guide provides a summary of everything that will assist the potential student to actualise his or her full potential. South African higher education is founded on broad social values such as respect for human life and dignity, commitment to equality and human rights, respect for diversity and nonsexism. Our education system seeks to construct citizens who are conscious of these values and therefore aware of their responsibilities in life and in the lives of others. These values are reflected in the diverse offerings by institutions covered in the Guide. In addition, we have specific mechanisms in place to facilitate internationalisation, and our immigration policies have been relaxed to make it easier for international students, academics and other higher education staff to enter the country and stay for the duration of their planned activity. We also subsidise students from the continent in terms of our policy on the state subsidisation of foreign students at higher education institutions. South Africa shares the global concern about the digital and information divide. We are of the view that access to information is empowering and would therefore like to see as many citizens of our country and the continent connected with the rest of the world, both digitally and in terms of knowledge. By staying in touch with the rest of the world through information sharing and exchange programmes, we minimise this information gap. It is for this reason, therefore, that the work of IEASA in the form of this publication is applauded, because it seeks to promote such exchanges and information sharing. There is no question that through internationalisation we can impact on our political, economic, cultural and social transformation. We can also address our skills shortage, build research capacity, enrich curricula and enhance the student experience. Collectively higher education institutions in South Africa offer an impressive array of information and communication technologies, well stocked and interconnected libraries and some scholars who are among the best in the world, making the country a destination of choice for both Africans and students from abroad. We aspire to make all our international partners, students and staff feel at home and content with what our institutions offer them, pleasant living and study or work environments. We want them to be proud of their association with South African higher education and be ambassadors for the system once they leave South Africa. , 7th Edition
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- Date Issued: 2007