This article presents the results of two recent empirical investigations at universities in South
Africa (University of Pretoria and University of South Africa) where an attempt was made to …

A successful transition from school to university is crucial to academic success-especially in
the first academic year. Various studies have, however, shown that students are increasingly …

The aim of the present study was twofold: firstly, to replicate another model proposing that
psychosocial factors, such as academic motivation, self-esteem, perceived stress, academic …

The post-apartheid government that came to power in 1994 inherited an inequitable and
unjust higher education system whose expression included preferential access to higher …

Orientation: The study was necessitated by the need to develop a generally accepted
performance measurement dimension framework for lecturers at universities. Research …

This study was based on the perceptions of lecturers and black CTA students at Unisa, a
South African distance education university regarding on factors that contribute to black …

Although student enrolment at South African universities has significantly increased over
recent years; student retention and graduation rates remain low, while student dropout rates …

The low enrolment and pass rate of black students motivated this study to explore how the
ecosystemic factors influenced black student teachers' perceptions and experiences of early …

This article presents the results of a recent investigation at the University of South Africa that
attempted to identify the post-enrolment factors that lecturers and students see as having …

This article reports on a study focusing on the academic experiences of top achievers in
maintaining excellence in first-year university programmes. The study investigated in …