• Higher education funding, justice and equity - critical perspectives 

  Motala, S.; Oketch, M.; Wangenge-Ouma, Gerald; Nasutha, M. (Stellenbosch University, 2023-11)

  How governments choose to fund students in higher education (HE) is inextricably linked to the sector’s sustainability and efforts to achieve a just and equitable HE experience and outcomes for all students. The way funding ...
• Reframing Global North–South collaborations through the lenses of aware, connect, empower (ACE) principles 

  Sehoole, Molatlhegi Trevor Chika; Strang, Karen; Jowi, James Otieno; McVeety, Melanie (Open Journals in Education, 2024-01)

  This article provides an analysis of how equitable, inclusive, and meaningful partnerships between the Global South and Global North, which have been characterized by challenges (Kumar 2019), can be established and enhanced ...
• The status of digital innovation and data security in South African higher education 

  Adeyemo, Kolawole Samuel (Stellenbosch University, 2023-05)

  Most Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa have moved teaching and learning to online platforms due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With this new development, the responsibility falls upon HEIs to ensure the ...
• Financial management in fee-paying public schools in South Africa : how responsible is the school governing body? 

  Aina, Adebunmi Yetunde; Du Plessis, Andre (Education Association of South Africa, 2023-11)

  The South African Schools Act, No. 84 of 1996, stipulates how schools should manage and involve stakeholders in financial management. The literature suggests that stakeholders at non-fee-paying schools in the township and ...
• Financial management decision-making of school finance committees in public primary schools in Mpumalanga province, South Africa 

  Sebidi, Simon Diatleng (Education Association of South Africa, 2023-08)

  Subject to the South African Schools Act, 84 of 1996 section 16(1), the governance of every public school is vested in its governing body and it may perform only such functions and obligations and exercise only such rights ...
• The management and governance conundrum in South African public schools : principals perspectives 

  Kruger, Johan; Beckmann, Johan L.; Du Plessis, Andre (University of the Free State, Faculty of Education, 2022-12-23)

  The introduction of school governing bodies (hereinafter SGBs) changed the roles and functions of principals dramatically when this new approach to school governance and professional management (referred to as a ...
• Resource provisioning and implications on learner performance in schools in Limpopo Province, South Africa 

  Molaudzi, Azwindini Moses; Adeyemo, Kolawole Samuel (Routledge, 2022)

  This study investigates the relationship between resource provisioning and learners’ performance in public schools in Limpopo province, South Africa. The education production function theory was used to address a set of ...
• E-mentoring in the nGAP mentorship program : practitioners' narratives 

  Nthontho, Maitumeleng Albertina; Madonda, Nonjabulo Fortunate; Maroga, Manyaku Jaqouline (Common Ground Research Networks, 2022)

  Mentoring has earned itself growing popularity in higher education due to its impact on the development of both the mentee and mentor. While some institutions use mentoring in their undergraduate and postgraduate ...
• From not-for-profit to profit-driven independent schools through the eyes of some of the stakeholders 

  Breedt, Me Ilze; Beckmann, Johan L.; Du Plessis, Andre (University of the Free State, Faculty of Education, 2021-12-06)

  This qualitative study sought to explore the experiences of stakeholders at independent schools during and after the transition from a not-profit governance approach to a for-profit governance approach after a change ...
• Admission policies as enablers and disablers of children’s rights to basic education : stakeholders’ perceptions 

  Sibanda, Gladys Mankoana; Beckmann, Johan L. (Education Association of South Africa, 2021-11)

  In this article we report on a qualitative study done in Pretoria, South Africa, in which we investigated the experiences of 2 representatives of the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE); School Governing Body (SGB) ...
• The challenges of transitioning from teacher to departmental head in seven primary schools 

  Jaca, Nosipho Immaculate (University of the Free State, 2021-09)

  The aim of this study was to identify key challenges of practice that departmental heads (DHs) face during their transition from a teacher to their DH role. The study was based on Bridges’ transition theory. The researcher ...
• Contesting schoolification through snapshots of pedagogy-in-participation in early childhood development centres in South Africa 

  Bipath, Keshni; Theron, J.E. (University of the Free State, Faculty of Education, 2020-12-04)

  This article attempts to contest schoolification using snapshots of pedagogy-in-participation in ECD centres in South Africa. Educational research confirms that early childhood education can positively influence the lives, ...
• A critical review of student assessment practices in distance education in an emerging economy : benchmarking practices against policy 

  Aluko, Folake Ruth; Omidire, Margaret Funke (Routledge, 2020)

  Higher education in emerging economies has taken advantage of several technology affordances for student assessment in the digital era. However, the use of educational technology remains an area of concern in this context ...
• Transformative conflict mediation in multi-faith schools in South Africa 

  Nthontho, Maitumeleng Albertina (University of the Free State, Faculty of Education, 2020-12-04)

  Contradictions and contestations regarding the implementation of religion policies have become a worldwide phenomenon. Research suggests an increasing number of costly and protracted court and legislative battles between ...
• Questioning private good driven university-community engagement : a Tanzanian case study 

  Mtawa, Ntimi N.; Wangenge-Ouma, Gerald (Springer, 2022-03)

  This study examined the motives underpinning involvement in community engagement by academics. The broader context of the study is the idea of universities as actors for and contributors to the public good, especially ...
• School financial management : insights for decision making in public primary schools 

  Aina, Adebunmi Yetunde; Bipath, Keshni (Education Association of South Africa, 2020-11)

  To realise the ideal of quality inclusive education, proper financial management is vital. Existing literature indicates that the mismanagement of school funds is largely due to principals and the school governing bodies ...
• The role of school-community partnership in promoting inclusive and quality education in schools 

  Malatji, Makwalete Johanna; Mavuso, Percival Mzuyanda; Malatji, Khashane Stephen (University of Venda, 2019)

  This study investigated the role of school community partnership in promoting inclusive and quality education. The study was conducted at two primary schools in the Mankweng Circuit in Limpopo Province. Schools in Mankweng ...
• Filipino university students’ attitude toward sexual minorities : implications for international students 

  Adeyemo, Kolawole Samuel (Journal of International Students, 2019)

  Whether or not sexual minorities in the Philippines higher education system are socially acceptable is not clear. This article specifically investigates the acceptance of gay and lesbian university students in the Philippines ...
• Exploring stakeholders' experience of implementing quality enhancement in selected South African universities 

  Sondlo, Mercy; Herman, Chaya (International Network for Higher Education in Africa, 2020-08)

  In 2014, the Council on Higher Education (CHE) in South Africa introduced the Quality Enhancement Project (QEP) with a view to address the failure of traditional audits to improve student success and throughput. Through ...
• Academic mobility and the experiences of foreign staff at South African higher education institutions 

  Sehoole, Molatlhegi Trevor Chika; Adeyemo, Kolawole Samuel; Ojo, E.; Phatlane, Rakgadi Sophy (Higher Education South Africa, 2019)

  This article analyses patterns of international academic mobility and the experiences of foreign staff at South African higher education institutions. Using the “pull and push factors” as a conceptual framework, it argues ...

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