This study aims to identify the efficacy of social factors in the ways that first-year science students attempt to argue. Argumentation is an essential tool used to produce scientific knowledge. As a linguistic phenomenon, ...

The following theoretical analysis aimed to highlight perceived, conceptual differences between constructivist and realist ontologies as meta-theories for approaching students’ well-being in institutions of higher learning; ...

This study critically reflects on the effectiveness of a new hybrid curriculum implemented in a heavily populated academic literacy module aimed at first-year students from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences ...

bstract: This article explores the concept of decolonization and its implications for the teaching of academic literacy in the Unit for Academic Literacy at a South African university. It draws on existing literature on ...

This paper applies a social realist ontology in conceptualising Afrocentric curricula in South African universities. The analysis considers South African media reports related to students' demands for decolonised curricula. ...