Lecturer resilience during student unrest : a South African case study

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dc.contributor.author Tekane, Rethabile
dc.contributor.author Muller, J.
dc.contributor.author Louw, I.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-09-01T12:50:46Z
dc.date.available 2022-09-01T12:50:46Z
dc.date.issued 2021-12
dc.description.abstract Over the past few years, local and international universities have seen considerable student unrest in response to unaffordable tuition fees and inequality and even pressures from the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus, resilience becomes evident in the way people behave in adverse situations. Especially for developing lecturers, resilience may help to respond appropriately to adverse situations, regardless of where the pressures originated from. Therefore, this study investigated the role resilience played in the teaching behaviours and approaches displayed by lecturers during student unrest. Semistructured interviews and the Brief Resilience Scale were applied to generate data from 16 participants. Findings reveal that most lecturers displayed moderate to high levels of resilience and study results strongly relate to the multi-dimensional teacher resilience framework selected for exploring the topic. What emerged, was the lecturers’ determination to teach, as well as their personal agency and collaboration, all contributing to an ability to successfully fulfil their responsibilities. The findings of this study may add value to how university management structures could assist lecturers during times of adversity en_US
dc.description.department Chemistry en_US
dc.description.librarian am2022 en_US
dc.description.uri http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/newgen en_US
dc.identifier.citation Tekane, R., Muller, J. & Louw, I. 2021, 'Lecturer resilience during student unrest : a South African case study', Journal for New Generation Sciences, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 35-47. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1684-4998
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87026
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Central University of Technology, Free State en_US
dc.rights Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) en_US
dc.subject Resilience en_US
dc.subject Lecturers en_US
dc.subject Higher education en_US
dc.subject Brief resilience scale en_US
dc.subject Student unrest en_US
dc.title Lecturer resilience during student unrest : a South African case study en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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