Defending the 'public good' in postgraduate studies

By Thandokazi Silosini, Tebadi Bopape, Nelisa Khambule and Nnamdi Nwahara. The debate over the role of higher education in relation to the public good overlaps with an increasing scrutiny of government funding and the state’s involvement in higher learning institutions. Having professionally skilled citizens is largely considered an essential condition to societal good, but only to the extent that they serve society. More...