By . There is a new brand of educational entrepreneur emerging in Nairobi’s slums: privately owned and run schools that promise particularly poor children a good education at little cost. More...
12 novembre 2016
12 novembre 2016
How South Africa can disrupt its deeply rooted educational inequality
By . If one were to measure an education system’s strength purely on access, South Africa would be a schooling success story. Since the end of apartheid in 1994 there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children attending primary and secondary school. University enrolments are also up. More...
12 novembre 2016
Live captioning could transform deaf students’ university experience
By . There is no doubt that technology can make learning easier. Telematics allows a lecturer to stand in one place and present a class to satellite campuses anywhere in the world. Podcasts are also becoming a popular educational tool. More...
12 novembre 2016
What it takes to teach a large class – and do it well
By . You don’t have to suffer from glossophobia to hyperventilate at the thought of standing up in front of a large hall full of people. Many university lecturers dread the thought of teaching a large class. More...
12 novembre 2016
Lessons from India on decolonising language and thought at universities
By . In South Africa’s bad old days white people spoke English or Afrikaans. These were the languages of command. When needing to engage with those who didn’t speak English, whites could use Fanagalo – a pidgin based on Zulu and peppered with English and some Afrikaans. It was developed on the country’s mines and was good for giving orders, if not having a conversation. More...
12 novembre 2016
Why deans of universities need help to become better leaders
By and . University deans may be “the least studied and most misunderstood position anywhere in the world”, according to educationalist Walter Gmelch. Our research confirms this – and suggests that far more ought to be known about this critical academic leadership role. More...
12 novembre 2016
History explains why black South Africans still mistrust vocational training
By , and . Africa’s universities are attracting more and more students each year. In some cases these numbers are being driven by government policies designed to make universities more attractive among young people. In others, like Niger, degree systems have been overhauled to draw more students to tertiary education. More...
12 novembre 2016
Professors aren’t born: they must be nurtured
By and . There is a growing call globally for universities to develop and nurture more black professors. In South Africa, the issue is sharpened by the country’s racist legacy. It has been more than two decades since the official end of apartheid and there are still alarmingly few black professors in South African universities. More...
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