Developing Successful Transition Support for Students in Africa: The Role of Academic Advising

Author Biographies

• Birgit Schreiber, Africa Centre for Transregional Research at Alberts-Ludwig- Universität Freiburg, Germany

  Dr Birgit Schreiber is a member of the Africa Centre for Transregional Research at Alberts-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg, Germany, and the Vice-President of IASAS and a member of the JSAA Editorial Executive. She is a Senior Consultant for Higher Education Leadership and Management and for Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

• Thierry M. Luescher, HSRC

  Prof. Thierry M. Luescher is the Research Director for Post-schooling and Work in the Inclusive Economic Development Division of the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Cape Town, South Africa, and Associate Professor: Higher Education affiliated to the University of the Free State, Mangaung, South Africa.

• Teboho Moja, New York University, USA

  Prof. Teboho Moja is Clinical Professor of Higher Education, New York University, U.S.A. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria, South Africa, and an Extraordinary Professor at the Institute of Post‑School Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She is JSAA’s Editor‑in‑chief.