Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016): The first year experience, student transitions and institutional transformation

Published: 2021-04-19

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Editorial Commentary

• Preface by the guest editor

  Annsilla Nyar

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• The first-year experience, student transitions and institutional transformation

  Birgit Schreiber, Thierry M Luescher, Teboho Moja

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Research Articles

• The contours of inequality: The links between socio-economic status of students and other variables at the University of Johannesburg

  André van Zyl

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• The case for an integrated approach to transition programmes at South Africa’s higher education institutions

  Dallin George Young

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• Peer leadership as an emerging high-impact practice: An exploratory study of the American experience

  Jennifer R Keup

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• Do tutors matter? Assessing the impact of tutors on firstyear academic performance at a South African university

  Tracey Morton McKay

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• Understanding gaps between student and staff perceptions of university study in South Africa: A case study

  Faeeqa Jaffer, James Garraway

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• First-year seminar intervention: Enhancing firstyear mathematics performance at the University of Johannesburg

  Melanie Jacobs, Estherna Pretorius

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Interviews and Dialogue

• Teaching and learning and the first-year experience: Interviews with Brenda Leibowitz and John Gardner

  Gugu Wendy Khanye

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Book Reviews

• A. Funston, M. Gil & G. Gilmore (Eds). (2014). Strong starts, supported transitions and student success. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

  Birgit Schreiber

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• Bitzer, E. (Ed.). (2009) Higher education in South Africa: A scholarly look behind the scenes. Stellenbosch: Sun Press.

  Annsilla Nyar

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