Vol. 8 No. 2 (2020): Deepening scholarship on the first-year experience

Published: 2021-04-22

Full Issue

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Editorial Commentary

• Student Affairs in a Traumatic Year

  Birgit Schreiber, Teboho Moja, Thierry M. Luescher

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• South Africa's First-Year Experience: Consolidating and Deepening a Culture of National Scholarship

  Annsilla Nyar

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Research Articles

• Coping Processes of South African First-Year University Students: An Exploratory Study

  Liesel Engelbrecht, Karina Mostert, Jacobus Pienaar, Carlien Kahl

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• Business Education Learners in the Further Education and Training Phase: Towards the Development of a South African Readiness Model to Strengthen Learners' Academic Performance

  Venicia McGhie, Antoinette Venter, Karen Dos Reis

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• First-Year Student Transition at the University of the Free State during Covid-19: Challenges and Insights

  Herkulaas M.v.E. Combrink, Lauren L. Oosthuizen

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• Investigating the Appropriateness and Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale-College Version for South African First-Year University Students

  Adéle Kapp, Karina Mostert, Leon de Beer

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• Effective Institutional Intervention Where It Makes the Biggest Difference to Student Success: The University of Johannesburg (UJ) Integrated Student Success Initiative (ISSI)

  André van Zyl, Graham Dampie, Nkosini Ngwenya

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• The Academic Persistence of First-Year First-Generation African Students (FYFGAS): A Framework for Higher Education in South Africa

  Soraya Motsabi, Boitumelo Diale, André van Zyl

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• Towards a Learning Mindset: First-Year University Students' Qualitative Perspectives on Gratitude in the Context of Learning Effort

  Henry Mason

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• “My name is Matshepo … Mother of Hope”: Examining Hope amid the First-Year Experience

  Henry Mason

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Reflective Practice

• How to Improve University Orientation: Seven Good Practice Strategies for South Africa

  Annsilla Nyar

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Campus Report

• Experiential Education Conference at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, 10–11 November 2020

  Ruth Andrews

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Book Reviews

• Strydom, F., Kuh, G. & Loots, S. (Eds.) (2017). Engaging Students: Using Evidence to Promote Student Success. Bloemfontein, South Africa: Sun Media

  Birgit Schreiber

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Professional notices

• Author biographies

  Thierry Luescher

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• Publications by AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

  Thierry Luescher

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• Submissions Guidelines

  Thierry Luescher

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