Full Description
Arguing for a holistic approach to student support, this book explores how to better serve students in African settings through the services and programmes offered at universities, providing empirical studies, case studies, and theoretical explorations from four Southern African countries.
Acknowledging the ultimate role of student support services in improving and enhancing the overall student experience, the book includes voices and perspectives of lecturers, students, and support staff to gain on-the-ground understanding of challenges faced. Chapters cover a wealth of themes related to student support and services, such as accommodation and student life, sexual and gender-based violence support services, and ICT services, and explore educational settings in Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa and Eswatini. The book explores areas for growth and the need for multi-level engagement and responsibility in higher education where the obligation of curating an inclusive and conducive learning environment is shared amongst all key stakeholders. By shining a spotlight on African approaches and innovations, the book contributes underrepresented viewpoints to the established field of global higher education discourse.
The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of higher education, student affair practice and higher education administration, as well as African studies. The book will provide useful insights more broadly for international scholars in the global south interested in student support and services in resource-constrained settings.
Contents
1. Student Support in Higher Education in Southern Africa
2. A Systematic Review of Support Systems for Disadvantaged Postgraduate Students in South African Higher Education Institutions: A Decolonial Perspective.
3. An Ecological Systems Approach for Promoting the Enhancement of Student Support Policies at Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in South Africa.
4. Academic Literacy and Writing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
5. The Role of Technology in Enhancing Teaching and Learning for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education in Zimbabwe
6. A Multi-Faith Higher Education Chaplaincy in Malawi
7. Navigating Challenges for Student Utilisation of Counselling Services at Tertiary Institutions in Eswatini
8. Collaborative Approaches to Gender-based Violence Prevention: University Partnerships with Local Organizations.
9. Living Out and Learning at University: Exploring the Experiences of Off-Campus Students at the University of Malawi
10. Ensuring Access with Success in Higher Education: The Case of the Reaching for Excellence and Achievement Program (REAP)
11. Concluding Remarks
