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South African Universities Viewed Through a Community College Lens
Author(s) -
Wilson Kristin Bailey,
Alebeek Wouter
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20243
Subject(s) - accreditation , community college , context (archaeology) , democracy , state (computer science) , political science , higher education , sociology , public administration , persistence (discontinuity) , pedagogy , economic growth , public relations , politics , law , medical education , geography , medicine , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , engineering , algorithm , computer science , economics
Since the end of apartheid, South African leaders have been working to transform all aspects of the racialized society into a nonracialized, nonsexist democratic state, including postsecondary education. This chapter examines the changing South African collegiate context focusing on access, persistence, affordability, accreditation, transfer, and future trends.