03854oam 22006014a 450 991025874490332120230621135939.01-928331-70-X(CKB)4100000002370707(MiAaPQ)EBC5320474(OCoLC)1029503667(MdBmJHUP)muse67566(PPN)228010241(FR-PaCSA)88855046(EXLCZ)99410000000237070720180323d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierGoing to University. The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South AfricansThe Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans /Jennifer M. Case, Delia Marshall, Sioux McKenna and Disaapele MogashanaBaltimore, Maryland :Project Muse,2018©20181 online resource (178 pages) illustrationsAfrican higher education dynamics series ;volume 31-928331-69-6 Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-148) and index.1. Contextualising higher education -- 2. Navigating the undergraduate curriculum -- 3. Deliberations and decisions on study plans -- 4. The broader student experience -- 5. Non-completion of the first degree choice -- 6. Doing postgraduate studies -- 7. Entry to the workplace -- 8. The purposes of higher education.Around the world, more young people than ever before are attending university. Student numbers in South Africa have doubled since democracy and for many families, higher education is a route to a better future for their children. But alongside the overwhelming demand for higher education, questions about its purposes have intensified. Deliberations about the curriculum, culture and costing of public higher education abound from student activists, academics, parents, civil society and policy-makers. We know, from macro research, that South African graduates generally have good employment prospects. But little is known at a detailed level about how young people actually make use of their university experiences to craft their life courses. And even less is known about what happens to those who drop out. This accessible book brings together the rich life stories of 73 young people, six years after they began their university studies. It traces how going to university influences not only their employment options, but also nurtures the agency needed to chart their own way and to engage critically with the world around them. The book offers deep insights into the ways in which public higher education is both a private and public good, and it provides significant conclusions pertinent to anyone who works in -- and cares about -- universities.African higher education dynamics series ;v. 3.College studentsSouth AfricaEducation, HigherSouth AfricaEducation, HigherAims and objectivesSouth AfricaEducation, HigherEconomic aspectsSouth AfricaEducation, HigherSocial aspectsSouth AfricaElectronic books. College studentsEducation, HigherEducation, HigherAims and objectivesEducation, HigherEconomic aspectsEducation, HigherSocial aspects378.59Case Jennifer M.896363Mogashana DisaMarshall DeliaMcKenna SiouxMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910258744903321Going to University. The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans2636725UNINA