LEADER 03854oam 22006014a 450 001 9910258744903321 005 20230621135939.0 010 $a1-928331-70-X 035 $a(CKB)4100000002370707 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5320474 035 $a(OCoLC)1029503667 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse67566 035 $a(PPN)228010241 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88855046 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000002370707 100 $a20180323d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aGoing to University. The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans$eThe Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans /$fJennifer M. Case, Delia Marshall, Sioux McKenna and Disaapele Mogashana 210 1$aBaltimore, Maryland :$cProject Muse,$d2018 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (178 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aAfrican higher education dynamics series ;$vvolume 3 311 $a1-928331-69-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 144-148) and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aAround the world, more young people than ever before are attending university. Student numbers in South Africa have doubled since democracy and for many families, higher education is a route to a better future for their children. But alongside the overwhelming demand for higher education, questions about its purposes have intensified. Deliberations about the curriculum, culture and costing of public higher education abound from student activists, academics, parents, civil society and policy-makers. We know, from macro research, that South African graduates generally have good employment prospects. But little is known at a detailed level about how young people actually make use of their university experiences to craft their life courses. And even less is known about what happens to those who drop out. This accessible book brings together the rich life stories of 73 young people, six years after they began their university studies. It traces how going to university influences not only their employment options, but also nurtures the agency needed to chart their own way and to engage critically with the world around them. The book offers deep insights into the ways in which public higher education is both a private and public good, and it provides significant conclusions pertinent to anyone who works in -- and cares about -- universities. 410 0$aAfrican higher education dynamics series ;$vv. 3. 606 $aCollege students$zSouth Africa 606 $aEducation, Higher$zSouth Africa 606 $aEducation, Higher$xAims and objectives$zSouth Africa 606 $aEducation, Higher$xEconomic aspects$zSouth Africa 606 $aEducation, Higher$xSocial aspects$zSouth Africa 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCollege students 615 0$aEducation, Higher 615 0$aEducation, Higher$xAims and objectives 615 0$aEducation, Higher$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aEducation, Higher$xSocial aspects 676 $a378.59 700 $aCase$b Jennifer M.$0896363 702 $aMogashana$b Disa 702 $aMarshall$b Delia 702 $aMcKenna$b Sioux 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910258744903321 996 $aGoing to University. The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans$92636725 997 $aUNINA