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Item A place to feel free: Digital storytelling research report(University of the Western Cape, 2024) Kayser, Naythan; Palm, SelinaThe research report titled "A Space to Feel Free? Digital Storytelling Around Gender-Based Violence at UWC" presents findings from a student-led investigation conducted in 2022 at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Authored by Dr. Selina Palm, this study is part of the Gender Equity and Empowerment Project (GEEP) and aims to enhance understanding of gender-based violence (GBV) through the perspectives of UWC students. Utilizing a qualitative and participatory methodology, the research involved seven Digital Storytelling Ambassadors who shared their insights via voice notes, capturing diverse experiences related to GBV on campus. The report identifies key themes such as types of GBV, safety perceptions, gender norms, and institutional responses, emphasizing the importance of student voices in shaping effective interventions. The findings aim to inform UWC's programming and contribute to broader discussions on GBV within South African higher education institutions.Item Collaborating for change: Exploring gender equity, empowerment and violence at the University of the Western Cape(University of the Western Cape, 2024) Kayser, Naythan; Palm, SelinaThis report, titled "Collaborating for Change: Exploring Gender Equity, Empowerment, and Violence at the University of the Western Cape," presents interim findings from a qualitative study conducted under the Gender Equity and Empowerment Project (GEEP). The research aims to address critical issues surrounding sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) within South African universities, particularly UWC. Through Key Informant Interviews with students and staff, the report highlights perceptions of institutional strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement in addressing gender norms and SGBV. The findings emphasize the importance of practice-based knowledge in shaping effective responses to these challenges and contribute to a broader understanding of how universities can enhance their duty of care towards students while fostering a safer and more inclusive academic environment.Item Constructions of students as clients or partners in knowledge creation?(Australian Academic Press, 2013) Schreiber, BirgitThis study explored notions of ‘the student’ within the South African higher education context. Qualitative data from interviews with twenty-three executive and senior Student Affairs staff and practitioners were collected from three higher education institution in South Africa. The data were thematically analysed. The findings suggest that notions about students as ‘disadvantaged’ and ‘needing support’ as reflected in the South African policy documents is not congruent with the discourses in current Student Affairs in South Africa. Findings suggest that deficit discourses have been replaced by strengths based paradigms which construct the student in heterogeneous individualistic terms. Consumerist frameworks constructing the student as client have also emerged. The conceptual framework within which Student Affairs is embedded needs to reflect the changed discourse in Student Affairs practice in South Africa.