Mind the gap: Science and engineering education at the secondary–tertiary interface

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dc.contributor.authorCase, Jenni
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Delia
dc.contributor.authorGrayson, Diane
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-14T09:58:37Z
dc.date.available2017-07-14T09:58:37Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIn the South African higher education sector, there is increasing concern about the poor retention and throughput rates of undergraduate students. There is also concern that the participation rates in higher education, relative to population demographics, remain extremely racially skewed. With the quality of schooling unlikely to change dramatically in the short term, universities need to look for ways to improve student success, particularly in science and engineering, where graduates are needed for a range of key roles in society. Here we review the research presented at a forum held by the Academy of Science of South Africa in 2010, which sought to bring together the latest expert thinking in this area. The major focus of academic development to date has been the establishment of extended degree programmes. However, it is clear that this model has limited capacity to deal with what is, in fact, a much broader problem. We summarise existing interventions aimed at reducing the ‘gap’ between secondary and tertiary education, and describe key innovations in mainstream programmes that are possible at the levels of pedagogy, curriculum and institutional environment, some of which are also becoming established internationally in science and engineering. Driving such initiatives will demand visionary university leadership in order to effect the integrated and holistic change that is needed.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved list
dc.identifier.citationCase, J. et al. (2013). Mind the gap: Science and engineering education at the secondary–tertiary interface. South African Journal of Science, 109(7/8): 1-9en_US
dc.identifier.issn0038-2353
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3084
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy of Science of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Authors. Published articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/sajs.2013/20120113
dc.subjectStudent success and throughputen_US
dc.subjectAcademic developmenten_US
dc.subjectCurriculum responsivenessen_US
dc.subjectEducational innovationen_US
dc.subjectSchool–university interfaceen_US
dc.titleMind the gap: Science and engineering education at the secondary–tertiary interfaceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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