Addressing the needs of underachieving students in an extended curriculum programme

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dc.contributor.advisorMoolla, Nadeen
dc.contributor.authorHans, Garelda Nicolette
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-14T08:39:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-15T08:01:00Z
dc.date.available2021-04-14T08:39:43Z
dc.date.available2024-04-15T08:01:00Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionMagister Educationis - MEden_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to determine the nature of support services offered to Extended Curriculum Programme students in a South African university. The primary goals of support services in higher education are to support students holistically and reduce barriers to learning in the teaching and learning environment. One of the faculties in a South African university established a support unit to assist with the low throughput level. The academic support unit is housed in the Academic Development Department (ADD) in a faculty. The unit attempts to address the needs of underachieving students in the Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP). The thesis first identifies the challenges the ECP students are experiencing. Then, support services in the university and in the support unit are described. Thereafter, the challenges experienced by the centre of support services in the university and the support unit are illuminated. Qualitative data was gathered through individual interviews with senior management. Then, a focus group discussion with tutors who volunteer in a support unit was facilitated and lastly the staff members employed in the support unit were also interviewed individually. The thesis was able to identify the intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to learning the ECP students are experiencing. It became evident that the support services available in the university and the support unit are not sufficient to address the needs of the students. The challenges the support service centre of the university and the support unit are experiencing are twofold. The first is a lack of organisational resources that hinders service delivery, the second is a lack of skills and expertise in attain structures that limits the provision of support services.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/10604
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Capeen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Developmenten_US
dc.subjectAcademic supporten_US
dc.subjectExtended Curriculum programmeen_US
dc.subjectFoundation programmeen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectSupport servicesen_US
dc.subjectFirst year studentsen_US
dc.subjectBarriers to learningen_US
dc.subjectStudents at risken_US
dc.subjectUnderachievementen_US
dc.titleAddressing the needs of underachieving students in an extended curriculum programmeen_US

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