Transformation of Higher Education Institutions in Post-Apartheid South Africa

<p>This book outlines successful transformation strategies and efforts that have been developed to assist the South African higher education system in moving beyond its post-apartheid state of being. Through case studies authored by South African higher education scholars and scholars affiliated with South African institutions, this book aims to highlight the status of transformation in the South African higher education system; demonstrate the variety of transformation initiatives used in academic institutions across South Africa; and offer recommendations to further advance this transformation. Written for scholars and advanced students of higher education in international settings, this volume aims to support quality research that benefits the demographic composition of South African academics and students, and offers lessons that can inform higher education transformation in similarly multicultural societies. </p> <p>Figures and Tables</p><p>Foreword by Dr Jonathan D. Jansen</p><p>Preface</p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>Chapter 1: Moving from Apartheid to a Post-Apartheid State of Being and its Impact on Transforming Higher Education Institutions in South Africa </p><p>Chaunda L. Scott and Eunice N. Ivala</p><p>Theme One: Producing Successful Graduates </p><p>Chapter 2: Lecturers’ Reflections on Curricular Spider Web Concepts as Transformation Strategies</p><p>Simon Bhekimuzi Khoza</p><p>Chapter 3: Language and Academic Literacies Development at the University of Johannesburg</p><p><em>Guy R. Mihindou</em></p><p>Theme Two: Fair Access</p><p>Chapter 4: (UN)trapped? Transformative Voices of Four Black Female ‘Novice' Academics in a South African Higher Education Institution</p><p><em>Ncamisile P. Mthiyane, Zanele Heavy-Girl Dube-Xaba, Maserole Christina Kgari-Masondo, and Fumane P. Khanare</em></p><p>Theme Three: Diverse and Multicultural Teaching</p><p>Chapter 5: Is an Agenda for an Inclusivity Framework to Drive Transformation a Possibility or an Idealistic Dream?</p><p><em>Rita Kizito</em></p><p>Theme Four: Quality Research</p><p>Chapter 6: Research Supervision Capacity Building<b>: </b>Towards Sustainable Learning Communities of Practice in South African Higher Education Institutions</p><p><em>Suriamurthee Maistry</em></p><p>Theme Five: New Institutional Identities</p><p>Chapter 7: Supporting Academic and Social Transformation in a Teacher Education Lecture Room </p><p><em>Ansurie Pillay</em></p><p>Chapter 8: Academic Development at the Durban University of Technology: Advancing the Transformation Agenda in Higher Education.</p><p><em>Thengani Harold Ngwenya</em></p><p>Theme Six: Additional Policies, Practices and Initiatives</p><p>Chapter 9: Beyond Epistemology: Ontological Transformation in South African Universities</p><p><em>Lester Brian Shawa</em></p><p>About the Contributors</p><p>Index</p>