Perspectives on Student Affairs in South Africa / edited by McGlory Speckman and Martin Mandew ; foreword by Prof. Ahmed Bawa.

• TeilnehmendeR: Bawa, Ahmed,; Mandew, Martin; Speckman, McGlory T.,
• Place / Publishing House: Baltimore, Maryland : : Project Muse,, 2014; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF (xiv, 154 pages) :); illustrations
• Notes: Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Biographical notes -- Introduction -- Key challenges facing student affairs: An international perspective -- Summary -- Introduction -- Understanding student affairs in developed and developing regions -- Influences of internationalisation on student affairs -- The quest for a normative framework -- Professionalising an emerging discipline -- Influences of globalisation on student affairs -- Conclusion -- Notes -- An overview of critical issues in the student affairs profession: A South African perspective -- Summary -- Introduction -- The foundation of the student affairs profession -- The transformation agenda -- Financial needs and challenges of students -- Cultivating and developing ethical leadership -- The way forward -- Note -- Academic development: Bridging the gap for student development and success -- Summary -- Introduction -- Towards a dialogical relationship -- What is 'academic development'? -- Unpacking 'disadvantage' -- Deficient Others -- Coming in from the cold -- Building firm foundations -- Hitting the sweet spot -- Are we there yet? -- Put your money where your mouth is -- Critical questions for the student affairs movement -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Student success as the number one affair in student affairs: A structural inequality outlook -- Summary -- Introduction -- Stock-taking in the South African context -- Enhancing student success and understanding learning -- Conclusion -- A return to basics: Selected views on factors preventing access to higher education in South Africa -- Summary -- Education in South Africa -- Our study -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- The ethical challenges of a student counselling professional: When is discretion permissible? -- Summary -- Introduction -- Problem statement -- Central ethical issues.

Relevant central concepts, codes and laws -- Management suggestions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- The place of social work as a support service for tertiary students -- Summary -- Introduction -- The university community context -- Rationale for social work services -- Needs of students -- Students with disabilities -- International students -- Social work practice -- The role of the social worker -- Conclusion -- Towards an asset-based model: A critical reflection on student material support with special reference to clienthood/citizenship tension -- Summary -- Introduction -- Clienthood and citizenship -- Material support as an enabler -- Material support, beneficence and clienthood -- The context of material support -- Interventions and evaluation -- Towards an asset-based model -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Back cover.