Literaturnachweis - Detailanzeige
| Autor/inn/en | Sithaldeen, Riashna; van Pletzen, Ermien |
|---|---|
| Titel | Applying Systems Principles to Achieve Greater Integration of Student Support at a Decentralised Institution |
| Quelle | In: Perspectives in Education, 40 (2022) 4, S.38-54 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
PDF als Volltext |
| Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Sithaldeen, Riashna) ORCID (van Pletzen, Ermien) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0258-2236 |
| DOI | 10.38140/pie.v40i4.6005 |
| Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Universities; Administrative Organization; College Students; Social Integration; School Orientation; Academic Advising; Peer Teaching; Mentors; Career Counseling; Systems Approach; Efficiency; South Africa |
| Abstract | The role of student support in enabling successful student outcomes is widely acknowledged. However, student support functions and the structures within which they reside often emerge independently at universities, and are seldom designed with integration in mind, leading to systemic inefficiencies. This paper draws on systems thinking to develop a framework to guide the assessment and improvement of student support. Following an exploratory case study design, we collected data on staff and student perceptions of student support by conducting semi-structured interviews and a focus group in a single faculty within a South African university. These data are analyzed alongside several documents produced by the faculty that refer to, and are part of, student support. We map four student support functions used by students within the faculty. These are: orientation, student advising, peer mentoring, and career advising. The analyses reveal that student support in the faculty does not constitute an integrated system and that this creates challenges in communication, continuity and efficiency of student support within the faculty. This paper argues that by adapting existing support structures to closer approximate an integrated system we can increase the efficiency of student support without the need for complete redesign or a significant increase in resources or staff capacity. (As Provided). |
| Anmerkungen | University of the Free State Faculty of Education. P.O. Box 339, Bioemfontein 9300, South Africa. Tel: +27-51-401-2368; e-mail: PiE@ufs.ac.za; Web site: https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/index |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2024/1/01 |
Literaturbeschaffung und Bestandsnachweise in Bibliotheken prüfen
Permalink als QR-Code
Inhalt auf sozialen Plattformen teilen (nur vorhanden, wenn Javascript eingeschaltet ist)
Teile diese Seite:
