Linking access with success in South African higher education has become vital. There is a clear necessity to identify and rigorously research factors contributing to student success that are within the institutions sphere of influence so that institutional policies and practices can be intentionally aligned and designed to create conducive

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Provides institutional profiles of the following higher education institutions in South Africa: Cape Peninsula University of Technology, University of Cape Town Central University of Technology, Durban University of Technology, University of Fort Hare, University of the Free State, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Johannesburg, University of Limpopo, Mangosuthu University of

The book provides a thorough overview of Institutional Research (IR) ? i.e. applied higher education research undertaken within universities ? in South Africa. It is a collection of essays focusing on the character and institutional setting of IR; how IR is embedded into the mechanisms of steering, shaping and reforming

The Responsive University puts forward the proposition that the societal legitimacy of universities depends on whether and how they respond to societal challenges. This issue is exemplified in South Africa, one of the most unequal countries in the world.