Framework for communicating library training at a South African university

Perceptions of Computer Science at a South African university

First year students at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa were surveyed about their perceptions of Computer Science before and towards the end of their first year courses. The aim of this research was to investigate how the students’ attitudes changed during these courses and to assess the impact of the innovative breadth-first curriculum that has been developed i...

Sexual Identity and Transformation at a South African University

Despite the proliferation of policies ostensibly protecting all persons’ rights, and mounting critical academic debate and scholarship on sexuality and sexual orientation, sexual orientation in the academy remains a site of deep contestation. The first section of this paper discusses the national legal framework as a basis from which the state’s new social engineering uses liberal human rights ...

Assessment of a complementary curricular strategy for training South African physicians in a Cuban medical university.

INTRODUCTION One reason given by the South African government for establishing a physician training agreement with Cuba is that the ethical, humanistic and solidarity principles promoted in Cuban medical education are difficult to acquire in other settings. However, Cuba's general medical training program does not provide all skills needed by a general practitioner in South Africa: other compet...

Communicating Scientific Information Through a University Library Network

Faculty of health sciences, walter sisulu university: training doctors from and for rural South african communities.

Introduction The South African health system has disturbing inequalities, namely few black doctors, a wide divide between urban and rural sectors, and also between private and public services. Most medical training programs in the country consider only applicants with higher-grade preparation in mathematics and physical science, while most secondary schools in black communities have limited cap...