Enhancing Student Support in Higher Education in Southern Africa: Exploring Strategies, Innovations and Challenges. Routledge Research in Higher Education
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| Title: | Enhancing Student Support in Higher Education in Southern Africa: Exploring Strategies, Innovations and Challenges. Routledge Research in Higher Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Francis Machingura, Shamiso Christine Madzivire |
| Source: | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 2026. |
| Availability: | Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 7625 Empire Drive, Florence, KY 41042. Tel: 800-634-7064; Fax: 800-248-4724; e-mail: cserve@routledge-ny.com; Web site: http://www.routledge.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 186 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Intended Audience: | Students; Researchers |
| Document Type: | Book Collected Works - General |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Student Personnel Services, Higher Education, College Faculty, College Students, Student Personnel Workers, Student Needs, Disadvantaged Youth, Graduate Students, Decolonization, School Policy, Writing Skills, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Students with Disabilities, Religion, Barriers, Counseling, Gender Bias, Violence, Prevention, Commuting Students, Access to Education, Success |
| Geographic Terms: | Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa, Eswatini |
| ISBN: | 978-1-04-107876-0 |
| Abstract: | Arguing for a holistic approach to student support, this book explores how to better serve students in African settings through the services and programmes offered at universities, providing empirical studies, case studies and theoretical explorations from four Southern African countries. Acknowledging the ultimate role of student support services in improving and enhancing the overall student experience, the book includes voices and perspectives of lecturers, students and support staff to gain an on-the-ground understanding of challenges faced. Chapters cover a wealth of themes related to student support and services, such as accommodation and student life, sexual and gender-based violence support services and ICT services, and explore educational settings in Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa and Eswatini. The book explores areas for growth and the need for multi-level engagement and responsibility in higher education, where the obligation of curating an inclusive and conducive learning environment is shared amongst all key stakeholders. By shining a spotlight on African approaches and innovations, the book contributes underrepresented viewpoints to the established field of global higher education discourse. The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of higher education, student affairs practice and higher education administration, as well as African studies. The book will provide useful insights more broadly for international scholars in the global south interested in student support and services in resource-constrained settings. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Access URL: | https://www.routledge.com/Enhancing-Student-Support-in-Higher-Education-in-Southern-Africa-Exploring-Strategies-Innovations-and-Challenges/Machingura-ChristineMadzivire/p/book/9781041078760 |
| Accession Number: | ED680741 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Arguing for a holistic approach to student support, this book explores how to better serve students in African settings through the services and programmes offered at universities, providing empirical studies, case studies and theoretical explorations from four Southern African countries. Acknowledging the ultimate role of student support services in improving and enhancing the overall student experience, the book includes voices and perspectives of lecturers, students and support staff to gain an on-the-ground understanding of challenges faced. Chapters cover a wealth of themes related to student support and services, such as accommodation and student life, sexual and gender-based violence support services and ICT services, and explore educational settings in Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa and Eswatini. The book explores areas for growth and the need for multi-level engagement and responsibility in higher education, where the obligation of curating an inclusive and conducive learning environment is shared amongst all key stakeholders. By shining a spotlight on African approaches and innovations, the book contributes underrepresented viewpoints to the established field of global higher education discourse. The book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of higher education, student affairs practice and higher education administration, as well as African studies. The book will provide useful insights more broadly for international scholars in the global south interested in student support and services in resource-constrained settings. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-04-107876-0 |
