ABSTRACT
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is one of four Universities of Technology established by the South African government in 2005 with a focus on vocational training. This book presents faculty experiences of CPUT’s innovative, work-integrated learning and teaching model, as well as findings from practice-based research being done in the institution. The purpose of this volume is to be a resource for other institutions in South Africa that wish to try similar strategies, as well as a to trigger a community of practice with vocationally oriented institutions outside of South Africa.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|13 pages
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
part Theme 1|17 pages
What strategies are being utilized or could be utilized at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa, to produce graduates at the undergraduate, master’s and doctorate levels with the knowledge, skills and abilities to contribute successfully in the industry, the community and globally?
chapter 2|15 pages
Flexible Learning Provision for Architecture in South Africa
part Theme 2|15 pages
What strategies are utilized or could be utilized at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa, to guarantee fair access to qualified individuals in management, staffing and student recruitment from all cultural backgrounds?
chapter 3|13 pages
Student Engagement Strategies in Higher Education
part Theme 3|15 pages
What approaches are being utilized or could be utilized at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa, to create and advance diverse and multicultural teaching practices and programming?
chapter 4|13 pages
Looking Beyond Inequalities
part Theme 4|14 pages
What strategies have been introduced or could be introduced at Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa, to create and advance support for quality research and teaching that benefits the demographic composition of South African academics and students, and the needs of the South African multicultural society?
chapter 5|12 pages
“They Don’t Leave Any Room for Humanity; Yet, They Expect You to Be Humane”
part Theme 5|16 pages
What new institutional identities have been developed or could be developed by a merged university like Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town, South Africa, to rise above preceding apartheid injustices?
part Theme 6|30 pages
What additional policies, practices and initiatives would be beneficial in further advancing the transformation of higher education at Cape Peninsula University of Technology and broadly at institutions of higher education throughout South Africa?
