LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA, opportunities, obstacles and outcomes

203pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2022

Essays on learning outcomes for low-income rural and township youth at five South African universities. The research project conducted life-history interviews with 58-66 students four times between 2017 and 2021.

Melanie Walker is Distinguished Professor and South African Research Chair in Higher Education and Human Development at the University  of the Free State. She is a National Research Fund A1-rated scholar, fellow of the Academy of Science South Africa and fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association.

Monica McLean is Professor Emeritus in Higher Education at the University of Nottingham, and Honorary Professor at the University of the Free State.

Mikateko Mathebula is a senior researcher at the South African Research Chair in Higher Education and Human Development at the University of the Free State.

Patience Mukwambo is a temporary lecturer at the University of Pretoria and a research associate at the South African Research Chair in Higher Education and Human Development at University of the Free State.