When the COVID-19 pandemic spread, governments worldwide ordered most of the population to stay a... more When the COVID-19 pandemic spread, governments worldwide ordered most of the population to stay at home. From one day to the other all lecturing in higher education institutions (HEIs) had to be online. For many this resulted in solitude and isolation, something that in turn ad an effect on students’ well-being and academic achievements. The situation was somewhat different for mature part-time students (MPTS). They had struggled with being able to attend classes (at a campus), sometimes feeling alienated and left “on their own”. During the pandemic, they were able to attend more lectures as they were offered online. After the pandemic, most courses were offered as a hybrid version; they could return to campus or follow the courses online. Some students returned to campus, but not as many as one hoped. Hence, the student well-being and the academic achievements did not improve as much as hoped and expected. There have been several discourses regarding “forcing” students back to camp...
International Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Internationally and nationally, governments, professional body organisations and higher education... more Internationally and nationally, governments, professional body organisations and higher education institutions and arelaunching initiatives to attract and retain women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) fields. Thisarticle reports on the fourth phase in a longitudinal study aimed at determining the levels of self-efficacy of first-yearengineering students at a South African university. It further reports on the impact of co-curricular interventions,presented as a leadership developmentprogramme (LDP), that was developedto assistwomen engineeringstudents (WES)belonging to the Women in Engineering Leadership Association (WELA) to improve their feelings of self-efficacy. It wasproposed that these interventions could contribute to WELA members outgrowing their perceived insecurities andnegative perceptions and result in well-balanced, self-assured and effective WES, and, in turn, women engineer employees.Participation in and completion of the LDP could thereby improve...
When the COVID-19 pandemic spread, governments worldwide ordered most of the population to stay a... more When the COVID-19 pandemic spread, governments worldwide ordered most of the population to stay at home. From one day to the other all lecturing in higher education institutions (HEIs) had to be online. For many this resulted in solitude and isolation, something that in turn ad an effect on students’ well-being and academic achievements. The situation was somewhat different for mature part-time students (MPTS). They had struggled with being able to attend classes (at a campus), sometimes feeling alienated and left “on their own”. During the pandemic, they were able to attend more lectures as they were offered online. After the pandemic, most courses were offered as a hybrid version; they could return to campus or follow the courses online. Some students returned to campus, but not as many as one hoped. Hence, the student well-being and the academic achievements did not improve as much as hoped and expected. There have been several discourses regarding “forcing” students back to camp...
International Journal of Engineering Education, 2018
Internationally and nationally, governments, professional body organisations and higher education... more Internationally and nationally, governments, professional body organisations and higher education institutions and arelaunching initiatives to attract and retain women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) fields. Thisarticle reports on the fourth phase in a longitudinal study aimed at determining the levels of self-efficacy of first-yearengineering students at a South African university. It further reports on the impact of co-curricular interventions,presented as a leadership developmentprogramme (LDP), that was developedto assistwomen engineeringstudents (WES)belonging to the Women in Engineering Leadership Association (WELA) to improve their feelings of self-efficacy. It wasproposed that these interventions could contribute to WELA members outgrowing their perceived insecurities andnegative perceptions and result in well-balanced, self-assured and effective WES, and, in turn, women engineer employees.Participation in and completion of the LDP could thereby improve...
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