Going to University: The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans book cover
Education · 2018 · English

Going to University: The Influence of Higher Education on the Lives of Young South Africans

by Disaapele Mogashana, Sioux McKenna, Delia Marshall

About this book

Jennifer Case, Delia Marshall, Sioux McKenna and Disaapele Mogashana investigate the influence of higher education on young South Africans. The book follows university experiences through the lives of students, connecting institutional questions with personal circumstances and aspirations.

The study examines what participation in higher education means for the people involved. Their accounts bring learning, relationships and changing expectations into the discussion of what universities can offer and how students encounter them.

Written for readers interested in higher education and social research, the volume combines attention to individual trajectories with a broader analysis of university life. It provides a way to consider education through experiences that extend beyond enrolment figures and formal qualifications.