[Un]blurring the Challenges Facing Post-Graduate Students in South African Universities: An Afrocentric Youth Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Rapanyane
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Publish Or Perish ◽  
South African Universities ◽  
Gate Keeping ◽  
Interest In Research ◽  
Complicated Nature ◽  
Youth Perspective

South African senior academics do not accentuate the importance of the “publish or perish” mantra as required for young emerging scholars. This continued unfair and/or unjust practice is perpetuated further by a lack of attention to the problem, including less interest in research country-wide by some senior academics. It is in this context that—where this injustice is reported—it is often undermined and/or side-lined, or even critiqued. This paper is revisiting all of the various challenges faced by young emerging scholars in South African universities. Due to the complicated nature of the conduct of research in South African universities, the author did not pin-point any university by name, as this is the practical thorn that is evident country-wide and has been a systemic, strategic instigation to side-line emerging scholars in producing knowledge through various methods of gate-keeping. It is also delaying post-graduate students in the system for them to not see the importance of the continuation of post-graduate studies. Afrocentricity has been deployed as a theoretical lens, together with unstructured interviews and document reviews to collect data.

scholarly journals [Un] Silencing the Genuine Voices of Young Emerging Scholars on Challenges Facing Young Academics in South African Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makhura Benjamin Rapanyane
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Research System ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Publish Or Perish ◽  
Research Article ◽  
South African Universities ◽  
Gate Keeping ◽  
The Media ◽  
Discriminatory Practice

There is a clear systemic motive to silence and undermine the genuine voices of young academics in comprehensive South African universities. The foregoing manifests in various ways including gate-keeping publishing techniques. Senior academics do not emphasize the significance of ‘publish or perish’ mantra as needed and on time for young emerging academics. This continued invidious practice is further perpetuated by the circulating scholarly reports and the media-alike which intentionally do not pay too much attention to this ongoing injustice. Where such is reported, it is often not given too much attention, or rather side-lined and even critiqued. This research article seeks to revisit all the various challenges facing young emerging scholars in South African universities. Due to complicated ethical reasons, the author does not dwell much on pin-pointing universities one by one. Also, this is because the problem seems to be a country-wide systemic instigation to undermine the new emerging voices of young emerging scholars who were previously marginalized and kicked out of the apartheid research system. I, therefore, adopt Afrocentricity as a theoretical lens to challenge the perpetuation of this continued intentional and discriminatory practice against publishing whilst young.

Attitude, Awareness and Barriers in Research: A Study on the Post-Graduate Students and Research Scholars in West Bengal

Ensemble ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Subrata Bachhar ◽  
◽  
Ajit Mondal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Interest In Research ◽  
The University

The purpose of the present study was to examine the attitude, awareness and barriers in research on the Post-Graduate (PG) Students and Research Scholars under the universities in West Bengal. The researchers have adopted the descriptive research method and its approach is quantitative for measuring the attitude, awareness and barriers in research. In keeping the variables (Gender, Locality, and Stream) in mind, 150 Post Graduate Students and 140 Research Scholars were selected as sample from the University of Calcutta, University of Kalyani and University of Burdwan in West Bengal. An Attitude Scale based on Likert’s 5-point scale (Bi-polar on 40 items) was developed and used by investigators for measuring their attitude towards research. For the awareness about research methodology, an Awareness Scale based on Likert’s 4-point scale containing 30 items was developed. To explore the barriers to doing research, researchers developed 10 Statements with the help of experts and it’s a tri-polar scaling method indicating ‘Yes’, ‘No’ and ‘Can’t say’. The result indicated that the Post-Graduate Students and Research Scholars differed significantly in their attitude towards research. The Post-Graduate Students showed a more positive attitude towards Research than the Research Scholars. The Research Scholars belonging to the social science & humanities and science stream showed significant difference in their awareness about research methodology. Despite having self-interest in research (70%) among the research scholars, the barriers to conducting research faced by them markedly included barriers related to institutional affairs (65.7%), lack of research funding (75%), inadequate research facilities (69.2%), lack of research skills and knowledge (59.2%), lack of professional supervisors (77.1%), difficulty in collecting reliable and valid data (80%) and uncertainty of employment (67.8%).

What Access? Lived Experiences of International Post-graduate Students from Africa Studying in a South African University

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-177
Author(s):  
Vitallis Chikoko ◽  
Daisy Pillay ◽  
Kathleen J Pithouse-Morgan ◽  
Pholoho Morojele ◽  
Inbanathan Naicker
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Post Graduate

scholarly journals Nagraadse verpleegkundenavorsing aan Suid-Afrikaanse Universiteite 1969—1979

Curationis ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L.R. Uys
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
South African Universities ◽  
Graduate Nursing ◽  
Research Structure

A survey of the first eleven years of post-graduate nursing research at South African universities classifies the projects according to research design, objectives and area of speciality. Strengths and weaknesses, especially with regard to research design and objectives, are identified and recommendations made to promote a healthy nursing research structure in South Africa.

scholarly journals A Thematic Study on Scientific Research Integrity and Commitment to Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): Reality and Prospects for Northern Border University (NBU) Post Graduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muna Telha
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Publication Ethics ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Critical Thought ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Research Supervision ◽  
Northern Border ◽  
Research Orientations

ABSTRACT The study of scientific research integrity, critical thought, standards of evaluating assumptions and commitment to COPE represents the third constituent of HIEPs: High Impact Educational Practices. It is a twodimensional study that focuses on the relationship between integrity and the actual level of commitment to Code of Publication Ethics among the post graduate students in Northern Border University. This study commences with a brief investigation of the positive scientific research reality and expose the role of COPE-based acquired skills to enhance students’ research and scientific research skills in post graduate studies. By following a qualitative analysis methodology, post graduate students’ research orientations are compiled, studied and interpreted. The findings of this study will contribute to increasing scientific research integrity and the scientific responsibility of all; and more importantly, this responsibility would be shared by students and supervisors who want to ethically carry out scientific research supervision to enhance integrity.

scholarly journals Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Empathy Levels of Dental Postgraduates Towards Their Patients During Practice and Research—A Questionnaire Based Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110565
Author(s):  
P Mohan Kumar ◽  
D Praveen ◽  
G Praveen ◽  
P Arun Bhupathi ◽  
M Ravi Kanth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Orientation Programs ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Empathy Score ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Master’S Degree ◽  
Time Of Admission

Empathy is vital in ensuring the quality of the patient-clinician relationship. Empathy in the health care setting is the ability to understand a patient's experiences and feelings and communicate this understanding for better clinical outcomes in dental treatments. The study aimed to compare levels of empathy in post-graduate dental students across the different years of the master's degree course. Questionnaire forms distributed among post graduate students and awareness, knowledge, attitude, and empathy levels towards their patients were assessed. Responses of all the post-graduate students of all specialties in a dental institute were subjected to statistical analysis to know and compare their empathy towards the patients during their clinical practice and research throughout their three-year master's degree. The mean empathy score was 52.01 (maximum of 100), with a standard deviation of 6.69. The empathy scores decreased slightly from the first to the third year of the master's degree. The participant's age, marital status, place of residence, and specialties of dental post-graduation showed much significant difference in empathy levels. The study found slight significant gender differences in empathy among the participants. The empathy scores declined gradually very slightly as they were promoted to the next level in the course. The increase in empathy levels found in this study is more significant than those reported in similar studies due to the inclusion of educational and orientation programs at the time of admission into post-graduate studies.

Aspirations of Post Graduate Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
K.Shireesha K.Shireesha ◽  
◽  
M. Srikala M. Srikala
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Post Graduate
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