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Title Exploring student perceptions on the influence of a university education on up-ward socioeconomic mobility: A case study of students at the University of the Western Cape
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/11394/9004
Date 2021
Author(s) Frantz, Leigh
Contributor(s) Jonah, Coretta
Abstract Magister Artium (Development Studies) - MA(DVS) - South Africa is still under construction, with the aftermath of apartheid still lingering in the South African education system and in societal constructs amongst families of colour with low socioeconomic status backgrounds. For more than two decades since South Africa has been declared a democratically free society, education has been at the forefront as a means to socioeconomic liberation with movements such as #FEESMUSTFALL bringing to light the inequality that still lingers around access to higher education. Using human capital theory and socioeconomic mobility as a framework, the study aims to explore, describe and determine the perceived impact of university education on students from a low socioeconomic status using the case of the University of the Western Cape. - 2023
Subject(s) Higher education; Social mobility; universities in South Africa; University of the Western Cape; Socioeconomic status
Language en
Publisher University of Western Cape
Format application/pdf
Rights University of Western Cape
Repository Cape Town - Theses and Dissertations, University of Western Cape
Added to C-A: 2022-05-09;09:41:17