A study finds that there’s a gap between the expectation of what university would be like, and the actual experience.
- Teaching & Learning Specialist, Office of DVC Academic, University of the Western Cape
For many students, stress about money is a terrible and unwelcome distraction from their degrees – qualifications they hope can lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
There are a number of factors outside the academy that hold first-year university students back. Addressing these can improve retention rates.
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