Why is there such a great discrepancy between what scholars of education have been telling us and what happens in the classroom?
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Rhodes University
Founded in 1904, Rhodes University is a well-established University located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
It is a small research intensive university which enjoys the distinction of having amongst the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success rates, and the best research output per academic staff member.
The University takes pride in its motto, Where Leaders Learn, and in producing graduates who are knowledgeable intellectuals, skilled professionals, and critical, caring and compassionate citizens who can contribute to economic and social development and an equitable, just and democratic society.
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Ethnomusicology and African Musical Arts lecturer, Rhodes University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rhodes University
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Research Fellow, Rhodes University
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PhD Candidate in the Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, Rhodes University
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PhD candidate in Art History, Rhodes University
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Research Associate of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Anthropology, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Rhodes University
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Director, Allan Gray Centre for Leadership Ethics, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University
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Director of Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Rhodes University & Visiting Research Professor in Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Rhodes University
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Politics lecturer, Rhodes University
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Professor of Sociology, Rhodes University
