Tag Archives: unemployment

Alliances of hope: breaking cycles of poverty and despair

Posted on May 22, 2013 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

Amidst increasing concerns that higher education does not seem to make a dent in unemployment rates; many stakeholders (including students) ask various questions not only with regard to the purpose of higher education, but also about its curricula, assessment strategies, … Continue reading →

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The Ni-Ni generation: thoughts on the purpose of higher education (#CFHE12)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

Can higher education change the future social stratification of society or will higher education continue to duplicate and perpetuate inequality? Should we hold higher education accountable for decreasing existing and future inequalities? With increasing numbers of graduates finding themselves joining … Continue reading →

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In the antechamber of hope: Higher and distance education and (un)employment (#CFHE12)

Posted on October 17, 2012 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

There are different reasons why people hope. Many people believe that there is a reason why things happen, or that things will work out fine. This group most probably overlaps with another group who believes that the future will be … Continue reading →

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The social capital of accreditation in higher education (#change11)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by opendistanceteachingandlearning

[Image retrieved from http://www.businessearth.com/social-capital-understand-grow/ 25 January 2012] Following from this week’s post “The selfish giant and the unlocking of the gates of higher education” and the discussions that followed from it; I realised that there is more to the issue … Continue reading →

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