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Table of Contents Vol 3 (2018) 目录第三卷(2018)

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-12-12 DOI: 10.4102/the.v3i0.64

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Blackhood as a category in contemporary discourses on Black Studies: An existentialist philosophical defence 黑人身份作为当代黑人研究话语中的一个范畴:一种存在主义的哲学辩护

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-12-03 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.55

M. Lamola

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Embodied digital technology and transformation in higher education 体现数字技术与高等教育转型

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-10-23 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.52

J. du Toit, A. Verhoef

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Education hubs and private higher education expansion in small island developing states contexts: The case of Mauritius 小岛屿发展中国家的教育中心和私立高等教育扩展：以毛里求斯为例

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-10-16 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.46

H. Mariaye, M. Samuel

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引用次数: 7

Global world, global mind: Narratives of the University of Hong Kong Worldwide Exchange students 全球世界，全球思维：香港大学国际交流生的叙述

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-09-27 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.42

Ivy C.C. Lai

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引用次数: 3

(Re)Inserting charity in education (二)将慈善融入教育

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-08-08 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.38

Erik Meganck

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Examining factors that shape Technical Vocational Education and Training engineering students’ understanding of their career choices 考察影响技术职业教育的因素培养工科学生对职业选择的理解

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-08-07 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.33

A. Sibiya, Nceba Nyembezi

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引用次数: 5

Transforming while transferring: An exploratory study of how transferability of skills is key in the transformation of higher education 转中转化:技能转移在高等教育转型中的关键作用探析

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-07-26 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.35

S. Bazana, Logan McLaren, Trust Kabungaidze

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Continuous programme renewal and critical citizenship: Key items for the South African higher education curriculum agenda 持续的课程更新和关键的公民身份:南非高等教育课程议程的关键项目

Transformation in Higher Education Pub Date : 2018-06-18 DOI: 10.4102/THE.V3I0.37

E. Bitzer, E. Costandius

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