Case Study Of Postgraduate Student Dropout Rate At South African Universities

Rural-origin health science students at South African universities.

BACKGROUND Rural areas in all countries suffer from a shortage of health care professionals. In South Africa, the shortage is particularly marked; some rural areas have a doctor-to-population ratio of 5.5:100 000. Similar patterns apply to other health professionals. Increasing the proportion of rural-origin students in faculties of health sciences has been shown to be one way of addressing suc...

Postgraduate palliative care education: evaluation of a South African programme.

AIM We aimed to assess the postgraduate palliative care distance education programme of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of its perceived ability to influence palliative care delivery. METHODS A mixed-methods approach, consisting of two surveys using open-ended and multiple-choice options, was conducted from January to December 2007 at the UCT School of Public Health and Family Medi...

Exploration of the academic lives of students with disabilities at South African universities: Lecturers’ perspectives

BACKGROUND A decade has passed since South Africa signed and ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a human rights treaty that protects the rights and dignity of people with disabilities. However, not much have changed for students with disabilities. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore lecturers' experiences with, and perspectives on, disability as wel...

a study on construction of iranian life tables: the case study of modified brass logit system

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Some South African universities provide good specialist otorhinolaryngology training.