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Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, M. (2005). Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen

Academic freedom and institutional autonomy are often assumed to be synonymous. In some debates about higher education in South Africa, this assumption has led to the supposition that universities are less autonomous – and therefore less free – than... Read More about Have South African universities lost their autonomy in the first decade of democracy? A response to Jonathan Jansen.

South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy (2005)
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Hall, M., & Symes, A. (2005). South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy. Studies in Higher Education, 30(2), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075070500043317

This paper tracks policies in the governance of higher education over the first decade of South Africa's democracy. The first democratically elected government of 1994 was faced with the formidable task of dismantling the structures of apartheid educ... Read More about South African higher education in the first decade of democracy: from cooperative governance to conditional autonomy.

Las Vegas in Africa (2005)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Bombardella, P. (2005). Las Vegas in Africa. Journal of Social Archaeology, 5(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469605305050141

Recent years have seen substantial capital investments in 'destination resorts', manyof which utilize heritage themes to attract consumers. This movement was led by the renaissance of Las Vegas and by major urban destination project, and coincided wi... Read More about Las Vegas in Africa.

Evaluating the use of synchronous communication in two blended courses (2004)
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Cox, G., Carr, T., & Hall, M. (2004). Evaluating the use of synchronous communication in two blended courses. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 20(3), 183-193

Residential universities are increasingly integrating online interaction within courses in the form of synchronous online chats, asynchronous online discussions and access to interactive
resources. This article evaluates the educational effectivenes... Read More about Evaluating the use of synchronous communication in two blended courses.

The culture of governance in South African public higher education (2004)
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Hall, M., Symes, A., & Luescher, T. (2004). The culture of governance in South African public higher education. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 26(1), 91-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080042000182555

The South African public higher education system is at a point of transition as the mould of segregation is broken through a process of mergers and incorporations. This paper reports a study of governance at this transitional stage. Using case studie... Read More about The culture of governance in South African public higher education.

Implementing a learning technology strategy: top-down strategy meets bottom-up culture (2004)
Journal Article
Lisewski, B. (2004). Implementing a learning technology strategy: top-down strategy meets bottom-up culture. https://doi.org/10.1080/0968776042000216228

Using interview-based 'insider case study' research, this paper outlines why the University of Salford has adopted a Learning Technologies Strategy and examines the factors which are likely to lead to its successful implementation. External reasons f... Read More about Implementing a learning technology strategy: top-down strategy meets bottom-up culture.

Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires (2003)
Journal Article
Doyle, M. (2003). Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 24(3), 275-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/0159630032000172489

This paper contextualises the Foundation Degree within competing economic and democratic agendas. In tracing the development within these ideological and discursive priorities it analyses how they are textually represented in policy speeches, and in... Read More about Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires.

Development of a management information system to facilitate the daily activities of a public health group and promote public health awareness in society (2003)
Journal Article
Wang, F., Sharma, R., Helian, N., & Yip, Y. (2003). Development of a management information system to facilitate the daily activities of a public health group and promote public health awareness in society. Logistics Information Management, 16(3/4), 270-277. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050310483853

This paper explores the development of a knowledge base within the European Public Health and Environment Network (EPHEN) research group at University College London, which had a pressing need to change the way its work activities were conducted. It... Read More about Development of a management information system to facilitate the daily activities of a public health group and promote public health awareness in society.

Virtual learning environments in business and management: A review of some recent developments (2003)
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review of some recent developments. International Journal of Management Education, 3(2), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.3794/ijme.32.60

This paper examines the use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) in business and management
higher education within the UK. Using information from interviews with staff in 10 UK Business Schools
and 4 private sector publishers it is argued that... Read More about Virtual learning environments in business and management: A review of some recent developments.