Product Description
Reflections of South African Student Leaders: 1994 to 2017
Authors: Denyse Webbstock, Thierry M Luescher
Format: Paperback
Reflections of South African Student Leaders 1994-2017 brings together the reflections of twelve former SRC leaders from across the landscape of South African universities. Each student leader’s reflections are presented in a dedicated chapter that draws closely on an interview conducted in the course of 2018/19 which was followed by an interactive process of co-editing, correcting, and approving the chapter between the researchers and the student leaders.
Features:
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Personal background and context of getting involved in student leadership.
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Role as member of the SRC and the role of the SRC in the university.
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Support received from the university and student affairs.
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Student governance model, SRC electoral system, and induction.
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The involvement of partisan student organisations and political parties in the SRC.
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Relationship with the student body, communication, conscientisation and mobilisation.
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Student representation in university governance structures (‘co-operative governance’).
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Main challenges, student issues and demands.
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Strategies and tactics of student politics, representation and activism.
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Reflections on the 2015/16 student movement: #RhodesMustFall, #FeesMustFall, #EndOutsourcing, etc.
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Lessons for current and future student leaders.
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The biographical impact of the student leadership experience.
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