South African universities and human development: Towards a theorisation and operationalisation of professional capabilities for poverty reduction

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 565-572

  Walker, Melanie ^a,b   McLean, Monica ^a   Dison, Arona ^b   Peppin Vaughan, Rosie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Poverty reduction; Professional education; University transformation

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 68849106283     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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