Yasmine Dominguez-Whitehead
Biographic Data
| ID | 790055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yasmine Dominguez-Whitehead |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yasmine |
| FAMILY NAME | Dominguez-Whitehead |
| SIGNATURE | DOMINGUEZ-WHITEHEAD Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4987-9234 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Non-academic support services and university student experiences: Adopting an organizational theory perspective
Recent and continuous transformation efforts at South African universities and the varied challenges facing higher education make it increasingly important to undertake an examination of student experiences that extend beyond the academic realm. This paper presents findings on non-academic support services, as experienced by students. The study was conducted at two South African universities and is grounded within an organizational theory perspec…
Confessing sex in online student communities
Impediments to Pursuing Graduate Studies in South Africa: The Role of the Family, Social Class, and Race
Increasing the number of graduate students has been identified as a priority for South African universities. Despite the shortage of graduate students in South Africa and the impetus to increase the number of graduate students, little is known about some of the impediments that undergraduate students, particularly Black students, face in pursuing graduate school. This paper critically examines the role of the family, social class, and race in con…
Evaluating postgraduate preparation in the South African context
Little work is being undertaken in South Africa to systematically and intentionally prepare undergraduate students to pursue postgraduate studies. This is concerning given the shortage of postgraduate students and the small scale of postgraduate studies. The few programmes and endeavours that exist to prepare students for postgraduate studies are not necessarily evaluated to assess their achievements and shortcomings. This paper provides an evalu…
Food talk: A window into inequality among university students
Although initially related to the country's colonial and apartheid history, material inequality in South Africa has deepened, with recent research suggesting that South Africa now has the highest levels of inequality in the world.In this paper, we examine the interactional reproduction of inequality by paying particular attention to the discursive and interactional practices employed in students' talk about food.Specifically, we examine food-rela…
Impediments to Pursuing Graduate Studies in South Africa: The Role of the Family, Social Class, and Race
Increasing the number of graduate students has been identified as a priority for South African universities. Despite the shortage of graduate students in South Africa and the impetus to increase the number of graduate students, little is known about some of the impediments that undergraduate students, particularly Black students, face in pursuing graduate school. This paper critically examines the role of the family, social class, and race in con…
Food talk: A window into inequality among university students
Although initially related to the country's colonial and apartheid history, material inequality in South Africa has deepened, with recent research suggesting that South Africa now has the highest levels of inequality in the world.In this paper, we examine the interactional reproduction of inequality by paying particular attention to the discursive and interactional practices employed in students' talk about food.Specifically, we examine food-rela…
Evaluating postgraduate preparation in the South African context
Little work is being undertaken in South Africa to systematically and intentionally prepare undergraduate students to pursue postgraduate studies. This is concerning given the shortage of postgraduate students and the small scale of postgraduate studies. The few programmes and endeavours that exist to prepare students for postgraduate studies are not necessarily evaluated to assess their achievements and shortcomings. This paper provides an evalu…
Confessing sex in online student communities
Impediments to Pursuing Graduate Studies in South Africa: The Role of the Family, Social Class, and Race
Increasing the number of graduate students has been identified as a priority for South African universities. Despite the shortage of graduate students in South Africa and the impetus to increase the number of graduate students, little is known about some of the impediments that undergraduate students, particularly Black students, face in pursuing graduate school. This paper critically examines the role of the family, social class, and race in con…
Non-academic support services and university student experiences: Adopting an organizational theory perspective
Recent and continuous transformation efforts at South African universities and the varied challenges facing higher education make it increasingly important to undertake an examination of student experiences that extend beyond the academic realm. This paper presents findings on non-academic support services, as experienced by students. The study was conducted at two South African universities and is grounded within an organizational theory perspec…
Social science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Economic shortage (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Higher Education and Employability (2 works)