Establishing a Health Sciences writing centre in the changing landscape of South African Higher Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13080348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Natashia Muna (0000-0003-3989-9212, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Taahira Goolam Hoosen (0000-0002-5970-2192, University of Cape Town), Karis Moxley (0000-0002-9456-686X, Stellenbosch University), Ermien van Pletzen (0000-0003-0350-6739, University of Cape Town) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2310-7103 • E-ISSN: 2310-7103 |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape Library Service (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14426/cristal.v7i1.165 |
| OpenAlex | W2965814374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article describes, analyses, and reflects on the conceptualisation and establishment of a Writing Lab at a South African universityâ€TMs Faculty of Health Sciences. Drawing on the theoretical framework of New Literacy Studies, the academic literacies approach, and South African writing centre scholarship, the analysis revealed that the conceptualisation of the Writing Lab was primarily informed by the academic socialisation model but has since shifted to encompass a more transformative ideology; opening spaces where studentsâ€TM own knowledges and literacies practices could contribute to new forms of thinking and representation in the academy. We argue that the shift was facilitated by collaboration with disciplinary lecturers, the facultyâ€TMs Primary Health Care ethos, and the Writing Labâ€TMs engagement with a large postgraduate population, leading to the Writing Labâ€TMs participation in new forms of knowledge-building that could contribute to the creation of decolonised spaces and shifts in institutional culture
Academic writing · Discipline · Ethos · Higher education · Ideology · Literacy · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Learning Practices · Higher Education Practises and Engagement
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |