Barriers to and enablers for the success of postgraduate students in social work
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7168391 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lizane Wilson (0000-0001-8106-2817, North-West University, corresponding author), Jessica Pool (0000-0002-6839-4419, North-West University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 689-706 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-5479 • E-ISSN: 1470-1227 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02615479.2024.2336102 |
| OpenAlex | W4393860243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 46 |
All over the world, higher education institutions (HEIs) are concerned about low enrollment, delayed completion rates, non-completion, and the subsequent smaller number of graduates of Master's and doctoral programmes. This is also true for the postgraduate students in Social Work at a South African public university, with statistics showing a high dropout rate and extended completion times. The poor throughput rate of the postgraduate programme in Social Work motivated the exploration of barriers to and enablers for student success in this programme. This was done through a qualitative descriptive design, using an online questionnaire with open-ended reflective questions. The collected data was uploaded to Atlas.ti 9 and analyzed by means of inductive thematic analysis. The findings of this study indicated barriers pertaining to supervision, personal challenges, and the distance-learning delivery mode of academic programmes. External factors and enablers that impacted the success of postgraduate students were also identified
Engineering ethics · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Engineering · Higher Education and Employability · Medicine · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology · Social Work
Supervision experiences of postgraduate students at an ODL institution in South Africa
More Than Inconvenienced
Social Work Students’ Experiences During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Historically Underrepresented Graduate Students' Experiences During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
Supervisor selection or allocation and continuity of supervision
Lessons Learned for Successful Dissertation Completion From Social Work Doctoral Graduates
The ‘Write’ Skills and More
Student retention in higher education
Contrasting the Socialization Experiences of Doctoral Students in High- and Low-Completing Departments
Investigating the Impact of Financial Aid on Student Dropout Risks
It Takes a Village
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Qualitative Research Methodology in Social Sciences and Related Subjects
An interdisciplinary meta-analysis of the potential antecedents, correlates, and consequences of protégé perceptions of mentoring
Research Training and Supervision Development
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |