Spotlight on ECP programmes
ACADEMICS: CPUT’s Dr Lynn Coleman (far right) with some of the organisers and presenters during the recent Regional Extended Curriculum Programme Symposium
Thursday, 31 August 2017
Student transitions to and within university were recently unpacked at the annual Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) Symposium hosted by CPUT.
The Regional ECP Symposium held on the Bellville Campus was themed, “Responsive and inclusive curricula and pedagogic practice in ECP: Understanding transitions to and within university”.
The ECP provides students with extra time as they are allowed an additional year in which to complete their studies.
Delivering the keynote address, UCT’s Dr Bongi Bangeni and Prof Rochelle Kapp said their study revealed that as students from disadvantaged backgrounds transitioned into university they have to negotiate their learning and identity.
“The data illustrate the ways in which student learning is often impeded by the limitations on choices within degree structures,” says Kapp.
Also shown was how decisions made at high school level continue to impact students’ pathways on entry, at senior levels and even after the successful completion of the first degree.
Their study recommended that understanding schooling and its impact on students’ experiences within university as well as turning classrooms into spaces for active engagement may improve student success.
Besides attracting delegates from the four universities in the region, the symposium was also attended by academics from the Unisa, the University of Johannesburg and Wits.
Welcoming the delegates to CPUT, Prof Anthony Staak, DVC: Academic, said dysfunctional schooling yields students who are under-prepared for university education.
“Accept under-preparedness and adjust the curriculum accordingly,” advises Staak.
Written by Kwanele Butana
Email: butanak@cput.ac.za
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