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Contextual complexity
The problem
Inadequacies of the school system
– ‘Schools do not prepare you’.
Openness vis-à-vis the regimented school environment –
“
At school, teachers run after
you… here at varsity … you learn … ‘responsibility’ and that’s the most difficult thing.”
Language a major barrier:
“as for us from rural areas, we were taught some subjects in vernacular
language…”
the complex challenges posed by university social and academic demands
particularly in high performance and diverse university environments (Herman
2011) which emphasise individuality and privileges agency among students.
Rules not always explicit
Lack of familiarity with the modus operandi within the new learning space