Barriers to reading in higher education: Rethinking reading support
Background: Reading is a functional academic literacy ability needed by students in higher education. In the South African context, inadequate reading ability is one of the reasons for high undergraduate attrition rates. It seems that role players within this sector are of the opinion that students...
Main Author: | Kristien Andrianatos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2019-09-01
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Series: | Reading & Writing |
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Online Access: | https://rw.org.za/index.php/rw/article/view/241 |
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