How Higher Education Research Using the Capability Approach Illuminates Possibilities for the Transformation of Individuals and Society in South Africa

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McLean, M. (2018) 'How Higher Education Research Using the Capability Approach Illuminates Possibilities for the Transformation of Individuals and Society in South Africa' in P. Ashwin and J.M. Case (eds), Higher Education Pathways: South African Undergraduate Education and the Public Good, Cape Town: African Minds.

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African Higher Education Dynamics Series;Volume 4
Higher Education Pathways: South African Undergraduate Education and the Public Good - Chapter 8

The capability approach offers a normative framework for thinking how higher education can support human well-being and fulfilment. This chapter explores how higher education research using the capability approach illuminates possibilities for the transformation of individuals and society in South Africa.

Project: Inclusive higher education learning outcomes for rural and township youth: developing a multi-dimensional capabilities-based higher education index

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Children & Young People, Education

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