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The shortfall in government funding of university fees and its effects on graduation rates.

dc.contributor.advisorMashau, Pfano.
dc.contributor.authorChetty, Kubashini.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-06T18:35:20Z
dc.date.available2020-04-06T18:35:20Z
dc.date.created2017
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionMasters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Fees Must Fall Campaign, which began in 2015 and continued into 2016 was a campaign in which university students held protests because of high university fees. The National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), which provides students with funding was brought under scrutiny as students were now protesting as they could not afford the high university fees. In 2016, a cohort analysis of NSFAS students, submitted to executive management of the NSFAS uncovered that only 13.1 per cent of NSAFS funded students complete their qualification within the regulation period and 32.2 percent dropped out within 5 years of study (NSFAS Research and Policy, 2016). The problem identified was whether NSFAS funding was sufficient for a student to attend university and graduate and in what ways could the private sector assist the students who are underfunded. A quantitative approach utilising a questionnaire directed at NSFAS funded students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal was undertaken. The questions were structured to obtain information if the shortfall in funding was affecting their academic performance forcing them to dropout of university. The research indicated there is a short-fall in funding received by NSFAS funded students which is adversely affecting their academic performance. There are ways in which this can be remedied with the implementation of new funding models provided by the government.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/17653
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.otherUniversity fees.en_US
dc.subject.otherNational Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).en_US
dc.subject.otherFunding shortfall.en_US
dc.subject.otherGovernment funding.en_US
dc.subject.otherEducation funding.en_US
dc.subject.otherFees Must Fall.en_US
dc.titleThe shortfall in government funding of university fees and its effects on graduation rates.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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