An analysis of Tuition Policy Discourses in Historically Black and White South African Tertiary Institutions

dc.contributor.authorMaseko, Nokwazi Jacquiline
dc.contributor.supervisorChikane, Rekgotsofetse
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-24T07:00:22Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management In Governance and Management to the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management, Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses the discourses around tuition policies in Historically Black and Historically White Institutions. This was motivated by the move towards incorporating discourse analysis into policy studies, contributing to the literature regarding discourse in higher education tuition policies, and understanding how discourse affects policy decisions. All these are aimed at addressing the shortfalls in tuition policy which contribute to issues such as the ongoing student protests. Semi structured interviews were conducted with 11 participants and were analysed using the Critical Discourse Analysis tools provided by Machin and Mayr (2012). The analysis showed that the historical discourses and personal ideologies held by those in power influence policy decisions. The study concluded that a reflexive and discourse orientated approach in the policies of HBIs and HWIs would promote policy solutions that are tailored for each institutional type, and this may ultimately decrease the frequency of tuition related protests
dc.description.submitterMM2025
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.citationMaseko, Nokwazi Jacquiline. (2024). An analysis of Tuition Policy Discourses in Historically Black and White South African Tertiary Institutions [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg].WireDSpace.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/43946
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2025 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWits School of Governance
dc.subjectCritical Discourse Analysis
dc.subjectTuition Policy
dc.subjectHistorically Black and Historically White Institutions
dc.subject.otherSDG-4: Quality education
dc.titleAn analysis of Tuition Policy Discourses in Historically Black and White South African Tertiary Institutions
dc.typeDissertation

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