LEARNING CURVEBALL: Universities confront growing gaps between school and first-year demands
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Passing matric remains every school learner’s proudest milestone. Yet across South African universities, academics warn that the leap from secondary school to tertiary study exposes gaps few students see coming, and that closing them is…
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