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In what ways is the HE system not designed for student success?
(cont.)
In summary
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There is at present no indication of a vision of the system that is designed
to break decisively with the performance patterns associated with the
colonial and apartheid past
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The prevailing systemic conditions unfortunately influence universities’
behaviours and priorities a great deal more powerfully than statements of
purpose in policies
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hence the present nature of the system favours the status quo
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and is an impediment to placing student success and equity of
outcomes at the heart of the higher education agenda
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