TY  - JOUR
T1  - Higher Education Funding and Student Perception in South Africa
AU - , Mubanga AU - Diko, Nolutho 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2017.1.6
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2017.1.6
KW  - Management
KW  -performance
KW  -funding
KW  -higher education
KW  -students
AB  - In this study, the challenges that South African students experience with funding is explored. The
study is motivated by the student riots that engulfed the country early this year. Three universities based in
three provinces of the country were studied. They comprise of two metropolitan and one semi metropolitan
province. The students believe that apart from funding bodies such as the National Research Foundation
(NRF), National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) which are usually funded by government, universities
should also be held accountable for some funding shortfalls. They further claim that universities portray poor
economic management of their resources, finances, income and expenditure. A mixed method approach was
used to analyse the data obtained from questionnaires and run through SPSS Software Version 23. Students
pointed out that they believe corruption still undermines the fairness of who gets funding. Private sector has
also stepped in to offer support through scholarships and loans although there are still complaints from
students on the high interest rates charged by banks for example. Students also blame the high levels of
unemployment experienced in the country to failure in paying back loans.
ER  -