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The Origin and Growth of Geography As a Discipline at South Africa Universities.

Visser, Gustav.

The Origin and Growth of Geography As a Discipline at South Africa Universities. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (465 pages)

Intro -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Stellenbosch: The birthplace of Geography teaching at South African universities -- 3. A history of Geography at the University of Pretoria -- 4. A brief history of the Department of Geography at the University of the Free State -- 5. Geography at the University of the Witwatersrand -- 6. Geography at Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the North-West University -- 7. Environmental and Geographical Science on the slopes of Devil's Peak -- 8. Geography on the eastern frontier: Rhodes University -- 9. The history of the Geography Department at the University of Natal, Durban -- 10. From the South African Native College to the University of Fort Hare: The Geography Department -- 11. University ofSouth Africa (UNISA): Geography at Africa's largest open distance learning institution -- 12. Military Geography at Stellenbosch University's Military Geography Department in Saldanha -- 13. Geography at the iconic "Bush University" of Turfloop: From University of the North to Limpopo University -- 14. Worlds apart: A transformative history of Geography at the University of the Western Cape -- 15. The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Zululand: A story of growth and change -- 16. South Africa's first bilingual contact tuition university: from University of Port Elizabeth to Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University -- 17. From the Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit to the University of Johannesburg: An inclusive South African university -- 18. Transcending Apartheid - Internationalisation and transformation: Geography at the University of Durban-Westville -- 19. Reflections on the Geography Department: Walter Sisulu University (University of Transkei). 20. The evolution of Geography and Environmental Scienceat North-West University, Mafikeng Campus -- 21. Geography at the University of Venda: From a homeland university to a comprehensive university under a new democratic dispensation -- 22. The rise and demise of Geography at Vista University -- 23. Monash South Africa: An international degree in a local setting -- 24. Tracing Geography Education's footprints in South Africa.

9781928357261


Geography-Study and teaching (Higher).


Electronic books.

G73 .O75 2016

910.711

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