A Holistic Approach

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A Holistic Approach
Bylaag B

• Integrated
• recognizes interrelatedness between educational,
  psychological, social and environmental factors
• multi-disciplinary approach
• integrate learning content with skills
  development
• Flexible

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Interests
Accom
Values
Resources
Needs
Aptitude
Motivational
Admin
Learning Environment
Concep- tualization
Language
Goals
Cognition
Lecturers
Curriculum
Academic success
Learning Style
Problem Solving
Relation- ships
Stress
Friends Family
Support system
Social
Religion
Emotional
Sport
Cultural
Confidence
Self image
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The Programme
PERSONAL SUPPORT
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
STRUCTURE
Professional Orientation Support Course (POSC)
Tutors
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Structure of the programme

• Spreading of the number of modules of the first
  two years of the 4YSP over three years
• Same lectures, lecturers, textbooks, time-tables,
  test and exam papers
• Extra time available used for strong
  structured support
• The last two years of the 4YSP and 5YSP are the
  same

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Personal support

• Accommodation
• university residence
• Health
• references to health services, Centre for Aids
  Studies
• Financial
• scholarships, grants, donations
• Counseling
• listening, interpretation, reflection
• Intervention
• stress and conflict management
• decision making
• Rewards
• best progress, best performance, leadership

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Academic support
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Academic support (continued)
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Tutors

• Facilitators of learning content and learning
  process
• Caring, sensitive nature
• Excellent communication skills
• Small groups and individual students
• Confidentiality
• Mentors

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Results

• Short-Term (Table 1)
• A tendency of increasing academic achievement is
  reflected
• Long-Term (Figure 1)
• Tertiary survival is evident on the long-term

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Results (Table 1)
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Results (Figure 1)
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Conclusion