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MDAKANE, M.; NGUBANE, S. A.  y  DHLAMINI, Z. S.. Incarcerated students' experiences of unisa's open distance e-learning at one medium correctional centre. S. Afr. J. High. Educ. [online]. 2022, vol.36, n.3, pp.91-108. ISSN 1753-5913.  http://dx.doi.org/10.20853/36-3-4548.

Technology mediated pedagogies of the 21st century present new and unprecedented challenges for incarcerated tertiary students. The researchers, employing a qualitative exploratory research design, sought to explore the learning experiences of UNISA students incarcerated at Baviaanspoort Medium Correctional Centre. Six participants were sampled purposively and recruited to participate during a focus group interview. Qualitative content analysis revealed the ever-changing landscape of higher education due to the advent of digitised e-learning; the unique challenges encountered by incarcerated students studying at tertiary level; strategies for overcoming barriers associated with ODeL; and that lastly, in the context of imprisonment, student-centeredness is still primarily informed by a constructivist approach to ODL. The study concluded that students' learning experiences, and by extension, academic success, can be enhanced provided learner support is augmented for incarcerated tertiary students.

Palabras clave : incarceration; Open Distance e-Learning; student-centredness; student support; South Africa.

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