Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning

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Vol. 13 No. SI2 (2025)
Published 30 September 2025
Special Issue on Trust in Higher Education (HECU 11)

This September 2025 special issue of Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning (CriSTaL),  presents a collection of thought-provoking papers on the theme of Trust in Higher Education. Originating from the Higher Education Close-Up (HECU) 11 conference held at Rhodes University in Makhanda, South Africa, from July 3-5, 2024, the contributions address the complex and increasingly fragile nature of trust within the sector. The special issue examines trust as a cornerstone of higher education—essential for collaboration, cooperation, and the functioning of institutions—operating on multiple levels, from students and academics to researchers and the public. Collectively, the three think pieces, nine papers, and concluding poem offer a multifaceted and critical examination of this complex construct, arguing that it is not a simple given but must actively built, earned, and maintained to overcome systemic challenges and foster a more ethical academic ecosystem.

     

 

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CriSTaL June issue launched

This issue of Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning (CriSTaL) (Vol. 13, Issue 1, June 2025) brings together five thought-provoking papers that explore the intersecting challenges of academic writing, multilingualism, decoloniality, and student activism in South African higher education. https://epubs.ac.za/index.php/cristal/issue/view/188


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3 July 2025

Poems

Curwyn Mapaling, Nadia Mukadam, Hashali Hamukuaya
202-204
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