Research data

The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:

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2020 Implications of theoretical perspectives for student affairs

Over the last 15 years I have had the pleasure to correspond with Philip G Altbach on different aspects of his half-century of research into...

2020 Intersectionality of cultural norms and sexual behaviours: a qualitative study of young black male students at a university in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Sexual risk behaviors that occur among young men are based on dominant notions and practices that prevail in cultural contexts. As such, und...

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2019 Aspirations and horizons for action: student choice of profession in South Africa

Building on the previous chapter's focus on the match between university and the labour market, this chapter engages with the topic of post-...

2019 Quality enhancement in student affairs and social justice: a reflective case study from South Africa

Quality enhancement in student affairs is an integral part of professional practice, and its documentation and reflective evaluation are imp...