(Primrose Hall Publishing Group, 2022-07-01) Mthalane, Peggy Pinky
Social impediments are the greatest threats to higher institutions of
learning in developing countries. The influence of social ills is felt
as attendance in learning institutions continue to dwindle and result
to growing students drop-out rates. Curbing and incorporating social
impediments in the higher education system can enhance innovative
collaborative skills to solve global problems thus providing adequate
opportunities for students to experience real-life learning
experiences in different fields of the job market. For the purpose of
this study, the scoping review aided by qualitative approach were
used to plot extant evidence for insights into social impediments in
the context of higher institutions of higher learning. Primary data
based on interviews was extracted through thematic technique
supported by quotations and narrative summaries from forty-five
(45) participants. The final outcomes show increasing interest by
learning institutions to try and curtail social impediments. In
addition, it was revealed that curbing social ills, more educational
institutions should include social issues as part of their core curricula
to shape students’ future for specialized innovative skills.
