"The manual ... is a first of its kind and aims at opening a debate on student activism, student wellbeing and their preparation for participation in civil society, and on the role that student affairs and student development plays in this respect. It can serve as a resource for student affairs and services professionals in the field. Although the manual uses narratives from the past as its context, it also provides suggestions on how to remedy the damage caused to students’ wellbeing and provides guidance on how similar situations may be prevented in the future. In the bigger picture, some of the narratives and discussion points in the manual are a call to rethink and reform the values, policies and practices of Student Affairs and Services in South Africa and beyond, calling for both restorative and open-minded approaches to students’ political engagement and wellbeing."
The manual is freely available to download here and the team of researchers and students involved in creating the knowledge for the manual are glad to provide workshops with Student Affairs practitioners and student leaders on student protesting, governance and student wellbeing.
