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Journal articles on the topic "Xhosa"

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Somniso, M. M. "Echoes of orality in Christian Xhosa songs." Literator 26, no. 3 (2005): 131–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/lit.v26i3.240.

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This article is an attempt to investigate and explore certain patterns in traditional Christian Xhosa songs as found in Xhosa music. The corpus of contemporary Xhosa music is vast, and difficult to explore properly without recognising the patterns of traditional music. In order to recognise these patterns Xhosa music in general will be discussed first – Xhosa music also as a form of art. Having done that, it will try to uncover certain elements of traditional songs in Christian Xhosa music. A comparative approach will be used to reveal the similarities between traditional and Christian songs.
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Peires, J. B. "The Central Beliefs of the Xhosa Cattle-Killing." Journal of African History 28, no. 1 (1987): 43–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853700029418.

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The Xhosa cattle-killing movement of 1856–7 cannot be explained as a superstitious ‘pagan reaction’to the intrusion of colonial rule and Christian civilization. It owes its peculiar form to the lungsickness epidemic of 1854, which carried off over 100,000 Xhosa cattle. The Xhosa theory of disease indicated that the sick cattle had been contaminated by the witchcraft practices of the people, and that these tainted cattle would have to be slaughtered lest they infect the pure new cattle which were about to rise.The idea of the resurrection of the dead was partly due to the Xhosa belief that the
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Neethling, S. J. "Xhosa nicknames." South African Journal of African Languages 14, no. 2 (1994): 88–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02572117.1994.10587036.

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Dlali, Mawande. "Proverbs as an agent of cultural wisdom and identity among the Xhosa speaking people." Lexicographica 39, no. 1 (2023): 7–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/lex-2023-0002.

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Abstract The Xhosa speaking people, in common with other African people, possess a rich folklore tradition comprising mostly of tales, proverbs, riddles and poetry. Of these verbal arts, proverbs are by far the most frequently employed, in a number of ways for different purposes. In their daily communication, the Xhosa speaking people often resort to proverbs as an important and most effective strategy to optimize the rhetorical effectiveness of their speech messages. Because proverbs are frequently used in normal, everyday speech situations, the Xhosa speaking people, like any other African c
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Kaschula, Russell H. "Xhosa literary history: towards transformation in selected Xhosa novels." South African Journal of African Languages 23, no. 2 (2003): 60–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02572117.2003.10587207.

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Muyangwa, M. M., and W. N. Mvakade. "English and Xhosa as Media of Instruction and Academic Performance of Pupils Whose Mother Tongue is Xhosa." Psychological Reports 82, no. 1 (1998): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.58.

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To study the relative effects of English and Xhosa as media of instruction on the academic performance of pupils whose mother tongue is Xhosa, 34 girls from among 60 doing Needlework and Clothing as a Standard Seven school subject were selected randomly. The girls were 15 to 17 years old. They were divided into equal groups of 17 on a random basis. Those who were taught in their mother tongue (Xhosa) performed significantly better than those taught in English.
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Carstens, Vicki, and Loyiso Mletshe. "Radical Defectivity: Implications of Xhosa Expletive Constructions." Linguistic Inquiry 46, no. 2 (2015): 187–242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/ling_a_00180.

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In Xhosa VSO clauses, subject agreement exhibits default features, objects cannot be pronominalized, a subject focus reading is obligatory, and experiencer verbs with two DP arguments are precluded. We argue that impoverished versions of T and v* in VSO clauses lack the probe features involved in subject agreement, EPP, object shift, and nominative/accusative valuation within Xhosa SVO sentences. Only an unusual focus-linked strategy can Case-license full DPs in VSO clauses, but this is incompatible with inherent Cases borne by arguments of experiencer verbs. We show that CPs and augmentless N
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OPLAND, J., and J. A. Louw. "XHOSA ORAL POETRY." South African Journal of African Languages 5, sup1 (1985): 155–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02572117.1985.10586640.

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Buthelezi, Mbongiseni. "Xhosa History Preserved." Journal of Southern African Studies 40, no. 4 (2014): 883–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2014.933046.

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Horder, Jamie. "Xhosa schizophrenia genetics." Nature Human Behaviour 4, no. 3 (2020): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0845-6.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Xhosa"

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Mletshe, Loyiso Kevin. "Deverbal nominals in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5402.

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Thesis (PhD (African Languages))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The relationship between deverbative noun classification and their effect on the semantic meaning of the derived deverbal nominal has been the focus of many studies in linguistics, with special reference to African languages in recent years. The study maintains that the descriptive analysis of deverbal nominals in African languages does not fully interrogate the predicate argument structures of the verbs that host these deverbal nominals. This thesis is an investigation of how the syntactic properties
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Smith, P. N. "Resilience in Xhosa families." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1478.

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Thesis (DPhil (Psychology))—University of Stellenbosch, 2006.<br>This study addresses unprivileged dichotomies in an endeavour to make audible the silence surrounding Xhosa family resilience. This study is essentially descriptive and exploratory in nature and directed towards an understanding of the factors contributing to the resilience of Xhosa-speaking, rural black South African families. To contextualise the discussion a selection of theories on resilience are viewed within their cultural contexts. Western psychology’s privileging of a) the scrutiny of pathology while disregarding re
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Majova, Ernest Kollie. "Relational nouns in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52428.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Relational nouns are dependent on one another in terms of how they themselves denote e.g. brother and neigbour denote individually standing in relation to at least one other individual in specific nouns. This study has established how relational nouns are treated in Xhosa. The study has focused on horizontal relations with a semantic feature of [± sibling] and hierarchical relations with two distingualising semantic features: [± dependent] and [± kinship]. According to these two types of relations the study has then been di
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Bottoman, Ntombesizwe. "The adjective in Xhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52480.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Adjectives in Xhosa represent a small, closed class of descriptive nominal modifiers, which are categorized as the adjective because of their morphological behaviour, i.e. they all have to appear with the prefix of the noun which is the head of the Noun Phrase. There are other nominal modifiers in Xhosa, which may have the same descriptive function as the small class of morphological adjectives. Attention focuses on the relative clauses and descriptive possessives. The term "Adjective" in Xhosa includes the semantic adject
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Claughton, John Sellick. "The tonology of Xhosa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002171.

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This thesis is an examination of the tonology of Xhosa. After an initial survey of the surface tones of the language, and a review of previous studies of Xhosa tone, a description is given of the major tonal patterns of Xhosa noun and verb morphology. In the course of this description the major tonologica1 rules are allowed to emerge. In particular it is shown that some of these rules lead to complex patterns of variation in the pronunciation of the same individual. The derivation of the tone patterns of adjectives and relatives is discussed and it is shown that these tone patterns offer parti
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Mabona, Mongameli. "Diviners and prophets among the Xhosa : 1593-1856 : a study in Xhosa cultural history /." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2001. http://www.ub.unibe.ch/content/bibliotheken_sammlungen/sondersammlungen/dissen_bestellformular/index_ger.html.

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Dlayedwa, Ntombizodwa Cynthia. "Valency-reducing processes in Xhosa." Thesis, University of Essex, 2002. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394291.

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Williams, Sinazo Onela. "Xhosa men's constructions of depression." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71590.

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The research aimed to use social constructionism as a methodology to explore Xhosa men’s constructions of depression. The theoretical framework chosen for this research was intersectionality. Purposive sampling was conducted to obtain between four to six participants who self-identified as Xhosa men. In the end four participants were interviewed through semi structured interviews. Interviews were conducted in the language of convenience for the participants. This was noted to be a mixture of English and isiXhosa. The interviews were transcribed and translated to English. Thematic analysis was
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Manjiya, Monelwa Precious. "The speech act of complaining in isiXhosa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52579.

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Thesis (MA)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigates the speech act of complaining in Xhosa. It is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 states the aim of the study. The method, design and the organization of the study are also presented. In Chapter 2 the speech acts and politeness theories are presented as the basic framework of this study. It is clear that people do not only produce utterances, which contain grammatical structures and words when attempting to express themselves, but they always perform actions via those utterances. The actions peop
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Siswana, Anele. "Ulwaluko kwa Xhosa: young Xhosa men's lived experiences in the context of traditional male initiation." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020840.

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This thesis explores the lived experiences of young amaXhosa men in relation to U!walukokwa Xhosa (traditional male initiation [TMI]) and its impact on their sense of masculinity. The conceptual framework of this study is located within African epistemology focusing on indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in South Africa. The study aimed at enabling young amaXhosa men who had undergone TMI to reflect on their first-hand, personal accounts of Ulwa/ukokwa Xhosa and manhood. Six semistructured interviews and a follow up focus group discussion were held with 23-27 years old amaXhosa men residing in
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Books on the topic "Xhosa"

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Silvia, Skorge, and Magona Sindiwe, eds. Clicking with Xhosa: A Xhosa phrasebook. D. Philip, 2001.

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Plessis, J. A. Du. Xhosa syntax. Via Afrika, 1992.

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Collins (Firm : London, England), ed. Xhosa phrasebook. Collins, 2008.

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Mgenge, Mziwenkosi Norman. Intsinde: Xhosa poetry. Educum Publishers, 1988.

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M, Xozwa L. W. Ingcaza ka-Xhosa. Via Afrika, 1988.

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Makhuphula, Nombulelo. Xhosa fireside tales. Seriti sa Sechaba Publishers, 1988.

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Tyhali, T. Umthunywa: Xhosa poetry. Educum, 1987.

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Duka, M. M. Ibetho: Xhosa poetry. Juta, 1987.

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Einhorn, E. Xhosa: A concise manual. College of Careers, 1993.

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Delport, Deon. An introduction to Xhosa. Shuter & Shooter, 1994.

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Book chapters on the topic "Xhosa"

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Raum, O. F. "Die Heiler bei den südafrikanischen Xhosa." In Traditionelle Heilkundige — Ärztliche Persönlichkeiten im Vergleich der Kulturen und medizinischen Systeme / Traditional Healers — Iatric Personalities in Different Cultures and medical Systems. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-13901-0_14.

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Mesthrie, Rajend. "World Englishes and the third space." In Hamburg Studies on Linguistic Diversity. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1075/hsld.9.02mes.

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Abstract This chapter takes as its starting point the further spread of English since the new millennium in terms of both breadth and depth. The language continues to be favored in international education, media, and cross-cultural communication, even as other languages continue at more local levels, and a few others at international levels. The chapter examines the influence of English on local languages among fluent bilinguals of this era. Data comes mainly from young speakers in Soweto, South Africa, fluent in Xhosa and English (and still other languages like Zulu). The chapter argues for t
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Hirst, Manton M. "Some Ideas about Dying and Death among the Western Xhosa." In Sterben und Tod Eine kulturvergleichende Analyse. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-88770-2_13.

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de Klerk, Vivian. "Encounters with English over three generations in a Xhosa family." In Varieties of English Around the World. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g19.11dek.

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Gilmour, Rachael. "Colonization and Linguistic Representation: British Methodist Grammarians' Approaches to Xhosa (1834-1850)." In Missionary Linguistics/Lingüística misionera. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sihols.106.11gil.

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Zimmerman, Tegan. "Fiction as a Spider’s Web? Ananse and Gender in Karen Lord’s Speculative Folktale Redemption in Indigo." In Chronotropics. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32111-5_15.

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AbstractKaren Lord’s speculative folktale Redemption in Indigo (2010) engages the other-wordly or un-worldly to explore Caribbean social justice issues such as race, gender, and class inequality. Demonstrating her trickster powers, Lord merges folk gods and hero(ines) from different African traditions, for example Akan, Ashanti, Xhosa, and Karamba, with those found in Caribbean cultures. This syncretic textual strategy not only emphasizes the subversive, liminal qualities of both Ananse, the African-Caribbean folk figure, and Anansesem in challenging colonial metanarratives of time and space t
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Diko, Nolutho. "‘Get This Straight, that is (Not) My Name’, Retorts a Xhosa Speaking Woman." In Names Fashioned by Gender. Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032628301-11.

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Haron, Muhammed. "Nguni (Xhosa and Zulu-Speaking) Communities and Islamic Culture: Meeting Traditions, Fusing Cultures." In Encyclopedia of African Religions and Philosophy. Springer Netherlands, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-2068-5_288.

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Scott, Lwando. "Queering the Postcolony: Same-Sex Desire and Xhosa Culture in Postcolonial South Africa." In The SAGE Handbook of Global Sexualities. SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529714364.n20.

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Mayer, Philip, and Iona Mayer. "A dangerous age: from boy to young man in Red Xhosa youth organisations." In Anthropology and the Riddle of the Sphinx. Routledge, 2025. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003637752-2.

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Conference papers on the topic "Xhosa"

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Giba, Khanya, Femi Abiodun Elegbeleye, and Omobayo Ayokunle Esan. "Preserving Indigenous Knowledge for Traditional Xhosa Necklace Breadwork Ontology." In 2024 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET). IEEE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icecet61485.2024.10698183.

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Louw, Philippa H., Justus C. Roux, and Elizabeth C. Botha. "Synthesizing prosody for commands in a Xhosa TTS system." In 6th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (ICSLP 2000). ISCA, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.21437/icslp.2000-528.

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Pretorius, Laurette, and Sonja Bosch. "Exploiting cross-linguistic similarities in Zulu and Xhosa computational morphology." In the First Workshop. Association for Computational Linguistics, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.3115/1564508.1564526.

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"The Comprehension of Medical Words - Cross-lingual Experiments in French and Xhosa." In International Conference on Health Informatics. SCITEPRESS - Science and and Technology Publications, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0004803803340342.

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Tornich, Carolina de Campos. "Os silêncios na arte contemporânea sul-africana a partir de Willie Bester." In Encontro de História da Arte. Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.20396/eha.12.2017.4503.

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Willie Bester é um artista sul-africano que tem sua história marcada pelo silêncio. Nascido em Montagu, próximo à Cidade do Cabo em 1956, é filho de mãe xhosa e pai classificado como “coloured” pela classificação elaborada pelo regime do apartheid. Sua origem demonstra uma fuga ao comum, já que na época não esperava-se que houvesse união entre "diferentes". Bester, fruto de tal união, foi classificado como "other coloure" e viveu segregado em uma township durante toda a sua infância.
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Crisman, Phoebe. "Teaching through an Indigenous Ecologies Lens: Co-designing with Dakota and Xhosa Communities." In 2023 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference. ACSA Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.35483/acsa.teach.2023.15.

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How can architectural pedagogy engage climate change and other global challenges as we teach our students to design specific, sustainable buildings and places where all species can thrive? How can we ethically collaborate across diverse disciplines, cultures, and geographies? This paper explores my experiences at the University of Virginia devel-oping an Indigenous Ecologies pedagogy, which combines place-based learning with participatory action research, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and collaborative design methods. Students in my transdisciplinary seminars and studios collaborativ
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Ngcoza, Kenneth Mlungisi. "NEGOTIATING BOUNDARY CROSSING FROM TRADITIONAL OR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO MODERN WESTERN SCIENCE: A SOUTH AFRICAN XHOSA PERSPECTIVE." In International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. IATED, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2017.0456.

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Luwes, Nicolaas Johannes, and James Swart. "The relationship between demographics and the academic achievement of engineering students." In Third International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head17.2017.5206.

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The changing structure of student populations or cohorts over decades’ produces changing academic achievements or results. This may be due to a number of factors, including the school education system, the political system and the sociocultural system. The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between student demographics and the academic achievement of undergraduate engineering students over a 15-year period. A longitudinal descriptive study is used to determine the relationships between specific variables that existed between 1998 and 2013. These variables include gender, age and
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