The diagram ending in a service learning continuum crudely outlines the historical context: On the left the developments concerning cooperative education and work-integrated learning are outlined. On the right service learning is sketched. The transition of higher education, from the binary system to the current landscape is pointed out. Six important documents are identified next, with extracts downloadable. It is important to take note that cooperative education is identified as one of the means of service learning.
Council on Higher Education (CHE). 2004a. Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). Criteria for Institutional Audits. June 2004. CHE publication - ISBN: 1-919586-37-4. http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000061/CHE_Institutional-Audit-Criteria_June2004.pdf - Download Extract_HEQC_Criteria_Institutional_Audits
Council on Higher Education (CHE). 2004b. Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). Criteria for Programme Accreditation. November 2004. CHE publication - ISBN: 1-919586-42-0. http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000084/CHE_accreditation_criteria_Nov2004.pdf - Download Extract_HEQC_Criteria_Programme_Accreditation
Council on Higher Education (CHE). 2006a. A Good Practice Guide and Self-evaluation Instruments for Managing the Quality of Service-Learning. June 2006. CHE publication - ISBN: 1-919586-56-0. http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000122/HEQC_Good_Practice_guide_Jun2006.pdf - Download Extract_Good_Practice_Guide+Self_Evaluation
Council on Higher Education (CHE). 2006b. Service-Learning in the Curriculum: A Resource for Higher Education Institutions. June 2006. C J Bender, P Daniels, J Lazarus, L Naude, K Sattar. CHE publication - ISBN: 1-919586-57-9. http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000121/HEQC_Service-Learning_Curriculum_Jun2006.pdf - Download Extract_Service_Learning_in_Curriculum_HE_Resource
Council on Higher Education (CHE). 2008. Service-Learning in the Disciplines: Lessons from the Field. July 2008. CHE publication - ISBN: 978-1-919856-66-7. http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000194/Service_Learning_in_the_Disciplines_-_Lessons_from_the_Field.pdf - Download Extract_Service_Learning_in_Disciplines
South Africa. 2007. The Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQF), Department of Education. Government Notice No 928. Government Gazette (No. 30353). Department of Education Notice (No. 928). 5 October 2007. http://www.che.ac.za/documents/d000148/Higher_Education_Qualifications_Framework_Oct2007.pdf - Download Extract_HEQF