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‘The place of a woman is in the kitchen’: Individualism versus communalism in Belebesi's UNongxaki nezakhe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mfusi Cynthia Hoza --- Department of Humanities in Education, MthathaThe denigration of women to an inferior status in Xhosa society – a patriarchal communal system of oppression that confines women to the domestic space – is the focus of Gertrude Belebesi's (1976) UNongxaki nezakhe (‘Nongxaki's troubles and struggles’). The... -
Children’s literature and the realities of social and cultural conditions: A perspective on Niki Daly’s Not so fast Songololo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Cynthia Danisile Ntuli --- Department of African Languages, South Africa Munzhedzi James Mafela --- Department of African Languages, South AfricaChildren’s literature is the body of written works and accompanying illustrations to entertain or instruct young people. This literature is shaped to address children’s needs at their level of understanding. The needs of children embrace their imaginative world and daily... -
Psychometric Properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) in a Sample of South African Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia J Patel --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Sarojini Naidoo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Zubeda Paruk --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis study investigated the psychometric properties of the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) (Idehen, 2001) with 1284 South African respondents. Participants were 323 learners (mean age = 15.81, SD = 1.24) and 961 university students (mean age = 20.08, SD =... -
Colonial and postcolonial encounters with the indigenous: The case of religious translation in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: JacobusA Naudé --- Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, South Africa CynthiaL Miller-Naudé --- Department of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, South AfricaTranslation in the African context is mainly associated with religious translation, especially the Bible but also the Qur’ān. In this paper, selected aspects of the translation of the Bible and the Qur’ān, each a vast field in itself, are used... -
Could a healthy ego identity serve as a protective factor against suicidal tendencies? A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Sarojini Ramgoon Shaneel Bachoo Cynthia Patel Zubeda ParukObjective: The study investigated the interrelationship between adolescent ego identity, suicidal tendencies, gender and race in a sample of South African Indian and Black secondary school students. -
A compassionate man with a vision: Robert Mawuena Kwami (1954–2004)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa • Authors: Cynthia Tse Kimberlin -
Preliminary validation of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency (MAST) scale using a South African adolescent sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Sarojini Ramgoon Cynthia Joan Patel Zubeda ParukObjective: The factor structure of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency (MAST) scale was examined using a sample of non-white South African adolescents. -
Patriarchal self-inflated pompous image deflated: A feminist reading of Swartbooi's UMandisa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mfusi Cynthia Hoza --- African Languages Unit, Dept of Humanities in Education, South AfricaThe purpose of the article is to examine how a female author, Swartbooi (1934), uses her female protagonist, Mandisa, to confront the harrowing conditions of the male-dominated 19th century Xhosa society and to unravel the female attributes that enable her... -
Song mimicry, song dialects, and behavioural context of songs in brood-parasitic Straw-tailed Whydahs, Vidua fischeri
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: RobertB Payne Cynthia Sims Parr LauraL PayneStraw-tailed Whydahs, Vidua fischeri, mimic the songs and calls of their host species, the Purple Grenadier, Granatina ianthinogaster, and they also have songs that do not mimic the hosts. Neighbouring male whydahs match song themes with each other, while males... -
Black Adults’ Perceptions of Healthy Family Functioning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia Zwane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Chris Venter --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Shingairai Chigeza --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThis study explores Black adults’ perceptions of factors that contribute to healthy family functioning. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 18 Black participants between the ages of 26 and 54. They responded to a question on their perceptions of healthy family... -
Perceived Helpfulness and Unfolding Processes in Body-Oriented Therapy Practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Cynthia Price [B0001] Kevin Krycka [B0002] Tara Breitenbucher [B0003] Naoko Brown [B0004]To examine the underlying processes of an innovative mind-body practice, Mindful Body Awareness, this exploratory study involved four case studies analyzed phenomenologically using the dialogal method. Mindful Body Awareness combines manual (touch-based) and verbal processing, and is focused on facilitation... -
Editorial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Ron Valle --- American School of Professional Psychology, Cynthia L. Grace --- American School of Professional Psychology, -
The Second-Chance Self: Transformation as the Gift of Life for Maternal Caregivers of Transplant Children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Cynthia L. Grace --- American School of Professional Psychology,This paper examines the phenomenon of transformational growth in maternal caregivers of children who have undergone a kidney transplant. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven mothers of transplant children who shared narrative accounts of their lived experience. Through a phenomenological... -
Adolescent positive self, negative self: associated but dissociable?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Tianyuan Ke --- , , USA Jia Wu --- , USA Cynthia J. Willner --- , USA Zachariah Brown --- , , USA Michael J. Crowley --- , USAAdolescence is a period of significant identity development and particular vulnerability to depression associated with negative self-evaluation. We investigated if increased depressive symptom severity was also associated with positive self-evaluation. We also considered pubertal developmental differences in positive and negative... -
Restorative effects of awe on negative affect after receiving negative performance feedback
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cynthia Atamba --- Department of Business Administration, ChinaThe present study investigated the discrete positive effects of awe on negative job affect (NJA) arising from receiving negative performance feedback from a work supervisor or a co-worker. The participants were 131 business professionals and students at a large university... -
Wood volume estimation strategies for trees from a Dry Forest/Savannah transition area in Piauí, Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lailla Sabrina Queiroz Nazareno --- , Brazil Andressa Ribeiro --- , Brazil Mylla Vyctória Coutinho Sousa --- , Brazil Cynthia Wanick Vieira --- , Brazil Antonio Carlos Ferraz Filho --- , BrazilPrediction of aboveground wood volume is one of most important stages when conducting a forest inventory and making forest management decisions. This is more difficult for native forest than for plantations given the high variability of the former (trees of... -
Compassion or condemnation? South African Muslim students' attitudes to people with HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Zubeda Paruk --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Sitti Djamela Mohamed --- Health Promotion, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Cynthia Patel --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus), Sarojini Ramgoon --- School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Howard College Campus),Given the dearth of literature on the influence of religiosity on attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS, the present study surveyed these variables in a sample of South African Muslim university students using the Religious Orientation Scale (ROS) and an attitude... -
Effect of temperature on embryonic development and offspring performance of the African river prawn, Macrobrachium vollenhovenii
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Judith G Makombu --- University of Buea, Cameroon Cynthia A Bih --- University of Buea, Cameroon Geneva O Nkongho --- Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Cameroon Pius M Oben --- University of Buea, Cameroon Rollins N Ndi --- University of Buea, Cameroon Clovis N Chombe --- University of Buea, Cameroon Mercy B Verkijika --- University of Buea, Cameroon Gerry K Sonkeng --- Aquaculture Tropicale (Aqua-Tropic), Cameroon Tekou Guegang --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Janet H Brown --- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, United KingdomMacrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857), the largest of the indigenous West African Palaemonidae prawns, has a high potential for aquaculture. This work was carried out to assess the effect of temperature on embryonic development and offspring quality of this species. In... -
A Portuguese urban vegetable garden under the gaze of hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Cynthia Luderer --- Social Sciences Institute, University of Minho, PortugalThis work concerns an urban vegetable garden in the north-west of Portugal and aims to describe the hospitality surrounding this environment. This study resulted from a two-year field investigation, which was methodologically driven by ethnography and supported by the anthropology... -
Iqhaza elibanjwa ukuxuba izilimi emakilasini anabafundi abamnyama abakhuluma izilimi ezehlukene emabangeni 10-12 esifundazweni iKwaZulu-Natali
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Sindisiwe Cynthia Msani --- Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sipho Albert Ntombela --- Wits School of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaIningilothisha lisebenzisa indlela yokufundisa kuxutshwe izilimi (code-switching) ngenhloso yokusiza abafundi abasuke bengaluqondisisi ulimi lwesiNgisi. Nakuba lukhona ucwaningo oselwenziwe mayelana nale ndlela yokufundisa, kodwa akukho okwaziwayo mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwayo kusukwa esiNgisini kuyiwa esiZulwini emakilasini anabafundi abamnyama abakhuluma izilimi ezehlukene, kumbandakanya nalabo...
