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Site Evaluation in Black Wattle with Special Reference to Soil Factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: A. P.G. Schönau --- Silviculture Section, Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South Africa W. J.K. Aldworth --- Silviculture Section, Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, South AfricaTogether with climate, soil characteristics are the most important factors affecting tree growth. However, the attempts in many site evaluation studies to establish a direct relationship between soil factors and tree growth have not been very successful, the exception being... -
Kaliumvaslegging in 'n Arcadia-grond II. Vaslegging in die kleifraksie
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.J. Steenkamp --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika A.A. Theron --- Departement Grond- en Waterboukunde, Republiek van Suid-Afrika J.A. de Bruyn --- Departement Botanie, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaOndersoek is ingestel na die invloed van relatief lae toedienings van kalium, asook drogingstemperatuur, op die vermoë van die kleifraksie van 'n Arcadia-grond, versadig met kalsium of magnesium, om kalium vas te lê. Die verskil in reaksie tussen die behandelings... -
Macadamia cultivar evaluation in Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P. Allan --- Department of Horticultural Science, Republic of South AfricaVegetatively propagated macadamia cultivars were grown in six ecologically different areas in Natal. Nut quality was tested over a number of years. The warm, moist north coast area is best for most cultivars tested with Keaau, Ka'u, Kakea and Beaumont... -
Effect of pre- and post-harvest water stress on the potential for fruit quality defects in avocado (Persea americana Mill.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.P. Bower --- , Republic of South Africa J. G.M. Cutting --- , Republic of South Africa B.N. Wolstenholme --- , Republic of South AfricaPhysiological and pathological disorders of avocado fruit are a limitation to export sales. The influence of pre-harvest water stress on post-harvest quality was studied using a long-term irrigation trial, i.e., re-wetting in the root zone when soil water tensions reached... -
Antixenosis to Cicadulina mbila (Naudé) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) as a mechanism of resistance to maize streak disease
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J. B.J. van Rensburg --- , South AfricaStreak resistant maize inbred lines derived from various resistance breeding programmes were compared for leafhopper feeding preferences, both in the presence and absence of a susceptible line. Pronounced antixenosis to C. mbila was observed in inbred lines E739 and CML206,... -
Genetic relationships amongst macadamia varieties grown in South Africa as assessed by RAF markers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.P. Peace --- , Australia P. Allan --- Discipline of Horticultural Science, South Africa V. Vithanage --- , Australia C.N. Turnbull --- Department of Agricultural Sciences, U.K B.J. Carroll --- , AustraliaMacadamia is an important horticultural crop of South Africa, and the major cultivars grown have a wide range of attributes. These cultivars originated from diverse backgrounds, but the genetic relationships between them are unclear. Here we describe new insights into... -
LARVAL AND PUPIL BEHAVIOUR IN CULISETA LONGIAREOLATA (MACQUART, 1838) (CULICIDAE, DIPTERA)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: R. van Pletzen --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaSix larval and two pupal activities could be distinguished. The larval activities are medium filter-feeding (MFF), surface filter-feeding (SFF), browsing and gnawing (BRG), swimming (SS), surface hanging (HA) and grooming (GR). The pupal activities are limited to surface hanging (HA)... -
EFFECT OF PROGRAMMED CIRCADIAN TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS ON POPULATION DYNAMICS OF BULINUS TROPICUS (KRAUSS) AND LYMNAEA NATALENSIS KRAUSS (GASTROPODA: MOLLUSCA)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: K.N. de Kock --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaUntil now all life-table studies on Bulinus tropicus (Krauss) and Lymnaea natalensis Krauss involving temperature as the variable factor have been conducted at constant temperatures. This study evaluates the effect of programmed, circadian temperature fluctuations, ranging from 18 to 28... -
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF TRICHOPTERA RESEARCH RELATING TO SOUTHERN AFRICA - A PERSONAL VIEW
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: K. M.F. Scott --- , South AfricaA brief account of earlier work on Trichoptera, reasons for choice of the Order, and resources built up, is followed by the story of twenty-five years of research, from 1963–1988. This includes aims in view, followed by the ‘state of... -
Students' Self-Concept and Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe: A Preliminary Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaStudents' personal beliefs about their capabilities to learn influence their motivation and learning. This study determined the relationship between self-concept and academic achievement of Zimbabwean primary school students. A qualitative approach was used to collect data from 75 pupils (36... -
A Survey of the Views of College Students on Academic Dishonesty
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph M. Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Starlin Musingarabwi --- Mkoba Teachers College, Zimbabwe Solomon Nyanhongo --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Kudzai S. Chipandambira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe purpose of the study was to examine students' views on dishonest academic behaviours. First year students from Mkoba Teachers' College in Zimbabwe's city of Gweru (n = 152) responded to an open-ended questionnaire that was used to collect data... -
The Relationship Between Hope And Goal Achievement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David J.F. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Marinda Maree --- University of Pretoria, Charmaine Collins --- University of Pretoria,The aim of this study was to explore the psychological resource structure of students as assessed by the Hope Orientation Measure or HOME instrument. The aim was also to find what the relationship between this resource structure and goal achievement... -
Parental Involvement and Children's Academic Achievement in a South Africa Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olaniyi Bojuwoye --- University of the Western Cape, Mageshni Narain --- University of Kwazulu Natal,The study ascertained the association between parental involvement and academic achievement of high school students. Structured questionnaire was the main instrument employed to gather information from 115 parents (men = 25; women = 90; age range = 28–45 years) and... -
Effects of Mediated Learning Experience, Tutor Support and Peer Collaborative Learning on Academic Achievement and Intellectual Functioning among College Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Seabi --- University of the Witwatersrand, Kate Cockcroft --- University of the Witwatersrand, Peter Fridjhon --- University of the Witwatersrand,The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of mediated learning experience, tutor support and peer collaborative learning on academic achievement and intellectual functioning. The sample comprised 111 first year engineering students (males=38, females=73, age range =16–23),... -
Academic Counselling for Graduate Research Students with Distance Learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- University of Venda, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South Africa Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa Elias Mberi --- Zimbabwe Open University, Jane Mutasa --- Zimbabwe Open University,The study examined academic counselling needs for graduate research students enrolled with a distance education university. Participants were 17 students (males = 10, females = 7; mean years of enrollment =1). They responded to an open ended questionnaire on pertinent... -
Causal Attribution: Analysis of Patterns and Influencing Factors Among Learners at a Higher Education Institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study explored the academic patterns and implications of academic attributions made by students who had been given test feedback at a higher learning institution in Zimbabwe. A random sample of 8 (female = 4; male= 4; mean age =... -
Aspects of Alcohol Use at a South African University Campus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Sikhululekile Ncube --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThis study sought to investigate aspects of alcohol use by students attending a South African university. A convenience sample of 40 students (20 male, 20 female; aged 20–30 years.) participated. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and interviews in... -
Measuring the Academic Self-Efficacy of Students at a South African Higher Education Institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti [AN0001]The study assessed the academic self-efficacy of newly enrolled undergraduate students attending a higher education institution in South Africa (n = 315, females = 53.6%). Data were collected using the students enrolled for science related majors. An existing Academic Behavioural... -
Adjustment Experiences of International Students at a South African University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study explored the experiences of international students at a South African university. A purposeful sample of seven international students were the participants (males = 3, females = 4, age range = 22 to 28 years). Content analysis of the... -
Psychological Strengths as Predictors of Postgraduate Students' Academic Achievement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sanet van der Westhuizen --- University of South Africa, Marié de Beer --- University of South Africa, Nomfusi Bekwa --- University of South Africa,This study sought to predict students' Grade Point Average (GPA) from their personal sense of coherence, locus of control, hope and research self-efficacy. Participants were 429 postgraduate students at a large South African university (males = 86, females = 311,... -
Self-Efficacy and Physical Self-Concept as Mediators of Parenting Influence on Adolescents' School and Health Wellbeing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Said Aldhafri --- Sultan Qaboos University, OmanThe current study examines the role of parenting styles (permissive, authoritative, and authoritarian) in predicting adolescents' school and health wellbeing through the mediational role of adolescents' academic self-efficacy and physical self-concept. Data were collected from 1599 Omani adolescents (mean age... -
Measuring Readiness and Success at a Higher Education Institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Juan-Claude Lemmens --- University of Pretoria, Gerhard I. du Plessis --- University of Pretoria, David J.F. Maree --- University of Pretoria,This study investigated readiness as a correlate of academic success among beginning university students. A total of 829 first-time entering students from a large business sciences faculty were participants (males = 319, females = 510, mean age = 19, SD... -
The Optimism Bias: Is It Adaptive In Academic Settings?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Caryl Ochse --- University of South Africa,This study investigated whether optimism was adaptive or maladaptive in an academic context. Participants were 715 psychology students with a large open and distance education university in South Africa (age range 20 to 61, average age 31 years, women =... -
Flourishing of Students in a Tertiary Education Institution in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Llewellyn Ellardus Van Zyl --- North-West University (VTC), South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- North-West University (VTC), South AfricaThe aims of this study were to examine the relationship between flourishing and academic performance (AP), life satisfaction (SWT), and positive affect (PA). A quantitative cross-sectional survey design was used on a convenience sample of university students (n = 845)... -
Multisequences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Szymon DoleckiThis paper is essentially an introduction to, and a survey of multisequences, but also it contains some new concepts and results. Multisequences are maps from the sets of maximal elements of some special trees. They find application in numerous problems... -
Historical analysis of the Journal of the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists and prospects for the development of a sub-Saharan African limnology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MJ Wishart --- Freshwater Research Unit, Department of Zoology, South Africa BR Davies --- Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Australia M Coke --- , South AfricaFor many years the Journal published by the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists has aimed to provide a forum for the publication of research results, observations, comment, theories, hypotheses and other information on natural waters in and around Africa... -
Accumulation of hepatic Hsp70 and plasma cortisol in Oreochromis mossambicus following sublethal metal and DDT exposure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SS Mlambo --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa R Basson --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South Africa B Grant --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Zoology Department, South AfricaHeat shock response in Oreochromis mossambicus livers was measured, using antibodies specific to Hsp70 family members, by an immunoblotting protocol. The hepatic isoforms Hsp70, Hsp74 and Hsp76 were identified and quantified from copper exposures. Long-term DDT exposure did not result... -
Exfoliative liver cytology in Oreochromis mossambicus as a bio-assessment tool for aquatic pollution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ML Mokae --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa GM Pieterse --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South AfricaThe use of exfoliative cytology as a bio-assessment tool was evaluated to (1) identify and describe different cell types of normal liver cytology of Oreochromis mossambicus, (2) identify and describe changes in the cell types after exposure to cadmium and... -
Examining the 'global spreading hypothesis' using graph theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: F Jordán T WyattA persistent view, called the 'global spreading hypothesis', maintains that the frequency, magnitude and geographical extent of harmful algal blooms have increased in recent decades. These putative trends have been variously attributed to nutrient enrichment, climate change and inadequate databases... -
Bioaccumulation of cadmium in the ascidian Styela clava (Herdman 1881)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A Jiang --- Department of Biochemical Engineering, China Z Yu --- Department of Biochemical Engineering, China CH Wang --- Department of Biochemical Engineering, ChinaThe processes of bioaccumulation and elimination of cadmium by tissues of Styela clava (Herdman 1881) were investigated based on a semi-static two-compartment model. The kinetic parameters (accumulation rate constant k 1, elimination rate constant k 2, bioconcentration factor BCF, biological... -
Empowering Academics the Viskerian Way
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Philosophy • Authors: Johannes L van der Walt --- Faculty of Education Sciences, Ferdinand J Potgieter --- , Charl C Wolhuter --- ,Academics and/or scholars increasingly feel that their academic voice (combined or individual) has been squelched by the demands of performativity in its various guises, and resultantly, that they have been caught up in a process of steady disempowerment. Rather, it... -
Effects of soil drenching of water-soluble potassium silicate on commercial avocado (Persea americana Mill.) orchard trees infected with Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands on root density, canopy health, induction and concentration of phenolic compounds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Theo F Bekker --- Department of Applied Plant and Soil Sciences, South Africa Nico Labuschagne --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Terry Aveling --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Thierry Regnier --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Clive Kaiser --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South AfricaAvocado root rot, caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands, remains a major constraint to avocado production worldwide. In the current study effects of successive soil drench applications of soluble potassium silicate on canopy health and root density of 13-year-old Persea americana... -
Medical students' use of caffeine for ‘academic purposes’ and their knowledge of its benefits, side-effects and withdrawal symptoms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K-H Lee --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa GP Human --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa JJ Fourie --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa WAN Louw --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa CO Larson --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Caffeine is often used for its benefits, which include increased vigilance. It does have side-effects, however, such as palpitations and withdrawal symptoms that include headaches and drowsiness. Tertiary education often requires students to study for extended hours, especially during... -
Time perspective amongst a group of Black African first-year students: correlates with academic competence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rinet van Lill --- Department of Psychology, Luzelle Naude --- Department of Psychology,This study explores the constructs of academic competence and time perspective amongst Black African first-year students (n = 178, females = 72.5%) from a large South African university. Self-report data were collected on the students' time perspective and academic competence. Participants' time perspective was... -
First-year course experience and college adjustment: a case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tumani Malinga–Musamba --- Department of Social Work, BotswanaThis is a study on first year students’ experiences to adjusting to university life. Secondary data analysis was carried out on 49 cases, where students were required to record how they view university life and how they have adjusted. Thematic... -
Academic and social self-concept: effects of teaching styles and gender in English as a foreign language setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marwa Alrajhi --- Department of Psychology, College of Education, The Sultanate of Oman Said Aldhafri --- Department of Psychology, College of Education, The Sultanate of OmanThis study examined the relationship between academic and social self-concept and teachers’ teaching styles (authoritative, authoritarian and permissive). The participants included 511 school students (53.2% females). They completed the Self-Definition Questionnaire (SDQ-I) and the Teacher Authority Questionnaire. Data were analysed... -
Lights out, let’s move about: locomotory activity patterns of Wagner’s gerbil from the desert of Saudi Arabia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A.N. Alagaili --- KSU Mammals Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia O.B. Mohammed --- KSU Mammals Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia N.C. Bennett --- KSU Mammals Research Chair, Department of Zoology, College of Science, Saudi Arabia M.K. Oosthuizen --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, South AfricaWe investigated the circadian activity rhythm in the little-studied Wagner’s gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) from the Raydah Protected Area, southwestern Saudi Arabia. In order to assess whether these animals possess an endogenous rhythm of locomotor activity that entrains to the light:... -
Determining adrenocortical activity as a measure of stress in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) based on faecal analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A. Ganswindt --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa A.S.W. Tordiffe --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa E. Stam --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa M.J. Howitt --- National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa F. Jori --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaLittle is known about the levels of stress experienced by African buffalos affected by injury, disease, or socio-ecological and anthropogenic factors. To be able to start filling this gap, we examined the suitability of two 11-oxoaetiocholanolone enzyme-immunoassays (EIAs) detecting 11,17... -
Why Africa Journal of Management and Why Now?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Stella M. Nkomo --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa David Zoogah --- Earl Graves School of Business, USA Moses Acquaah --- Department of Management, Bryan School of Business and Economics, USAIn this article, we provide the background as well as the rationale for the decision to establish the Africa Journal of Management. We begin by telling the story of the genesis of AFAM and its aspirational mission. Next, we discuss... -
Management Theory, Research and Practice for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Commentary from a Practitioner's Perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Vincent Bagire --- Department of Business Administration, Uganda Juliana Namada --- School of Business, KenyaIn this article we give a synthesis of the argument that inadequate management theory and practice have contributed to Africa's lack of sustainable development. The article is based on a keynote address by the Governor of the Bank of Botswana,... -
Interaction in research and the importance of exercising hospitality within the academic environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Ana Paula G. Spolon --- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Alexandre Panosso Netto --- Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH-USP) Isabel Baptista --- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, PortugalThis article aims to discuss the relevance of the initiative of promoting the scientific event, the Academy of International Hospitality Research Conference 2014, held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in November 2014, and of its result – texts presented there were published... -
A Note: The SAICA Part I Qualifying Examinations: Factors that may influence candidates’ success
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E van Wyk --- Department of Accountancy,The study investigates certain factors characterising successful and unsuccessful candidates in the 2009 and 2010 SAICA Part I Qualifying Examination (QE I) with the purpose of making recommendations to candidates, educators, training centres and to SAICA. The study also aims... -
Explaining the first-year academic performance of commerce academic development students: A statistical analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L C Smith --- Education Development Unit, Faculty of Commerce, J Pym --- Education Development Unit, Faculty of Commerce, V Ranchhod --- School of Economics,Academic development students’ academic performance in the first-year accounting degree is influenced by a range of personal and contextual variables. The objective of this paper is to conduct an exploratory investigation of a selection of these variables in order to... -
An evaluation of an exploratory intervention to improve progression in a first-year accounting course
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J Winfield --- College of Accounting, J Luyt --- Education Development Unit,South African universities face pressure to increase the throughput of accounting students, with a special emphasis on expanding the number of female and black graduates. To improve the progression of at-risk first-year second-semester accounting students, an intervention known as JumpStart... -
Educating accounting professionals: Development of a theoretical framework as a language of description of accounting knowledge production and its implications for accounting academics at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: I Lubbe --- University of Cape Town,Many accounting academics in South Africa encounter tension between the core academic requirements of research and teaching. A range of factors identified by this study contributes to the existence of this tension. These include the South African Institute of Chartered... -
Perceived organisational support influences on job satisfaction and organisational commitment among junior academic staff members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fumani Donald Mabasa --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Hlanganipai Ngirande --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between perceived organisational support, employee job satisfaction and organisational commitment among junior academic staff of a South African higher education institution (N =70; female = 41 .4%; masters qualification = 85 .7%). Participants completed a... -
An audit of documented preoperative evaluation of surgery patients at Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: W Swart --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa A Kuhn --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: The anaesthetic preoperative evaluation of a patient is the clinical foundation of perioperative patient management, and can potentially reduce operative morbidity and enhance patient outcomes. Generally, anaesthetists complete a standardised preoperative anaesthetic record (PAR) form to improve the quality... -
From rural scholar to health care professional
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A. Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: International studies have shown that the best strategy for the long-term staffing of rural facilities is the recruitment and training of students of rural origin. However, the crisis in education in South Africa means that these rural students are... -
Remuneration Committees in South African Listed Companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D Penkin Kenneth --- Master of Commerce of the University of Cape Town in Financial Management (2009),This article examines the administration of executive compensation in listed South African companies in order to understand the background to the emotive expressions by the public concerning the amount of executive earnings. It conducts research in order to ascertain whether... -
Tomatis® Method comparative efficacy in promoting self-regulation in tertiary students: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University:, South Africa Karel Botha --- School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, North-West University:, South AfricaThis systematic review sought to determine the evidence on how the Tomatis® Method, a sound stimulation intervention for improving listening, compares to other self-regulation interventions with tertiary students. We searched studies from the following data bases ‘Academic FileOne, CINAHL, Cochrane... -
Determinants of student performance in an accounting degree programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Jade Jansen --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Charl de Villiers --- Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandThe objective of this study is to identify, by way of regression analysis, the factors that have a significant relationship with student performance in accounting at the third-year level at universities. This study extends the existing literature on student performance... -
Development and characterisation of a modified multi-purpose pine oil detergent for a small-scale manufacturer in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Mosotho George --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Lesotho Ts'ukulu Motsamai --- Chemistry and Chemical Technology, LesothoThe interest in small-scale manufacturing of simple products seems to be growing in Lesotho. However, this could have undesirable effects without insights into the chemical processes involved in such presumed simple processes. This manuscript reports the partnership between the National... -
Expression of adhesion molecule epithelial cadherin and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in squamous neoplasia of the uterine cervix
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Julian Crasta --- Department of Pathology, India Gayatri Ravikumar --- Department of Pathology, India Sharon Koorse --- Department of Pathology, India Premalatha Siddharta --- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, India Elizabeth Vallikad --- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, IndiaBackground: The objective of the study was to evaluate the expression of cell adhesion molecules [epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin)] and extracellular matrix protease [matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9] in preinvasive and invasive lesions of squamous neoplasia of the uterine cervix. -
Academic staff development: A lever to address the challenges of the 21st-century university classroom
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Severino Machingambi --- Academic Support Services Division, South AfricaThis paper reports on how a university of technology used design research to plan and roll out an academic staff development programme so as to influence the institutional throughput rate. The study forms part of the institution’s effort to understand... -
The social and academic adjustment experiences of first-year students at a historically disadvantaged peri-urban university in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Nel --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Saraswathie Govender --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Reyagalaletsa Tom --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe goal of the research was to explore the social and academic experiences of first-year students at a peri-urban university in South Africa. Eighteen students (females = 50%, mean age = 19.88 years), participated in focus group discussions on their... -
Correlates of illicit drug use among university students in Africa and the Caribbean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Thailand Supa Pengpid --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, ThailandThe goal of this study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of illicit drug use (IDU) among university students from eight countries in Africa and three countries in the Caribbean. In a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 7... -
Interaction in research and the importance of exercising hospitality within the academic environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ana Paula G. Spolon --- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnología de São Paulo, Brazil Alexandre Panosso Netto --- Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades da Universidade de São Paulo (EACH-USP), Isabel Baptista --- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, PortugalThis article aims to discuss the relevance of the initiative of promoting the scientific event, the Academy of International Hospitality Research Conference 2014, held in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in November 2014, and of its result—texts presented there were published as this... -
Work-integrated practices in a technology education setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rosaline Sebolao --- Innovation in Learning and Teaching Unit, South Africa Isaac Ntshoe --- Innovation in Learning and Teaching Unit, South AfricaThis study sought to explore emerging university-industry partnerships in technology transfer education, the process for the engagement, and benefits to the learning and teaching experience. Participants were a convenience sample of ten lecturers at a technology university (females = 80%;... -
Evolution of Family Medicine in Kenya (1990s to date): a case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PM Chege --- Department of Family Medicine, Kenya Jeremy Penner --- Department of Family Medicine, Canada P Godoy-Ruiz --- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Canada V Kapoor --- Department of Family Medicine, Canada J Rodas --- Department of Family & Community Medicine, Canada K Rouleau --- Department of Family & Community Medicine, CanadaBackground: Successful Family Medicine practices and academic programmes are found in western countries, Australia, Singapore, Cuba and among other non-western countries. Documenting the enablers and challenges of different contexts would, it is hoped, inform current and future process of developing... -
“I am making it without you, dad”: Resilient academic identities of black female university students with absent fathers: An exploratory multiple case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ncamisile Thumile Zulu --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Nicholas Munro --- Discipline of Psychology, School of Applied Human Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the resilient academic identity constructions of two black father-absent females who were academically successful postgraduate students at a South African University. Using resilience theory and an African metaphysical framework, the study highlights the conversational devices that these... -
Conflict management styles and work-related well-being among higher education employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wilme M. Van Niekerk --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Marissa De Klerk --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South Africa Jeanine K. Pires-Putter --- School of Human Resource Sciences, South AfricaThe objective of the study was to assess the relationship between conflict management styles and work-related well-being of employees in a higher education institution in South Africa. Participants were academic personnel (n = 180) and support staff (n = 201),... -
Sense of meaning and academic performance: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined sense of meaning and academic performance among a sample of South African university students (n = 210, mean age = 19.49, SD = 1.99, female = 54.29%). Data on meaning were collected using the Purpose in Life... -
Experiences of shame by race and culture: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Claude-Hélène Mayer --- Lehrstuhl für Sprachgebrauch und Therapeutische Kommunikation, Germany Rian Viviers --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored experiences of shame in the context of racial and cultural belonging. Participants were a multiracial purposive sample of 11 South Africans (five females and six males, four white, two coloured, two Indian and three black Africans; in... -
Academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety among Nigerian university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abiodun Musbau Lawal --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, South Africa Omotola Peter Adewale --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, NigeriaThe study investigated academic self-confidence effects on test anxiety indicators of performance impairment and intrusive worry. Respondents were 206 Nigerian undergraduate students (mean age = 20.29, SD = 2. 22; female = 43.2%). The students took the Westside Test Anxiety... -
Grit and academic performance among first-year university students: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined grit and academic performance among a sample of South African university students (n = 121, mean age = 19.55, SD = 1.77, female = 57.85%). Data were collected using the Grit Scale and academic performance was assessed... -
Perceived social support and life satisfaction among freshmen: Mediating roles of academic self-efficacy and academic adjustment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Abimbola A. Akanni --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Choja A. Oduaran --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the mediating roles of academic self-efficacy and academic adjustment in the relationship between perceived social support and life satisfaction among Nigerian university freshmen. A total of 621 beginning university students (females = 50.4%, mean age = 19.67years,... -
Emotional intelligence influences on the work performance of early career academics: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mathew Marembo --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Themba Mjoli --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaWe aimed to investigate emotional intelligence (EI) influences on the work performance of early career academic (ECA) staff. Participants were 220 early career academic staff at a rural South African university (female = 56.8%, 77.7% aged between 20 and 40... -
Descriptive analysis of building indigenous low-carbon innovation capability in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale --- School of Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences and IT, South AfricaThe issue of a low-carbon energy system is contentious especially in developing countries as the world is transiting from a fossil fuel based economy to a low-carbon economy. A new development path of low-carbon energy is being sought so as... -
Personality and adjustment in South African higher education accounting studies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Elmarie Papageorgiou --- , South Africa Chris William Callaghan --- , South AfricaThis study seeks to investigate the contribution of individual personality differences to diverse aspects of accounting student adjustment to university in the context of a South African university. In a context in which many have but one opportunity to access... -
Behind the emergence of management scholarly communities in Asia and Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: David B. Zoogah --- Williams College of Business, South Africa Mike W. Peng --- Jindal School of Management, USA Bruce T. LamontManagement scholarly communities have recently emerged in Asia and Africa. What are the antecedents behind their rise? What are the processes that facilitate their acceptance by internal and external stakeholders? Drawing on the sociology of science literature, this article develops... -
Factors that enhance academic learning and study behaviours: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South AfricaThis exploratory study examined students’ conceptions of factors that enhance the use and application of academic learning and study strategies (LSS). A qualitative approach was used to explore the conceptions of 23 first-year university students (female = 14; age range... -
Architectures of visibility and invisibility: a reflection on the secret affinities of Johannesburg’s cross-border shopping hub
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Tanya Zack --- School of Architecture and Planning, Thireshen Govender --- Graduate School of Architecture, South AfricaThe inner city of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the site of an intense wholesale and retail trade in fast fashion. Here mostly migrant entrepreneurs supply billions of rand worth of Chinese apparel to local and cross-border shoppers from across sub-Saharan... -
Architecture-by-migrants: the porous infrastructures of Bellville
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Huda Tayob --- The Bartlett School of Architecture, United KingdomThis paper takes as its subject a series of contingent mixed-use urban markets that have been established in Cape Town, South Africa, by migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from various parts of the African continent. It argues that migrant spaces... -
Urban secrets? Affinities and anthropologies of South African cities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Corinne Kratz --- Department of Anthropology and Institute of African Studies, United States of America Jill Weintroub --- Life in the City Programme, Wits City Institute, South Africa Noëleen Murray --- Wits City Institute, South AfricaThis paper reflects on the discussions of a collective of academics in and around Johannesburg, Africa’s iconic city built on the extractive capital of gold mining. Captured aptly in William Kentridge’s art film Johannesburg: Second Greatest City after Paris (1989),... -
Current state and trajectory of design engineering in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Hailemichael Teshome Demissie --- School of Law, EthiopiaIn the last few decades, the methods and models of engineering design practices have changed drastically due to the introduction of better technology and sophisticated design tools. Engineers are now moving away from manual design and drafting using A4 paper... -
Modelling the effects of exposure to risk on junior faculty productivity incentives under the academic tenure system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibrahim Niankara --- College of Business Administration, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThis paper relies on modelling tools from probability theory and the economics of risk to analyze the ex-ante incentive properties of tenure from the perspective of junior faculty members. The theoretical results show that under publication value uncertainty and risk... -
A novel approach for the identification of critical nodes and transmission lines for mitigating voltage instability in power networks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Akintunde Samson Alayande --- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, South Africa Nnamdi Nwulu --- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science, South AfricaVoltage collapse is a major issue combating the effectiveness and optimal operation of modern power systems in recent times. This is a great threat to the security and reliability of modern power systems and, in recent times, it has been... -
Personal growth initiative: Relation to Hedonia and Eudaimonia happiness among South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Student Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between personal growth initiative (PGI) and hedonic and eudaimonic happiness among a sample of South African university students (N = 235; mean age = 20.38, SD = 1.55; female = 61.70%). Students completed measures on... -
The nature and preliminary outcomes of a Four-dimensional Accounting Student Support (FASS) programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Corlia Janse van Vuuren --- Dean’s office (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Lizelle Bruwer --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Annari Muller --- Dean’s office (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaA traditional student-support approach to Accounting, which involved tutoring and case-study-based independent learning, was redesigned to create a Four-dimensional Accounting Student Support (FASS) programme. The redesign was necessitated by continued poor module success rates, low graduation rates and limited engagement... -
Retaining newly qualified chartered accountants: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nabeelah Daniels --- College of Accounting, University of Cape Town, South Africa Riyaan Davids --- College of Accounting, University of Cape Town, South AfricaRetention of employees of the millennial generation is becoming an increasing problem for employers throughout the world. It has been found in prior research that higher levels of job satisfaction by employees in organisations was a key determinant in improving... -
Effects of chronic exposures of selected heavy metals on the glutathione S-transferase activity of freshwater snails Lymnaea natalensis in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Mnkandla --- Ecotoxicology Research Group, Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, Zimbabwe AH Siwela --- Ecotoxicology Research Group, Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, Zimbabwe N Basopo --- Ecotoxicology Research Group, Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, ZimbabweThe effect of the heavy metals (cadmium, copper, mercury and lead) on snail glutathione S-transferase (GST) was investigated in 2015. Groups of Lymnaea natalensis snails were exposed to heavy metals for 28 days at concentrations reportedly found in the Mguza... -
Smart cascades: using cost analysis to improve HIV care and treatment interventions to achieve global 95–95–95 goals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Catherine Barker Cantelmo --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA Bryant Lee --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USA Arin Dutta --- Health Policy Plus Project (HP+), USABackground: HIV programmes are achieving significant scale, even as external financing plateaus. Maximising achievement from identification to viral suppression is key to epidemic control and reaching global 95-95-95 goals. Cost and technical efficiency analyses can help programs understand why losses... -
A reflective note: AJOM Inaugural Junior Faculty Fellowship
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Juliana M. Namada --- Chandaria School of Business, Kenya Carol Brunt --- Department of Management, USA Joshua Knapp --- Department of Management, USAIn recognizing the persistent publishing challenge among African-based scholars, the African Academy of Management (AFAM) and the Africa Journal of Management (AJOM) joined forces to explore various alternatives to address the challenge. The creation of the Junior Faculty Fellowship is... -
Coping with occupational stress in an open distance learning university in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melissa du Plessis --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThe study explored the occupational stressors experienced by academics employed by open distance learning (ODL) institutions and their coping strategies. The participants were a convenience sample of 305 academics from an ODL university in South Africa (female = 64.3%; median... -
Bringing out the creativity in you: How a competitive climate and mentoring kindle creative work involvement of university academic staff
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ebele E. Nnadozie --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor --- Department of Psychology, Nigeria Emmanuella Ugochi Anozie --- Department of Sociology/Psychology and Criminology and Security Studies, Nigeria Florence Chiji Albi-Oparaocha --- College of Medicine, NigeriaWe investigated mentoring as a moderator between competitive climate and employee creative work involvement. Participants were 270 academic staff of a Nigerian federal university (male = 155 [57.41%] and female = 115 [42.59%]). The participants were employed as Graduate Assistant = 15 (5.56%), Assistant Lecturer = 78 (28.89%),... -
Inflammatory activity and academic performance in university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bianca Lee Thomas (neé Negrao) --- Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, South Africa Priyesh Bipath --- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, South Africa Margaretha Viljoen --- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, South AfricaThis study aimed to assess inflammatory levels in first year university students and to determine whether associations exist between pro-inflammatory biomarker levels and academic performance. Inflammatory activity was assessed by urinary neopterin-to-creatinine ratios in 180 students attending a large South... -
Academic demands and mental health among undergraduate students in full-time employment: The moderating role of perceived social support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chibuzor Uchenna Onuoha --- Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaThis study investigated the moderating role of perceived social support in the relationship between academic demands (measured as perceived academic stress) and mental health of undergraduate students in full-time employment. Participants were a purposive sample of 320 undergraduate Open Distance... -
Psychosocial factors impacting the college adjustment of undergraduate students: A scoping review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thelma Fennie --- Psychology Department, South Africa Yolanda Mayman --- Psychology Department, South Africa Chanel van Louw --- Psychology Department, South Africa Ebruphiyo Useh --- Psychology Department, South Africa Matapelo Kombora --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis scoping review explores the emerging evidence on psychosocial factors that influence the adjustment and academic performance of undergraduate students. For the identification of pertinent studies, we searched the following electronic databases: EbschoHost, ERIC, ScienceDirect and Sabinet. Our inclusion criteria... -
Behavioural response as a reliable measure of acute nanomaterial toxicity in zebrafish larvae exposed to a carbon-based versus a metal-based nanomaterial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sarel J Brand --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Tarryn L Botha --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa Victor Wepener --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaProduction, use and disposal of products containing nanomaterials can lead to an increased presence of these particles in the environment and exposure to the organisms found there. It is therefore becoming increasingly necessary to develop methods for screening these materials... -
Core subjects in accounting academic programmes: Development of pervasive skills
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Monique Keevy --- School of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, South AfricaAccounting education has in recent years increasingly emphasised the need for developing pervasive skills. This paper reports on a South African study of the perceptions of aspirant chartered accountants (CAs) on the importance of the core subjects during the academic... -
Monitoring the effects of spatial protection on the reef fish communities of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BQ Mann --- , South Africa JQ Maggs --- , New Zealand SN Porter --- , South Africa WN Dalton --- , South AfricaMonitoring marine protected areas (MPAs) is critical for evaluating their effectiveness and for improving management. In this study, a single-camera baited remote underwater video system (mono-BRUVS) was deployed quarterly at four sites (10–30-m depths) to quantify the reef fish communities... -
Differences in metal compositions and concentrations of sympatric predatory fish and squid from the South Atlantic Ocean
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ryan C Uren --- , South Africa Francois Bothma --- , South Africa Carl D van der Lingen --- , South Africa Hindrik Bouwman --- , South AfricaMetals occur naturally in the environment and in organisms. Organisms at higher trophic levels may contain metals at elevated concentrations, as a result of accumulation from anthropogenic and natural sources, potentially making them more susceptible to detrimental effects, as well... -
Does perceived chess skills mediate the relationship between fluid intelligence and academic performance?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qiyang Gao --- , People’s Republic of China Yayi Feng --- , People’s Republic of China Wei Chen --- , People’s Republic of China Xianjie Ping --- , People’s Republic of ChinaWe analysed the association between chess skills and academic performance in primary school students. Additionally, we tested the potential mediating effect of fluid intelligence on this association. The sample consisted of 255 primary school students (48.2% girls), aged between 10... -
Academic attitude and subjective norms effects on international doctoral students’ academic performance self-perceptions: A moderated-mediation analysis of the influences of knowledge- seeking intentions and supervisor support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Waqas Khuram --- , China Yanqing Wang --- , China Salim Khan --- , China Aisha Khalid --- , ChinaThis study aimed to examine the relationship between international students’ academic attitude and subjective norms on the one hand, and academic self-perception on the other hand in the context of student’s perception of their knowledge- seeking intention and supervisor support... -
Grit and its relation to well-being among first-year South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- , South AfricaThis mixed methods study explored grit and well-being among South African first-year university students (N = 405, female = 57.10%; mean age = 20.59, SD = 1.65 years). The students self-reported their grit and well-being. A small subsample of the... -
Grade 12 performance and academic performance in first-year psychology students: Influences of generational status and academic self-concept
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lené Groenewald --- , South Africa Luzelle Naudé --- , South Africa Karel Esterhuyse --- , South AfricaWe examined the relationship between students’ Grade 12 achievement and their first-year academic performance and the potential moderating and/or mediating roles of generational status and academic self-concept in this relationship. Participants were 203 students (female = 82.8%; black African =73.9%;... -
Teacher-humour types and college students’ academic performance in online teaching: The mediating role of academic interest
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Runfeng Luo --- , China Qiqi Zhan --- , ChinaWe investigated the relationship between teacher-humour types and academic performance in online learning and the role of student academic interest in that relationship. Our study participants were 2 401 college students from 22 universities across China (female =68.1 %, mean... -
Talent management practices and work-related outcomes for South African academic staff
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe --- , South Africa Emmerentia Nicolene Barkhuizen --- , South AfricaThis study explored the perception of relationships between talent management practices and work meaningfulness, happiness, and turnover intention among South African academic staff. The participants (n = 160) were from a large South African higher education institution (HEI). For a... -
Determinants of satisfactory performance in further education and training colleges in Gauteng Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yohannes Worku --- , South Africa Mammo Muchie --- , South AfricaThis research paper is a result of a comprehensive survey conducted in Further Education Training Colleges (FETC) providing educational services to South Africans residing in the various regions of Gauteng Province in South Africa. The main theme of the research... -
The influence of academic engagement on academic performance of university accounting students in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nana Adwoa Anokye Effah --- , China Agyeiwaa Owusu Nkwantabisa --- , ChinaAn essential component of every university’s desired outcome is producing successful students with advanced academic and cognitive learning skills. However, this goal might be compromised and, in some extreme cases, not attained due to circumstances encountered in the university education... -
Fear at the top: killer whale predation drives white shark absence at South Africa’s largest aggregation site
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AV Towner --- , South Africa RGA Watson --- , South Africa AA Kock --- , South Africa Y Papastamatiou --- , United States M Sturup --- , South Africa E Gennari --- , South Africa K Baker --- , South Africa T Booth --- , South Africa M Dicken --- , South Africa W Chivell --- , South Africa S Elwen --- , South Africa T Kaschke --- , South Africa D Edwards --- , South Africa MJ Smale --- , South AfricaRisk-induced fear effects exerted by top predators are pervasive in terrestrial and marine systems, with lasting impacts on ecosystem structure and function. The loss of top predators can disrupt ecosystems and trigger trophic cascades, but the introduction of novel apex... -
Wellness needs of academic employees: A case study of a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frances L. Jasson --- , South Africa Marieta Du Plessis --- , South Africa Abigail Simons --- , South AfricaAcademic employees at Higher Education Institutions face numerous challenges, ranging from workload, student protests, and emergency remote learning. We explored the lived work wellness experiences of South African academics and how well institutional wellness services were meeting these needs. Thirteen... -
Fear of COVID-19, perceived academic stress, future anxiety, and psychological distress of Ghanaian university students: A serial mediation examination
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nutifafa Eugene Yaw Dey --- University of Ghana, Ghana Mabel Oti-Boadi --- University of Ghana, Ghana Esther Malm --- Murray State University, USA Roberta Kekle Selormey --- University of Ghana, Ghana Kenneth Owusu Ansah --- University of Ghana, GhanaThe study examined the direct and indirect relationships between fear of COVID-19 (FC), perceived academic stress (PAS), future anxiety (FA), and psychological distress (PD) among students in Ghana. Students (n = 241; female= 64.1%; mean age= 21.54 years, SD =... -
Equipping educators to address HIV and AIDS: A review of selected teacher education initiatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: W. L. (Bill) Holderness [d91e15]Teacher educators, school principals and teachers are potentially well positioned to play a pivotal role in changing the course of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. The purpose of this article is to focus on a spectrum of educational initiatives in... -
Exploring the views of academic staff on HIV/AIDS integration into the curricula: a case study of the University of Fort Hare
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Zukiswa Theodorah Dasheka --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Nomzamo Dube --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Lulekwa Baleni --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Eunice Seekoe --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Actor Katurura --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Nombulelo Lubisi --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Daniel Ter Goon --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaAs a clarion call by Higher Education HIV/AIDS programme (HEAIDS) to South African universities, entrenching, integration and infusing the teaching and learning of HIV/AIDS in the curriculum of universities prove to be a sustainable solution to changing risky behaviour and... -
The classroom environment and college students’ being silent/hidden dropouts: The chain of mediating effects of college identification and academic achievement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yongtao Gan --- Shantou University, China Tian Zhang --- Shantou University, China Jian Gao --- Shantou University, China Yifei Li --- Universiti Malaya, College of Education, Malaysia Jing Zhang --- Shantou University, China Wenjun Wang --- Cleveland State University, USAThe present study investigated the relationship between the classroom environment (CE) and hidden dropout (HD), and the chain mediating role of college identification (CI) and academic achievement (AA) in that relationship. A total of 1 214 Chinese college students were... -
Purpose in life and academic performance: Grit mediation among Chinese college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Shiyu Luo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, China Yu Tan --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, ChinaThis study explored the mediating effect of grit (consistency of interest, perseverance of effort) on the association between purpose in life (meaningfulness, goal orientation, and beyond-the-self) and academic performance. Data were collected from 493 students from two universities in Hunan... -
Proactive personality and academic procrastination in graduate students: Their chain-mediation by research self-efficacy and learning adaptability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hang Zhang --- Henan University, China Zhaoyang Xin --- Henan University, China Qinglin Wang --- Henan University, China Qianfeng Li --- Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, China Jing Du --- Henan University, China Minghui Wang --- Henan University, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between graduate students’ proactive personality and academic procrastination, and the chain-mediation by research self-efficacy and learning adaptability. Participants were 905 postgraduates in China (female =70%; first year =56%; humanities and social sciences =54%). They completed... -
Cadmium exposure induces testicular oxidative damage and histopathological changes in the freshwater leech Limnatis nilotica (Savigny, 1822): the protective role of salicylic acid
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Ichrak Khaled --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Issam Saidi --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Raja Ben Ahmed --- Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunisia Ramzi Amari --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Waleed Aldahmash --- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia Octavian Pacioglu --- National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Romania Najla Hfaiedh --- University of Gafsa, Tunisia Abdel Halim Harrath --- King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaThe present study examined the histopathological changes and some parameters of oxidative stress in the testes of the freshwater leech Limnatis nilotica, following their exposure to 50 µg l−1 of cadmium (Cd). The protective effects of salicylic acid (SA) in... -
Factors associated with patients defaulting on HIV treatment at Helen Joseph Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Paul Potsane --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaBackground: South Africa’s government has made significant improvements in expanding access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. A rate of adherence of 95% to 100% is necessary to achieve the intended outcomes of antiretroviral treatment. However, antiretroviral treatment adherence remains a significant... -
Teacher support and student engagement in mathematics: The chain mediating role of academic self-efficacy and achievement goal orientation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfei Yang --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia Guangzheng Li --- Jiangsu Normal University, China Fenfen Song --- , China Yuan Yuan --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, MalaysiaThis explored how teacher support impacted student engagement in mathematics. A total of 632 students in Grades 7 to 9 from junior middle schools in China were participants (females = 54.27%, mean age = 13.97, SD = 0.88). They completed... -
Temporary academics in South African higher education institutions: Their lived precarity experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shihaam Solomon --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Marieta du Plessis --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaTemporary academic appointments are increasingly prevalent in higher education institutions across the globe. The lived experiences of temporary academic staff within South African higher education institutions were explored. Twenty-six temporary academic staff (females = 69%, black = 75%, white =... -
Perceived social support and academic persistence among undergraduate students: Mediation of sense of belonging and intrinsic motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bongani V. Mtshweni --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the mediating effect of sense of belonging and intrinsic motivation on the relationship between perceived social support and academic persistence among undergraduate students. The sample comprised 489 undergraduate students from a South African university (female = 71.2%;... -
Sense of belonging and academic persistence among undergraduate university students: The chain mediation effect of emotional and academic adjustment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bongani V. Mtshweni --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between sense of belonging and academic persistence, as mediated by emotional and academic adjustment. A total of 955 South African undergraduate students were participants (female = 71.7%; black = 44.8%; mean age = 27.80 years,... -
On return to school: disorder symptoms, stress at home and evaluations of school COVID-19 measures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Virginia L. Lam --- University of Roehampton, United Kingdom Mandy F. O’Driscoll --- University of East London, United KingdomBackground: Social restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of children. Yet, analyses on the mental health of younger children in the later course of the pandemic are scarce. The present study assessed 8-... -
The future of higher education in the age of GenAI — are we all doomed?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Erwin Losekoot --- School of Business & Law, Edith Cowan University, AustraliaThis viewpoint addresses the concern expressed by some academics that GenAI is turning the works of higher education upside down and that our roles as educators will soon become redundant. It considers the academic literature on student academic misconduct and... -
Reconceptualising success in hospitality internships: a new perspective on students’ achievement factors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Nicole Vermolen --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis viewpoint article examines the challenges and factors influencing student success during hospitality internships, particularly those organised by a hotel management school in collaboration with international host companies. A previous study on the topic highlights that only 21% of students... -
Gratitude and college students’ school belonging: The mediating role of perceived stress and meaning in life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lihua He --- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, China Qian Zhang --- Mental Health Education and Counseling Center, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, China Yitao WangWe examined the relationship between gratitude and school belonging of college students, and the potential mediating role of perceived stress and meaning in life in such a relationship. Participants were college students (n = 1 691) from 10 universities in... -
The role of academic institutions in leveraging innovation through patenting activities: A diagnostic of the Moroccan experience focusing on the agricultural sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sanaa Zebakh --- Ibn Tofail University, Morocco Jaouad Anissi --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Salim Bounou --- EUORMED Research Centre EI-BIOMEDTECH, EUROMED University of Fes, Morocco, Mohammed Sadiki --- Rabat-Instituts, MoroccoIn the late 2000s, Morocco implemented various actions and programmes to establish a National Innovation System, which has helped to bolster innovation and patenting activities within higher education and research institutions. This article investigates the Moroccan innovation framework that facilitated... -
Language of instruction and its influence on educational outcomes and cultural inclusion in Ethiopia: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Tamene Deysmi Geremew --- University of Pécs, Hungary Steklács János --- University of Pécs, HungaryModern education in Ethiopia began in 1908, and the curriculum predominantly used both Amharic and foreign languages as media of instruction. In 1994, the Ethiopian Education and Training Policy announced a multilingual educational model for political and pedagogical benefits. Despite...
