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Finding The Positives in Psychology: What Are We Doing?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria,The purpose of this article is to delineate some of the consequential aspects of the intrinsic duality that is created in the pursuit of knowledge around positive psychological and asset-based constructs. I will reflect on what we have learned during... -
Finding Voice: The Photovoice Method of Data Collection in HIV and AIDS-Related Research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Suhana Jacobs --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Anne Harley --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study examined the efficacy of photovoice as a research technique to explore the lives of children and families living in the context of HIV and AIDS. Participants were volunteers at a Day Care and Support Centre (n=18), and members... -
Sex and the Right to HIV/AIDS Education in Early Childhood
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Deevia Bhana --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This study explored how early childhood teachers (n=5) and young children (n=174) (age range 7 to 8 years; males = 81; females = 93) in two primary schools constructed and interpreted the right to HIV/AIDS education. Data were captured using... -
HIV/AIDS Education in Butare-ville Secondary Schools (Rwanda): Analyzing Pedagogic Discourse Using a Bernsteinian Framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wayne Hugo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Vedaste Nyilimana --- Kigali Institute of Education, RwandaThis article presents three case studies of how HIV/AIDS education is being organized and taught in Rwanda. It analyses what teachers were doing in 2005 through classroom teaching to safeguard young people from HIV/AIDS. A pedagogic framework is introduced and... -
Researching HIV/AIDS, Education & Childhood in the African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carol Aubrey --- University of Warwick, UKThis article offers a reflective review of 12 articles and 4 brief reports included in this special issue of the International Journal of Psychology in Africa with the theme, ‘HIV/AIDS, education and childhood in the African context’. Muthukrishna and Ramsuran... -
Coping with Life's Challenges in the 21st Century: A Three-Pronged Strategy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Martha A.J. (Tilla) Olivier --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Johannes L. van der Walt --- North-West University,The demands and challenges of life in the 21st century are such that an ‘academic-rationalistic’ view of intelligence needs to be replaced with a more holistic view of intelligence as a multi-faceted construct. However, merely replacing the traditional view with... -
Reasons and Justifications Used by Child Abuse Perpetrators in Zimbabwean Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThis study sought to determine reasons and justifications used by child abuse perpetrators as viewed by education officers who handle and process cases of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwe. Six education officers were interviewed. They were purposefully selected for... -
Violence Against Children and the Effect on Education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jane Amunga --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Julius Maiyoa --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Judy Achokaa --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya Irene Ashioya --- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, KenyaThe study investigated the types of violence and the effect on children's education in Kakamega district, Kenya. Participants were 150 children (58 males, 92 females; age range up to 17 years). Data were collected using a questionnaire. Analysis was done... -
South African Educators' Voice on the Potential Role of Traditional Healers (THs) in Education Support Services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johanna L. Geldenhuys --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe aim of this qualitative research was to explore and describe perceptions of the potential role of traditional healers in education support services. Participants were 42 teachers (males = 13, females = 29) from a school district in the Eastern... -
Prevalence of Dating Violence and Socioeconomic Status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,The study examined the prevalence of dating violence and its association with family-of-origin socioeconomic status among a sample of 253 undergraduate students (135 women and 118 men). Participants ranged in age from 18 to 25 years old, were unmarried, were... -
Educational Psychology Theory and the Promotion of Dental Care for Children Aged Five to Six
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marilize Kitching --- North-West University, South Africa Vera Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Alida Nienaber --- North-West University, South AfricaThe aim of this article is to illustrate the value of educational psychology theory in developing an age-appropriate programme to prevent tooth decay. A theory-based approach was adopted for the programme development, and a questionnaire was used to ascertain the... -
Student Teachers' Reflections of a Community Service Learning Experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Özge Hacifazlioǧlu --- Bahcesehir University, Turkey Nesrin Özdemir --- Bahcesehir University, Turkey Hüseyin Uzunboylu --- Near East University, Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusThe study examined student teachers' reflections on being involved in a social responsibility project in a community setting. Participants were 71 beginning students in two sequential cohorts (cohort 1 = 34, cohort 2 = 37). Data on their community learning... -
Motives for Choosing a Career in Teaching: A South African Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tuntufye S. Mwamwenda --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The study investigated motives for teaching career entry by students (n= 232, males= 103, females= 129, mean age 23) at a large South African university. Data were collected using a career motives survey differentiating extrinsic, intrinsic and altruistic motivators. Extrinsic... -
Structural Violence Effects on the Educational Life Chances of Children from Low Income Families in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nithi Muthukrishna --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,The aim of the study was to explore the structural conditions and social formations that mediate access to quality education amongst low income children in KwaZulu-Natal. Structural violence can lead to injustices to children such as the experience of hunger,... -
Safe Sex Education for Adolescent Daughters: vhaVenda Mothers Views
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mpho Ramarumo --- University of Venda, South Africa Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South AfricaThe study explored vhaVenda mothers' perceptions of imparting safe sex education to their adolescent daughters. Data was collected through six focus group discussions with each group consisting of six to eight mothers. The results indicated that mothers want their children... -
Experiences of Managers of Aggression in the Workplace
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chris Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sumari Breetzke --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe study explored and described the experiences of workplace aggression by managers in a northern South African district. Participants were seven managers from two medium sized companies. One of the companies was from the dairy industry and the other from... -
Sexuality Education in South Africa: Wedged within a Triad of Contradictory Values
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dennis A. Francis --- University of the Free State, South AfricaFew studies have investigated how teachers teach sexuality within the Outcomes-Based Life Orientation programme. This desktop review investigates sex and sexuality teaching practices in the classroom. First it gives a brief overview of the curriculum requirements for sexuality education. Secondly,... -
Teacher Reported Poverty Effects on Education Participation in a South African District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sindiswa Stofile --- University of the Western Cape, Nora Linden --- Bergen University College, Rouaan Maarman --- University of the Western Cape,This study reports on teachers' perceptions of the effects of poverty on education participation in a district in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Participants were 21 teachers (males = 10; females = 11) from seven schools (primary =5,... -
Online Support Service via Mobile Technology—a Pilot Study at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Birgit Schreiber --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Kjersti Aartun --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis study describes the findings of a pilot study of an online support service via mobile technology using chat facilities at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa. The online support service, accessible via cell phone chat and computer chat... -
Beyond Smiling: The Evaluation of a Positive Psychological Intervention Aimed at Student Happiness
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 aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a positive psychological intervention (PPI) aimed at increasing happiness of students in a tertiary educational institution. A convenience sample (n = 20) was drawn from the entire population of academic... -
Prevalence, Correlates and Perceptions Toward Cigarette Smoking Among Male and Female In-School Adolescents (Aged 11–18 years) in South Africa: Results from the 2008 GYTS Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of current cigarette use among 8470 school-going adolescents (aged 11 to 18 years) in South Africa. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008 in South Africa... -
Psychology in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kwaku Oppong Asante --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Seth Oppong --- Regent University College of Science and Technology, GhanaThis article presents a brief overview of the emergence, education and practice of psychology as a profession and academic discipline in Ghana. We begin with a short history about psychology education in Ghana, which could be traced to the offering... -
Efficacy of a Sense of Meaning Intervention Amongst Managers at South African Institution of Higher Education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Solomon Makola --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThe study evaluated the efficacy of a sense of meaning intervention with a sample of higher education managers. Participants were 14 members of the campus management committee of a university of technology in South Africa (age range = 32 to... -
The Undize Phenomenon—South African Childhood Sex Games and Their Contribution to Early Sexual Experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Cebile Tebele --- University of South Africa, Kathryn Anne Nel --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Mary-Jane Michaelides --- University of Limpopo,This study retrospectively explored the experiences of a group of urban males and females with respect to a hide and seek game that indigenous South African children play (Undize), in early learning about sexuality. A focus group discussion of 16... -
South African Educators' Understanding of Bullying
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Corene de Wet --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lynette Jacobs --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study examined educators' understanding of learner-on-learner school bullying. Participants were 91 educators from the Free State Province, South Africa (females = 65.9%, primary/elementary school teaching = 46.1%). Data on bullying was collected by means of questionnaires in which a... -
Constructions of Students as Clients or Partners in Knowledge Creation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Birgit Schreiber --- University of the Western Cape,This study explored notions of ‘the student’ within the South African higher education context. Qualitative data from interviews with twenty-three executive and senior Student Affairs staff and practitioners were collected from three higher education institution in South Africa. The data... -
Knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices of adolescents with mild retardation, in relation HIV/AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Naseema Dawood Anil Bhagwanjee Kay Govender Ebrahim ChohanThis study investigates the knowledge, attitudes and sexual practices of adolescents with mild mental retardation (MMR) in relation to HIV/AIDS. Questionnaires were personally administered to a saturation sample of 90 adolescents with MMR drawn from one specialised educational institution in... -
Reaching disenfranchised youth and mobile populations in Ghana through voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susi Wyss Joyce Ablordeppey Jane Okrah Abigail KyeiThis paper documents the evaluation of a 20-month project to provide voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) to a mobile population of youth surrounding the Agbogbloshie market in Accra, Ghana. The specific objectives of the evaluation were to determine: 1) to... -
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, sexual behaviour and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female students of the University of Buea, Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Theresa Nkuo-Akenji Armand Nkwesheu Raymond Nyasa Esther Tallah Roland Ndip Fru Angwafo IiiThe study investigates the cognitive effect of knowledge and protective practices on the prevalence of HIV and some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female students of the University of Buea, Cameroon. A cross-sectional study involving the analysis of a questionnaire... -
HIV/AIDS messages in Malawi and their implications for effective responses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vanessa Houston Alice HovorkaThis paper explores the nature of HIV/AIDS education and information networks in Malawi, with a focus on Dedza district. We consider the role of institutional and personal actors involved in Malawi's recently instated and decentralised behaviour-change intervention strategy, as well... -
Short-term effects of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention among trainee teachers in Malawi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: KathleenF Norr JamesL Norr ChrissiePN Kaponda SitingawawoI Kachingwe EllenMD MbwezaThis report describes the implementation and short-term results of a peer group intervention for HIV prevention on the HIV-related attitudes, knowledge and behaviours of primary school teachers in Malawi. The intervention, based on the social-cognitive learning model, took place in... -
Boundaries of care: the role of the school in supporting vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ursula HoadleyThis paper is a response to a growing vision of schools as sites of care and support for vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS. The aim is to interrogate this notion and to raise some key issues... -
Bereavement, silence and culture within a peer-led HIV/AIDS-prevention strategy for vulnerable children in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ingrid Van der Heijden --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Child, Youth, Family and Social Development Research Programme, South AfricaIn addressing the psychosocial effects of the HIV and AIDS pandemic among vulnerable children, the issue of bereavement appears inadequately addressed. Amid the global discourse on children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, this paper explores how cultural... -
Developing visual images for communicating information aboutantiretroviral side effects to a low-literate population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ros Dowse --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Thato Ramela --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Kirsty-Lee Barford --- Faculty of Pharmacy, South Africa Sara Browne --- , United StatesThe side effects of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy are linked to altered quality of life and adherence. Poor adherence has also been associated with low health-literacy skills, with an uninformed patient more likely to make ARV-related decisions that compromise the efficacy... -
Nutrition education and counselling as strategic interventions to improvehealth outcomes in adult outpatients with HIV: a literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: HannahL. Kaye --- , South Africa CarlosJ. Moreno-Leguizamon --- , South AfricaMalnutrition poses a significant risk for people living with HIV and accelerates disease progression. This is because adequate nutrition is essential for optimal immune function. This article discusses research on the role and use of nutrition education or counselling as... -
Christian identity and men's attitudes to antiretroviral therapy in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anthony Simpson --- School of Social Sciences, United KingdomIncreasing access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), especially in urban areas in Zambia, has transformed the landscape of the HIV epidemic to include hope. Drawing upon long-term ethnographic research, this article briefly describes the religious ideas of a cohort of former... -
Use of a simulation game for HIV/AIDS education with pre-service teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nadine Petersen --- Department of Education Studies, South Africa Josef de Beer --- Department of Education Studies, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Education Studies, South AfricaThe article describes the use of a simulation game in HIV/AIDS education with pre-service teachers in Johannesburg, South Africa. The use of a simulation game, as novel experiential pedagogy, was an attempt to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and... -
Sexuality among the elderly in Dzivaresekwa district of Harare: the challenge of information, education and communication campaigns in support of an HIV/AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ignatius Gutsa --- Department of Sociology, ZimbabweThis ethnographic study in Dzivaresekwa district, Harare, Zimbabwe, examines the issue of sexuality among the elderly and their challenges in accessing information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns in the face of HIV and AIDS. The research depended heavily on collecting... -
Myths, science and stories: working with peer educators to counter HIV/AIDS myths
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaThe failure to bring about widespread or effective behavioural change in response to South Africa's HIV epidemic requires that new forms of health communication be explored. This article reports on an action research project in which a group of workplace... -
Fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages: young people's perceptions in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sheri Bastien --- Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, NorwayThe aims of the study were to elicit the perceptions of young people in Tanzania on the role of fear appeals in HIV-prevention messages and to identify important contextual factors that may influence young people's perceptions of HIV-prevention posters. A... -
Effect of health education on oral hygiene and gingival status of persons living with HIV attending comprehensive care centres in Nairobi, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LoiceW Gathece --- Department of Periodontology, Community and Preventive Dentistry, Kenya JosephK Wang'ombe --- Department of Community Health, Kenya PeterM Ng'ang'a --- Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Kenya PeterN Wanzala --- , KenyaThe study aimed to describe the effect of an oral health education intervention on oral hygiene status and gingival inflammation among persons with HIV attending two comprehensive healthcare centres in Nairobi, Kenya. This was a quasi-experimental study of 195 participants... -
Myths or theories? Alternative beliefs about HIV and AIDS in South African working class communities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaDespite three decades of public health promotion based on the scientific explanation of HIV/AIDS, alternative explanations of the disease continue to circulate. While these are seen as counter-productive to health education efforts, what is rarely analysed is their plurality and... -
Have the educated changed HIV risk behaviours more in Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Elizabeth Gummerson --- Centre for Social Science Research, Leslie Social Sciences Building, South AfricaTheory predicts that when new health information becomes available, more educated individuals may adopt healthy behaviours sooner, resulting in lower morbidity and mortality among the highly educated. This may be the case for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: Recent empirical work... -
The impact of the declining extended family support system on the education of orphans in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Pius T Tanga --- Department of Social Work/Social Development, South AfricaThis paper examines the impact of the weakening of the extended family on the education of double orphans in Lesotho through in-depth interviews with participants from 3 of the 10 districts in Lesotho. The findings reveal that in Lesotho the... -
Just jokes! Icebreakers, innuendo, teasing and talking: The role of humour in HIV/AIDS peer education among university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Silvie Cooper --- Department of Sociology, South Africa David Dickinson --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaPeer conversation provides an important platform for people to explore and disseminate sexual health knowledge. Humour forms part of conversations held between peers including those where sexual health and sexual decisions are discussed. The central argument of this article links... -
‘Something for something’: The importance of talking about transactional sex with youth in South Africa using a resilience-based approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ingrid van der Heijden --- Gender and Health Research Unit, South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaTransactional sex is a common feature of sexual relationships in South Africa but has severe health implications for those who engage in it. This paper presents perspectives on transactional sex based on interviews and focus group discussions with young people... -
Treating ‘AIDS blindness’: A critical pedagogical approach to HIV education at tertiary level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lesley Wood --- COMBER, Faculty of Education Sciences, South Africa Julialet Rens --- COMBER, Faculty of Education Sciences, South AfricaHIV and AIDS affect all South Africans, irrespective of gender, race, age and economic status. Teachers should therefore be able to meaningfully integrate HIV content into the school curriculum. However, pre-service teacher education programmes still do not pay adequate attention... -
Level of awareness and uptake of the female condom in women aged 18 to 49 years in Bindura district, Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Tirivanhu Chipfuwa --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Ancia Manwere --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Margret M Kuchenga --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Lynah Makuyana --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Estelle Mwanza --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Elizabeth Makado --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, Zimbabwe Rumbidzai P Chimutso --- Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Science, ZimbabweZimbabwe introduced the female condom in 1997, but acceptance was slow. A study was conducted to determine its level of awareness and uptake in women aged 18 to 49 years at Bindura Provincial Hospital, and at Chipadze and Chiwaridzo council... -
HAB outreach using multimedia: integrating ocean research and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: A deCharon S Etheridge T McDonnell Wysor M SierackiThis paper highlights a few of the education and outreach products on harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have been developed at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, a non-profit organisation dedicated to marine biological research and education. The 'Toxic & Harmful... -
A Knowledge Generation System and Innovation Policy for countries of the Customs Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Nina Bohdan --- , BelarusThis paper considers the problem of forming a Single Economic Area of the Customs Union (Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan) from the perspective of knowledge generation. Based on the commonalities of knowledge generation and the characteristics of the post-Soviet development, there... -
Global forest research, science education and community service positively impacted by a unique Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: EmmaT Steenkamp --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, South Africa MichaelJ Wingfield --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology, South AfricaDespite their importance in ecosystems and biodiversity, very little is known about the health of trees in the native environments of South Africa. The vision and primary goal of the Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB) is therefore... -
HIV- and AIDS-related (mis)perceptions and (non)responses of school principals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lesley Wood Paul WebbDespite various HIV and AIDS training programmes offered for educators by the South African Department of Education, little has been achieved at the level of management in terms of creating a wider understanding of the social and cultural complexities of... -
Discourses of childhood innocence in primary school HIV/AIDS education in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Deevia BhanaThis article draws from interview data to examine the meanings that teachers in two race and class-specific contexts in greater Durban, South Africa, may give to children's right to sexual health information as a part of HIV/AIDS education. The article... -
Perspectives of South African school children on HIV/AIDS, and the implications for education programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC Van DykThe study explores and describes South African school children's perspectives of HIV and AIDS, and links this to their respective cognitive developmental stage. The paper highlights developmental differences in the children's perceptions of HIV or AIDS and makes specific recommendations... -
School managers' understanding of HIV/AIDS in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: UchennaB Amadi-IhunwoThis paper presents the diverse understandings of HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV (PLHIV) revealed by school managers in a selection of public schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Discussions with school managers emerged as part of a larger investigation... -
Workplace peer educators and stress
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Dickinson Kabelo Duncan KgateaPeer educators form an important component of company responses to HIV and AIDS. Based on interviews with peer educators working in and around a mining company in South Africa's North-West Province, the study examines the relationship between involvement in peer... -
'Not only a teacher, but an ambassador': Facilitating HIV/AIDS educators to take action
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LesleyA WoodThis article describes how South African educators were facilitated to adopt the role of HIV/AIDS 'ambassadors' within their circles of influence by participating in a two-year course for an Advanced Certificate in Education for HIV/AIDS in Teaching (ACE-HAT) qualification. It... -
Readiness of youth in rural Ethiopia to seek health services for sexually transmitted infections
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mitike Molla --- Centre for International Health, Norway Maria Emmelin --- Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Yemane Berhane --- , Ethiopia Bernt Lindtjørn --- Centre for International Health, NorwayStudies pertaining to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among rural young adults in Ethiopia are limited. This study provides information on knowledge about common STIs, and the perceptions, preferences and use of health services for STIs, among youths and healthcare providers... -
Introduction of culturally sensitive HIV prevention in the context of female initiation rites: an applied anthropological approach in Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sophie Kotanyi --- , Germany Brigitte Krings-Ney --- , MozambiqueIn Mozambique, initiation rites represent the most appropriate socio-cultural context for dealing with sexuality for a large part of the population. As the group most vulnerable to HIV exposure, HIV-prevention counselling could be ideally introduced to young women during initiation... -
HIV/AIDS and sexuality: concerns of youths in rural Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jeremiah Chikovore --- , South Africa Lennarth Nystrom --- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Sweden Gunilla Lindmark --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Sweden Beth Maina Ahlberg --- Department of Women's and Children's Health, SwedenConcerns regarding HIV and AIDS were elicited from 546 school youths (51% female, age range 9–25 years) in a Zimbabwean rural district, through a self-generated question-writing process. Concerns emerged around how to avoid HIV infection at a time when they... -
Forest management educational needs in South African forestry companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: MG Jacobson C Ham PA AckermanSouth Africa is a world leader in the forest products industry and this industry contributes significantly to the country's economy. Challenges to the industry's future include land reform, water use, global competition, regulations, outsourcing and privatisation (the decreased role of... -
Prediabetes: a focus on the role of diabetes education in prevention of type 2 diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: L Van der Merwe --- Empangeni Diabetes Centre, -
A pilot study to determine the profile of recovery room nurses in Johannesburg hospitals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: J Scribante --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Health Sciences, HC Perrie --- Department of Anaesthesiology, Health Sciences,Background: Apart from anecdotal evidence, very little is known of the recovery room nurses in South Africa. -
The views of Medical Students on professionalism in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine,An article on medical professionalism was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine in February 2002 outlining a charter, and the fifth-year medical students of the Medical School of the University of Pretoria were asked to comment on the charter... -
Clinical efficacy, efficiency and outcomes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Ebrahim --- Dept. of Radiography, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa -
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): How to Appraise an Article?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Ebrahim --- Dept. of Radiography, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa -
The process of becoming an EB practitioner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Ebrahim --- Dept. of Radiography, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Dept. of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa -
The medical instructional questionnaire used to assess the quality of South African medical education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MIW Van Huyssteen --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, JJ Blitz-Lindeque --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,Background -
The knowledge and skills gap of medical practitioners delivering district hospital services in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MR De Villiers --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, PJT De Villiers --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences,Introduction -
HIV/AIDS prevention: The role of the general practitioner in sex education for adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Kluge [AN0001] -
The Flemish model of training and supervision
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
Educational Ideas and Lessons Learnt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
Communication skills for medical/dental students at the University of Pretoria: Lessons learnt from a two-year study using a forum theatre method
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Krüger --- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, JJ Blitz-Lindeque --- Faculty of Health Sciences, GE Pickworth --- Head Education Consultant (Faculty of Health Sciences), Telematic Learning and Education Innovation, AJ Munro --- Head: Department of Drama, Faculty of Humanities, M Lotriet --- Senior Education Consultant (Faculty of Humanities), Telematic Learning and Education Innovation,Background: This study describes the lessons learnt from using a novel method for teaching communication skills to second-year medical/dental students. -
General practitioners' familiarity, attitudes and practices with regard to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Louw --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, MM Oswald --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, MD Perold --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education,Background: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder, affecting 4% to 5% of South African children. Recent studies reveal that 30% to 70% of children continue to experience problems related to ADHD in adulthood. Adults are becoming increasingly aware... -
Profile of research methodology and statistics training of undergraduate medical students at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Dommisse --- Department of Biostatistics, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics,Background: Medical practitioners need to have knowledge of statistics and research principles, especially with the increasing emphasis on evidence-based medicine. The aim of this study was to determine the profile of research methodology and statistics training of undergraduate medical students... -
Community-based education for registrars in family medicine at Walter Sisulu University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Yogeswaran --- Department of Family Medicine, D O'Mahony --- Department of Family Medicine, K Mfenyana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Healthy lifestyle interventions in general practice: Part 15: Lifestyle and lower back pain
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Schwellnus --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, DN Patel --- , C Nossel --- , S Whitesman --- Institute for Mindfulness South Africa, EW Derman --- UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology,Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most common medical problems in the adult population. LBP can be defined as pain, muscle tension or stiffness that is localised below the costal margin (inferior rib cage) and above the inferior... -
Medical student participation in community-based experiential learning: reflections from first exposure to making the diagnosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D Cameron --- Department of Family Medicine, L Wolvaardt --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, M Van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine, J Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine, J Blitz --- Department of Family Medicine, A-M Bergh --- MRC Unit for Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies,Background: Fifth-year medical students from the University of Pretoria participated in a four-week rotation in the primary care clinics of a large metropolitan centre. An academic service-learning (ASL) approach was introduced into this rotation to improve the integration of theoretical... -
Tobacco and alcohol use among healthcare workers in three public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PI Okeke --- Department of Family Medicine, AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, T Esterhuizen --- Programme of Biostatistics, Research Ethics and Medical Law, JM Van Wyk --- School of Undergraduate Medical Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal,Background: Tobacco use is a risk factor for most of the leading causes of death in the world. Healthcare workers (HCWs) can play an important role in assisting patients to stop smoking, but this role is undermined if they themselves... -
Knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation of clinicians at a South African tertiary hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Botha --- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, MM Geyser --- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, A Engelbrecht --- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess clinicians' knowledge about evaluating possible cardiac arrest patients and recognising cardiac arrest, to assess clinicians' knowledge about appropriate decisions and actions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and to determine which advanced life... -
Agomelatine: a review for general practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Outhoff --- Department of Pharmacology,Agomelatine is a novel melatonergic antidepressant that restores disrupted biological rhythms, essentially by resetting the circadian clock. Two different, non-monoaminergic, and possibly synergistic pathways, appear to be involved in its mechanism of action. Agomelatine is a melatonin 1 (MT1) and... -
Evaluating the rural health placements of the Rural Support Network at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CS Naidu --- Primary Healthcare Directorate, Faculty of Health Sciences, J Irlam --- Primary Healthcare Directorate, Faculty of Health Sciences,Objectives: The Rural Support Network (RSN) is an undergraduate student society that aims to raise awareness among the student body of the plight of rural health in South Africa, and organises individual and group placements in rural hospitals during vacations... -
Views of patients on a group diabetes education programme using motivational interviewing in South African primary care: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: S Serfontein --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, RJ Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care,Objectives: This study was a qualitative assessment of a diabetes group education programme presented in community health centres of the Cape Town Metro District. The programme offered four sessions of group education and was delivered by trained health promoters using... -
Review of final-year medical students' rural attachment at district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: student perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Diab --- Department of Rural Health, PD McNeill --- Centre for Rural Health, AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the views of students involved in rural community-based medical attachments during their final year at medical school. The programme has been in existence for some time, but no formal evaluation thereof has yet taken... -
Prevalence, Correlates and Perceptions Towards Cigarette Smoking Among Male and Female in School Adolescents (Aged 11–18 Years) in South Africa: Results from the 2008 GYTS Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HAST, Human Sciences Research Council and Department of Psychology, South AfricaThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and identify correlates of current cigarette use among 8,470 school-going adolescents (aged 11 to 18 years) in South Africa. A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008 in South Africa... -
A cross-sectional survey on the lifestyle and health-seeking behaviour of Basotho patients with diabetes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PN Makinga --- Northdale Hospital, South Africa A Beke --- School of Health Systems and Public Health; University of Pretoria,Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine the level of practice of a healthy lifestyle, to assess the health education provided to patients with diabetes and to determine the prevalence of obesity among Basotho patients with diabetes. -
Meaning as perceived and experienced by an African student group
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marié P. Wissing --- Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South Africa Itumeleng P. Khumalo --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Shingairai C. Chigeza --- Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research, South AfricaThis qualitative study explored what a Batswana group of African students (N = 73) find most meaningful in their life and why those sources of meaning are important to them. Findings showed that, in line with previous Western studies, the most important... -
Efficacy of outdoor adventure education in developing emotional intelligence during adolescence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Björn Opper --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Lizelle Fletcher --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jaqui Sommerville --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis study was an efficacy evaluation of an outdoor adventure intervention to facilitate emotional intelligence (EI) among adolescents. A pre-post-test design was used. Participants were a convenience sample of 76 Grade 10 learners from a private high school for boys... -
African philosophy: a key to African innovation and development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: C. Verharen --- Department of Philosophy, USA B. Gutema --- Department of Philosophy, Ethiopia J. Tharakan --- Department of Chemical Engineering, F. Bugarin --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, J. Fortunak --- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, G. Kadoda --- Department of Computer Science, Sudan M. Liu --- School of Social Work, G. Middendorf --- Department of Biology,This essay demonstrates how African philosophy can be a key to African innovation and development. Its first section illustrates how philosophy as a discipline drives innovation in science and technology. The second part proposes a new discipline linking science, engineering... -
Development of a career-enabler framework within a South African higher education institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anton Grobler --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Elizabeth Cornelia Rudolph --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa Magdalena Louise Bezuidenhout --- Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership, South AfricaThis study developed a preliminary career-enabler framework for use in a higher education setting. A quantitative survey was conducted with a sample of 1392 employees within a higher education institution in South Africa. Structural analysis was performed using exploratory factor... -
Institutionalisation of knowledge transfer on sexual behaviour in the times of AIDS: a case study from a village community in north-central Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Mari Kervinen --- University of Eastern Finland, FinlandThis paper concentrates on the changes in knowledge transfer in northern Namibia with respect to sexual norms, behavioural advice and sexual health information. The research was conducted in a small village community in Ohangwena region, where over 100 semi-structured and... -
Socio-economic and demographic factors related to HIV status in urban informal settlements in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Liana Steenkamp --- HIV&AIDS Research Unit, South Africa Danie Venter --- Unit for Statistical Consultation, South Africa Corinna Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, South Africa Pelisa Dana --- Eastern Cape AIDS Council, South AfricaThe prevalence of HIV&AIDS is embedded in social and economic inequity and the relationship between social determinants and HIV incidence is well established. The aim of this study was to determine which socio-economic and demographic factors are related to HIV... -
Predictors of student burnout and engagement among university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Danél Olwage --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThis study investigated influences of core self-evaluation traits, career decision-making difficulties and social support on student burnout and engagement. A cross-sectional design was used with a non-probability quota sample. In the multiple regression analyses, self-efficacy, inconsistent information due to internal... -
The psychological conditions that predict work engagement among tertiary education employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gamuchirai L. Chikoko --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Johanna H. Buitendach --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Herbert Kanengoni --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the extent to which the psychological conditions and job characteristics predicted work engagement amongst higher education employees (n = 149, females = 60%) from a South African University. The participants completed a variety of instruments on psychological conditions of work, job... -
Performance appraisal systems — equity perceptions of mathematics teachers: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael Kainose Mhlolo --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study investigated equity perceptions of a school based performance appraisal system in a subject discipline. Participants were 110 mathematics teachers (females = 10%) and 12 school principals (females = 25%). They completed a questionnaire on distributive, procedural and interactional justice regarding the performance... -
The role of educational psychologists in promoting ethical research conducted with children: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jace Pillay --- South African Research Chair in Education and care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study explored perceptions of educational psychologists on their role in promoting ethical research involving children. Participants were 10 South African educational psychologists (females = 60%; males = 40%) from mostly public services (90%). Data on their perceived roles in... -
Development of entrepreneurial potential among undergraduates of a private university in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Akeem Ayofe Akinwale --- Department of IRPM, NigeriaBased on the theory of planned behaviour, the present article examines the development of entrepreneurial potential among the undergraduates of a private university in north-central Nigeria. A total of 250 randomly selected undergraduates from various departments participated in a survey... -
Service learning in custodial settings in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South AfricaThis study describes the findings of a community engaged service learning program in which nine female and three male students ranging between 22 and 31 years of age from a large South African university participated in a study conducted in... -
Future directions for international education and research on hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovations in Hospitality, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis paper presents considerations about future directions for international education and research in the field of hospitality management. The ideas are presented to provide a closer connection for the hospitality industry on an intellectual basis for doing joint research. Furthermore,... -
Working in teams: An examination of the variables that improve team performance in accounting students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L. Stainbank --- School of Accounting and Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal,The accountancy profession requires professional accountants to acquire skills such as intellectual skills, technical and functional skills, personal skills, interpersonal and communication skills, and organizational and business management skills. In the academic environment, accounting students are often required to work... -
An analysis of the current IT education offered to accounting students at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: P L Wessels --- Department of Accounting,The accountancy and auditing profession operates within an environment that is changing at a rapid pace. Professional accountants need to remain relevant in this changing environment that may require them to change or adapt the services they offer to their... -
A Note: Study abroad programs: A potential key to successful accounting and management education in a global world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: R Oberholzer --- Department of Taxation, Economic and Management Sciences Faculty,The continuing globalization of business underscores the importance of educating students to develop a broad worldview. This exploratory study attempts to provide educators with some insight into the usefulness of a short-term study abroad program. -
Ethics education in accounting: An outsider perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: P J Naudé --- Unit for Professional Ethics,This paper is a discussion of recent initiatives by the International Federation of Accountants with regard to ethics education in the accounting profession. This discussion is framed by four related questions focusing on the reasons for ethics education (why ethics?),... -
The identification and discussion of strategies for implementing an IT skills framework in the education of professional accountants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: P L Wessels --- Department of Accounting,The accountancy and auditing profession operates within an environment that is changing at a rapid pace. It is the responsibility of the profession to ensure that all its members meet the expectations that the users of their services have of... -
Factors influencing success in first-year accounting at a South African university: A comparison between lecturers’ assumptions and students’ perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L P Steenkamp --- Department of Accounting, R S Baard --- Department of Accounting, B L Frick --- Department of Curriculum Studies,Lecturers in first-year Financial Accounting at a South African university assumed poor student throughput rates were attributable to various factors, including the influence of prior learning of Accounting, the language of instruction used, poor class attendance and a lack of... -
Factors influencing success in first-year Accounting at a South African university: The profile of a successful first-year Accounting student
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: R S Baard --- Department of Accounting, L P Steenkamp --- Department of Accounting, B L Frick --- Department of Curriculum Studies, M Kidd --- Centre for Statistical Consultation,The study investigated factors influencing success of first-year students in Financial Accounting at a South African university, thereby establishing a profile of successful and at-risk students. A two step process was followed to achieve the goals of the study. Firstly,... -
Accounting academics’ multiple challenges: Issues-driven learning offers a way forward
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: J H Hesketh --- Management Studies Education Unit,Accounting academics in South Africa are under pressure from their stakeholders, particularly the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the Department of Education (DoE), to make urgent changes. Challenges include the need for increased research output and for... -
Students’ and lecturers’ perceptions of the effect of open-book examinations on the learning behavior of accountancy students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: S J Kruger --- Department of Accounting,In 2003 the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) changed its assessment policy from a closed-book to an open-book format. One reason for this was to encourage better learning behaviour amongst students. This paper investigates whether students perceive this... -
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... -
Sustainability in accounting education: An analysis of the teaching thereof at accredited South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: B Marx --- Department of Accountancy, A van der Watt --- Department of Accountancy,Accountants and auditors are key role players in the financial world and society at large and as such can play a vital role in fostering awareness of sustainability and creating sustainable business practices. The issue of sustainability in accounting education... -
Accounting Academics and Research in Accounting: Practitioners’ Views
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: J E Rowlands --- Rhodes University,This paper investigates the opinion of accounting practitioners regarding academic accountants and research conducted by academics. Academics are generally viewed favourably by practitioners although there is the view that they would not make good practising accountants. Research by academics is... -
Connecting entrepreneurship and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThe aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small segment of... -
The conflict between industry hosts and master’s degree students’ expectations on students entering the hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Rajka Presbury --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, Australia Janette Illingsworth --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, Australia Scott Richardson --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Sydney, AustraliaThis paper reports on a qualitative study that sought to determine Australian industry hosts’ expectations and perceptions of hotel management master’s degree students on their placement in the industry, and the expectations of students when entering industry placement. The empirical dataset for... -
Addressing sustainability in hotel management education: designing a curriculum based on input from key stakeholders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Frans Melissen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The Netherlands Maartje Damen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, Breda, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on combining generic reference points that can be distilled from literature with the analysis of 18 face-to-face interviews with relevant stakeholders as input for designing a sustainability course within a (higher education) hotel management curriculum. The train of thought... -
Hospitality management students’ cognitive style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on the cognitive style of students in a problem-based hospitality management curriculum at a university of applied sciences. A cognitive style is a student’s preference of perceiving, processing, and evaluating information (Hayes and Allinson 1998). The cognitive... -
How to develop student-centred management cases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Klaes Eringa --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Perry Yi Jin --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsCase studies are very popular in management education. Many case studies, however, are written at a level that is beyond the understanding of their target audience and therefore fail to do what they are intended for. The present study examines... -
A traditional versus a constructivist conception of assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis paper reports a study on conceptions of assessment held by students and instructors. The conceptions of assessment are considered to be one of the four interrelated sets of conceptions which together constitute the conception of education.The three other sets... -
The effects of education and income on consumers’ motivation to read online hotel reviews
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Anna Engelbertink --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Schevaa Van Hullebusch --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsAn increasing number of consumers are using the Internet for online advice and recommendations. Consumers read these electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) comments for various reasons. The current study is an extension to that of Kim, Mattila, and Baloglu (2011)1, with the... -
A study of hurdles in mass treatment of schistosomiasis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Randjelovic --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway SG Frønæs --- Faculty of Medicine, Norway M Munsami --- The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health, South Africa JD Kvalsvig --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa SG Zulu --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa S Gagai --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa A Maphumulo --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa L Sandvik --- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Norway SG Gundersen --- Research Department, Norway EF Kjetland --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa M Taylor --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: It has been estimated that 700 million people worldwide and 5.2 million people in South Africa are in need of annual treatment for schistosomiasis. In accordance with the current policy the Department of Health (DoH) in KwaZulu-Natal province, South... -
The indigenous system of social relations (1934), with an introduction by Isak Niehaus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Agnes Winifred Hoernlé --- Department of Bantu Studies, South Africa Isak Niehaus --- Anthropology Division, United KingdomThis article reproduces, with minor editorial changes, a previously unpublished paper presented by Agnes Winifred Hoernlé to the New Education Fellowship Conference in Johannesburg in 1934. Hoernlé argues that education is vitally important in preparing the next generation of Africans... -
Technological capacity and other determinants of economic performance in African countries: Panel data evidence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Albert A. Okunade --- Department of Economics, USAThe determinants of aggregate economic performance in African countries are economic, institutional and political. To date, rarely has research included a specific conceptual measure of technological index among the core determinants. Consequently, for the first time in the economic development... -
The relevance of management accounting education at South African tertiary institutions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: M Shotter --- School of Accountancy, University of Pretoria, FJ de Hart --- School of Accountancy, University of Pretoria, GJ Plant --- School of Accountancy, University of Pretoria, EM Louw --- Department of Statistics, AJ Pienaar --- Accounting Training Corporation of South Africa (ATCOR),This study examines the extent of the gap between education and practice, in respect of management accounting in South Africa. The investigation is carried out by means of two surveys; the first among universities and technikons to determine what is... -
Acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination among academics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Muhammad Ehsanul Hoque --- Graduate School of Business and Leadership, South AfricaBackground: The South African Government has recently implemented the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme through the school health system. For the vaccination programme to be effective, it is important to investigate the acceptability of the vaccines among university academics. The... -
Reflections on the ethical dilemmas that arise for anthropologists conducting fieldwork on the provision of sexuality education in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nolwazi Mkhwanazi --- Department of Social Anthropology,The revised ethical guidelines and principles of conduct for anthropologists in Southern Africa offer suggestions for the anthropologist's relations with and responsibility to research participants. Reflecting on the provision of sexuality education, I draw critical attention to the premises that... -
Shoveling sand or changing the nation?: transformation activism in Cape Town
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Catherine Besteman --- Department of Anthropology, -
ICT4D and the Siyakhula Living Lab: an anthropological contribution to digital development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robin Palmer --- Rhodes University, South AfricaAnthropologists are increasingly interested in the reception and adaptation of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) at the local level, especially when these are intended or adapted for social change in the kinds of societies and communities anthropologists study. The process... -
Rural people's perceptions of wildlife conservation—the case of the Masebe Nature Reserve in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Chris Boonzaaier --- Department of Anthropology & Archaeology,The First World rationale for nature conservation is usually the aesthetic and recreational experiences and opportunities that nature provides and its scientific importance, but rural populations in Africa tend to focus on the utilisation of natural resources. This paper argues... -
Patriarchal influences on the lives of African adolescent girls from child-headed households
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charmaine Leatham --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa Jace Pillay --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Educational Psychology and South African Research Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study examined the gendered experiences of patriarchal family life by adolescent girls from a low socio-economic status (SES) neighbourhood in South Africa. The informants were nine girls from an urban setting, three of whom were from child-headed homes. The... -
Characteristics of women requesting legal termination of pregnancy in a district hospital in Hammanskraal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Aluwani Ndwambi --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Indiran Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaIntroduction: Worldwide, the most commonly reported reason stated by women for undergoing a termination of pregnancy (TOP) is to postpone or stop childbearing. The second most common cited reason is socio-economic concerns, which include a disruption to education or employment,... -
Strengthening Capacity for Agribusiness Development and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suresh Chandra Babu --- Capacity Strengthening Program, USA Rupak Manvatkar --- World Food Programme, Italy Shashidhara Kolavalli --- Ghana Strategy Support Program, GhanaIn sub-Saharan Africa, agribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector. The demand for high-value food products is increasing, creating an opportunity for the production and export of these goods. To capture the benefits... -
Strengthening primary health care through primary care doctors: the design of a new national Postgraduate Diploma in Family Medicine
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa K von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South Africa J Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Republic of South AfricaStrengthening primary health care is a national priority in South Africa, in order to improve quality of care and health outcomes, reduce inequity and to pave the way for National Health Insurance. The World Health Organization and World Health Assembly... -
Exploring the role, needs and challenges of relatives of mothers with HIV or HIV and psychosis: A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ruan Spies --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Olivia K. Derks --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Paula S. Sterkenburg --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Carlo Schuengel --- Clinical Child and Family Studies and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, The Netherlands Esme van Rensburg --- Department of Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences and Compres, South AfricaThis study explored types and nature of supports by relatives of mothers living with HIV and psychosis in comparison to mothers with HIV only. Interview data on their experiences of their roles, needs and challenges were collected from 33 relatives... -
Strengthening doctoral supervision in a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) Specialisation in Child and Adolescent Psychology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaSupervision differs in PhD and DPsych contexts. PhD supervision focuses on students' pursuit of a career in academia, with the emphasis on research. In a DPsych framework, the focus of supervision is to assist students, who are experienced practitioners in... -
The use of cash transfers for HIV prevention — are we there yet?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jessica Taaffe --- The World Bank Group, USA Nejma Cheikh --- The World Bank Group, USA David Wilson --- The World Bank Group, USAPoverty and social inequality are significant drivers of the HIV epidemic and are risk factors for acquiring HIV. As such, many individuals worldwide are at risk for new HIV infection, especially young women in East and Southern Africa. By addressing... -
Improvement noted after a multifaceted approach to diabetes mellitus management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa C Aldous --- School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa F Mahomed --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Optimal control of diabetes mellitus remains elusive, especially in developing countries. A comprehensive and standardised approach, coupled with intensive patient and clinician education, may provide the solution. -
Knowledge structures and their relevance for teaching and learning in introductory financial accounting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L. Peta Myers --- Department of Accounting, South AfricaThe structure of knowledge within a discipline has implications for the teaching and learning within the discipline. This research examines how the hierarchical knowledge structure found in accounting impacts on the teaching and learning which takes place in the first-semester... -
Food on the Edge: The future of food is a sustainable future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire --- School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, IrelandThis article is a review of “Food on the Edge (FOTE)”, a symposium which ran in Galway, Ireland in October 2015 on the theme of “the future of food”. The aim of FOTE is to create a benchmark for best... -
South African–Cuban Medical Collaboration: students’ perceptions of training and perceived competence in clinical skills at a South African institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Motala --- School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa J Van Wyk --- School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaBackground: The South African–Cuban Medical Collaboration programme aims to alleviate the critical shortage of practitioners in local South African rural settings. The students who return from Cuban-based facilities in their fourth year experience difficulty, especially in clinical settings, upon joining... -
Extensive netting in Albasini and Nandoni dams: a potential threat to fish as a sustainable food source in the Vhembe District, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: IEJ Barnhoorn --- Department of Zoology, South Africa JC van Dyk --- Department of Zoology, South Africa GM Wagenaar --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaFish populations in Albasini and Nandoni dams are negatively affected by extensive netting practices. This observation was made by the authors following a number of fish health assessment surveys related to aquatic pollution in the Luvuvhu River catchment. A comparison... -
Are South African women willing and able to apply the new food-based dietary guidelines? Lessons for nutrition educators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: P. Love --- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, E.M.W. Maunder --- School of Agricultural Sciences andAgribusiness, J.M. Green --- School of Agricultural Sciences andAgribusiness,Background -
The impact of a nutrition programme on the dietary intake patterns of primary school children
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: D Oosthuizen --- Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, Wh Oldewage-Theron --- Director: Centre of Sustainable Livelihoods, C Napier --- Food and Nutrition Consumer Sciences,Objective: The aim of this study was to improve the dietary intake patterns and food choices of children aged 9-13 years in a periurban community. -
Nutrition education to improve dietary intake and micronutrient nutriture among children in less-resourced areas: a randomised controlled intervention in Kabarole district, western Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: M Kabahenda --- Department of Food Science and Technology, Rm Mullis --- Department of Foods and Nutrition, USA Jg Erhardt --- Seameo-Tropmed RCCN, C Northrop-Clewes --- Gain, Sy Nickols --- University of Georgia, USAObjective: To determine whether nutrition education targeting the child-feeding practices of low-income rural caregivers will reduce anaemia and improve vitamin A nutriture of the young children in their care. -
Tropical diabetic hand syndrome: prevention through education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: K. Akhuemokhan --- Department of Medicine, Edo State P. Echekwube --- Department of Medicine, Edo State F. Bakpa --- Department of Medicine, Edo State P. Okokhere --- Department of Medicine, Edo StateTropical diabetic hand syndrome describes an acute symptom complex found in patients with diabetes in the tropics, usually following minor trauma to the hand. Two different patients, both previously diagnosed with diabetes, suddenly developed an abscess of the hand that... -
Effects of self-monitoring of blood glucose on diabetes control in a resource-limited diabetic clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa C Aldous --- School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Diabetes mellitus places an enormous burden upon both patients and countries’ health systems. Integral to achieving control is patients assuming responsibility for their condition. Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) can serve as a powerful tool modifying lifestyle behaviour and... -
Impact of nutrition education on diabetes knowledge and attitudes of adults with type 2 diabetes living in a resource-limited setting in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JW Muchiri --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa GJ Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa P Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaObjective: To evaluate the effect of a nutrition education (NE) programme on diabetes knowledge and attitudes of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). -
Subjects’ experiences of a nutrition education programme: a qualitative study of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in a rural resource-limited setting in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane Muchiri --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa Gerda Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaObjective: The objective of the study was to explore the views and experiences of adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus on a nutrition education programme. -
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... -
Online mentoring in medical education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Kieran Walsh --- BMJ Learning, BMJ Publishing Group, UKOnline mentoring offers a number of advantages in medical education. These advantages can help both mentors and mentees. The main advantages of online mentoring are that: it is much more likely to be learner or mentee centric than traditional forms... -
Knowledge and perceptions of antimicrobial stewardship concepts among final year pharmacy students in pharmacy schools across South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marisa Burger --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Jaco Fourie --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Devin Loots --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Tercia Mnisi --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Natalie Schellack --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Selente Bezuidenhout --- Department of Pharmacy, South Africa Johanna C Meyer --- Department of Pharmacy, South AfricaBackground: Antimicrobial stewardship is currently not mandatory as part of the undergraduate training of pharmacists. Identifying gaps in knowledge and a better understanding of pharmacy students’ perceptions about antimicrobial stewardship could assist in recommendations for appropriate changes to the pharmacy... -
Advanced training in child psychology: Key elements in offering a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) programme in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Carla Sharp --- Developmental Psychopathology Lab, Clinical Psychology, USAThe aim of this article is to propose some benchmarks for a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) in advanced training in Child Psychology in South Africa, and to highlight key elements in offering such a programme. In doing so, we use... -
Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SIN Yiga --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa J Botes --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South Africa S Bulane --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa T Choane --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa K Mogale --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa M Rapitse --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa C Ruiters --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Medical internship in South Africa is a two-year period after completing the basic medical degree. Interns rotate through six different domains, where they are exposed to various clinical procedures. These skills are often not up to standard, and interns... -
Risky sexual behaviour among women: Does economic empowerment matter? Case of Gabon, Mozambique, Sierra-Leone and Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Clifford O. Odimegwu --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South Africa Nicole De Wet --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South Africa Pamela C. Banda --- Demography and Population Studies Programme, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, South AfricaThe link between economic empowerment and high risky sexual behaviour has been debated by different scholars in various settings. However, no consistently clear connection between poverty and lack of education has been found regarding engagement in risky sexual behaviour. Also,... -
Ensuring an optimal environment for peer education in South African schools: Goals, systems, standards and policy options for effective learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Sharlene Swartz --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Charles Deutsch --- Harvard Catalyst Population Health Research Program, USA Benita Moolman --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Emma Arogundade --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Dane Isaacs --- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa Barbara Michel --- Centre for the Support of Peer Education, South AfricaPeer education has long been seen as a key health promotion strategy and an important tool in preventing HIV infection. In South African schools, it is currently one of the strategies employed to do so. Based on both a recent... -
Evaluation of an intervention aimed at developing the personal attributes of prospective entrants into the accounting profession
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Andres Merino --- School of Accountancy, South Africa Michele Aucock --- School of Accountancy, South AfricaRapid changes in the business world coupled with increased global competition demand that accountants must have a wide range of skills and attitudes if they are to meet the rising expectations of employers and of society as a whole. This... -
Explicit reading time in chartered accountancy examinations: perceptions of students and lecturers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Alwyn Visser --- Accounting Department, South Africa Gretha Steenkamp --- Accounting Department, South AfricaIn 2011, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) changed the structure of the first qualifying examination to include explicit reading time, during which candidates are given the scenario(s) of the paper without giving them the “Required” section. This... -
Challenges for curriculum design: Considerations for a four-year business and accounting degree in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ilse Lubbe --- College of Accounting, South AfricaKnowledge in accounting has expanded exponentially over the last two decades, along with a call from accounting education committees and employers for students to acquire competencies for a global market. However, the time allocation of three years for undergraduate accounting... -
Attributes contributing to the development of professionalism as described by dietetics students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Nico Nortje --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaInternationally there is a renewed interest in professionalism and how to cultivate this among students. This study identifies and discusses the main attributes students view as important to develop professionalism. It is postulated that some important additions should be made... -
A traditional versus a constructivist conception of assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis paper reports a study on conceptions of assessment held by students and instructors. The conceptions of assessment are considered to be one of the four interrelated sets of conceptions which together constitute the conception of education. The three other... -
The effects of education and income on consumers' motivation to read online hotel reviews
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Anna Engelbertink --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Schevaa van Hullebusch --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsAn increasing number of consumers are using the Internet for online advice and recommendations. Consumers read these electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) comments for various reasons. The current study is an extension to that of Kim, Mattila, and Baloglu (2011)1, with the... -
Hospitality management students' cognitive style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on the cognitive style of students in a problem-based hospitality management curriculum at a university of applied sciences. A cognitive style is a student's preference of perceiving, processing, and evaluating information (Hayes and Allinson 1998). The cognitive... -
How to develop student-centred management cases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Klaes Eringa --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Perry Yi Jin --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsCase studies are very popular in management education. Many case studies, however, are written at a level that is beyond the understanding of their target audience and therefore fail to do what they are intended for. The present study examines... -
Connecting entrepreneurship and education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd A. Gehrels --- Stenden Academy of International Hospitality Research, The NetherlandsThe aim of this research is to explore the contextual characteristics of a particular group of Dutch restaurant owners, the successful culinary entrepreneurs (SCEs), to examine how these contextual characteristics might be used in a hospitality education. This very small... -
The conflict between industry hosts and master's degree students' expectations on students entering the hospitality industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rajka Presbury --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Australia Janette Illingsworth --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, Australia Scott Richardson --- Blue Mountains International Hotel School, AustraliaThis paper reports on a qualitative study that sought to determine Australian industry hosts' expectations and perceptions of hotel management master's degree students on their placement in the industry, and the expectations of students when entering industry placement. The empirical... -
Addressing sustainability in hotel management education: designing a curriculum based on input from key stakeholders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frans Melissen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Maartje Damen --- Academy of Hotel Management, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis paper reports on combining generic reference points that can be distilled from literature with the analysis of 18 face-to-face interviews with relevant stakeholders as input for designing a sustainability course within a (higher education) hotel management curriculum. The train... -
Future directions for international education and research on hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Innovations in Hospitality, The NetherlandsThis paper presents considerations about future directions for international education and research in the field of hospitality management. The ideas are presented to provide a closer connection for the hospitality industry on an intellectual basis for doing joint research. Furthermore,... -
Food on the Edge: The future of food is a sustainable future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire --- School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology, IrelandThis article is a review of “Food on the Edge (FOTE)”, a symposium which ran in Galway, Ireland in October 2015 on the theme of “the future of food”. The aim of FOTE is to create a benchmark for best... -
Are social media applications a facilitator or barrier to learning for tourism and hospitality management students?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Li Li --- Bath Business School, United KingdomThis paper reports an exploratory investigation on the role of social media (SM) in Chinese university students’ learning. Structuration theory was employed as the analytic framework to guide the discussion about the dynamics of the participants’ behaviours and thoughts on... -
Problem-based learning in the first or second language: Does it make a difference?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Dirk Humalda --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Academy of International Hospitality Research, The NetherlandsProblem-based learning (PBL) is the key didactic approach in the curriculum of the Stenden Hotel Management School. Real-world problems are used to activate prior knowledge and to trigger a learning process aimed at expanding and elaborating students’ understanding and competences... -
A critical analysis of whether research activities performed by universities fall within the meaning and scope of the term ‘educational services’ as intended by section 12(h) of the Value-Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: A. Herron --- School of Accountancy, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaAccording to section 12(h) of the Value-Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991, ‘educational services’ are exempt from the levying of value-added tax as imposed by section 7(1)(a) of the Act. The Value-Added Tax Act No. 89 of 1991 does... -
The menstruation experience: Attitude dimensions among South African students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anita Padmanabhanunni --- Psychology Department, South Africa Thelma Fennie --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate the attitudes and experiences regarding menstruation among undergraduate women at a historically disadvantaged South African university. A total of 255 women participated in the study. The majority of participants were black women (coloured = 55%;... -
Cholera and household water treatment why communities do not treat water after a cholera outbreak: a case study in Limpopo Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lutendo Sylvia Mudau --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Murembiwa Stanley Mukhola --- Norwich School of Medicine, UK Paul Raymond Hunter --- Norwich School of Medicine, UKBackground: Cholera is one of the common diseases in developing countries caused by consumption of contaminated and untreated drinking water. A study was conducted 7 months after a cholera outbreak in Vhembe district, Limpopo, South Africa. The aim of the study... -
Perceptions on organic farming and selected organic fertilizers by subsistence farmers in Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: L. L. Mugivhisa --- Department of Biology, South Africa J. O. Olowoyo --- Department of Biology, South Africa D. Mzimba --- Department of Biology, South AfricaOrganic farming, which is a form of alternative or sustainable agriculture, makes a major contribution to the improvement of food security globally through recycling of natural resources. This study assessed 60 subsistence farmers’ perceptions of organic farming. Descriptive statistical analyses... -
An analysis of how students construct knowledge in a course with a hierarchical knowledge structure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L Peta Myers --- Department of Accounting, South AfricaPassing the introductory accounting semester is often seen as a challenge for first year students. Being aware of both effective and ineffective ways of constructing knowledge in a discipline with a hierarchical knowledge structure will be of value to students... -
Creating the perfect intern anaesthesia rotation: a survey using feedback from past interns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Anaesthesia, South Africa Zane Farina --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Department of Postgraduate Research, South AfricaBackground: Community service doctors (CSDs) are often expected to administer anaesthesia after minimal training and with very little support, especially in rural hospitals. This leads to unnecessary stress on these junior doctors and may lead to poor anaesthesia outcomes. -
A pilot of the use of Short Message Service (SMS) as a training tool for anaesthesia nurses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: R Duys --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa S Duma --- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa R Dyer --- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Anaesthesia nurses form a critical part of the team providing perioperative care to patients, but no accredited training exists for them in South Africa. In this setting, short in-service training interventions are a pragmatic attempt at improving nurse performance... -
Perceptions of final-year UKZN medical students about anaesthesia as a specialty choice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: AL Gqiba --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa PD Gopalan --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa CA Evans --- Department of Anaesthesia, South AfricaBackground: South Africa suffers from a drastic shortage of anaesthesiologists. This shortage has a major impact on the provision of safe, timeous and appropriate surgery for the population. One factor implicated in this shortage may be the difficulty in appropriate... -
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),... -
HIV/AIDS prevention support resourcing with family and peers: University student perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred Motalenyane Modise --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study explored how students construct family and peers as resources for their HIV prevention. The participants were 20 education students from a South African technology education university (female = 60%, black = 85%; age range = 18 to 24)... -
Commercialization of higher education institutions’ research within the National System of Innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Wanjiru Gachie --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South Africa Desmond Wesley Govender --- Discipline of Computer Science Education, South AfricaThe commercialization of higher education institutions’ (HEIs’) research within the South African National System of Innovation (NSI) has received prominence in the post-apartheid era. Intra-African NSI dialogue to draw out context-specific and generic country experiences that could inform policy developments,... -
Psychometric properties of the Psychological Flourishing Scale in an Egyptian setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marei Salama-Younes --- Department of Psychology, Sociology and Evaluation in Sport Field, EgyptThe specific goals of the present research were twofold: i) to test the structure validity, and internal reliability of scores from the Psychological Flourishing Scale (PFS) with Egyptian college students; and ii) to test the PFS’s temporal stability and convergent... -
Undergraduate medical students’ interest in specialising in Family Medicine at the University of the Free State, 2014
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DT Hagemeister --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa A Pal --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa N Naidoo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa U Kristen --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa N Mokgosana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa G Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: There is a large demand for Family Medicine specialists, yet not enough medical students specialise in this field. This study investigated the interest of undergraduate medical students at the University of the Free State in pursuing a career in... -
Education without borders: Internationalisation of the tourism business curriculum in the central Baltic area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sanna-Mari Renfors --- Tourism Business Research Group, Faculty of Service Business, FinlandIn the case of tourism, it is important to consider the geographical location of the destination and its part in a larger entity. In the Baltic Sea area, destination products covering the highlights of the seashore have growing importance and... -
Revisiting the relevance of economic theory to hotel revenue management education and practice in the era of Big Data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Natalie Haynes --- Sheffield Business School, United Kingdom David Egan --- Sheffield Business School, United KingdomThis paper explores the role of economics in hospitality education and industry practice, with a particular focus on revenue management, and puts forward an argument for a return to the inclusion of economic theory in UK hospitality education, not seen... -
Exploring the personal and social context of female youth sex offenders
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Prinsloo --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South Africa Gloria da Costa --- Department of Criminology & Security Science, South AfricaThis study explored the personal and social context of young female sex offenders, probing their risk profiles for prospective treatment interventions. A convenience sample of eight young South African female sexual offenders participated in the study (black = 88%, Indian... -
Mixed results: the protective role of schooling in the HIV epidemic in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Alan Whiteside --- Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada Andriana Vinnitchok --- Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada Tengetile Dlamini --- National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS, Switzerland Khanya Mabuza --- National Emergency Response Council on HIV and AIDS, SwitzerlandSwaziland has the highest HIV prevalence in the world. It is recognised that young women, especially adolescents, are particularly vulnerable to HIV infection and bear a disproportionate burden of HIV incidence. The HIV data from Swaziland show the location of... -
Interventions and pathways for South African women in engineering and the built environment professions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Christianah O. Ijagbemi --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Mukondeleli G. Kanakana --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South Africa Harold M. Campbell --- Department of Industrial Engineering, South AfricaWomen engineers are known to be very resourceful, result-oriented, committed and hardworking. The low participation of women in engineering and the built environment professions has been taking its toll on the economic and infrastructural development of South Africa. The practice... -
Measuring dimensions of social climate among South African higher education students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chris Myburgh --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Marie Hastings-Tolsma --- Department of Nursing Science, South AfricaWe investigated the structure of social climate among university students to characterise the relative importance of personal and interpersonal factors. Participants were 266 students from a school of education of a large South African university (females = 66.5%; black =... -
Career counselling intervention efficacy with South African university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kamilla Varsha Rawatlal --- College of Health Sciences, Westville Campus, South Africa Saloschini Pillay --- College of Health Sciences, Westville Campus, South AfricaThis exploratory study examined the efficacy of a brief career counselling intervention with South African university students (n = 54; female = 59%, male = 40%; black = 77%, Indian = 27%, coloured = 1%, white = 3%; age range 17 to 19 years). The students completed a brief career development workshop and focus... -
Self-regulated learning among teacher education students: Motivational beliefs influence on the use of metacognition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charles Magoba Muwonge --- Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Uganda Ulrich Schiefele --- Department of Educational Sciences, Germany Joseph Ssenyonga --- Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Uganda Henry Kibedi --- Department of Psychology, UgandaIn the present study, we examined the relationships between motivational beliefs (self-efficacy, task value, and control of learning beliefs) and use of metacognitive learning strategies among teacher education students in Uganda. The sample comprised of 649 students selected from seven... -
Self-employability Initiative: Developing a Practical Model of Disabled Students' Self-employment Careers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Reuel Johnmark Dakung --- Faculty of Management Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Nigeria John C. Munene --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, Uganda Waswa Balunywa --- Department of Entrepreneurship, Uganda Laura Orobia --- Department of Accounting and Finance, Uganda Mohammed Ngoma --- Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, UgandaThis study investigated the self-employability initiatives of disabled university students by presenting a model that would allow the concept to be explained and used easily as a framework for working with students to develop their self-employment careers. A cross-sectional survey... -
New product development process: The case of selected technical and vocational colleges in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abiodun Isaac Oyebola --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Nigeria Titilayo Olubunmi Olaposi --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Nigeria Olawale Oladapo Adejuwon --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Nigeria Joshua Babatunde Akarakiri --- African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, NigeriaAn examination of the literature reveals that studies on new product development processes have been carried out mostly in western contexts using sequential models. This study was conducted using the innovation systems approach and a sequential model to analyze new... -
What effects do student jobs have on the study performance, competency and career development of hospitality management students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Annemarie Geerlink --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis research examines the effects student jobs have on the study performance, and the competency and career development of hospitality management students. A 13-item survey was administered to a sample of 82 hospitality management students to see how they think... -
The 39 Country Initiative and Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Paul W. Beamish --- International Business Institute, Ivey Business School, CanadaManagement education in Africa’s poorest countries suffers from the greatest resource constraints of any continent on earth. At least three major challenges exist: lack of current teaching material; very expensive books/photocopies, making an insufficient quantity of materials available; and too... -
Quality Assurance of Business Management Education in Africa: A Review of Current Systems and Recommendations for Quality Enhancements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Eunice V. Akoto --- School of Business, USA Edward O. Akoto --- School of Business, USAQuality assurance systems – the collections of policies, procedures, and practices for achieving and maintaining quality – are critical to ensuring the relevance and effectiveness of business and management education in Africa. Currently, stakeholders may assess the quality of business... -
Blind Spots in African Management Education: An Examination of Issues Deserving Greater Attention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Michelle P. Lee --- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Howard Thomas --- Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Lynne Thomas Alexander Wilson --- School of Business and Economics, UKThere is reason to be optimistic about management education in Africa given the growth in the number of business schools on the continent and continued efforts at raising quality. There remains room for improvement in the field, of course, and... -
On Globalizing Business Training in Africa: Toward a Theory of Business Education and Managerial Competence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Vishwanath V. Baba --- DeGroote School of Business, CanadaGlobalization is a powerful force shaping today’s business environment. This paper focuses on how African business schools can prepare their students to manage for globalization. In line with the growing need for managing business in a volatile environment and that... -
An Evaluation Of The Collaborative Coursework-Based Phd Program In Economics And Management Among East African National Universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Almas Heshmati --- Department of Economics, Republic of Korea Lars Hartvigson --- Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, SwedenRapid economic growth in many sub-Saharan African countries and the consolidation of the lower education sector implies that it is becoming increasingly important to meet the demand for higher education institutions. The expansion of existing national research institutions is facing... -
Management Education: Unique Challenges Presented by the African Continent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Benson Honig --- McMaster University DeGroote School of Business, Canada Nico Carsten Hjortsø --- Department of Food and Resource Economics, DenmarkBusiness and management education worldwide continues to be a very popular field of study. Unfortunately, much of African management education is simply repackaged material designed by professionals and scholars in advanced economies. This special issue highlights both the theoretical and... -
Skin cancer awareness and sunscreen use among outpatients of a South African hospital: need for vigorous public education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: NC Dlova --- Discipline of Dermatology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa R Gathers --- Department of Dermatology, Multicultural Dermatology Center, J Tsoka-Gwegweni --- Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa RJ Hift --- School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Melanoma incidence among white South Africans is increasing. Among black individuals, melanoma is associated with advanced stage at presentation and significant mortality. -
A critical participatory pedagogical approach to enabling life orientation students to develop social literacy through HIV education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anthony Brown --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, South Africa Lesley Wood --- COMBER, Faculty of Education Sciences, South AfricaHIV education is an important component of the life orientation curriculum, since an intersectional understanding of HIV provides an entry point to appreciate the interrelatedness of various social injustices. Yet, our interaction with predominantly white and privileged pre-service life orientation... -
Experience of a recreational diabetic day by a non-governmental organisation, T1 Diams, in Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Pravesh Kumar Guness --- Department of Therapeutic Education, T1 Diams --- Department of Therapeutic Education,Background: T1 Diams, a non-profit organisation on the island of Mauritius, has been working on the implementation of therapeutic and educational activities for its members. It regularly organises a recreational diabetic day (‘Enjoy life’ or ‘T1 Diams en Balade’). -
Sobukwe’s children: nationalism, neo-liberalism and the student protests at the University of Fort Hare and in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Leslie J. Bank --- Human Sciences Research Council, South AfricaThis article explores the provocation of the former vice-chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, Dr Mvuyo Tom — made at the university’s centenary celebrations in 2016 — that the #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement was a misguided and destructive millenarian movement,... -
Underage drinking as a predictor of alcohol use disorder among African Americans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Euchay Ngozi Horsman --- School of Counseling, Human Performance, and Rehabilitation, College of Education and Health Professions, USAThis study aimed to examine the effect of underage drinking (UD) on alcohol use disorder (AUD) among African Americans. Data from the 2010 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) (N = 19 240; age range 25–75 years) were... -
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... -
Fitness for purpose in anaesthesiology: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Nicola Kalafatis --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Thomas Sommerville --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Pragasan Dean Gopalan --- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South AfricaThe purpose of this review is to explore how fitness for purpose can be defined for anaesthesiology graduates and to delineate the parameters of this concept for anaesthesiology. Newly qualified anaesthesiology graduates experience difficulties with the transition from trainee to... -
Towards a core curriculum for civic engagement on appropriate technology: Characterizing, optimizing and mobilizing youth community service learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Alexia J. Wensing --- Social Psychology, Canada Enrico J. Wensing --- Teachers College, Columbia University, USA Michelle Virgo --- Independent Scholar Practitioner, UKYoung learners represent a source of renewable energy that could benefit communities worldwide. While there are a growing number of isolated case examples of successful community engagement projects led by youth and their educators from around the world, a gap... -
What to do about how to do: Reflections on the future direction of hospitality education and research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Hospitality Studies, The NetherlandsHospitality management provision in higher education in the UK is well established, though most courses are overly concerned with developing “how to do” skills in graduates. This paper argues that this “how to do” culture is reinforced by student learning... -
Parent sex education beliefs in a rural South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Motalenyane Alfred Modise --- School of Education, South AfricaThis study explored beliefs held by African community parents which are important in their children’s sexual health education. The informant parents (n = 30) were predominantly rural dwelling (female = 70%; black = 95%; rural = 80%; age range =... -
The Tower of London-DX 2nd Edition test: Preliminary norms for educationally disadvantaged Xhosa-speaking individuals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rumaine Naidoo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Ann B. Shuttleworth-Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Ryan Botha --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Ida Pienaar --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study aimed to construct preliminary normative indications for educationally disadvantaged, Xhosa-speaking South African individuals on the Tower of London-Drexel University 2nd Edition test (TOL-DX 2nd Edition). The TOL-DX 2nd Edition is a commonly employed neurocognitive measure of executive function... -
Predictors of life satisfaction among multicultural African families in South Korea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Il-young Choi --- School of Management, South Korea Hyun-ju Choi --- Department of Cultural & Arts Management, South Korea Jeong-hee Lim --- Research Institute Multicultural Community, South Korea Seung-hye Jung --- School of Dance, South Korea Jae-kyeong Kim --- School of Management, South Korea Joon-ho Kim --- Department of Business Administration, South KoreaThe aim of this study was to predict perceived life satisfaction of multicultural African families living in South Korea in terms of their fluency in the Korean language, government support for education, and the experience of discrimination. A total of... -
Stakeholders’ perceptions of dietary and related self-management challenges and education programme preferences for type 2 diabetes adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: JW Muchiri --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa GJ Gericke --- Department of Human Nutrition, South Africa P Rheeder --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaObjective: To inform the adaptation of an intervention from a primary healthcare setting to a tertiary setting, the dietary and related self-management challenges and education programme preferences of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) were explored. -
Psycho-educational and social interventions provided for orphans and vulnerable children at a community-based organisation in Soweto, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Emily Chepngetich Sitienei --- DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, South Africa Jace Pillay --- DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Education and Care in Childhood, South AfricaThis qualitative study explored the psycho-educational and social interventions provided for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in a community-based organisation (CBO) in Soweto, South Africa. The study involved 12 OVC (males = 40%, and females = 60%; aged 10 to... -
Employee engagement at a higher education institution in South Africa: Individual, team and organisational levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tinashe Ndoro --- Management Department, South Africa Nico Martins --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaWe examined the levels of employee engagement among staff members at a higher education institution in South Africa at the individual, team, and organisational levels. The participants (N = 202) completed a validated measure of employee engagement (females = 62.4%;... -
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... -
Sexual behaviour among adolescents living with the human immunodeficiency virus in Zimbabwe: educational implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Peter T Sandy --- Health Studies, South Africa Tichaona Vhembo --- Health Studies, South Africa Tebogo K Molotsi --- Health Studies, South AfricaThe incidence of HIV infection is increasing among adolescents in Zimbabwe. This rise in incidence is partly due to risky sexual behaviours yet there are no published research studies on sexual behaviours of HIV-positive adolescents in Zimbabwe. Hence, this study,... -
Prediction of overt aggression experienced by college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chris Myburgh --- Department of Educational Psychology and Nursing Science, South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- Department of Educational Psychology and Nursing Science, South Africa Cornelius Fourie --- Department of Educational Psychology and Nursing Science, South AfricaWe sought to predict overt aggression among college students from their intra- and interpersonal relationships self-perceptions. Respondents were 311 students (females = 69.8%; black = 65.9%, white = 16.7%; mean age = 26.38 years, SD = 9.57 years) from a... -
The impact of educational attainment on household poverty in South Africa: A case study of Limpopo province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fru Awah Wanka --- Institute for Social Development, South Africa Ravinder Rena --- NWU Business School, South AfricaThe provision of education in South Africa during the apartheid regime was poor, particularly for the African population and especially those living in the homelands. This has hindered those lacking the required skills from obtaining lucrative employment and earning prospects... -
Addressing education inequality in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Folorunso Obayemi Temitope Obasuyi --- Department of Development Studies, Malaysia Rajah Rasiah --- Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya, MalaysiaThis paper examines the impact of wealth inequality on education inequality in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, including by decomposing inequality across gender. Specifically, it analyzes the impact of wealth concentration on the distribution of educational attainment using a sample... -
Optimising the learning environment for undergraduate students in the Department of Family Medicine at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Govender --- Centre for Health Professions Education, South Africa M De Villiers --- Centre for Health Professions Education, South AfricaBackground: An important determinant of a medical student's behaviour and performance is the department's teaching and learning environment. Evaluation of such an environment can explore methods to improve educational curricula and optimise the academic learning environment. -
Functional Diversity and Performance of Direct Marketing Outlets for Smallholder Farmers of Green Gram and Pigeon Pea Commodities in Machakos County, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: John Mulwa Wambua --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Kenya Margaret Ngigi --- Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Kenya Lutta Muhammad --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KenyaThe smallholder direct marketing outlets (private grain traders) serve the smallholder farmers poorly in the rural areas of Kenya, making local markets thin and less competitive. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diversity and the determinant factors... -
Staying power: Remembering A. Bame Nsamenang
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alan Pence --- Centre for Global Studies, CanadaBame Nsamenang was an exceptional force for Africa’s children, seeking to have their lived experience be heard and appreciated globally. Bame identified early in his career a dearth in the African-led and African-conceptualized child development (CD) literature and commenced to... -
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... -
The socioeconomic impact of rural-origin graduates working as healthcare professionals in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Richard Gavin McGregor --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa Andrew John Ross --- College of Health Sciences Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa Ganzamungu Zihindula --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South AfricaBackground: Studies documenting the socioeconomic impact of education leading to employment of rural youth, specifically in the healthcare professions, are lacking. The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) is an NGO that provides financial support for rural students to train as... -
Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Zelra Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Julia Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Jill Edwards --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaFamily physicians have a key role to play in strengthening district health services in South Africa. There are a number of barriers to the supply of these specialists in family medicine, one of which is the quality of workplace-based training... -
Does tertiary education in South Africa equip professional foresters for the future?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Palesa Mgaga --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South Africa Mary C Scholes --- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, South AfricaA modern day forester in South Africa assumes a variety of roles that constantly challenge them to remain professionally relevant in a dynamic system including the continuously expanding number of stakeholders that cuts across political, social and economic boundaries. This... -
Social cognitive drivers of farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Stephen W. Kalule --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Haroon Sseguya --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, Uganda Duncan Ongeng --- Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Gulu, Uganda Gabriel Karubanga --- Department of Extension and Innovations Studies, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kampala, UgandaGlobally, universities are repositioning themselves for community outreach although with difficulty in responding to the unpredictable social features of host communities. Accordingly, this study aims to assess the role of social cognitive factors in farmer learning behaviour during university outreach... -
Exploring indicators of subjective well-being for first-year university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bianca Botha --- WorkWell Research Unit, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Melissa Jacobs --- WorkWell Research Unit, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThis study aimed to explore indicators of subjective well-being among first-year university students attending a South African university (N = 11; female = 6, black = 6, age range = 19 to 22). Participants shared their experiences of university life by participating in group sessions using the Mmogo... -
Educator self-perceived life skills education implementation practices: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayi Ntinda --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Eswatini Phumaphi Siphiwe Dlamini --- Department of Educational Foundations and Management, EswatiniThe study sought to explore educator views on implementation practices of life orientation skills education (LSE) for senior high school students. Participants were 15 guidance and counselling teachers from a rural district of Eswatini (females = 7). The educators responded... -
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... -
Reflections and refractions on Sakai/Moodle learning management system in developing countries: A case of Ghanaian universities’ demand and supply perspective analyses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Kumi Asamoah --- Department of Theology and Education, Central University, GhanaTechnological advancement has revolutionized teaching and learning in the twenty-first century. However, the full benefits are yet to be realized and clearly understood due to user experience data paucity, especially in developing countries. This study delves into the issue from... -
Psychosocial management of depression in adolescent learners: Results and implications of a Nigerian study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Precious Chibuike Chukwuere --- School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa Abel Jacobus Pienaar --- Faculty of Nursing, Leepile Alfred Sehularo --- School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the perceptions of adolescent learners, teachers, and parents on the psychosocial management of adolescent depression in a district of Lagos State, Nigeria. Data were collected from 24 participants (10 adolescent learners, 6 teachers, 2 principals, and 6... -
Professional skills development during a period of practical experience: Perceptions of accounting trainees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Peter Lansdell --- College of Business and Economics, South Africa Ben Marx --- College of Business and Economics, South Africa Ahmed Mohammadali-Haji --- College of Business and Economics, South AfricaConstant changes in the business environment require from inter alia, Chartered Accountants in South Africa (CA(SA)s) to develop professional skills alongside technical accountancy knowledge. These skills are a crucial component of well-rounded business leaders who are able to add value... -
Factors to consider for effective critical thinking development in auditing students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E. A. J. Terblanche --- Department of Financial Governance, South Africa B. de Clercq --- Department of Taxation, South AfricaFor students to be able to adapt in a fast-changing, technology-driven world, they have to be critical thinkers. With critical thinking being viewed as a prized commodity, there is an increased emphasis on this vital skill in the auditing profession... -
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... -
Project-based learning to encourage parental involvement in promoting indigenous technology in schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Khazamula J. Maluleka --- , South AfricaThe Department of Basic Education requests teachers to use the design process as teaching methodology in Technology Education. Learners’ completion of projects poses a challenge for teachers, who are supposed to ensure that their learners undertake a project as part... -
Identifying the strength and weaknesses of the South African tech-based industries: Insights from the Swiss South African business development programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ramazan Uctu --- , Iraq Hassan Essop --- , South AfricaPrevious studies have considered the importance of technological development to economic growth, which lead to more research on policy interventions that would promote innovation and technological development. However, developing new technologies without a vehicle or mechanism to deliver the technologies... -
The future of hospitality jobs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- , The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- , The NetherlandsThis article reviews the literature on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology and looks at its effects on the future of hospitality jobs, and the skills needed for the future. The purpose of this article is to understand and describe how developments... -
African international students’ career and job satisfaction: The case of China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dennis Fiifi Darko --- , China Zheng He --- , China Evans Asante Boadi --- , China Isaac Owusu Asante --- , ChinaWe aimed to examine the influence of international education career preparation on job acquisition (JA), skilled labour (SL), and job satisfaction (JS) among African student graduates of Chinese universities. Participants were 708 graduates from Ghana who attended Chinese higher education... -
Climbing the illusive ladder: Examining female employees’ perceptions of advancement opportunities at a higher education institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Maryam Moosa --- , South Africa Mariette Coetzee --- , South AfricaThe study examined how women at a higher education institution in South Africa identify factors they perceive as affecting their advancement opportunities to leadership positions. The study sampled women employees (n = 2 000) working in top management (1%), academic (44.1%), professional... -
A South African exploration into outdoor adventure education and adolescent psychosocial development
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Judith Blaine --- , South Africa Jacqui Akhurst --- , South AfricaThis study explored the psychosocial outcomes of an outdoor adventure program for adolescents. A purposive sample of 144 Grade 10 learners participated in the Journey outdoor adventure education (OAE) programme (female = 48.6%, black = 27.5%; mean age =16.5 years;... -
Association of anthropometric status and residential locality factors with cognitive scores of 4–6-year-old children in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: OR Ajayi --- , South Africa G Matthews --- , South Africa M Taylor --- , South Africa JD Kvalsvig --- , South Africa LL Davidson --- , USA S Kauchali --- , South Africa C Mellins --- , USABackground: The Asenze study has the long-term goal of promoting better physical, cognitive and psychosocial functioning of children in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, 50 km from Durban, with a view to planning interventions to promote growth and development for very... -
Students’ vulnerability and perceptions of food insecurity at the university of KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Stella Chewe Sabi --- , South Africa Unathi Kolanisi --- , South Africa Muthulisi Siwela --- , South Africa Denver Naidoo --- , South AfricaIntroduction and objective: Food insecurity (FI) is an emerging and alarming problem among university students. The problem particularly affects students from poor households. The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa is likely to be no exception to experiencing student FI... -
The predictors of different measures of dietary diversity among one-year-olds in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Daniela Casale --- , South Africa Gabriel Espi --- , South Africa Shane A Norris --- , South AfricaObjectives: A study was undertaken to compare a range of dietary diversity indicators and their predictors among one-year-olds. -
Mobile applications for sexual encounters accessed by men who have sex with men: Information on sexually transmitted infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Janice França Queiroz --- , Brazil Kleyton Santos de Medeiros --- , Brazil Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento --- , Brazil Ana Luisa Fernandes Vital --- , Brazil Beatriz Stransky --- , Brazil Ana Katherine Gonçalves --- , BrazilWe evaluated existing mobile applications (apps) on both Android and iOS (Apple) platforms that are used by men who have sex with men (MSM) to obtain sexual encounters. The word “gay” was used to search for apps in the Apple... -
INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE: Preliminary investigations into the COVID-19 pandemic and management in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Moses Acquaah --- , USA Rebecca Namatovu --- , Denmark Moses N. Kiggundu --- , CanadaThe COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions taken by African governments to mitigate the spread of the virus have adversely affected the lives of people, health systems, organizations, society, and national economies. In this special issue, we take... -
Recruiting for luxury: Case studies of luxury hotel brands and their co-operative activities for recruiting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hartwig Bohne --- , GermanyThis article shows success criteria for joint HR projects of hotel companies and universities for recruiting and retention management. Influenced by demographic developments and a changed preference system, employer branding and recruitment are gaining importance, so that joint structures represent... -
Sturdiness and scuffle in deploying educational technologies for teaching and learning in a low-technology context: Students’ experience in a developing society
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Kumi Asamoah --- , GhanaThis paper explores the experience of a sample of thirty post-graduate students of University of Ghana, Legon regarding the use of Sakai Learning Management System (LMS) in enhancing students’ interactions with instructors, peers, course contents and in enabling flexible and... -
Students’ experience of pervasive skills acquired through sponsored projects in an undergraduate accounting degree
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Marelize Malan --- , Republic of South Africa Vanessa van Dyk --- , Republic of South AfricaAn accounting graduate should not only possess technical knowledge, but also core competencies and pervasive skills necessary to meet the needs of employers and society as a whole. This study is centred on the undergraduate accounting programme of a South... -
Contextual relevance and decolonisation of South African Industrial Psychology training: An exploratory case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Edel-Quinn F. Nibafu --- , South Africa Marieta Du Plessis --- , South Africa Fatima Abrahams --- , South AfricaThis study explored the contextual relevance of Industrial Psychology training in a South African university, focussing on its responsiveness to contemporary multi-cultural work settings. Our purposive sample of informants (n = 15, female = 66.67%, South African black citizens =... -
Adapting a diabetes nutrition education programme for adults with type 2 diabetes from a primary to tertiary healthcare setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane W Muchiri --- , South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- , South Africa Paul Rheeder --- , South Africa -
The impact of existing diabetes self-management education interventions on knowledge, attitudes and practices in public health care institutions in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Sanele Nkomani --- , South Africa Simbarashe Ruskaniko --- , Zimbabwe Renée Blaauw --- , South Africa -
The impact of orphanage tourism on Bali
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Rodney Westerlaken --- , the NetherlandsThis article deals with the phenomenon of orphanage tourism in Bali, Indonesia. Context is given based on a recent published report by the Dutch government on the impact of orphanage tourism. Findings are derived from larger-scale qualitative research based on... -
Moving to design-based education in hotel management school: proof of success and beyond — a research journey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hanneke Assen --- , the Netherlands Marte Rinck de Boer --- , the Netherlands Macmillion B Fernandes --- , the NetherlandsNHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences adopted the innovative educational concept design-based education (DBE) in 2018. The Hotel Management School is one of the programmes that introduced a DBE curriculum. It is important to explore to what extent DBE is... -
Re-imagining and transforming events: Insights from the Australian events industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Effie Steriopoulos --- , Australia Jeff Wrathall --- , AustraliaOver the past year, COVID-19 has hit the events industry with unprecedented force, resulting in event cancellations, reduced employment and salary cuts, with most event organisations moving either partially or fully to virtual events. Most challenging is the uncertainty in... -
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%;... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices of patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: HC Spies --- , South Africa VL van den Berg --- , South Africa M Nel --- , South AfricaIntroduction: In sub-Saharan Africa, a paucity of data exists in respect of the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of patients on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD) regarding the dietary adaptations they should make. -
Multilevel analysis of the factors and talent-building elements of aspiring African star scientists in their international scientific networks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pascal S. Doh --- , Finland Jussi S. Jauhiainen --- , FinlandThe existing literature does not sufficiently address the context-specific aspects of talents. In this article, we study the success factors of aspiring African star scientists who outperform other scientists internationally. We focus on 35 fellows of a renowned science excellence... -
South African marine citizen science – benefits, challenges and future directions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: WM Potts --- , South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South Africa CL Griffiths --- , South Africa CG Attwood --- , South Africa AD de Blocq --- , South Africa SH Elwen --- , South Africa R Nel --- , South Africa KJ Sink --- , South Africa R Thornycroft --- , South AfricaSouth Africa has a long history of engagement in citizen science (CS), particularly marine CS. This review examines the contributions made by marine CS, from the 1930s through to the current era, where websites, social media and mobile apps provide... -
Catch them young: Knowledge and awareness levels of HIV and AIDS transmission among high school students in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Dennis Junior Choruma --- , South Africa Simbarashe Dexter Choruma --- , Zimbabwe Rutendo Moyra Pasirayi --- , South AfricaHIV and AIDS has developed as one of the urgent problems affecting many youths in Africa. Yet many of the knowledge and awareness programmes aimed at young people do not target high schools where the majority of young people are... -
Sustainable early literacy outcomes for young children of poverty: Influences of attendance, social competence, and problem behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karen C. Stoiber --- , United States of America Maribeth Gettinger --- , United States of AmericaThis study examined the role of children’s early school attendance and social competency skills in their early literacy development. Participants were 286 African American pre-schoolers from low-income homes enrolled in Head Start classrooms in the Unites States of America (mean... -
From on-site to online collaborative learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Myrthe Busch --- , The Netherlands Jannieke Berg --- , The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- , The NetherlandsThis study aims to determine the impact of switching from on-site to an online education on the collaborative learning experience of third-year students in Hospitality Management. An online survey containing seventeen questions was answered by 90 students. The results show... -
Educational failure as a potential opening to real teaching – The case of teaching unaccompanied minors in Norway
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Wills Kalisha --- , Norway Tone Saevi --- , NorwayThis article explores the complexity of classroom interaction between teachers and unaccompanied teenagers seeking asylum in Norway. These teenagers find themselves within legal and political ‘grey areas’ where educational goals specific to their extreme situations are unavailable to them, and... -
Evaluating practical teaching approach in civil engineering training among public universities of Ethiopia: students’ view and opinion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Henok Marie Shiferaw --- , EthiopiaThis study presents civil engineering students’ observations on the practical education they receive at public universities in Ethiopia. The teaching approach in Ethiopia heavily favours theory-based teaching over skills-based teaching and there has been a gap in studies addressing the... -
Giving condoms to school children: educators’ views on making condoms available in South African schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Leah D Junck --- , South Africa Gavin George --- , South AfricaOne of the policy goals of the South African Department of Basic Education’s National Policy on HIV, STIs and TB of 2017 is to reduce the incidence of HIV and pregnancy among learners. This is expected to be achieved by... -
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... -
Profiling gendered multidimensional poverty and inequality in post-apartheid South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Kehinde O. Omotoso --- , South Africa Jimi Adesina --- , South Africa Ololade G. Adewole --- , NigeriaReducing the gender gap in poverty remains a priority for South African policymakers. Using the 2018 General Households Survey (GHS), this paper examines gendered multidimensional poverty in post-apartheid South Africa. The analyses draw on Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty methodology to present... -
Face validity and content assessment of a diabetes nutrition education DVD for low literacy adults living with diabetes: a mixed-method study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Dianré Kapp --- , South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- , South Africa Jane W Muchiri --- , South AfricaAim: A study was undertaken to assess the face validity and content correctness of a diabetes nutrition education (DNE)-DVD developed for low literacy adults living with diabetes. -
InfoInternet for education in the Global South: A study of applications enabled by free information-only internet access in technologically disadvantaged areas
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Johanna Johansen --- , Norway Josef Noll --- , Norway Christian Johansen --- , NorwayThis paper summarizes our work on studying educational applications enabled by the introduction of a new information layer called InfoInternet. This is an initiative to facilitate affordable access to internet-based information in communities with network scarcity or economic problems from... -
Entrepreneurial hysteresis and persistence in higher education a quasi-experiment on academic innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: François Pazisnewende Kabore --- , Burkina FasoHow does entrepreneurial education impact the persistence and hysteresis of entrepreneurial intent? Survival analysis is used to answer this question based on a quasi-experimental design. Being a member of an incubator increases entrepreneurial hysteresis by 66%. Females who do not... -
Survey of attitude towards biotechnology among the members of an Ethiopian university fraternity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Arumuganainar Suresh --- , Ethiopia Solomon Abera --- , Ethiopia Ayele Mandefro --- , Ethiopia Rocktotpal Konwarh --- , Ethiopia Simatsidk Haregu --- , Ethiopia Amare T. Adugna --- , Ethiopia Solomon Benor --- , EthiopiaEthiopia, albeit tagged as an underdeveloped nation, boasts astounding biodiversity, a vibrant culture, and the use of numerous traditional bio-techniques and processes. However, the adoption and application of modern biotechnology do not seem to have kept pace here vis-a-vis the... -
‘Finishing that plate of food …’ The role of the nurse caring for the patient with dysphagia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jaishika Seedat --- , South Africa Nikki Strime --- , South Africa -
Tourism graduate students’ employability skills: Results and implications of a Zimbabwean study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Beaula Moyo --- , Turkey Hale Özgit --- , TurkeyThe study investigated perceptions of employability skills of Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) graduates in the Zimbabwean sector. The participants included 15 THM university graduates and 15 tourism sector managers. The participants completed semi-structured interviews regarding the perceived employability skills... -
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... -
Perceived stigma and self-identity among hearing impaired students: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jianhong Zheng --- , China Ming Hong --- , China Sufeng Zhang --- , China Dmitry Grigoryevich Dzyakov --- , BelarusThis study examines the perceived stigma and its relationship to self-identity among students with hearing impairment. Students (n = 151) with hearing impairment (female = 49.67%; mean age = 13.87 years, SD = 1.26 years) completed the Individual Perceived Stigma... -
Practical aspects of insulin administration: what the healthcare provider knows
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: Nousheen Parker --- , South Africa Ankia Coetzee --- , South Africa Lourentia van Wyk --- , South Africa Magda Conradie --- , South Africa -
Education’s effect on food and monetary security in Burkina Faso: A joint semi-parametric and spatial analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ibrahim Niankara --- , UAEThough adversely impacted by the recent COVID-19 crisis, households’ consumption of food and non-food items are essential components of well-being worldwide. Against this background, the present analysis tests human capital theory predictions by assessing the resilience effect of formal education... -
Effect of simplified dietary advice on nutritional status and uremic toxins in chronic kidney disease participants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Zarina Ebrahim --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Griet Glorieux --- Ghent University Hospital, Belgium M Rafique Moosa --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Renée Blaauw --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Predictors of staff retention satisfaction: The role of the psychological contract and job satisfaction
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annette M Snyman --- University of South Africa, South AfricaHigher education institutions in South Africa are experiencing alarmingly high levels of staff turnover and struggling to retain their valuable employees. This study explored whether the psychological contract significantly predicted employees' satisfaction with human resource retention practices within the higher... -
Primary health care–family partnership for better diabetes outcomes of patients: a systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MH Mphasha --- University of Limpopo, South Africa L Skaal --- University of Limpopo, South Africa TM Mothiba --- University of Limpopo, South Africa C Ngoatle --- University of Limpopo, South Africa LS Hlahla --- University of Limpopo, South Africa -
Acceptance of e-learning applications by accounting students in an online learning environment at residential universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Wendy Terblanche --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Ilse Lubbe --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Elmarie Papageorgiou --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Nico van der Merwe --- North-West University, South AfricaTechnology acceptance models have been used in the higher education context to understand students’ acceptance of various learning technologies. Not only was the use of e-learning technologies heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the shift to predominantly online teaching and... -
Effect of exposure to clinic-based health education interventions on behavioural intention to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jude Igumbor --- School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, South Africa Supa Pengpid --- National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo, South Africa Larry Obi --- University of Venda, South AfricaHIV and AIDS incidence among infants in South Africa is on the increase. The uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) interventions is often said to be dependent on the beliefs and educational needs of those requiring PMTCT services. This... -
HIV/AIDS prevention through peer education and support in secondary schools in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha Visser --- Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria,The implementation and evaluation of a peer education and support programme in secondary schools to prevent and reduce high-risk sexual behaviour amongst adolescents is discussed. The aims of the programme were to provide accurate information about HIV/AIDS, discuss and reconsider... -
Measuring change in vulnerable adolescents: Findings from a peer education evaluation in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sharlene Swartz [d63e18] Charles Deutsch Mokhantšo Makoae Barbara Michel James Hamilton Harding Gabrielle Garzouzie Amanda Rozani Toby Runciman Ingrid Van der HeijdenIntroduction: In the context of poverty and HIV and AIDS, peer education is thought to be capable of providing vulnerable youth with psychosocial support as well as information and decision-making skills otherwise limited by scarce social and material resources. As... -
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... -
Using HIV&AIDS statistics in pre-service Mathematics Education to integrate HIV&AIDS education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Linda van Laren [d85e14]In South Africa, the HIV&AIDS education policy documents indicate opportunities for integration across disciplines/subjects. There are different interpretations of integration/inclusion and mainstreaming HIV&AIDS education, and numerous levels of integration. Integration ensures that learners experience the disciplines/subjects as being linked and... -
‘Every teacher is a researcher!’: Creating indigenous epistemologies and practices for HIV prevention through values-based action research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Lesley Wood [d88e14]Since gender is an undisputed driver of HIV infection, teachers concerned with HIV prevention education should ideally encourage critical awareness of and culturally sensitive practices around gender inequalities. Many interventions and programmes have been developed for teachers to enable them... -
Process evaluation of school-based peer education for HIV prevention among Yemeni adolescents
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Buthaina Al-Iryani [d357e18] Huda Basaleem Khaled Al-Sakkaf Gerjo Kok Bart van den BorneIn 2005, a survey was conducted among all the 27 high schools of Aden, which revealed low levels of knowledge on major prevention measures, and a high level of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV (PLWH). The results served... -
‘You need to have some guts to teach’: Teacher preparation and characteristics for the teaching of sexuality and HIV/AIDS education in South African schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Dennis A. Francis --- , South Africa Renée DePalma --- , SpainUsing in-depth interviews, we asked sexuality educators in South Africa about their own professional preparation and what they believed were necessary educator characteristics for teaching Sexuality Education. Our findings show that our teachers taught Sexuality Education without any appropriate qualification... -
Food insecurity among students living with HIV: Strengthening safety nets at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: L. Steenkamp --- , , South Africa A. Goosen --- , , South Africa D. Venter --- , South Africa M. Beeforth --- , , South AfricaThe HIV prevalence in South Africa among students at higher education institutions (HEIs) in 2008 was reported to be 3.4%, with the highest HIV prevalence found in the Eastern Cape Province. Students at these facilities are also increasingly affected by... -
Addressing adolescents’ risk and protective factors related to risky behaviours: Findings from a school-based peer-education evaluation in the Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Furzana Timol --- , South Africa Mohammed Yacoob Vawda --- , South Africa Arvin Bhana --- , South Africa Benita Moolman --- , South Africa Mokhantso Makoae --- , South Africa Sharlene Swartz --- , South AfricaBackground: Peer-education programmes aim to bring about attitudinal and behavioural changes in their target audience. In the South African educational context, peer education is a favoured approach in dealing with issues such as HIV and AIDS, sexual decision-making and substance... -
Gendered differences in AIDS and AIDS-related cause of death among youth with secondary education in South Africa, 2009–2011
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nicole De Wet --- , , South AfricaBackground: The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is higher among females than males in Sub-Saharan Africa. Education is associated with better health outcomes. For this and other reasons, African countries have made a concerted effort... -
Problematizing official narratives of HIV and AIDS education in Scotland and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Tarsisio Nyatsanza --- , , , South Africa Lesley Wood --- , , South AfricaWhen human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are framed within an intersectional approach, they have the potential to transform understandings of social justice within the curriculum and education policy and practice in general. Yet, this transformative... -
Accounting for youth audiences’ resistances to HIV and AIDS messages in the television drama Tsha Tsha in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Blessing Makwambeni --- , , South Africa Abiodun Salawu --- , , South AfricaTheoretical debates and literature on E-E efforts in Africa have largely focussed on understanding how and why interventions on HIV and AIDS are effective in influencing behaviour change among target communities. Very few studies have sought to investigate and understand... -
Factors associated with knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among married women in Bangladesh: evidence from a nationally representative survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Md. Ashiqul Haque --- , , Bangladesh Md. Sha Newaj Hossain --- , , Bangladesh Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury --- , , USA Md. Jamal Uddin --- , , BangladeshWomen in Bangladesh share a greater risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) infection compared to men. Levels of knowledge and awareness largely contribute to the prevalence of the HIV epidemic and its consequences. So, it is... -
Zimbabwean secondary school Guidance and Counseling teachers teaching sexuality education in the HIV and AIDS education curriculum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Ephias Gudyanga --- , , South Africa Naydene de Lange --- , , South Africa Mathabo Khau --- , , South AfricaIn spite of the importance of sexuality education and HIV and AIDS education in preventing HIV infections, Zimbabwean secondary school Guidance and Counseling teachers are not engaging optimally with the current Guidance and Counseling, HIV and AIDS & Life Skills... -
The political economy of bilateral aid: African development and the manufacture of consent
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Peter Blunt --- University of New South Wales, Australia Cecilia Escobar --- Independent Researcher and Consultant, Greece Vlassis Missos --- University of Athens, GreeceThis paper discusses implications for African development arising from our analysis of the political economy of bilateral aid (Blunt, 2023). We argue that the existential threats posed to life on Earth by global warming and nuclear war are a product... -
The life of Yäkolo-tämari in Gondär as Reflected in Contemporary Oral Poetry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Marshet Girmay Endeshaw --- University of Gondär, EthiopiaOral poetry is an element of the cultural heritage of Gondär in Ethiopia. It formerly was a popular way for people to convey their inner thoughts, disappointments and observations. Using this untapped oral poetry collected through interviews in the community... -
Father influences on child social adaptability: Mediation by peer communication ability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zeming Jin --- Shaoxing University, China Ruiqian Li --- Shaoxing University, China Yanyan Liu --- Shaoxing University, China Wenxiao Cui --- Shaoxing University, China Xiao Yang --- Shaoxing University, ChinaWe examined the relationship between fathers’ parenting attitudes and children’s social adaptability, as well as the mediating effect of children’s peer communication ability in that relationship. The participants were 228 young Chinese children (boys =54.3%, girls=45.7%; mean age =5 years,... -
Configuring blended education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Javed Suleri --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Wichard Zwaal --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis study investigated the role of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, software, competencies and values in blended education. A 28-item survey was administered to a sample of 102 respondents from several institutes of higher education. Results show that infrastructure... -
Perception of proposed preliminary food-based dietary guidelines for Lake Victoria region of Kenya: findings from a qualitative study among adult community members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: EC Korir --- Egerton University, Kenya PJ Tuitoek --- Murang’a University of Technology, Kenya D Marais --- Warwick Medical School, United Kingdom -
Fusing the horizons between aspirations of continuing professional development and the realities of educators’ experiences in practice: Interpretative hermeneutic phenomenology in early childhood education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Sharon Skehill --- Irish National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, IrelandThis article presents an argument for the use of interpretative hermeneutic phenomenology as an insightful and innovative methodology for research in early childhood education. In providing guidance for the use of this methodology, this article will focus on a doctoral... -
Food and nutrition labelling as a nutrition education tool: understanding, perspectives and practices of South African dietitians.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C Chin --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa M Wicks --- North-West University, South Africa M Feyasa --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa N Koen --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
Time to look at the stars? Reflections on bias and prejudice in hospitality management education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- , United KingdomThis article reflects on a keynote presentation made at the 32nd Council for Hospitality Management Education Research Conference hosted at NHL Stenden University of Applied Science in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. The field of study prepares managers who will organise the... -
A literature review of implementing virtual reality in hospitality education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Marit de Vries --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article provides a systematic view of the published research topics relevant to an understanding of using virtual reality (VR) in hospitality education. The structure of the literature review is based on the PRISMA reporting guidance and reviews two main... -
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 =... -
Use of H5P interactive learning content in a self-paced MOOC for learning activity preferences and acceptance in an Indonesian medical elective module
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Pratiwi Rahadiani --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Aria Kekalih --- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Desak Gede Budi Krisnamurti --- Universitas Indonesia, IndonesiaThis study aims to assess the learning activities that students find most helpful in self-paced MOOC settings, develop a questionnaire, and determine the predictors of students’ acceptance of H5P interactive content. This research is a quantitative study. The experimented details... -
Personalisation of Moodle Learning Management System for Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case of the State University of Zanzibar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdalla Shaame --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Umayra El Nabahany --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Said Yunus --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Tabu Kondo --- The University of Dodoma, UDOM, Tanzania Wadrine Maro --- University of Dar es Salaam, UDSM, TanzaniaThe Learning Management System (LMS) continues to persuade instructors and students that the use of the Moodle platform is the correct choice to meet their educational needs. This study presents the personalization of the Moodle LMS based on students’ needs... -
Decolonising access for Performing Arts Training at Makerere University: The Legacy of Rose Mbowa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Patrick Mangeni --- School of Liberal and Performing Arts, Makerere University, UgandaAccess and relevance have been central in the pursuit of a university education responsive to the development agenda of post-colonial Uganda. In Makerere University, the drive involved critical engagement with hegemonic constraints predicated by an interplay of historical drivers, many... -
Development and testing of a nutrition education tool on iron supplementation for pregnant women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: P Mahundi --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa K Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa N Wiles --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -
Hospitality in and outside of prisons: prison restaurants and cafés
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Tracy Harkison --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand“Hospitality” is certainly not a word that comes to mind when one thinks of a prison, and neither does the phrase “award-winning restaurant”. But there are now several hospitality establishments that have opened inside and outside of prisons using offenders... -
Tax education and taxpayer enculturation: Initiatives for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: David Colin Greenham --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Rajesh Ramlall --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Lesley June Stainbank --- School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe South African Revenue Service acknowledges that it faces various risks, such as revenue collection uncertainty, unfavourable public perceptions and low compliance. Despite South Africa’s sophisticated taxation system, improvements to taxpayer education may provide the most comprehensive opportunity to allay... -
South African nursing students' stress and resilience during the global COVID-19 health crisis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilze Steenkamp --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Jennifer Chipps --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThe study aimed to investigate nursing students' psychological distress and their response to stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 370 South African nursing students (female= 75%; mean age= 21.9 years, SD = 3.9 years). Students completed the following scales:... -
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,... -
Adults living with type 2 diabetes experiences of a randomised adapted diabetes nutrition education programme: a qualitative process evaluation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jane W Muchiri --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Gerda J Gericke --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Paul Rheeder --- University of Pretoria, South Africa -
Developing and validating a scale to measure trauma-informed practices used by teachers in inclusive schools in Ghana and the United Arab Emirates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Maxwell Peprah Opoku --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Hala Elhoweris --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ashraf Moustafa --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Daniel Miezah --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Haseena Shah --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates Ghadah Al Murshidi --- United Arab Emirates University, United Arab EmiratesResearch on trauma-informed practices is common in Western countries, but non-Western countries have made minimal contributions in this regard. This study aimed to develop an instrument which could be used to measure perceived competence of teachers in the implementation of... -
What Science Can You Teach Without Language? A Conversation with Timothy Wangusa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Patrick Mangeni --- Makerere University, UgandaThis biographical dialogue with Timothy Wangusa explores the interface between indigenous culture, Christianity and education in Uganda, how this disrupted the indigenous cultural base and practice and continued to inform and impact lives and culture in Uganda. It interrogates the... -
Social network and entrepreneurial intention of college students in China: A moderated mediation model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Haoxiang Hou --- Jiangnan University, China Lichao Ma --- Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, China Dan Wang --- , ChinaImproving college students’ entrepreneurial intention is an effective strategy to cultivate entrepreneurial talents and build an innovation-driven country. However, the influencing mechanisms on college students’ entrepreneurial intention are still unclear. The study explored the impact of college students’ social network... -
Artificial intelligence-powered decision support system for operational decision-making in the ICT department of a selected African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Vusumzi Funda --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Errol Francke --- Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South AfricaThis paper aims to explore the effect of an artificial intelligence-enabled decision support system (AIDSS) on decision-making processes within a university setting, focusing on the ICT department of a selected South African university. The research objectives revolve around the effectiveness... -
Prevalence and neighbourhood determinants of early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships among young people in Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nebechukwu H. Ugwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Clifford O. Odimegwu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaBackground: The consequences of engaging in risky sexual behaviours (RSB) can lead to HIV infection, sexually transmitted diseases and unintended pregnancy. The relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and youth involvement in RSB such as early sexual debut and multiple sexual partnerships... -
Integration of psychobiography into professional training in clinical and counselling psychology: Strategies and prospects
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zelda Gillian Knight --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaPsychobiography or the in-depth interpretation of the life and experiences of a single individual who made a significant impact on society has a long history in academic psychology. In psychological practice, similar methods are often employed to write a case... -
Children’s voices through teachers’ stories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Elisabetta Musi --- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy Margareth Eilifsen --- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, NorwayWe understand our lives through narratives, and the form of these narratives is appropriate for understanding the actions of others, writes MacIntyre (1981). Meanwhile, narratives and our understanding of them also inform our understanding of our own actions. In this... -
Inclusive STEM education to fight poverty and inequality: The case of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Getachew T. Sedebo --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South Africa Ajebush A. Shafi --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South Africa Mammo Muchie --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South Africa Michael Y. Shatalov --- Tshwane University of Technology, Republic of South AfricaPublic higher education institutions (PHEIs) are considered public resources, yet equity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields within these institutions remains a global concern. The South African government acknowledges the importance of STEM education for all, yet its... -
Transitions into the futures: AI disruption and resilience in hospitality graduates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis viewpoint article explores the impact of fast-paced advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on the hospitality industry’s workforce, focusing on the employability and career sustainability of today’s hospitality education graduates. AI technologies reshape traditional job roles and introduce new... -
Subjective well-being of college students: Developmental trajectories, predictors, and risk for depression
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xinqiao Liu --- Tianjin University, China Yan Li --- Tianjin University, China Wenjuan Gao --- Institute of Higher Education, Beihang University, ChinaThe study aimed to identify different developmental trajectories of subjective well-being for 2 473 college students from freshman to senior year (female = 47.15%; mean age = 19.6 years, SD = 0.894 years). We further explored the associations between categories... -
Proactive personality and career success of higher education teachers: The mediating effects of job crafting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yunsheng Ruan --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Zibin Cao --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Chao Han --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Qianlu Sun --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, ChinaWe investigated the role of job crafting (task, cognitive, and environmental) in the relationship between proactive personality and career success among teachers. Participants were 326 higher education teachers (female = 60.4%; senior title = 20.9%; doctoral degree = 22.1%) from... -
The effect of online nutrition and lifestyle education on body image dissatisfaction, body mass index, and disordered eating among female university undergraduate students in Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Foluke Adenike Olatona --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Annette Van Onselen --- University of South Africa, South Africa Unathi Kolanisi --- University of Zululand, South Africa -
Relationship between diabetes knowledge, self-management practices, and glycaemic control among patients attending diabetic clinic at a tertiary level hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: BSL Moshoeshoe --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Z Bayat --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa S Bulbulia --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa -
Enhancing hospitality skills with VR: adapting to learning styles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Marit de Vries --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis study examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) training in improving hospitality skills, as well as the effects of various learning styles, as measured by the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, on VR education. As the hotel business advances, creative... -
Exploring the role of open and distance education in empowering women technological skills in Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Jane Ada Ukaigwe --- National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria Hakeem O. Liadi --- National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria Christiana Uchenna Ezeanya --- National Open University of Nigeria, Nigeria Olayemi Mikail Olaniyi --- National Open University of Nigeria, NigeriaThe pursuit of gender equality and women's empowerment is a crucial driver of societal and economic growth in any nation. Despite the expansion of educational opportunities, women in Nigeria still encounter major obstacles to pursuing higher education and developing their... -
Factors influencing readiness for the incorporation of artificial intelligence at school context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bablu Karan* --- Central University of Karnataka, India G. R. Angadi --- Central University of Karnataka, IndiaThis study aimed to explore readiness factors of artificial intelligence (AI) integration in school education. To achieve this aim, the study employed the theory of the technology, organization, and environment (TOE) to assess its effectiveness in determining integration readiness of... -
Female students’ entrepreneurial leadership and education: A sequential mediation analysis of entrepreneurial knowledge and mindset
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rajenthyran Ayavoo --- Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia Ponmalar N. Alagappar --- Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia Egena Ode --- Manchester Metropolitan University, United KingdomWomen are under-represented in business, especially in patriarchal countries like Malaysia, hence efforts to encourage female students to become entrepreneurs are needed. This study uses human capital theory to examine how entrepreneurial education affects female students’ entrepreneurial leadership, showing the... -
1. An introduction to the revised food-based dietary guidelines for South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Vorster HH --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Badham JB --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University, Venter CS --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, North-West University,Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are short, positive, science-based messages that aim to change the eating behaviour of the general population towards more optimal diets that meet energy and nutrient requirements, while simultaneously helping to protect against the development of noncommunicable... -
Evaluation of health anxiety and cyberchondria levels in adolescent high school students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Gülşah Demir --- , Turkey Zühal Bahar --- Istanbul Aydın University, Turkey Dilek Yildirim --- Istanbul Aydın University, TurkeyBackground: Adolescence is a critical period marked by increased vulnerability to anxiety-related conditions. With the widespread use of the internet, persistent concerns about health may manifest as cyberchondria in this age group. -
Language matters: dietitians’ lived experiences of language barriers during nutrition counselling with Sesotho-speaking mothers in the first 1 000 days of life
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Phozia Jansen --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lucia N Meko --- University of the Free State, South Africa Louise van den Berg --- University of the Free State, South Africa -
Do higher education institutes lay a foundation for sustainability education? Perspectives from tourism and hospitality undergraduates
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Janith Iddawala --- NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka Mohamed Shaja Mohamed Musthaffa --- NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka Chandima Gayan Yapa --- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) Business School, Sri LankaEducation for sustainable development has transformed from a discretionary to an essential element of consideration in higher education institutes. Nonetheless, limited attempts have been made to uncover the effectiveness and importance of such efforts in research scholarship, particularly in the... -
Climate adaptation, geopolitics, and structural exclusion in South African agriculture
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Michael J Savage --- South African Journal of Plant and Soil,Southern African agriculture stands at a critical intersection of accelerating climate risk and entrenched structural inequality. While climate change increasingly shapes global research and policy agendas, other intersecting forces—such as the divide between large-scale commercial agriculture and smallholder farming, the... -
Exploring the integration of indigenous languages into teaching and learning practices at primary schools in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Mousin Omarsaib --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Muvhulawa Matumba --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Patricia Badenhorst --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Ghulam Masudh Mohamed --- Durban University of Technology, South AfricaThis systematic literature review explores the integration of indigenous languages (ILs) into teaching and learning practices at primary schools in South Africa. The authors examine the current state and preparedness of teachers in integrating ILs to enhance learning. The PRISMA... -
The perceptions of South African dietetic and nutrition professionals on sponsorship and funding of scientific education opportunities by Big Food
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Tegan Kerry Scorgie --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Jane Badham --- JB Consultancy, South Africa Lisanne Monica du Plessis --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa -
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... -
Exploring staff adoption of blockchain technology in higher education: Insights from AHP analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Preeti Bhaskar --- Department of Management and Marketing, College of Banking and Financial Studies, Oman Chandan Kumar Tiwari --- Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman Mujeebudheen Khan --- University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman Ananth Anthonisamy --- Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman Padma Losani Dayalan --- Department of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, OmanBlockchain technology has the potential to eradicate fraud, improve institutional legitimacy, and increase efficiency, security, and transparency. Despite its potential, the adoption of blockchain technology among staff in higher education institutions (HEIs) remains limited, particularly in emerging economies like Oman,...
