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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... -
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... -
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... -
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. -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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:... -
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...