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Teachers' Use of Memory-Box-Making to Provide Psychosocial Support in Their Pastoral Role
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liesel Ebersöhn --- University of Pretoria, Ronél Ferreira --- University of Pretoria, Maria Mnguni --- University of Pretoria,This study investigated the use of memory-box-making by teachers in their pastoral role. Ten female teachers participated in the study. The site of the study is in a South African primary school in an urban informal settlement. We used multiple... -
The Islamic Careline Ladies Lifeskills Program: An Empowerment Initiative
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sumaya Laher --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe Islamic Careline established a Ladies Lifeskills program in response to a shared view by clients, volunteers and management at the Careline that females within the community were experiencing feelings of disempowerment and low self esteem. In practice, the program... -
Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Low Socioeconomic Status Community Sample
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- Human Sciences Research Council, University of the Free State, South AfricaThe study reports on antiretroviral treatment adherence in a KwaZulu-Natal sample with a follow-up period of 20 months. Participants were 498 predominatly Black females living with HIV and AIDS. Four-hundred and ninety-six of the participants (91.6%) were found to be... -
The Effect of the Lifeplan® Programme on the Psychological Wellbeing of a Rural Community in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Annelize Bonthuys --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Karel F. H. Botha --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Fazel E. Freeks --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Annamarie Kruger --- North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South AfricaThis study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme on a rural South African community's psychological wellbeing. Participants were adult individuals (N=99) between 20 and 83 years (mean age = 43 years, SD=13.28). A mixed method sequential explanatory research design... -
The Experience of Psychosocial Stressors Amongst Adolescent Learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ancel George --- University of the Free State, South Africa Henriëtte van den Berg --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study sought to identify and describe the psychosocial factors that adolescents experience as stressful. Data were collected from 556 respondents (Grade 10 to 12; 250 males and 306 females; mean age = 17.3 yrs; SD = 1.66) who completed... -
The State of the Skills Development Expectations and Obligations of Municipal Employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bennie J. Linde --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Carmen Maritz --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaIn this study the psychological contract effects of skills development expectations and obligations of municipal employees in the South African province of the North West were explored. The participants were 547 municipal employees (females = 46%) of all levels. Data... -
Women Who Kill in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Content Analysis of Media Reports
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gertie Pretorius --- University of Johannesburg, Brandon Morgan --- University of Johannesburg,The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the biographical background and nature of the murder of women who have killed in post-apartheid South Africa. Archival newspaper data were examined and analysed for incidence of murders, the relationships... -
Reconceptualising vulnerable children by acknowledging their assets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Irma Eloff Liesel Ebersöhn Jeandré ViljoenWe report on a study that sought to find alternative pathways to conceptualising vulnerable children. We have extracted a section from a longitudinal study that focuses on the ways in which vulnerable children in a rural community in South Africa... -
Occurrence and predominance of the fish killer Cochlodinium polykrikoides on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: M Vargas-Montero E Freer R Jiménez-Montealegre JC GuzmánWater samples were collected at several points along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica (10°00'N, 84°15'E) fortnightly from January 2003 to June 2004. During this period, dense red-ochre discolourations dominated by Cochlodinium polykrikoides were observed, particularly over the dry season... -
A near mass stranding of cetaceans in St Helena Bay, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PB Best --- , South Africa D Reeb --- , South AfricaA group of 70 false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens and 124 bottlenose dolphins Tursiops sp., and a separate group of 13 Risso's dolphins Grampus griseus, assembled close inshore off a known mass-stranding site in St Helena Bay, South Africa, in... -
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa MA Meÿer --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa M Thornton --- Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaA mass stranding of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens at Long Beach near the village of Kommetjie (34°8.18'S, 18°9.77'E) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in May 2009 is described. Theestimated size of stranded group was 55 animals, which is... -
Killer whales in South African waters—a review of their biology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PB Best --- Mammal Research Institute, South Africa MA Meÿer --- Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa C Lockyer --- , DenmarkThe distribution, seasonality and schooling behaviour of killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters have been investigated from 785 records compiled between 1963 and 2009, and their size, morphometrics, growth, reproduction, food and feeding behaviour described from the examination... -
The Marine Mammal Programme at the Prince Edward Islands: 38 years of research
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: MN Bester --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa PJN de Bruyn WC Oosthuizen CA Tosh T McIntyre RR Reisinger M Postma DS van der Merwe M WegeThe Marine Mammal Programme (MMP) conducts research on pinnipeds and killer whales Orcinus orca at Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands, under the auspices of the Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria. The history of the... -
Population dynamics, life-history traits of and habitat use by two sympatric nothobranchiid fishes in a tropical stream, Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BD Olaosebikan SL Lamai T MusschootPopulation dynamics and life-history traits of two sympatric nothobranchiid killifishes, Epiplatys bifasciatus and E. spilargyreius, were studied for 24 months in an intermittent stream in the Kainji Lake Basin, Nigeria. Epiplatys bifasciatus was more abundant throughout the study period, but... -
Sightings of killer whales Orcinus orca from longline vessels in South African waters, and consideration of the regional conservation status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AJ Williams SL Petersen M Goren BP WatkinsKiller whales Orcinus orca are seldom reported from South African nearshore waters but, allowing for the bias of vessel attraction, observations from longline vessels suggest there is a resident offshore population of fish-eating killer whales. We present reports of killer... -
Airway skills training using a human patient simulator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Thesegan Moodley --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Dean Gopalan --- Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,Background: Airway skills education is important for the safe and effective care of patients. Interns often encounter critical airway situations. Their ability to cope derives from the recall of formal lectures and tutorials, as well as accumulated experience. We tested... -
Managing chronic conditions in a South African primary care context: exploring the applicability of Brief Motivational Interviewing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RJ Mash --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, S Allen --- Child, Youth & Family Development,Background: Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI) is an approach to motivating behaviour change in general health care settings. The relevance and applicability of BMI has not been fully assessed in low- or middle-income country settings. This study explored the application of... -
The value of medical student hepatitis B immunisation as part of clinical skills training in the Clinical Skills Unit of the University of the Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: EAM Prinsloo --- Department of Family Medicine, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, L De Bruyn --- Clinical Skills Unit, S Adam --- Department of Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences, J Botes --- Department of Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences,Background: It is compulsory for medical students of the University of the Free State to be immunised against hepatitis B before they have contact with clinical patients. Previously, the students were vaccinated on campus at the student health services. With... -
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 -
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. -
Primary health eye care: evaluation of the competence of medical students in performing fundoscopy with the direct ophthalmoscope
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JS Van Velden --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa C Cook --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa Du Toit N --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa L Myer --- School of Public and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South AfricaBackground: To evaluate the skill of fifth-year medical students at the University of Cape Town in the performance of fundoscopy at the end of their ophthalmology rotation. -
Retention of knowledge of and skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation among healthcare providers after training
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Govender --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa C Rangiah --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa A Ross --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa L Campbell --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaThis study assesses the retention of core knowledge and skills among healthcare providers (HCPs) who attended a Basic Life Support (BLS) course. The format for teaching this course changed in 2006 and a review of the effectiveness and acceptability of... -
Exposure to primary healthcare for medical students: experiences of final-year medical students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Nyangairi --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa ID Couper --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa NO Sondzaba --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaIntroduction: Recognising the importance of primary healthcare in the achievement of the 1997 White Paper for the Transformation of the Health System and the Millennium Development Goals, the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of the Witwatersrand introduced an... -
An Evaluation of a Helping Skills Training Program for Intern Psychometrists
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jani du Preez --- WorkWell, Research Unit for People, Policy and Performance, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Lené I. Jorgensen --- WorkWell, Research Unit for People, Policy and Performance, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThis study reports on the effectiveness of a helping skills training program for intern psychometrists. A randomized pretest–posttest comparison group design was used to evaluate the training program. Participants (N = 22; 82% = female, and Afrikaans-speaking = 95%) were... -
Resilience and coping experiences among master's professional psychology students in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: David John Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Humphrey Siphiwe B. Ngcobo --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Stephen David Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaA longitudinal, five year study, with a qualitative, phenomenological approach, investigated resilience and coping experiences of 47 professional psychology master's degree students in their first year of training in South Africa. There were 12 men and 31 women, with a... -
Planned intervention and organisational development: the role of leadership in change initiatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Victor E. Dike --- National University,Every system - organisation or human being - has the tendency of striving to change for the better. Although the process can be planned or unplanned, it involves continuous adjustment to a new environment. This paper focuses on the role... -
Exploring personality preferences in relation to psychological career resources among managerial staff in the Western Cape fast food industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Dries Schreuder --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Chris Kotze --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,The study explored the relationship between individuals' personality preferences (as measured by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Form M) and their psychological career resources (as measured by the Psychological Career Resources Inventory) and whether the personality types differed significantly in terms... -
Contextual analysis of home environment factors influencing the acquisition of early reading skills in Zambian families
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tamara Chansa-Kabali --- Department of Psychology, Zambia Robert Serpell --- Department of Psychology, Zambia Heikki Lyytinen --- University of Jyväskylä, FinlandThis study examined the effect of home environment factors in the acquisition of early reading skills (orthographic awareness and decoding competence). To assess these factors, a sample of seventy-two (72) first grade learners (females = 55%; age range = 7–8 years) and their maternal... -
The South African labour market and the incubation of small businesses in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zeleke Worku --- Business School, Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaSince April 1994, the South African Government and the trade unions have been working together as a means of realising sustained economic growth and development, job creation and the alleviation of poverty among the unemployed youth. The uneasy relationship between... -
The self-reported learning needs of primary care doctors in South Africa: a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa R Cooke --- Centre for Rural Health, South Africa R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaBackground: Strengthening primary health care in South Africa is a prerequisite for the successful introduction of National Health Insurance. Primary care doctors from both the public and private sectors are an essential contributor to achieving this goal. In order to... -
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... -
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... -
Students’ perceptions of the usefulness of an accounting project in acquiring accounting knowledge and professional skills
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L J Stainbank --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,This paper focuses on the usefulness of an accounting project that was implemented in order to encourage students to integrate their knowledge of different modules at a third year level, to enable them to acquire accounting knowledge and professional skills,... -
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... -
A Note: The perceptions of a CTA class regarding the changes to the international accounting standards dealing with financial instruments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: G Steenkamp --- University of Stellenbosch,The IASB has recently begun redeveloping the accounting standards that deal with financial instruments. During 2009 the IASB issued an exposure draft (ED 7/2009), which proposed certain changes to IAS 39. This study seeks to investigate the perceptions of a... -
Fund manager characteristics and performance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Yi Fang --- Center for Quantitative Economics, China Haiping Wang --- School of Administrative Studies, CanadaThis study establishes a multitier framework to evaluate how fund manager characteristics systematically affect mutual fund performance. The framework includes three tiers of performance elements: comprehensive performance; return and risk; and timing skill and picking ability. Using performance decomposition, our... -
An investigation in purchasing practices of small F&B operators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Michel Altan --- Academy of Hospitality and Facility Management, NHTV Breda, The Netherlands Christine Demen-Meier --- Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Le Chalet-à-Gobet, SwitzerlandThe food and beverage (F&B) purchasing function is operating in a rapidly changing environment, whereby professionalisation and efficiency become key. This paper aims to identify generic skills that are most important for small F&B operators when it comes down to purchasing and... -
Student employment in hospitality and tourism: insights from a recent study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Senior Researcher, Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Postbus 1298, 8900 CG Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsStudents’ motives for working are primarily economic, though the proportion of the student body engaged in paid employment in this study is less than 50%. There is also evidence that this varies between students. Students in the final year of... -
The moving finger: Asian international hotel school students developing English language writing skills
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Peter Graham --- Stenden Rangsit University, Rattanakunakorn Building, 52/347 Muang Ake, Phaholyothin Road, Lak-Hok, Pathumthani, Bangkok, ThailandThe number of international English as a Second Language hospitality students completing their degree programs in Australasia has risen dramatically in the past decade. One factor that may be motivating students to undertake tertiary studies in Australasia is the expectation... -
A criminological assessment on South African women who murdered their intimate male partners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anni Hesselink --- Department of Criminology and Security Science, South Africa Pearl Dastile --- Department of Criminology and Security Science, South AfricaThis study aimed to unravel the offence-specific factors to murder by females of their intimate male partners. Participants were 15 South African women prison inmates serving sentences for murdering their male partners (age range from 22 years to 62 years)... -
Dimensions of achievement goal orientation and coping in South African wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Julius Jooste --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Ntwanano A. Kubayi --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South Africa Yvonne Paul --- Department of Sport, Rehabilitation and Dental Sciences, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between dispositional achievement goal orientation (task and ego) and coping ability in wheelchair rugby players with quadriplegia. The sample consisted of 16 (15 males and 1 female) players between the ages of 25 and 44... -
Intern to independent doctor: basic surgical skills required for South African practice and interns’ reports on their competence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Frank Peters --- Department of Family Medicine,, South Africa Jacky van Wyk --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Marietjie van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine,, South AfricaBackground: The role and scope of general practitioners in semi-urban and rural areas is poorly understood and documented. An absence of specialist support results in generalists being called to perform surgical procedures. It is imperative that they competently and confidently... -
Young emerging adults’ graduateness and career adaptability: Exploring the moderating role of self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sadika Ismail --- Department of Human Resource Management, Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology,This study investigated the moderating role of self-esteem on young emerging adults’ in their school-to-work transition phase of graduateness skills and career adaptability. A non-probability convenience sample (n=332) of undergraduate black (98.5%) and female (62%) young emerging adults (18–29 years)... -
Factors influencing career maturity in the South African National Defence Force: A diagnostic approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Carien van't Wout --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South Africa Gideon van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Science, South AfricaThis study investigated factors influencing the career maturity of young members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). A sample of 310 young SANDF members (females=35%, blacks=90%) completed the following measures: career maturity inventory-revised, the career decision self-efficacy scale,... -
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... -
Psychological skills and mindfulness training effects on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Barend JM Steyn --- Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, South Africa Margaretha H Steyn --- Department of Psychology, South Africa David JF Maree --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Clorinda Panebianco-Warrens --- Department of Music, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of psychological skills and mindfulness training intervention on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students. Participants were undergraduate music students (n = 36) from the Department of Music at a South African university, 21 of... -
Barriers to the growth of small, micro and medium-sized business enterprises in the Vaal Triangle region of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Zeleke Worku --- Tshwane University of Technology Business School, South AfricaThe purpose of the study was to identify and quantify factors that are responsible for the high rate of failure in newly established SMMEs in the Vaal Triangle region of Gauteng Province in South Africa. The study was based on... -
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... -
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... -
Student employment in hospitality and tourism: insights from a recent study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Conrad Lashley --- Academy of International Hospitality Research, Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsStudents' motives for working are primarily economic, though the proportion of the student body engaged in paid employment in this study is less than 50%. There is also evidence that this varies between students. Students in the final year of... -
An investigation in purchasing practices of small F&B operators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Michel Altan --- Academy of Hospitality and Facility Management, NHTV Breda, The Netherlands Christine Demen-Meier --- Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, Le Chalet-à-Gobet, SwitzerlandThe food and beverage (F&B) purchasing function is operating in a rapidly changing environment, whereby professionalisation and efficiency become key. This paper aims to identify generic skills that are most important for small F&B operators when it comes down to... -
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... -
Errors and clinical supervision of intubation attempts by the inexperienced
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: VM Satyapal --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa TE Sommerville --- Department of Anaesthetics, Nelson R Mandela School of Clinical Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Tracheal intubation is an essential skill for anaesthetists and other disciplines that require emergency establishment of a secure airway. Early attempts in patients often meet with failure. Existing publications focus mainly on trainees in emergency settings and highlight the... -
Literacy programs efficacy for developing children’s early reading skills in familiar language in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Francis K. Sampa --- Read To Succeed, Zambia Emma Ojanen --- Department of Psychology, Finland Jari Westerholm --- Research, Niilo Mäki Institute, Finland Ritva Ketonen --- Faculty of Educational Sciences, Finland Heikki Lyytinen --- Department of Psychology, FinlandThis study investigated the comparative efficacy of a phonics-based reading program and a language experience approach based literacy program to develop reading skills among Zambian early childhood school learners. The learners (n = 1 986; Grade 2 level; females =... -
A mass mortality of fishes caused by receding water levels in the vegetated littoral zone of the West Kleinemonde Estuary, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa PD Cowley --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South AfricaOn 15 November 2017 the mouth of the West Kleinemonde Estuary breached following heavy catchment rains and increased river flow. The water level in the estuary following mouth opening decreased by 1.65 m within 24 h, resulting in an almost... -
The development of soft skills during internships: The hospitality student’s voice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Erwin Losekoot --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Earney Lasten --- RMIT University, Vietnam Anne Lawson --- Auckland Institute of Studies, New Zealand Beverly Chen --- Auckland Institute of Studies, New ZealandThis paper considers the value of industrial placements in providing an opportunity for hospitality students to develop soft skills in the workplace in addition to the technical skills learned at their educational establishments. While there are concepts such as “problem-based... -
Supervisor developmental feedback and employee performance: The roles of feedback-seeking and political skill
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Weilin Su --- School of Labor and Human Resources, China Bei Lyu --- Chinese Graduate School, Thailand Yanjun Liu --- School of Labor and Human Resources, China Hui Chen --- Chinese Graduate School, Thailand Jiayu Fan --- School of International Education, ChinaThe present study investigated the positive influence of supervisor developmental feedback on employee performance through feedback-seeking, as well as the moderating role of political skill. Employees (n = 327, females = 59.6%) of a high-tech company completed measures of supervisor... -
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... -
Intervention targets for people living with HIV and depressive symptoms in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Boitumelo Vavani --- Psychology Department, Botswana Vivian Kraaij --- Clinical Psychology, Netherlands Philip Spinhoven --- Clinical Psychology, Netherlands Kennedy Amone-P’Olak --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Nadia Garnefski --- Psychology Department, BotswanaBackground: The prevalence of HIV in Botswana is high. Many people living with HIV (PLWH) suffer from depressive symptoms and have inadequate coping skills. Most PLWH do not receive adequate psychological treatment. Empirically based interventions for PLWH with depressive symptoms... -
Capitalizing on digital literacy skills for capacity development of people who are not in education, employment or training in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Walter Matli --- Department of Information and Communication Technology, South Africa Mpho Ngoepe --- Department of Information Sciences, South AfricaMost people from rural and township areas in South Africa do not have skills in utilizing information and communication technology (ICT), particularly those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Addressing the gap of ICT skills is one... -
Using stable δ13C and δ15N isotopes to assess foodweb structures in an African subtropical temporary pool
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: L de Necker --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa A Manfrin --- Environmental Campus Birkenfeld, Germany Y Ikenaka --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa M Ishizuka --- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Japan L Brendonck --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa JHJ van Vuren --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa B Sures --- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), Germany V Wepener --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa NJ Smit --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaSouthern Africa has one of the highest densities of temporary pools and some of the most understudied temporary wetlands in the world. Additionally, the eastern African annual killifishes (Nothobranchius spp.) are rare in southern Africa and found exclusively in temporary... -
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... -
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... -
Structure and norms of the Learning and Study Strategy Inventory: A comparison of South African and American samples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Opperman --- , South Africa Henry D. Mason --- , South AfricaThis study examined the factorial structure and scale values of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) among a sample of South African university students (N = 6 065). Principal components and confirmatory factor analysis of the data yielded two... -
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... -
Evaluating equity analyst forecasts in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Sajjaad Ahmed --- , South Africa Emlyn Flint --- , South AfricaSell-side fundamental analyst reports are highly valued in the financial industry and include three main quantitative components: earnings forecasts, target prices, and buy/sell recommendations. This paper examines analyst accuracy by investigating forecasts made on South African equities over the period... -
Emotional intelligence and psychological skills application among female field-hockey players
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nicola Tinkler --- , South Africa Julius Jooste --- , United Kingdom Ankebé Kruger --- , South AfricaEmotional intelligence is often associated with higher psychological functioning, leading to an increase in the awareness of psychological skills application in sports. We examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological skills application among a sample of senior-level South African... -
Does perceived chess skills mediate the relationship between fluid intelligence and academic performance?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Qiyang Gao --- , People’s Republic of China Yayi Feng --- , People’s Republic of China Wei Chen --- , People’s Republic of China Xianjie Ping --- , People’s Republic of ChinaWe analysed the association between chess skills and academic performance in primary school students. Additionally, we tested the potential mediating effect of fluid intelligence on this association. The sample consisted of 255 primary school students (48.2% girls), aged between 10... -
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... -
Investigating information technology skills retention challenges in South Africa’s public sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Rene W. Albertus --- , South Africa Desiree Hamman-Fisher --- , South AfricaSouth Africa’s democracy in 1994 triggered the promotion of socio-economic development in the public sector, with specific emphasis on improving infrastructure and bridging the information Technology (IT) skills gap. In this paper, the factors that influence the retention of competent... -
Magnitude, patterns and composition of wildlife roadkill in the Serengeti ecosystem, northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Richard D Lyamuya --- , Tanzania Kwaslema M Hariohay --- , Tanzania Emmanuel H Masenga --- , Tanzania John K Bukombe --- , Tanzania Grayson G Mwakalebe --- , Tanzania Maulid L Mdaki --- , Tanzania Ally K Nkwabi --- , Tanzania Robert D Fyumagwa --- , Tanzania Eivin Røskaft --- , NorwayGlobally, traffic associated with roads that pass through protected areas are the cause of many negative impacts on wildlife, such as wildlife roadkill, which has occurred within the Serengeti ecosystem. A 200 km stretch of gravel road networks that passes... -
Employee followership predispositions: Their perceptions of narcissistic traits in supervisors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jianjia He --- , China Shengmin Liu --- , China Jianbo Liu --- , China Thi Hoai Thuong Mai --- , ChinaWe investigated the relationship between employee perceptions of narcissistic supervision and employee followership. Further, we investigated the influences of employee proactive personality, self-efficacy, political skill, and team political climate on said relationship. Data were from 383 employees of a large... -
Strengthening intermediaries in the National System of Innovation (NSI): Case of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bongiwe Mncwango --- , South Africa Samuel Fongwa --- , South AfricaThis paper uses the National System of Innovation (NSI) framework to interrogate the role of professional organizations as intermediaries within the South African NSI. Using the case of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), we explore the... -
Skill development and employment opportunity from Chinese migrating ‘Geese’ in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi --- , People’s Republic of ChinaConsidering Chinese FDI in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the paper attempts to verify if the long-existing ‘flying geese’ paradigm (FGP) might be used to clarify the headway of Chinese migrating geese transmission of skills and job generation in SSA. Notably, since... -
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... -
Understanding the impact of the digital divide on South African students in higher educational institutions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Samuel T. Faloye --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Nurudeen Ajayi --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe integration of technology into educational systems has brought about changes in the style of teaching and learning. Nowadays, educational institutions are adopting technologies such as computers, and the Internet to enhance teaching and learning activities. However, the use of... -
Artistic gymnastics mirror teaching approach efficacy for improving interpersonal skills of college students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zan Zhou --- Shaoxing University, China Haibo Tian --- Shaoxing University, China Siwei Luo --- Shaoxing University, China Yao Wang --- Shaoxing University, China Dan Shi --- Zhejiang Yuexiu University, ChinaThis study aimed at improving the interpersonal skills of college students through an intervention of artistic gymnastics mirror teaching approach. Following a longitudinal study quasi-experimental design, 30 students were randomly assigned to the artistic gymnastics' intervention, and 30 students were... -
Life skills training as HIV/AIDS preventive strategy in secondary schools: evaluation of a large-scale implementation process
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha J. Visser --- University of Pretoria,A life skills and HIV/AIDS education programme was implemented in secondary schools as a strategy to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS among school-going young people in South Africa. As part of a joint effort of the Departments of Health and... -
Life skills as a behaviour change strategy in the prevention of HIV and AIDS: Perceptions of students in an open and distance learning institution
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: B.J. Mohapi --- , , South Africa E.M. Pitsoane --- , , South AfricaThe prevention of HIV and AIDS, especially amongst young people, is very important, as they are the future leaders. South Africa carries a high burden of the HIV and AIDS disease, and efforts at the prevention of the disease need... -
An inventory of amphibian roadkill in the western Soutpansberg, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Treading a Delicate Tightrope: A principal balancing between education and political change during turbulent times • Authors: Thabo I Hlatshwayo --- , South Africa Eduard M Stam --- , South Africa Wendy J Collinson-Jonker --- , South Africa Abeda Dawood --- , South AfricaIncreasing linear infrastructure development often impacts habitats and wildlife negatively. Roads, in particular, have numerous threats to wildlife with the most noticeable direct impact being roadkill, and this requires urgent conservation interventions. To assess amphibian roadkill, driven surveys were conducted... -
The qualitative methodology: Preparedness and experiences of journal reviewers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Salomé Elizabeth Scholtz --- North-West University, South AfricaReviewers are the gatekeepers of knowledge dissemination and promote the scientific validity of research. However, the literature indicates that authors often receive questionable feedback on qualitative manuscripts. This qualitative descriptive study sought to explore the preparedness and experiences of reviewers... -
Critical thinking: Stakeholder expectations and challenges for Accountancy educators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: E. A. J. Terblanche --- University of South Africa, South Africa C. C. Shuttleworth --- University of South Africa, South Africa A. A. van Rooyen --- University of South Africa, South Africa R. N. Masela --- University of South Africa, South AfricaDeveloping future accountants who are critical thinkers, able to adapt in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, remains one of the biggest challenges facing accounting educators. Competency frameworks of professional accounting bodies do provide some guidance in terms... -
4th Industrial Revolution skills in the current South African accountancy curricula: A systematic literature review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Estelle Landsberg --- , South Africa Liandi van den Berg --- , South AfricaThe business environment has seen rapid changes due to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the influence of exponential technological advancements. The enhancement of technology-based work environments has changed the skill set needed by graduates entering the workforce. In this... -
“We will tell when we are ready”: perinatally HIV-infected adolescents and self-disclosure of their status in Eswatini
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Baliwe P. Dlamini --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ntombifikile G. Mtshali --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaAccess to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has promoted a significant decrease in mortality of vertically HIV-infected children. As a result, there has been an increasing growth of this population that reaches adolescence. These adolescents face problems such as self-disclosure and the... -
Empirical investigation of the Fintech and financial literacy nexus: Small business managers’ insights in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Prince Hikouatcha --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Alain Gilles Tagne Foka --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Armand Depesquidoux Fossi --- University of Dschang, Cameroon Simplice A Asongu --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaRecent and ongoing advancements in the field of ICT have led to the introduction of increasingly diversified financial products, and their use is improving people’s level of financial knowledge and skills. This article aims at assessing the effect of Fintech... -
Species diversity and distribution-pattern determinants of African rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) in rainforest streams of southern Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: FD Messu Mandeng --- Higher Teacher’s Training College (ENS), University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon CF Bilong Bilong --- University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon JF Agnese --- University of Montpellier (CNRS, IRD, EPHE), FranceUnderstanding the community structure and ecology of fish populations in rainforest streams is a prerequisite for any actions towards their exploitation, management or conservation. We examined the community structure and species diversity of nothobranchiids (African rivulines) in rainforest streams of... -
Evaluating the efficacy of a school-based Finnish Gutsy Go programme in enhancing adolescents’ positive mental health, experience of social inclusion, and social competence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: Hanna Ahrnberg --- , Finland Kaija Appelqvist-Schmidlechner --- , Finland Pekka Mustonen --- , Finland Sari Fröjd --- Tampere University, Finland Katja Aktan-Collan --- , FinlandBackground: The Finnish Gutsy Go programme is a positive youth development intervention designed to enhance adolescents’ psychosocial well-being by enabling eighth-grade students to develop and execute good deeds within the community. -
Almost Yamabe solitons satisfying certain conditions on the associated vector field
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Rahul Poddar --- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India Ramesh Sharma --- University of New Haven, USA S. Balasubramanian --- Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, IndiaWe study an almost Yamabe soliton (Mn , g, V, ρ) and obtain various conditions on V in terms of infinitesimal harmonic transformation, 2-Killing, and an inequality, to show that V is Killing. In addition, we have provided characterizations of... -
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... -
The cumulative prospect theory and fund flows in emerging markets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Amit Pandey --- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India Anil Kumar Sharma --- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, IndiaThis study is the first to examine the efficacy of the Cumulative Prospect Theory value of the past return (CPTV) to explain fund flow in emerging markets funds by considering the impact of fund managers’ characteristics and behavioural biases on... -
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... -
Integrating seasonal forecast information with crop models to inform decision making in small-scale farming under climate variability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Siyabusa Mkuhlani --- Climate Systems Analysis Group, Environmental and Geographical Science Department, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa Farirai Rusere --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Nkulumo Zinyengere --- World Bank Group, USA Olivier Crespo --- Climate Systems Analysis Group, Environmental and Geographical Science Department, Faculty of Science, University of Cape Town, South AfricaIntegrating seasonal forecast information and crop models has the potential to inform farm management decisions under climate variability. The study assessed the feasibility of integrating seasonal forecast information into crop models for decision making in small-scale farming conditions in South... -
Ukufundiswa kwemibhalo yobuciko emakilasini esiZulu ngenhloso yokufundisa abafundi ngekhono lokuhlaziya izinkinga zomphakathi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nokuthula Ntombenhle Mbata --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Education, Language and Media Studies, Sicelo Ziphozonke Ntshangase --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Education, Language and Media Studies,Inhloso yale athikili ukubheka ukufundiswa kwemibhalo yobuciko emakilasini esiZulu ngenhloso yokufundisa abafundi ngekhono lokuhlaziya izinkinga zomphakathi. Lolu wucwaningo oluyikhwalithethivu, olwethulwa ngendlela esakuxoxa, kusetshenziswa ipharadayimi esakuhumusha. Ucwaningo lubeka ukuthi ukulahlekelwa yisimilo, ubuqili nokungathembeki kuwumthelela wokwehluleka kwesikole, othisha kanye nomphakathi ukutshala ubuntu... -
The mediating effect of individual beliefs between self-testing knowledge and HIV self-testing use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gerald Mukisa Nsereko --- Makerere University, Uganda Khamisi Musanje --- Makerere University, Uganda Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye --- Makerere University, Uganda Martin Mabunda Baluku --- Makerere University, UgandaBackground: HIV self-testing has been introduced as a secondary mode of testing in most countries as a way of counteracting the barriers associated with the traditional clinic-based method of testing. As the entry point into the HIV care cascade, testing... -
Ngabe iziLimi zoMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika zikulungele ukuthi kufundiswe ngazo? Ukuhunyushelwa esiZulwini kwencwadi yamaKhono eMpilo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Erick Nkululeko Nzimande --- University of South Africa, South AfricaUkusetshenziwa kweziLimi zaboMdabo zaseNingizimu Afrika njengezilimi zokufundisa ezikoleni nasemfundweni ephakeme kuyinto esicwaningwe ngabacwaningi abaningi. Kodwa-ke ocwaningweni oselwenziwe luncane kakhulu olubheka ukuthi zikhona yini izinsizakufunda ezizokwenza ukufundisa ngalezi zilimi kube yimpumelelo. Ngakho-ke inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukuhlaziya ukuhunyushwa kweNcwadi kaThisha yamaKhono eMpilo...
