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Validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths for Youth (VIA-Youth) Among South African learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chrizanne van Eeden --- North-West University, South Africa Marié P. Wissing --- North-West University, South Africa Jeanette Dreyer --- North-West University, South Africa Nansook Park --- University of Rhode Island, Christopher Peterson --- University of Michigan,This study investigated the reliability and validity of the Values in Action Inventory for Youth (VIA-Youth) of Park and Peterson (2006) in a total multi-cultural group of South African learners aged 13 to 17 years (N=1691: male = 703, female... -
The Socio-Historical Context of In-School Corporal Punishment in a KwaZulu-Natal Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Viv O'Neil --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Beverley Killian --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Angela Hough --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThis article presents part of the results of an investigation into barriers to learning in the context of HIV in Richmond, a small KwaZulu-Natal town. Participants were learners from Grades 3,6, and 9(N=117; males=59; females=58). Data were collected by individual... -
How Children Experience the Assets that Support their Learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria, Ilze Ferreira --- University of Pretoria, Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria,The study, on which this article is based, explored the ways in which primary school children in an urban (city centre) setting experience the assets and resources that support their learning. The researchers used a qualitative phenomenological research design incorporating... -
Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of HIV and AIDS by Rural South African Secondary School Learners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Elelwani Muthivhi --- Department of Home Affairs, South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Levison Maunganidze --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaWe investigated the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of secondary school learners (Grade 10 to 12) towards HIV/AIDS. Two hundred learners attending two rural village schools were participants (males =106, females =94, mean age = 16.5 years, SD = 2.4). Data... -
Peer Aggression by Secondary School Learners in a South African School Setting: Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Johan Botha --- North West University, South Africa Chris Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThis study reports the experience of aggression by secondary school learners attending a South African school. There were 14 participants ranging in age from 16 to 19 years (Gender: 6 young women and 8 young men; Ethnicity: 7 Black; 3... -
Diabetes mellitus: preliminary health-promotion activity based on service-learning principles at a South African national science festival
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: SC Srinivas --- Faculty of Pharmacy, WM Wrench --- Faculty of Pharmacy, K Bradshaw --- Department of Computer Science, N Dukhi --- Faculty of Pharmacy,Objectives: To investigate the effects of a service-learning-based health promotion elective in influencing knowledge of diabetes mellitus (DM) and ways to prevent it. -
Health risk behaviours of high school learners and their perceptions of preventive services offered by general practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Thomas --- Private Practice and Department of Family Medicine,Background: Adolescence spans nearly a decade in which young people may initiate health risk behaviours such as unsafe sexual practices and the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD use). Most adolescent mortality and morbidity, attributable to such health... -
Drug abuse by learners in South Africa: a replication and extension study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- School of Postgraduate Studies, South Africa Alfred H. Makura --- School of Postgraduate Studies, South AfricaThis study sought to determine the nature, extent and causes of drug abuse in South African township schools. Interview data were collected from a convenience sample of 24 participants from 4 schools (10 learners, 8 school personnel and 4 School... -
Response rate on the Adjusted Rorschach Comprehensive System (ARCS) by isiXhosa learners: a replication and extension
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mokgadi Moletsane --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Robert Kananga Mukuna --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study describes the response profiles of a sample of isiXhosa learners regarding to the Adjusted Rorschach Comprehensive System (ARCS) and related influences to explain the response latencies. This was a multiple case study in which six test naive high... -
An ontology-based framework for mobile learning in rural secondary schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Sibangiso Ngwenya --- Department of Computer Science, Zimbabwe Sikhulumani Bayeza Mangena --- Department of Computer Science, Zimbabwe John Trimble --- Department of Computer Science, Zimbabwe John Dumisani Hlatywayo --- Department of Computer Science, Zimbabwe Khesani Richard Chilumani --- Department of Computer Science, ZimbabweIn some countries mobile learning is becoming an important issue in academic institutions, as teachers and students get connected to networks through smart phones that combine telephony, computing, messaging and multimedia. However, in rural areas the process of designing, communicating... -
Psychometric properties of a measure of psychological factors among francophone adolescent learners in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Moletsane Mokgadi --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Robert Kananga Mukuna --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study reported on the psychometric properties of a prospective measure of psychological wellbeing among immigrant francophone adolescent learners in high schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. The sample size comprised 170 participants (females = 51%; age range 14... -
Learners’ perceptions and experiences of respect in educator-learner relationships
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lucie Grimova --- Centre for Child, Youth and Family Studies, South Africa Izanette Van Schalkwyk --- Centre for Child, Youth and Family Studies, South AfricaThe aim of the study was to explore and describe secondary school learners’ perceptions and experiences of respect in educator-learner relationships within a high-risk South African neighbourhood context. A qualitative research design was used in this study. The 15 participants... -
An evaluation of male learners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Mampho Mochaoa Rogers --- Bethesda Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew Ross --- Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: With a disparate HIV prevalence among young men and women, high rates of teenage pregnancies and a lack of responsible fatherhood, issues of reproductive health among young people need to be urgently addressed. The aim of this research was... -
Crises containment management in South African schools: A critical review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Monique de Klerk --- , South Africa Werner de Klerk --- , South AfricaVarious accidents and incidents occur daily in schools, which can have a lifelong impact on both school learners and their family’s life. These events at schools might lead to physical and psychological symptoms which would affect school learner and educator... -
Personality traits and occupational stress among special needs education teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Olufemi Timothy Adigun --- , South Africa Mandla Morris Hlongwane --- , South Africa Olugbenga Ojo Isaiah --- , NigeriaWe assessed the association between personality traits, sex, and occupational stress among special needs education teachers. A total of 472 special needs education teachers from Southwest Nigeria were participants (female = 39.2%; age range 23 to 58 years, special education... -
Breakfast and lunchboxes provided to foundation phase learners: do caregivers’ knowledge and attitude reflect their practices?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Thea Hansen --- , South Africa Elmine du Toit --- , South Africa Cornel van Rooyen --- , South Africa Ronette Lategan-Potgieter --- , United States -
Personality traits and foreign language anxiety: The mediating role of self-efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fei Qin --- Liaocheng University, China Weibin Li --- Liaocheng University, ChinaWe examined the mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between personality traits and foreign language anxiety among university students of English as a foreign language. Using a cross-sectional study design, 524 Chinese undergraduate students completed the Foreign Language Classroom...