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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... -
Lecturer dress code and student perceptions of lecturer professional attributes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anke Slabbert --- Department of Business Support Studies, South AfricaThis study explored how students’ perceptions of their lecturers’ dress code influenced their inferences about the professional competences of the lecturers. Survey respondents were 102 students from a South African university of technology (female = 60%; age range = 18... -
Pathways to flourishing among pharmacy students: The role of study demands and lecturer support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mariëtta J Basson --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study investigated possible pathways to flourishing among pharmacy students attending a South African university (N = 799; females = 81.6%; Afrikaans-speakers = 84.7%, mean age = 20.42 years, SD = 2.25 years). The students completed the Mental Health Continuum... -
Retaining newly qualified chartered accountants: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Nabeelah Daniels --- College of Accounting, University of Cape Town, South Africa Riyaan Davids --- College of Accounting, University of Cape Town, South AfricaRetention of employees of the millennial generation is becoming an increasing problem for employers throughout the world. It has been found in prior research that higher levels of job satisfaction by employees in organisations was a key determinant in improving... -
“Just smile and wave”: Workplace requirements and emotional labour of academic staff at a South African university
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Susanna Maria O’Neil --- , South Africa Jeshika Gopal --- , South AfricaEmotional labour is a part of all work situations, and how people manage it influences their quality of work-life. We aimed to study lived emotional labour and sustainable work participation of a sample of 15 South African university lecturers (females=...