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What does the new century offer range science in southern Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: PJK ZachariasRange Science, as a developing discipline in southern Africa, is reviewed over its 60 years of formal existence. The context of the African political and socia-economic environment is used as a background to examine the impact that range science has... -
Community Psychology in Zimbabwe: Past, Present and Future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Regis Chireshe --- Masvingo State University, Zimbabwe Joseph M. Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Pilot Mudhovozi --- Masvingo State University, Zimbabwe John Mapfumo --- Africa University, Zimbabwe Calvin Gwandure --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe study describes and evaluates community psychology in Zimbabwe. We distinguish between a professional with the title ‘community psychologist’ and the practice of the field of community psychology in Zimbabwe. Community psychology services in Zimbabwe include the provision of education... -
Factors in Computer Self-Efficacy Among Nigerian College of Education Teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Philip Olu Jegede --- Obafemi Awolowo University,This study investigated factors that are associated with computer self-efficacy among teachers of Southwestern Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Two hundred and eighteen teachers (males =146; females=72; age =52.82, SD=16.38) randomly selected from four Colleges of Education responded to a... -
The Role and Function of Criminologists within the Criminal Justice and Private Sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Friedo Johann Willem Herbig --- University of South Africa, Ann-Mari Elizabeth Hesselink --- University of South Africa,Criminology gained prominence as an academic area of study because of the constant threat of crime and the social problems it highlights. Nonetheless, much doubt and criticism exists among professionals within social and human sciences regarding the role, application, value... -
Community Counselling in African Contexts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sandy Lazarus --- University of South Africa & University of Western Cape, South Africa Donna Baptiste --- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Mohamed Seedat --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis article explores community counselling as a form of professional practice for psychologists, with a particular focus on practices that are relevant in African contexts. The discussion identifies and discusses various models of practice identified in community psychology, including an... -
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... -
Compassion Fatigue, Burnout and Compassion Satisfaction: Prevalence among Nursing Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Tshwane University of Technology, Juan A. Nel --- University of South Africa,This article reports on the professional quality of life of a sample of participants who were enrolled for an academic programme in Nursing Science (N = 80, females = 73). Data were collected utilising the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL... -
Merging Professional Training and Community Engagement Agendas: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tanya M. Graham --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Kerry J. Gordon --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sarah A. Uren --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Lauren Fitchet --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Victoria A. Hall --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Malose Langa --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis case study explored the emancipatory foundations of community work through a schools-based peer support intervention. We use a case study approach to describe the context in which the intervention was developed, its emancipatory theoretical foundations, and the project's implementation... -
Traditional healers, HIV/AIDS and company programmes in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David DickinsonThis paper explores the organisational structures of traditional healers, outlines their explanations of HIV/AIDS, and discusses how they can be integrated with company programmes. The South African Traditional Health Practitioners Act seeks to register, regulate and promote traditional healers, but... -
A model for understanding the relationship between stigma and healthcare-seeking behaviour among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: NgoziC Mbonu --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands Bart Van den Borne --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The Netherlands NanneK De Vries --- Department of Health Promotion, The School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, The NetherlandsPeople living with HIV or AIDS (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa sometimes have care-seeking behaviours that result in a suboptimal quality of life. This paper seeks to examine the role of stigma in the care-seeking behaviour of PLHIV. We hypothesise that... -
Ethnographic experiences of HIV-positive nurses in managing stigma at a clinic in rural Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Margaret Kyakuwa --- Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, The NetherlandsThis paper explores the workplace experiences of HIV-positive nurses and their attempts to manage HIV/AIDS stigma. An HIV diagnosis can have a major impact on an individual's psychological and emotional wellbeing. Moreover, caring for those suffering from chronic HIV-related illnesses... -
RURAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES A solution to the human resource crisis in rural district hospitals?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, ID Couper --- Faculty of Health Sciences,Recruiting sufficient health personnel for rural hospitals is an ongoing problem. The Friends of Mosvold Scholarship Scheme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is a locally based scholarship scheme that offers the local community a chance to develop its own human resources for... -
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... -
Is the medical profession always justified in saving lives?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: WM Politzer --- Department of Haematology,Background: The aims and objective of this paper are to address controversial and contentious issues in Medical Practice which should be of universal interest to family practitioners. -
Nutritional status of undergraduate healthcare students at the University of the Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: VL Van den Berg --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, BMM Abera --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, M Nel --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, CM Walsh --- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics,Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle habits of South African students preparing for careers in health care that could influence the efficacy of their counselling practices on risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as future healthcare professionals. -
Healthcare professionals' perceptions of alcohol-intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for healthcare delivery at South Rand Hospital Emergency Department
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: BMI Kabale --- Department of Medicine, L Nkombua --- Department of Family Medicine, P Matthews --- Department of Family Medicine, BE Offiong --- Department of Family Medicine,Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore healthcare professionals' (HCPs) perceptions about patients who had been assaulted, who consult under the influence of alcohol, and to make them aware of their attitudes towards these patients, with a view... -
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... -
Legal professionals’ views on pre-trial therapy in cases of child sexual abuse in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ansie Fouché --- North-West University, South Africa Liana (MP) Le Roux --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe aim of this study is to report on a preliminary qualitative inquiry into the views of legal professionals in South Africa regarding pre-trial therapy for victims of child sexual abuse (CSA). Applying purposive and snowball sampling, 15 experienced state... -
Occupational stress of professional nurses in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacoba Johanna van der Colff --- College of Nursing, Oman Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThe objective of this study was to identify occupational stressors for professional nurses in South Africa. A cross-sectional survey design was used. A stratified random sample of professional nurses (n=818; females = 97%) in hospitals in South Africa was used. The Nursing... -
Narrative counselling with a young engineer
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- Faculty of Education, South Africa Erna W. Gerryts --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis case study applied a narrative approach to develop the sense of self as a career resource for a young male engineer in his first working year. The participant client attended eight sessions lasting 60 to 90 minutes each over... -
Development of a diabetes mellitus nutritional management manual for South African healthcare professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: U Rausch --- Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa IL Labuschagne --- Division of Human Nutrition, South Africa MJ Lombard --- Division of Human Nutrition, South AfricaBackground: The objective was to develop a standardised education manual for healthcare professionals in South Africa on the nutritional management of diabetes mellitus. -
Factors influencing female doctors’ career decisions at Tshwane District Hospital, Pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Annelet Kruger --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Christie Bezuidenhout --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaIntroduction: Most doctors at Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria are women who experience difficulty combining a career with family responsibilities because of lack of flexitime or part-time posts. They are also frustrated by the hospital management’s apparent indifference to their... -
The factors that attract healthcare professionals to and retain them in rural areas in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Rose --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Community Health, South Africa E Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaBackground: Attracting healthcare professionals (HCPs) to rural areas and retaining them there remains a challenge. Current retention strategies focus on the factors that cause people to leave rural areas, but these strategies continue to fail to retain HCPs in these... -
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... -
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... -
Educating accounting professionals: Development of a theoretical framework as a language of description of accounting knowledge production and its implications for accounting academics at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: I Lubbe --- University of Cape Town,Many accounting academics in South Africa encounter tension between the core academic requirements of research and teaching. A range of factors identified by this study contributes to the existence of this tension. These include the South African Institute of Chartered... -
Prospects for the advancement of Women Chartered Accountants in Public Accounting firms in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: E. Sadler --- University of South Africa,Female chartered accountants comprise a small minority of the accounting profession in South Africa, although dramatic increases in their numbers have occurred in recent years. The personnel partners of a selection of public accounting firms were surveyed about their employment... -
Corporate reporting: Science or art . . . . . . . ful
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: M Steele --- University of the Witwatersrand,At the macro-societal level, accounting influences taxation policy-making, wage bargaining and economic restructuring. Accounting plays a vital role in these-activities which result In the transference of wealth. At both the micro-and macro-societal level accounting has a social responsibility to create... -
Key Information Technologies in the mid-1990s as Perceived by the Accounting Profession and Business Managers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Dan Remenyi --- University of the Witwatersrand, Frances Sutherland --- University of the Witwatersrand,As information technology is playing a bigger ro!e in all business, professional and government organisations than ever before, it has become increasingly important to be able to forecast the direction of the use of this technology. -
From rural scholar to health care professional
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A. Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: International studies have shown that the best strategy for the long-term staffing of rural facilities is the recruitment and training of students of rural origin. However, the crisis in education in South Africa means that these rural students are... -
Culinary and hospitality teaching as a research-based profession
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Joseph Hegarty --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Science, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis is not just an academic paper, it is a resource. It addresses the topic of how hospitality and tourism education is likely to change in 5, 10 and 15 years’ time. The principal function of a hospitality academy is to... -
South African private practising clinical dietitians’ perceptions of the relevance of service-specific healthcare marketing principles and communication elements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Lm Hanekom --- Department Human Nutrition, Gj Gericke --- Department Human Nutrition, Pj. Becker --- Biostatistics Unit,Background: South African dietitians are confronted with the challenge of effectively marketing themselves as a sound source of information on nutrition to both the public and other health professionals. The marketing initiative should focus on the promotion of both the... -
Striving for excellence: investigating the practical aspects of dietetic practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: B. Harmse --- Dietitian (Private Practice), I. Retief --- Dietitian (Private Practice),Dietetics is a constantly evolving scientific field, and challenges for the dietitian are not restricted to private practice, but rather span across all sectors of the profession, and are an opportunity for personal and professional growth. The need for evidence-based... -
Patient preferences regarding the dress code, conduct and resources used by doctors during consultations in the public healthcare sector in Bloemfontein, Free State
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JW Van der Merwe --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa M Rugunanan --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa J Ras --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa E-M Röscher --- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa BD Henderson --- Division Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The doctor–patient relationship is important in determining the quality of healthcare provided. This study aimed to identify patient preferences regarding dress code, conduct and resources used by doctors during consultations in the public healthcare sector, Bloemfontein. Information from this... -
The development of a human resource management (HRM) professional competence model: A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nico Schutte --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Nicolene Barkhuizen --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Lidewey van der Sluis --- Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands, Department of Industrial Psychology,This study sought to develop and test a diagnostic tool for the measurement of professional human resource management (HRM) competencies in the South African context. Data on HRM competencies were collected from South African human resource (HR) practitioners (N =... -
Sources of anxiety among pre-service teachers on field placement experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sheila N. Matoti --- Central University of Technology, South Africa Motshidisi A. Lekhu --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThis study examined pre-service students’ perceptions of their sources of anxiety during field experience. A sample of 85 undergraduate education students participated in the study (females = 52.9%). The students completed a survey on their perceptions of sources of anxiety... -
The role of the district family physician
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: CH Vaughan-Williams --- Family Medicine, South AfricaDistrict clinical specialist teams were formed in 2012. One member of the team is the family physician. The role of the district family physician is discussed and the case made for focusing on the organisational health of the medical teams... -
Employability capacities and organisational commitment foci of human resource professionals: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, Pretoria Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management,This study explored the relationship between employees’ employability capacities and their organisational commitment foci. A convenience sample of 196 South African human resource professionals participated in the study, consisting of 73% females and 88% black African people, predominantly within their... -
An evaluation of factors influencing perceptual experiences and future plans of final-year medical interns in the Free State, 2013–2014
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mofolo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa J Botes --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Medical internship refers to the 24-month period of supervised training in an accredited facility, where newly qualified doctors rotate through all relevant medical domains before starting their community service as medical practitioners. The Free State province has one academic... -
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... -
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... -
Culinary and hospitality teaching as a research-based profession
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Joseph Hegarty --- Stenden Hotel Management School, Stenden University of Applied Science, The NetherlandsThis is not just an academic paper, it is a resource. It addresses the topic of how hospitality and tourism education is likely to change in 5, 10 and 15 years' time. The principal function of a hospitality academy is... -
Real-world lessons from the hospitality expert
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Robert Bosma --- Mind Your Guest, and Mind Your Brand, The NetherlandsThis article by Robert Bosma gives an insight in the world of hospitality in the real world and his vision about what hospitality is, how it works successfully and why people find it so important to be treated in a... -
Engaging in hospitality and culinary research that makes a difference: The shape of things to come
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Joseph A. Hegarty --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsEngaging in hospitality research that matters now takes a fresh approach as to how we can contribute to shaping the future of best practices in both hospitality education and management, while engaging with problems worth investigating, and publishing the results... -
Knowledge, attitude and practices of South African healthcare professionals towards complementary and alternative medicine use for atopic eczema – a descriptive survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Yasmeen Thandar --- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Heath Sciences, South Africa Julia Botha --- Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmacology, South Africa Benn Sartorius --- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Anisa Mosam --- Department of Dermatology, South AfricaBackground: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) are used widely for treating atopic eczema (AE), commonly in conjunction with conventional medicines prescribed by mainstream healthcare professionals (HCPs). This cross-sectional survey evaluated the knowledge, general attitudes and practices regarding CAM among dermatologists,... -
Dairy intake-related intentions, attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control of South African nutrition professionals
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Friedeburg AM Wenhold --- Department Human Nutrition, South Africa Zelda White --- Department Human Nutrition, South AfricaBackground: Intake of dairy-related nutrients of South Africans is low. Nutrition professionals may influence dietary behaviour. Their own disposition related to dairy is unknown, yet important in promoting the “have milk, maas or yoghurt every day” guideline. Aim: Guided by... -
HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in two referral hospitals in Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Befekadu S Wodajo --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneagae --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences, Oluwaseyi A Akpor --- Department of Health Studies, College of Human Sciences,The aim of the study was to determine the magnitude of HIV and AIDS-related stigma and discrimination (SAD) and its associated factors in healthcare settings. Primary data were collected from June to September 2014 from two referral hospitals located in... -
Professionalism in anaesthesiology practice: ethical reflection on the nature of professionalism in anaesthesiology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Malcolm de Roubaix --- Department of Philosophy, Centre for Applied Ethics, South AfricaAnaesthesiologists are well trained and equipped to practise a high standard of care and contribute significantly to positive perioperative outcomes. Professionalism is characterised first by expertise in the clinical skills, capabilities, knowledge and experience internal to the practice of anaesthesiology... -
Personal factors and career adaptability in a call centre work environment: The mediating effects of professional efficacy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nisha Harry --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaThe study sought to assess the extent to which professional efficacy mediates the relationship between personal factors and career adaptability in a call centre work setting. The sample consisted of 409 early-career South African call centre workers (black females =... -
Reflections on becoming a psychologist: Professional development experiences of students in a South African psychology graduate program
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jan J. Knoetze --- Psychology Department, South Africa Michelle McCulloch --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study sought to describe student psychologists’ experiences of their professional preparation activities in which they used reflective journals. The students (n =7; female = 71%, black = 86%) were enrolled in a masters training program in the clinical and... -
Staffing levels at KwaZulu-Natal district hospitals: is the University of KwaZulu-Natal training for the needs of the province?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Dumsani Gumede --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa Solange Mianda --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Universities have a social responsibility to ensure that they select and train healthcare professionals (HCPs) who can meet the healthcare needs of local communities. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which the University of... -
The relationship between existential attitudes and professional quality of life among nursing students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry D. Mason --- Directorate of Higher Education Development and Support, South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between existential attitudes and professional quality of life among a sample of South African nursing students (N = 150; mean age = 21.19, SD = 2.77; female = 90%). The student nurses completed the Life... -
Psychosocial resources, support, and career satisfaction among professional women: A South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study examined the role psychosocial resources play in enhancing perceptions of support and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women from South Africa (white = 61.8%, black = 19.9%, Indian =... -
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. -
Personality profiling of South African rugby union players
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ankebé Kruger --- Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), South Africa Kobus Du Plooy --- Institute of Psychology & Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, South Africa Pieter Kruger --- Institute of Psychology & Wellbeing (IPW), North-West University, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate whether differences exist in the personality profiles of professional and semi-professional rugby union players. Participants were 73 male rugby players, 52 professional players and 21 semi-professional players. All participants completed the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory... -
Institutional logics and sustainability of selected small and medium-sized audit firms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Carla Coetzee --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Karin Barac --- Department of Auditing, South Africa Joanne Seligmann --- Department of Financial Management, South AfricaAlthough an abundance of research exists concerning larger audit firms, studies on small-scale audit firms are scarce. This study investigates how small and medium-sized audit firms deal with professional and commercial logic for sense-making and legitimisation of their strategies and... -
Traditional healing and counselling services partnership in multicultural South Africa: A multiple case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Petro van der Merwe --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored partnership opportunities between traditional healing and counselling psychology services in South Africa. Informants comprised a traditional healer and two counselling psychologists who completed interviews on practices in which they engaged and that could be bridged for the... -
Mediation effect of perceived organisational and social support in the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study examined whether perceived organisational support (POS) and social support mediated the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women (62% = white, 20% = black African,... -
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... -
Developing professional competence in accounting graduates: An action research study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Shaun Parsons --- College of Accounting, South Africa Bette Davidowitz --- Department of Chemistry, South Africa Paul Maughan --- College of Accounting, South AfricaIn 2014, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) introduced the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) as its final professional examination. The APC is an eight-hour case study assessing both the technical knowledge and pervasive skills that together represent... -
Challenges in developing the Ethiopian construction industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Desalegn Girma Mengistu --- , India Gangadhar Mahesh --- , IndiaTo ensure continual improvement in the construction industry’s performance, its challenges must be identified so that integrated solutions that suit the context can be provided. The Ethiopian construction industry, like that in most developing countries, faces challenges that impede its... -
“You can’t bully me anymore”: Coping strategies in a group of psychologists accused of professional misconduct
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hanlé Kirkcaldy --- , South Africa Esmé van Rensburg --- , South Africa Kobus du Plooy --- , South AfricaUpon receiving a professional misconduct complaint, practitioners are required to manage the complaint process while continuing with their professional work. The stress of a complaint may manifest in emotional difficulties and physical symptoms calling for supportive intervention. We explored the... -
‘Voyage across Cultures and Climes’: Whiteness, Exoticisation and Alienation in David Kerr’s Tangled Tongues
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Syned Mthatiwa --- , MalawiA reading of the poetry by David Kerr, a British mobile professional in southern Africa, shows that he does not only cast a critical and ironic look at the various cultures and socio-political behaviours he encounters in his sojourns, but... -
Prospective intimate partner violence screening tool for use in primary healthcare facilities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rehanna Theresa Felix --- , South Africa Wilma ten Ham-Baloyi --- , South Africa Nita Strümpher --- , South AfricaThe study piloted an intimate partner violence (IPV) screening tool for use with female patients by professional nurses in primary health facilities. Utilising a one group, pre-test post-test design, one hundred and twenty-eight participants completed the pre-test measure (all females;... -
Burnout and ill-wellbeing of talented professional nurses: The moderating role of dispositional employability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nicolene Barkhuizen --- , South Africa Alex Molefi --- , South AfricaWe investigated the moderating role of dispositional employability on the relationship between work burnout and ill-wellbeing of professional nurses. Our sample consisted of 433 professional nurses (female = 88.2%; black = 96.5%) from the North-West Province, South Africa. The nurses... -
A hermeneutic-phenomenological analysis of teachers’ learning experiences through the observation of a professional basketball coach’s coaching session
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Naoki Matsuyama --- , JapanIn this study, the learning experiences of four elementary school teachers who were basketball coaches were explored. Specifically, the learning experiences gained through observing professional basketball coaches’ sessions were examined by employing van Manen’s hermeneutic-phenomenological approach, which focuses on the... -
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... -
Psychological empowerment and professional well-being of Chinese kindergarten teachers: The mediating effect of professional pressure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanyan Liu --- , China Ruiqian Li --- , China Zeming Jin --- , China Xia Wu --- , China Wenyi Wang --- , ChinaWe examined the relationship between teachers’ psychological empowerment and professional well-being, and the mediating effect of professional pressure thereon. The participants were female Chinese kindergarten teachers (n = 225; mean age = 26.79 years; SD = 5.78 years). The minority... -
Factors that positively influence e-commerce adoption among professionals in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Chioma Scholastica Ezennia --- , KZN, South Africa Mudaray Marimuthu --- , KZN, South AfricaNigeria has a large population and growing consumer class, which makes it an attractive market for e-commerce. Despite the growing appetite for e-commerce in Nigeria, data shows that most Nigerians are still lagging in e-commerce evolution by continuing to dwell... -
“It’s just like a waiting room”: The lived experiences of psychology students seeking professional training programme admission in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Adeline Duiker --- , South Africa Duane D. Booysen --- , South AfricaWe aimed to explore the lived experiences of South African psychology students of professional training opportunities and career prospects. Informants were eight psychology Honours students attending a South African public university. Interpretive phenomenological analysis of the data yielded four themes... -
Unintended consequences of technology-enabled work activities experienced by healthcare professionals in tertiary hospitals of sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluwamayowa Ogundaini --- , South Africa Retha de la Harpe --- , South Africa Nyx McLean --- , South AfricaThe unintended consequences experienced by healthcare professionals while using health ICTs at points-of-care are disruptive to their work activities. Failure to address these consequences inhibits efforts to support the delivery of quality healthcare services in hospital settings. Hence, the aim... -
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 -
An empirical study on the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART): A Nigerian construction industry context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke --- , Nigeria Victor Adetunji Arowoiya --- , Nigeria Damilola Ekundayo --- , UKAugmented reality (AR) is the combination of real and computer-based images and scenes to bring about a unified and improved view of the world. This study assesses the benefits of augmented reality technology (ART) to the construction industry so that... -
Widowhood in the era of HIV/AIDS: A case study of Slaya District, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Constance Ambasa-Shisanya --- Family Health International,Luo women are believed to acquire contagious cultural impurity after the death of their husbands that is perceived as dangerous to other people. To neutralise this impure state, a sexual cleansing rite is observed. In the indigenous setting, the ritual... -
Perceptions of acceptability and utility of microbicides in Ghana, West Africa: A qualitative, exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Amanda E Tanner --- Section of Adolescent Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine,Vaginal microbicides, substances that may substantially decrease transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are currently in clinical trials. They are being presented as woman-initiated prevention methods that have the potential to be used without partners'... -
Considering childbearing in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART): Views of HIV-positive couples
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Vezumuzi Ndlovu [CXX0001]Objectives: Based on a qualitative study conducted in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, this article examines how the availability of HAART since April 2004 may impact the views and choices of HIV-positive couples on childbearing. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with 15 couples... -
An evaluation of a refresher training intervention for HIV lay counsellors in Chongwe District, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Charles Msisuka --- , Zambia Ikuma Nozaki --- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Kazuhiro Kakimoto --- Osaka Prefecture University, Motoko Seko --- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Mercy M S Ulaya --- National AIDS Council, ZambiaTo address a severe shortage of human resources for health, the Zambian Ministry of Health has begun to make use of lay counsellors for HIV counselling and testing. However, their skills and knowledge rarely have been reviewed or refreshed. We... -
Patients-to-healthcare workers HIV transmission risk from sharp injuries, Southern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Biruck Desalegn [d204e18] Hunachew Beyene Ryo YamadaBackground: Accidental needlestick injury rate among healthcare workers in Hawassa is extremely high. Epidemiological findings proved the infectious potential of this injury contaminated with a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected patient's blood. -
HIV prevention among female sex workers in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: A. Scheibe [d176e14] F. M. Drame K. ShannonSex work occurs to meet the demand for sexual services and is a universal phenomenon. In Africa sex work takes many forms and is an important source of income for many women. Yet sex worker reproductive health needs remain largely... -
Difficulties facing healthcare workers in the era of AIDS treatment in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Masebeo Veronica Koto --- , South Africa Pranitha Maharaj --- , South AfricaSub-Saharan Africa is most affected by the AIDS pandemic and Lesotho is no exception. In many countries, healthcare workers are at the forefront of the fight against AIDS. This study explores the difficulties facing healthcare workers in Lesotho using a... -
Self-efficacy and career resilience: The mediating role of professional identity and work passion in kindergarten teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfang Zhou --- Lishui University, China Shuzhen Chen --- East China Normal University, China Xiaojie Deng --- Ningbo University, China Sihui Wang --- Ningbo University, China Leishan Shi --- Lishui University, ChinaWe aimed to examine the mediating role of kindergarten teachers’ professional identity and work passion in the relationship between self-efficacy and career resilience. A sample of 662 kindergarten teachers from 30 kindergartens in China completed online surveys (female = 99.2%;... -
It’s a journey … Emerging adult women’s experiences of spiritual identity development during postgraduate psychology studies in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Luzelle Naudé --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lara Fick --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe spiritual identity development of six South African, emerging adult, female, postgraduate psychology students (21 to 22 years old) was explored using reflective writing exercises and individual interviews. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed that spiritual identity exploration occurs continuously across the... -
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... -
Assessment of retrained public service employees for effective performance: a professional development myth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Emmanuel Selemani Shindika --- President’s Office, Public Service Management, Tanzania Public Service College, Tanzania Priviledge Cheteni --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThe public sector necessitates the development of public service managers’ competencies. However, this need has received far too little attention, particularly in terms of stakeholder management and service delivery. The case study method was used to interview seven public managers... -
What is the motivation? The political economy of engineers regulation in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: O. A. K’Akumu --- University of Nairobi, KenyaRegulation is usually justified by the public interest in theory but in practice may end up serving special interests. This paper evaluates the regulatory frameworks for engineers and engineering technologists in Kenya with the view to establishing whether they take... -
Kindergarten teachers’ objective career success and subjective well-being: The mediating role of professional identity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xinli Zhai --- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Li Zhang --- Guangzhou Teachers College of Foreign Languages and Arts, China Lingyuan Li --- Henan University, China Lin Yang --- , China Pingzhi Ye --- Guangzhou University, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between objective career success and subjective well-being in kindergarten teachers and the mediating role of professional identity in that relationship. The study sample comprised 5 385 kindergarten teachers from Guangdong province, China (females = 99.1%,... -
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... -
Service quality and the services sourced from small accounting practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Adele Oosthuizen --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaSmall and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) often lack the necessary financial skills to safeguard business success. It is therefore expected that they would benefit from the advisory services offered by external accountants. Research, however, indicates a reluctance amongst Small Business Owners... -
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... -
Trends in ethical transgressions amongst South African dietetic practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A Baldassarre --- Saint Louis University, USA M Pontarelli --- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA J Wilkenson --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Y Gezu --- Augustana College, USA M Nortje --- Christopher Newport University, USA G Truong --- Skidmore College, USA N Ravi --- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA N Nortje --- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA WA Hoffmann --- Research Ethicist in Private Practice, The NetherlandsThis study investigated ethical transgressions amongst dietetic practitioners in South Africa, using publicly available data from the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the period 2014–2023. The study is a follow-up on the study by Nortje and Hoffmann... -
Brain drain in African healthcare: A systematic review and policy implications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Gregory N. Orewa --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Nero Edevbie --- Sam Houston State University, Ifeyimika O. Ajaiyeoba --- University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA Sofia Smeigh --- University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Juliet O. Osuji --- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USAThe migration of highly educated and working professionals from Africa to more developed regions – commonly referred to as “brain drain” – is a significant issue that undermines the continent's socioeconomic progress. This paper provides a systematic literature review of... -
Wine stewards: future professionalism in a rapidly changing hospitality world
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: John Dunning --- Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom Gregory Charles Zetzsche --- OMNES Education INSEEC, FranceThe hospitality industry is diverse, with restaurants forming a significant sub-sector. Within these, the sale of wine and other drinks is not only a potential source of profit, but also an integral part of the dining experience. Wine stewards, or... -
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
