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Recovery of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) after Fire Damage
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,Fire damage to Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) may result in crown death but survival and eventual recovery is possible by means of shoot formation. Survival is due to the above-average thickness of the bark of O. bullata and possibly the isolating... -
Management of the Coppice Regeneration of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,The effects of protecting the coppice shoots of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) stumps against bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) browsing were studied. Apart from reducing damage to coppice shoots, protection led to a decrease in the number of shoots per coppice cluster, a... -
Decline and Mortality of Ocotea bullata Trees in the Southern Cape Forests
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, C.J. Geldenhuys --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,Dying trees of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) occurred in small groups in certain areas in the medium-moist forests of the southern Cape. Crown health declined significantly (P > 0,01) in the dying groups, but this was not the general trend for... -
The Response of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae) to Flooded Conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: W.A. Lübbe --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, Division of Forest Science and Technology,The response of Ocotea bullata (Lauraceae), stinkwood, grown under a range of flooded conditions, was studied. Flooding results in chlorosis and shedding of leaves and may end in death if continued for prolonged periods. Die-back is the result of several... -
Impact of Wood Quality Assessments on Future Fibre Resources in the Pulp and Paper-making Industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: J.A. Wright --- Sappi Forests, Research Division, RSARecent evidence from research in Europe has indicated that individual trees can be sampled for their pulping properties by the removal of small quantities (5–50 g) of wood at about breast height (1,3 m above ground). Work began at Sappi's... -
Root Systems of Some Southern Cape Indigenous Forest Trees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. Kotze --- Division of Forest Science and Technology Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, South Africa C.J. Geldenhuys --- Division of Forest Science and Technology Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, South AfricaRoot system form of forest trees were investigated and classified in the southern Cape indigenous forests. Windfalls of some of the dominant canopy species were inspected. Root systems were opened up by mechanical excavations. Tree species displayed the following general... -
Root-shoot Growth Periodicity in Ocotea bullata
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: H. Kotze --- Division of Forest Science and Technology, Saasveld Forestry Research Centre, South Africa C.J. GeldenhuysPeriodicity in leaf fall, and in the growth of roots and shoots of Ocotea bullata was studied. Leaf fall of canopy trees was measured to establish the natural phenological pattern of mature trees. Shoot growth was measured on potted plants... -
Root Initiation in Ocotea bullata (Burch.) Baill. Cuttings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: K. Farnsworth --- , Republic of South Africa WilmaG. Gaum --- , Republic of South AfricaOcotea bullata (Burch.) Baill. is known for its difficulty in propagation from cuttings. This preliminary study investigated the potential of ‘Rockwool’ as a rooting medium as compared to the more conventional bark, sand, mixtures of these two, and coir. It... -
Factors affecting theaflavin values of black tea in South Africa: A preliminary analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.J. van Lelyveld --- , Republic of South Africa K. de Rooster --- , Republic of South Africa B.L. Smith --- , Republic of South AfricaThe highest theaflavin (TF) contents associated with five tea clones grown in the Eastern Transvaal were encountered in the manufactured tea from ‘MT 12’ followed by ‘SFS 204’, with ‘Veld 35’ and ‘Veld 43’ having the lowest values. TF contents... -
Theaflavin values of various tea clones and selections grown in the northern Transvaal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.J. van Lelyveld --- , Republic of South Africa K. de Rooster --- , Republic of South Africa B.L. Smith --- , Republic of South AfricaDifferent grades of black tea of several clones and selections from a tea estate in the northern Transvaal were tested for theaflavin (TF) content. In the pekoe dust (PD) grade there were no significant differences in TF values. In the... -
The association between residual chlorophyll and grassy taste in black tea
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L.J. van Lelyveld --- , Republic of South Africa B.L. Smith --- , Republic of South AfricaThe ‘grassy’ taste in some South African and Central African black teas is not up to tea tasters' and buyers' standards. It has been shown by a number of researchers that this taste is associated with volatiles in the tea... -
Investigation of the suitability of Western and Southern Cape wheat flour for production of traditional South African steamed bread
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: M. Manley --- Department of Food Science, Republic of South Africa M.M. Nel --- Department of Agronomy and Pastures, Republic of South AfricaDue to a lack of electrical ovens, it is often found that in the households of the lower-income communities, a home-made steamed bread is prepared in a saucepan on a gas cooker or an open fire. The requirements of flour... -
Etiolation aids rooting of Protea cynaroides cuttings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: H.C. Wu --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa E.S. du Toit --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South Africa C.F. Reinhardt --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, South AfricaThe role that starch content and blanching play in the rooting of Protea cynaroides cuttings was studied. P. cynaroides stems were blanched on the motherplant in the field, which resulted in a higher starch concentration in the cuttings. The relationship... -
Component dry masses and carbohydrate contents in honeybush I: Cyclopia genistoides
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J Wooldridge --- , South Africa ME Joubert --- , South Africa M Booyse --- , South AfricaCyclopia (honeybush), a new and largely unstudied South African horticultural crop, was investigated by carrying out a reconnaissance-level survey of C. genistoides (Cg) populations. Four-year average total dry mass (DM) in plantation-grown Cg cuttings and seedlings, and wild (veld) plants... -
Component dry masses and carbohydrate contents in honeybush II: Cyclopia subternata
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J Wooldridge --- Agricultural Research Council Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa ME Joubert --- Agricultural Research Council Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, South Africa M Booyse --- Agricultural Research Council Biometry Unit, South AfricaA four-year reconnaissance-level survey was carried out in a honeybush (Cyclopia subternata; Cs) population to obtain information concerning this new South African horticultural crop. Average total dry mass (DM) in Cs cuttings under plantation conditions was 2 481 g plant−1,... -
Antioxidant activity of selected plants of the Great Fish River Reserve,Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: AH Kgopa --- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, South Africa SI Bulani --- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, South Africa BS Wilhelmi --- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, South Africa JM Brand --- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, South AfricaThe Great Fish River Reserve (GFRR), in the Eastern Cape, has proved to be particularly suitable for the black rhinoceros that have been introduced over the past 20 years. In captivity, these animals often suffer from a number of disease... -
A Comparison of the kraft pulp properties of P. elliottii and the P. elliottii x P. caribaea var. hondurensis hybrid grown in Queensland, Australia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: T.K. Stanger --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa M. J.P. Shaw --- Shaw Research Centre, South Africa R. Braunstein --- , South Africa D.G. Nikles --- , AustraliaThe interspecific hybrid between P. elliottii var. elliottii and P. caribaea var. hondurensis has recently been accepted for planting operationally as an alternative to P. elliottii by Sappi in South Africa. Some concerns have been expressed as to the suitability... -
Guidance and Counseling Services in South African Schools: Issues and Challenges
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Henry Nkhanedzeni Muribwathoho --- School of Education Studies, Almon Shumba --- School of Education Studies,This study seeks to determine if guidance and counseling: (a) lessons are provided to students; (b) services provided are adequate; (c) students are aware of guidance and counseling services provided; and (d) difficulties that counselors face in implementing the programme... -
Perceptions of Child Abuse by Teacher Trainees in Zimbabwean Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- School of Education Studies,This study is a part of a larger study that examined the epidemiology and aetiology of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwean primary schools. The purpose of the study was to determine teacher trainees' conception of sexual abuse of pupils... -
Students' Self-Concept and Academic Achievement in Zimbabwe: A Preliminary Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaStudents' personal beliefs about their capabilities to learn influence their motivation and learning. This study determined the relationship between self-concept and academic achievement of Zimbabwean primary school students. A qualitative approach was used to collect data from 75 pupils (36... -
Teacher Attitudes towards the Inclusion of Children with Mild Hearing Impairments into the Regular School Settings
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Joseph Mavu Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Nancy Ruhode --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Loice Shonhiwa --- Zimbabwe Open University, Zimbabwe Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study examined the attitudes of a sample of Zimbabwean teachers towards the inclusion of children with mild hearing impairments. Two hundred and forty-six primary school teachers participated in the study. The teachers completed the modified Attitude Toward Mainstreaming Questionnaire... -
Teacher Ratings and Standardised Test Scores: How Good for Predicting Achievement in Students with Learning Support Placement?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Levison Maunganidze --- Zimbabwe Open University, Nancy Ruhode --- Zimbabwe Open University, Loice Shoniwa --- Zimbabwe Open University, Solomon Nyanhongo --- Midlands State University, Joseph M. Kasayira --- Midlands State University, Tholene Sodi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThe study analysed the relationships between teacher ratings and standardised test scores in Reading and Mathematics for students receiving learning support for learning difficulties (n = 60, mean age= 16.3). Teacher ratings were found to significantly predict pupils' performance in... -
Pupils' Perceptions of Sexual Abuse by Teachers in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Jenny Shumba --- Morgan ZINTEC College, Cosmas Maphosa --- Zimbabwe Open University, Regis Chireshe --- Great Zimbabwe University, Ephias Gudyanga --- Midlands State University, Alfred Henry Makura --- University of Fort Hare,Most studies available on sexual abuse of pupils in schools have examined the epidemiology of the phenomenon by teachers but have not looked at what the pupils themselves say about why some teachers sexually abuse them. This study sought to... -
Childhood Sexual Abuse Experiences of Female Student Teachers in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Pesanayi Gwirayi --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThe study investigated childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences of female student teachers in Zimbabwe. A convenience sample of 112 female respondents (mean age = 27.4 years) responded to a retrospective questionnaire which assessed childhood sexual experiences. Data were analysed descriptively... -
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... -
Reasons and Justifications Used by Child Abuse Perpetrators in Zimbabwean Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThis study sought to determine reasons and justifications used by child abuse perpetrators as viewed by education officers who handle and process cases of child abuse by teachers in Zimbabwe. Six education officers were interviewed. They were purposefully selected for... -
Management of Child Sexual Abuse Cases by Female School Heads in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred Henry Makura --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Almon Shumba --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThis study determined the nature, extent and causes of child sexual abuse cases and how Zimbabwean female primary school heads handle such cases in their schools. Seven female primary school heads from the southern province were interviewed. data were analysed... -
Child Sexual Abuse in Schools: Preliminary Indication for Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project)—Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Twesigye Consilous Rwanyonga --- Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project), Mbaziira Mike --- Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC Project), Aisha Nakubulwa --- City Council of Kampala,This study sought to access pupils' knowledge on their rights as children, establishing the common violations experienced with emphasis to understanding the forms of child sexual abuse acts in Ugandan primary schools. Quantitative data were collected from 30 schools covering... -
Students' Views on the Value of Psychological Research: A Contribution to Indigenising Psychology in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilse E. Plattner --- University of Botswana, Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,The goal of the study was to explore the value that psychology students accredit to psychological research in a country like Botswana where psychology is a relatively new discipline. Forty-five undergraduate students belonging to the first cohort of psychology students... -
South African Teachers' Experiences of Children in their Classrooms who may have ADHD
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tina Lopes --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Irma Eloff --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Sarah Howie --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis study focused on understanding and explaining how teachers experience children in their classrooms who may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The study was a qualitative study in which 17 teachers from three different schools in Gauteng, South Africa,... -
Exploring the Impact of Self-Directed Team Learning in an Air Traffic Control Environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jacobus G. Maree --- University of Pretoria, Christiaan G. Joubert --- University of Pretoria, Mike van der Linde --- University of Pretoria, Paul J. van Staden --- University of Pretoria,Experienced military air traffic controllers (25 respondents, males = 15, females = 10, years of experience = less than one year = 5 respondents, more than one year but less than three years = 11 respondents and more than three... -
Bridging the Gap in Psychological Service Delivery for a Developing Country: Teaching the Bachelor of Psychology Degree in Botswana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ilse E. Plattner --- University of Botswana, Sophie Moagi-Gulubane --- University of Botswana,This paper presents a Bachelor of Psychology (B.Psych.) programme as offered in Botswana since 2004. The B.Psych. programme is a relatively new approach and aims to bridge the gap between the country's need for psychological services and its lack of... -
Student Teachers' Reflections of a Community Service Learning Experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Özge Hacifazlioǧlu --- Bahcesehir University, Turkey Nesrin Özdemir --- Bahcesehir University, Turkey Hüseyin Uzunboylu --- Near East University, Turkish Republic of Northern CyprusThe study examined student teachers' reflections on being involved in a social responsibility project in a community setting. Participants were 71 beginning students in two sequential cohorts (cohort 1 = 34, cohort 2 = 37). Data on their community learning... -
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... -
Teachers' Experience of Aggression in a Secondary School: Case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hester Steyn --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Chris Myburgh --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Marie Poggenpoel --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe study explored and described the experience of aggression on teachers by students in a secondary school. Participants were a purposive sample of 8 (males = 3, females = 5, language group= Afrikaans and English, range in years of experience... -
Teacher Reported Poverty Effects on Education Participation in a South African District
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sindiswa Stofile --- University of the Western Cape, Nora Linden --- Bergen University College, Rouaan Maarman --- University of the Western Cape,This study reports on teachers' perceptions of the effects of poverty on education participation in a district in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa. Participants were 21 teachers (males = 10; females = 11) from seven schools (primary =5,... -
Teachers' Gender Stereotypes in South Africa: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tuntufye S. Mwamwenda --- Africa Institute of South Africa,The study investigated Teachers' gender stereotypes in the Eastern Province of South Africa. Participants were 65 Junior Secondary school teachers (females= 40 and males = 25) who assembled together at a seminar organized by the Department of Education. They completed... -
Behavioural and Emotional Development in Children of Divorce
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lephodisa Stephen Molepo --- Tholene Sodi and Partners, Inc., South Africa Tholene Sodi --- University of Limpopo, South Africa Levison Maunganidze --- Midlands State University, Zimbabwe Pilot Mudhovozi --- University of Venda, South AfricaThis study reports on teacher perceptions of the impact of parental divorce on behaviour and emotional development in children of divorce. Participants were a purposive sampling of 80 primary school learners with parental divorce experience and a comparison group of... -
Teaching Community Psychology as Community Engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Angelo Fynn --- University of South Africa, South Africa Martin Terre Blanche --- University of South Africa, South Africa Eduard Fourie --- University of South Africa, South Africa Johan Kruger --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis report describes a model for teaching community psychology as a form of community engagement and the related practices to encourage active engagement between students and their communities. As active community learners, students need to explore self, family and community... -
Relationship Between Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Science Teachers and Their Confidence in Content Knowledge
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Motshidisi Anna Lekhu --- Central University of Technology, South AfricaThis exploratory survey examined the relationship between the science teachers' self-efficacy beliefs and content knowledge of selected chemistry concepts which form part of the South African National Senior Certificate curriculum. Participants were 190 physical science teachers (females = 44.4%, aged... -
Teacher Conceptions and Preferences for Student Discipline Instruments in South African Schools: A Narrative Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ntshangase Sibusiso --- University of South Africa, Naidu Narainsamy --- University of South Africa,This study investigated the teachers' understanding of the context of alternative methods to maintain discipline in South African schools. A narrative approach was use in conducting semi-structured interviews with 10 primary school teachers (females = 80%). Data were analysed using... -
UG-Differentiability Entails Hahn-Banach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Marianne Morillon --- ERMIT, Département de Mathématiques et Informatique, FranceDenoting by ACN the countable axiom of choice, we show in ZF+AC N that the dual ball of a uniformly Gâteaux-differentiable normed space is compact in the weak* topology.In ZF, we prove that this dual ball is (closely) convex-compact in... -
Rademacher Theorem for Fréchet Spaces
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Caterina La Russa --- Dipartimento di Matematica ed Applicazioni, ItalyLet X be a separable Frechet space. In this paper we define a class A of null sets in X that is properly contained in the class of Aronszajn null sets, and we prove that a Lipschitz map from an... -
Occupational stress experienced by caregivers working in the HIV/AIDS field in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: AltaC van DykThe burden of HIV on caregivers is especially heavy in South Africa where an estimated 5.5 million people were living with HIV in 2006, and where an estimated one in every three to four patients admitted to some public hospitals... -
The impact of the HIV epidemic on the composite wellbeing of educators in South Africa: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LindaC TheronIn South Africa, support is available for educators who are HIV-positive, and there are numerous initiatives to curb further HIV infections. What is lacking though is an understanding of how the HIV epidemic impacts on educators who are affected personally... -
Boundaries of care: the role of the school in supporting vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ursula HoadleyThis paper is a response to a growing vision of schools as sites of care and support for vulnerable children in the context of HIV and AIDS. The aim is to interrogate this notion and to raise some key issues... -
Use of a simulation game for HIV/AIDS education with pre-service teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Nadine Petersen --- Department of Education Studies, South Africa Josef de Beer --- Department of Education Studies, South Africa Helen Dunbar-Krige --- Department of Education Studies, South AfricaThe article describes the use of a simulation game in HIV/AIDS education with pre-service teachers in Johannesburg, South Africa. The use of a simulation game, as novel experiential pedagogy, was an attempt to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS and... -
Treating ‘AIDS blindness’: A critical pedagogical approach to HIV education at tertiary level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lesley Wood --- COMBER, Faculty of Education Sciences, South Africa Julialet Rens --- COMBER, Faculty of Education Sciences, South AfricaHIV and AIDS affect all South Africans, irrespective of gender, race, age and economic status. Teachers should therefore be able to meaningfully integrate HIV content into the school curriculum. However, pre-service teacher education programmes still do not pay adequate attention... -
Breeding phenology and moult of the endemic Bannerman's Weaver Ploceus bannermani
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Yahkat Barshep --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Shiiwua A Manu --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, NigeriaThe breeding phenology and moult cycle of the vulnerable and range-restricted Bannerman's Weaver Ploceus bannermani was studied on the Obudu Plateau in the eastern region of Nigeria. The peak breeding season was between August and October; a major cause of... -
Why are Myrmecochorous Plants Limited to Fynbos (Macchia) Vegetation Types?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: G.J. Breytenbach --- Saasveld Forestry Research Centre,Myrmecochorous plants (plants with seeds dispersed by ants) are virtually absent from all non-fynbos vegetation types. In this study It IS shown that, contrary to previous findings, ants in non-fynbos vegetation types do find elaiosome bearing seed and bury them... -
The pulp and paper properties of Sirex noctilio infested and fire-damagedthermomechanically pulped, South African grown Pinus patula
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: M du Plessis --- , South Africa NJ le Roux --- Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, South Africa S Gardner-Lubbe --- Department of Statistical Sciences, South Africa JPJ Swart --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa T Rypstra --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South AfricaPinus patula is the softwood species most extensively planted in South Africa. However, large portions of these plantings are under threat from Sirex noctilio infestation and occasional forest fires. In this exploratory investigation, the effects of tree age, Sirex noctilio... -
Dynamic base-age invariant site index models for Tectona grandis in peninsular India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Vindhya P Tewari --- Institute of Wood Science and Technology, India Juan G Álvarez-González --- Unidad de Gestión Forestal Sostenible, Departamento de Ingeniería Agroforestal, Spain Klaus von Gadow --- Burckhardt Institute, GermanyData from 27 remeasured sample plots were used to evaluate dynamic base-age invariant site index models for teak (Tectona grandis) forests in Karnataka, India. The data were obtained in observational field studies covering a wide range of sites in Karnataka... -
School managers' understanding of HIV/AIDS in Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: UchennaB Amadi-IhunwoThis paper presents the diverse understandings of HIV/AIDS and people living with HIV (PLHIV) revealed by school managers in a selection of public schools in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Discussions with school managers emerged as part of a larger investigation... -
'Not only a teacher, but an ambassador': Facilitating HIV/AIDS educators to take action
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LesleyA WoodThis article describes how South African educators were facilitated to adopt the role of HIV/AIDS 'ambassadors' within their circles of influence by participating in a two-year course for an Advanced Certificate in Education for HIV/AIDS in Teaching (ACE-HAT) qualification. It... -
The support needs of South African educators affected by HIV and AIDS
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Linda Theron --- School of Education Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaIn a qualitative study of 77 South African educators, participants were asked to explain how they are affected by HIV and AIDS and how they would best like to be supported in response to this. The term ‘affected’ refers to... -
Insulin resistance induced by antiretroviral drugs: Current understanding of molecular mechanisms
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: WIW Ismail --- Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, JA King --- Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, TS Pillay --- Division of Chemical Pathology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences,The increase in incidence of HIV infection continues to be a major public health problem across the world, but more especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has improved the prognosis of patients with AIDS, but... -
Students' Opinions on Autopsy and Death
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: FPR De Villiers --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, M Ruhaya --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health,Background: Autopsies are commonly seen on television, but are less common in real life. Worldwide, the autopsy rate has declined drastically over the past half century, from approximately 50% to only five to 22% in the 1990s. These percentages are... -
Effective teaching through active learning
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Gibbs --- Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, Scotland D Brigden --- Faculty of Health Sciences, UK D Hellenberg --- University of Cape Town,There can be very few practitioners whose daily working life is not involved someway in teaching or learning. Used in its broadest sense, we engage teaching everyday in our advice to patients, and conversely we learn from each of our... -
The role of clinic visits: perceptions of doctors
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: ID Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, JFM Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine, WV Van Deventer --- Madibeng Centre for Research,Background: The aim of this study was to ascertain what doctors perceive to be their role in visiting district clinics. -
Factors impacting on organisational learning in three rural health districts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KP Vermaak --- Centre for Rural Health, SJ Reid --- Centre for Rural Health, CM Horwood --- Centre for Rural Health,Background: Access to quality health care in rural areas may be compromised not only by the inadequate numbers of skilled professional staff, but also by the lack of skills of the health professionals who are employed in rural facilities, due... -
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. -
A method of teaching clinical problem-solving skills to primary health care student nurses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A Truscott --- Division of Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaThe article provides a description of a method of teaching a clinical problem-solving process to primary health care nurses/clinical nurse practitioners (PHC nurses). The process was developed in the Soweto PHC Nurse Training Unit over the past 30 years as... -
Occupational stress and mental well-being in a cohort of Black South African teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nelmarie Boshoff --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South Africa Johan C. Potgieter --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South Africa Esme van Rensburg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South Africa Suria Ellis --- Faculty of Health Sciences, School for Psychosocial Behavioural Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored levels of occupational stress and mental well-being of a cohort of Black South African teachers. 200 secondary school teachers completed the Teacher Stress Inventory (TSI: Boyle, Borg, Falzon, & Baglion, 1995), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28: Goldberg &... -
Sports contribution to open communication in a workplace: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne T. Joubert --- University of South Africa,This study explored employees’ perceptions of the contribution that conversations about sport have on workplace social bonding. Participants were 63 sport participants from nine different financial organisations in the Gauteng region of South Africa (33% were female and 67% were... -
The importance of anthropogenic effects in habitat use and territory size of Northern Anteater-chats Myrmecocichla aethiops near Amurum Forest Reserve, Jos-Plateau, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Biplang G Yadok --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Yahkat Barshep --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Nigeria Will Cresswell --- AP Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, NigeriaOccurrence of animals in an area and the size of territories they occupy is a function of resource availability and the environmental conditions in that area. Territory location in birds is often determined by availability of nesting habitat and we... -
Teachability of collocations: The role of word frequency counts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Déogratias Nizonkiza --- School of Languages, Potchefstroom Campus, Kris Van de Poel --- School of Languages, Potchefstroom Campus,This study aims to gain insights into which collocations to teach at which proficiency levels by answering the following questions: (i) Of the Verb+Noun and Adjective+Noun types of collocations, which one is more difficult (and should therefore come at a... -
Performance appraisal systems — equity perceptions of mathematics teachers: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael Kainose Mhlolo --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study investigated equity perceptions of a school based performance appraisal system in a subject discipline. Participants were 110 mathematics teachers (females = 10%) and 12 school principals (females = 25%). They completed a questionnaire on distributive, procedural and interactional justice regarding the performance... -
Academic and social self-concept: effects of teaching styles and gender in English as a foreign language setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marwa Alrajhi --- Department of Psychology, College of Education, The Sultanate of Oman Said Aldhafri --- Department of Psychology, College of Education, The Sultanate of OmanThis study examined the relationship between academic and social self-concept and teachers’ teaching styles (authoritative, authoritarian and permissive). The participants included 511 school students (53.2% females). They completed the Self-Definition Questionnaire (SDQ-I) and the Teacher Authority Questionnaire. Data were analysed... -
Spatial and temporal population dynamics of rodents in three geographically different regions in Africa: Implication for ecologically-based rodent management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Apia W. Massawe --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Loth S. Mulungu --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Rhodes H. Makundi --- Pest Management Centre, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania Nomfundo Dlamini --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Seth J. Eiseb --- National Museum of Namibia, Namibia Frikkie Kirsten --- Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa Themb’alilahlwa Mahlaba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Phanuel Malebane --- Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa Emil Von Maltitz --- Agricultural Research Council-Plant Protection Research Institute, South Africa Ara Monadjem --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland Peter Taylor --- Durban Natural Science Museum, Heritage and Libraries Department, South Africa Vassana Tutjavi --- National Museum of Namibia, Namibia Steven R. Belmain --- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, U.K.As part of a three-year study to develop ecologically-based rodent management (EBRM) in southern Africa, a capture–mark–recapture study was carried out in Tanzania, Namibia and Swaziland to establish the demographic patterns and population dynamics of rodents. Two study grids were... -
Aspects of the ecology and morphology of the protea seedeater, Crithagra leucopterus, a little-known Fynbos endemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alan T.K. Lee --- Climate Change Adaptation Division, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa Phoebe Barnard --- Climate Change Adaptation Division, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South AfricaThe protea seedeater, Crithagra leucopterus, is one of six passerine birds endemic to the Fynbos Biome, South Africa. It is the least known of these, and there is very little information on breeding and habitat use. Through nest observations and... -
School learner behavioural management: context and practices in a South African school setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Letlhoyo Segalo --- Department of Educational and Professional Studies, South AfricaThis study explored context and qualities of learner behavioural management with high school students in a historically disadvantaged South African urban school setting. Participants were a convenience sample of seven teachers (females = 3, and males = 4) mean teaching... -
Solving the challenges of monitoring mobile populations: insights from studies of waterbirds in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Hannah L Thomas --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Philip AR Hockey --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Graeme S Cumming --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute, DST–NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaHighly mobile species are difficult to monitor. It is often unclear from abundance estimates whether a population is genuinely declining or simply elsewhere. If the spatial and temporal scales of monitoring are inadequate, the data will only be useful if... -
Working in teams: An examination of the variables that improve team performance in accounting students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: L. Stainbank --- School of Accounting and Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal,The accountancy profession requires professional accountants to acquire skills such as intellectual skills, technical and functional skills, personal skills, interpersonal and communication skills, and organizational and business management skills. In the academic environment, accounting students are often required to work... -
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... -
The impact of a quality, technology-enhanced teaching support medium on student success in a first-year financial accounting module at an open distance learning institute
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: H Muller --- Department of Interdisciplinary Research, A du Plessis --- Department of Financial Accounting,In South Africa, the Department of Higher Education and Training (DoHET) has expressed grave concerns about the poor pass rate of first-year accounting students. In an attempt to improve performance, the University of South Africa (Unisa), an open distance learning... -
Exploring student perceptions and experiences of ICT-enhanced formative assessment in an undergraduate management accounting course
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: K. J. Barnard --- Department of Accounting, South Africa M. Mostert --- Centre for Higher Education, Research, Teaching and Learning, South AfricaThe central role of assessment in driving student learning has been well argued in the literature. In particular, continuous formative assessment with timely feedback helps motivate students to work consistently, while the addition of just-in-time support may further motivate and... -
The hospitality of Nepali tea houses: redefining the boundaries of empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Andrew C MacLaren --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Carolyn L McMillan --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Kevin D O’Gorman --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThe paper reports on research which shows that in an environment where women traditionally represent the marginalised population, the female tea house owners/managers display higher levels of economic, social and psychological empowerment. It illustrates how commercial hospitality has catalysed social... -
A traditional versus a constructivist conception of assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsThis paper reports a study on conceptions of assessment held by students and instructors. The conceptions of assessment are considered to be one of the four interrelated sets of conceptions which together constitute the conception of education.The three other sets... -
Building a teaching praxis in Anthropology: critical pedagogy in action
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Joy Owen --- Department of Anthropology,The following paper reflects on a course entitled ‘Power and Wealth’ that I developed and have been teaching since 2004. I consider the course in light of my own understanding of critical pedagogy as informed by Paulo Freire and Ira... -
Reproducing criticality: South African social-cultural anthropology's contemporary challenge—the UCT experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Andrew D. Spiegel --- Department of Social Anthropology,For many who were drawn to the discipline during South Africa's apartheid years, social anthropology offered a means for a cohort of primarily middle class persons to crystallise an otherwise inchoate criticality about the regime, in large part by providing... -
Relative merits of using purified proteins and natural foods in studies of wildlife nutrition: the nitrogen requirements of a rodent pollinator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Ian G. Van Tets --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Ken Hutchings --- Department of Zoology, South Africa Susan Nicolson --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaAethomys namaquensis is a 60 g murid rodent that is an important pollinator of several Protea species in South Africa. We compared the nitrogen requirements of this species on two different protein sources: pollen and casein. Pollen is an important... -
Opportunistic breeding in the Cape spiny mouse (Acomys subspinosus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: P.A. Fleming [AN0001] S.W Nicolson --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South AfricaThe relationship between Protea humiflora and its small mammal pollinators was investigated at the fynbos/karoo ecotone in the Riviersonderend Mountains, South Africa. Acomys subspinosus occurred in low densities at Jonaskop, with around 3.9 ± 2.0 (mean ± 1 S.D.) individuals/ha... -
Perspectives of undergraduate module convenors at a South African academic institution on medical student training in evidence-based health care: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Taryn Young --- Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Anke Rohwer --- Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Jimmy Volmink --- Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Mike Clarke --- Northern Ireland Network for Trials Methodology Research, Northern IrelandBackground: The increasing disease burden in Africa requires medical graduates to have problem-solving abilities. Interviews were conducted to assess module convenors’ perspectives on evidence-based health care (EBHC) teaching and learning. -
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... -
The role of teammate relationships, communication and self-efficacy in predicting athlete flow experience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Elrie Botha --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study aimed at testing a structural model of athlete flow in a sample of South African students. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was implemented. Participants completed self-report measures at pre-arranged times that were in close proximity to the completion... -
Improvement noted after a multifaceted approach to diabetes mellitus management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: S Pillay --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa C Aldous --- School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa F Mahomed --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Optimal control of diabetes mellitus remains elusive, especially in developing countries. A comprehensive and standardised approach, coupled with intensive patient and clinician education, may provide the solution. -
Social media (SM) use by technology education students on field placement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Watson Moffat Manduna --- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, South AfricaThis study explored the intuitions and usage of social media (SM) for communication and instructional support by information technology (ICT) education students on field placement. A random sampling procedure was used to select 37 pre-service teachers (female = 65%; mean... -
The knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of healthcare students and professionals regarding the interdisciplinary health worker team at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: N. Booysen --- Northern Cape, J. Lake --- Livingstone Hospital, J. Webb --- Andries Vosloo Hospital, E. Van Niekerk --- Division of Human Nutrition, C. Schübl --- Division of Human Nutrition,Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of healthcare students and qualified health professionals regarding the interdisciplinary health worker team. -
Dietary strategies to treat hyperhomocysteinaemia based on the biochemistry of homocysteine: a review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: C. Nienaber-Rousseau --- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition, PotchefstroomHyperhomocysteinaemia is implicated in various diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Several conditions influence the concentration of homocysteine (Hcy), including demographic, genetic and lifestyle factors. With regard to the latter, dietary components may be manipulated as Hcy can be remethylated... -
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... -
South African indigenous fruits – Underutilized resource for boosting daily antioxidant intake among local indigent populations?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Daniela Amalia Kucich --- Department of Chemistry, South Africa Merrill Margaret Wicht --- Department of Chemistry, South AfricaConsuming more than seven portions of fruit and vegetables daily substantially lowers the risk of mortality from any cause, yet many South Africans living below the poverty line have a very low or even zero intake of fruit and vegetables... -
Brachytherapy for cervical cancer: guidelines to facilitate patient-centred care in a multidisciplinary environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: Deirdré Long --- Department of Oncology, South Africa Hester Sophia Friedrich-Nel --- Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, South Africa Georgina Joubert --- Faculty of Health Sciences, South AfricaObjective: To establish patient-centred guidelines to assist multidisciplinary members in providing quality care for cervical cancer patients receiving brachytherapy. -
Traditions of kinship, marriage and bridewealth in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Adam Kuper --- Anthropology, United KingdomIn the pre-colonial period, and in most parts of Southern Africa throughout the nineteenth and well into the twentieth century, marriage, the family and the homestead were embedded in economic, political and religious institutions. The household was the hub of... -
Stress and coping among student teachers at a South African university: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lucy J. Draper-Clarke --- School of Education, South Africa David J. A. Edwards --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis article reports findings from an exploratory qualitative study on the lived experience of stress among a convenience sample of 14 South African university student teachers (female = 8, black = 7; age range = 22 to 31). The students... -
The sensitivity of Afromontane tarns in the Maloti-Drakensberg region of South Africa and Lesotho to acidic deposition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JA Dunnink --- Centre in Water Research and Development (CiWaRD) and Department of Geography, South Africa CJ Curtis --- Centre in Water Research and Development (CiWaRD) and Department of Geography, South Africa JP Beukes --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa PG van Zyl --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa J Swartz --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South AfricaDespite their remoteness from sources of atmospheric pollutant emissions, the Afromontane tarns in the Maloti-Drakensberg region are perfect candidates to study the negative effects of acidifying atmospheric pollution, because mountain lakes are widely recognised as sentinel ecosystems, unimpacted by direct... -
A traditional versus a constructivist conception of assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Wichard Zwaal --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis paper reports a study on conceptions of assessment held by students and instructors. The conceptions of assessment are considered to be one of the four interrelated sets of conceptions which together constitute the conception of education. The three other... -
The hospitality of Nepali tea houses: redefining the boundaries of empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Andrew C MacLaren --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Carolyn L McMillan --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Kevin D O'Gorman --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThe paper reports on research which shows that in an environment where women traditionally represent the marginalised population, the female tea house owners/managers display higher levels of economic, social and psychological empowerment. It illustrates how commercial hospitality has catalysed social... -
Work-integrated practices in a technology education setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rosaline Sebolao --- Innovation in Learning and Teaching Unit, South Africa Isaac Ntshoe --- Innovation in Learning and Teaching Unit, South AfricaThis study sought to explore emerging university-industry partnerships in technology transfer education, the process for the engagement, and benefits to the learning and teaching experience. Participants were a convenience sample of ten lecturers at a technology university (females = 80%;... -
Personality as a moderator between emotional exhaustion and workplace deviance among teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ibeawuchi K. Enwereuzor --- Department of Psychology, Ike E. Onyishi --- Department of Psychology, Ijeoma F. Onyebueke --- Department of Psychology, Lawrence O. Amazue --- Department of Psychology, Mary Basil Nwoke --- Department of Psychology,This study investigated the moderating role of personal factors of agreeableness and conscientiousness in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and workplace deviance. The sample comprised 200 teachers from nine schools in the south-eastern part of Nigeria (females = 85%; married... -
A new health care profession in rural district hospitals: a case study of the introduction of Clinical Associates in Shongwe hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: M Bac --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa JMA Hamm --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa PC van Bodegraven --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa B Pater --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South Africa JM Louw --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, South AfricaBackground: One of the reasons to develop training courses for medical mid-level workers in South Africa is a shortage of doctors. The introduction of this new profession has led to task sharing and redefining of professional boundaries. The primary aim... -
Caregiver satisfaction with a multidisciplinary community-based rehabilitation programme for children with cerebral palsy in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Magugu Ngubane --- Discipline of Physiotherapy, South Africa Verusia Chetty --- Discipline of Physiotherapy, South AfricaThis study sought to determine the levels of satisfaction and experiences of caregivers with a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme. A total of 26 caregivers were recruited at 3 health settings in South Africa. A survey based on the Multidimensional Assessment of... -
Decision-support tool for management of miombo woodlands: a matrix model approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Wilson A Mugasha --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Ole M Bollandsås --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Terje Gobakken --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Norway Eliakimu Zahabu --- Department of Forest Mensuration and Management, Tanzania Josiah Z Katani --- Department of Forest Mensuration and Management, Tanzania Tron Eid --- Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management, NorwayRational forest management planning requires information on the present forest state and on future development. However, forest management planning in Tanzania has often been done without any information on forest development because appropriate tools are lacking. This study presents a... -
Things Fall Apart and the Pedagogy of Adichie’s Single Story
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Eve Eisenberg --- English Department, USAThis essay undertakes a critical examination of the epistemological and pedagogical risks and rewards of teaching Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart in American secondary schools. I consider these issues from several different viewpoints. Recent research suggests that American students receive... -
All work and no play? What hotel employees prefer as team-building interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ran Zhang --- Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThis study investigated what hotel employees preferred as team-building activities among 11 types of interventions. Data were collected from 102 employees in a four-star hotel in the Netherlands. Results showed that socialising was the most preferred team-building intervention, whereas outdoor... -
Interrogating patient-centredness in undergraduate medical education using an integrated behaviour model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: E Archer --- Centre for Health Professions Education, South Africa EM Bitzer --- Centre for Higher and Adult Education, South Africa BB van Heerden --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Patient-centredness, an approach that puts the patient at the centre of the consultation, thus focusing on patients instead of on his/her diseases, has been identified by most medical schools as a desired core competence of their graduates. Despite some... -
Appraisal of geothermal resources and use in Cameroon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Janvier Domra Kana --- Department of Petroleum and Gas Exploration, Cameroon Noël Djongyang --- Department of Renewable Energy, Cameroon Danwé Raïdandi --- Department of Materials Processing, Architecture and Habitat, Cameroon Brandan Tito Ramadhan --- Geophysics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, IndonesiaThis paper deals with resources and opportunities of direct and indirect use of geothermal energy in Cameroon. Currently, no serious exploration and utilization of this resource exists. The primary form of utilization of geothermal energy is mainly condensation steam for... -
Teacher identified giftedness qualities in a Ghanaian school setting: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kingsley Nyarko --- Department of Teacher Education, Ghana Nuworza Kugbey --- Department of Family and Community Health, Ghana Christopher M. Amissah --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Michael Ansah-Nyarko --- Department of Psychology, Ghana Fred Boateng --- Department of Educational Leadership, GhanaThis study explored the nature and indicators of giftedness in school children from the perspective of Ghanaian school teachers (n = 30, females = 40%; age range = 24 to 60years). The teachers responded to semi-structured interviews. Results from thematic analysis of the data revealed that... -
Self-regulated learning among teacher education students: Motivational beliefs influence on the use of metacognition
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Charles Magoba Muwonge --- Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Uganda Ulrich Schiefele --- Department of Educational Sciences, Germany Joseph Ssenyonga --- Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Uganda Henry Kibedi --- Department of Psychology, UgandaIn the present study, we examined the relationships between motivational beliefs (self-efficacy, task value, and control of learning beliefs) and use of metacognitive learning strategies among teacher education students in Uganda. The sample comprised of 649 students selected from seven... -
The bird’s-eye perspective: how do district health managers experience the impact of family physicians within the South African district health system? A qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KB Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa RJ Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa L Baldwin-Ragaven --- Department of Family Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa RPG Botha --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Health policy-makers in Africa are looking for local solutions to strengthen primary care teams. A South African national position paper (2015) described six aspirational roles of family physicians (FPs) working within the district health system. However, the actual contributions... -
Assessment of enrichment planting of teak (Tectona grandis) in degraded dry deciduous dipterocarp forest in the Central Highlands, Vietnam
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Bao Huy --- Department of Forest Resources and Environment Management, Vietnam Pham Cong Tri --- Western Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute, Vietnam Tran Triet --- University of Science, VietnamAfter years of unsustainable logging, dry deciduous dipterocarp forest (DDDF) has become poor in timber stocks and has been converted to industrial crops such as rubber. The objectives of this study were to assess teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) tree establishment... -
The meaning of cultural diversity among staff as it pertains to employee motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Laura Velten --- Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Conrad Lashley --- Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsRecent trends in increasing ethnic diversity in Park Hyatt Hamburg brought up the question on how cultural diversity is linked to employees’ motivation. The study focuses on the relationship between cultural diversity and employees’ motivation. The research is based on... -
A reflection on “Trash, teaching and the city”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ziyanda Majombozi --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, South AfricaThis is a commentary on Carina Truyts’s photo essay entitled “Trash, Teaching and the City: The ‘Big Hole Counter Narrative’ project and the ‘Urban Anthropology: Research Methods and Fieldwork’ Course at Sol Plaatje University.” -
Performance effects of international knowledge transfer: A panel analysis of human mobility between knowledge environments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Sebastian G.M. Händschke --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, Germany Raluca Kerekes --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, Germany Peter Walgenbach --- Department of Business Administration and Economics, Chair of Organization, Leadership and HRM, GermanyIn this paper, we build on the argument that knowledge transfer is a source for competitive advantage. We test the proposition whether knowledge transfer from knowledge-rich to knowledge-indigent environments leads to better performance. Empirically, we test the performance effects of... -
Sawn-timber and kraft pulp properties of Pinus elliottii × Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis and Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii hybrids and their parental species
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: André Nel --- Shaw Research Centre, Sappi Forests Research, South Africa Francois S Malan --- Retired, South Africa Ron Braunstein --- Sappi Technology Centre, South Africa C Brand Wessels --- Department of Forest and Wood Science, South Africa Arnulf Kanzler --- Shaw Research Centre, Sappi Forests Research, South AfricaA study was undertaken to evaluate the quality of the timber produced by Pinus elliottii × Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis (PECH) and the Pinus patula × Pinus tecunumanii low elevation (PPTL) and high elevation (PPTH) hybrids and their parent species... -
Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices in a rural northern Nigerian setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: AO Jimoh --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria SE Adaji --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria HA Adelaiye --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria AA Olorukooba --- Department of Paediatrics, Nigeria C Garba --- Community midwife, CBS Research Group, Nigeria AL Mfuh --- Department of Nursing Sciences, Nigeria U Bawa --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nigeria S Idris --- Department of Community Medicine, Nigeria OS Shittu --- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NigeriaIntroduction: Prelacteal feeding practice contravenes the recommendation of World Health Organisation that breastfeeding be initiated within an hour of childbirth. Consequently, the health, social, emotional and economic benefits of optimal breastfeeding are limited. Therefore, to break this vicious cycle of... -
School-based care and support for the intellectually disabled learners at risk for sexual abuse: South African teacher carer perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andile Alfred Mdikana --- Department of Inclusive Education, South Africa Nareadi Tlakale Phasha --- Department of Inclusive Education, South AfricaThis study examined the functionality of a school-based care and support program for the intellectually disabled learners who have a history of sexual abuse. Participants were 28 teachers from four special educational needs schools in the Gauteng Province, South Africa... -
An investigation of the impact of the 1 + 4 Mathematics Teaching Intervention Programme on the attitude of Grade eight and nine Mathematics teachers after two years of attendance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yeyisani Makhubele --- Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Mpumalanga, South AfricaThe purpose of the study was to explore Grade eight and nine teachers’ attitudes towards teaching Mathematics after they had spent two years attending the 1 + 4 Mathematics Teaching Intervention Programme. The sample for the study consisted of 82 teachers who... -
Teacher-instigated in-school interpersonal violence: Types and prevalence in South African public schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nontle Nako --- College of Education, Edgewood Campus, South Africa Nithi Muthukrishna --- College of Education, Edgewood Campus, South AfricaThe study examined types and prevalence of interpersonal violence in South African schools. Data on in-school interpersonal violence by the South African Council of Teachers (SACE) were analysed. The sample consisted of 1 184 teachers (rural = 32.6%, urban =... -
Differences in the neurocognitive profiles of professional and semi-professional male South African rugby union players
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ankebé Kruger --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa Kobus Du Plooy --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South Africa Pieter Kruger --- Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), South AfricaThis study investigated possible cognitive functioning profile differences between professional and semi-professional rugby players. Seventy-nine male rugby union players (professional = 55, semi-professional = 24; age range = 19–37 years) participated in the study. The players completed a battery of... -
Employee engagement at a higher education institution in South Africa: Individual, team and organisational levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tinashe Ndoro --- Management Department, South Africa Nico Martins --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaWe examined the levels of employee engagement among staff members at a higher education institution in South Africa at the individual, team, and organisational levels. The participants (N = 202) completed a validated measure of employee engagement (females = 62.4%;... -
Managing dyspraxia: Pre-school teachers’ perceptions, experiences and strategies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Tessa Goldschmidt --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaDyspraxia is a childhood developmental disorder that manifests as a difficulty in thinking, planning, and executing planned movements or tasks. Dyspraxia affects approximately 5–6% of school-aged children. This study aimed to explore pre-school teachers’ awareness and understanding of dyspraxia, and... -
Households’ satisfaction with the healthcare services rendered by a ward-based outreach team in Tshwane district, Pretoria, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AT Masango Makgobela --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, South Africa G Ogunbanjo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa T Bongongo --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South AfricaIntroduction: Households’ satisfaction is an important and commonly used indicator for measuring quality in health care. An amelioration of primary health care services at the level of households, by utilising community health workers, has led to a good healthcare system... -
Perceptions of community health workers on their training, teamwork and practice: a cross-sectional study in Tshwane district, Gauteng, South Africa.
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SLN Nyalunga --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa JV Ndimande --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa A Masango-Makgobela --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa T Bogongo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: In 2011, South Africa established ward-based outreach teams (WBOTs) comprising Community Health Workers as part of strategies to strengthen primary healthcare. The new community health workers (CHWs) lacked experience of the programme. This study aimed at assessing perceptions of... -
Community healthcare workers’ satisfaction with ward-based outreach team services in Tshwane district, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JV Ndimande --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa SN Nyalunga --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa A Masango-Makgobela --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South Africa T Bongongo --- Discipline of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The incorporation of community healthcare worker (CHW) involvement in the management of patients is in line with the 2006 World Health Report, which advocates increased community participation and the systematic delegation of tasks to less specialised cadres. For CHWs... -
Early childhood socio-emotional development indicators: Pre-school teachers’ perceptions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tessa Goldschmidt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored pre-school teachers’ classroom experiences of socio-emotional development in early childhood. Participants were twelve coloured/mixed race pre-school teachers from low-income communities in Cape Town, South Africa. The teachers completed semi-structured interviews focusing on their classroom experiences of socio-emotional... -
Reliability and equity of subject delivery competencies: Perspectives of pre-service teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alfred Henry Makura --- Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Lukanda Kalobo --- Faculty of Humanities, South AfricaThis study examined the reliability and equity of assessors of subject delivery competences as perceived by pre-service teachers. The participants were 310 final year student teachers from a college in Zimbabwe. They responded to a survey on their perceptions of... -
The Role of Fiction Writers in the Development of Kiswahili
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Ernest Sangai Mohochi [cor1]This paper analyses fiction writers’ contribution to the development of Kiswahili language. The paper is anchored on the assumption that writers play a big role in the development of language. The contribution of fiction writers has not been widely investigated... -
Usage of digital resources in Civil Technology: A case of teaching Tools and Equipment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Thokozani Isaac Mtshali --- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, South Africa Sylvia Manto Ramaligela --- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, South Africa Moses Makgato --- Department of Technology and Vocational Education, South AfricaThe digital world is increasingly penetrating the education space, with digital technology gradually being used as a vehicle to deliver educational knowledge and skills in new and innovative ways. The need for technical teacher’s development in using digital resources as... -
Reflections and refractions on Sakai/Moodle learning management system in developing countries: A case of Ghanaian universities’ demand and supply perspective analyses
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Kumi Asamoah --- Department of Theology and Education, Central University, GhanaTechnological advancement has revolutionized teaching and learning in the twenty-first century. However, the full benefits are yet to be realized and clearly understood due to user experience data paucity, especially in developing countries. This study delves into the issue from... -
South African pre-school teacher perceptions of socio-emotional development for school readiness: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tessa Goldschmidt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Athena Pedro --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaWe aimed to explore pre-school teachers’ understanding of socio-emotional development in early childhood and the role it plays in school readiness. Informants were 12 pre-school teachers from Cape Town, South Africa (coloured/mixed race = 12). The teachers completed semi-structured interviews... -
Effect of vermicompost tea on rooibos (
Aspalathus linearis ) growth and rhizosphere microbial diversity under field conditionsItem type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Stefanus G van Heerden --- Department of Soil Science, South Africa Ailsa G Hardie --- Department of Soil Science, South AfricaIncreasing demand for rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis) requires producers to increase production in a sustainable manner. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of applying vermicompost tea (VCT) (100 and 500 L ha–1 month–1) and tap water... -
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... -
Teaching Canadian Literature in the University of Nairobi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Muchugu Kiiru --- , KenyaThis paper discusses experiences of teaching Canadian literature in the Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya. For a long time, the University of Nairobi syllabus required that teaching Canadian literature, or any foreign literature for that matter, should be... -
Efficacy and profitability of weed management systems for honeybush in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Rayganah Rhoda --- , South Africa Cecilia Bester --- , South Africa Mlamuli Motsa --- , Eswatini Marlise Joubert --- , South Africa Gugu Tshabalala --- , South Africa Candice-Lee Lyons --- , South AfricaWeeds reduce crop productivity through competion for nutrients, water, light and space, and impact negatively on commercial crops. Honeybush tea (Cyclopia spp.) is an industry mainly focused on the organic cultivation of tea, using mechanical weeding control methods. To date,... -
Raising the bar? Top management teams, gender diversity, and environmental sustainability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Edward M. Mungai --- , Kenya S. Wagura Ndiritu --- , Kenya Tazeeb Rajwani --- , UKThis study examines how female board directors and top managers may influence an organization’s decision to adopt ISO 14001. Upper Echelon Theory (UET) argues that an organization’s outcomes are based on the decisions made by its directors and managers, who... -
Fire and the persistence, decline and extirpation of Protea roupelliae subsp. roupelliae trees in a montane grassland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: François R Smith --- , South Africa Timothy G O’Connor --- , South Africa James E Granger --- , South Africa Angela J Beaumont --- , South AfricaWe investigated long-term changes, from 1979 to 2015, in the abundance of Protea roupelliae subsp. roupelliae trees growing in a montane grassland of the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountains. The study involved counting the numbers of adults and juveniles (saplings and seedlings) in... -
Perceived stress, coping and mental health of teachers: A latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vasti Marais-Opperman --- , South Africa Chrizanne van Eeden --- , South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- , South AfricaThis study aimed to identify teachers’ stress profiles from their perceived stress responses, and to determine the relationships between their stress profiles, coping strategies, and mental health. Participants were a convenience sample of teachers (n = 209) in the Sedibeng... -
Sturdiness and scuffle in deploying educational technologies for teaching and learning in a low-technology context: Students’ experience in a developing society
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Moses Kumi Asamoah --- , GhanaThis paper explores the experience of a sample of thirty post-graduate students of University of Ghana, Legon regarding the use of Sakai Learning Management System (LMS) in enhancing students’ interactions with instructors, peers, course contents and in enabling flexible and... -
How do employees really feel about team building? An exploratory netnographic investigation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ran Zhang --- , the Netherlands Erwin Losekoot --- , the NetherlandsThis study explored employees’ attitudes towards team-building events. Anonymous qualitative data were obtained using netnography and analysed through an interpretive content analysis approach. The data analysis yielded sixteen codes and five main themes, on the basis of which employees’ attitudes... -
Genetic diversity of improved genotypes of Tectona grandis in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Mariana de Moura Queiroz --- , Brazil Sidney Fernando Caldeira --- , Brazil Alexandre Magno Sebbenn --- , Brazil Daniele Aparecida Alvarenga Arriel --- , BrazilTeak (Tectona grandis) is a tree species native to South-east Asia and widely cultivated in Latin America. In Mato Grosso state, Brazil, teak is the second-most planted forest species due to its high productivity resulting from high adaptability to the... -
Traditional belief systems and trade in vulture parts are leading to the eradication of vultures in Nigeria: an ethno-ornithological study of north-central Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Michael M Williams --- , Nigeria Ulf Ottosson --- , Nigeria Talatu Tende --- , Nigeria Justus P Deikumah --- , GhanaThe population of various species of vultures are declining rapidly across Africa, with noticeable declines in most areas including protected areas. This sudden decline of vultures in African countries, especially Nigeria, is quite alarming. One of the most common species... -
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... -
Teacher-humour types and college students’ academic performance in online teaching: The mediating role of academic interest
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Runfeng Luo --- , China Qiqi Zhan --- , ChinaWe investigated the relationship between teacher-humour types and academic performance in online learning and the role of student academic interest in that relationship. Our study participants were 2 401 college students from 22 universities across China (female =68.1 %, mean... -
Pedagogy of incoko: challenges in adapting conversational forms as a praxis of student care and engagement in the context of digital learning in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nomalanga Mkhize --- , South Africa Qawekazi Maqabuka --- , South Africa Babalwa Magoqwana --- , South AfricaIn this article we explore and conceptualise incoko, conversationalism, as a critical praxis and pedagogy of care in our university teaching practice. In “normal” times, it is the conversations in the classroom, in the halls as we pass students and... -
The virtual field trip: conditions of access/ibility and configurations of care in teaching ethnography (during Covid-19)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Yusra Price --- , South Africa Elthéa S. de Ruiters --- , South AfricaOnline learning as an emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic provides a set of challenges that all educators had to navigate in their approach to teaching. This article details our experiences, as young educators, with developing a remote version of... -
Co-producing knowledge and care in team-based fieldwork in the Covid-19 era
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Comfort Asante --- , Zambia Sarah Burack --- , United States Mutale Chileshe --- , Zambia Jean Hunleth --- , United StatesIn this article, we examine how the pandemic has led us to a dispersed and technologically mediated form of team-based fieldwork framed by an ethics of care. Covid-19 has changed the proximity of research teams and, thus, affected how teams... -
Decolonising and Africanising the Spanish studies curriculum under emergency online teaching: introducing Equatorial Guinean literature in South African higher education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Nereida Ripero-Muñiz --- , South Africa Thato Senabe --- , South Africa Musa Maseko --- , South Africa Yolanda Reigadas --- , South AfricaThis is a reflective piece that explores the process of creating and implementing a new course at the University of the Witwatersrand on the literature of Equatorial Guinea under emergency online teaching that took place in 2020 due to the... -
Evaluating practical teaching approach in civil engineering training among public universities of Ethiopia: students’ view and opinion
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Henok Marie Shiferaw --- , EthiopiaThis study presents civil engineering students’ observations on the practical education they receive at public universities in Ethiopia. The teaching approach in Ethiopia heavily favours theory-based teaching over skills-based teaching and there has been a gap in studies addressing 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... -
Comparison of calcium concentration in scales and vertebral column of a cyprinid from calcium-limited environments in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: WA Nesbitt --- , Canada SB Clarke --- , Canada LJ Chapman --- , CanadaDespite dramatic differences in calcium concentrations within aquatic systems, very few studies have explored the relationships between ambient calcium concentration and the calcium concentration of resident fish under natural conditions. This study compares calcium concentration in the water to that... -
Factorial structure of the Community of Inquiry Survey in a South African open and distance e-learning environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ashley Mutezo --- , South Africa Sune Maré --- , South AfricaWe aimed to determine the factor structure and reliability for the Community of Inquiry Survey in a South African Open and Distance e-Learning Environment. Participants were 572 honours students. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to determine the factorial structures. Structural... -
COVID-19 lockdown and remote attendance teaching in developing countries: A review of some online pedagogical resources
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdulkarim A. Oloyede --- , Nigeria Nasir Faruk --- , Nigeria Wasiu O. Raji --- , NigeriaThe Corona Virus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted teaching and learning globally, imposing widespread closure of schools from the elementary to tertiary levels. As of 14 April 2020, teaching activities of over 1.75 billion students globally were disrupted in... -
The Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS): Construct validity, model comparisons and measurement invariance in an Ethiopian setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Girum Tareke Zewude --- , Hungary Maria Hercz --- , HungaryThe present study aimed to adapt and validate the Teacher Well-Being Scale (TWBS), in an Ethiopian education setting. To test the reliability and validity of the scale, an Amharic version of the TWBS was developed and administered to a sample... -
Mediating antiretroviral treatment for HIV during COVID-19: lessons from implementation in Gomba District, Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Kenneth Mulondo --- , Uganda Warren Parker --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaInitial and subsequent waves of COVID-19 in Uganda disrupted the delivery of HIV care. In rural areas, village health teams and organisations on the ground had to develop strategies to ensure that people living with HIV could continue their treatment... -
Humble leadership and work fatigue: The roles of self-efficacy and perceived team autonomy-support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xixi Chu --- , China Lihua Zhang --- , China Mengyi Li --- , ChinaWork fatigue plays an important role in employee health and workplace safety. However, little is known about leadership qualities for reducing employee work fatigue. This study explored the relationship between humble leadership and work fatigue, the mediating role of self-efficacy,... -
Flourishing versus languishing amongst female academics during the national lockdown in South Africa: “Sink or swim” lived work lives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Christine Janse van Rensburg --- , South Africa Christel Marais --- , South AfricaWe investigated the lived workplace flourishing of South African female academics applying an interpretative phenomenological approach. Informants were female academic employees, ranging in ages from 32 to 58 years, within a university of technology. Most of the participants (60%) were... -
Top management team cognition and strategic decision performance: The mediating role of team conflict
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Meng Chenli --- , ChinaThis study assessed the influence of top team conflict on top management team (TMT) cognition (ability and need), strategic decision-making (quality and satisfaction), and differentiating between task conflict and emotional conflict. Participants were from 63 Chinese enterprises (n = 226; female= 45.58%;... -
The spectrum of missed lower limb clinical findings at a diabetes clinic in KwaZulu-Natal: red flags for costly complications
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: AT Thompson --- , South Africa S Pillay --- , South Africa C Aldous --- , South AfricaIncluding a podiatrist in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) has been shown to reduce the incidence of diabetes-related lower limb amputations by at least 56% to as much as 85%. This reflects podiatry’s role in foot screening and assessment, diagnosis, foot... -
Space, Time and the Ethics of Graphic Wit(h)nessing: Rupert Bazambanza’s Smile through the Tears
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Nick Mdika Tembo --- , South AfricaThis article proposes a reading, through the lens of Bracha Ettinger’s theoretical notion of ‘wit(h)nessing,’ of Rupert Bazambanza’s Smile through the Tears as a graphic memoir that draws on the Rwandan historical archive to bear witness to the trauma 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... -
Developing teacher self-efficacy via a formal HIV/AIDS intervention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Paul Webb --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Anita Gripper --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University,This study investigated the effects of a HIV/AIDS module on teachers' sense of self-efficacy regarding their ability to bring about behaviours in their learners which contribute to responsible living and a reduction of the spread of HIV in their communities... -
Equipping educators to address HIV and AIDS: A review of selected teacher education initiatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: W. L. (Bill) Holderness [d91e15]Teacher educators, school principals and teachers are potentially well positioned to play a pivotal role in changing the course of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. The purpose of this article is to focus on a spectrum of educational initiatives in... -
Using HIV&AIDS statistics in pre-service Mathematics Education to integrate HIV&AIDS education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Linda van Laren [d85e14]In South Africa, the HIV&AIDS education policy documents indicate opportunities for integration across disciplines/subjects. There are different interpretations of integration/inclusion and mainstreaming HIV&AIDS education, and numerous levels of integration. Integration ensures that learners experience the disciplines/subjects as being linked and... -
Problematizing official narratives of HIV and AIDS education in Scotland and Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Tarsisio Nyatsanza --- , , , South Africa Lesley Wood --- , , South AfricaWhen human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are framed within an intersectional approach, they have the potential to transform understandings of social justice within the curriculum and education policy and practice in general. Yet, this transformative... -
Anurans in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: Comparison between miombo woodland, evergreen forest and teak plantations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Roy Hinde --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom Graham Corti --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom Eibleis Fanning --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom RichardK.B. Jenkins --- Society for Environmental Exploration, United Kingdom -
Hiding in plain sight: Another cryptic dainty frog from the highlands of Kenya (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: Cacosternum)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Andreas Schmitz --- Muséum d'histoire naturelle, SwitzerlandA new species of dainty frog from the Kinangop Plateau in Kenya is described. It is geographically close to Cacosternum plimptoni, from which it is difficult to separate on morphology. It is significantly different from other East African species on... -
Systematics of the poorly known treefrog Leptopelis fiziensis (Anura: Arthroleptidae), with a description of its call
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Eli Greenbaum --- University of Texas at El Paso, USA Frank Portillo --- University of Texas at El Paso, USA Chifundera Kusamba --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, République Démocratique du CongoLeptopelis fiziensis was described as a subspecies of L. modestus from specimens that were collected in 1956 in the region in and around Fizi, in present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. We recently discovered L. fiziensis in transitional and montane... -
The role of ambidextrous leadership in developing team-level ambidexterity: Exploring the supporting roles of reflective conversations and ambidextrous HRM
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Obinna Alo --- Edge Hill University, United KingdomThis study highlights how constructs of importance to management in Africa – ambidextrous leadership and team learning – can extend or modify our existing management theories. Adopting an exploratory design with an interpretive philosophy, this study explores how supermarket store... -
Detailed description and observations of the tadpole of Amnirana albolabris (Anura: Ranidae) from southeastern Gabon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Treading a Delicate Tightrope: A principal balancing between education and political change during turbulent times • Authors: Joanna G Larson --- , U.S.A. Breda M Zimkus --- , U.S.A.We provide an expanded description of the tadpole of Amnirana albolabris (Ranidae) that includes external linear morphometrics and colouration across a developmental series ranging from Gosner stages 26–42. This description is based on material collected in Batéké Plateau National Park... -
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%;... -
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... -
ChatGPT and its impact on education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Shabbir Pokkakillath --- NHLStenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Javed Suleri --- NHLStenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsIn understanding the role and potential of ChatGPT in education, this article suggests that ChatGPT has the potential to enhance the education system by providing instant feedback, personalised learning experiences and 24/7 availability. Furthermore, it aims to analyse the different... -
Teacher support and student engagement in mathematics: The chain mediating role of academic self-efficacy and achievement goal orientation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yanfei Yang --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia Guangzheng Li --- Jiangsu Normal University, China Fenfen Song --- , China Yuan Yuan --- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, MalaysiaThis explored how teacher support impacted student engagement in mathematics. A total of 632 students in Grades 7 to 9 from junior middle schools in China were participants (females = 54.27%, mean age = 13.97, SD = 0.88). They completed... -
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%,... -
Personalisation of Moodle Learning Management System for Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case of the State University of Zanzibar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Abdalla Shaame --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Umayra El Nabahany --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Said Yunus --- The State University of Zanzibar, SUZA, Tanzania Tabu Kondo --- The University of Dodoma, UDOM, Tanzania Wadrine Maro --- University of Dar es Salaam, UDSM, TanzaniaThe Learning Management System (LMS) continues to persuade instructors and students that the use of the Moodle platform is the correct choice to meet their educational needs. This study presents the personalization of the Moodle LMS based on students’ needs... -
Teachers’ views and experiences of student mental health and well-being programmes: A systematic review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health • Authors: John Goodwin --- University College Cork, Ireland Laura Behan --- , Ireland Niamh O’Brien --- South East Technological University, IrelandBackground: In schools, teachers are often tasked with implementing mental health and well-being programmes. However, little is known about teachers’ views on and experiences with implementing these programmes. -
Father’s parenting attitude and teacher-child relationships: Mediating role of children’s self-regulation ability
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, China --- College of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, ChinaWe examined father’s parenting attitudes in association with teacher-child relationships and the mediating role of young children’s self-regulation ability in this relationship. Participant fathers (n = 211), age range (below 30 to over 41 years of age) and teachers (n... -
Pattern and intensity of moult in White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Peter G Ryan --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Oluwadunsin E Adekola --- University of Cape Town, South AfricaAlbatrosses typically only replace a subset of flight feathers each annual moult cycle. We scored the moult of 662 White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta, using birds that had been killed by longline fisheries off South Africa. Most adults and immatures alternated... -
Does the presence of tall or dwarf elephant grass genotypes change the nutritive value of butterfly pea in grass–legume intercrops?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Tafnes Bernardo Sales-Silva --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Mércia Virginia Ferreira dos Santos --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Osniel Faria de Oliveira --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Pedro Henrique Ferreira da Silva --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Alexandre Carneiro Leão de Mello --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Evaristo Jorge Oliveira de Souza --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil Márcio Vieira da Cunha --- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, BrazilAdding tropical legumes into grass-based forage systems may increase the nutritive fodder value, but competition may decrease legume quality. We evaluated the nutritional values and agronomic responses of tall and dwarf elephant grass genotypes (Cenchrus purpureus (Schumach.) Morrone.) and butterfly... -
Derivations in disjointly complete commutative regular algebras
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Aleksey Ber --- National University of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Vladimir Chilin --- North-Ossetian State University, Russia Fedor Sukochev --- UNSW, AustraliaWe show that any nonexpansive derivation on a subalgebra of a dis-jointly complete commutative regular algebra extends up to a derivation on . For an algebra of functions , continuous on a dense open subset of Stone compact X, we... -
Perceived teacher support and student engagement: The chain mediating effect of basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning drive
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiuni Xu --- Long Dong University, China Zhen Wu --- Tianjin University of Technology and Education, China Dongpo Wei --- Shandong Huayu University of Technology, ChinaThis study explored the relationship between perceived teacher support and student engagement, and the influence of the basic psychological needs satisfaction and learning drive in this relationship. We sampled 1 136 Chinese higher vocational students, and 1 031 students’ questionnaires... -
The psychological well-being of schoolteachers in South Africa: A critical review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anneke Fourie --- North-West University, South Africa Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South AfricaTeaching is a stressful occupation associated with various challenges that may adversely affect schoolteachers’ psychological well-being (PWB) and the provision of quality basic education. The nature and effects of teacher PWB may depend on their work context. This critical review... -
Social support mediates job demands, and burnout relation among public senior high school teachers, Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Richard Akutey --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Daniel Apaak --- University of Cape Coast, Ghana Edward Wilson Ansah --- University of Cape Coast, GhanaWe investigated the extent to which job resources mediated the relationship between job demands and burnout among public senior high school teachers in Ghana. Participants included 1028 public senior high school teachers (female = 491) who have been teaching between... -
A systematic literature review and plans for further study on smart mobile learning system acceptance
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Aminu Hamza --- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Yulita Hanum P. Iskandar --- Universiti Sains Malaysia, MalaysiaThis paper’s aim is to conduct a systematic review of the state of scholarly research on smart mobile learning acceptance (SMLS) and suggest areas for future research. Fifty-five papers from 2019 to 2022 were used for the systematic literature review... -
Children’s voices through teachers’ stories
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Elisabetta Musi --- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy Margareth Eilifsen --- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, NorwayWe understand our lives through narratives, and the form of these narratives is appropriate for understanding the actions of others, writes MacIntyre (1981). Meanwhile, narratives and our understanding of them also inform our understanding of our own actions. In this... -
Well-posedness result for the flow of Maxwell viscoelastic fluid of White-Metzner type
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Quaestiones Mathematicae • Authors: Djohra Dekhil --- University of Science and Technology Houari Boumdiene USTHB, Algeria Toufik Laadj --- University of Science and Technology Houari Boumdiene USTHB, Algeria Khaled M’hamed-messaoud --- University of Science and Technology Houari Boumdiene USTHB, AlgeriaIn this paper, we investigate the flow characteristics of an unsteady quasistatic Maxwell viscoelastic fluid of White-Metzner type within a three-dimensional bounded domain. Our objective is to establish the well-posedness of the resulting partial differential equations initial boundary value problem,... -
Proactive personality and career success of higher education teachers: The mediating effects of job crafting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yunsheng Ruan --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Zibin Cao --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Chao Han --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, China Qianlu Sun --- School of Economic and Management, Zhoukou Normal University, ChinaWe investigated the role of job crafting (task, cognitive, and environmental) in the relationship between proactive personality and career success among teachers. Participants were 326 higher education teachers (female = 60.4%; senior title = 20.9%; doctoral degree = 22.1%) from... -
A meta-analysis of the relationship between burnout and psychological protective variables among Korean preschool teachers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Xiuhong Xu --- School of Teacher Education, Lishui University, China Lei Chen --- Academic Affairs Section, School of Chinese Celadon, Lishui University, China Yuxin Jiang --- School of Education (Teachers College), Guangzhou University, ChinaWe conducted a meta-analysis to determine the relationship between psychological protective variables, burnout, and aspects of burnout in the work experiences of kindergarten teachers. The R language program was used to analyse the 103 included studies. From these analyses, the... -
Mixed-effect modelling of Tectona grandis L.f. yield at stand-level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Lucas Araujo Moura --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Allan Libanio Pelissari --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Luan Demarco Fiorentin --- Federal University of Paraná, Brazil Vinicius Costa Cysneiros --- Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Luciano Rodrigo Lanssanova --- Federal Institute of Science, Technology and Education of Mato Grosso, Brazil Sidney Fernando Caldeira --- Federal University of Mato Grosso, BrazilThe prediction of volume from commercial plantations is essential to manage Tectona grandis L.f. stands. However, the assumptions of regression, especially homoscedasticity and residual independence, are often ignored when fitting longitudinal regression models. Thus, this work aimed to build a... -
Transforming language discourse in higher education through reading modules in African languages
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nkidi Phatudi --- College of Education, University of South Africa, Millicent Ngema --- College of Education, University of South Africa,The discourses around teaching and learning in South Africa are intense, with English still being a preferred language of learning and teaching at higher education level. The dominance of English as the language that unifies societies economically and politically marginalises...
