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Timber Harvesting in South Africa—Past, Present, Future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: P.W. Warkotsch --- Faculty of Forestry,After a short description of South African timber harvesting practices in the past, the present situation in terms of machine population and the current harvesting and extraction methods is discussed in more detail. -
High-density orchards improve the quality of ‘Songold’ plums from lower, more shaded canopy positions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: L. Kruger --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa D.M. Holcroft --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa M. Huysamer --- Department of Horticultural Science, South Africa N.C. Cook --- Department of Horticultural Science, South AfricaGel breakdown is a major postharvest problem in ‘Songold’ plums (Prunus salicina Lindl.) that is exacerbated in fruit harvested from lower canopy positions in large trees. Modern high-density orchards with small trees aggressively address this problem through improved light distribution... -
What does the new century offer range science in southern Africa?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: PJK ZachariasRange Science, as a developing discipline in southern Africa, is reviewed over its 60 years of formal existence. The context of the African political and socia-economic environment is used as a background to examine the impact that range science has... -
Tackling 'the most avoided issue': communal rangeland management in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: MI PedenDemocratisation in 1994 resulted in a shift in state focus from white commercial farmers to small-scale and subsistence black farmers living in communal areas in South Africa. The LandCare Program of the National Department of Agriculture aimed to improve productivity... -
Can Professionals Offering Support to Vulnerable Children in Kenya Benefit from Brief Play Therapy Training?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kathryn Frances Hunt --- Durham University, United KingdomThis paper evaluates the perceived benefit to a group of thirty caring professionals of a brief training in Child-centred play therapy. Play therapy enables a child to create fictional worlds and in this way make sense of the real world... -
Broadening Mental Health Services to Disadvantaged Communities in South Africa: Reflections on Establishing a Community Based Internship
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sherine van Wyk --- Psychology Department, South Africa Anthony V. Naidoo --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThe need to provide mental health services in disadvantaged communities remains a priority in South Africa. This paper illustrates how in consultation and partnership with the peri-urban community of Jamestown, a counselling psychology internship was established to provide a range... -
Community Psychology in Africa: The Way Forward?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lynne Marks --- University of the Western Cape, South AfricaThis article offers a reflective comment on the topics presented in this special issue. These topics address the concept of community psychology from various perspectives presented in three thematic categories: The states and form of community psychology; the application of... -
Positive Adaptation in a Community of Postgraduate Students: Applying the Mmogo-method™
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Vera Roos --- North-West University, South Africa Grant Strong --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the experiences of postgraduate psychology students exposed to continuous challenges and described their positive adaptation as a community. Three males and 14 females (age range: 23–30 years; 1 black, 3 coloured, 2 Indian and 11 white) took... -
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... -
Community Psychology Doctoral Theses: A South African University Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony L. Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Jabulani D. Thwala --- University of Zululand,The present investigation analysed the Community Psychology doctoral thesis trends with respect to student demographics, thesis topics, research methodology, research participant demographics, rural/urban focus, community empowerment focus, and programme development and evaluation at one institution. Of the 51 students who... -
Career Development for Psychology Students through an Inpatient Mental Health Volunteer Programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Anthony L. Pillay --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Anna Maria Kritzinger --- University of KwaZulu-Natal,We report on a volunteer programme for undergraduate psychology students, as a prospective career pathway into the inpatient mental health context. Data on motives for joining the programme, as well as their expectations and career plans were collected from 56... -
Merging Professional Training and Community Engagement Agendas: A Case Study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tanya M. Graham --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Kerry J. Gordon --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Sarah A. Uren --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Lauren Fitchet --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Victoria A. Hall --- Independent Counselling and Advisory Services, South Africa Malose Langa --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis case study explored the emancipatory foundations of community work through a schools-based peer support intervention. We use a case study approach to describe the context in which the intervention was developed, its emancipatory theoretical foundations, and the project's implementation... -
The State of the Skills Development Expectations and Obligations of Municipal Employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bennie J. Linde --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Carmen Maritz --- WorkWell Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaIn this study the psychological contract effects of skills development expectations and obligations of municipal employees in the South African province of the North West were explored. The participants were 547 municipal employees (females = 46%) of all levels. Data... -
Perceived Stress of Dental Students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shuba B. Bhat --- University of Limpopo, Wilna J. Basson --- University of Limpopo,This study aimed to investigate the perceived stress of dental students at a South African medical facility. Data on stress levels in a dental school environment were collected from eighty eight students in their clinical years of study, using the... -
Community-based care of children with HIV in Potchefstroom, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Anneke Van Graan Engela Van der Walt Mada WatsonChildren contract HIV infection largely through vertical transmission and are vulnerable to AIDS illness due to an immature immune system. In South Africa, hospitals are often overburdened and thus children with HIV may be directed to the community for care... -
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... -
TB/HIV-related training, knowledge and attitudes of community health workers in the Free State province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Christo Heunis --- University of the Free State, Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, South Africa Edwin Wouters --- University of the Free State, Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, South Africa Gladys Kigozi --- University of the Free State, Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, South Africa Ega Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen --- University of the Free State, Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, South Africa Nandipha Jacobs --- University of the Free State, Centre for Health Systems Research & Development, South AfricaWith its emphasis on task shifting and multi-trained and skilled outreach teams the primary healthcare (PHC) re-engineering strategy in South Africa depends on the training, knowledge and attitudes of community health workers (CHWs) to provide a variety of TB/HIV services... -
Recommendations for communication to enhance informed consent and enrolment at multilingual research sites
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Claire Penn --- Health Communication Project, School of Human and Community Development, South Africa Melanie Evans --- Health Communication Project, School of Human and Community Development, South AfricaLanguage issues can affect HIV and AIDS research trial enrolment, but little is understood about variables in this process. Some evidence indicates barriers exist even when the trial enrollers are linguistically and culturally matched to the participants and when consent... -
RURAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHEMES A solution to the human resource crisis in rural district hospitals?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AJ Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, ID Couper --- Faculty of Health Sciences,Recruiting sufficient health personnel for rural hospitals is an ongoing problem. The Friends of Mosvold Scholarship Scheme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is a locally based scholarship scheme that offers the local community a chance to develop its own human resources for... -
Medical student attachments in private practice—The experience and views of the family practitioners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: D O'Mahony --- Family Practitioner,Background: Medical student attachments with family/general practitioners (GPs) in non-academic or private practice are a valued resource in the undergraduate teaching of Family Medicine. This study describes the experience and views of GPs in private practice with final-year medical student... -
Participatory action research in the training of primary health care nurses in Venda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Van Deventer --- Southern District, North-West and Witwatersrand University, JFM Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: The aim of this study was to understand and be part of a process of change in the training of primary health care nurses in Venda. -
Family Medicine Training: Ideas from Belgium
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, C Van Deventer --- Unversity of Witwatersrand, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Chairman Interuniversity Co-operation for Family Medicine training in Flanders, -
The Flemish model of training and supervision
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: HH Conradie --- University of Stellenbosch, SAH Moosa --- University of Witwatersrand, G Morris --- Nelson Mandela Medical School, C Van Deventer --- University of Witwatersrand, M Van Rooyen --- University of Pretoria, S Smith --- University of Pretoria, A Derese --- Centre for Education Development, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, J De Maeseneer --- Head of Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, -
General practitioners' familiarity, attitudes and practices with regard to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adults
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: C Louw --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, MM Oswald --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, MD Perold --- Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education,Background: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder, affecting 4% to 5% of South African children. Recent studies reveal that 30% to 70% of children continue to experience problems related to ADHD in adulthood. Adults are becoming increasingly aware... -
Profile of research methodology and statistics training of undergraduate medical students at South African universities
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Dommisse --- Department of Biostatistics, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics,Background: Medical practitioners need to have knowledge of statistics and research principles, especially with the increasing emphasis on evidence-based medicine. The aim of this study was to determine the profile of research methodology and statistics training of undergraduate medical students... -
Features of integrated professional training for physically disabled people in a community-based rehabilitation programme in the rural and urban areas of Congo
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MP Lutala --- Département de Médecine de Famille, Congo (DRC) VP Masika --- Université Catholique Graben Butembo, Congo (DRC) MC Kasereka --- Université Catholique Graben Butembo, Congo (DRC) EK Kasagila --- Department of Community Health, MalawiBackground: The rehabilitation of physically disabled people has been explored from the perspectives of patients, health professionals, rehabilitation agencies, etc. However, no study has linked disability types, training programmes and career prospects. In this study, we therefore evaluated the professional... -
Primary health eye care: evaluation of the competence of medical students in performing fundoscopy with the direct ophthalmoscope
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JS Van Velden --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa C Cook --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa Du Toit N --- Division of Ophthalmology, South Africa L Myer --- School of Public and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South AfricaBackground: To evaluate the skill of fifth-year medical students at the University of Cape Town in the performance of fundoscopy at the end of their ophthalmology rotation. -
Retention of knowledge of and skills in cardiopulmonary resuscitation among healthcare providers after training
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Govender --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa C Rangiah --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa A Ross --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South Africa L Campbell --- Addington Hospital and Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaThis study assesses the retention of core knowledge and skills among healthcare providers (HCPs) who attended a Basic Life Support (BLS) course. The format for teaching this course changed in 2006 and a review of the effectiveness and acceptability of... -
Circumcision weeks: making circumcision part of routine training and service delivery at district-level hospitals in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: F Peters --- Pretoria West Hospital, TS Marcus --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Medically safe, elective male circumcision supports traditional and cultural rites of passage by reducing the risk of adverse events and death among men undergoing initiation. It is a way of preventing penile conditions that arise from being uncircumcised. It... -
Community-based education for registrars in family medicine at Walter Sisulu University
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: P Yogeswaran --- Department of Family Medicine, D O'Mahony --- Department of Family Medicine, K Mfenyana --- Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Enhancing the educational interaction in family medicine registrar training in the clinical context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa J Goedhuys --- Department of Psychology, Belgium F D'Argent --- Vlaamse Interuniversitaire Raad, BelgiumThe relationship between registrar and trainer functions best when the trainer consciously facilitates the registrar's learning and considers all their interactions as educational opportunities. The trainer's role is more that of an educational guide and less that of an authoritarian... -
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... -
Reflections on the development of family medicine in the Western Cape: a 15-year review
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: B Mash --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University,This article reviews how the model of family medicine has developed over the last 15 years in the Western Cape. It is based on a series of in-depth interviews with key role players. This period coincides with the immediate post-apartheid... -
The development, implementation and evaluation of a short course in objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) skills
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A De Villiers --- Centre for Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, E Archer --- Centre for Health Sciences Education, Faculty of Health Sciences,Background: Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) examiner training is widely employed to address some of the reliability and validity issues that accompany the use of this assessment tool. An OSCE skills course was developed and implemented at the Stellenbosch Faculty... -
The quality of specimens obtained by fine-needle aspiration biopsy: does training make a difference?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Goedhals --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, J Thiart --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, G Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, CA Wright --- Division of Anatomical Pathology,Background: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of a one-hour training session on the correct technique of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) by assessing adequacy of FNAB specimens received from clinicians at an academic hospital. -
Thoughts on the state of family medicine in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, S Fehrsen --- Enablemed (Pty) Ltd, J Hugo --- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, -
Revisiting the importance of childhood activity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DC Janse van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, PC Zondi --- Section Sports Medicine, TC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine, CC Grant --- Section Sports Medicine,Formalised exercise programmes for children and adolescents are becoming increasingly important. There has been a drastic increase in documented childhood morbidity and mortality relating to poor nutrition and low activity levels in recent years. Regular physical activity decreases the risk... -
Outcomes for family medicine postgraduate training in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: I Couper --- Department of Family Medicine, B Mash --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, S Smith --- Department of Family Medicine, B Schweitzer --- Division of Family Medicine, -
Anaesthesia training for interns at a metropolitan training complex: does it make the grade?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Department of Anaesthesia, Zane Farina --- Department of Anaesthesia, Colleen Aldous --- College of Health Sciences,Background: Most anaesthesia-related mortality that occurs in level 1 hospitals in South Africa is avoidable. Improving training during internship, and consequently the skills of community service officers, could lead to safer anaesthesia practices. -
“Safe anaesthesia” for the South African rural obstetric patient in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: A Theron --- King Edward VIII Hospital, South Africa CC Rout --- Department of Anaesthesiology, South AfricaBackground: The South African National Committee for Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths has shown that anaesthesia-related maternal deaths continue to increase at district hospitals. This has been attributed to substandard anaesthesia care and resuscitation. This study investigated the anaesthesia practices,... -
Increasing students’ safety awareness in a teaching hotel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Jan Bossema --- Stenden Hotel, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsDuring the past years the attention for safety and health at work has increased, partly through the influence of European law and labour agreements and by acknowledging the huge economic impact of accidents and calamities. It is notable that companies... -
Tutor performance in a problem-based Hospitality Management curriculum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences. Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Marte-Rinck de Boer --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences. Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsTutors are of crucial importance for student learning in problem-based learning (PBL). They facilitate the development of students’ self-directed and collaborative learning skills, and support students during their learning processes. The tutor’s ability to understand students’ learning needs and to... -
The effect of an automated integrated management of childhood illness guideline on the training of professional nurses in the Western Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Hilary Rhode --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, South Africa Bob Mash --- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: Reducing under-five mortality rates is a global priority. Although under-five mortality has decreased in South Africa, it is still unacceptably high. The implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guideline is a key World Health Organization intervention... -
Intern to independent doctor: basic surgical skills required for South African practice and interns’ reports on their competence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Frank Peters --- Department of Family Medicine,, South Africa Jacky van Wyk --- Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa Marietjie van Rooyen --- Department of Family Medicine,, South AfricaBackground: The role and scope of general practitioners in semi-urban and rural areas is poorly understood and documented. An absence of specialist support results in generalists being called to perform surgical procedures. It is imperative that they competently and confidently... -
Flexibility as risk factor for stress-fracture development in South African male soldiers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PS Wood --- Department of Physiology, Division Biokinetics and Sport Science, South Africa PE Krüger --- Department of Physiology, Division Biokinetics and Sport Science, South AfricaBackground: Stress fractures are a common military training injury. Flexibility of muscles and joints may directly influence stress-fracture risk by way of altering the forces applied to bone. Hip external rotation and ankle plantar- and dorsiflexion have been inconsistently reported... -
From rural scholar to health care professional
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: A. Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: International studies have shown that the best strategy for the long-term staffing of rural facilities is the recruitment and training of students of rural origin. However, the crisis in education in South Africa means that these rural students are... -
Tuberculosis infection control practices in primary healthcare facilities in three districts of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M.C. Engelbrecht --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, A.J. van Rensburg --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development,South Africa has one of the highest incidence of tuberculosis in the world, which can partly be attributed to poor infection control in public healthcare (PHC) facilities. The aim of the study was to explore the extent of tuberculosis and... -
Strengthening Capacity for Agribusiness Development and Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Suresh Chandra Babu --- Capacity Strengthening Program, USA Rupak Manvatkar --- World Food Programme, Italy Shashidhara Kolavalli --- Ghana Strategy Support Program, GhanaIn sub-Saharan Africa, agribusiness has a major role to play in the transformation of the agricultural sector. The demand for high-value food products is increasing, creating an opportunity for the production and export of these goods. To capture the benefits... -
Strengthening doctoral supervision in a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) Specialisation in Child and Adolescent Psychology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaSupervision differs in PhD and DPsych contexts. PhD supervision focuses on students' pursuit of a career in academia, with the emphasis on research. In a DPsych framework, the focus of supervision is to assist students, who are experienced practitioners in... -
Training and development for career management and talent development in wholesale and retail industry in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ngirande Hlanganipai --- Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations, South Africa Mazanai Musara --- School of Business and Economics,The study investigated ways to achieve sustainable career management as well as talent management for employees of a wholesale and retail industry operating in the city of Polokwane, South Africa. Employees (n = 85; females = 47%) completed a questionnaire... -
Psychological skills and mindfulness training effects on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Barend JM Steyn --- Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, South Africa Margaretha H Steyn --- Department of Psychology, South Africa David JF Maree --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Clorinda Panebianco-Warrens --- Department of Music, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of psychological skills and mindfulness training intervention on the psychological wellbeing of undergraduate music students. Participants were undergraduate music students (n = 36) from the Department of Music at a South African university, 21 of... -
Encounter group counsellor training with pre-service industrial psychologists: A pilot study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lené I. Jorgensen --- WorkWell, Research Unit for Economic and Management Sciences, School of Human Resource Sciences, South AfricaThis study explored the efficacy of an encounter group counsellor training protocol to prepare pre-service industrial-organisational (I-O) psychologists as workplace counsellors. The participants included 48 master’s degree students enrolled for I-O professional education at a South African university over the... -
Advanced training in child psychology: Key elements in offering a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) programme in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ronél van der Watt --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Carla Sharp --- Developmental Psychopathology Lab, Clinical Psychology, USAThe aim of this article is to propose some benchmarks for a Doctor of Psychology (DPsych) in advanced training in Child Psychology in South Africa, and to highlight key elements in offering such a programme. In doing so, we use... -
Positive Impact of Entrepreneurship Training on Entrepreneurial Behavior in a Vocational Training Setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Michael M. Gielnik --- Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany Michael Frese --- National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, Singapore Kim Marie Bischoff --- Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Germany Gordon Muhangi --- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute, Uganda Francis Omoo --- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute, UgandaUnemployment among youths is a serious problem in many African countries. Researchers and politicians alike consider entrepreneurship to be part of the solution to the high unemployment rates. In this study, we present the conceptual basis of an action-oriented entrepreneurship... -
An evaluation of factors influencing perceptual experiences and future plans of final-year medical interns in the Free State, 2013–2014
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Mofolo --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa J Botes --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Medical internship refers to the 24-month period of supervised training in an accredited facility, where newly qualified doctors rotate through all relevant medical domains before starting their community service as medical practitioners. The Free State province has one academic... -
Leadership and governance: learning outcomes and competencies required of the family physician in the district health system
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: R Mash* --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa J Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Z Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa K Von Pressentin --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaThe South African National Development Plan expects the family physician to be a leader of clinical governance within the district health services. The family physician must also help to strengthen the services through leadership in all his/her other roles as... -
Tutor performance in a problem-based Hospitality Management curriculum
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Hans Otting --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Marte-Rinck de Boer --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsTutors are of crucial importance for student learning in problem-based learning (PBL). They facilitate the development of students' self-directed and collaborative learning skills, and support students during their learning processes. The tutor's ability to understand students' learning needs and to... -
Increasing students' safety awareness in a teaching hotel
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Jan Bossema --- , The NetherlandsDuring the past years the attention for safety and health at work has increased, partly through the influence of European law and labour agreements and by acknowledging the huge economic impact of accidents and calamities. It is notable that companies... -
Death on the table: anaesthetic registrars’ experiences of perioperative death
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Sandhya Jithoo --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, TE Sommerville --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care,Background: A perioperative death can be a devastating event for which anaesthetists’ training does not necessarily prepare them. Previous authors have documented a range of reactions to this event. This study set out to explore individual personal and professional reactions... -
Creating the perfect intern anaesthesia rotation: a survey using feedback from past interns
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Anaesthesia, South Africa Zane Farina --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Department of Postgraduate Research, South AfricaBackground: Community service doctors (CSDs) are often expected to administer anaesthesia after minimal training and with very little support, especially in rural hospitals. This leads to unnecessary stress on these junior doctors and may lead to poor anaesthesia outcomes. -
Practising anaesthesia as a community service doctor: a survey-based assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Belinda Kusel --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa Zane Farina --- Clinical Department, Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- Postgraduate Research, UKZN, South AfricaBackground: Anaesthesia-related maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, especially in district hospitals. Community service doctors (CSDs) play an important role in the provision of anaesthesia in these hospitals. The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of doctors providing... -
Use of the partogram by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital, Gauteng, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: OM Maphasha --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South Africa DP Motloba --- Department of Community Dentistry, South Africa C Barua --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: There is scientific evidence that using the partogram reduces maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. The use of partograms by doctors and midwives at Odi District Hospital has been reported as inadequate by external audits. The level of knowledge... -
Developing primary health care and public health competencies in undergraduate medical students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Stephen E Knight --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Andrew J Ross --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa Ozayr Mahomed --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South AfricaBackground: The Selective Programme (Selectives) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is a three-year longitudinal, community-based programme within the undergraduate medical curriculum, which aims to develop primary health care (PHC) and public health competencies in students using the community-oriented primary... -
Reflections on becoming a psychologist: Professional development experiences of students in a South African psychology graduate program
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jan J. Knoetze --- Psychology Department, South Africa Michelle McCulloch --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study sought to describe student psychologists’ experiences of their professional preparation activities in which they used reflective journals. The students (n =7; female = 71%, black = 86%) were enrolled in a masters training program in the clinical and... -
Manualised health support interventions: Their efficacy in a South African primary healthcare setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nomvula Twaise --- Psychology Department, South Africa Thokozile Mayekiso --- Office of the Vice-Chancellor, South Africa Diane Elkonin --- Psychology Department, South Africa Calvin Gwandure --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThe study examined the implementation efficacy of a stress-reduction intervention for people living with HIV/AIDS by health care workers in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Informants were 20 health care workers drawn from two health facilities. There were 17... -
Medico-legal documentation of rape or sexual assault: are community-service doctors equipped for the task?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: L Fouché --- Division of Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South Africa J Bezuidenhout --- Division of Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South Africa C Liebenberg --- Department of Forensic Medicine, South Africa AO Adefuye --- Division of Health Sciences Education, Office of the Dean, South AfricaBackground: Following upon two-year internship, community-service doctors make mistakes when they deal with evidence of medico-legal examinations in various settings. These mistakes result in alleged perpetrators being released by courts. This study investigated undergraduate clinical forensic medicine training, based on... -
Staffing levels at KwaZulu-Natal district hospitals: is the University of KwaZulu-Natal training for the needs of the province?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Dumsani Gumede --- Umthombo Youth Development Foundation, South Africa Solange Mianda --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: Universities have a social responsibility to ensure that they select and train healthcare professionals (HCPs) who can meet the healthcare needs of local communities. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which the University of... -
Community reintegrating former child soldiers in Northern Uganda: A qualitative study on the road to recovery
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: James M. Van Leeuwen --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Laurie Miller --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Maira Zamir --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Ryan Grundy --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Jerry Amanya --- Global Livingston Institute, USA Clifford Chen --- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, USA Michael Feinberg --- Africa Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USAThis study aimed to profile the qualities of a holistic community reintegration program for former child soldiers (FCS) in the Lira region of Northern Uganda. Informants were a convenience sample of 37 FCS (age range 17 to 34, mean age... -
An evaluation of the medical internship programme at King Edward VIII hospital, South Africa in 2016
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Andrew Ross --- Department of Family Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa SS (Cyril) Naidoo Siyabonga DlaminiBackground: In 2005, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) extended the duration of the internship programme to ensure that all young medical graduates are adequately prepared to work at a district hospital during their year of community service... -
Gender-sensitive training for substance use disorder treatment: Results and implications of a pilot health professionals needs assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Liezille Jacobs --- Psychology Department, South AfricaThis study explored mental health practitioner training needs in gender-sensitive substance use disorder (SUD) counselling genderqueer populations. Informants were health professionals in SUD practices and from the Eastern Cape, South Africa (females = 75%; black = 90%, 10% = white,... -
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... -
Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Robert Mash --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Zelra Malan --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Julia Blitz --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South Africa Jill Edwards --- Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, South AfricaFamily physicians have a key role to play in strengthening district health services in South Africa. There are a number of barriers to the supply of these specialists in family medicine, one of which is the quality of workplace-based training... -
Smallholder group dynamics and capacity building: A case study of dairy groups in Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Stella Nabwile Makokha --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, Kenya David Yongo --- Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, State Department of Livestock, Kenya Martin Mwirigi --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, Kenya Dave Nyongesa --- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Biotechnology Centre Research Institute-Kabete, KenyaSmallholder farmer groups increase market access and reduce transaction costs, but many challenges reduce their performance. A study on how group dynamics and capacity building influence group performance was conducted in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Uasin Gishu Counties in 2013... -
Capitalizing on digital literacy skills for capacity development of people who are not in education, employment or training in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Walter Matli --- Department of Information and Communication Technology, South Africa Mpho Ngoepe --- Department of Information Sciences, South AfricaMost people from rural and township areas in South Africa do not have skills in utilizing information and communication technology (ICT), particularly those who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). Addressing the gap of ICT skills is one... -
Professional skills development during a period of practical experience: Perceptions of accounting trainees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Peter Lansdell --- College of Business and Economics, South Africa Ben Marx --- College of Business and Economics, South Africa Ahmed Mohammadali-Haji --- College of Business and Economics, South AfricaConstant changes in the business environment require from inter alia, Chartered Accountants in South Africa (CA(SA)s) to develop professional skills alongside technical accountancy knowledge. These skills are a crucial component of well-rounded business leaders who are able to add value... -
Identifying the strength and weaknesses of the South African tech-based industries: Insights from the Swiss South African business development programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Ramazan Uctu --- , Iraq Hassan Essop --- , South AfricaPrevious studies have considered the importance of technological development to economic growth, which lead to more research on policy interventions that would promote innovation and technological development. However, developing new technologies without a vehicle or mechanism to deliver the technologies... -
The future of hospitality jobs
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Georges El Hajal --- , The Netherlands Bill Rowson --- , The NetherlandsThis article reviews the literature on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology and looks at its effects on the future of hospitality jobs, and the skills needed for the future. The purpose of this article is to understand and describe how developments... -
African international students’ career and job satisfaction: The case of China
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Dennis Fiifi Darko --- , China Zheng He --- , China Evans Asante Boadi --- , China Isaac Owusu Asante --- , ChinaWe aimed to examine the influence of international education career preparation on job acquisition (JA), skilled labour (SL), and job satisfaction (JS) among African student graduates of Chinese universities. Participants were 708 graduates from Ghana who attended Chinese higher education... -
Node between firm’s knowledge-intensive activities and their propensity to innovate: Insights from Nigeria’s mining industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Oluseye Oladayo Jegede --- , South AfricaWhile studies have examined the nexus between knowledge and innovative performance, the literature from the context of developing countries is very scant. This study thus examines which knowledge-intensive activities influence the propensity of mining firms in Nigeria to implement either... -
Human trafficking in the hospitality industry in the Netherlands
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Gonneke Kragt --- , the NetherlandsThis article explores the level of preparedness of front office (FO) employees to recognise and react to human trafficking (HT). The information used for this research was based on relevant literature related to the subject. Also, data for this study... -
Usability evaluation of frugal innovation: A case of mobile training for micro businesses in Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: William Clifford Gomera --- , Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- , Finland Markku Tukiainen --- , Finland George S. Oreku --- , Finland Matti Tedre --- , Finland Solomon Sunday Oyelere --- , FinlandThis study evaluated a mobile training pilot prototype designed for micro business owners in Tanzania. The paper focused on the extent to which features of the pilot prototype developed under frugal innovation confirmed the defined user requirements of the mobile... -
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... -
Determinants of satisfactory performance in further education and training colleges in Gauteng Province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Yohannes Worku --- , South Africa Mammo Muchie --- , South AfricaThis research paper is a result of a comprehensive survey conducted in Further Education Training Colleges (FETC) providing educational services to South Africans residing in the various regions of Gauteng Province in South Africa. The main theme of the research... -
‘Finishing that plate of food …’ The role of the nurse caring for the patient with dysphagia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Jaishika Seedat --- , South Africa Nikki Strime --- , South Africa -
Impact of entrepreneurship development programmes on economic aspects of trainees: Evidence from training centres in India
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Santhosha Shetty G --- , India Vikram Baliga --- , India Mathew Thomas Gil --- , India Ren Trevor Dias --- , India Sandeep S. Shenoy --- , IndiaThe aim of this research work was to analyze the impact of entrepreneurship development programmes (EDPs) offered by Rural Development and Self-Employment Training Institutes (RUDSETIs) on the economic aspects of trainees of these institutes. The researchers collected data from 386... -
Institutions and training: A case of social franchising in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Judith Jacob Iddy --- University of Agder, Norway Ilan Alon --- University of Agder, Norway Benjamin C. Litalien --- School of Undergraduate Studies, University Blvd East, USAThe purpose of this paper is to explore two questions: how do institutions affect knowledge transfer in social franchises in Africa, and does training help social franchises respond to these challenges? Despite advances in the knowledge management literature, our understanding... -
Carbohydrate counting in type 1 diabetes mellitus: dietitians’ perceptions, training and barriers to use
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Megan Esmè Dimitriades --- , South Africa Kirthee Pillay --- , South Africa -
Patients in public hospitals received insufficient food to meet daily protein and energy requirements: Cape Town Metropole, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Marieke Theron --- University of Cape Town, South Africa Siobhan O’Halloran --- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway -
Students’ experience and commentary on the internship programme of civil engineering training in public universities of Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Henok Marie Shiferaw --- University of Gondar, EthiopiaThis paper presents challenges of the internship programme among civil engineering training in public universities of Ethiopia based on students’ experiences and comments. Sample students from two major public universities in Ethiopia shared their experiences. Validated standard questionnaires were used... -
Life skills training as HIV/AIDS preventive strategy in secondary schools: evaluation of a large-scale implementation process
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Maretha J. Visser --- University of Pretoria,A life skills and HIV/AIDS education programme was implemented in secondary schools as a strategy to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS among school-going young people in South Africa. As part of a joint effort of the Departments of Health and... -
Evaluation of the Nigerian national antiretroviral (ARV) treatment training programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: E Oni Idigbe --- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Oluwole Odutolu --- World Bank/UNAIDS Global HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation Team (GAMET) and Harvard PEPFAR, Nigeria Prosper Okonkwo --- Harvard School of Public Health's President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Nigeria Morenike Folayan --- Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Rosemary Audu --- University of Lagos, Nigeria Osagbemi Makanjuola --- Department of Geography and Planning, University of Jos, Nigeria Charles BR Uwakwe --- Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Oluwatoyin Jolayemi --- AIDS Prevention Initiative Nigeria (APIN),There is an understanding that greater availability of HIV treatment for the 40.3 million people currently infected with HIV is a humanitarian imperative that could prolong the lives of millions, restore economic productivity, and stabilise societies in some of the... -
An evaluation of a refresher training intervention for HIV lay counsellors in Chongwe District, Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Charles Msisuka --- , Zambia Ikuma Nozaki --- National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Japan Kazuhiro Kakimoto --- Osaka Prefecture University, Motoko Seko --- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Mercy M S Ulaya --- National AIDS Council, ZambiaTo address a severe shortage of human resources for health, the Zambian Ministry of Health has begun to make use of lay counsellors for HIV counselling and testing. However, their skills and knowledge rarely have been reviewed or refreshed. We... -
Brother Herman Zaccarelli and the influence of Vatican II on Catholic institutional food service
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Amy Bentley --- New York University, USAIn post-World War II United States, a Holy Cross monk named Herman Zaccarelli viewed Vatican II as an opening for the modernising of food in Catholic religious institutions. Brother Herman founded the Food Research Center for Catholic Institutions on the... -
It’s a journey … Emerging adult women’s experiences of spiritual identity development during postgraduate psychology studies in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology • Authors: Luzelle Naudé --- University of the Free State, South Africa Lara Fick --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThe spiritual identity development of six South African, emerging adult, female, postgraduate psychology students (21 to 22 years old) was explored using reflective writing exercises and individual interviews. Interpretative phenomenological analysis revealed that spiritual identity exploration occurs continuously across the... -
Assessment of retrained public service employees for effective performance: a professional development myth
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Emmanuel Selemani Shindika --- President’s Office, Public Service Management, Tanzania Public Service College, Tanzania Priviledge Cheteni --- University of Fort Hare, South AfricaThe public sector necessitates the development of public service managers’ competencies. However, this need has received far too little attention, particularly in terms of stakeholder management and service delivery. The case study method was used to interview seven public managers... -
A literature review of implementing virtual reality in hospitality education
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Marit de Vries --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis article provides a systematic view of the published research topics relevant to an understanding of using virtual reality (VR) in hospitality education. The structure of the literature review is based on the PRISMA reporting guidance and reviews two main... -
The role of Nigerian medical students in the HIV response: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Daniel Asogun --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Mahmud A. Mahmud --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Akhaine Jesu-Oboh Precious --- Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria Ighodaro Osazuwa --- , United KingdomBackground: With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study seeks to understand how medical students’ involvement in the HIV response during the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as before and after it – has influenced their decision to specialise... -
Hospitality in and outside of prisons: prison restaurants and cafés
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Tracy Harkison --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand“Hospitality” is certainly not a word that comes to mind when one thinks of a prison, and neither does the phrase “award-winning restaurant”. But there are now several hospitality establishments that have opened inside and outside of prisons using offenders... -
Driving green procurement in a developing country: The roles of corporate environmental ethics, environmental training, and top management commitment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Emmanuel Kwabena Anin --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Daniel Etse --- Kumasi Technical University, Ghana Gilbert Anyowuo Okyere --- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Darlington Bright Yao Adanfo --- Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, GhanaGreen procurement expands firms’ possibilities to contribute to environmental sustainability goals in supply chains, although knowledge of its drivers remains underdeveloped in developing countries. This research extends the literature on corporate environmental ethics to green procurement by developing a conceptual... -
Experiences of a fine dining event held inside a working prison
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Alison McIntosh --- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand Tracy Harkison --- Auckland University of Technology, New ZealandFine dining experiences offered inside working prisons are one type of hospitality initiative attempting to support prisoner rehabilitation and offer a memorable dining experience for the paying public. Previous hospitality research has not explored how fine dining delivered in a... -
Digital financial management skill training for women’s informal saving groups in Dodoma, Tanzania: Mapping user requirements
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Madina Hamisi Juma --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Nasibu Rajabu Mramba --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Jarkko Suhonen --- The University of Eastern Finland, Finland Alsen Florian Kapinga --- College of Business Education, Tanzania Matti Tedre --- The University of Eastern Finland, FinlandFinancial management skills are important for the performance of informal saving groups (ISGs) for making informed financial decision-making. Digital training solutions present a convenient, ubiquitous, and relatively affordable skills development mechanism. Despite the importance of digital financial management skills to... -
Enhancing international business competence: how cognitive and exposure training approaches matter
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Christopher Boafo --- Leipzig University, Germany Utz Dornberger --- Leipzig University, Germany Nathaniel Boso --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis study draws insights from knowledge acquisition theory to examine how cognitive and exposure training approaches explain differences in international business competence (IBC). Following an interpretive phenomenological approach and in-depth interviews with 23 business school professors and 32 business executives... -
Enhancing hospitality skills with VR: adapting to learning styles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Frederik Jan van der Meulen --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Marit de Vries --- Hotel Management School Leeuwarden, NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsThis study examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) training in improving hospitality skills, as well as the effects of various learning styles, as measured by the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, on VR education. As the hotel business advances, creative...
