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Student support services: an exploration of the use of psychological services by students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus.
(2019)Many students experience their first psychiatric episode while at a tertiary institution. Thus, it is not surprising that most higher education institutions have psychological services on their premises. Psychological ... -
Students excelling academically: exploring academic staff members’ and students’ perspectives on exceptional academic achievement at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)Student learning and academic achievement are understood to be interactively linked to teachers, teaching and university systems. Therefore, this study on exceptional academic achievement among undergraduate students at ... -
Students views on the inclusion of multicultural perspectives into the psychology curriculum at two South African universities : an Afrocentric analysis.
(2012)This research investigated students‘ views on the inclusion of multicultural perspectives into the psychology curriculum at two South African universities.54 students from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and a ... -
Students with disabilities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal – an integrated approach towards awareness and changing attitudes.
(2017)Masters of Social Science in Psychology. KwaZulu-Natal. Durban, 2017. -
Students with disabilities' perceptions and experiences of the disability unit at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus.
(2010)Although significant progress has been made to increase the throughput rate of students with disabilities in tertiary education, there is still much to be done as many disabled students face discrimination and difficulty ... -
Students with disability, the disability unit and lecturers' narratives of disability within a tertiary institution.
The purpose of the study was to explore the narratives of disability among students with disabilities, lecturers and the Disability Unit (DU) within a tertiary institution with a view to better understand their experiences ... -
Students' rates of disclosure on sensitive sexual behaviours : a comparative study using methods of the Unmatched Count Technique 1 (UCT 1), Unmatched Count Technique 2 (UCT 2) and Self-Report Questionnaire.
(2014)Sexual behaviour can be seen as sensitive behaviour because it is highly private to the participant and can often be “laden with negative evaluation” (LaBrie & Earleywine, 2000, p. 321). As a consequence, participants may ... -
Students’ constructions of ubuntu and social justice in an African distance service-learning programme.
(2018)Ubuntu and social justice are both concepts that resonate with the pursuit of harmony, wellbeing, and reciprocity that service-learning encompasses. The concept of Ubuntu is African whilst the concept of social justice ... -
A study of certain correlates of introversion-extraversion among Indian high school and university students.
(1982)No abstract available. -
A study of employee passion at a technology business incubator in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2018)Employees who are passionate about what they do will be both happier and more productive at work (Robertson-Smith & Markwick, 2009). Their passion stems from caring deeply about what they do or where they work and being ... -
A study of informal breaches of confidentiality among a sample of South African clinical, counselling, and educational psychologists, in the light of aspects of ethical education and of countertransference phenomena.
(1998)The informal breach of client confidentiality by psychologists was discussed in relation to various issues in professionalism and professional ethics, both in general and in the South African context. lnformal breaches of ... -
A study of nurses' experiences of paediatric care in resource-poor settings in the context of HIV and AIDS.
(2009)This study investigated the experiences of paediatric care nurses in a public, resource-poor hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal to. A mixed methods design was used . The quantitative aspect focused on how contextual factors ... -
A study of systemic processes influencing educational change in a sample of isiZulu medium schools.
(2003)The Department of Education and Culture (DoEC) has since 1994, after the democratic elections in South Africa, introduced radical changes to the system of education. This systemic change has required a fundamental shift ... -
A study of the effects of ecological self imagery on vividness of movement imagery, action control and performance ability in young ballet dancers.
(2001)The study aimed to examine whether an experimental imagery intervention, which elicited ecological representations of self, was more effective in enhancing vividness of movement imagery, action control and performance ... -
A study of the needs and resources of health research ethics committees in south western Nigeria.
(2011)Aim: To determine the resources and needs of local Ethics Review Committees in South Western Nigeria. Method: This is a questionnaire-based descriptive study, where data was collected from the chair and administrators ... -
A study on the impact of the balanced scorecard as a performance management system on performance and motivation in the retail industry.
(2017)The retail industry is constantly changing due to changing customer expectations and profiles, as well as changes in the economy, technology, new products and innovation. These changes have created a need for new systems ... -
Studying the effects of status in an interactive minimal group environment.
(2016)Background: The Minimal Group paradigm proposed that social categorisation alone was necessary to produce group behaviour. Moreover, through Social Identity Theory the studies claimed that once people are categorised into ... -
Subjective experiences of happiness : a case for residential child care workers.
(2012)The non-profit sector is one that is of great importance as it responds to the needs of society, and hence gives support to various social and economic endeavours. Particularly, residential child care work is a response ... -
The subjective experiences of people living with HIV and how these impact on their quality of life.
(2000)This study explores the subjective experiences of persons who have been informed of a positive HIV antibody test and, from their point of view, explains the meaning and impact that HIV discovery has on their quality of ... -
Subjective well-being in teachers : a study of selected schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)This study aimed to assess subjective well-being of South African teachers according to their job demands and resources, while making a comparison between public and independent schools. This study used a quantitative, ...