Wilson Fadiji, Angelina; Reddy, Vijay(Frontiers Media, 2023-01)
INTRODUCTION : The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship
between satisfaction with life and mathematics achievement among a nationally
representative sample of Grade 9 learners in South Africa.
METHODS ...
Bandeira, Monica Paulo dos Santos; Graham, Marien Alet; Ebersohn, L. (Liesel)(Frontiers Media, 2023-08-17)
INTRODUCTION : Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are exposed to several
challenges and risk factors, linked to historical legacies. Sub-Saharan Africa has
one of the highest rates of poverty and inequality in the ...
BACKGROUND : Studies elsewhere show that benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) have protective mental health value. However, this protective value has never been investigated in an African context. Given the need to ...
INTRODUCTION : Increasingly person-centered care (PCC) is being recognized as an
important aspect of speech-language pathology and audiology (SLP/A) service
delivery. This study aimed to (i) identify preferences toward ...
This study investigates South African teachers’ attitudes in schools for learners with special educational needs specifically learners with severe intellectual disability (SID) using a quantitative and descriptive online ...
Mazibe, Ernest Nkosingiphile; Gaigher, Estelle; Coetzee, Corene(Modestum LTD, 2023)
This paper reports a case study that explored teachers’ dynamic pedagogical content knowledge
(PCK) across three big ideas of electrostatics namely the electrostatic force, electric field, and
electric field strength. ...
This paper discusses silent group Sandplay (SP) with early adolescents in circumstances of deprivation, neglect and trauma. SP offered in multiple layers of temenos in a children’s home environment provided a conducive ...
This article reports on career construction counselling with a purposefully selected, mid-career, midlife woman. A single-case study research design was implemented. Data were gathered using an integrative qualitative and ...
INTRODUCTION : The stigma associated with wearing hearing aids, known as the “hearing aid effect,” remains a significant issue in hearing healthcare. Despite notable changes in the look and feel of hearing aids over the ...
Botha, Hanlie; Coetzee, Corene; Zweers, Liezell(KIP Siliwangi and Indonesia Mathematics Educators' Society, 2023-08)
Teaching is a challenging profession where teachers must create valuable learning opportunities to enhance learners’ conceptual understanding. Apart from mathematical content knowledge, teachers use their pedagogical content ...
Teacher education programmes are developed around the theoretical and practical understanding
of child development, learning, assessment, behaviour management and motivation, which
are areas of expertise in educational ...
Iilonga, Hesekiel Kaukolwa; Ogbonnaya, Ugorji Iheanachor(Mathematics Department, Universitas Negeri Semarang, 2023-07)
Solving mathematical word problems is a big challenge for many learners. One reason
for the challenge could be the learners’ use of inappropriate strategies in solving
mathematical word problems. In Namibia, many examiners’ ...
Moodley, Kimera; Van Wyk, Mari; Tive, Donald; Van Zyl, Izak; Cronje, Johannes(IGI Global, 2023-09)
Literature indicates that low retention rates are
evident in online modules and programmes. However, a much
higher student retention rate than anticipated was observed in
two fully online programmes at two South African ...
Theron, Linda C.; Holtge, Jan; Ungar, Michael(Cambridge University Press, 2023-12)
In sub-Saharan countries, like South Africa, there is scant understanding of adolescent resilience to depression over time; the multisystemic
resource combinations that support such resilience; and whether more diverse ...
Ungar, Michael; Theron, Linda C.; Holtge, Jan(Cambridge University Press, 2023-12)
As our understanding of the process of resilience has become more culturally and contextually grounded, researchers have had to seek innovative
ways to account for the complex, reciprocal relationship between the many ...
Women empowerment is growing in South African communities and workplaces. More
women are in executive positions which often require time away from home with the
implication that their conversations with family and relatives ...
Matsopoulos, Anastassios; Theron, Linda C.(Sage, 2023-04)
This special issue is focused on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 health crisis, showcasing new cross-cultural research from different countries, such as rural/urban US, South Africa, and Australia. The aim οf the ...
Critical agency (CA) refers to an individual’s feeling of power in relation to social inequalities. Research has demonstrated
that high CA is associated with positive adolescent outcomes, however, less is known about what ...
This study examined the effects of life design counselling on secondary students with career indecision in a resource-constrained community. Non-probability, purposive sampling was utilized to select 91 secondary students ...