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Transformation of the higher education system has come under the spotlight recently. At the core of this debate are issues pertaining to access and throughput rates at universities. Although access has improved significantly, ...
Roets, Lizeth; Lubbe, Irene(University of South Africa, 2015)
The nominal group- technique is an excellent manner to gather, analyse and prioritise data. However, due to power hierarchies, time and size constraints, it often happens that separate nominal groups need to be done to ...
The purpose of this article is to discuss the literature review and observable experiences on mixed
reality posed by the use of information and communication technology (ICT) systems in the education
system in the South ...
The discourse on education transformation in recent years has tended to revive the ancient contest of colonial fronts on language(s)
The limit of inclusion of the language(s) of the previously marginalised indigenous.
The ...
Patients’ perceptions of health care and support is a key determinant in self-efficacy and active participation in the management of chronic conditions. Nurses play a significant role in Diabetes Self-Management Education ...
Ghana subscribed to the global target of reaching at least 50% of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of birth by the year 2030. Policies and programmes to promote exclusive breastfeeding have been formulated ...
Expanding access to higher education has taken priority in South Africa. There is a focus on improving entry into learning
contexts and subsequent economic and social mobility opportunities by developing attributes in ...
Correctional officers work in a coercive environment and as such they are confronted with various challenges on a daily basis. Research found that the unique stressors that correctional officers experience result in stress ...
Although substantial attention has been given to doctoral students, the attention given to master’s students writing dissertations is limited. This article outlines a transactional model of stress that conceptualises ...
Previous work concerning the interface between racial and national identification within
multiracial states has suggested that dominant racial groups tend to express a firmer grip on ownership of and identification with ...
Silinda, Fortunate Tintswalo; Brubacher, Michael(Athabasca University Press, 2016)
Working on a postgraduate degree can be a stressful experience for students, including distance learning postgraduate students who are at the stage of writing their dissertation or thesis. In this mixed methods study, 748 ...
Open distance and e-learning (ODeL) gives students who occupy multiple roles and
are affected by the barriers of distance, cost, and time an opportunity to pursue their
studies; these students are called distance students. ...
The issue of offenders’ re-integration has become an important topic to the Department of Correctional Services in South Africa due to high number of incarcerated individuals who need to return back into the society as law ...
Roets, Lizeth; Lubbe, Irene; van Tonder, Fanus; Wilkenson, Annette(2013)
Alternative methods to recruit students into the nursing profession need to be explored and utilised. Social media has the potential to be a very potent recruitment aid. The study seeks to describe and explore some of the ...
Background: Management of HIV/AIDS in the healthcare workplace poses a challenge to nurse managers, as many
nurses are affected by HIV. A workplace wellness programme (WWP) is a strategy that enhances organisational ...
Roets, Lizeth(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2016)
The transformation of higher education brought about many changes in postgraduate research supervision, as the electronic media offered students all over the globe the opportunity to register for master’s and doctoral ...
Background: Nurses need to build their professional knowledge base through the publication of research findings
in scientific journals. Substantial preparation goes into the preparation of a conference presentation, which ...
The study undertook to explore the notion of stuckness within interpersonal and intrapersonal relationship dynamics. Stuckness has different presentations and can pertain to an individual’s’ inability to move beyond a ...
Purpose: This article provides an overview of the implications for patients’
health status and care needs when assessments are performed by nurses not
licensed or competent to perform this task. TheWaterlowTM scale (Judy ...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) can
be prevented when HIV-positive pregnant women use effective prevention of mother-to-child
transmission (PMTCT) of HIV services. Approximately 50% ...