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An exploration of families’ psychosocial well-being in a South African context
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)The aim of this study was to explore and describe aspects that contribute to the psychosocial well-being of families from diverse cultures in a South African context by analysing data obtained through narratives, drawings ... -
An exploration of flexibility/rigidity as relational quality of African migrants in South Africa as new cultural and social environment
(SAGE Publications, 2012)This article attempts to draw attention to the interpersonal interactions of African migrants and to how the relational quality, namely, flexibility/rigidity, could potentially facilitate or limit their acculturation ... -
The exploration of in-service training needs of psychiatric nurses
(AOSIS, 2014)BACKGROUND: New research findings, changes in legislation and the use of information technology in nursing, require continuous in-service training of psychiatric nurses to cope with, reflect on and modify their clinical ... -
An exploration of personal, relational and collective well-being in nursing students during their training at a tertiary education institution
(AOSIS, 2011)The well-being of nursing students has become crucial because of the multidimensional challenges that nursing professionals have to deal with. A community psychology framework was adopted in this study. The aim of the ... -
An exploration of social systems as informative for urban regeneration in Potchefstroom Central Business District
(AJOL, 2015)The future of cities undoubtedly spells change on many levels due to urban growth. One of the mechanisms used in cities to cope with change is urban regeneration. Urban regeneration has mainly been addressed through ... -
An exploration of stereotype perceptions amongst support staff within a South African higher education institution
(AOSIS, 2014)Orientation: After the 1994 democratic elections, South African organisations had to replace discriminatory policies with new policies to integrate all people and to embrace diversity. As a consequence stereotypes may be ... -
An exploration of the influence of food labels on South African consumers' purchasing behaviour
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)New labelling legislation in South Africa is expected to help consumers sustain a healthy lifestyle through the food choices they make. This study was undertaken to explore a sample of South African consumers' reasons for ... -
An exploration of the role of communication during the in-crisis situation
(OASIS, 2013)‘The critical component in crisis management is communication’, but somehow the vague concept of ‘communication‘ is always cited as a problem in in-crisis situations. Furthermore, available corporate communication ... -
Exploration of transnationalism as a concept and phenomenon in Public Administration
(2015)Transnationalism as both a phenomenon and a concept has received negligible attention in modern times in relation to the practice of public administration and its corresponding field of study. This article provides an ... -
An explorative study into the effectiveness of a customs operation and its impact on trade
(CCES, 2018)There is a lack of overall efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa’s logistics systems, with a large contributor to this problem being inefficient customs processes and unnecessary customs delays. Many comparisons have been ... -
An explorative study on the relationship between learning opportunities at school and at work and adolescents' mental health
(Ubiquity Press, 2020)Based on the Job Demands-Resources model, this study examined the association of learning opportunities of adolescents at school and work with their mental health, operationalized in terms of life satisfaction and ... -
Exploratory data analysis of the dependencies between skin permeability, molecular weight and log P
(Govi-Verlag, 2016)Molecular weight and log P remain the most frequently used physicochemical properties in models that predict skin permeability. However, several reports over the past two decades have suggested that predictions made by ... -
Exploratory study of mindfulness in modern-day sport psychology consulting relationships
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This study explored sport psychology practitioners’ mindfulness in relation to the quality of consulting relationships and value within contemporary practice. A total of 34 sport psychology practitioners from South Africa ... -
An exploratory study of some of the determinants of managements succession planning in family businesses
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2009)This study highlights the importance of management succession planning in small and medium-sized family businesses. The primary objective of this study is twofold : firstly to identify the potential influence of selected ... -
An exploratory study of some of the determinants of managements succession planning in family businesses
(Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2009)The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of the readiness of the senior generation owner-managers to finally transfer the management and control of the family business to the younger generation. Data from ... -
An exploratory study of the interaction between work and personal life: Experiences of South African employees
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)ORIENTATION: The interaction between work and personal life is an important field of research in the 21st century and of pressing concern for various individuals and organisations internationally and in South Afria. RESEARCH ... -
An exploratory survey of professional accountants' perceptions of interpersonal communication in organisations
(Wiley, 2011)This survey explored the perceptions of South African professional accountants regarding the phenomenon interpersonal communication within their day-to-day experiences within their organisational settings and the perceived ... -
Exploring 4-substituted-2-thiazolylhydrazones from 2-, 3-, and 4-acetylpyridine as selective and reversible hMAO-B inhibitors
(Elsevier, 2013)A series of 4-substituted-2-thiazolylhydrazone derivatives have been synthesized and tested in vitro for their human monoamine oxidase (hMAO) A and B inhibitory activity. Our findings confirmed that the substitution at ... -
Exploring a cohort of South African lecturers' views on the implementation of rubrics in a higher education environment
(Central University of Technology, Free State, 2017)Although the implementation of rubrics as teaching-learning and assessment tools has progressively become more visible in all educational settings, including the higher education context, lecturers' bona fide viewpoints ... -
Exploring a cooperative learning approach to improve self-directed learning in higher education
(Central University of Technology, Free State, 2016)This investigation explores the influence of incorporating five elements (positive interdependence, individual accountability, promotive face-to-face interaction, appropriate social skills, group processing) regarded as ...