274 research outputs found
Tomatis® Method comparative efficacy in promoting self-regulation in tertiary students: A systematic review
No full textThis systematic review sought to determine the evidence on how the Tomatis® Method, a sound stimulation intervention
for improving listening, compares to other self-regulation interventions with tertiary students . We searched studies from the
following data bases ‘Academic FileOne, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Communication & Mass Media Complete, eBook
(EBSCOHost), HeinOnline, OAPEN Library, PsychARTICLES, PsychINFO, SocINDEX, ScienceDirect, and Google
Scholar; and the North-West University repository’ and for the period spanning 2003 to 2013 . Studies included for the
analysis met these criteria: Published between 2003 and 2013; published and written in English, student participant samples
from tertiary institutions such as a universities or colleges; programmes or interventions developed and implemented with
a positive effect on well-being or self-regulation; application of the Tomatis® Method in a student population, irrespective
of an experimental design . A total of 35 articles met the inclusion criteria . The evidence was thematically analysed using
narrative analysis . Findings suggest the Tomatis® Method to be superior to alternative self-regulation approaches in
decreasing psychosocial and emotional stressors, as well as enhancing well-being of students . The Tomatis® Method was
as effective as alternative approaches in promoting self-awareness and self-monitoring . Alternative methods were more
effective than the Tomatis® Method in aspects of critical thinking . The Tomatis® Method appears to compare well with
other interventions for the promotion of self-regulation among tertiary student
Prospective conceptual model of Tomatis® method effects on students’ self-regulation
No full textThis study aimed to develop a preliminary conceptual model that explains the perceived effect of the Tomatis® method on university students’ self-regulation for study course learning. Seven beginning graduate students (6 female; 3 black, 4 white) with a large South African university completed a Tomatis® method programme student learning support intervention. The students participated in focus group discussion and brief survey on their Tomatis® method programme student learning support experiences. Thematic analysis identified five themes that define Tomatis® method programme self-regulation effects on students: i) being self-aware and enhanced environmental sensitivity; ii) improved study concentration per time frame; iii) perspective taking, willingness, and ability to listen to others’ opinions; iv) self-reflection or enhanced inward learning experience; and v) boldness, creativity and open-mindedness. Findings support a conceptual working model of the Tomatis® method for the promotion of learner self-regulation and behavioural change in a university settin
Dorylaimoidea (Nematoda) from rivers in the Kruger National Park
No full textThis paper deals with nematodes from rivers in the Kruger National Park. Three new species are described, viz. Dorylaimus deaconi n.sp., Laimydorus olifanti n.sp. and Aporcelaimellus glandus n.sp. Lenonchium fimbricaudatum Swart & Heyns, 1991, Aporcelaimellus micropunctatus Botha & Heyns, 1990, Discolaimus monoplanus Heyns, 1963, Discolaimus major Thome, 1939 and Xiphinema italiae Meyl, 1953 have been recorded from the park before. Biometric data of the new populations are tabulated, and where appropriate illustrations are also given
The Effect of the Lifeplan® Programme on the Psychological Wellbeing of a Rural Community in South Africa
No full textThis study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme on a rural South African community's psychological wellbeing. Participants were adult Individuals (N=99) between 20 and 83 years (mean age = 43 years, SD=13.28). A mixed method sequential explanatory research design was followed with quantitative data obtained through standardised scales, which included the General Psychological Wellbeing Scale (GPWS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE), and Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF). These scales, validated for a Setswana-speaking group, compared the levels of psychological wellbeing between and within an experimental group (n=47) and a control group (n=52), in a pre- and post-evaluation stage. Qualitative data (n=30) was obtained through semi-structured interviews conducted with the experimental group in a post-post evaluation stage. Quantitative findings reflected an increase in general psychological and emotional wellbeing. Small practical significant differences (d=0.19 - 0.40) were found between the experimental and control groups. Qualitative results suggested that participants within the experimental group experienced Lifeplan as educational and contributing towards general wellbeing
Free-living nematodes from rivers in the Kruger National Park
No full textD.Phil. (Nematology)This was the first study on aquatic nematodes from the Kruger National Park. Samples were taken more or less randomly over a period of two years from the four main rivers in the park, viz. the Crocodile, Sabie, Olifants and Luvuvhu rivers. A total of 33 species representative of 24 genera were found. Dorylaimida seemed to be dominant in most of the sampling sites in the Sabie, Olifants and Luvuvhu Rivers, but there was no dominant group in the Crocodile River. Five new Dorylaimida species are described: Dorylaimus deaconi spec. nov., Laimydorus olifanti spec. nov., Laimydorus africanus spec. nov.; proleptonchus krugeri spec. nov. and Aporcelaimellus glandus spec. nov. Previously known dorylaim species which were redescribed in detail are Mesodorylaimus sp.cf paralitoralis Basson & Heyns, 1974; M. potus Heyns, 1963, M. aegypticus (Andrassy, 1958), Aquatides thornei (Schneider, 1937), Afractinolaimus zairensis (Baqri, Coomans & Van der Heiden, 1975) and Oxydirus gangeticus Siddiqi, 1966. Further dorylaim species recorded are Aporcelaimellus micropunctatus Botha & Heyns, 1990, Discolaimus monoplanus Heyns, 1963, D. major Thorne, 1939, Xiphinema italiae Meyl, 1953, Thornenema baldum (Thorne, 1939), Tyleptus striatus Heyns, 1963 and Dorylaimellus (Axodorylaimellus) caffrae (Kruger, 1965) . The following Tylenchida species were found: Hemicycliophora labiata Colbran, 1969, Helicotylenchus africanus (Micoletzky, 1916) and Scutellonema brachyurum (Steiner, 1939). Three Araeolaimida species were recorded, viz. Chronogaster africana Heyns & Coomans, 1980, Plectus cirratus Bastian, 1865 and Rhabdolaimus terrestris de Man, 1880. The latter species is redescribed in full collected and (de Man, 1979). Only one species of the Cromadorida viz. Achromadora ruricola 1880), Enoplida viz. Eutobrilus annetteae (Joubert & Heyns, Monhysterida viz. Monhystera somereni Allgen, 1952, were Detailed descriptions are given to incorporate additional morphological information obtained. Brief descriptions and new distribution records are also given for Mononchus truncatus Bastian, 1865, M. aquaticus Coetzee, 1968 and Mylonchulus minor (Cobb, 1893) of the Mononchida and Ironus longicaudatus de Man, 1884 and I. ignavus Bastian, 1865 of the Iro~idae.A diagnostic compendium for the Mesodorylaimus species of South Africa and a checklist of the free-living and plant parasitic nematode species from both terrestrial and aquatic habitats in the park are also included. Most of this work has already been published or submitted for publication in scientific journals and is presented in this thesis in the same format as required by the editors of the journals concerned
Extreme ultraviolet emission lines of Ni xii in laboratory and solar spectra
No full textA linear force-free field solution is presented in cylindrical coordinates, formulated in terms of trigonometric and Bessel functions. A numerical exploration has revealed that this solution describes magnetic field lines that meander in Cartesian space, as well as field lines that lie on toroidal flux surfaces. These tori are in (or close to) the plane perpendicular to the cylindrical axis. Nested tori, as well as tori with shells that have finite thickness, were found. The parameter space of the solution shows that the tori exist within a bounded range of values
Failed states, fading dreams and a failing democracy : the critical role of public law academics
No full textText of inaugural address by Prof. Christoffel Botha, Department of Public Law on 17 October 2007.With reference to incidents where rule of law has been disregarded by the South African government and pointing to the danger of paraliament becoming a mere rubber stamp for the executive, the author urges legal academics - and particularly public law academics - to become involved through criticism
The effect of the Lifeplan® programme on the psychological well–being of a rural community in South Africa
No full textThesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.This study explored the effect of the Lifeplan® programme, an Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary
Health Research (AUTHeR) initiative, on the psychological well–being of the rural community
of Taung, in the North West Province of South Africa. A mixed method sequential explanatory
research design was followed where quantitative data were obtained in a pre– and post–evaluation
phase. Participants were adult individuals (N=99) between the ages of 20 and 83 years, with a
mean age of 43 years, living within six rural towns in the Taung community. Participants were
randomly divided into an experimental group (n=47) and a control group (n=52). Four
standardised scales, the General Psychological Well–being Scale (GPWS) (Khumalo, Temane, &
Wissing, 2010), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ–9) (Kroenke, & Spitzer, 2002), the
Coping Self–Efficacy Scale (CSE) (Chesney, Neilands, Chambers, Taylor, & Folkman, 2006),
and the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC–SF) (Keyes, 2006; Keyes, Wissing,
Potgieter, Temane, Kruger, & van Rooy, 2008), validated for use in a Setswana–speaking group,
were administered to measure psychological well–being. Qualitative data were obtained through
conducting semi–structured interviews with a simple random sample of 30 participants three
months after presentation of the programme. The quantitative findings reflected a small increase in the general psychological and emotional well–being of the experimental group. Between–group
comparisons showed small practical significant differences (d=0.19 - 0.40) in the experimental
group on most of the measuring instruments. Qualitative results suggest that the participants in
this study experienced the Lifeplan® programme as educational, and contributing positively
towards their general well–being. Participants felt that they have become more attentive to their
health needs especially through exercise, a healthier diet and better attendance to overall
hygiene. Suggestions for further research and possible programme interventions include a
follow–up study to evaluate the sustainability of skills obtained and changes made as a result of
the Lifeplan® programme.Master
The Representation of Gays and Lesbians in South African Cinema 1985–2013
No full textTHE REPRESENTATION OF GAYS AND LESBIANS IN SOUTH AFRICAN CINEMA 1895-2013 Despite South Africa\u27s progressive constitution which prohibits discrimination against gays and lesbians, as well as a strong gay movement, South African cinematic images of gay men and women are limited and still at the margin of the South African film industry. One ends up with less than 20 short films, a few documentaries and less than 10 features with openly gay and lesbian characters in the past 114 years of South African cinema. Under apartheid, gay and lesbian voices in film and television were silenced. In a 20-year study of the representation of gays and lesbians in African, Asian and Latin American cinema (Botha 2003; 2012; Botha & Swinnen 2010), the author has noted that homosexual experience is unique in South Africa, precisely because of South Africa\u27s history of racial division and subsequent resistance. South African gay identities..
An employer brand predictive model for talent attraction and retention
No full textM.Phil.Orientation: In an ever shrinking global talent pool larger companies use employer brand to attract and retain talent. However, in the absence of theoretical pointers, many companies are losing out on a powerful business tool by not developing or maintaining their employer brand correctly. Research purpose: This study explores the current state of knowledge about employer brand and identifies the various employer brand building blocks which are conceptually integrated in a predictive model with linkages to theoretical propositions
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