Browsing by Subject "Tertiary education"
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Analysing personal financial wellness amongst employees of a South African tertiary institution
(AOSIS, 2020)The financial health of employees is increasingly becoming important in many organisations. Personal financial wellness not only contributes to the overall well-being of employees but also affects their job productivity. ... -
Beyond smiling: the evaluation of a positive psychological intervention aimed at student happiness
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a positive psychological intervention (PPI) aimed at increasing happiness of students in a tertiary educational institution. A convenience sample (n = 20) was drawn from ... -
Conceptual awareness of ESL students at a college : an assessment
(North-West University, South Africa, 2002)The aims of this study are to determine the role that concepts play in the learning process and whether first-year disadvantaged English Second Language (ESL) college students are familiar with central subject-specific ... -
A conceptual framework to measure creativity at tertiary educational level
(North-West University, 2012)Creativity only recently became the subject of systematic research, specifically over the past two decades. This is largely due to the fact that creativity is often misunderstood due to inconsistencies concerning the ... -
Contributions to mathematical ranking models in learning analytics
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The emergence and rapid growth of the digital age has had an impact on nearly every aspect of our modern lives. Regarding tertiary education, teaching methods are changing, learning approaches are evolving and programs are ... -
Determining the change in income due to increased tertiary education
(2014)The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the level of tertiary education has a positive and significant impact on the level of income received. This study will focus on determining whether each subsequent ... -
"Die siel van die mier": Reflections on the battle for 'scholarly' intelligence
(2015)This essay traces two research programmes in broad strokes. Both programmes start from the same observation — the behaviour of an ant (or termite) colony and the ability of the ant colony to act in a collective manner ... -
Exploring the influence of training and development on work engagement in a tertiary educational institution in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The tertiary education sector recently received much media coverage concerning protests and violent strikes. Moreover, academic staff members already have to cope with increased job demands such as academic transformation, ... -
The impact of an academic literacy intervention on the academic literacy levels of first year students : the NWU (Vaal Triangle Campus) experience
(North West University, 2014)There has been growing concern in the higher education sector in South Africa about the high number of students with low academic literacy (AL) levels who are gaining entry into the sector. This influx necessitated the ... -
An intervention study aimed at the management of burnout and engagement of university staff
(2014)South African Tertiary Education Institutions (TEIs) are now faced with issues of globalisation, broadening access to higher education, changes in language policies, changes in government funding, an increased emphasis on ...
