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Direct linkEmma Nicole Lomberg; Jacques Jordaan – SAGE Open, 2024
South African undergraduate university students face many unique challenges that put them at risk of developing mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, suicidal ideation, and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, psychological well-being has been found to play an essential role when it comes to effectively coping with and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Predictor Variables, Student Welfare
Teresa Del Bianco; Georgia Lockwood Estrin; Julian Tillmann; Bethany F. Oakley; Daisy Crawley; Antonia San José Cáceres; Hannah Hayward; Mandy Potter; Wendy Mackay; Petrusa Smit; Carlie du Plessis; Lucy Brink; Priscilla Springer; Hein Odendaal; Tony Charman; Tobias Banaschewski; Simon Baron-Cohen; Sven Bölte; Mark Johnson; Declan Murphy; Jan Buitelaar; Eva Loth; Emily J. H. Jones – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic individuals experience higher rates of externalising and internalising symptoms that may vary with environmental factors. However, there is limited research on variation across settings that may highlight common factors with globally generalisable effects. Data were taken from two cohorts: a multinational European sample (n = 764; 453…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Socioeconomic Influences, Mental Health
Theron, Linda; Murphy, Kathleen; Ungar, Michael – Youth & Society, 2022
Youth resilience is the product of multiple systems. Still, the biological, psychological, social, and environmental system factors that support youth resilience are incompletely understood. How these factors interact, and the situational and cultural dynamics shaping their interconnectedness, are also under-researched. In response, we report a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth, Resilience (Psychology), Stress Management
Smangele Mkhwanazi; Alet Moll – Educational Review, 2024
The article presents the narratives of two academics with mobility impairments who work in the largest open distance learning higher education institution in South Africa. We share our experiences as we navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic and reflect on this phase. For many people, life will never be the same after this pandemic; people have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Disabilities, Distance Education, Open Education
Download full textNeliswa Gqoli – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
The use of digital technologies is a fundamental part of being a university student. Hence, there is a growing interest in equipping students with the skills they need to thrive in a world that is full of technology and constantly changing. Moreover, the need to provide university students with the skills they need to succeed in a rapidly…
Descriptors: Rural Education, College Mathematics, Digital Literacy, Information Technology
Berni Kelly; Adrian D. van Breda; John Pinkerton; Kwabena Frimpong-Manso; Admire Chereni; Paul Bukuluki – Youth & Society, 2024
While there is a substantial body of leaving care research, the theorization of care leaving has been more limited. Only a few studies have incorporated a life course perspective, mainly in Global North contexts where life course perspectives may differ significantly from those in the Global South, including Africa. Drawing on findings from a…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Experience, Adjustment (to Environment), Resilience (Psychology)
Meskin, Tamar; van der Walt, Tanya – Studying Teacher Education, 2022
As collaborative theatre-makers, university teachers, and researchers in South Africa, our symbiotic, interactive relationship has shaped the construction of our academic identities. The displacement caused by social distancing regulations and repeated government-mandated lockdowns, as well as our own shifting circumstances, have forced us to…
Descriptors: Poetry, COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries
Emma Groenewald – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
This article focuses on the navigation and negotiation of a Zulu student on a diverse university campus in South Africa. Students in higher education institutions bring their life stories, shaped by lived experiences, culture, history, and language, to the campus, while the interconnection between race, language, culture, and gender creates new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Blacks
Florence Shange; Sarina de Jager – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
This article explores student teachers' resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to thrive in online teaching practice. Amid the pandemic's unprecedented challenges, student teachers exhibited remarkable adaptability in navigating the shift to remote teaching. Through qualitative research and thematic analysis, this article delves…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Resilience (Psychology), COVID-19, Pandemics
Bengesai, Annah Vimbai; Paideya, Vino; Naidoo, Prim; Mkhonza, Sthabiso – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2022
The transition from high school to university is often a challenge for many students, as they face numerous academic and social adjustments during this time. For the 2020 cohort, these challenges were compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic which further exacerbated the existing concerns and uncertainties. This study reports on the perceptions of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
Clum, Katie; Ebersole, Liz; Wicks, David; Shea, Munyi – Online Learning, 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and the ensuing public health crisis, thousands of higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide have had to grapple with rapid pivots to emergency remote online learning modalities with relatively little time to prepare, and the need to maintain these modalities continues to extend longer than most…
Descriptors: Online Courses, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Edwin Darrell De Klerk; June Monica Palmer – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2024
Increasingly, novice teachers function in complex learning environments that require heightened resilience and making calculated, sometimes unexpected decisions. Undoubtedly, novice teachers in the African context must adapt to the persistent weaknesses of inadequate education systems, characterized by underperforming learners, high learner…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teaching Conditions, Teacher Leadership, Educational Change
Ndibalema, Placidius – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2022
This paper addresses the paradox of transition to online distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in developing countries. The systematic review methodological procedures were employed to draw some limitations and possible opportunities that may inform future practices on online distance learning. The…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Distance Education, Higher Education, COVID-19
Thabiso Melvar Mohale; Patricia Photo – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an abrupt shift to remote teaching, presenting unique challenges for rural Physical Science teachers due to their limited access to technological resources. This qualitative study employed a phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of six Physical Science teachers from rural South Africa during…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Rural Schools, Science Teachers
Uliana Furiv; Michaela Martin – UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, 2022
The rapid worldwide expansion of enrolment in higher education (HE) has led to greater diversity among students, with more first-generation learners, HE returnees, and disadvantaged groups. Yet, inequalities in participation persist and have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of flexible learning pathways (FLPs) can help HE…
Descriptors: College Students, Career Pathways, Education Work Relationship, Transitional Programs
