Neutrality, Relevance and Accountability in Psychological Research and Practice in South Africa

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Biesheuvel
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Research And Practice

The Global Scholar

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
South Africa ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Postgraduate Studies ◽  
Globalising World

In our rapidly globalising world, “the global scholar” is a key concept for reimagining the roles of academics at the nexus of the global and the local. This book critically explores the implications of the concept for understanding postgraduate studies and supervision. It uses three conceptual lenses – “horizon”, “currency” and “trajectory” – to organise the thirteen chapters, concluding with a reflection on the implications of Covid-19 for postgraduate studies and supervision. Authors bring their perspectives on the global scholar from a variety of contexts, including South Africa, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Germany, Cyprus, Kenya and Israel. They explore issues around policy, research and practice, sharing a concern with the relation between the local and the global, and a passion for advancing postgraduate studies and supervision.

PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Applied Psychology ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Education Science

The International Thematic Proceedia titled „Psychological research and practice” is a publication from the 15th International Conference “Days of Applied Psychology” held on September 27th & 28th 2019 at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš. This is a traditional annual nonprofit conference which has been organized since 2005 by the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, with the support and co-financing of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. The conference started with the idea of gathering researchers and practitioners who discuss the link between science and practice in different psychological areas. From the very start, this gathering has welcomed international participants, and year after year this number is on the rise. This scientific publication contains 18 reviewed articles which can be classified as original scientific papers. The authors of these manuscripts come from five countries: Italy, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Serbia. Papers belong to the different areas of psychology, reflecting the scope of interest of the authors as well as the topic of the conference. This publication is organized into the following thematic sections: 1) Plenary lecture; 2) Developmental and Educational psychology 3) Social Psychology; 4) Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences and Psychological Measurement; 5) Clinical and Health Psychology; 6) Organizational and Marketing Psychology, and 7) Symposium: Understanding sexual related behavior in students: Personality, emotions and attitudes.

scholarly journals A thesis embargoed: Personnel research and ideology in South Africa after World War II

2021 ◽  
Vol 117 (9/10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann Louw
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
World War ◽  
Party Government ◽  
History Of ◽  
Political Conditions ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
The University

Ten years after the conclusion of World War II, the Department of Native Affairs of the National Party government of South Africa sponsored research into the selection of African civil servants. The study was conducted by Rae Sherwood, under the auspices of the National Social Research Council, and the National Institute for Personnel Research. In 1960, Sherwood submitted the work to the University of the Witwatersrand to obtain a PhD degree. Two government departments objected to the award of the degree. In this paper, I recount the history of the research, explaining that the acceleration of the apartheid project between 1948 and 1961 played a significant role in the controversy that developed. The paper furthermore illustrates the difficulties faced by social scientific research under repressive political conditions, and the need for a more nuanced view of the psychological research of the National Institute for Personnel Research in South Africa at the time.

Conversation Analysis: What is it, Can Psychologists use it?

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda E. Kottler ◽  
Sally Swartz
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Strategic Processes ◽  
Conflicting Interests ◽  
Insight Into

Conversation analysis offers valuable insight into how particular goals are achieved in conversation and is therefore a useful methodology to employ in psychological research. The aim of this article is to introduce the theoretical background and practice of conversation analysis. A review of some of the important literature in the area is introduced, after which the authors give some examples of psychological research which has combined conversation analysis with what is introduced broadly as ‘discourse-analytic research’. The authors' aim is to demonstrate that conversation analysis can and does make a significant contribution to psychological research. This is particularly important in South Africa (and elsewhere) where language is often used to obscure racist discourses and to hide different layers of meaning about conflicting interests. These strategic processes need to be explored, analysed, and published.

Family, friendship, and strength among LGBTQ+ migrants in Cape Town, South Africa: A qualitative understanding

2021 ◽  
pp. 026540752110014
Author(s):  
Edward J. Alessi ◽  
Brett Greenfield ◽  
Melanie Yu ◽  
Shannon Cheung ◽  
Sulaimon Giwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Family Experiences ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Internal Resources ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Qualitative Understanding ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Theory Research

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how migrants in South Africa identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or with other diverse sexual orientations or gender identities (LGBTQ+) describe and understand their pre-migration family experiences and how family and other social relationships facilitated strength during post-migration. We conducted six focus groups, consisting of both morning and afternoon sessions, which included a total of 30 LGBTQ+ migrants (ages 21–42). The following themes were identified using grounded theory: managing family responses during pre-migration: concealing, avoiding, disclosing; the power of (even) one: support during post-migration; “love is a very big thing”: drawing strength from chosen family; and “pulling myself up”: drawing strength from self-reliance. Findings demonstrate that many participants reported experiencing negative responses from family, but some continued to rely on family support after arriving in South Africa. Further, participants often depended on newfound friendships for support as well as their own internal resources. This self-reliance was facilitated in part by participants’ understanding that they could not depend on their families or other people because of the negative responses faced in their countries of origin. Implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed.

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