Thesis (MA(Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 144-148).

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1991.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-148). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Also available in print.

Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: HIV/AIDS has been seen as a thorn in the Corporate World's flesh. It is destroying the workforce like a swarm of locust on a wheat field. The Government Departmental Sectors are no exceptions. This paper has been written after a through project that was undertaken at the Department of Transport and Public Works in Cape Town. It was found that there is a great need for HIV/AIDS Education and Life skills Training amongst all Government Departments. The objectives of the researcher were also based on the ILO's document and our South African Labour Law. The employees at 7 (Seven) District Offices were educated and workshoped on HIV/AIDS Education. It was impossible to have all three Employee Assistant Programmes conducted within 7 (Seven) months of the project. The programmes for HIV/AIDS Education and Training entailed Pre-Awareness, Awareness and Post-Awareness. Only the Pre- Awareness programme was completed with a bit of Awareness was covered. In the workplace situation, time means money and it seems as if less time is allocated to the health part of the employees. Common and better methods in facilitating for HIV/AIDS Education and Trainings were by "Cascade Model, On-Job-Training (OJT) or Front Line Training (FLT) and Workshop Sessions" seem to be more appropriate, yielding better communication skills between the employees and employers. A simple questionnaire was constructed on the basis that the sample group was workshopped. The response was great and constructive comments were received from the employees, for example a question was "Do you find it good to celebrate the 09th - 15th February: Condom Week; 16th May: International AIDS Candle Memorial Day and 01st December: World AIDS Day"? Answer: YES - It creates awareness and unites people for the same course. It became interesting to the researcher in noticing how HIV/AIDS Education and Life Skills Training(HAELST) is very much needed in both Corporate/Private Sectors and Government Departments. In conclusion, recommendations are suggested to all Government Departmental and Private Sectors in HIV/AIDS Education and Training. The ball remains in the Corporate World to apply them as a tool to avoid loosing well qualified and skilful employees because of HIV/AIDS. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie navorsing was om die noodsaaklikheid van opleiding aan regeringsinstansies in MIV/Vigs en lewensvaardighede te beklemtoon. Die studie het op die Departement van Vervoer en Openbare Sake gefokus. Werknemers van 7 distrikskantore het werkswinkels in die verband bygewoon. Die werkswinkels het hoofsaaklik op voor-bewustheid, bewustheid en na-bewustheid van MIV/Vigs gefokus. Die data is deur middel van ‘n vraelys ingesamel wat die proefpersone na afloop van die werkswinkel voltooi het. Dit is bevind dat daar ‘n geweldige behoefte vir MIV/Vigs en lewensvaardigheid opleiding by privaat- sowel as regeringsinstansies is. Die aanbeveling is dat die instansies hul werknemers in die verband moet oplei op te verhoed dat hul gekwalifiseerde en vaardige werknemers as gevolg van MIV/Vigs verloor.

Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Most research in South Africa with regard to HIV/AIDS focuses on the HIV counseling and testing of university students while little attention has been paid to how HIV-positive students cope in the support groups within the institutions of higher learning. The study aimed at determining and describing the sense of coherence and the resilience of HIVpositive students in a university in the Eastern Cape Province and exploring the differences between the demographics, using the subscale of the sense of coherence (SOC-29) and the resilience assessment questionnaire (RAQ). The students who were registered with the university were chosen as participants by means of non-probability purposive sampling technique. The sample consisted of 40 students (Males = 10; Females = 30). A t-test analysis revealed statistically significant differences between demographics (language) and comprehensibility subscale of the sense of coherence (SOC). Furthermore, statistically significant differences between languages, interaction and problem-solving scales of RAQ were noted. The Cronbach‟s Alpha for SOC and RAQ yielded 0.74 and 0.94 respectively in this study. The results show that the participants were coping fairly well with a chronic disease like HIV/AIDS and that their resilience was also average. The main recommendation is that the university should increase HIV/AIDS coping be done on a larger scale in an institution that has different race groups. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die meeste navorsing oor MIV/Vigs in Suid-Afrika fokus op MIV-voorligting en toetsing. Baie min aandag word egter gegee aan die mate waartoe MIV-positiewe student waarde vind binne die ondersteuningsgroepe wat binne Suid-Afrikaaanse Universiteite bestaan. Hierdie navorsingsprojek poog om 'n beskrywing te gee van twee konstrukte naamlik “sense of coherence” en “resilience” en te beskryf hoe dit manifesteer binne 'n groep MIVpositiewe studente aan 'n Universiteit in die Oos-Kaap. 'n Steekproef van 40 student ( 20 manlik en 20 vroulik) is vir die studie gebruik en die SOC-29 en Rao vraelyste is by hulle geadministreer ten einde onderskeidelik “sense of coherence” en “resilience” te meet. Die t-toets is in die analise van data gebruik . Resultate toon aan dat deelnemers oor die algemeen goed vaar in hulle die hantering van kroniese siektes soos MIV/Vigs en dat hulle vermoë om hulle lewe te normaliseer ( resilience) redelik goed is. Die aanbeveling wat uit die studie gemaak word is dat universiteite MIV/Vigs hanteringsprogramme moet verbeter en dat daar gepoog moet word on beter ondersteuningsmeganismes vir studente met MIV/Vigs daar te stel.

Part of my responsibilities as Life Orientation teacher at Sagewood School is the Community Outreach Programme. In particular encouraging participation and ensuring that learners enjoy a life giving and reciprocal experience as they focus beyond themselves in the wider community. Information for this research was gathered from other independent schools, parents and learners from Sagewood. Sources included answers to questionnaires, class discussions and feedback from past experiences. My focus included a study of the history of outreach, works on postmodernism, social construction, practical theology and my position of co-constructor with the learners. Important outcomes included ensuring that the voices of the learners are heard in decision making and planning for future outreach activities. Given the constantly changing nature of society such activities need to be evaluated regularly. Lastly, people care in different ways and about different things and we need to encourage learners to care, in their own unique way. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th. (Specialisation in Pastoral Therapy)

The objective of this study was to investigate the construct validity of the Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS) from a wellness perspective. The conceptualisation and measurement of emotional intelligence has recently received much attention due to its applicability to various workplace variables. The theoretical component of this study covers the definition and measurement of emotional intelligence, and integrates this with the concepts of salutogenesis and psychological well-being. The empirical study investigates the relationship between emotional intelligence and three wellness-related constructs. Measures of these constructs were administered to a non-random sample of 118 employees at a South African software development organisation. Statistical analysis confirmed the relationship between emotional intelligence and sense of coherence, locus of control and three of the five emotion-focused coping strategies measured. / Industtrial and Organisation Psychology / M.Comm. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

Depuis les travaux de l’Organisation Mondiale de la santé (1946) sur la promotion de la santé, en référence à la Charte d’Ottawa (1986), la notion de compétences psychosociales, définies comme « les capacités d’une personne à répondre avec efficacité aux exigences et aux épreuves de la vie quotidienne», apparaît comme essentielle dans toute démarche éducative liée à la santé. En plus de 30 ans, le champ de la promotion de la santé s’est doté de stratégies, de référentiels, d’outils et de ressources d’intervention visant, notamment, le développement des compétences psychosociales des individus et des groupes. Aujourd’hui, en France, les décideurs de la politique de prévention et d’éducation pour la santé inscrivent l’objectif du développement des compétences psychosociales dans nombre de leurs appels à projets. Mais alors que les réseaux de professionnels en santé se sont emparés de cet objectif pour l’ériger en fer de lance de leurs programmes d’action, la recherche en la matière est peu développée et l’efficacité n’apparaît pas plus confirmée. L’objectif principal de la thèse est d’explorer, par une approche sociologique compréhensive et pragmatique, le sens de l’intervention pour le développement des compétences psychosociales en promotion de la santé. Cette recherche se fonde sur l’analyse des discours portés par les acteurs de la promotion de la santé et sur l’analyse des usages avancés par les intervenants de terrain relevant du champ de l’éducation au sens plus large. Elle vise à mettre au jour les « visions du monde » des différents acteurs. La recherche porte d’abord sur l’étude de l’idéal-type de la promotion de la santé pour en délimiter les périmètres et identifier ceux qui s’y intéressent plus particulièrement. Elle est interrogée dans ses fondements théoriques et ses dimensions éthiques et socio-politiques afin de situer le développement des compétences psychosociales et d’en rendre compréhensibles les finalités. La promotion de la santé est une « cité » (Boltanski) considérée à la fois comme un concept récent et comme un espace de pratiques sociales en construction. Ensuite, ces travaux visent à établir en quoi le développement des compétences psychosociales est une composante de l’approche salutogénique de la « santé pour le développement humain ». En s’appuyant sur l’examen d’autres champs (travail, entreprise, éducation et formation) qui se sont intéressés largement à la problématique de développement des compétences personnelles, sont posées les questions 1/ de la construction conceptuelle de la notion de compétences psychosociales et de leur développement et 2/ du mouvement de politisation qui s’opère au travers de l’acte d’intervenir pour le développement des compétences psychosociales dans les actions de promotion de la santé. L’intervention pour le développement des compétences psychosociales est une action politique (Boltanski) qui engage notre étude au cœur des questions éducatives et des politiques sociales. La construction du concept de compétences psychosociales dans les discours théoriques propres à la promotion de la santé, nourris par les apports des autres champs sociaux, induit des processus de politisation des acteurs (responsabilisation et adaptabilité). La finalité de l’intervention pour le développement des compétences psychosociales en promotion de la santé est assurément le développement humain dans ses dimensions psychologiques (autonomie) et sociales (citoyenneté) mais les exigences impliquent et engagent l’individu dans une conformité admise et acceptée d’autocontrôle de soi (empowerment individuel). Le sens de l’intervention pour le développement des compétences psychosociales est situé dans un intervalle où s’affirme un changement éthique de paradigme au bénéfice d’un mieux-être individuel et social, et dans un espace où la réalisation de soi s’oriente, dans une certaine mesure, vers un bonheur marchandisé dans la sphère économique libérale / Since the work of World Health Organization (1946) on health promotion, summarized into the Ottawa International Charter (1986), the concept of life skills, defined as "person’s abilities to respond effectively to the requirements and tests of everyday life" appears essential part in any educational practice related to health. In over 30 years, the field of health promotion has provided any educational approach with strategies, methods and intervention tools designed, in particular, to help people develop or improve life skills. Nowadays, in France, in numerous calls of proposals, the development of life skills is a usual aim for funders of prevention and health education programs. But although often considered essential by health education professionals in their actions, the development of life skills is not yet a real object of scientific research, and its effectiveness remains rather unconfirmed. The main objective of this thesis work is to explore through a comprehensive sociological and pragmatic approach, the meaning of the intervention aimed for the development of life skills. This research is based on a discourse analysis, especially on two axes: 1) individual skills acquisition, carried by health promotion practitioners, and 2) daily use of the development of life skills, by field workers within education area in its broader sense. This analysis is supposed to help to understand worldviews transmitted by different actors through their action. The research first focuses on the study of health promotion field as ideal type to delineate its area and to identify people interested in this topic. Its theoretical basis and its ethical and socio-historical dimensions are questioned to find out the development of life skills object and to understand its goals. According to Boltansky, health promotion is a "city", considered both as a new concept and as anunder construction space of social practices. Then, these works aim to determine whether the development of life skills is a component of the new approach of the so-called "global health" as an issue for population health management. Based on other area findings (i.e. occupation, business, education and training), all of which directly and widely concerned by development of life skills, the questions they asked can by divided in two categories: 1) how was built the life skill concept– and its development-, and 2) the politicization movement which undergoes the use of development of life skills in health promotion actions. The intervention for development of life skills is a political action that engages our study at the heart of educational issues and social policies. The construction of life skills concept in the own theoretical discourse on health promotion, fed by contributions coming from other social area, induces actors’ politicization process (accountability and adaptability). The purpose of the intervention for the development of life skills in health promotion is certainly human development in its psychological (autonomy) and social (citizenship) dimensions, but the requirements involve and engage the individual in a recognized and accepted self-monitoring mechanism (individual empowerment). The meaning of development of life skills can be found in an interval where an ethic paradigm shift – to the benefit of a better individual and societies’ well being - is raising, and in an area where, to some extent, personal self-realization turns to a mercantile happiness in the liberal economic sphere