Vista University

About: Vista University is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Boron trifluoride & Higher education. The organization has 225 authors who have published 336 publications receiving 3345 citations.

Solving communication problems in medical institutions

Abstract: This article discusses the findings arising from the research conducted at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. This research freezes in time an analytical snapshot of the language varieties used in this hospital. In its comprehensive, quantitative and qualitative analysis, it is a contribution to the knowledge of an insight into some of the problems and challenges associated with multilingual communication. Valuable suggestions are offered towards enhancing the level of understanding of this sociolinguistic phenomenon.

Self-concept of academic ability as a function of sex, age, and academic achievement among African adolescents.

Abstract: This study examined (a) sex and age variations for scores on Self-concept of Academic Ability and academic achievement among 244 African adolescents attending a coeducational high school and (b) correlations between scores on Self-concept of Academic Ability and academic achievement by sex and age. No significant sex differences were found, but there were significant age differences on the Self-concept scores and measures of English, science, and history but not in mathematics. A significant positive correlation was found between Self-concept scores and academic achievement for boys and girls and in all age groups, but the magnitude of the correlations with achievement in mathematics was stronger among boys than among girls.

The creation of ‘real’ spaces: regions and regionalism in the New South Africa

Abstract: The culmination of a protracted struggle for liberation was crystallised in the debate over a new regional dispensation for South Africa. The aim of this paper is to examine the creation of the new regional geography of South Africa. The nascent regional dispensation was defined at a particular moment and it is the contention of this paper that the creation of the ‘geographical moment’ was not entirely conjunctural, but rather was the product of the different political parties’ understanding of space. The paper attempts to analyse the dynamics of the different political parties’ conceptualisation of the spatial and in so doing provides an explanation of the proposals for a new regional geography for South Africa. This position is derived from a realist theoretical argument which seeks to understand the stratification of reality by attempting to uncover structures and mechanisms responsible for the constitution of a particular historical event. The theory is illustrated by considering the process ...

Construction and Psychometric Properties of the Childhood Career Development Scale

Abstract: The aim of this study was to construct and psychometrically validate a measure of childhood career development for Grade 4 to Grade 7 children. Super's (1990) nine dimensions of career development ...