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Adapting an undergraduate dental objectively structured clinical examination (OSCE) during COVID‑19
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021)
In the 5-year dentistry curriculum at the University of the Western Cape,
South Africa (SA), prosthetic dentistry is presented as modules, starting
in the 2nd year and culminating in the final module in the 5th year.
Students ...
Promoting well-being in the face of a pandemic: The role of sense of coherence and ego-resilience in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
COVID-19 has impacted negatively on the lives and academic activities of university students.
This has contributed to increasing levels of psychological distress among this population group.
Intrinsic and contextual ...
Text, voice-notes, and Emojis: Exploring the use of WhatsApp as a responsive research method for qualitative studies
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Unprecedented times are upon us and the need for ethically responsive online research methods is increasing exponentially. Currently, literature is showing that previously frowned upon methods such as ...
Women academics and the changing psychological contract during Covid-19 lockdown
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
This study examines the psychological contract between academics and their
institutions during a time of great stress—the COVID-19 pandemic. Given
that relationships between these parties have been found to be ...
Towards a framework for interdisciplinary collaborative online learning spaces
(Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 2022)
This paper presents the findings from a longitudinal, inter-institutional
Design-Based Research (DBR) study that commenced in 2020 with a focus on
developing design principles for interdisciplinary collaborative ...
Participatory relationships matter: Doctoral students traversing the academy
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
In this article, we take our thoughts for a walk through our three different doctoral journeys and experiences with the Post
Philosophies and the Doing of Inquiry Webinar Series (2020–2021). The webinars presented an ...
‘Lockdown’: Digital and emergency elearning technologies—A student perspective
(MDPI, 2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent emergency measures had a fundamental
and disruptive impact on societies and, in particular, on the educational sector. The transition of the
modality of educational delivery from ...
Covid-19: An alternative approach to postgraduate supervision in the digital age
(Stellenbosch University, 2022)
Universities globally are facing enormous governmental pressure to increase postgraduate output,
and in turn, contribute to the knowledge economy. This pressure is transferred to research
supervisors, who have to navigate ...
Academics in lockdown: A gendered perspective on self-esteem in academia during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown
(MDPI, 2023)
This qualitative research explores the experiences and sense-making of self-worth of 1857
South African women academics during the enforced pandemic lockdown between March and
September 2020; the study was conducted ...