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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"Tertiary Institution"”.
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Molar pregnancy: A fifteen - year experience of a single tertiary institution
Background: Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of uncommon conditions associated with pregnancy that arise from abnormal placental trophoblastic tissue following abnormal fertilization (1). Despite its rarity, it is of clinical and epidemiological importance because it affects women …
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Outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty at a tertiary institution in South Africa.
Aims: To determine corneal graft survival rates and visual outcomes of penetrating keratoplasty (PKP) in a South African setting. Methods: A retrospective review of 99 penetrating keratoplasties performed at Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa over a 3-year period between February 2016 and …
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Empowering disadvantaged students to perform better at a tertiary institution : an assessment
… than ever the number of black students seeking tertiary education at UCT has increased. The majority of this student population's academic experience has been in schools run by the former Department of Education and Training (DET). Many of the black students from such disadvantaged educational …
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The study and learning strategies of students in a New Zealand tertiary institution
… longitudinal research into learning at the tertiary level, and the contradictory findings in that literature about students’ attitudes towards learning and their ability to acquire a reflective, analytical and critical approach to study. The researcher was interested in the strategies …
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Compensation structure and employee commitment: the case of academics at a comprehensive tertiary institution
… of Zululand (UNIZULU), which is a comprehensive tertiary institution. It is the observation of this researcher that, based on nine years experience in Human Resources Management at UNIZULU, retaining academic employees at the Institution is challenged by competitorswho are steadily poaching …
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Some Factors which contribute to poor academic achievement among undergraduatestudents at a tertiary institution
Higher education institutions in South Africa report dismal student graduation rates as a norm. The South African survey 2002-2003 revealed that South Africa has the highest number of higher education students in sub-Saharan Africa, but that less than two students in every ten actually graduate …
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Exploring experiences of music performance anxiety among music students at a South African tertiary institution
… of all ages, levels, and genres face, and tertiary music students often experience MPA to a higher degree than professional musicians. However, there is a lack of research on MPA in the South African (SA) context, with no known research on MPA in tertiary music students in SA. Utilising a …
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Navigating new terrain: Designing blended learning to develop digital literacies for students in a tertiary institution
… and teaching will be implemented. For current tertiary learning design in New Zealand, it is central to explore which pedagogical practices might be part of a blended design to engage Māori and non-Māori students and enhance digital information literacy. Within this study, digital information …
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Perceived benefits of, barriers and helpful cues to physical activity among tertiary institution students in Rwanda
… motivational factors to physical activity among tertiary institution students in Rwanda, and to find out whether demographic and background characteristics have an influence on these perceptions.
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The effectiveness of student support programmes at a tertiary institution: a case study of Walter Sisulu University
… effectiveness of student support programmes at a tertiary institution. The aims of the study were: To determine the students’ perceptions about the existing support programmes. To determine the students’ satisfactions about the existing support programmes. In accordance with these aims, an …
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Exploring the factors that influence student tertiary institution choice at Prestige Academy by applying the SNG model
… challenges faced by a private higher education institution (PHEI) named Prestige Academy in Cape Town. This thesis drew on past research including the legislation governing secondary schools and private higher education institutions (PHEIs) in South Africa, marketing in tertiary institutions, …
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Knowledge of the Students Regarding Pulmonary Tuberculosis at a Selected Tertiary Institution in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province
… of this study is to evaluate the knowledge of tertiary institution students about pulmonary tuberculosis. Methodology: The study adopted a quantitative approach and a descriptive design of the cross-sectional survey. A simple random sampling method was used to select respondents. The on-campus’ …
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The relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance of chartered accountancy students at a south African tertiary institution
… students registered at a South African tertiary institution and their academic performance. A quantitative research approach was applied and 103 students completed a questionnaire that was used to measure their EI. The mean EI score was ‘average' at 172 points per the NHS EI measurement …
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The prevalence and characteristics of incidental colorectal polyps in patients undergoing colonoscopy at a South African tertiary institution
… undergoing colonoscopy for bowel symptoms at a tertiary hospital in South Africa. Methods Colonoscopy records from the prospective endoscopy database at Groote Schuur Hospital for the period August 2014 to February 2017 were retrieved. The presence of polyps, and their morphology, size, site and …
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Career maturity amongst first year university students in a commerce faculty at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape
… and female students in the commerce faculty at a tertiary education institution in the Western Cape. The results indicate 1 that there is a statistically significant relationship between self-knowledge, career information, career planning, integration of self and career information, …
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Aural training at a selected tertiary institution in South Africa, 2015-2019: Student perspectives, motivation and problem-solving strategies
“Aural training” forms a vital component of conventional music education and practice and has done so for a considerable amount of time, yet it remains a difficult area with regards to student engagement in its practice and application both at school and university level. Apart from extensive …
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The impact of job satisfaction and organisational commitment on intention to leave amongst non-academic staff at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape
A critical feature of globalisation is to attract and retain intellectual capital to ensure that a cadre of highly skilled, independent, internationally marketable and mobile employees is achieved (Sutherland & Jordaan, 2004). Bagraim and Sader (2007) concur by stating that South African …
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The diagnostic pathway to a surgical lymph node excision biopsy service in a HIV and TB endemic region in a Western Cape Tertiary Institution
In the HIV/TB endemic public care setting of the Western Cape, diagnostic consideration of patients with persistent lymphadenopathy is focused towards extra- pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), more than other infectious or malignant causes of lymphadenopathy. We investigated patients consecutively …
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International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) cytology: A Retrospective Study in a Single South African Tertiary Institution
… Breast FNAC five category stratifications in our institution. 2. To assess the respective risk of malignancy (ROM) for each category. 3. To assess the diagnostic yield of the breast FNAB at our institution by comparing it to the matched histopathology over a 12-month period. Methodology: A …
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Developing EFL students' communicative skills through content-based instruction: A case study of EFL teaching in an undergraduate degree program at a tertiary institution in Indonesia
… and motivation of a group of students at a tertiary education in Indonesia. The following research questions guided this study: (a) What are the attitudes of some EFL students of non-English departments towards current EFL teaching in the tertiary context? (b) Are there any differences in …
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