Roelf Van Niekerk
Biographic Data
| ID | 4488261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roelf Van Niekerk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roelf |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Niekerk |
| SIGNATURE | VAN NIEKERK R |
| AFFILIATIONS | , |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1260-8457 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond Weird
The volume presents psychobiographical work in non-WEIRD contexts and samples, focusing on culture, transcultural and transdisciplinary research.
Beyond Weird
Re-witnessing the autistic imagination
This paper engages with the medically established view that individuals with autism are not capable of play or being imaginative. This paper resists this idea by reflecting on psychobiographical research conducted on the life of Temple Grandin. By re-witnessing creative experiences in her life, dialogue surrounding the imaginative capacities of individuals with autism is initiated. Through this dialogue the authors examine the relationship betwee…
The career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard
This study employs a psychobiographical case study to describe and interpret the career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard, who performed the first human heart transplant. It interprets Barnard's life history according to the career development model of Greenhaus, Callanan and Godshalk (2010), which proposes the following four stages: occupational and organisational choice, early, middle, and late career. Generally, Barnard's career prog…
The spiritual wellness of Beyers Naudé
The study explores and describes Beyers Naudé's (1915–2004) spiritual wellness across his lifespan. Naudé's life history was uncovered through the systematic collection and analyses of life history materials. Data were interpreted applying the Wheel of Wellness model (WoW) by Sweeney and Witmer (1991 Sweeney, T. J., & Witmer, J. M. (1991). Beyond social interest: Striving toward optimum health and wellness. Journal of Individual Psychology, 47(4)…
Helen Suzman
The primary aim of this study was to describe Helen Suzman's (1917–2009) psychosocial developmental trajectory within her socio-historical context through the application of the stage based description of psychosocial development by Erikson. Two methodological strategies were used. Alexander's psychobiographical model was used to prioritise and extract salient data. Furthermore, a conceptual framework and matrix enabled the longitudinal explorati…
Academic Psychobiography in South Africa
Our aim is to highlight the past, present and future state of affairs of South African psychobiography. Particular attention is given to the trends and the challenges faced by academic psycho-biographers in South Africa. Over the past decade psychobiography has evolved into an established research genre and has become a methodology used by various academics and post-graduate research scholars at South African universities. Psychobiography entails…
Academic Psychobiography in South Africa
Our aim is to highlight the past, present and future state of affairs of South African psychobiography. Particular attention is given to the trends and the challenges faced by academic psycho-biographers in South Africa. Over the past decade psychobiography has evolved into an established research genre and has become a methodology used by various academics and post-graduate research scholars at South African universities. Psychobiography entails…
Academic Psychobiography in South Africa
Our aim is to highlight the past, present and future state of affairs of South African psychobiography. Particular attention is given to the trends and the challenges faced by academic psycho-biographers in South Africa. Over the past decade psychobiography has evolved into an established research genre and has become a methodology used by various academics and post-graduate research scholars at South African universities. Psychobiography entails…
Helen Suzman
The primary aim of this study was to describe Helen Suzman's (1917–2009) psychosocial developmental trajectory within her socio-historical context through the application of the stage based description of psychosocial development by Erikson. Two methodological strategies were used. Alexander's psychobiographical model was used to prioritise and extract salient data. Furthermore, a conceptual framework and matrix enabled the longitudinal explorati…
The career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard
This study employs a psychobiographical case study to describe and interpret the career development of Christiaan Neethling Barnard, who performed the first human heart transplant. It interprets Barnard's life history according to the career development model of Greenhaus, Callanan and Godshalk (2010), which proposes the following four stages: occupational and organisational choice, early, middle, and late career. Generally, Barnard's career prog…
The spiritual wellness of Beyers Naudé
The study explores and describes Beyers Naudé's (1915–2004) spiritual wellness across his lifespan. Naudé's life history was uncovered through the systematic collection and analyses of life history materials. Data were interpreted applying the Wheel of Wellness model (WoW) by Sweeney and Witmer (1991 Sweeney, T. J., & Witmer, J. M. (1991). Beyond social interest: Striving toward optimum health and wellness. Journal of Individual Psychology, 47(4)…
Re-witnessing the autistic imagination
This paper engages with the medically established view that individuals with autism are not capable of play or being imaginative. This paper resists this idea by reflecting on psychobiographical research conducted on the life of Temple Grandin. By re-witnessing creative experiences in her life, dialogue surrounding the imaginative capacities of individuals with autism is initiated. Through this dialogue the authors examine the relationship betwee…
Beyond Weird
The volume presents psychobiographical work in non-WEIRD contexts and samples, focusing on culture, transcultural and transdisciplinary research.
Beyond Weird
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity, Memory, and Therapy (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychoanalysis (2 works) · Psychological Testing and Assessment (2 works) · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 work)