Greg Howcroft
Biographic Data
| ID | 6052824 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Greg Howcroft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Greg |
| FAMILY NAME | Howcroft |
| SIGNATURE | HOWCROFT G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nelson Mandela University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hagiography
This study considers the historical development of hagiographic research, including its antecedents and contemporary motivations and intentions. As a sub-approach of psychobiographical research, hagiography's defining qualities include the venerability of the subject, the aim of edifying the reader and illustrating issues of faith and morals as taught by a given religious group. Hagiography has the unique qualities to benefit research scholarship…
A psychobiographical analysis of Dambudzo Marechera's personal development through his writings
This study applied psychobiography to explore the personal development of Zimbabwean novelist Dambudzo Marechera – and particularly focus on psychological disintegration. For the evidence, we examined primary and secondary works on his life history with special attention to his literary works. Findings indicate that his early writings were autobiographical in nature, chronicling lived poverty, war and violence experiences. Later writings were som…
Resilience in Families Living with a Child Diagnosed with Hyperactivity/Attention Deficit Disorder
There has been limited South African research to date on family resilience as well as on the resiliency of families living with children diagnosed with AD/HD. We aimed to explore and describe the factors that facilitate adjustment and adaptation in families after a child has been clinically diagnosed with AD/HD. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation served as a framework to conceptualize the families' adjustment and ada…
The Coping Orientation and Resources of Teachers Educating Learners with Intellectual Disabilities
Stress in the teaching profession is a well-recognized phenomenon and, in addition, research has found special education to be more demanding than mainstream education. A literature study to date revealed that international and South African research on special education teachers and their coping with stress is sparse. We therefore aimed to explore and describe the coping orientation and resources of teachers educating learners with intellectual …
The self-esteem of black university students
Self-esteem seems to be emerging within South Africa today as one of the key social indicators in current analyses of social change, growth and progress. Yet knowledge regarding this construct is limited. In this study the author investigated a variety of instruments intended to measure the level of self-esteem and defensiveness amongst black university students. The purpose of the study was inter alia to define the self-esteem construct and to p…
Resilience in Families Living with a Child Diagnosed with Hyperactivity/Attention Deficit Disorder
There has been limited South African research to date on family resilience as well as on the resiliency of families living with children diagnosed with AD/HD. We aimed to explore and describe the factors that facilitate adjustment and adaptation in families after a child has been clinically diagnosed with AD/HD. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation served as a framework to conceptualize the families' adjustment and ada…
The self-esteem of black university students
Self-esteem seems to be emerging within South Africa today as one of the key social indicators in current analyses of social change, growth and progress. Yet knowledge regarding this construct is limited. In this study the author investigated a variety of instruments intended to measure the level of self-esteem and defensiveness amongst black university students. The purpose of the study was inter alia to define the self-esteem construct and to p…
The Coping Orientation and Resources of Teachers Educating Learners with Intellectual Disabilities
Stress in the teaching profession is a well-recognized phenomenon and, in addition, research has found special education to be more demanding than mainstream education. A literature study to date revealed that international and South African research on special education teachers and their coping with stress is sparse. We therefore aimed to explore and describe the coping orientation and resources of teachers educating learners with intellectual …
Resilience in Families Living with a Child Diagnosed with Hyperactivity/Attention Deficit Disorder
There has been limited South African research to date on family resilience as well as on the resiliency of families living with children diagnosed with AD/HD. We aimed to explore and describe the factors that facilitate adjustment and adaptation in families after a child has been clinically diagnosed with AD/HD. The Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment and Adaptation served as a framework to conceptualize the families' adjustment and ada…
Hagiography
This study considers the historical development of hagiographic research, including its antecedents and contemporary motivations and intentions. As a sub-approach of psychobiographical research, hagiography's defining qualities include the venerability of the subject, the aim of edifying the reader and illustrating issues of faith and morals as taught by a given religious group. Hagiography has the unique qualities to benefit research scholarship…
A psychobiographical analysis of Dambudzo Marechera's personal development through his writings
This study applied psychobiography to explore the personal development of Zimbabwean novelist Dambudzo Marechera – and particularly focus on psychological disintegration. For the evidence, we examined primary and secondary works on his life history with special attention to his literary works. Findings indicate that his early writings were autobiographical in nature, chronicling lived poverty, war and violence experiences. Later writings were som…
Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Descriptive statistics (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Active listening (1 work) · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (1 work) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work)