Ann Watts
Biographic Data
| ID | 6053855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann Watts |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Watts |
| SIGNATURE | WATTS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | SRC |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Looking backwards, looking forwards
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA), 11 of PsySSA’s past presidents, along with two facilitators, gathered in early 2024 for a roundtable discussion on psychology in South Africa. This article represents an edited transcript of that conversation. The guiding motif of the discussion – looking backwards, looking forwards – led discussants through the historical temporalities, institutional, professiona…
Women, Work, and Social Participation
Recruiting and Retaining Human Service Volunteers
Organizations generally are conceded to have two functions: the production of goods and services (the economic function) and the creation and distribu-tion of satisfactions within the organization (the maintenance function) (Roethlisberger and Dickson, 1969). When maintenance functions well, job satisfaction increases and employee turnover is minimized. This not only enhances morale but also improves production, positively affects organiza-tional…
Minorities and Urban Crime
Recent studies of crime in American cities have shown a major contributing factor to be the percentage of the population that is black. This relationship is "explained" by a variety of theories focusing on individual behavior. It is argued that such conclusions cannot be drawn from the data studied. An alternative theory is offered. It states that crime, among other things, has caused considerable flight to the suburbs since World War II, but thi…
Luna's Neuropsychological Investigation — Adaptations for Use with White English-Speaking South African Adults
Traditionally, South Africa has followed the West in using quantitative psychometric procedures for Neuropsychological Assessments. Procedures developed in other parts of the world, however, may yield further valuable information. Luria's Neuropsychological Investigation (LNI) (originating in Russia) provides a qualitative assessment of psychological processes which have been pathologically disturbed as a result of brain damage. It is therefore a…
Welfare in Rural Areas
Luna's Neuropsychological Investigation — Adaptations for Use with White English-Speaking South African Adults
Traditionally, South Africa has followed the West in using quantitative psychometric procedures for Neuropsychological Assessments. Procedures developed in other parts of the world, however, may yield further valuable information. Luria's Neuropsychological Investigation (LNI) (originating in Russia) provides a qualitative assessment of psychological processes which have been pathologically disturbed as a result of brain damage. It is therefore a…
Looking backwards, looking forwards
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA), 11 of PsySSA’s past presidents, along with two facilitators, gathered in early 2024 for a roundtable discussion on psychology in South Africa. This article represents an edited transcript of that conversation. The guiding motif of the discussion – looking backwards, looking forwards – led discussants through the historical temporalities, institutional, professiona…
Welfare in Rural Areas
Luna's Neuropsychological Investigation — Adaptations for Use with White English-Speaking South African Adults
Traditionally, South Africa has followed the West in using quantitative psychometric procedures for Neuropsychological Assessments. Procedures developed in other parts of the world, however, may yield further valuable information. Luria's Neuropsychological Investigation (LNI) (originating in Russia) provides a qualitative assessment of psychological processes which have been pathologically disturbed as a result of brain damage. It is therefore a…
Minorities and Urban Crime
Recent studies of crime in American cities have shown a major contributing factor to be the percentage of the population that is black. This relationship is "explained" by a variety of theories focusing on individual behavior. It is argued that such conclusions cannot be drawn from the data studied. An alternative theory is offered. It states that crime, among other things, has caused considerable flight to the suburbs since World War II, but thi…
Recruiting and Retaining Human Service Volunteers
Organizations generally are conceded to have two functions: the production of goods and services (the economic function) and the creation and distribu-tion of satisfactions within the organization (the maintenance function) (Roethlisberger and Dickson, 1969). When maintenance functions well, job satisfaction increases and employee turnover is minimized. This not only enhances morale but also improves production, positively affects organiza-tional…
Women, Work, and Social Participation
Looking backwards, looking forwards
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA), 11 of PsySSA’s past presidents, along with two facilitators, gathered in early 2024 for a roundtable discussion on psychology in South Africa. This article represents an edited transcript of that conversation. The guiding motif of the discussion – looking backwards, looking forwards – led discussants through the historical temporalities, institutional, professiona…
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work)