Simangele Mayisela
Biographic Data
| ID | 668726 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simangele Mayisela |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simangele |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayisela |
| SIGNATURE | MAYISELA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0872-5586 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ubuntu
Ubuntu: A multidisciplinary perspective to understanding and application is a timely and significant contribution to contemporary African scholarship. This edited volume brings together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners who engage critically and creatively with Ubuntu as both a philosophical lens and a practical framework for transformation. Spanning multiple disciplines, the book demonstrates the enduring relevance of Ubuntu across v…
Bridging Ethics and Local Realities
This paper examined the ethical challenges of conducting qualitative research in a Bangladeshi context. It engages with debates on Indigenous Knowledge production and community access, emphasizing reflexivity and cultural sensitivity in research practice. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 mother–grandmother dyads in Dhaka. Key challenges included negotiating researcher–participant bound…
Psychological distress related to Covid-19 among mental health care professionals in full-time private practice in South Africa
Research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching repercussions in South Africa, mirroring trends in other countries by affecting health care systems, economies, and overall quality of life, while also profoundly impacting the work and well-being of mental health care professionals. In this context, this study aimed to investigate the psychological distress (K10 > 16) associated with occupational stress among mental health care p…
Curbing Teacher Sexual Misconduct
This study analyzed sexual offense cases reported to the South African Council for Educators (SACE). Child sexual abuse is a severe violation of human rights and a significant factor contributing to mental health issues in adulthood. It also burdens the nation’s resources through crime prevention, medical interventions, and mental health services. This study therefore used a quantitative approach to examine 474 cases of sexual offenses committed …
Parenting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Eswatini
This study examined the experiences of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Eswatini. ASD is a complex neurological condition that affects brain function, leading to difficulties in various developmental areas such as social interaction, communication, and behaviour. It usually becomes apparent within the first three years of a child’s life. This qualitative study, grounded in bioecological systems theory, aimed at unco…
Technologically innovative teaching and learning strategies in contexts of crises
Many developing countries, especially in Africa, depended on the traditional form of teaching and learning, which was reconfigured due to the restrictions that came with the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of this, this study sought to explore technologically innovative teaching and learning strategies that can be employed by teachers in Zimbabwe to ensure that teaching and learning processes persist despite constraining circumstance…
Advancing a cultural–historical activity perspective in a psychodynamic-oriented psychotherapy training programme
South Africa cannot ignore the far-reaching influence of its colonial and apartheid history on the psychological functioning of its people. Psychotherapy as a fundamental psychological intervention approach cannot ignore its evolving history as the architect of the social psyche and of an individual’s psychological functioning. With regards to psychodynamic psychotherapy, the literature has lamented this therapeutic approach’s lack of considerati…
Research Site Anonymity in Context
This paper utilizes critical theory to interrogate and problematize the practice of anonymising research sites as an ethical imperative. The contributing authors conduct research in and with various communities in southern Africa, position themselves and work from and within diverse areas and specialities of the social sciences. This article is developed from their rich and wide spectrum of field experience with a great diversity of communities, …
“Malicious to the skin” The internalisation of corporal punishment as a teaching and a disciplinary tool among South African teachers
Corporal punishment has been legally banned in South Africa. However, anecdotal evidence suggests the prevalence of the practice in schools two decades after this legislative banning. Using the cultural-historical activity theory framework, this article qualitatively explores why teachers continue to use or believe in this method as a disciplinary tool. This study is based on interviews which emanated out of the individual and group interviews of…
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“Malicious to the skin” The internalisation of corporal punishment as a teaching and a disciplinary tool among South African teachers
Corporal punishment has been legally banned in South Africa. However, anecdotal evidence suggests the prevalence of the practice in schools two decades after this legislative banning. Using the cultural-historical activity theory framework, this article qualitatively explores why teachers continue to use or believe in this method as a disciplinary tool. This study is based on interviews which emanated out of the individual and group interviews of…
Research Site Anonymity in Context
This paper utilizes critical theory to interrogate and problematize the practice of anonymising research sites as an ethical imperative. The contributing authors conduct research in and with various communities in southern Africa, position themselves and work from and within diverse areas and specialities of the social sciences. This article is developed from their rich and wide spectrum of field experience with a great diversity of communities, …
Advancing a cultural–historical activity perspective in a psychodynamic-oriented psychotherapy training programme
South Africa cannot ignore the far-reaching influence of its colonial and apartheid history on the psychological functioning of its people. Psychotherapy as a fundamental psychological intervention approach cannot ignore its evolving history as the architect of the social psyche and of an individual’s psychological functioning. With regards to psychodynamic psychotherapy, the literature has lamented this therapeutic approach’s lack of considerati…
Curbing Teacher Sexual Misconduct
This study analyzed sexual offense cases reported to the South African Council for Educators (SACE). Child sexual abuse is a severe violation of human rights and a significant factor contributing to mental health issues in adulthood. It also burdens the nation’s resources through crime prevention, medical interventions, and mental health services. This study therefore used a quantitative approach to examine 474 cases of sexual offenses committed …
Parenting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Eswatini
This study examined the experiences of parents raising children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Eswatini. ASD is a complex neurological condition that affects brain function, leading to difficulties in various developmental areas such as social interaction, communication, and behaviour. It usually becomes apparent within the first three years of a child’s life. This qualitative study, grounded in bioecological systems theory, aimed at unco…
Technologically innovative teaching and learning strategies in contexts of crises
Many developing countries, especially in Africa, depended on the traditional form of teaching and learning, which was reconfigured due to the restrictions that came with the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of this, this study sought to explore technologically innovative teaching and learning strategies that can be employed by teachers in Zimbabwe to ensure that teaching and learning processes persist despite constraining circumstance…
Ubuntu
Ubuntu: A multidisciplinary perspective to understanding and application is a timely and significant contribution to contemporary African scholarship. This edited volume brings together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners who engage critically and creatively with Ubuntu as both a philosophical lens and a practical framework for transformation. Spanning multiple disciplines, the book demonstrates the enduring relevance of Ubuntu across v…
Bridging Ethics and Local Realities
This paper examined the ethical challenges of conducting qualitative research in a Bangladeshi context. It engages with debates on Indigenous Knowledge production and community access, emphasizing reflexivity and cultural sensitivity in research practice. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 mother–grandmother dyads in Dhaka. Key challenges included negotiating researcher–participant bound…
Psychological distress related to Covid-19 among mental health care professionals in full-time private practice in South Africa
Research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching repercussions in South Africa, mirroring trends in other countries by affecting health care systems, economies, and overall quality of life, while also profoundly impacting the work and well-being of mental health care professionals. In this context, this study aimed to investigate the psychological distress (K10 > 16) associated with occupational stress among mental health care p…
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Grounded theory (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (2 works)