Setlhomo Koloi‐Keaikitse
Biographic Data
| ID | 6763674 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Setlhomo Koloi‐Keaikitse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Setlhomo |
| FAMILY NAME | Koloi‐Keaikitse |
| SIGNATURE | KEAIKITSE S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Botswana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3402-2836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nature and value of health research
Relatively few studies to-date have examined research communities’ perspectives on fundamental characteristics of health research. This study contributes to the literature by investigating what selected local communities in Botswana understand to be the nature and value of health research for their communities, and the distinction they make between health research and medical intervention. Semi-structured focus groups and in-depth interviews were…
Understanding cultural values, norms and beliefs that may impact participation in genome‐editing related research
Gene‐editing research is a complex science and foreign in most communities including Botswana. Adopting a qualitative deliberative framework with 109 participants from 7 selected ethnic communities in Botswana, we explored the perceptions of local communities on cultural values, norms, and beliefs that may motivate or deter likely participation in the use of gene‐editing related research. What emerged as the ethnic community's motivators for rese…
Developing and Validating a Soft Skills Assessment Scale for Psychoeducational Assessment
There are concerns that soft skills assessment has been conceptualized within the Western context and may not reflect the indigenous African worldview. Without relevant soft skills assessment contextualized in the African cultural cosmology, there is a limitation in assessing African conceptions of abilities. The purpose of this study was to identify relevant soft skills for secondary/high school students and develop a scale relevant for assessin…
Cultural Values and Beliefs of Selected Local Communities in Botswana
Calls have been made for researchers prospectively and continuously to engage study communities. If done, this typically occurs through a specific research study or collaboration. Rarely are community mores examined in-depth to understand implications for research ethics policy processes. We describe a qualitative study designed to understand local community values, beliefs, and practices that relate to research ethics in Botswana and explore how…
Cultural Values and Beliefs of Selected Local Communities in Botswana
Calls have been made for researchers prospectively and continuously to engage study communities. If done, this typically occurs through a specific research study or collaboration. Rarely are community mores examined in-depth to understand implications for research ethics policy processes. We describe a qualitative study designed to understand local community values, beliefs, and practices that relate to research ethics in Botswana and explore how…
Cultural Values and Beliefs of Selected Local Communities in Botswana
Calls have been made for researchers prospectively and continuously to engage study communities. If done, this typically occurs through a specific research study or collaboration. Rarely are community mores examined in-depth to understand implications for research ethics policy processes. We describe a qualitative study designed to understand local community values, beliefs, and practices that relate to research ethics in Botswana and explore how…
Developing and Validating a Soft Skills Assessment Scale for Psychoeducational Assessment
There are concerns that soft skills assessment has been conceptualized within the Western context and may not reflect the indigenous African worldview. Without relevant soft skills assessment contextualized in the African cultural cosmology, there is a limitation in assessing African conceptions of abilities. The purpose of this study was to identify relevant soft skills for secondary/high school students and develop a scale relevant for assessin…
Understanding cultural values, norms and beliefs that may impact participation in genome‐editing related research
Gene‐editing research is a complex science and foreign in most communities including Botswana. Adopting a qualitative deliberative framework with 109 participants from 7 selected ethnic communities in Botswana, we explored the perceptions of local communities on cultural values, norms, and beliefs that may motivate or deter likely participation in the use of gene‐editing related research. What emerged as the ethnic community's motivators for rese…
Nature and value of health research
Relatively few studies to-date have examined research communities’ perspectives on fundamental characteristics of health research. This study contributes to the literature by investigating what selected local communities in Botswana understand to be the nature and value of health research for their communities, and the distinction they make between health research and medical intervention. Semi-structured focus groups and in-depth interviews were…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ethics in Clinical Research (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work)