Fatima Abrahams
Biographic Data
| ID | 7153232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fatima Abrahams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fatima |
| FAMILY NAME | Abrahams |
| SIGNATURE | ABRAHAMS F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contextual relevance and decolonisation of South African Industrial Psychology training
This study explored the contextual relevance of Industrial Psychology training in a South African university, focussing on its responsiveness to contemporary multi-cultural work settings. Our purposive sample of informants (n = 15, female = 66.67%, South African black citizens = 73.33%) comprised postgraduate students (n = 6), industrial psychology alumni (n = 4), and lecturers (n = 5). We interviewed the informants on their perception of the Ind…
The (un)Fair Usage of the 16PF (SA92) in South Africa
A study completed in 1996, challenged the continued usage of the 16PF (SA92), and found that this imported test was biased against black mother-tongue speakers in the South African context. Six years later, Prinsloo and Ebersohn questioned the methodological and statistical techniques employed in the study. This article is a response to their claims and reaffirms the results and position that the necessary research must be conducted on imported t…
Qualitative and Statistical Impacts of Home Language on Responses to the Items of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) in South Africa
The primary aims of the study were to compare the responses of different population groups to the items of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, and also to explore some of the reasons for the observed differences. One quantitative and two qualitative studies were conducted in the process. For the quantitative study, 983 students of psychology or industrial psychology from four South African universities participated in the study. For the qual…
Qualitative and Statistical Impacts of Home Language on Responses to the Items of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) in South Africa
The primary aims of the study were to compare the responses of different population groups to the items of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, and also to explore some of the reasons for the observed differences. One quantitative and two qualitative studies were conducted in the process. For the quantitative study, 983 students of psychology or industrial psychology from four South African universities participated in the study. For the qual…
Qualitative and Statistical Impacts of Home Language on Responses to the Items of the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) in South Africa
The primary aims of the study were to compare the responses of different population groups to the items of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, and also to explore some of the reasons for the observed differences. One quantitative and two qualitative studies were conducted in the process. For the quantitative study, 983 students of psychology or industrial psychology from four South African universities participated in the study. For the qual…
The (un)Fair Usage of the 16PF (SA92) in South Africa
A study completed in 1996, challenged the continued usage of the 16PF (SA92), and found that this imported test was biased against black mother-tongue speakers in the South African context. Six years later, Prinsloo and Ebersohn questioned the methodological and statistical techniques employed in the study. This article is a response to their claims and reaffirms the results and position that the necessary research must be conducted on imported t…
Contextual relevance and decolonisation of South African Industrial Psychology training
This study explored the contextual relevance of Industrial Psychology training in a South African university, focussing on its responsiveness to contemporary multi-cultural work settings. Our purposive sample of informants (n = 15, female = 66.67%, South African black citizens = 73.33%) comprised postgraduate students (n = 6), industrial psychology alumni (n = 4), and lecturers (n = 5). We interviewed the informants on their perception of the Ind…
Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Big Five personality traits (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Collectivism (1 works) · Comparability (1 works) · Comprehension (1 works)