Kayi Ntinda
Biographic Data
| ID | 7740595 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kayi Ntinda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kayi |
| FAMILY NAME | Ntinda |
| SIGNATURE | NTINDA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eswatini |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8681-0263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Pathways to sexual decision making by Pentecostal church youths in Botswana
Church youth likely adopt discretionary sexual behaviours over the developmental period from early to older adolescents, which would make them more receptive to public sexual health messages. Personal agency appears to be an important resource for public health interventions aimed at influencing church youth's sexual decisions
Educator self-perceived life skills education implementation practices: An exploratory study
The study sought to explore educator views on implementation practices of life orientation skills education (LSE) for senior high school students. Participants were 15 guidance and counselling teachers from a rural district of Eswatini (females = 7). The educators responded to semi-structured questions and focus group discussion interviews on the life orientation skills implementation practices they engaged in. Thematic analysis of the data indic…
Parents and guardians: Their perceptions of psychometric test uses with learners in an emerging country’s school system
This study utilised participatory action research methods to explore Botswana parents and guardians’ (n = 162) perceptions of psychometric tests for use with school learners. The participants completed a Parent/Guardian Psychometric Survey. Wilcoxon Rank Sums Test analysis indicated the parents and guardians prioritised the following usages in order of importance to student outcomes: learning readiness, aptitude, personal development, community n…
Resources for resilient caregiving by parents of children with schizophrenia in Swaziland: A multiple case study
This study reports on the care-provisioning experiences of parents (n = 6; females = 5) raising children with schizophrenia in a rural Swazi setting. The parents were individually interviewed at their homes on caregiving aspects such as burden, coping, quality of life, expressed emotions and social support of their child with schizophrenia. Data were thematically analysed. Parent carers of children with schizophrenia reported to have personal res…
Lived experiences of school-going early mothers in Swaziland
This study explored the lived family and community experiences of Swazi school-going early mothers (N = 15; age range 13–22 years). Participants responded to family and community relationship experiences focus group discussions. The data were content thematically analysed. The findings suggest that early mothers experience strained relationships with their fathers, and receive emotional and material support from their mothers. The young mothers p…
Constructing a Framework for the Use of Tests Within a Developing Nation’s School System
Interpretive participatory action research methods were used to assist the education community in Botswana, a developing nation, to identify a framework for the use of tests in the nation’s schools. User preferences for understanding important learner-related qualities through the use of tests were emphasized. Participant informants were educators and school counselors ( n = 1,221), learners ( n = 355), parents/guardians ( n = 162), and education…
Single parenting effects: Resource access and coping of children in Swaziland
This study investigated single parenting influences on the psychosocial development of children in Swaziland. Participants were a convenience sample of 24 students attending eight urban and rural schools (females = 54%; males =46%; age range 13–21). Data on experiences of single parenthood and their sense of well-being were collected using focus group interviews. The data were thematically analysed. The findings suggest that children experience p…
Understanding Human Abilities in Sub-Saharan African Settings
Cultural communities define and promote human abilities they perceive to give expression to their core values. Indigenous sub-Saharan African communities place a high premium mainly on abilities that promote or give expression to the value of social interests. This article considers human abilities from a cultural psychology perspective, one that reflects the understandings of culturally competent informants of valid and valued abilities in their…
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Understanding Human Abilities in Sub-Saharan African Settings
Cultural communities define and promote human abilities they perceive to give expression to their core values. Indigenous sub-Saharan African communities place a high premium mainly on abilities that promote or give expression to the value of social interests. This article considers human abilities from a cultural psychology perspective, one that reflects the understandings of culturally competent informants of valid and valued abilities in their…
Constructing a Framework for the Use of Tests Within a Developing Nation’s School System
Interpretive participatory action research methods were used to assist the education community in Botswana, a developing nation, to identify a framework for the use of tests in the nation’s schools. User preferences for understanding important learner-related qualities through the use of tests were emphasized. Participant informants were educators and school counselors ( n = 1,221), learners ( n = 355), parents/guardians ( n = 162), and education…
Single parenting effects: Resource access and coping of children in Swaziland
This study investigated single parenting influences on the psychosocial development of children in Swaziland. Participants were a convenience sample of 24 students attending eight urban and rural schools (females = 54%; males =46%; age range 13–21). Data on experiences of single parenthood and their sense of well-being were collected using focus group interviews. The data were thematically analysed. The findings suggest that children experience p…
Lived experiences of school-going early mothers in Swaziland
This study explored the lived family and community experiences of Swazi school-going early mothers (N = 15; age range 13–22 years). Participants responded to family and community relationship experiences focus group discussions. The data were content thematically analysed. The findings suggest that early mothers experience strained relationships with their fathers, and receive emotional and material support from their mothers. The young mothers p…
Resources for resilient caregiving by parents of children with schizophrenia in Swaziland: A multiple case study
This study reports on the care-provisioning experiences of parents (n = 6; females = 5) raising children with schizophrenia in a rural Swazi setting. The parents were individually interviewed at their homes on caregiving aspects such as burden, coping, quality of life, expressed emotions and social support of their child with schizophrenia. Data were thematically analysed. Parent carers of children with schizophrenia reported to have personal res…
Educator self-perceived life skills education implementation practices: An exploratory study
The study sought to explore educator views on implementation practices of life orientation skills education (LSE) for senior high school students. Participants were 15 guidance and counselling teachers from a rural district of Eswatini (females = 7). The educators responded to semi-structured questions and focus group discussion interviews on the life orientation skills implementation practices they engaged in. Thematic analysis of the data indic…
Parents and guardians: Their perceptions of psychometric test uses with learners in an emerging country’s school system
This study utilised participatory action research methods to explore Botswana parents and guardians’ (n = 162) perceptions of psychometric tests for use with school learners. The participants completed a Parent/Guardian Psychometric Survey. Wilcoxon Rank Sums Test analysis indicated the parents and guardians prioritised the following usages in order of importance to student outcomes: learning readiness, aptitude, personal development, community n…
Pathways to sexual decision making by Pentecostal church youths in Botswana
Church youth likely adopt discretionary sexual behaviours over the developmental period from early to older adolescents, which would make them more receptive to public sexual health messages. Personal agency appears to be an important resource for public health interventions aimed at influencing church youth's sexual decisions
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Family Support in Illness (3 works) · Focus group (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)