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An analyses of the effect of living habits on water conservation among Gauteng residents

  • Authors: Gule, Palesa T. , Maduku, Daniel K. , Dilotsotlhe, Nombulelo
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Attitude , Living Habit , Intention to Conserve Water
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/273328 , uj:29116 , Citation: Gule, P.T., Maduku, D.K. & Dilotsotlhe, N. 2018. An analyses of the effect of living habits on water conservation among Gauteng residents.
  • Description: Abstract: South Africa’s water resources are constantly under pressure as a result of severe weather conditions, pollution, destruction of wetlands and a growing population. Although efforts to increase awareness of water conservation have been implemented, household usage continues to rise. Previous studies have highlighted the major issues militating against water conservation behaviour, but more research is necessary in the South African context. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to understand the impact of living habits on water conservation behaviour among Gauteng residents, using a research model that integrates living habits into the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). Data for empirical testing of the proposed research model was obtained from the responses of 347 respondents in Gauteng. The empirical results of the analysis indicate that respondents’ habits and intention to conserve water have significant and positive effects on water conservation behaviour. The results further reveal that attitude, subjective norm and living habits exert a significant and positive influence on intention to conserve water. The implications of these findings for strategies aimed at water conservation among consumers in the province and others in similar contexts are presented.
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Client attitude to health and safety – a report on contractor’s perceptions

  • Authors: Musonda, Innocent , Haupt, Theo , Smallwood, John
  • Date: 2009
  • Subjects: Attitude , Botswana , Client , Construction , Health and safety
  • Language: English
  • Type: Journal article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/32882 , uj:16232 , Citation: Musonda, I., Haupt, T., & Smallwood, J.J. (2009). Client attitude to health and safety – a report on contractor’s perceptions. Acta Structilia : journal for the physical and development science 16(2):65-85. ISSN 10230564
  • Description: Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present findings of a preliminary survey on Contractors’ perceptions of clients’ attitude relative to health and safety (H&S) implementation in Botswana’s construction industry and in a way that of the Southern Africa. A questionnaire survey was conducted on construction projects to establish clients’ attitude towards H&S. Interviews were also conducted with contractor’s representatives on selected construction sites in and around Gaborone, Botswana. Findings from the survey include: clients do not perceive H&S to be very important on construction projects, most clients do not address H&S adequately in contract documentation and H&S is rarely a major agenda item in progress meetings. Findings were also that clients are not fully committed to H&S implementation. The client sets the tone for H&S culture. Client attitude is therefore very important for H&S performance improvement as all stakeholders are compelled to act in line with the client’s values. The importance of the client to H&S performance improvement has been recognised by various researchers. The extent to which clients are involved in H&S implementation has however not been researched extensively especially in Southern Africa. This article therefore provides an insight into the clients’ attitude towards H&S and in a way explains the reason for the current state of H&S in Botswana’s construction industry.
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Client attitude to health and safety (H&S) - a report on contractor's perceptions

Attitude and behavioral intention towards internet banking adoption of generation Y customers – an emerging market perspective

The effects of scientific literacy on high school science learners’ attitudes towards socio‐scientific issues: the case of Genetically Modified Organisms

  • Authors: Penn, Mafor , Ramnarain, Umesh
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Scientific literacy , Socio‐Scientific Issues , Attitude
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/276497 , uj:29590 , Citation: Penn, M. & Ramnarain, U. 2018. The effects of scientific literacy on high school science learners’ attitudes towards socio‐scientific issues: the case of Genetically Modified Organisms.
  • Description: Abstract: One of the fundamental goals of science education globally has been to develop citizens who are scientifically literate and capable of making informed decisions on Socio‐Scientific Issues (SSI). This study investigated the relationship between scientific literacy and grade eleven science learners’ attitudes towards SSIs, with a specific reference to the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in society. One hundred and four (104) grade eleven science learners from two Johannesburg township schools participated in the study. The study employed a quantitative approach using a survey design for data collection, in assessing the relationship between scientific literacy and learners’ attitudes towards GMOs. Findings from the survey revealed a significant correlation between scientific literacy and leaners’ attitudes towards the use of GMOs, with spearman’s rho, r (102) = .726, p < .001. 80.7% of the learners indicated that they had little or no understanding about GMOs; another 84.6% had no understandings of the processes of gene modification while 77.9% of the learners had negative concerns about the use of GMOs. Independent sample t‐tests were further used to compare groups. Results of independent sample ttest indicated no significant differences in the attitudes of the male and female learners towards GMOs t (102) =‐ 2.289 p>.05= .743. However, a significant difference was noted in learners’ attitude towards GMOs between school A and B t (102) = 7.840 p<.001. The implications of these findings are associated with low scientific literacy levels, the abstract nature of concepts related to genes, genetic inheritance, and the popular misconceptions, which learners hold about the use of GMOs. The knowledge gaps within the curriculum, which exist in the specific grade level, also account for some of the negative attitudes learners’ showed towards GMOs. Higher GMO literacy, noted at school A, was associated with a science club at the school in which learners had regular debates about several SSIs, including cloning and gene modification. Recommendations for practice and future research are also proposed in this study.
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Selected factors affecting the adoption of Internet banking among Generation Y customers in South Africa

  • Authors: Roberts-Lombard , M. , Ndlovu, V.M. , Hlatshawyo, A.Z. , Jaiyeoba, O.
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Perceived ease of use , Attitude , Perceived web-based privacy
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceeding
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289102 , uj:31361 , Citation: Roberts-Lombard , M. et al. 2018. Selected factors affecting the adoption of Internet banking among Generation Y customers in South Africa.
  • Description: Abstract: The research study investigates the extent to which the attitude of Generation Y banking customers is influenced by their awareness of the ease of use and web-based privacy of the Internet banking service. Furthermore, the influence of their attitude on behavioural intention in the future is determined. A quantitative and descriptive research design was used and data was collected from Generation Y banking customers in Gauteng, using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were utilised to provide an explanation of the demographics of the sample and multiple regression analysis was used to determine the relationships between perceived ease of use, perceived web-based privacy, attitude and behavioural intentions. The model tested confirms the hypothesised relationships between the perceived ease of use, perceived web-based privacy, attitude and behavioural intention of Generation Y banking customers. Attitude is linked to its two antecedents, perceived ease of use and perceived web-based privacy, and to their outcome, behavioural intention. These findings could assist the five major retail banks in South Africa to understand how perceived ease of use, perceived web-based privacy and attitude ultimately lead to positive behavioural intentions of Generation Y banking customers in terms of Internet banking adoption.
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Testing the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) on the entrepreneurial intentions of youth in Botswana

  • Authors: Jaiyeoba. O. , Gumbe, C. , Roberts-Lombard , M.
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Entrepreneurial Self-efficacy , Access to Finance , Attitude
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceeding
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/289117 , uj:31363 , Citation: Jaiyeoba. O., Gumbe, C. & Roberts-Lombard , M. 2018. Testing the applicability of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) on the entrepreneurial intentions of youth in Botswana.
  • Description: Abstract: Botswana youth constitutes 60% of the country’s population. Despite the effort of the Botswana government to invest in the educational and vocational attainment and accomplishments of its youth, high levels of unemployment among the Botswana youth remain a reality. The creation of an institutional support platform or framework has not created a spirit of self-reliance, ingenuity and entrepreneurial culture among the youth of the country. This study thus seeks to investigate the nexus of the relationship between entrepreneurial youth in Botswana’s self-efficacy, attitude, perceived access to finance and entrepreneurial intentions. The empirical study is descriptive and quantitative in nature with 500 usable survey instruments analysed. Data was analysed using correlation and regression analysis in order to explicate the association and the relationship of the subconstructs in this study. The findings established that entrepreneurial self-efficacy and attitude have a direct association with entrepreneurial intentions, while perceived access to finance for the youth of Botswana has no association with entrepreneurial intentions in the country. The study therefore provides not only a strategic anecdote to policymakers on areas of institutional support for the youth of Botswana, but also explicates a conative, cognitive and affective need for structural engagement for this segment of the Botswana population.
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Attitude and purchase intention towards halal fast-food purchases : evidence from an emerging African market

South African university students’ attitudes towards chemistry learning in a virtually simulated learning environment

  • Authors: Penn, Mafor , Ramnarain, Umesh
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: PhET virtual simulations , Simulated learning environments , Attitude
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/402077 , uj:33632 , Citation: Penn, M. & Ramnarain, U. 2019. South African university students’ attitudes towards chemistry learning in a virtually simulated learning environment.
  • Description: Abstract: This mixed method study investigated changes in 3rd year Bachelor of Education students’ attitudes towards chemistry after learning interventions with virtual chemistry simulations. After participant students identified certain concepts from their 3rd year chemistry module as being abstract and not easily comprehensible, these concepts were facilitated during a 5 week learning intervention using PhET simulations as an alternative to traditional laboratory experimentation. In the first quantitative phase of the study, a 30-item pre-attitude test was administered to assess students’ attitudes towards chemistry, followed by PhET chemistry simulation learning interventions. Thereafter, students wrote a post-attitude test. Findings of this phase revealed a significantly higher mean post-attitude test score, with students showing a positive attitude towards chemistry learning, post-intervention. The quantitative phase was followed by qualitative phase which examined students’ experiences on the use of simulations through semi-structured interviews. Findings from the qualitative phase revealed that, students experienced autonomy and enjoyment during engagement with the simulations. They also perceived that their experiences in the virtually simulated environment improved their visualisation of chemistry concepts, thereby improving conceptual understanding. However, the students acknowledged that simulations cannot replicate the realism and authenticity associated with practical work in an actual laboratory. The implications of these findings are that virtual simulations provide a complementary learning tool capable of improving students’ attitudes towards chemistry, and perceived by students to support their visualisation of abstract chemistry concepts. The findings of this study are particularly significant for chemistry learning at schools and universities in economically challenged countries such as South Africa where there is a shortage of well-equipped laboratories.
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Knowledge, attitude and practices of environmental health practitioners conducting food-borne disease outbreak investigation at a local municipality in Gauteng province, South Africa

The future is female : femvertising and attitude formation towards beauty brands

  • Authors: Pillay, S.
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Attitude , Beliefs , Feelings
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/453150 , uj:39996 , Citation: Pillay, S. 2020. The future is female : femvertising and attitude formation towards beauty brands.
  • Description: Abstract: Many beauty brands make use ‘femvertising’ which has piqued the interest of South Africa Generation Y and Generation Z female consumers. Femvertising has been studied quantitatively; however, limited research has been conducted from a qualitative perspective, and within the South African context, on the influence of femvertising on attitudes to beauty brands. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the influence of femvertising on attitude formation towards beauty brands among South African Generation Y and Generation Z female consumers. Understanding this influence proves essential to marketers as Generation Y and Generation Z female consumers are becoming the largest, most powerful consumers of beauty brands. This study was conducted using a descriptive, qualitative approach. Three group interviews were conducted, during which questions were posed about femvertising and the ‘attitude towards the advertisement’ model. The findings were analysed using deductive content analysis, which indicated that femvertising does influence Generation Y and Generation Z women’s judgements about beauty advertisements, which in turn influence their beliefs, feelings and attitudes towards beauty advertisements and beauty brands. Advertisers can use femvertising to increase awareness, interest about beauty brands and stimulate positive emotions that will lead to positive attitudes towards femvertising advertisements and beauty brands.
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