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The perceptions of professional nurses regarding the implementation of staff development programmes in a public hospital in Gauteng, South Africa

  • Authors: Ally, H. , Mogorosi-Pheto, J. , Jacobs, W.O.
  • Date: 2016
  • Subjects: Implementation , Perceptions , Professional nurses
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/214768 , uj:21322 , Citation: Ally, H., Mogorosi-Pheto, J. & Jacobs, W.O. 2016. The perceptions of professional nurses regarding the implementation of staff development programmes in a public hospital in Gauteng, South Africa.
  • Description: Article: This article addresses the topic of staff development programmes and how it is being implemented in a public hospital in Gauteng. This research is important because the National Department of Health in South Africa views staff development programmes as a national priority, it features in the National Core Standards for quality. Readers of an article of this nature will most probably be managers, and generally individuals who are interested in staff Development and improving the provision of patient care. The study from which this article originates was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research design. Data was collected by means of focus group interviews with a purposive sample of professional nurses who were identified from staff development attendance lists and who were willing to participate in the study. Data was analysed using Tesch’s method of qualitative data analysis. The findings of the larger study on which this article is based revealed two main themes namely that of ineffective management practices and negative staff attitudes towards the implementation of staff development programmes. Recommendations were made towards effective management practices to facilitate the implementation of staff development programmes. This will assist planners and managers of staff development programmes to encourage nurses, and to show them the value of staff development.
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Beegining : the implementation of appropriate

  • Authors: Brown, Ivan Leroy , Campbell, Angus Donald
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Appropriate Beekeeping Technology , Innovation , Implementation
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference Proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/461549 , uj:41114 , Citation: Brown, I.L. & Campbell, A.D. 2020. Beegining : the implementation of appropriate.
  • Description: Abstract: In January 2018 a small South African business called Beegin opened its doors to the international beekeeping industry. Three years of design research, field-testing and development at the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Industrial Design resulted in a lightweight concrete beehive and a set of moulds for its distributed production. The appropriate beekeeping technology system (ABTS) produced good results in trials, however, the hardest part of any technological intervention, especially in a developing context, lies in its implementation at scale. Careful theoretical and methodological choices guided the design process through a focus on design for impact (Prestero, 2012), and learnings from the successes and failures of other appropriate technology (AT) projects (Hazeltine & Bull, 2003). This recipe became the foundation from which the delivery strategy for Beegin was planned. Two years later, Beegin has successfully delivered products to over 200 clients in 11 countries. The technology is beginning to have its intended impact, but the implementation process has been far from straightforward. Almost all of the early expectations were not achieved and plans had to be constantly revisited as Beegin struggled through the phases of business start-up despite, and in some ways due to, its innovative product offering. This paper will briefly document the development of the Beegin beekeeping technology system, the contextual problems it tried to address, and the theoretical framework and methods that led to its creation. The main focus of the paper will be an exploration of the transition phase of the Beegin beehive as an AT intervention that took the route from a University-based research project to commercial enterprise. This is relevant for AT discourse firstly because not much has been written on the subject, and secondly because there are useful lessons to be learnt from the practical experience of commercial implementation versus theoretical AT delivery.
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A review of the operationalisation of special economic zones in Zimbabwe

Health and safety (H&S) awareness and implementation in Botswana's construction industry

Health and safety (H&S) awareness and implementation in Botswana's construction industry

Occupational health and safety challenges in Ghana : the way forward

Dynamics and complexities of work based education in the context of technical, vocational and training colleges

Factors driving construction organisations to implement health and safety : a literature review

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