THE REALITIES RELATED TO THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF UNISA’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RESIDING IN SUNNYSIDE, TSHWANE by Assim Hashim Alpaslan

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The prevalence of risky sexual behaviours amongst undergraduate students in Jigjiga University, Ethiopia by Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi, Teka T. Asgedom

“…The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviours amongst regular undergraduate students in Jigjiga University. The researcher used a quantitative, univariate cross-sectional descriptive study. …”
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Student nurse perceptions of family nursing practices in South Africa: A descriptive survey by Geldine Chironda, Petra Brysiewicz

“…There are limited studies exploring this phenomenon in undergraduate student nurses in South Africa. Aim: The study aimed at exploring the undergraduate student nurse perceptions of FNPs. …”
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Development of higher-order thinking skills in nursing students through online problem-based assessment by Olivia B. Baloyi

“…Aim: The study had two primary aims: (1) to describe undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of an online problem-based assessment (PBA), and (2) to explore how online PBA assessment contributed to the development of undergraduate student nurses’ HOTS. Setting: An urban-based South African higher education institution (HEI) in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. …”
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Resilience of undergraduate health sciences students during COVID-19: An integrative review by Elsie S. Janse van Rensburg

“…Aim: The purpose of this integrative review is to identify resilience of undergraduate students in health sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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CASA ESSAY: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DIDO - AENEAS EPISODE IN VIRGIL’S AENEID AND CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE’S DIDO, QUEENE OF CARTHAGE by Donatella Du Plessis

“…The competition, which is sponsored by the Classical Association of South Africa, is open to undergraduate students every year and to Honours students in even-numbered years. …”
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Value-sensitive clinical accompaniment in community nursing science by Sonya Beukes, Anna G.W. Nolte, Ebin Arries

“…Clinical community health facilities where undergraduate students are placed for their practical work in community nursing science are dynamic and have undergone major transformation over the past few years. …”
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Students’ use of academic vocabulary in comparison to that of published writers: a corpus-driven analysis by Trish Cooper

“…Given the evidence that a good knowledge of academic vocabulary in particular is essential for success at the level of tertiary education, the results of this study contribute to the question of what the specific vocabulary needs of undergraduate students are within the university context.…”
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Exposing the benefits of a pedagogy of partnership in health professions education by Penelope Engel-Hills, Hilde Ibsen, Llizane McDonald

“…Aim: To interrogate one such engagement; an emergency first aid responder training course was orchestrated by undergraduate students studying Emergency Medical Care. Setting: The intervention was offered in response to a community need emerging from the research project being conducted in a community in the Western Cape, South Africa. …”
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Nursing students’ perception on their readiness to combat gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic by Nestor Tomas, Gideon Rupare

“…Conclusion: The results of this study highlight that age and gender were significant predictors for readiness among the undergraduate students in Namibia. The results highlight the importance of GBV education in a nursing curriculum. …”
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Can IELTS writing scores predict university performance? Comparing the use of lexical bundles in IELTS writing tests and first-year academic writing by Cooper, Trish

“…These corpora were developed to investigate the lexical bundles typical of these two types of academic genres in order to determine the degree of overlap, and therefore assess the validity of Task 2 of the IELTS test as a measure of the style of writing expected from undergraduate students. An analysis of the most frequently occurring 4-word lexical bundles within each corpus was conducted using WordSmith Tools, a computer programme designed for the investigation of aspects of vocabulary within large bodies of texts. …”
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