African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
Scopus	2-s2.0-84931576293	The impact of statistical learning on violations of the sure-thing principle	Nicholls N., Romm A.T., Zimper A.	2015	Journal of Risk and Uncertainty	50	2	10.1007/s11166-015-9210-y	Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, South ...	Nicholls, N., Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield 0028, Pr...	This paper experimentally tests whether violations of Savage’s (1954) sure-thing principle (STP) ...	Independence axiom; Learning; Prospect theory; Statistical learning; Sure thing principle	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84887939430	The impact of a multilateral electricity generation tax on competitiveness in southern africa: A ...	Seymore R., Van Heerden J.H., Mabugu M.	2013	Energy and Environment	24	6	10.1260/0958-305X.24.6.917	Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa	Seymore, R., Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Van Heerden, J.H., De...	The South African Government announced, in the 2008 Budget Review, the intention to tax the gener...	competitiveness; electricity tax; GTAP	competitiveness; Computable general equilibrium; Electricity generation; Environmental taxation; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940528654	Measuring the impact of marginal tax rate reform on the revenue base of South Africa using a micr...	Jordaan Y., Schoeman N.	2015	South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences	18	3	None	Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa	Jordaan, Y., Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Schoeman, N., Departm...	This paper is primarily concerned with the revenue and tax efficiency effects of adjustments to m...	Microsimulation; Optimal tax; Personal income tax; Tax efficiency; Tax reform	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955398979	The impact of an environmental tax on electricity generation in South Africa	Seymore R., Adams P.D., Mabugu M., Van Heerden J.H., Blignaut J.	2010	Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics	34	2	None	Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Centre of Policy Studies, Monash U...	Seymore, R., Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Adams, P.D., Centre o...	In the 2008 budget of the Minister of Finance, the South African Government proposed to impose a ...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941905493	The impact of the 2014 platinum mining strike in South Africa: An economy-wide analysis	Bohlmann H.R., Van Heerden J.H., Dixon P.B., Rimmer M.T.	2015	Economic Modelling	51	None	10.1016/j.econmod.2015.08.010	Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria...	Bohlmann, H.R., Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Van Heerden, J.H.,...	In this paper we measure the economy-wide impact of the 2014 labour strike in South Africa's plat...	Computable general equilibrium; Platinum mining strike; UPGEM	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84881294911	Evaluation of potential dangers of mobile telecommunication frequencies and modulations	Bamisaye A.J.	2013	Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology	2013	2	None	Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State,...	Bamisaye, A.J., Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Eki...	Mobile Telecommunication is one of the fastest growing technologies in the world. The effects of ...	Electromagnetic fields; Frequency; Health; Mobile communication; Modulation	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867698555	Macroeconomic impact of Eskom's six-year capital investment programme	Seymore R., Akanbi O.A., Abedian I.	2012	South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences	15	2	None	Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Economics, Universit...	Seymore, R., Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Akanbi, O.A., Departm...	This study analyses the impact of an increase in Eskom's capital expenditure on the overall macro...	Capital expenditure; General equilibrium modelling; Macroeconomic variables	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930762222	The performance of higher education research in South Africa: a post-2004 synthesis	Odhiambo N.M., Ntenga L.	2015	Journal of Development Effectiveness	7	2	10.1080/19439342.2014.1002522	Department of Economics, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Unisa, Pretoria, South Africa;...	Odhiambo, N.M., Department of Economics, University of South Africa, P.O. Box 392, Unisa, Pretori...	This paper aims to examine the performance of higher education research in South Africa, since th...	Africa; higher education; research output; South Africa	higher education; performance assessment; research work; university sector; Brazil; China; India;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883487106	Finding the benefits: Estimating the impact of the South African child support grant	Coetzee M.	2013	South African Journal of Economics	81	3	10.1111/j.1813-6982.2012.01338.x	Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa	Coetzee, M., Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa	This paper estimates the impact of the South African Child Support Grant (CSG) on child health, n...	child health and nutrition; Conditional cash transfers; continuous treatment estimator; South Africa	child health; child welfare; education; household expenditure; nutrition; probability; South Africa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84912004755	Communication content from Nigeria national parks and its impact on local responses to conservati...	Ogunjinmi A.A., Onadeko S.A., Inah E.I., Oloyede Osunsina I.O.	2014	Sustainability (United States)	7	5	10.1089/SUS.2014.9772	Department of Ecotourism and Wildlife Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo S...	Ogunjinmi, A.A., Department of Ecotourism and Wildlife Management, Federal University of Technolo...	Appropriate communication content that touches on the reality and experience of local people is a...	None	developing world; environmental economics; governance approach; habitat conservation; holistic ap...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923932960	Modelling and performance of a hybrid synchronous reluctance machine with adjustable Xd/Xq ratio	Anih L.U., Obe E.S., Abonyi S.E.	2014	IET Electric Power Applications	9	2	10.1049/iet-epa.2014.0149	Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria; Depart...	Anih, L.U., Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nig...	Analytical and experimental studies of a hybridised synchronous reluctance machine with a variabl...	None	Capacitance; Electric machine theory; Electric power factor; Loading; Machine windings; Poles; Sy...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-54949152248	Human resource systems in Kenya: A case study of hotel human resources performance	Onyango F.E., Okech R.N.	2008	Cornell Hospitality Quarterly	49	4	10.1177/1938965508326390	Department of Ecotourism, Hotel and Institution Management, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya	Onyango, F.E., Department of Ecotourism, Hotel and Institution Management, Maseno University, Mas...	A study of 160 managers and employees in four hotels in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya, found that fu...	Human resource systems; Kenya; Mombasa hotels; Nairobi hotels	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960359875	Managerial roles and choice of performance measures in the kenyan five-star hotels using a cross-...	Wadongo B.I., Edwin O., Oscar K.O.	2010	Managing Leisure	15	02-Jan	10.1080/13606710903447980	Department of Ecotourism, Hotel and Institution Management, Maseno University, Private Bag, Masen...	Wadongo, B.I., Department of Ecotourism, Hotel and Institution Management, Maseno University, Pri...	Performance management was traditionally defined as the process of financial control, in which th...	Cross-sectional survey; Hotel industry; Kenya; managerial roles; Performance measures	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79957799255	Professional development through formative evaluation	Nsibande R., Garraway J.	2011	International Journal for Academic Development	16	2	10.1080/1360144X.2011.568279	Department of Education Innovation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Fundani Centr...	Nsibande, R., Department of Education Innovation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;...	Formative evaluation and its associated methodology of reflection on practice are used extensivel...	Communities of practice; Formative evaluation; Identity; Professional development; Reflection	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907287486	Effective leadership conducive to generation of academic performance in Schools	Shonubi O.K.	2014	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	5	20	10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n20p1868	Department of Education Leadership and Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa	Shonubi, O.K., Department of Education Leadership and Management, University of Johannesburg, Sou...	The purpose of this paper was to understand and compare two schools in relation to how effective ...	Academic performance; and input and output variables; Exceptional performing and underperforming;...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898448405	Views from below: Students' perceptions of teaching practice evaluations and stakeholder roles	Sosibo L.	2013	Perspectives in Education	31	4	None	Department of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa	Sosibo, L., Department of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa	Interest in teaching practice as an essential component of teacher education is growing. In spite...	Collaboration; Evaluations; Stakeholders; Support; Teacher education; Teaching practice	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84884548028	Gender, geographic locations, achievement goals and academic performance of secondary school stud...	Musa A.	2013	Research in Education	90	1	10.7227/RIE.90.1.2	Department of Education, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria	Musa, A., Department of Education, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, N...	The paper examined gender, geography location, achievement goals and academic performance of seni...	Academic performance; Achievement goals; Gender; Geographical location	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84949765285	Education within public management in south africa: A focus on external whole-school evaluation p...	Mathaba R.S.R., Dorasamy N.	2015	Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets and Institutions	5	3CONT1	None	Department of Education, University of Technology, South Africa; University of Technology, South ...	Mathaba, R.S.R., Department of Education, University of Technology, South Africa; Dorasamy, N., U...	The study focused on the role played by public sector management in South Africa towards the coun...	Batho pele principles; External whole school evaluation; New public management; Public administra...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84872225541	Personality variables as predictors of leadership role performance effectiveness of administrator...	Akpan C.P., Archibong I.A.	2012	International Education Studies	5	4	10.5539/ies.v5n4p212	Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education, University of Calaba...	Akpan, C.P., Department of Educational Administration and Planning, Faculty of Education, Univers...	The study sought to find out the predictive effect of self-concept, self-efficacy, self-esteem an...	Effectiveness; Leadership; Locus of control; Personality; Roles; Self-concept; Self-efficacy; Sel...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84957538919	Enhancing students’ reading comprehension performance through think and search questions. A study...	Yusuf H.	2015	Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology	2015	None	None	Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria	Yusuf, H., Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, ...	This study focused on using “think and search” questions to enhance student’s performance in read...	Enhance student’s	None	None	View

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