Browsing by Author "Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie"

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Christians’ perceptions of HIV prevention in Benin City, Nigeria : implications for HIV/AIDS communication
(Cogent OA, 2019-08-23) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie
Christians’ perceptions of HIV prevention and the extent to which their perceptions influence communication about the different options for HIV prevention in Benin City is examined in order to suggest possible HIV-communication strategies. Qualitative data collected from 85 participants in Benin City, Nigeria, through unstructured interviews are analyzed. Analysis of the qualitative data collected reveals a prevailing belief among Christian leaders and members of their churches that being a Christian insulates one against HIV. The analysis also reveals the characterisation of HIV/AIDS as a disease of sinners or people with loose morals and HIV is regarded as a divine punishment by some of the participants and mostly a problem of homosexuals. The study provides the grounds for developing health communication intervention practices, using one of the key community influencers such as pastors to reach communities in efforts to stem the tide of HIV infections in Africa. The findings identify the views of Christians that can be used in considering HIV communication in the city studied.
Communicative challenges of interpreting in cross-border languages in South African courtrooms
(Informa UK Limited, 2015-01-02) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Kotzé, Ernst
This article presents some of the challenges encountered by court interpreters who interpret in cross-border languages, i.e. languages spoken across the borders of two neighbouring countries. Data used in the article were collected from participants by adopting a qualitative approach, based on the observation of courtroom proceedings, and unstructured interviews. Among the languages observed in the study are Chisena, spoken in Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, and Afrikaans, spoken widely both in South Africa and Namibia. The article points out that the interpreters may not be adequately informed about the prevailing socio-cultural issues in the home country of the accused, especially when the accused is from a lusophone country and the interpreter from an anglophone country. Another potential challenge is that of different orthographies used for the Malawian and Mozambican varieties of Chisena. Both varieties have words which are phonetically similar, but are spelled differently, and this may be a challenge to the interpreter. The article emphasises that court interpreters should be well-informed about relevant circumstances in the countries in which the cross-border languages are spoken, and do a pre-trial interview with the accused in order to mitigate these challenges.
The effect of motive fulfilment as a meditating variable between perceived organisational support and volunteers’ affective commitment in non-profit organisations
(2021-05-20) Usadolo, Queen Emwenkeke; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie
In this paper, the influence of organisational factors and the role of individual factors on affective commitment is examined, particularly whether volunteers’ motive fulfilment mediates the influence of perceived organisational support on volunteers’ affective commitment. A cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from 213 volunteers from five non-profit organisations in Queensland, Australia. Perceived organisational support is found to have a significant relationship with volunteers’ affective commitment. Furthermore, motive fulfilment has a significant effect on the impact of perceived organisational support (POS) on the outcome. The results of the study provide new knowledge about the importance of motive fulfilment as a tool for improving volunteers’ positive experiences of an organisation and explain how motive fulfilment promotes increased affective commitment.
Evolution in online learning : implications for South African higher educational institutions in post COVID-19
(Bussecon International Academy, 2024) Maome, Itumeleng Judith; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Mbinda, Bukelwa Bellinda
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to online learning, leading to significant changes in higher education institutions in South Africa and across the world. The importance of online learning has increased, and institutions are now challenged with providing a high quality, adaptable, and accessible education in a digital setting. In order to fully embrace online teaching and learning, this demands institutions to make investments in digital infrastructure and reevaluate pedagogical practices. In this literature review paper, we use PRISMA methodology to examine the discipline of online teaching and learning, the strategies used by universities during the epidemic, and the online teaching and learning strategies used in the post pandemic period. We explore how the Covid-19 epidemic has altered the online learning environment in South African higher education institutions in the post pandemic period. The review results established that in order to provide high-quality education to students across the country, South African higher education institutions need to make a flexible and accessible education, rethink pedagogical methodologies, and implement best practices in online learning. We recommend that higher institutions, policymakers, and stakeholders must work together to ensure that online learning remains a viable and successful modality of instruction in the post-Covid-19 era.
The impact of lower level management on volunteers' workplace outcomes in South African non-profit organisations : the mediating role of supportive supervisor communication
(International Society for Third-Sector Research, 2019-02) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Usadolo, Queen Emwenkeke
This study examined the influence of leader–member exchange on volunteers’ job satisfaction and intention to stay, using supportive supervisor communication as a mediator. A regression analysis undertaken showed that the independent variable (leader–member exchange) had a direct and significant impact on the dependent variables (volunteers’ job satisfaction and intention to stay) in community-based organisations in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Further analysis showed that supportive supervisor communication partially mediated the influence of leader–member exchange on job satisfaction and intention to stay in the community-based organisations examined. These findings confirm previous findings about the impact of workplace relationships on volunteers’ attitudes and behaviours, especially as they relate to the influence of supportive supervisor communication on the relationship between leader–member exchange and the identified workplace outcomes in this study. Implications of the findings for the management of volunteers in community-based organisations are discussed.
The influence of participative leadership on agricultural extension officers’ engagement
(SAGE Publications, 2020-08-06) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie
Employee engagement has garnered a great deal of interest because of its positive effect on employee performance, but the interest has not resulted in in-depth studies on how variables such as participative leadership determine employee engagement. In this study, the role of participative leadership on the three dimensions of engagement experienced by agricultural extension officers is examined. Data from a cross-sectional survey of 189 agricultural extension officers from four provinces in South Africa are analyzed using regression analysis. As hypothesized, results show that participative leadership influences the three dimensions of engagement. The implications of the results are discussed, emphasizing possible ways participative leadership practices could be used to facilitate the engagement of agricultural extension officers.
Intercultural competence among theatre arts students at the University of Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
(Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022-12) Agbonkonkon-Ogbeide, Alero Uwawah; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Oparinde, Kunle
This book is an academic adventure that addresses issues of communication and interculturality in higher education.
Linking psychosocial factors to young South Africans’ intention to use condoms : the moderating role of HIV/AIDS information
(e-JSBRB, 2018) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Usadolo, Queen
Purpose: The present study examined the constructs of the theory of planned behaviour regarding their predictability of intentions to use a condom among Xhosa-speaking adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa, using HIV/AIDS information as a moderator. Design: Quantitative data were collected from 196 adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa. A regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Results: A regression analysis showed that attitude and perceived behavioural control were significantly related to the intention to use a condom, but subjective norm was not. However, due to the moderating effect of HIV/AIDS information, attitude, perceived behavioural control and subjective norm predicted intention to use a condom. Conclusion: The findings show that HIV/AIDS information plays an important role in increasing the effect of the theory of planned behaviour on intention to use a condom. Thus, more emphasis should be on beliefs about the adverse effects of condom use, the ability to negotiate condom use, and the importance of other significant others in increasing awareness about HIV/AIDS in order to increase intention to use a condom.
A museum theatre approach to museum communication in Durban, South Africa
(Durban University of Technology, 2024) Omoruan, Daniel; Omoera, Osakue; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie
This article explores how museum communication can be enhanced in museums in Durban, South Africa, using the Old Court House Museum (OCHM) in Durban, South Africa, as a point of departure for analysis and discussion. The aim is to close the gap between the humanities disciplines through disciplinary hybridisation while focusing on exploring the intersection of theatre arts and museums through applied theatre (AT) strategies to enhance museum communication. Grounded in Richard Schechner’s multidisciplinary approach to performance studies (PS), it incorporates the viewpoints of Dwight Conquergood on PS. The argument is that the humanities disciplines are historically and conceptually linked through cultural performance. The research employs qualitative methods, including historical-analytic analysis, key informant interviews (KIIs), and direct observation. The findings suggest the practice of the museum theatre (MT) concept in some parts of the South African cultural ecosystem, but with scant attention on Durban municipal museums.
The role of communication satisfaction in the relationship between leader-member exchange and teachers’ affective commitment
(2022-11-01) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Usadolo, Queen Emwenkeke; Edigin, Joseph
Rural farmers’ perceptions of the adoption of internet-enabled computer in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, Delhi, 2021-03-06) Alao, Abiodun; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Roelien, Brink
Unstructured interviews were used to examine the perceptions of farmers about internet-enabled computers using the five main attributes of innovation as an analytic lens. Findings show that internet-enabled computers have relative advantages over other means of obtaining information but rural farmers experience challenges with accessibility. The farmers’ sources of agricultural information are incompatible with their needs, suggesting the need for internet-enabled computers. However, the inability to use internet-enabled computers by the participants was cited as a disadvantage. The findings about trialability show that most of the agricultural information obtained through internet-enabled computers did not work when applied to the local context. Positive perceptions by rural farmers about the observability of the effects of the internet-enabled computers for agricultural information were apparent. The findings reflect opportunities and challenges about adoption of internet-enabled computers by poor rural farmers. Based on the analysed data further studies are suggested.
Sociolinguistic influences on the quality of interpreting for foreign African immigrants in South African courtrooms
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2016-01-31) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie
The study presents some sociolinguistic influences on the quality of interpreting for foreign African immigrants in South African courtrooms. Data was collected using observation of courtroom proceedings and unstructured interviews. The sociolinguistic influences identified can be linked to factors such as the notion of equivalence, misunderstandings about the role of the interpreter by principal actors, code-switching, and interpreting in the first person and third person by interpreters. These factors are discussed in terms of their negative influences on the quality of interpreting and how they can be mitigated. Finally, based on the identified limitation of the study, suggestions for further study are given.
A sociological exploration of language lecturers' journey into African language teaching
(University of Brawijaya, 2024) Adedokun, Theophilus Adedayo; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Awung, Felix Nkwatta
Post-apartheid policies aimed to promote African languages in higher education, yet lecturers face lack of institutional support and resource scarcity. This qualitative study explores experiences of African language lecturers at South African universities, using Bourdieusian theory to understand broader discourses around language, identity, and power shaping efforts to revalue these languages. In-depth interviews were conducted to gain insights into lecturers' journeys and lived experiences. The findings revealed that their habitus was oriented towards language teaching by familial, socio-political, and educational contexts. In addition, accumulating cultural capital through credentials facilitated academic lecturers’ progression while leveraging social capital through professional networks provided them crucial access and advocacy. Within competitive academia, lecturers continuously pursued prestigious positions and various forms of capital. Collaborating with language communities enabled developing localized, culturally validating pedagogies to counter institutional barriers. Technology access empowered effective role performance, research publishing, and career advancement. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by African language lecturers and highlights the need for institutional support, resource availability, and community engagement to promote and sustain African language education in higher education institutions.
Some interlingual communicative challenges for foreign African interpreters in South African courtrooms
(Stellenbosch University, 2014) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Kotzé, Ernst
This study investigates interlingual communicative challenges faced by interpreters in South African courtrooms. Data were collected from the participants in the study by taking a qualitative approach based on the observation of courtroom proceedings, as well as unstructured and structured interviews. The interlingual challenges identified can be linked to factors such as bilingualism, dialect usage, biculturalism and the requirement of sight translation in court. Potential solutions to the problems brought about by these factors form the focal point of this study. Finally, suggestions for further research are made within the limitations of the research framework.
A stakeholder approach to community participation in a rural development project
(Sage Publications, 2016) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Caldwel, Marc
The present study investigates a rural community project (Nguni Cattle Project) that uses Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) as a tool for its operational focus. The main objective of the study is to identify how the stakeholders are reflecting the PRA goal of the project. The method used to categorize the stakeholders is reported. The participatory patterns of the stakeholders are then analyzed, with emphasis on the points of intersections where the stakeholders meet to make sure the beneficiaries are sufficiently informed about the project. The data used to discuss the stakeholder participatory method were collected through interviews, information gleaned from organizational documents, and observations of meetings. The analysis of the data revealed the promotion of mutual understanding through sustained collaborative relationships among the stakeholders. The study presents a perspective that is new to the literature and to rural development practice due to its focus on the type of stakeholder participation in rural development projects.
Television violence : a reflection of the views of children in South Africa
(2012) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Gwauya, Tafadzwa Tsitsi
Contrary to what is commonly available in literature, this study examines children’s view about their understanding of television violence. The participants were selected using a stratified sampling procedure. The data analysed showed that the children are very conscious of violent contents on their televisions and would eschew it where possible. Findings about younger participants in the study show that they believe television violence is real as opposed to older ones. The children’s views about the WWE wrestling came along gender line and age. The older boys and the young participants of both sexes (58%) believe WWE wrestling is real as opposed to 42 percent who are mainly girls of older ages. Regarding their favourite characters, the female participants prefer characters who are funny, nice and with good personality. Boys, on the other hand prefer characters with actions and full of energy. Finally, the data showed that the children would imitate their favourite characters based on their discernment of what is good. This, in other words shows that the children are able to make critical judgement of television characters’ behaviours
Using a blended learning approach to encourage course interaction in a first-year business communication module
(OpenEd Network, 2024-02-24) Mdletye, Zizipho; Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie
The aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness of blended learning in encouraging course interaction amongst first-year students studying a business communication module. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the increased use of blended learning as a teaching approach to encourage learning regardless of the location. Existing research on blended learning suggests its value in promoting increased student engagement, ultimately contributing to positive educational outcomes. Data was collected through a cross-sectional survey whereby a questionnaire was distributed to the respondents using Google Forms. Data was analysed on the same platform. Cross-tabulation was used to understand the relationships between factors in participants’ responses to the questions. Results indicate that blended learning successfully drives course interaction because the combination of class-based and online engagement positively impacts how likely students are to engage in course content. This paper makes a valuable contribution in the form of underscoring a pressing need for research that is aimed at understanding how blended learning shapes the experiences students have with their modules, as well as how these factors may shape current practices in blended learning. Most students indicated that they would recommend blended learning as it increased participation and engagement with their course content.
‘We just want to be Heard!’ Dataveillance and location data – do South Africans care?
(Durban University of Technology, 2022) Usadolo, Sam Erevbenagie; Mbinda, Bukelwa Belinda; Maome, Itumeleng Judith
People’s perceptions of digital communication platforms as related to dataveillance, and location data are examined in order to offer suggestions for increasing regulatory strength on the part of the government. Qualitative data collected from 65 participants through unstructured interviews were analysed. The analysis reveals that most of the participants are concerned about what the technology companies do with data collected without their consent. However, because of the numerous advantages digital platforms offer, they are not bothered about the technology companies’ use of the data collected without their consent. The same applies to location data. Recommendations are offered that could help the South African government strengthen its regulatory framework.