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Scholars have been sounding the alarm of novice teacher turnover crises for decades. South Africa is soon to be facing an educational catastrophe because of a shortage of experienced teachers. Globally and in South Africa, novice teacher attrition is high, and teachers entering the classroom often described feeling isolated and unsupported.

This qualitative study was underpinned by an interpretative phenomenology approach. The author reviewed the literature and newly emerged findings of novice teacher mentoring support needs through the theoretical lens of the Ubuntu philosophy “I am because we are” which emphasises the importance of interconnectedness and community. Using semi-structured interviews, this study aimed to explore novice teacher mentoring needs from an Ubuntu perspective.

Novice teachers report feeling overwhelmed with the complexities of teaching in their early careers and express the desire to be formally mentored by a knowledgeable “elder” teacher. This paper argues that a competent mentor who values Ubuntu in their mentoring could offer collaboration, respect, compassion and support to novices that may keep them in the profession. This paper further explores the potential benefit of a prescribed Ubuntu-orientated mentoring programme to formalise mentoring for novices. In addition, it explores the school micro-community from the Ubuntu principles to support novices.

While there is a plethora of studies about mentoring novice teachers, literature from an Africanised Ubuntu perspective is scarce. Perhaps the time has come to find African solutions to our African problems.

This study has been conducted to understand the elements of the employee health and safety climate in a steel factory with 1,200 employees, the focus was on employee participation and communication, which are at the center of the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management System standard. The main aim has been to provide the framework to manage OHS risks and opportunities. Data were obtained through 14 focus group (FG) interviews with 133 blue- and gray-collar workers, including foremen, assistant foremen, shift supervisors, and engineers, in February 2023. The data were analyzed using the MAXQDA 2022 qualitative data analysis program. It was aimed to create a unique inductive model from the data collected under nine themes, and the model was created with grounded theory based on detecting, defining, and integrating meaning categories in the qualitative research literature. Analyses focused on the themes of communication and participation, modeled as “intervening variables” in the study conducted with a qualitative method. The results revealed that effective communication, including providing direct information to employees and establishing trust-based relationships, training and development programs and interventions strengthening employees’ approaches related to OHS are required. Employee participation in work and decisions, as an act of doing–learning–understanding related to real life, has the power to transform employee behavior more than issues that are “known on paper.” Additionally, in terms of social sustainability, it is important to underline for employees to be heard in the process of creating successful workplaces that ensure employee well-being.

This study endeavors to comprehend the impact of perceived risks and coping strategies on tourists' inclination to participate in virtual tourism.

Employing a quantitative methodology and the protection motivation theory (PMT), an online survey was administered to 215 foreign tourists with an awareness of security concerns in Iran. The collected questionnaire data underwent statistical analysis using SPSS and structural equation modeling analysis via SmartPLS software.

The findings reveal that perceived severity and vulnerability exert a significant positive influence on the likelihood of embracing 360 VR. Additionally, the positive effect of perceived response efficacy in using 360 VR on adoption intention was confirmed. Notably, perceived self-efficacy in using 360 VR does not significantly affect adoption intention. Finally, the results showed that negative media coverage, unlike the mental image of the destination, has a positive effect on 360 VR adoption intention.

Extending PMT with 360 VR in tourism risk management allows for more effective risk communication. By immersing tourists in VR simulations, stakeholders can educate them about potential threats, empowering them to navigate risks confidently. This reduces anxiety and enhances travel satisfaction. Moreover, VR integration across sectors promotes a collaborative and proactive approach to risk mitigation within the tourism industry.

This research extends PMT to understand 360 VR adoption in tourism. It investigates how perceived security risks (severity and vulnerability), coping strategies (response efficacy and self-efficacy), negative media and destination image influence tourists' intention to use 360 VR experiences. The findings offer valuable insights for destination marketers in addressing perceived security risks and promoting 360 VR adoption.

This study aimed to investigate the determinants of healthy lifestyle behavior in married people. It also sought to propose an integrative model that incorporates variables from two theoretical models, namely, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the health belief model (HBM), as well as two additional variables, namely habit and body image dissatisfaction.

Questionnaires were used to gather data, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied for statistical analysis. Data were collected from 404 respondents using several assessment tools, including the Health Belief Model Scale, the Theory of Planned Behavior Scale, the Healthy Lifestyle Belief Scale, the Body Area Scale, and the Creature of Habit Scale.

The findings showed that perceived severity is the predictor of a healthy lifestyle attitude, followed by subjective norm, perceived behavior control, and healthy lifestyle attitude as the primary attendants of intention. Meanwhile, it was found that a healthy lifestyle attitude is a significant mediator in the perceived severity and healthy lifestyle intention relationship. The suggested model outperforms the original TPB and HBM models in predictive ability, proving its utility and efficacy in describing healthy lifestyle behavior.

Adding constructs in the TPB and HBM models contributed considerably to improving the understanding of healthy lifestyle behavior among married people. Governments and policymakers might utilize the findings to design and execute a new program or a sustained healthy lifestyle for married people.