Prof FT Silinda

Understanding how social and psychological factors influence the desires of undergraduate students to finish their degrees.

BOOK CHAPTER:

Silinda, F.T. (2019). Attribution and social explanation. In Hogg, M. Social Psychology: Global and Southern African Perspectives. South Africa, Pearson.
Silinda, FT. (2019). Attraction and close relationships. In Hogg, M. Social Psychology: Global and Southern African Perspectives. South Africa, Pearson.
Baumeister, R.F., Bushman, B.J., Ally, Y., de Sousa, R.M., Dhlomo-Sibiya, M., Hermann, C., Mbatha, K., Nienaber, A., Schwar, G., Shirinda-Mthombeni, K., & Silinda, FT (2018). The Self. In Baumeister, R.F., & Bushman, B. J. Social Psychology (62-101). South Africa, Cengage. ISBN: 978-1-4737-5141-5
Baumeister, R.F., Bushman, B.J., Ally, Y., de Sousa, R.M., Dhlomo-Sibiya, M., Hermann, C., Mbatha, K., Nienaber, A., Schwar, G., Shirinda-Mthombeni, K., & Silinda, FT (2018). Social Cognition. In Baumeister, R.F., & Bushman, B. J. Social Psychology (132-163). South Africa, Cengage. ISBN: 978-1-4737-5141-5
Baumeister, R.F., Bushman, B.J., Ally, Y., de Sousa, R.M., Dhlomo-Sibiya, M., Hermann, C., Mbatha, K., Nienaber, A., Schwar, G., Shirinda-Mthombeni, K., & Silinda, FT (2018). Prejudice and Intergroup relations. In Baumeister, R.F., & Bushman, B. J. Social Psychology (396-429). South Africa, Cengage. ISBN: 978-1-4737-5141-5

Adonis, Cyril & Silinda, Fortunate. (2021). Institutional culture and transformation in higher education in post-1994 South Africa: a critical race theory analysis. Critical African Studies. 1-23. 10.1080/21681392.2021.1911448.
Brubacher, Michael & Silinda, Fortunate. (2021). First-Generation Students in Distance Education Program: Family Resources and Academic Outcomes. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 22. 135-147. 10.19173/irrodl.v22i1.4872.
Brubacher, Michael & Silinda, Fortunate. (2021). First-Generation Students in Distance Education Program: Family Resources and Academic Outcomes.
Brubacher, M.R., & Silinda, F.T. (2019). Enjoyment and not Competence Predicts Persistence for Distance Education Students. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 20(3), 165-179.
Sidanius, J., Brubacher, M.R., & Silinda, F.T (2019). Racial Hierarchy or the Rainbow Nation? The Case of Identity in the Republic of South Africa. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 50(2), 254-267.
Silinda, F. T. (2018). A transactional approach to predicting stress experienced when writing dissertations. South African Journal of Psychology, 49(3), 417-429.
Silinda, F.T., & Brubacher, M.R. (2016). Stress of Distance Learning Postgraduate Students while Writing a Dissertation or Thesis. International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 31(1), 1-14.

2020 - 2021 HSRC Medal For Social Sciences And Humanities Nomination (Emerging Researcher, Nominee)
2020 Unisa Emerging Researcher Award (Nominee)
2019 Unisa Vision Keepers Programme
2017 PhD Scholarship holder (National Research Foundation)
2016 PhD Scholarship holder (National Research Foundation
2015 PhD Scholarship holder (National Research Foundation)
2014 PhD Scholarship holder (National Research Foundation)
2012 Master’s Scholarship holder (National Research Foundation)
2011 Honours Scholarship holder (National Research Foundation)

Psychological effects of Coronavirus on South African youth in the mining industry. (Ongoing).

Rainbow nation/SDO-Career survey project (Ongoing).

Tools for Wellbeing COVID 19 Study of UNISA’s Undergraduate Students. (Ongoing).

Open Distance Learning postgraduate student’s experience project. (Ongoing).