Motlalepule Ruth Mampane

University of Ghana

Also at University of Pretoriafrom their recent papers

Lecturer, University of Pretoria, since 2008per ORCID

Publishing since 2010, latest 2026

Clinical Psychology
Education
Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
General Health Professions
Developmental and Educational Psychology

In their own words

Resilience
Family resilience
Adolescence risk
Youth resilience
Educational psychology
Inclusive education
Learning barriers
Drop-in centre

Publications: 252010–2026
Citations: 331to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 2.081.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 24%6 of 25 scored papers
Open access: 76%19 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Lecturer, Department of Educational PsychologyUniversity of Pretoriasince 2008
Programme Coordinator and researcher, Centre for the Study of AIDSUniversity of Pretoria2005–2008
Programme EvaluatorTourism Hospitality and Sports Education and Training Authority (THETA)2005
Junior Lecturer, Educational PsychologyUniversity of Pretoria2004
Part-time Lecturer, Distance EducationUniversity of Pretoria

Publications

25 in all

Teaching Psychology in Ghana
2026International and cultural psychology/International and cultural psychology seriesBook chapterSenior authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-032-09977-8_31
Integrating career guidance and counseling into the high school curriculum in Lesotho: challenges and best practices
2026International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance

ruth.mampane@up.ac.zaPublic on their ORCID record

ruth.mampane@gmail.comPublic on their ORCID record

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Clinical Psychology1456%
Education1352%
Safety Research832%
Sociology and Political Science728%
General Health Professions624%
Developmental and Educational Psychology312%
Social Psychology312%
Political Science and International Relations28%
Psychiatry and Mental health28%
General Psychology14%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Resilience and Mental Health9
Family and Disability Support Research7
Youth Development and Social Support5
African cultural and philosophical studies4
Community Health and Development4
Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion3
Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders2
Children's Rights and Participation2
Cultural Differences and Values2
Early Childhood Education and Development2
Educational and Psychological Assessments2
Global Educational Policies and Reforms2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

12% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written25912151822Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa25
United Kingdom2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of PretoriaZA24 papers
University of BrightonGB2 papers
University of JohannesburgZA2 papers
University of ManchesterGB1 paper
University of South AfricaZA1 paper
University of the WitwatersrandZA1 paper

Where they publish

South African Journal of Education4
Early Child Development and Care2
South African Journal of Higher Education2
Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book series1
Africa Education Review1
Education Sciences1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education7
1No poverty3
17Partnerships for the goals2
5Gender equality1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
10Reduced inequalities1
11Sustainable cities and communities1
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Most cited

The influence of township schools on the resilience of their learners
South African Journal of Education4
201189 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Decolonising higher education in Africa: Arriving at a glocal solution
South African Journal of Education4
201869 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold

Research assistant, Department Education Management and Policy StudiesUniversity of Pretoria2003

Intern educational psychologistTutela Place of Safety2002

Programme administrator (full-time contract)South African Management Development Institute (SAMDI)2001

Supervisors and Educator / TeacherDepartment of Education1997–2001

Education

PhD Educational Psychology, Educational PsychologyUniversity of Pretoria2010
MEd Educational Psychology, Educational PsychologyUniversity of Pretoria2005
BEd Honours Educational Psychology, Educational PsychologyUniversity of Johannesburg1997
Higher Education DiplomaVista University1995
Bachelor of ArtsVista University1994

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Inclusive Education

2024Advances in educational marketing, administration, and leadership book seriesBook chapterFirst author2 citations10.4018/979-8-3693-1147-9.ch008

Perceptions of Academic Resilience by Senior Phase Learners and Teachers from Low Socioeconomic Schools

2023Journal of Curriculum Studies ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.46303/jcsr.2023.6

Promoting the joy of teaching and learning in a diverse world

2021South African Journal of Higher EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author7 citations10.20853/35-5-3861

Utilising PRA to develop a postgraduate qualification in visual impairment studies

2021South African Journal of Higher EducationJournalOpen accessSenior author2 citations10.20853/35-2-3979

Youth Resilience to Drought: Learning from a Group of South African Adolescents

2020International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthJournalOpen access9 citations10.3390/ijerph17217896

Traditional Views of Black South Africans on Quality and Successful Family Life

2019International handbooks of quality-of-lifeBook chapterFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1007/978-3-030-15367-0_20

Decolonising higher education in Africa: Arriving at a glocal solution

2018South African Journal of EducationJournalOpen accessFirst author69 citations10.15700/saje.v38n4a1636

Assessing the outcomes of school-based partnership resilience intervention

2017South African Journal of EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.15700/saje.v37n1a1412

Resilience of the socio-educational afterschool and community intervention drop-in centre

2017Perspectives in EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.18820/2519593x/pie.v35i2.10

Resilience in the continuum of support, juxtaposing inclusive education and special education systems

2016UpSpace Institutional Repository (University of Pretoria)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations

Adolescents’ Views on the Power of Violence in a Rural School in South Africa

2013Journal of Asian and African StudiesJournalOpen accessFirst author8 citations10.1177/0021909613510134

The influence of township schools on the resilience of their learners

2011South African Journal of EducationJournalOpen accessFirst author89 citations10.15700/saje.v31n1a408

International and cultural psychology/International and cultural psychology series

International handbooks of quality-of-life1

How it can be read

76% free to read

Diamond 1 · 4%Free to read and to publish
Gold 12 · 48%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 4%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 1 · 4%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 16%A copy in a repository
Closed 6 · 24%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

5 of 25 papers name a funder

Economic and Social Research Council2
Natural Environment Research Council2
Sight Research UK2
Department of Higher Education and Training1
European Commission1
South Africa Netherlands research Programme on Alternatives in Development1
University of Pretoria1

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Using structured movement educational activities to teach mathematics and language concepts to preschoolers

South African Journal of Childhood Education4

201815 citationsOpen access · Gold