Johann Louw

Ph.D. (AMSTERDAM)</div>

 

Contact details
Tel. No: 650 3414
Room Number: 4.06
Email Address: Johann.Louw@uct.ac.za

Research interests

·         History of psychology, focusing on: historiography; historical developments in psychological interventions and practices; history of South African psychology; professionalisation; and asylum architecture.

·         Programme evaluation: programmes in drug and alcohol prevention; violence prevention in schools; and information technology in education.

 

Teaching Interests

·        Undergraduate:  Introduction to Psychology; Personality Theories;Life-span Development

·        Postgraduate:  Philosophical and Theoretical Issues in Psychology; Introduction to Programme Evaluation;

Selected Publications

  1. Louw, J. (2006). Constructing subjectivity in unexpected places. In A. Brock (Ed.), Internationalizing the History of Psychology (pp. 16-33). New York: New York University Press.
    Download
  2. Louw, J. (2004). In search of method. In A. Brock, J. Louw and W. Van Hoorn (Eds.). Historicizing the subject. Essays in honour of Kurt Danziger (pp. 33-52). London: Kluwer.
    Download
  3. Le Grange, D., Louw, J., Breen, A. and Katzman, M. (2004). The meaning of 'self-starvation' in impoverished black adolescents in South Africa. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 28, 439-461.
    Download
  4. Muller, F.H. and Louw, J. (2004). Learning environment, motivation and interest: Perspectives on self-determination theory. South African Journal of Psychology, 34, 169-190.
    Download
  5. Louw, J. (2002) Psychology, history, and society. South African Journal of Psychology, 32, 1-8.
    Download
  6. Donald, D., Dawes, A. and Louw, J. (Eds.)(2000). Addressing Childhood Adversity. Cape Town: David Philip.
  7. Louw, J. (2000). Improving practice through evaluation. In D. Donald, A. Dawes and J. Louw (Eds.), Addressing Childhood Adversity. Cape Town: David Philip.
    Download
  8. Dumont, K. and Louw, J. (2001). The International Union of Psychological Science and the Politics of Membership: Psychological Associations in South Africa and the German Democratic Republic. History of Psychology, 4, 388-404.
    Download.
  9. Louw, J. and Swartz, S. (2001). An English asylum in Africa: Space and order in Valkenberg Asylum. History of Psychology, 4, 3-23.
    Download.
  10. Eaton, L. and Louw, J. (2000). Culture and self in South Africa: Individualism-Collectivism predictions. Journal of Social Psychology,140, 210-217.
    Download.
  11. Louw, J. and Danziger, K. (2000). Psychological practices and ideology. The South African case. Psychologie en Maatschappij, 90, 50-61.
  12. Louw, J. (1998). Programme evaluation: A structured assessment. In J. Mouton, J. Muller, P. Franks and T. Sono (Eds.), Theory and method in South African human sciences research: Advances and innovations. Pretoria: Human Sciences Research Council.
  13. Kometsi, K. and Louw, J. (1999). Deciding on cadaveric organ donation in black African families. Clinical Transplantation, 13, 473-478.
  14. Ndlovu, P. and Louw, J. (1998). Making sense of kidney transplantation: A view from African recipients. Clinical Transplantation, 12, 250-255.
  15. Louw, J. (1997). Regulating professional conduct. Part I: Codes of ethics of national psychology associations in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 27, 183-188.
  16. Louw, J. (1997). Regulating professional conduct. Part II: The Professional Board for Psychology in South Africa South African Journal of Psychology, 27, 189-195.
  17. Louw, J. and Van Hoorn, W. (1997). Psychology, conflict and peace in South Africa: Historical notes. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 3, 233-243.
    Download.
  18. Louw, J. (1995). Evaluation in South Africa: An introduction. Evaluation and Program Planning, 18, 351-153.
    Download.
  19. Louw, J., Katzenellenbogen, J. and Carolissen, R.(1995). Community health needs, community participation, and evaluation research. Evaluation and Program Planning, 18, 365-369.
    Download
  20. Louw, J. (1992). South Africa. In V. Sexton and J.D. Hogan (Eds), International Psychology. Lincoln, NE.: University of Nebraska Press.
  21. Louw, J. and Foster, D. (1991). Historical perspective: Psychology and group relations in South Africa. In D. Foster and J. Louw-Potgieter (Eds), Social Psychology in South Africa . Johannesburg: Lexicon.
    Download