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The development of women for management positions in education
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1989)The central theme in this exploratory research project is the educational management development of women in the USA, UK and RSA. The focus is therefore twofold, falling on women in educational management and on educational ... -
A development path for small wind energy systems in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)South Africa‟s electricity generation is primarily through coal, and this contributes significantly to the country‟s high carbon emissions. In 2010, the Department of Energy, initiated the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) ... -
A development plan for emerging entrepreneurs in South Africa
(North-West University, 2003)Since the Apartheid era, the South African economy has been a mix of two separate and distinct economies. The first world economy consisting mostly of white owned and formal businesses on one hand and the third world economy ... -
The development process of an axial active magnetic bearing
(2005)The purpose of this paper is to motivate and inspire students to investigate and understand fundamental principles of electrical engineering such as magnetic levitation, control theory and sensor design. This paper describes ... -
The development process of the 2006 CQ-fest brand and campaign
(North-West University, 2008)The aim of this study was to create a strong sustainable brand for the CQ-fest event and to report on the development stages and methods used during the process. In order to do this, specific contexts had to be considered; ... -
Development support communication for better farming methods : study of communication actions among farmers in Tswaing Local Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2017)There are various factors that can ensure agricultural projects sustenance in a community but this study focused on the role communication, planning and implementation plays in sustaining these development projects and ... -
Development, characterisation and verification of an integrated design tool for a power source of a soya business unit
(North-West University, 2007)Selecting a suitable power source, during the design process, for a stand-alone soya business unit is challenging and complex. Especially with the aim of optimizing electrical and thermal energy, as well as minimizing the ... -
The development, implementation and performance evaluation of an innovative residential load management system
(North-West University, 2009)The power utility of South Africa, Eskom, expected a supply shortfall of approximately 400MW between February and August 2006 in the Western Cape. The peak of the crisis was in mid-winter (June to August). This shortfall ... -
The development, implementation and transformation of the disaster management cycle
(North-West University, 2010)During the early 1970s increase in disaster events lead to the emergence of a "new concept" within the field of disaster management. This concept was called the Disaster Management Cycle. The cycle was designed to illustrate ... -
The development, validation and standardisation of a questionnaire for ICT professional development of mathematics teachers
(AOSIS, 2015)This article reports on the development of a custom-made questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed with the aim to compile guidelines for the professional development (PD) of mathematics teachers for the pedagogical ... -
Developmental and environmental responsibilities of the "Rechtsstaat"
(1999)The most important difficulty facing a Rechtsstaat idea when it comes to the realization of "sustainable development", lies in the structural differences between the constitutional order based on the Rechtsstaat on the ... -
Developmental mandate of district municipalities in the Free State : challenges in promoting environmental rights
(North West University, 2010)Promotion and existence of a clean environment is a sine qua non for sustained life expectancy. The ushering in of the 1996 Constitution introduced a developmental local government in terms of which the objects of local ... -
Developmental monitoring using caregiver reports in a resource-limited setting: The case of Kilifi, Kenya
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)Aim: The main aim of the current study was to evaluate the reliability, validity and acceptability of developmental monitoring using caregiver reports among mothers in a rural African setting. Methods: A structured ... -
Developmental Requirements for SMMEs in the Mahikeng Area
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are omnipresent and form an integral part of every economy. Therefore, a discussion about the economy of every country cannot be complete without taking into consideration SMMEs. ... -
Developmental Requirements for SMMEs in the Mahikeng Area
(North-West University, 2018)Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are omnipresent and form an integral part of every economy. Therefore, a discussion about the economy of every country cannot be complete without taking into consideration SMMEs. ... -
Developments in history education in Ghana
(South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the Department of Humanities Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Pretoria, 2021)This article employs historical records, cultural traditions, and insights from recent interviews with history teachers to trace the beginnings of history teaching and the political landscape that has shaped school history ... -
Developments in History teaching at secondary school level in Swaziland: lessons from classroom research.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2008)History is a complex subject and teaching history is even much more complex than people think. It is more propositional than procedural in nature and involves adductive reasoning, where historical evidence and facts are ... -
Developmetrics. The satisfaction with life scale: measurement invariance across immigrant groups
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)The current study examined measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) across three immigrant groups, namely, immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in ... -
The devil is in the definition - definitions and their limited use in legal problem solving
(2011)The lawyer’s usual attempt to catch the meaning of a thing by entangling it in a net of words is based on a common misapprehension of the way words work. The great minds of the ages have since time immemorial reminded us ... -
The devil is in the detail – an analysis of the DBSA’s ‘Access to Sanitation’ indicator
(2009)When using indicator values to measure change over an interval of time, the general understanding of the factor being analysed may have been modified during the period under review. Altered definitions of ‘urban’, or ...