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Access different Open Access journals housed by the North-West University (NWU) here. NWU publications house a number of Open Access journals published by the NWU with contributions from national and international authors.
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Contree [348]
Tydskrif vir Suid-Afrikaanse stedelike en streeksgeskiedenis / Journal for South African urban and regional history. -
Die O.B. [559]
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Die Wapad [456]
Studenteblad van die P.U.K. vir C.H.O. -
New Contree [394]
A journal of Historical and Human Sciences for Southern Africa -
Ons Klyntji [3]
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Vir die Musiekleier [76]
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Yesterday & today = Gister & vandag [648]
Journal for History teaching = Tydskrif vir Geskiedenisonderrig
Recent Submissions
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Developing a serious game artefact to demonstrate World War II content to History students
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)The following design paper reports on a serious game project being made by interdisciplinary researchers at the North-West University (NWU), Vanderbijlpark Campus. The aim of this venture is to develop a trading card game ... -
Implementation of the competency-based curriculum by teachers of History in selected Secondary Schools in Lusaka district, Zambia
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)The study investigated teachers of History’s implementation of the competency-based teaching approaches in the teaching and learning of History in Lusaka district, Zambia. A mixed-methods approach particularly the explanatory ... -
Testing transformation and decolonisation: experiences of curriculum revision in a History honours module
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)This article discusses the revision of a history honours historiography module. It discusses the rationale, methodologies and material used to respond to the imperative of curriculum transformation and decolonisation. The ... -
Taking the sting out of assessment: The experiences of trainee teachers experimenting with innovative alternative performance assessment in the History classroom
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)This article explores the experiences of History and Social Sciences (History) trainee teachers (n=33) and their learners during the implementation of five versatile and innovative alternative performance assessment ... -
Indigenous South African poetry as conduits of History: Epi-poetics – a pedagogy of memory
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)This conceptual article argues that a pedagogy of poetic memory, or epipoetics, can be used to remember and ‘re-member’ the past in the present in the history classroom. Epi-poetics as a theory encapsulates the dynamic ... -
Katz, D.B. 2018. South Africa versus Rommel. The untold story of the Desert War in World War II [Book review]
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Tournadre, J. 2018. A turbulent South Africa: Post-apartheid social protest [Book review]
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Bernstein, R. 2017. Memory against forgetting: Memoir of a time in South African politics 1938-1964 [Book review]
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Shubin, G. ed al. 2014.More on Soviet military personnel in Angola Cuito Cuanavale: Frontline accounts by Soviet soldiers [Book review]
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The Institutionalisation of endemic corruption: State capture in South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)Systemic corruption has become the norm in South Africa. This is evident in the recent Transparency International’s Corruption Index. During the Zuma Administration, the scale and magnitude of corruption intensified and ... -
Challenges arising from ethnic internal boundary determination in Ethiopia since 1991
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)Like any other African country, Ethiopia has different ethnic groups with different languages. The Federal Constitution of Ethiopia guarantees all its ethnic groups including ethnic minority the right to self-determination. ... -
Enkele perspektiewe rakende die organisasie van die Oranje-Vrystaatse burgermag in Oktober 1899
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)A few perspectives with regard to the organization of the Orange Free State citizen force in October 1899 The purpose of this article is to discuss the structure and organization of the Orange Free State (OFS) Boer republic’s ... -
Governance and management challenges in establishing Robben Island as a National Museum and a World Heritage Institution in post-apartheid South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2019)This article focuses on the governance and management challenges in establishing Robben Island as a world class National Museum and a World Heritage Site. The first democratically elected government of South Africa ... -
Participatory approach to flood disaster management in Thohoyandou
(OASIS, 2018)In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in research from ‘top-down’ directives to ‘bottom-up’ planning. Thus, there has been a change from imposing strategies to a participatory approach by indigenous people. This ... -
Social work assessment of climate change: case of disasters in greater Tzaneen municipality
(OASIS, 2018)Climate-change-induced disasters such as floods, heavy storms, tornadoes and extreme lightning are becoming more frequent in Africa generally and in South Africa specifically. Several factors contribute to Africa’s high ... -
Climate change adaptation and local government: institutional complexities surrounding Cape Town’s Day Zero
(OASIS, 2018)The challenges associated with climate change in local governments are growing daily. One such challenge is water security, an aspect that draws us to the subject matter of climate change adaptation. This article discusses ... -
Are peri-urban land transactions a disaster in the making? A case of Domboshava, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2018)Peri-urban communal areas close to bourgeoning cities in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly under various disaster threats, from social, environmental and institutional perspectives, as a result of urbanisation and ... -
Rural transport and climate change in South Africa: converting constraints into rural transport adaptation opportunities
(OASIS, 2018)This study explored the implications of climate change for rural transport in South Africa. The article was seeking to convert existing rural transport adaptation constraints into rural transport adaptation opportunities. ... -
Assessment of logistical support for road maintenance to manage road accidents in Vhembe district municipalities
(OASIS, 2018)This article discusses the problems of logistical support for road maintenance to manage road accidents in Vhembe district municipalities. A budget deficit model was used to explain the level of inadequate logistics support ... -
Guiding developments in flood-prone areas: challenges and opportunities in Dire Dawa city, Ethiopia
(OASIS, 2018)One of the biggest challenges that developing countries are facing today is the management of development in flood-prone areas. Ethiopia is no exception, as it has suffered perennial floods in different parts of the country ...
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