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The contested nature of heritage in Grade 10 South African history textbooks: A case study.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
Using the interpretivist paradigm and approached from a qualitative perspective,
this case study produced data on three purposively selected contemporary South
African history textbooks with regards to their representation ...
Mobilising History for nation-building in South Africa: A decolonial perspective.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
One of the greatest challenges facing people in the process of becoming South
Africans today is that of building a cohesive national identity out of diverse and
competing national, cultural and ethnic aspirations and ...
'The power of power': Power stations as industrial heritage and their place in history and heritage education.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)
This article focuses on the Electrical Precinct in Newtown as an example of industrial heritage in the centre of Johannesburg. The author makes the case that industrial heritage has been neglected in terms of what is deemed ...
History curriculum, nation-building and the promotion of common values in Africa: a comparative analysis of Zimbabwe and South Africa.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)
A challenge for Africa is how to derive common values from the values of
diverse communities. The challenge becomes even more difficult in the face
of notions such as autonomy, multiculturalism and respect for difference
which ...
The value of open distance learning (ODL) in assisting History teachers with heritage investigation.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)
This article highlights some of the challenges facing history teachers in designing and assessing heritage investigation projects in the Further Education and Training (FET) band and the need for teachers to be proactive ...
'n Historiese perspektief op die kapelaansvrou in die Suid-Afrikaanse militêre milieu.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
This article forms part of a larger project on the history of South African
military chaplaincy. It provides a review of the role played by the spouses of
Permanent Force chaplains in the military context of South Africa. ...
Black workers, typhoid fever and the construction of the Berg River – Saldanha military water pipeline, 1942 – 1943
(2008)
War creates a huge need for labour to support the war efforts of the belligerent parties.
In South Africa tens of thousands of ‘non-white’ workers were mobilised during the
Second World War to satisfy the Union Defence ...
Labour union voices in South Africa and arguments to scrap inflation targets - a historical and 21st century debate.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)
• Opsomming:
Inflasieteikens wat inflasieverwagtings anker, is die primêre doelwit van monetêre beleid van sentrale banke in ontwikkelde lande. Binne 21ste eeuse debatte kritiseer vakbonde, en spesifiek Congress of South ...
The use of online discussion board and blogs to enhance History student teachers’ Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
(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)
The paper reports on research on History student teachers’ enhancement of Work Integrated Learning (WIL) using online tools like a discussion board and blogs. It draws on the enhancement programme planned for the History ...
Education and the public good: Foregrounding education in history
(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)
Historians can contribute significantly to education historiography to bolster education
transformation. Contemporary scholarship in education, in the main, mostly wrestles
with the current dispensation’s transformation ...