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Black theology in South Africa: a theology of human dignity and black identity
(AOSIS, 2016)Black theology in South Africa is still relevant 20 years after the apartheid regime ended. It is a theology that gave to Black South Africans human dignity and a black identity. Black theology in South Africa confronted ... -
Blinde alfabet: ʼn Moedswillige Willem Boshoff reken af met meerderwaardigheid – ʼn neo-Marxistiese interpretasie
(Litnet, 2013)In heelwat van sy taalgebaseerde konseptuele installasies moedig die kunstenaar Willem Boshoff aanskouers van sy werke tot gesprekvoering aan. Die doel van die gesprekke is hoofsaaklik om die dominasie van sogenaamde ... -
Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria : a reflection on the failure of democratic containment
(UNISA Press, 2014)Democracy is a system of government greatly supported by the vast majority of Nigerians and they are willing to sustain it. It is believed that the system guarantees security and promotes prosperity. It is considered a ... -
Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria: A reflection on the failure of democratic containment
(Sabinet SA ePublications, 2014)Democracy is a system of government greatly supported by the vast majority of Nigerians and they are willing to sustain it. It is believed that the system guarantees security and promotes prosperity. It is considered a ... -
Bolstering resilience through teacher-student interaction: Lessons for school psychologists
(Sage, 2016)Schools are often the only formal service provider for young people living in socio-economically marginalized communities, uniquely positioning school staff to support positive psychosocial outcomes of youth living in ... -
Boundaries: an interdisciplinary (hi)story
(AOSIS, 2016)The experience and awareness of boundaries form an integral part of being human. This article investigates the systematic philosophical underpinnings of our understanding of the nature of boundaries, in some instances ... -
Breaking ground in cross-cultural research on the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia): a multi-national study involving 73 countries
(De Gruyter, Mouton, 2009)The current study examines whether the fear of being laughed at (gelotophobia) can be assessed reliably and validly by means of a self-report instrument in different countries of the world. All items of the GELOPH (Ruch ... -
Breyten en Leonardo: Die mislees van " 'n tipe epistemologie van water" in Graad 12
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging (ALV), 2017)Breyten Beytenbach's poem " 'n tipe epistemologie van water" (a kind of epistemology of water) has been prescribed for Afrikaans Home Language since 2010. In this article I analyse the way in which this poem is taught at ... -
Breytenbach in Den Haag: uit de geschiedenis van 'n Seisoen in die paradys. Met een inédit
(Suider-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Neerlandistiek (SAVN), 2012)Breyten Breytenbach’s A Season in Paradise presents a fruitful challenge to any textual-genetic critic. The original Afrikaans edition (1976) was and is contested because the author was in prison at the time of publication ... -
Briewe as vernaamste kommunikasiemiddel tussen konsentrasiekampbewoners, krygsgevangenes en hulle geliefdes tydens die suid-afrikaanse oorlog
(South African Society for Cultural History, 2017)During the South African War tens of thousands of non-British white residents of the South African Republic and the Republic of the Orange Free State were incarcerated in many camps in South Africa as well as overseas, ... -
Brothers and sisters, can you hear us? Remarks on facilitating a productive dialogue between the Western and African notions of practical theology in light of the decolonisation discourse
(AOSIS, 2017)This article is conducted within the framework of the inter-contextual dialogue between the Western and African notions of practical theology. It sets out to probe the usefulness of the notion of decolonisation in the ... -
Burnout among paramilitary personnel in Nigeria: a perspective from conservation of resources theory
(SAGE, 2014)The job demands–resources model attributed burnout to incompatibility between job demands and job resources, and underplayed the role of personal resources in employees’ adaptation. Based on the Conservation of Resources ... -
Burnout and engagement of reformed church ministers
(AOSIS, 2010)Orientation: The ministry is one occupation where burnout is increasingly considered to be a consequence of the problems with which ministers have to cope. However, few studies focused on the positive antipode of a ... -
Burnout and engagement of reformed church ministers
(AOSIS, 2010)Orientation: The ministry is one occupation where burnout is increasingly considered to be a consequence of the problems with which ministers have to cope. However, few studies focused on the positive antipode of a minister’s ... -
Burnout and work engagement of academics in higher education institutions: Effects of dispositional optimism
(Wiley, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among dispositional optimism, job demands and resources, burnout, work engagement, ill health and organizational commitment of South African academic staff in ... -
Burnout of registered nurses in South Africa
(Wiley, 2014)Aim – The aims of this study were to validate the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) for registered nurses in South Africa and to analyse the differences between the levels of burnout of different ... -
The bushmeat trade in African savannas: impacts, drivers, and possible solutions
(ELSEVIER, 2013)The bushmeat trade,orthe illegal acquisition and exchange ofwild meat,has long been recognised asa severe problem in forest biomes,but receives little attention insavann as,perhaps due toamisconcepti on that bushmeat ... -
"By sy oë uit, by jóúne in": relasionaliteit, visie en die dood in Die sneeuslaper (2010) van Marlene van Niekerk
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging, 2012)The aim of this article is to explore aspects of relationality in Die sneeuslaper (The Snowsleeper) by Marlene van Niekerk. This analysis of Die sneeuslaper includes the insights of Kaja Silverman as set out in Flesh of ... -
By sy oë uit, by jóúne in: relasionaliteit, visie en die dood in Die sneeuslaper (2010) van Marlene van Niekerk
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging, 2012)The aim of this article is to explore aspects of relationality in Die sneeuslaper (The Snowsleeper) by Marlene van Niekerk. This analysis of Die sneeuslaper includes the insights of Kaja Silverman as set out in Flesh of ... -
Callings, work role fit, psychological meaningfulness and work engagement among teachers in Zambia
(Educational Asociation of SA (EASA), 2013)Our aim in this study was to investigate the relationships among a calling orientation, work role fit, psychological meaningfulness and work engagement of teachers in Zambia. A quantitative approach was followed and a ...