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A critical analysis of the South African Disaster Management Act and Policy Framework.
(Wiley, 2014)The promulgation of the South African Disaster Management Act No. 57 of 2002 and the National Disaster Management Policy Framework of 2005 placed South Africa at the international forefront by integrating disaster risk ... -
A critical approach to the development of blended medical communication training materials
(Department of General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University, 2013)Effective communication between doctors and patients improves patient health outcomes (Hewett et al. 2009; Stewart 1995; Watson et al. 2012), and communication skills courses have become an integrated component of the ... -
A critical historical review on protagonist and proactive environmental activism towards addressing acid mine drainage and remediation needs in somer Gauteng goldfields.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)• Opsomming: Sedert 2006 is Jan Publiek toenemend meer bewus gemaak van degraderende omgewings en ontoeganklike omgewingsverslae aangaande die degraderende omgewingstatus van die eertydse Verre Wesrand-gebied. As ... -
A critical reassessment of the explorer artist Charles Davidson Bell's (1813–1882) Cattle Boers' Outspan (n.d.)
(AHWG, 2012)This article investigates the depiction of Afrikaner ancestry in Charles Davidson Bell’s (1813-1882) Cattle boers’ outspan (s.a.) (fig. 1) within the genre of explorer art. This critical revisiting of Bell – better known ... -
A critical reflection on the participatory action process involved in the develoment of a congnitive–behavioural based Counselling Intervention Programme for youth living with HIV/AIDS in a rural South African town
(SAGE Publications, 2011)South Africa currently lacks HIV counselling interventions that are youth-specific and that meet the psychosocial needs of young people living with HIV/AIDS. Indigenous strategies and interventions need to be developed ... -
A critical reflection on the participatory action process involved in the development of a congnitive-behavioural based counselling intervention programme for youth living with HIV/AIDS in a rural South African town
(Sage, 2011)South Africa currently lacks HIV counselling interventions that are youth-specific and that meet the psychosocial needs of young people living with HIV/AIDS. Indigenous strategies and interventions need to be developed ... -
Critical reflections on H.G. Stoker's (1899-1993) approach towards the elaboration of a Christian philosophy
(AOSIS, 2016)In this article it is argued that the Calvinistic philosopher, Hendrik Gerhardus Stoker (1899-1993), adopted a qualified theology-based approach for the elaboration of his Christian philosophy. Being shaped by the ... -
A critical review of studies of South African youth resilience, 1990–2008
(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2010)Given the growing emphasis in research and service provision on strengths rather than deficits, the focus on youth support in the South African Children’s Act of 2005 and the lack of educational, therapeutic and other ... -
A critical review of studies of South African youth resilience, 1990–2008
(Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), 2010)Given the growing emphasis in research and service provision on strengths rather than deficits, the focus on youth support in the South African Children’s Act of 2005 and the lack of educational, therapeutic and other ... -
The critical thinking dispositions of prospective mathematics teachers at a South African University: New Directions for teacher training
(Kamla-Raj, 2014)The researchers report on findings obtained by means of a sequential, explanatory, mixed-method study with a convenient and purposefully selected group of second-year Mathematics students at a South African university (n ... -
A critique of social marketing in the non-profit development sector
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Cross–lagged associations between perceived external employability, job insecurity, and exhaustion: Testing gain and loss spirals according to the conservation of resources theory
(Wiley, 2012)This study investigates perceived external employability (PEE) as a personal resource in relation to job insecurity and exhaustion. We advance the idea that PEE may reduce feelings of job insecurity and, through felt job ... -
Cross–lagged associations between perceived external employability, job insecurity, and exhaustion: testing gain and loss spirals according to the conservation of resources theory
(Wiley, 2012)This study investigates perceived external employability (PEE) as a personal resource in relation to job insecurity and exhaustion. We advance the idea that PEE may reduce feelings of job insecurity and, through felt job ... -
CSR communication in a South African agricultural company
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The current land reform programme in South Africa is a prime example of the manner in which corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives can be applied in the agricultural sector. Land reform creates an opportunity ... -
Cultural concepts employed in child discipline within rural Yoruba households: the Ayetoro-Oke African community
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Social scientists have long been concerned about social control, not only of adults, but also of children. In recent years, however, concerns have escalated globally, particularly regarding the lack of integration of ... -
Customers' perception of service quality and its impact on reputation in the hospitality industry
(AJHTL, 2017)Customer satisfaction and the management of their expectations are a strategic component to the sustainability of any organisation. It is argued that these two strategic components are the most important features that ... -
CV Bate, grondlegger van die Potchefstroom Herald
(NWU, 2012)The British-born newspaperman CV Bate founded the Potchefstroom Herald in 1908. He remained owner for 49 years during which time he established not only the paper but himself as a journalist of some repute. As a news ... -
Daniel, Prophet of Divine Presence in Absence
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Darem meer as moffies? Stereotipering in die voorstelling van homoseksueles en homoseksualiteit in die Afrikaanse jeugliteratuur
(LitNet, 2015)In hierdie artikel word daar op vergelykende wyse aangetoon watter stereotipes in die voorstelling van homoseksuele en homoseksualiteit in die Afrikaanse jeugliteratuur onderskei kan word, asook hoe hierdie stereotipes ... -
The date of Milton's sonnet VII
(Oxford University Press, 2010)