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Akoestiese analise van die vokale van 'n groep bejaarde Afrikaanse vroue
(LitNet, 2012)This article reports on research on the characteristics of the Afrikaans vowels as produced by 20 elderly Afrikaans-speaking women with an average age of 86. In order to do this, it was necessary first to collect recordings ... -
Akoestiese ontleding van die vokale van bruin en wit jong, vroulike sprekers van Afrikaans
(Litnet, 2013)In hierdie artikel word 'n akoestiese ontleding gegee van die variasiepatrone van die vokaalsisteme van twee groepe - een wit en een bruin - vroulike Afrikaanssprekendes van ongeveer twintig jaar oud. Geoordeel aan hulle ... -
"All things bright and beautiful" – children singing the apostolic creed
(Die Suider-Afrikaanse Kerkorrelistevereniging, 2015)Die kerk het oor die eeue heen van liedere gebruikgemaak om teologiese waarhede oor te dra aan volgelinge. Hierdie proses het ook plaasgevind in die godsdienstige onderrig van kinders. Kinderkerkliedere raak veral in die ... -
Alleviating the intensification of Educator workload through internships: the relieve Educators administrative demands (READ) – Model
(Kamla Raj Enterprises, 2015)In this paper the researchers report on the findings of a descriptive survey study aimed at establishing the perceptions of purposively selected South African educators (n = 300) from the Gauteng Department of Education ... -
An alternative interpretation of tense and aspect in Black South African English
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2008)Terminology for identifying and describing what counts as a linguistic feature is identified as a problem that prevents an understanding of tense and aspect features in Black South African English (BSAE). In this paper, ... -
Am I in the right place? Academic engagement and study success during the first years at university
(Elsevier, 2016)Entrance to university does not automatically lead to high academic engagement and success, and there may be individual differences in student engagement. In the present study, university students' (N = 668) academic ... -
"America's Mandela": South African responses to the rise of Barack Obama
(Institute for Contemporary History: Sabinet, 2013)In this article reactions in the South African media to the emergence of Barack Obama as contender in the 2008 US presidential election, then as official Democratic Party presidential candidate and then as US President-elect ... -
Amsterdam ""deur die vensters van fiksie"". Literêre verbondenheid en relasionele ruimte in Die sneeuslaper van Marlene van Niekerk
(Stellenbosch : Suider-Afrikaanse Vereniging vir Neerlandistiek, 2012)This article examines the connectedness with the Dutch literary system in Marlene van Niekerk's short story anthology, Die sneeuslaper; a connectedness that manifests specifually in the complex interaction of spatial ... -
An "enlightening course that empowers first years"?: a holistic assessment of the impact of a first-year academic literacy course
(Elsevier, 2017)This article reports on a study which assessed the impact of an academic literacy course on students' academic literacy levels. A combination of instruments suggested in an evaluation design by Fouché, Van Dyk and Butler ... -
An Adamic incarnational Christological framework as a theological approach for African contextual ministry
(Stellenbosch University, 2016)Many African Christian thinkers and writers are responding to the foreignness of Christ in African Christianity by treating Christ under the traditional African ancestral category. However, it is our contention that the ... -
An analysis of Jack Mapanje's poetry with particular reference to his use of obscuring devices
(Australian International Academic Centre (AIAC), 2017)Jack Mapanje's poetry is a true reflection of his society through the use of obscuring devices. These obscuring devices are necessary to ensure that the literary work reaches its intended audience in a totalitarian society. ... -
An analysis of public private partnership in pmerging pconomies
(Virtus interpress, 2016)This article examines the significance of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in emerging economies. The major focus of the paper is the African continent. The article briefly discusses the origin and implementation PPPs in ... -
An analysis of public private partnership in Sub-Saharan Africa
(African Consortium of Public Administration, 2016)A full understanding of the implementation of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is essential. PPPs should be considered in sectors where there is need for improvement of infrastructure and ... -
An appraisal of factors influencing adoption of agricultural innovations: insights from selected developing countries
(AIAEE, 2017)Research has revealed that different factors influence adoption of agricultural innovations by farmers. These factors include characteristics of innovations comprising relative advantage, complexity, compatibility, ... -
An assessment of perceptions, sources and uses of water among six African communities in the North West Province of South Africa
(Water Research Commission, 2016)The aim of this study was to assess perceptions, sources and uses of water among African residents of six different impoverished communities in the North West Province (NWP) of South Africa. A sequential exploratory ... -
An assessment of socio-cultural aspect of large scale food production policies and politics in Africa
(Center Transylvanian Studies, 2017)Africa was identified as a food basket at the turn of the 21st century. This led to land grabbing in the continent in a bid to ensure "global food security"/food sovereignty. From a liberal theoretical perspective, Africa ... -
An e-Governance training model for public managers: the case of selected Free State Provincial departments
(ASSADPAM, 2016)The stellar growth of Internet-related technologies and the emergence of the so-called knowledge society introduced new forms of exchanges and collaboration between citizenry and government. Governments had to respond by ... -
An exploration of early childhood development teachers' challenges: a case study of the Siyakhulisa project in the Vaal Triangle
(University of Venda, 2015)This article presents a descriptive study of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) intervention project, grounded in a community based research approach that resulted in more conducive ECD teaching and learning environments ... -
An exploration of H.G. Stoker's (1899-1993) contributions to methodology
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2017)Stoker's early exposure to a milieu characterised by a preoccupation with methodology should serve as a backdrop for an appreciation of his theoretical work on methods. It is argued that his work resulted in a methodological ... -
An exploration of objectivism and social constructivism within the context of disaster risk
(Emerald Insight, 2016)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand the meaning of social constructivism and objectivism within the context of disaster risk from which disaster risk policy can be analysed. In particular, the paper attempts ...