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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 ... -
An Eye for an Eye will make the whole world blind: conflict escalation into workplace bullying and the role of distributive conflict behavior
(Springer, 2016)The current study investigated how work-related disagreements—coined as conflicts—relate to workplace bullying, from the perspective of the target as well as the perpetrator. We hypothesized a positive indirect association ... -
An institutional model for collaborative disaster risk management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region
(Springer Open, 2016)This article presents and argues for a collaborative model for disaster risk management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The research employed a qualitative study through a literature review and empirical ... -
An integrated model for communicating within and about Corporate Social Responsibility
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have two main objectives, namely, contributing to sustainable development; and adding strategic value for organisations. These objectives imply that organisations should ... -
An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived musical experiences of three Williams syndrome individuals
(Sage, 2017)The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is to understand the lived musical experiences of three individuals living with Williams syndrome (WS). We are interested in their lived musical experiences ... -
An overview of current research at The East Fort, Pretoria, A British Anglo-Boer War Fortifactionn
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Analogical grounding of figurative language: narrative and metaphor and the rhetoric of inquiry
(Sun Media, Bloemfontein, 2011)Storytelling requires clear qualification of context if it is to provide solid knowledge. Combining storytelling or narrative with scientific discourse is to some extent incongruous. Stories and narratives thrive on the ... -
Analysing levels of child deprivation for Ghana and Nigeria based on household amenities: evidence from demographic and health surveys
(Ponte Editore, 2017)The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2013 report indicated that children in sub-Saharan African countries are deprived of their rights to good health facilities and nutrition that would have helped them to develop fully. ... -
Analysing Southern African food security: Assessing the new variant famine hypothesis.
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte, Potchefstroom, 2008)