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Gaming is related to enhanced working memory performance and task-related cortical activity
(Elsevier, 2017)Gaming experience has been suggested to lead to performance enhancements in a wide variety of working memory tasks. Previous studies have, however, mostly focused on adult expert gamers and have not included measurements ... -
Geldigheid vanuit drie paradigmas beskou: ’n eenheid, of ’n veelheid van perspektiewe?
(South African Association of Language Teaching (SAALT), 2013)Language tests are the norm at institutions of higher education nowadays, either before or after admission. Such tests, or the decisions taken on the basis of the results, can contribute to inclusion or exclusion. In ... -
Geloofstaal tussen pan-literalisme, pan-metaforisme en die dubbeltaalmodel
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2011)Geloofstaal tussen pan-literalisme, pan-metaforisme en die dubbeltaalmodel Pan-metaforisme dui op 'n posisie wat argumenteer dat dit wat geartikuleer word slegs metafories tot uitdrukking gebring kan word of slegs via die ... -
Gender and changing patterns of political participation in sub-Saharan Africa : evidence from five waves of the Afrobarometer surveys
(Ife Psychologia, 2014)We used five waves of the Afrobarometer survey data to examine gender differences in political participation in the selected sub-Saharan Africa countries. The results showed that while the odds of voting have actually ... -
Gender and changing patterns of political participation in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from the five waves of the Afrobarometer surveys
(EbscoHost, 2014)We used five waves of the Afrobarometer survey data to examine gender differences in political participation in the selected sub-Saharan Africa countries. The results showed that while the odds of voting have actually ... -
Gender differences in quality of work life of police personnel in two selected states in South-West, Nigeria
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2016)This study investigated gender differences in quality of work life of police personnel. The research employed a cross-sectional survey design. Using proportionate and simple random sampling techniques, 588 police personnel ... -
Gender differences in sexual behaviour amongst university students in Mahikeng, South Africa
(PKP Publishers-UAPS, 2014)Studies indicate that females are more prone to the consequences of ‘irresponsible’ sexual activities than males on university campuses. This paper presents gender differences in sexual behaviour among students on a ... -
Gender gap in management positions: A survey of male and female managers in Zimbabwean hotels
(EbscoHost, 2014)The glass ceiling phenomenon which militates against female entry into management positions has been of interest to researchers for a long time. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of managers on the existence ... -
Gender, climate change and energy in South Africa: A review
(Sabinet SA ePublications, 2014)Climate change is one of the most pressing global environmental challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Recently, the World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development (World Bank, 2012) placed gender ... -
A gender-specific evaluation framework for the leadership development of women in local government
(ASSADPAM (Associaton of Southern African Schools & Departments of Public Administration and Management), 2012)Municipalities have put in place gender policies and frameworks to facilitate the participation and engagement of women in local government affairs. Although women have been given the opportunity for self- development ... -
A gentle introduction to Bayesian analysis: applications to developmental research
(Wiley, 2014)Bayesian statistical methods are becoming ever more popular in applied and fundamental research. In this study a gentle introduction to Bayesian analysis is provided. It is shown under what circumstances it is attractive ... -
Geohydrological issues of importance in the area governed by the Delmas local municipality
(Unisa Press, 2011)The constraints that have been experienced in recent years with the Delmas water supply have largely been as a result of it being situated in a dolomite area, the environmental reality which, from a human and economic ... -
Geskiedenis, grondstudies en grondeisenavorsing – 'n oop gesprek
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2012)In the history of South Africa, with prospects of a democratic system that would meet all the expectations of the people of the country, the year 1994 also required mind shifts with regard to land reform. As a discipline, ... -
Geskiedenis, grondstudies en grondeisenavorsing – 'n oop gesprek
(South African Academy for Science and Arts, 2012)In the history of South Africa, with prospects of a democratic system that would meet all the expectations of the people of the country, the year 1994 also required mind shifts with regard to land reform. As a discipline, ... -
Gesprek oor drie millenniums: T.T. Cloete se herskrywing van Homeros se Achillesskild–gegewe
(AOSIS, 2012)The aim of this article is to analise the poem ‘Achilles se skild’ (The shield of Achilles) by T.T. Cloete, from his volume of poetry onversadig (unquenched) (2011). The poem, as narrated by Cloete, will be compared with ... -
Gestorwe geliefdes, die herkonstruksie van die selfnarratief in doodsbloei met verwysing na die rol van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike daarin
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging (ALV), 2015)Trauma shatters a person's existing self-narrative, especially trauma experienced after the loss of a loved one. "Turning one's life into a narrative is a vital way of finding meaning" (Van der Merwe & Gobodo-Madikizela, ... -
"Gestures of approach": aspects of liminality and labyrinths
(AOSIS, 2011)The purpose of this article is to explore some matters of liminality relevant to labyrinths. To this end, the discussion opens by considering some implications of the way liminality is defined before moving on to an ... -
'Glocal' and integrated churches within a practical theological imagination of 'home away from home': towards a ministry of migrants and refugees in diaspora
(Pieter De Waal Neethling Trust, 2017)Migration has become a major global challenge in recent years. Host countries' responses to migrants are varied - some accommodate and integrate migrants, others are apathetic, and migrants face exclusion and violent ... -
God in Africa, lost and found, lost again, and found anew: the Bible in André Brink's Praying mantis
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"Goddank dis hoogverraad en nie laagverraad nie!" : die rol van vroue in die Ossewa-Brandwag se verset teen Suid-Afrika se deelname aan die TweedeWêreldoorlog
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2012)The Ossewa-Brandwag (OB) was a mass-movement opposed to South Africa's participation in the Second World War on the side of Britain. Thousands of Afrikaners saw the OB as a movement in which they could express their ...