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Safety and security at school: A pedagogical perspective
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Samewerkende regering en munisipale dienslewering: realiteite en uitdagings
(SA Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2012)Hierdie artikel ontleed die stelsel van samewerkende regering in Suid-Afrika met spesifieke verwysing na die mate van ondersteuning aan munisipaliteite om dienslewering te verbeter. Die plaaslike sfeer van regering gaan ... -
The satisfaction with life scale: measurement invariance across immigrant groups
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)The current study examined measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) across three immigrant groups, namely, immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) in ... -
Saying and the interruption of the said: ethical considerations in and on J.M. Coetzee's The Lives of Animals
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Using J.M. Coetzee's The Lives of Animals (Coetzee 1999) as a basis, our article compares the straightforward ethical reading of literature as an unproblematic means for creating reader sympathy (as exemplified by the work ... -
School change and emotional intelligence
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises / Science Publications, 2011)Educators are under considerable pressure to implement the unprecedented array of change initiatives that came with the advent of the new political dispensation in South Africa which seriously influences their emotional ... -
School Changes and Emotional Intelligence
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises / Science Publications, 2011)Educators are under considerable pressure to implement the unprecedented array of change initiatives that came with the advent of the new political dispensation in South Africa which seriously influences their emotional ... -
Schreiner vs. Joubert: hul vernuwende rol in die Suid-Afrikaanse literatuursisteem
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)This article is an illustration of the reciprocity between literature and society and their mutual interdependence. The underlying hypothesis is that literary texts are not a random selection but form part of a system. ... -
Science and non-science: the search for a demarcation criterion in the 20th century
(VCHO, 2011)In die kontemporêre wetenskapsfilosofie word ʼn stryd gevoer oor die oënskynlik eenvoudige vraag: Hoe kan wetenskaplike denke van nie-wetenskaplike denke (kennis, navorsing en so meer) onder - skei word? Wat is die ... -
Science and religion: an alternative paradigm
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2016)The possible influence of religious beliefs on science has attracted the interest of historians of science, theologians, scientists and philosophers. Yet, in my opinion, the approaches traditionally used to connect religion ... -
Science, technology and society
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Secondary traumatic stress, psychological well–being and life satisfaction of social workers in Namibia
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among secondary traumatic stress, psychological wellbeing (purpose in life, environmental mastery and self-acceptance) and life satisfaction of social workers of ... -
Section 139 interventions in South African local government, 1994-2015
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Recent trends point to the fact that national and provincial government interventions in the local sphere of government in South Africa have become more commonplace. These trends can be seen, within the broader context ... -
Security studies: towards a Reformational approach
(Brill, 2016)How can reformational philosophy help us reconceptualise the notion of security? In the field of Security Studies, theoretical isms abound, each of them rooted in a different philosophical tradition. One of these approaches, ... -
See you at the match: motivation for sport consumption and intrinsic psychological reward of premier football league spectators in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2016)Orientation: Local football contributes significantly to the social- and economic welfare of South Africa through its spectators. Understanding the motives and experiences of football spectators could provide opportunities ... -
Seemingly impossible art forms: Strijdom van der Merwe's land art in the context of the South African art market
(AOSIS, 2012)This article explored the work of Strijdom van der Merwe, the concept of land art and the notion of the artist’s book in the context of the historical and contemporary art market. The premise of the article is the view ... -
Self-concept clarity's role in meaning in life among American college students: a latent growth approach
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Meaning in life (MIL) is a fundamental building block of well-being, and MIL theory heavily emphasizes the importance of using self-knowledge to identify what makes life meaningful and to select suitable purposes to pursue ... -
Self-efficacy, work, and psychological outcomes in a public service context
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2010)The study examined the prediction of psychological outcomes (conceptualized as psychological well-being and engagement) by general self-efficacy (GSE) and work context (conceptualized as job demands and job resources). The ... -
Self-guided web-based Interventions: scoping review on user needs and the potential of embodied conversational agents to address them
(JMIR Publications, 2017)Background: Web-based mental health interventions have evolved from innovative prototypes to evidence-based and clinically applied solutions for mental diseases such as depression and anxiety. Open-access, self-guided types ... -
Self-help governance and state dysfunction: Exploratory perspectives on the South African State and Civil Society
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)This article explores the phenomenon of self-help governance initiatives that manifest in the context of state dysfunction in South Africa. It is argued that the inability of dysfunctional states to render adequate public ... -
Semi-mistieke spiritualiteit by Johannes Calvyn en by Abraham Kuyper: die invloed daarvan tot vandag
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2015)Semi-mystical spirituality has become very popular today. Appealing to their reformed predecessors, some theologians today regard it as an important injection needed for the revitalization of their churches. Others, however, ...