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Improving the programming skills of students: a critical systems approach
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Learning to program is a challenge for students and has remained a researched topic for the past two decades. Various reasons why students struggle with programming exist, and teaching programming presents its own opportunities ... -
Innovative health service delivery in government hospitals in Uganda: a case of Kabale and Kambuga hospitals in Kigezi sub-region
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Innovations in health service delivery have over time addressed health education, rehabilitation, treatment, diagnosis and monitoring of health conditions. The aim is to improve healthcare quality, service availability, ... -
Faith and the sacramental dignity of marriage: Canonical considerations of the effects of radical error and simulation
(North-West University, 2019)The CIC/83 contains 110 canons on marriage in cc. 1055 – 1165. The canons are a compilation of theological statements that are presented in juridical terms. The first canon, c. 1055, states that (§1) the marriage covenant, ... -
Die uitwerking van persoonlikheid op vertalingstrategieë
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Translation studies can benefit from incorporating concepts from personality trait theory and personality psychology into the training of translation studies students. The possibility of different text types for different ... -
Decentralisation And Public Policy Implementation In Uganda: the Case Of West Nile Sub-Region
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Decentralisation is a system of governance that gained prominence in the 1970s and 1980s with the claim that it spatially and institutionally brings government closer to the people, thus making governments (national and ... -
Stress, coping strategies, perceived personal control and well-being at work of teachers
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Teaching is a sophisticated profession of passion that extends beyond the academics of teacher and learner. The work of a teacher is complex and challenging as there is no limit to the ever-changing roles and responsibilities ... -
Cognitive executive functioning and self-compassion of municipal employees in South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)This study explored the relationship between self-compassion and selected cognitive executive functions. A brief summary of the three chapters are presented below. Chapter 1 comprises of the literature study that presents ... -
Single forster mothers' perceptions of alternative father figures for children in foster care
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)This study seeks to advance the knowledge of social workers and other professionals regarding single foster mothers’ perceptions of alternative father figures in the lives of foster children. Many foster children are being ... -
Exploring risk and resilience as experienced by designated social workers in the Western Cape
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Child abuse is a known phenomenon reported around the globe, and social workers in the child protection sector are at the forefront of protecting children subjected to the different types of abuse. Child protection social ... -
Interpreting the concept of risk culture: a review of academic literature and consulting documents
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This qualitative study is intended to provide a review of the interpretation of risk culture depicted in academic articles and consulting documents. In recent years, risk culture has come to be recognised as an important ... -
Flourishing of judges in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)This thesis explored the well-being of judges. Their well-being was examined via a scoping literature review, which identified and integrated the types of available research evidence on the well-being of judges globally. ... -
Millennial perceptions of the 4th industrial revolution in an information technology company
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The 4th Industrial Revolution is in the early stages and impacting every aspect of life. Businesses are realising economies of scales as a result of the technologies introduced by this era; thus, creating uncertainty where ... -
Exploring adult daughter relationships with their mothers: a study of relational well-being
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)This qualitative study explored the relationship between adult daughters and their mothers, and particularly how this relationship influenced the daughters’ well-being. A framework of relational well-being was adopted, and ... -
Financial inclusion and poverty reduction: evidence from small scale agricultural sector in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The study investigated the impact of financial inclusion on poverty reduction in Manicaland province of Zimbabwe among smallholder farmers, using household data collected through a structured household questionnaire. Further ... -
Assessing the influence of South African investor well-being on risk tolerance
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Investment companies have the responsibility to develop and evaluate investors’ risk profiles to gain insight into and determine which financial products would best suit their investors’ respective needs. It is vital for ... -
Conduct risk reporting in South African insurance firms
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Conduct risk offers a lens into the culture of organisations, and conduct failings seem to be widespread across several jurisdictions and cut across financial services organisations. Managing conduct risk within the financial ... -
Interactions between political risk, real exchange rate and foreign direct investment inflows in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)It has become evident that for countries to become sustainable and prosperous, a handful of economic variables have to stable; more specifically political risk has been a growing phenomenon in the 20th century and has been ... -
A risk management tool for SMMEs: the case of Sedibeng District Municipality
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Risk management is a managerial science that has developed formally in the wake of major risk events such as the subprime crisis. In response to risk events like this, risk management has seen a systematization of the ... -
Antecedents of wrist-based fitness tracker usage amongst members of the South African Generation Y cohort
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Wrist-based fitness trackers are known as the most popular wearable activity tracker compared to other wearable devices that have the ability to detect a variety of metrics, including steps taken, sport profiles, heart-rate ... -
Earnings quality of the successful efforts and full cost accounting methods in the oil and gas industry
(North-West University (South Africa), 2018)From time to time over the last decades, the issue of accounting for exploration and production activities has been politically charged and hotly debated in the US and internationally. While there have been numerous empirical ...
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