Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs): Recent submissions
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Developing a framework for promoting self-directed learning in first-year English for Education
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2020)Breed (2016:1) raises the concern that the South African education system at large does not encourage activities that allow learners to develop SDL skills. More specifically, De Beer and Gravett (2016:46) sound the alarm ... -
Comparing vocational education in India, South Africa and United Arab Emirates to develop guidelines for South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2020)Vocational education is specific education, which has the main purpose of preparing one for employment in a recognised occupation. Since education is considered the key to effective development strategies, vocational ... -
The influence of Natural Sciences teachers’ assessment beliefs on grade 9 learners’ self-directed learning behaviour
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2020)Evidence from literature shows that learners who are self-directed in their learning are more effective towards achieving their learning goals, based on their improved academic performance. Therefore, it is crucial that ... -
A holistic pedagogy of expressive arts through metacognitive transference of embodied experiences
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2020)Many people do not associate the arts with “thinking” and are unaware that emotional, physical and cognitive abilities of students are the real driving forces behind expressive art forms. There is a lack of research on the ... -
Church leadership in Langa Churches equipping church members for the upliftment of the local community: a practical theological perspective
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)This research examines the effectiveness of the leadership of Langa Church in its equipping task of church members for the upliftment of the community. In the study the researcher seeks to address the following questions: ... -
Reconciling divine sovereignty with libertarian free will: a metaphysical and theological approach
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)In this study, the argument is that a person can hold logically to both libertarian free will on the one hand and divine sovereignty and predestination on the other without doing an injustice to either. The study begins ... -
Confidentiality of private confessions made to priests: a perspective from the Anglican Church in South Africa
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The aim of this research is to determine the responsibilities of the Anglican Church priest regarding the confidential information received during the private confession. When the penitent makes a private confession to the ... -
The Byzantine Synthesis of Christology and Pneumatology
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Orthodox objections to the filioque clause are often countered by the position that the Orthodox have not adequately dealt with the relationship between the Son and the Spirit, the synthesis of Christology and Pneumatology. ... -
The role of small groups in the revitalization of the Presbyterian churches in Brazil: a comparative study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The present research aimed to demonstrate that small groups ministry is not only an effective instrument to revitalise a declining church. This ministry also provides the model experience for missional witness and action ... -
Conceptual metaphor as exegetical tool in the Psalter: a case study of Psalm 74
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)In their seminal work, Metaphors We Live By (1980), Lakoff and Johnson make a strong case that metaphors are much more than poetic embellishment. Human beings’ very cognition and conceptualisation depend on the metaphor ... -
An exegetical study of the ground motive of Paul's tent-making implied in his letters
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)What was the ground motive for Paul’s tent-making? In response to this question, some New Testament texts provide reasons for Paul’s tent-making based on the circumstances of individual churches. Also, social studies of ... -
Biblical understanding applied to contemporary African Christian methods of exorcism
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Africans are deeply religious people who take their religion with them and in them, wherever they go (Mbiti, 1991:1). Life in an African society is directed by religion (Idang, 2015:104) Religion dictates how Africans ... -
The “Octavius” of Minucius Felix: a tool for modern day Christians in their defence of the gospel
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The Octavius of Minucius Felix was written at around A.D. 200 by a little-known Latin apologist. While there are similarities to his contemporary Tertullian, the Octavius stands as an independent work that is easily ... -
Deliverance from mahamba in the Garenganze community: issues derived from a dogmatic perspective
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Since the early twentieth century, the Garenganze Community, in the province of Lualaba in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has established its chapels in several villages of the Bakalwena. In this region, the phenomenon ... -
Towards an interceding congregation: a practical theological engagement
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Christians pray too little. The lack of general prayer and intercessory prayer specifically is the result of insufficient teaching and training by the church. The Christian household consequently lacks the information and ... -
Facebook en die bediening van die kerkjeug in die Apostoliese Geloof Sending van Suid-Afrika: ʼn Pastorale studie
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The internet and social media have in all likelihood changed the way people communicate around the world. One of the many social media platforms that has appeared on the social media landscape is Facebook. Facebook is ... -
Die begeleiding van die geloofsgemeenskap tot die skep van ’n rimpel-effek van geregtigheid: ’n Prakties-teologiese studie
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The focus of this study is to investigate and to provide guidance to the faith community (the church) regarding the realization of the ripple effect and nature of righteousness. Years ago, Firet (1978:33) used the term ... -
Evangelistic mission and the practice of charismata in the Congo: Missiological assessment based on New Testament perspectives
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The prevalence of divine healings, deliverances (exorcisms), and prophecies in the Christendom of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have attracted the attention of researchers and enthusiastic Christians alike. While ... -
A theological evaluation of the government system in the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)This research focuses on an evaluation of the relevance of church government in the RCZ in the light of the doctrine of the church. Church government is one of the major components of the doctrine of the church, that is ... -
The Triune God as similarity in difference: an engagement with Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutical detour
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The aim of this study is to apply Ricoeur’s (1913-2005) philosophical hermeneutics to the doctrine of the Trinity and to move and expand the doctrine from the notional sphere to the pragmatic field through trinitarian ...
