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Exploring the meaning of community music activities : a collective case study
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)This collective case study was inspired by two community music projects in the Vaal Triangle in Gauteng, South Africa. The participants of both cases came from deprived backgrounds where music activities, such as opera, ... -
Social factors contributing towards heart disease: development of a social support model for heart patients
(North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)Social factors, which themselves are also significantly influenced by culture, have been found to play a significant role in the etiology, progression and prognosis of heart disease. The present study therefore chose to ... -
Revisiting ethnolinguistic vitality : the case of sub-cultural language repertoires within a superdiverse world
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)In an ever-globalising, multilingual, and superdiverse world, the linguistic repertoires of individuals are increasingly complex. The acknowledgement of linguistic plurality, and the nature of language use in a complex ... -
Exploring risk perceptions and protective behaviours in relation to HIV/AIDS among wives and partners of migrant workers in the rural areas of Lesotho
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)This mini-dissertation presents a discussion of the qualitative study exploring risk perceptions and protective behaviours in relation to HIV/AIDS among wives and partners of migrant workers in the rural areas of Lesotho. ... -
Perceptions of the relationship between human values and positive discipline at Sedibeng-East primary schools
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)This is an in-depth concurrent parallel mixed-method study through an education law lens of the perceptions held by educators and learners on values and positive discipline. The study provides a legal framework and proletarian ... -
The impact of globalisation on African languages and cultures : a study of selected discourses
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)The process of globalisation has been identified as the most critical factor in developments that affect the evolution of national and international economies. Globalisation offers participating countries new opportunities ... -
Marital symbols, marital satisfaction and spiritual well-being of Batswana married women
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)The study quantitatively investigated and qualitatively explored the relationships of the African marital symbols lobola and the wedding ring, with the marriage satisfaction and spiritual wellbeing of Batswana married ... -
Positive transitioning to school of resilient grade 1 learners from divorced homes : a participatory visual study
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)Transitioning to first grade is a milestone event in children’s lives. Although transitioning to formal school is a normative event, it can pose a challenge to some first graders, causing them difficulty in adjusting well. ... -
Job demands, authentic leadership, job satisfaction, and intention to leave in public healthcare
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)The public health sector faces major challenges to produce, recruit and retain skilled nurses and doctors. Budgetary constraints further exacerbate this situation affecting the healthcare environment and skills shortage. ... -
The effect of using a lego teaching aid on the hopefulness and self-efficacy of teachers
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)The aim of this study was firstly, to explore teachers’ hope and sense of self-efficacy with regard to the teaching context, secondly, after training teachers to use the Six Bricks and supplying blocks to enable them to ... -
Intention to leave of younger employees within an academic institution
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)The higher education sector internationally and nationally is facing multiple challenges. Staffing South African universities is a challenge with which the academic sector is confronted. The current academic workforce, ... -
Exploring the need for safe spaces for lesbian and gay students of the North-West University Potchefstroom Campus
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The visibility of our issues and our bodies is said to present a double-edged sword: on the one hand that visibility serves the necessary purpose of de-mystifying LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) persons and ... -
Feeding the shepherd: an integrational approach to Pastor Pastorum
(North-West University (South Africa), Mafikeng Campus, 2017)The ministerial praxis is perhaps one of the most stressful working environments. Its full-time practitioner, the pastor, suffers from it. The phenomenon of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, referred to in this ... -
Patterns of Rural-Urban migration in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), Mafikeng Campus, 2017)Background: In South Africa, rural-urban migration trends are increasing at a fast rate, from 15 per 1000 in 2001 to about 28 per 1000 in 2011, with people aged 0-14 years joining the migration stream. This movement has ... -
The empowerment of local development NPOs as agents for social change through participatory communication /|cL. dos Santos.
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)This study explores how participatory communication can be used as an empowering process for small local Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) in becoming agents of social change. The theoretical basis for the study is participatory ... -
An investigation into the role of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in the resolution of the Sudan conflict
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2006)The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has played a major role in conflict resolution in the Sudan. The strength of the IGAD Peace Initiative particularly has been its clarity in identifying the key issues ... -
An evaluation of 25 years of regional cooperation and integration in Africa: with specific reference to the SADC
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2006)Regional Integration amongst the countries of Southern Africa is experiencing a fundamental realignment in the post- apartheid era. In the early 1980's the Southern African countries were heavily dependent on countries ... -
An investigation into the role of hegemons in Regional Politics: a case study of South Africa in the SADC Region
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2006)This research set out to investigate the role of hegemons in regional politics, a case study of South Africa in the SADC region. A hegemon is a state with capabilities such as military prowess, international accreditation, ... -
Gestorwe geliefdes : ʼn vergelyking van die neerslag van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike in die rekonstruksie van die selfnarratief in Apostroof van Fanie Olivier en Doodsbloei van Pieter Boskma
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Die neerslag van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike in die rekonstruksie van die selfnarratief in Apostroof (Fanie Olivier) en Doodsbloei (Pieter Boskma) word in hierdie studie ondersoek. Die unieke wyse waarop elke digter ... -
Fostering well-being in parents of preterm infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks gestation, is increasing worldwide. More preterm infants with ever lower birthweight are surviving due to the advances in technology. The impact of these advances in technology ...
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