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An examination of the challenges of quality water provision in Madibeng local municipality, North West province
(AOSIS, 2020)Like most municipalities in South Africa, Madibeng local municipality (MLM) is faced with the dual problem of access to water and provision of quality water services. Despite the constitutional responsibility bestowed ... -
Examining information and communication technology use in public primary schools in South Africa from the capability approach
(AOSIS, 2022)In 2015 the Western Cape Government (WCG) in South Africa introduced the e-Learning Game Changer initiative to offer teachers in public schools information and communications technology (ICT) resources to improve their ... -
Examining the interface between bureaucratic conflict and public interest in Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: In every human organisation, there is bound to be conflict of ideas because everyone wants his or her viewpoint to take precedent over others. There are those who want to be on top of every situation irrespective ... -
The Expanded Public Works Programme: perspectives of direct beneficiaries
(AOSIS, 2017)Scholarship on the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in South Africa tends to focus on quantitative evaluation to measure the progress made in the implementation of EPWP projects. The number of employment opportunities ... -
The expenditure patterns of households receiving the State’s Old-Age Pension (SOAP) grant in Kwakwatsi Township.
(North-West University, 2011)The study on which this article is based investigated the expenditure patterns of households receiving the state’s old-age pension grant. The old-age pension grant is the second-largest social grant in terms of the number ... -
Experiences of music listening among rugby players at North-West University
(2017)This article documents a study that investigated the reasons why a group of student rugby players habitually listen to music as part of their pre-match routine. The investigation followed a hermeneutic phenomenological ... -
An exploration of place: Towards an understanding of spatial character
(2015)Architecture and its influences on our daily life form the premise of the study. Every space has a character which is defined by the type of human engagement it solicits. Spaces have varying characters and the suitability ... -
Exploration of transnationalism as a concept and phenomenon in Public Administration
(2015)Transnationalism as both a phenomenon and a concept has received negligible attention in modern times in relation to the practice of public administration and its corresponding field of study. This article provides an ... -
Exploring Interdisciplinarity: a theoretical consideration of Bioethics at the interface between Theology, Philosophy and Life Sciences
(2009)Complex ethical problems resulting from research and advances in biotechnologies increasingly confront Christian ministers and theologians with difficult and complex moral dilemmas. Where do they turn to in order to ... -
Exploring judgement and internal bias of Life Orientation teachers in sexuality teaching
(AOSIS, 2017)There are various challenges in the teaching of sexuality within a South African multicultural context, as there is no uniform knowledge across learner backgrounds. As such, teachings often revert to the teacher’s beliefs, ... -
Exploring the epistemology of transdisciplinarity in public policy and administration in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2017)This article seeks to address and direct future research collaboration in public policy and administration from a transdisciplinary perspective in South Africa, by answering three major questions: Firstly, how can public ... -
Exploring the impact of Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment Programme on the cognitive development of prospective mathematics educators
(2010)In this article the researchers report on the findings obtained from a sequential explanatory mixed method study through testing and narratives in order to determine the extent to which 24 prospective Mathematics educators ... -
Exploring the quality of Grade 12 accounting education textbooks
(AOSIS, 2019)The availability of quality textbooks is one of the critical factors in the enhancement of teaching and learning in accounting. What makes a high-quality textbook depends on the presence of certain characteristics for ... -
Exploring the quality of pre-service teachers’ critical analysis of cartoons within environmental contexts in the Life Sciences
(AOSIS, 2021)The world is presently facing a myriad of environmental challenges. One way to address these challenges is through the development of cognitive abilities to analyse environmental issues and respond to them appropriately. ... -
Exploring the scope of and gaps in the teaching and learning of Business Studies at school and teacher education levels
(AOSIS, 2021)The relevance of Business Studies Education (BSE) at school and in higher education is undisputed, given the rising levels of youth unemployment and the need for an appropriate skill set for potential entrepreneurs. ... -
Exploring understandings of sexual consent amongst Life Orientation student-teachers through intergroup dialogue
(AOSIS, 2021)In this article, the author reports on how intergroup dialogue was used amongst Life Orientation (LO) student-teachers to deconstruct the heteropatriarchal notions of sexual consent, in the context of gender-based violence ... -
Exposé or misconstrual? Unresolved issues of authorship and the authenticity of GW Stow’s ‘forgery’ of a rock art painting
(2005)George William Stow (1822-1882) is today considered to have been one of the founding fathers of rock art research and conservation in Southern Africa. He arrived from England in 1843 and settled on the frontier of the ... -
The feasibility of electronic voting technologies in Africa: selected case examples
(AOSIS, 2019)The use of electronic voting technologies (EVTs) presents hurdles to election management bodies (EMBs) and other election stakeholders in Africa. The constitutionality and feasibility of such technologies provoke several ...