2024-03-29T09:47:44Zhttps://repository.nwu.ac.za:443/oai/requestoai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/52772016-04-28T20:59:49Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Lalthapersad-Pillay, P
Oosthuizen, A G
2012-01-19T14:23:03Z
2012-01-19T14:23:03Z
2011
Lalthapersad-Pillay, P. & Oosthuizen, A.G. 2011. Perspectives on climate change and adaptation funding in developing countries. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):351-366, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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Most studies concur that climate change could seriously affect the sustainability and
well-being of developing countries as they depend directly on climate-sensitive natural
resources for their livelihood endeavours. This could primarily occur through reduced
agricultural productivity, a higher incidence of diseases, the displacement of people, loss
of livelihood and food price increases, all of which could contribute to food insecurity,
malnourishment and escalating poverty. Although developing countries have contributed
the least to Green house Gas (GHG) emissions, they stand to lose the most and it is
likely that many of the development gains that have been made thus far will be reversed.
To ensure that poverty reduction and economic growth do not become elusive goals for
developing countries, it will be necessary to provide funds for potential adaptation
measures to prevent these countries slipping further down the Human Development
Index (HDI) ranking. In this paper, we will use Africa as a reference and look at the
funds required for adaptation, the possible sources of funds and the conflict that may
occur in prioritizing development objectives.
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Climate change
Sustainability
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
Poverty reduction
Human Development Index (HDI)
Perspectives on climate change and adaptation funding in developing countries.
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/52782016-04-28T20:59:56Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Lombard, B J J
2012-01-19T14:25:29Z
2012-01-19T14:25:29Z
2011
Lombard, B.J.J. 2011. Revisiting the value of rubrics for student engagement in assessment and feedback in the South African university classroom. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):367-382, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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The so-called ‘massification’ of higher education challenges all spheres in institutions
serving this education sector. The university classroom and its pivotal areas of teaching,
learning and assessment is no exception. While the literature suggests that assessment
has a strong influence on learning, it is also maintained that feedback related to
assessment is a key determinant of learning attainment. However, conditions in higher
education environments are not always conducive to feedback and therefore it remains a
complex matter. By acknowledging these complexities and in pursuit of improving
student performance by also enhancing their quality of learning, this paper explores the
value of rubrics for promoting student engagement in the assessment and feedback
processes by means of a conceptual analysis. The theoretical discourse is concluded by
suggesting some areas in which applied research could be undertaken in order to
establish the tangible value of rubrics for promoting student engagement in the
assessment and feedback processes in the South African university classroom.
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Rubrics
Feedback
Student engagement
Assessment
Constructivism
Revisiting the value of rubrics for student engagement in assessment and feedback in the South African university classroom.
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/52682018-08-23T11:38:58Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Visser, G E
Van Dyk, G A J
2012-01-19T13:21:58Z
2012-01-19T13:21:58Z
2011
Visser, G.E. & Van Dyk, G.A.J. 2011. Change, organisational culture and the development of the South African Military Academy to 2009. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):205-223, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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This article investigates the impact of change and organisational culture on the growth
and development of the South African Military Academy. It explores the impact of
Nationalist Party rule since 1948 and black majority rule since 1994 on the institutional
culture of the South African military and how that influenced the development of the
Military Academy. This is intertwined with an investigation of the nature and impact of
the diverging military and academic subcultures at the Academy. The article contends
that, together with the historical exclusion of blacks and women from the military, the
marginalisation of white English-speaking citizens by Nationalist Party rule denied the
Academy the exploitation of a significant portion of the country’s human resource
potential in the interest of institutional development. The same happened with the
introduction of racial quotas and the marginalisation of whites since 1994. The Military
Academy has, furthermore, historically been too reflective of the organisational culture of
the South African National Defence Force and its predecessors instead of informing that
culture to meet the challenges of military professionalism. The Academy has a
potentially vital educational role to play in the South African and Sub-Saharan African
militaries, but requires some changes in its organisational culture to fulfil that mission.
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South African Military Academy
Organisational culture
Military culture
Military education
Stellenbosch University
Change, organisational culture and the development of the South African Military Academy to 2009.
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/52762020-11-25T12:27:52Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Van Biljon, J.
2012-01-19T14:19:36Z
2012-01-19T14:19:36Z
2011
Van Biljon, J. 2011. A critical review on the reporting of surveys in transdisciplinary research: a case study in Information Systems. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):337-350, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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Variability of goals and evolving research methodologies are fundamental characteristics
of transdisciplinary research. This integration of research strategies from different fields
complicates the evaluation of transdisciplinary research since the variability of goals
drives variability of criteria and quality indicators. The aim of this research is to
investigate the implications of using research methods across disciplinary boundaries by
drilling down into the use of one research strategy in one research context (Information
Systems) and a related sub-context (Human-Computer Interaction). Surveys with
questionnaires as data-capturing tools were selected as an established research method
which is widely used in transdisciplinary research. Questionnaires are one of the most
established data capturing tools and yet the validity of questionnaire-based findings have
often been questioned. The main problem areas have been identified as the sampling of
the data, the questionnaire design and the interpretation of the results. This paper looks
into questionnaire reporting practices - an essential determinant in the validity and
reliability of survey-based research. The field of Information Systems and Human-
Computer Interaction has been chosen as the research context. Information Systems
research is by nature interdisciplinary in focusing on social and organisational issues
regarding the development and use of software in organisations. Human-Computer
Interaction studies address the challenges of making computers and computations useful,
usable, and universally accessible to humans. Both Information Systems and Human-
Computer Interaction studies address complex, heterogeneous, real-world problems,
thereby meeting the first criteria to be classified as transdisciplinary research. The
research design entails document analysis of papers presented at conferences in
Computer Science and Information Systems over a three-year period to identify trends in
the reporting of survey results, especially the questionnaire design.
Transdisciplinary research methodology facilitates the application of research methods
across fields. However, if the constraints of the method are not recognised the validity of
the results may be compromised in a plethora of ways. While fusion of methods are
encouraged on a theoretical level in transdisciplinary research the findings of this study
are a warning about the dangers of interdisciplinary application of research strategies
without due diligence in observing best practices in the parent discipline. The paper aims
to advance the discussion on research design and practice beyond disciplinary research
and should be of interest to researchers and practitioners who deal with multidisciplinary,
interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research.
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Research methodology
Information Systems
Human-Computer Interaction Studies
A critical review on the reporting of surveys in transdisciplinary research: a case study in Information Systems.
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/52662018-08-23T11:35:30Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Mouton, F A
2012-01-19T13:14:59Z
2012-01-19T13:14:59Z
2011
Mouton, F.A. 2011. 'Great and lasting service to this country': Sir Leander Starr Jameson, conciliation and the Unionist Party, 1910-1912. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):167-184, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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The Jameson Raid of December 1895 estranged the two white groups in South
Africa and contributed to the outbreak of the South African War of 1899-1902. With
the rise of Afrikaner nationalism in the twentieth century the perception that L.S.
Jameson (1853-1917) was the cause of all tension and rivalry between the two white
groups became entrenched. And yet, Jameson as leader of the Unionist Party between
1910 and 1912 did his utmost to atone for the damage done by his reckless Raid. He
publicly lauded Botha’s ability and integrity and this played a crucial role in diluting the
anti-Afrikaner attitude of many English-speakers, convincing them to accept an
Afrikaner dominated government. In addition his encouragement of a South African
identity within the Empire, and his restraint on the anger and opposition to bilingualism
by English-speakers supported Botha’s conciliation and nation building policies. Jameson
helped to lay the foundation of a South African nation within the British Empire.
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L.S. Jameson (1853-1917)
Unionist Party
Jameson Raid
Conciliation
Union of South Africa
South African War
British Empire
South Africanism
'Great and lasting service to this country': Sir Leander Starr Jameson, conciliation and the Unionist Party, 1910-1912.
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oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/52712018-08-23T11:42:26Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Van Eeden, Elize S
2012-01-19T13:33:07Z
2012-01-19T13:33:07Z
2011
Van Eeden, E.S. 2011. A practical exploration of the feasibility of integrative multidisciplinary research from a broad ecohealth perspective in South Africa. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):253-272, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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This discussion is a deliberation on the progress towards the possibility of carrying out feasible
research according to an Integrative Multidisciplinary (IMD) research methodology (theoretically
and practically). To explore the IMD research methodology, a group of researchers from several
disciplines started discussions in early February 2011 to plan a pilot research process in the
Bekkersdal Township of the municipal region of Westonaria (Gauteng, South Africa). It was
decided that the focus of research would be on exploring a broad definition of ecohealth to
accommodate several disciplines and to attempt to produce a “package” of research results from
many disciplinary angles. These results will eventually be discussed and refined through
interdisciplinary (ID) and transdisciplinary (TD) research phases to “contain” consolidated
reflections of the status of the well-being of the Bekkersdal community. However, the primary
research question remains: whether it is possible to do research using IMD methodology, and
whether this proposed methodology is more promising and constructive as an aid to
understanding and disseminating research from various disciplinary angles than other
methodologies.
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Integrative Multidisciplinary research
Ecohealth
Bekkersdal township
Westonaria
Gauteng
Environment
Humanities
Social sciences
A practical exploration of the feasibility of integrative multidisciplinary research from a broad ecohealth perspective in South Africa.
Article
oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/52672018-08-23T11:36:31Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Wessels, A
2012-01-19T13:18:35Z
2012-01-19T13:18:35Z
2011
Wessels, A. 2011. Die Anglo-Boereoorlog (1899-1902) in die Afrikaanse letterkunde: ’n geheelperspektief. TD: The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):185-204, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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This study reviews Afrikaans literary works (poems, plays, novels and short
stories) dealing with the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). War poems written by wellknown
Afrikaans poets such as Jan F.E. Celliers, Eugène Marais, C. Louis Leipoldt,
Totius and D.J. Opperman, as well as some of the few plays that have the war as
background, receive attention. See in this regard, for example, N.P. van Wyk Louw’s Die
pluimsaad waai ver of bitter begin, which in its day elicited a substantial amount of
controversy. In addition to the short stories that deal with the war, many novels on the
war have also been published. Attention is drawn to the fact that the upsurge in
Afrikaner nationalism in the 1930s (and later) went hand-in-hand with the publication
of Anglo-Boer War novels. The youth was also not neglected, thanks to best-selling
books on the war by Mikro and others. Etienne Leroux’s controversial novel
Magersfontein, o Magersfontein! (1976) paved the way for several other noteworthy war
novels that demythologise the Afrikaner’s so-called heroic role in the war. The article
also identifies the most important topics that have thus far been explored in the
Afrikaans literature on the war, for example the role played by Cape rebels; the
consequences of the British scorched-earth policy and concomitant camps for white and
black civilians; feminism, and the role and experiences of black and coloured people. In
conclusion, the mutually enriching relationship between history and literature is investigated.
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Afrikaans literature
Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902),
Cape rebels
Black civilians
Faminism
Relations history and literarture
Die Anglo-Boereoorlog (1899-1902) in die Afrikaanse letterkunde: ’n geheelperspektief.
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oai:repository.nwu.ac.za:10394/68992018-08-23T11:24:29Zcom_10394_3605com_10394_1149col_10394_5015
Tempelhoff, J W N
2012-08-15T08:19:22Z
2012-08-15T08:19:22Z
2011
Tempelhoff, J.W.N. 2011. Editorial comment: tribute to prof. Pieter de Klerk. TD The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(2):iii-xxvii, Dec. [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
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other
Editorial comment: tribute to prof. Pieter de Klerk
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