Browsing by Subject "Wellbeing"
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Association of happiness and socio-economic variables in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)The study reported in this article explored the happiness status of residents in a South African township of Kwakwatsi. The study mainly investigates the relationship between subjective happiness and selected socio-economic ... -
Community caregivers' perspectives of community well-being in a mining community
(AOSIS, 2017)Mining communities throughout the Southern African Development Community are faced with numerous challenges impacting on their wellbeing. As part of an integrative multidisciplinary research project, this study sought to ... -
Determinants of wellbeing in a South African Township
(The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES), 2014)Life evaluations capture a reflective assessment on a person’s life or some specific aspects of it. Given the relative lack of empirical work on subjective wellbeing (SWB) amongst residents in South African townships, this ... -
The development and evaluation of a mindfulness-based stress reduction programme for young adult females
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Young adult women from the middle and higher socio-economic classes in South Africa are playing an increasingly important role in society at all levels. At the same time, they face demanding challenges, for example gender ... -
The development and evaluation of an executive coaching programme
(North-West University, 2007)The 21'' century business environment can be described in terms of globalisation, intensified competitiveness on a global level, and ever-increasing customer expectations. In the changing nature of the world of work, with ... -
Educators’ relational experiences with learners identified with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
(EASA, 2017)The focus of this research is educators’ relational experiences with learners presumed to have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in a South African school community. A lthough relational ... -
The experiences of black male non-competitive bodybuilders with regard to wellbeing : a selfdetermination approach
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Bodybuilding has been growing exponentially in recent years among young men and boys. This growth started in the United States of America (USA) and Europe and eventually spread to Africa; this growth has prompted scholarly ... -
The implications of Missio Dei for transforming the ideal of well-being of the Sangha Baka Pygmies (Republic of Congo)
(2014)It is a common myth that "natural man" seeks God or lives in harmony with the Creator. Contrasting the "praetercolonial"1 Baka Pygmies'2 conception of wellbeing with the true ideal of wellbeing, depicted in the New Testament ... -
Music in worship: making spiritual connections through sound
(Die Suider-Afrikaanse Kerkorrelistevereniging, 2015)Music has played a significant role in religion and spiritual settings over the centuries and continues to be included throughout church history, forming an important aspect of worship, contributing to spiritual growth ... -
Narratives of teaching and learning music in the Grade 7 classroom
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The purpose of this narrative research study was to explore how educators and learners experience the teaching and learning of music in the Grade 7 classroom. By exploring these experiences, this study can contribute to a ...