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Raak- en verskilpunte tussen gedigte en liedtekste
(OASIS, 2013)Similarities and dissimilarities between poems and song lyrics. Developments around the Afrikaans ‘songs for listening’ in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the term gained prominence in the art of song, initiated a ... -
Race differences in educational attainment of youth aged 7-18 in post-apartheid South Africa: The role of family structure, resources and school quality
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2014)The present study uses seven waves of the General Household Survey by Statistics South Africa to examine the role of family structure, resources and school quality in educational inequalities in post-apartheid South Africa. ... -
Race differences in educational attainment of youth aged 7–18 in post-apartheid South Africa: the role of family structure, resources and school quality
(Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2014)The present study uses seven waves of the General Household Survey by Statistics South Africa to examine the role of family structure, resources and school quality in educational inequalities in post-apartheid South Africa. ... -
Radical land reform in South Africa - a comparative perspective?
(University of the Free State, 2017)A great deal of political rhetoric has been uttered regarding radical economic transformation that includes calls for more radical land reform proposals. This rhetoric is the source of political mobilisation in both the ... -
Radikale postkolonialisme en die Suid-Afrikaanse universiteitswese
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)This article concerns the wave of student protests that swept across South African universities during 2015 and 2016. The phenomenon of student protest at universities is approached and analysed against the backdrop of ... -
Random drug-testing: the duty to act against learners who use drugs
(University of the Free State, 2007)This article explores educators’ duty in terms of running their own schools. It weighs the importance of a drug-using learner’s right to privacy against that of the school community’s security on the issue of random ... -
Rates and predictors of school pregnancy among black women in the North West Province, South Africa
(PKP, 2014)Learner pregnancy is one of the challenges impeding the unlocking of the potentials of women in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper estimated the prevalence of learner pregnancy and identified its predictors in the North West ... -
The re-appreciation of the humanities in contemporary philosophy of science: from recognition to exaggeration?
(OASIS, 2013)In the course of the centuries, the ‘reputation’ and status attributed to the humanities underwent different phases. One of their lowest moments can be traced during the positivist period. This article explored the reasons ... -
'Re-storying' Africa: The harvest festival in Chadian writer, J.B. Seid
(The African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA), 2008)This article reads the harvest festival in the preface to Joseph Brahim Seid's 1962 Au Tchad sous les étoiles (Told by starlight in Chad) as ‘re-storying’ Africa. The coming together at harvest-time as well as the exchange ... -
Read me to resilience : exploring the use of cultural stories to boost the positive adjustment of children orphaned by AIDS
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)The study explored whether and how culturally sensitive stories can encourage resilience in young children orphaned by AIDS. The purpose of the investigation was allied to the paradigm of positive psychology, which focuses ... -
Reading ability and academic acculturation: the case of South African students entering higher education
(Department of General Linguistics, Stellenbosch University, 2013)First-year students experience a range of challenges when transferring from secondary to higher education (HE) (cf. Darlaston-Jones et al. 2003, Leki 2006, Brinkworth et al. 2009). This is no different in South Africa, ... -
Reading comprehension trajectories in Sepedi: A case of rural Grade 7 learners
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study investigated whether different reading strategies used in Sepedi predict higher levels of reading comprehension among Grade 7 learners. The instrument used was a ‘within’ test (in a school) and a ‘between’ test ... -
Reading first and second language subtitles: Sesotho viewers reading in Sesotho and English
(Taylor & Francis/Routledge/NISC, 2013)Subtitling can offer valuable support in multilingual countries by giving people access to materials in the language(s) of their choice. Within the South African context and its known problems with literacy, this article ... -
Reading second language subtitles: a case study of Afrikaans viewers reading in Afrikaans and English
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)In South Africa subtitles are predominantly received as second language (L2) text. This poses questions as to how people perceive these subtitles, and if and how their reading of L2 subtitles differs from their reading of ... -
Reaksie op die herontplooiing van premier Mosiuoa Lekota en die ondemokratiese wyse van aanstelling van dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri as sy opvolger, Deel 1: Die nasionale ingryping in die bestuur van die Vrystaat
(University of the Free State, 2012)In the first part of this article a factual historical analysis is given of the redeployment of the Free State Premier, Patrick Lekota, as a result of the unresolvable faction fights within the ANC, the continuing protest ... -
Reaksie op die herontplooiing van Premier Mosiuoa Lekota en die ondemokratiese wyse van aanstelling van Dr. Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri as sy opvolger: Deel 2: Die ondemokratiese wyse van verkiesing van Dr. Matsepe-Casaburri
(Institute for Contemporary History: Sabinet, 2013)In the first part of this article a factual historical analysis is given of the redeployment of the Free State Premier, Patrick Lekota, as a result of the unresolvable faction fights within the ANC, the continuing protest ... -
"Rebelle sonder gewere": Vroue se gebruik van kultuur as versetmiddel teen die agtergrond van die Ossewat-Brandwag se dualistiese karakter
(South African Society for Cultural History, 2016)With the establishment of the Ossewa-Brandwag (OB) in 1939 a unique Afrikaner organization came into being which showed strong elements of resistance politics. The roots of the OB are embedded in the Afrikaners' struggle ... -
Recasting social criticism in 19th century fiction and modern fantasy fiction: corrupt institutions as theme in Bleak House by Charles Dickens and Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging, 2015)This paper explores how fantasy writer Terry Pratchett transforms social commentary in novels by subverting readers' expectations. This is done using a section from Bleak House (1853) by Charles Dickens, whose novels are ... -
Reconciling marriage and care after stroke
(Canadian Association on Gerontology, 2017)Most research on stroke's impact on couples has focused on the transition to caregiving/receiving. Despite considerable evidence that marriage is the primary source of support in the face of chronic conditions, little is ... -
Reconciling science and faith: dialogues with Anton van Nierkerk
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2015)In this article the views of the South African philosopher Anton van Niekerk on the relationship between (Christian) faith and science are explored from a reformational point of view. First we pay attention to the specific ...
