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Validation of a coping self–efficacy scale in an African context
(North-West University, 2010)
Various scales have previously been developed to measure coping strategies (Taylor & Stanton, 2007; Devonport & Lane, 2006; Stapelberg, 1999) or self–efficacy (Carroll et al., 2005; Chen et al., 2001; Tipton & Worthington, ...
Protecting wetlands impacted by the Mpumalanga coal mining industry : a legal analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Wetlands are seen as one of the most vulnerable ecosystems globally. The protection of wetlands has received increased focus in the South African environmental legal domain in reaction to the realisation that these ecological ...
Essays in export behaviour at the firm-level
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
South Africa is a developing country afflicted with economic malaise, among others high unemployment and inequality levels. Export-led growth has been advocated as a possible way to achieve economic growth and alleviate ...
Prescribing patterns of ADHD medication in children under the age of eighteen years in the Western Cape
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)
The study consisted of a quantitative, retrospective drug utilisation review analysing medicine claims data from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2013 provided by a nationally representative Pharmaceutical Benefit Management ...
A critical assessment of the key success factors of social media as a marketing tool in the South African tourism industry
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to critically assess the key success factors of social media as a marketing tool in the South African tourism industry. Numerous studies have been done on social media, but none of them were ...
A historical subject-didactical genetic analysis of Life Skills education in early childhood
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
The assumption of educationists is that the teaching of Beginning Knowledge, situated in the Life Skills subject within the Foundation Phase curriculum, is not as important as the education of Literacy and Mathematics to ...
The relationship between demographic variables and leisure perceptions of selected South African first year university students
(North-West University, 2013)
Participation in campus leisure and recreation programmes can provide university students with various benefits, but the provision of effective leisure programmes are complicated by the changes that have taken place in the ...
Gedragsriglyne vir Oiketai (huisbediendes) in 1 Petrus 2:18-25 : 'n eksegetiese studie
(2000)
In this research a study has been made of the conduct of Oiketai (household servants) in the first century Roman and Greek society from the perspective of 1 Peter 2: 18-25. This study serves as point of departure for the ...
Prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with chronic kidney disease
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
The main aim of this study was to characterise the prescribing patterns of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in the private health sector of South Africa. This was done ...
The well-being of employees in a South African agricultural research organisation
(2014)
It is important that organisations are aware of factors that might affect the levels of well-being of employees, as employees are instrumental to the achievement of organisational goals. Well-being of employees can be ...