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Into the future: Donkergat Military Training Area and the Langebaan Ramsar site
(AOSIS, 2019)Militaries need natural areas for offensive and defensive combat-readiness programmes. Here soldiers, war machinery and munitions are employed to prepare forces to execute warfighting tactics. Integration of environmental ... -
Investigating an effective supply chain for a refinery in a regulated petroleum sector
(2012)Currently, refined petroleum products are manufactured by six refineries in South Africa. The supply of refined petroleum products is supplemented by imports of refined petroleum products. These refined petroleum products ... -
Investigating career guidance implementation between historically advantaged and disadvantaged schools
(AOSIS, 2019)This study examined school learner views on career guidance processes and outcomes contrasting historically advantaged and disadvantaged schools in the Free State province, South Africa. The study comprised 430 learners ... -
Investigating groupings in pre-service accounting teachers’ attitudes towards mathematics
(AOSIS, 2022)Background: A distinct mathematics proficiency is required in the study of accounting. The students’ success depends on attitudes towards mathematics that influence the participation rate of students in accounting ... -
Investigating sexuality education in South African schools: a matter of space, place and culture
(AOSIS, 2019)Sexuality education has faced various challenges in being successfully implemented within secondary schools in South Africa. Research points towards barriers thereto, which include teacher bias and limited knowledge as ... -
An investigation into the knowledge–sharing practices for innovation in higher education institutions of developing countries
(AOSIS, 2022)The adoption of knowledge-sharing practices in higher education result in improved decision-making, improved access to information and increased collaboration. A knowledge-sharing culture enables the free exchange of ... -
Invoking interactive qualitative analysis as a methodology in statistics education research
(AOSIS, 2020)This study investigated the use of interactive qualitative analysis (IQA), as a research methodology, to develop an understanding of students’ experiences of learning statistics in a threshold concepts-enriched tutorial ... -
The judicious use of theory in social science research
(AOSIS, 2021)Social science research is focussed mainly on societal concerns and human dynamics. In scholarly domains such as Public Administration, theory is commonly regarded as the backbone of studies, but the why, where and how ... -
Key identifiers and spelling conventions in MXit-lingo as found in conversations with Dr Math
(North-West University, 2012)Different human languages look different from other human languages. To use a term from the computer industry, each human language has its own “look and feel”. European English speakers can easily recognise a phrase such ... -
The knowledge and perceptions of history students of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
(2014)Using the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa (TRC) and the concept of reconciliation as a case study, the article attempts to assess the knowledge and understanding of the registered undergraduate history ... -
Knowledge is everywhere: a philosophical exploration
(2007)In this article, I would like to argue that interdisciplinarity belongs to the very nature of knowledges in their diverse manifestations and any disregard for this idea would mean a distortion of knowledge while creating ... -
La Politique de Gestion des Logements Ouvriers en République Démocratique du Congo: «Le cas de la cite Gécamines-Exploitation de Lubumbashi».
(North-West University, 2011)Cet article analyse les problèmes liés au logement des travailleurs de la Gécamines- Exploitation en République Démocratique du Congo. Dans les années 1980, le conseil d’administration de l’entreprise de l’état congolais ... -
Lack of business planning: A barrier to successful implementation of total quality management in South African agricultural small-, micro- and medium-sized enterprises
(AOSIS, 2021)This study aimed to establish baseline data for performance concerning the business planning function of agricultural small-, micro- and medium-sized enterprises (Agri-SMMEs) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. ... -
Learner metacognition and mathematics achievement during problem-solving in a mathematics classroom
(2013)In this investigation the level of learner metacognition as well as the level of mathematics achievement during problem-solving in a mathematics classroom was investigated. Learner metacognition plays a pivotal role ... -
A learner perspective on the implementation of Geographic Information Systems in selected schools in KwaZulu-Natal province
(AOSIS, 2020)Contemporary literature reveals a plethora of studies on the implementation of Geographic Information System (GIS) in South Africa. However, these studies provide an educator’s perspective while neglecting the learner’s ... -
Learners’ constructions of bullying in a South African school context
(AOSIS, 2017)Drawing on social constructionism as a theoretical paradigm, this article foregrounds learners’ voices to depict the profiles of bullies and bullying victims within a cultural context of one coeducational secondary school ... -
Learning about the world: developing higher order thinking in music education
(North-West University, 2012)Innovative thinking is an innate human capacity geared towards adaptation and survival. Theories of education accordingly aim at developing teaching-learning strategies that promote creative, problem-solving reasoning ... -
Legal issues concerning mine closure and social responsibility on the West Rand
(2009)Mining and, especially, gold and uranium mining have played a major role in the economy, history, and demography of South Africa. The contribution of the mines to the economy of South Africa over the past century has ...