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The role of musical experience in the lives of Williams syndrome individuals
(2014)The purpose of this literature study is to better understand the musical experiences of those diagnosed with Williams syndrome. The problem of this study is defined by the lack of qualitative studies done on the musical ... -
The role of Parliament in promoting active citizenship in relation to the Grade 11 Life Orientation in the South African curriculum
(AOSIS, 2019)The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa plays a pivotal role in promoting active citizenship to ensure the deepening of democracy. This article, as based on the study by Arendse, explored the extent to which Parliament ... -
The role of science in deepening democracy: the case for water in post-Apartheid South Africa
(2009)South Africa is a water constrained country with a complex history of resource capture and human rights abuses. Science, as practiced by the national science councils, could play a significant role in deepening our ... -
The role of technology in the economic growth of South Africa: The case of frequency allocations to cellular operators
(2007)Economists associate long-term economic growth with technological progress. Earlier growth literature, as well as modern literature, states to sustain a positive growth rate of output per capita in the long run, there ... -
The role of undergraduate laboratories in the formation of engineering identities: A critical review of the literature
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: There was growing recognition worldwide by professional engineering bodies, engineering faculties and researchers on the need to pay attention to engineering students’ emerging identities and how they were ... -
Rural transformation, network society and the information age : The case of Nkonkobe District Municipality in the Eastern Cape
(AOSIS, 2020)The aim of this article is exploratory: to illustrate the main trends in communication and amongst data users in the Nkonkobe Municipal Area, a municipal zone in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, now known as Chris ... -
The San values of conflict prevention and avoidance in Platfontein
(AOSIS, 2017)The aim of this article is to identify measures that can prevent violent conflict through the maintenance of traditional cultural values that guide conflict avoidance. Moreover, the article focuses on the concepts of ... -
Scarce skills expatriates in South African universities: Rhetoric and realities of the "Messianic" academics
(2015)This article investigates the reason for the continued scarce skills shortage, despite the recruitment of expatriates in academic institutions as an intervention measure. It argues that while the Human Resources Departments ... -
Schooling, the underclass and intergenerational mobility: a dual education system dilemma
(2015)School education in South Africa has seen much progressive change in the last 20 years. Yet educational outcomes are poor and many argue that a dual education system exists. Those with financial and socio-cultural capital ... -
A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments
(AOSIS, 2018)This article presents a scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems. A scoping review can be seen as a methodology for systematically assessing the breadth of available research literature. This article is aimed at ... -
Securing the cybersafety of South African online high school learners beyond COVID-19
(AOSIS, 2022)The unprecedented online learning that took place at several schools during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is predicted to continue on the same trajectory when learners return to classroom learning. ... -
A series of unfortunate events: how the battle to save an urban wetland was both won and lost
(2014)Many urban wetlands in South Africa are either lost or degraded in the name of development. Of those remaining, most are less than pristine, even canalised, dredged, drained or filled. This is partly because urban wetlands ... -
Shifting boundaries of racial space in post-apartheid South Africa: the case of Afrikaner youth in East London
(AOSIS, 2017)South African democracy has brought about changes like freedom of associations, as opposed to apartheid which emphasised separateness of races and cultures. This social change warrants new ways of living among South Africans, ... -
A short comparative history of wells and toilets in South Africa and Finland
(2006)This paper describes the technological development of wells and toilets and the cultural practices related to them in two countries, South Africa and Finland, from the Middle Ages to modern times. Wells and toilets have ... -
SIBU and the crisis of water service delivery in Sannieshof, North West Province
(2010)In 2007 the residents of the town of Sannieshof in North West Province declared a dispute with the Tswaing Local Municipality on the grounds that the state of local service delivery left much to be desired. The ratepayers ... -
The significance of citation impact indicators of research performance in the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa
(2014)This paper argues that Sub-Saharan Africa needs to produce more journals indexed by ISI Web of Science (WoS). Researchers from the region should also publish in other ISI indexed, reputable and high impact journals such ... -
Silencing dissent in an online discussion forum of a higher education institution
(2013)In an online forum at a higher education institution in South Africa, interventions from management in order to moderate discussions, result in antagonism and the smothering of dissident discourse. Critical poststructuralist ... -
Skills training through hands-on practical activities in civil technology – a case study of three technical schools in South Africa
(2014)Skills training for Civil Technology learners in South African schools, is an aspect entrenched in the Civil Technology policy document in order to produce skilled personnel for a sustainable economy. Practical activities ... -
Slow-onset disaster and sustainable livelihoods: the Vaal River in the vicinity of Parys
(Vaal Triangle Faculty of Northwest University in South Africa, 2009)This article is based on data gathered during a research project commissioned by the Fezile Dabi District Municipality in the northern part of South Africa’s Free State Province. The research team (which included the ...