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Sustainable learning for refugee children in South African primary schools: A theoretical approach
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: The advent of democracy in South Africa brought about many changes in the education system. Policies and frameworks that guide the embracement of refugee children were formulated and later implemented. However, ... -
Sustainable rural learning ecologies- a prolegomenon traversing transcendence of discursive notions of sustainability, social justice, development and food sovereignty
(2013)This paper contributes, through traversing contested notions of sustainability, social justice, development and food sovereignty, to discourses around creation of sustainable rural learning ecologies. There has always ... -
Sustaining student wellness in higher educational institutions : possible design principles and implementations strategies
(AOSIS, 2022)Popular discourse identifies education as the cure for many of society’s ills. However, surviving university is often seen as a period in which students face a unique array of challenges. Many students begin their tertiary ... -
The sweet peace of perfect assurance: On well-being in the hymns texts of Fanny Crosby
(2014)Well-being is often described as a state of happiness or satisfaction with life, but it is so much more. The influence of religious involvement on a positive sense of well-being of the individual has been well documented. ... -
Systematic review : decentralised health information systems implementation in sub-Saharan Africa
(AOSIS, 2022)Globally the health space is being revolutionised by rapid digital transformation to support care activities, promote healthier lifestyles and ensure informed decision making to improve service delivery. However, many ... -
A systematic review of comprehensive sexuality education for South African adolescents
(AOSIS, 2021)Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) was implemented in South African schools in the year 2000 as part of the subject Life Orientation, with the aim of contributing positively to adolescent sexual health in a holistic ... -
The taming wicked problems framework: a plausible biosocial contribution to ‘ending AIDS by 2030’
(AOSIS, 2018)In 2014, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) published the Gap Report, which states that a new biosocial response to the HIV and AIDS epidemic is required to reinforce the biomedical strategy – Vision ... -
Teacher identity and Religion Education in Life Orientation
(AOSIS, 2021)Integral to the Life Orientation curriculum is democracy and human right. This article contends that considering human rights cannot simply be a theoretical exercise as the implementation thereof affects lived human ... -
Teachers’ experiences of teaching Accounting in the context of curriculum changes in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Accounting as a subject is plagued by persistent changes because of shifts in the discipline originating from the developments in the profession. This study focuses on teachers’ experiences of teaching Accounting as a ... -
Tegniek as bemiddeling tussen lewensritme en kosmiese ritme?
(2009)Die doel van hierdie artikel is om na te dink oor ’n merkwaardige gebeurtenis waarin spitswetenskap en kuns mekaar ontmoet het: die astroseismologie van Conny Aerts en die komposisie van Willem Boogman. Op die punt van ... -
Theoretical analysis of state capture and its manifestation as a governance problem in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2018)State capture became topical in South Africa in March 2016 following the dismissal of the then Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene, on 09 December 2015. ‘Nenegate’ revealed poor understanding of state capture among politicians ... -
Thinking processes used by high-performing students in a computer programming task.
(North-West University, 2011)Computer programmers must be able to understand programming source code and write programs that execute complex tasks to solve real-world problems. This article is a transdisciplinary study at the intersection of computer ... -
The threat of mine effluent to the UNESCO status of the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site
(2010)There is a significant environmental risk posed to the region in which one of the most important and richest archaeological and palaeontological resources is located in South Africa. This area, known as the Cradle of ... -
'Through music and into music', through music and into well-being: Dalcroze eurhythmics as music therapy
(2014)There is a longstanding relationship between music therapy and Dalcroze Eurhythmics, an approach to music education that had its beginnings in the reform pedagogy movement of the European fin de siècle. Émile Jaques-Dalcroze ... -
Time and space - The context of Hans Roosenschoon's music
(2014)This essay pays tribute to Hans Roosenschoon who celebrated his 60th birthday in December 2012. In contrast to conventional approaches that focus on local ideologies and local political issues, the essay explores the ... -
To blend or not to blend? Consumer attitudes towards mandatory use of ethanol-blended fuel in Zimbabwe
(AOSIS, 2017)Worldwide, the use of bioethanol is proliferating as an alternative to fossil fuels. Consistent with this trend, the Zimbabwean government mandated the blending of unleaded petrol with 10% ethanol. As the use of ethanol-blended ... -
Together we can do more – environmental consciousness in the South African dam construction sector (1945-1980)
(2013)For several thousand years societies have diverted and dammed up rivers to meet their increasing water needs. The Industrial Revolution ushered in the modern era of water resource development, which has led to the ... -
Tourism business operators’ perceptions, knowledge and attitudes towards climate change at Victoria Falls
(AOSIS, 2020)Climate change remains one of the biggest challenges facing the world today and is characterised by extreme weather events such as heatwaves, extreme droughts and floods. Regardless of the threat posed by climate change ... -
Tourists’ willingness to pay to view otters along the Wild Coast, South Africa: a potential for in creased ecotourism
(2005)This article reports on tourists’ willingness to pay to view Cape clawless otters Aonyx capensis along the Eastern Cape Wild Coast, South Africa. We collected data from a survey carried out using a structured, ...