Browsing TD: 2021 Volume 17 by Title
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High school learners views on benefits derived from attending career talks: Need for sound career guidance
(AOSIS, 2021)Tertiary institutions in South Africa are experiencing alarming undergraduate drop-out rates. This has partly been attributed to students’ inadequate preparation, and failure to gather information on, and planning for, ... -
History education and citizenship conundrum: Experiences and perspectives of Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education history teachers in Lesotho
(AOSIS, 2021)There have been serious efforts across countries to make history education more relevant. One such global effort is the integration of citizenship values into the history curriculum and syllabus of schools. Despite the ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Managing diversity in schools: The place of democratic education and ubuntuism in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)South African classrooms were highly diversified. The problem, however, was that although democracy has been a critical characteristic of South Africa for over two decades, it is still a very vague concept to many. A ... -
Narrative review: Social media use by employees and the risk to institutional and personal information security compliance in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Social media platforms have become essential to organisations in developing countries as they can offer a business advantage. This comes with security risks and privacy concerns as numerous scientific literatures have ... -
Narratives and interpretations of the political economy of Zimbabwe’s development aid trajectory, 1980–2013
(AOSIS, 2021)The purpose of this conceptual study is to analyse the political economy of Zimbabwe’s development aid trajectory from 1980 to 2013. The discussion unfolds around four historical epochs: colonial legacy, land and ... -
Ongoing climate crises and obstacles to adaptation: Observations from the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Adaptation is a key component for fostering resilience amongst farmers as they are exposed to the challenges caused by climate change. However, the implementation of adaptation strategies is not equal or easy for most ... -
Perceptions and experiences of cyberbullying amongst university students in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Cyberbullying in South Africa has become a problem in the recent past. However, there is a lack of research focusing on cyberbullying at the university level. This study investigates the perceptions and experiences of ... -
The power of narrative health communication: Exploring possible effects of first-hand experiential stories on cancer awareness amongst university students
(AOSIS, 2021)Narrative health communication has the potential for effective health promotion about cancer amongst youth from low- and middle-income countries such as South Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa experiences a rising cancer-related ... -
The representation of curricular spider-web model in the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy framework
(AOSIS, 2021)Over the years, curriculum reforms have formed part of Lesotho’s attempt to address the socio-economic development factor through education policies such as the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy (CAP) framework, ... -
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 ... -
South Africa’s multiple vulnerabilities, food security and livelihood options in the COVID-19 new order: An annotation
(AOSIS, 2021)The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and its crippling effects exacerbate many people’s vulnerability to food security across the world, including Africa. This article offers an explorative discourse on the implication ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Transdisciplinary service-learning for construction management and quantity surveying students
(AOSIS, 2021)The transformation of higher education in South Africa has seen higher education institutions become more responsive to community matters by providing institutional support for service-learning projects. Despite ... -
Values-based Physical Education for the intermediate schooling phase in a diverse South African context
(AOSIS, 2021)Participation in physical activity, Physical Education (PE) and sport has been recognised as a powerful learning tool for education, providing a universal language for contributing to valuable life principles. Values-based ... -
‘We are all just prisoners here of our own device’: The moral challenge of balancing technology, work and capitalistic pursuits
(AOSIS, 2021)Although technological proliferation is a reality in a 4IR world, and has immense potential to increase the efficiency and quality of work, it is accompanied by workplace practices that there is no benchmark for. These ...
