TD: 2011 Volume 7 No 2
Contents
December 2011
Editorial comment
- Editorial comment: tribute to prof. Pieter de Klerk / Tempelhoff, JWN
Articles
- Afrikanerliberalisme in die tydperk 1775 - 1975 – die interpretasies van GD Scholtz en H Giliomee. / De Klerk, P
- Die nalatenskap van ‘n besondere driemanskap. / Kapp, P
- 'Great and lasting service to this country': Sir Leander Starr Jameson, conciliation and the Unionist Party, 1910-1912. / Mouton, FA
- Die Anglo-Boereoorlog (1899-1902) in die Afrikaanse letterkunde: ’n geheelperspektief. / Wessels, A
- Change, organisational culture and the development of the South African Military Academy to 2009. / Visser, GE & Van Dyk, GAJ
- The function of Daniel 1 in a second century BCE historical context. / Van Deventer, HJM
- Paradigm shift from New Public Administration to New Public Management: theory and practice in Africa. / Vyas-Doorgapersad, S
- A practical exploration of the feasibility of integrative multidisciplinary research from a broad ecohealth perspective in South Africa. / Van Eeden, ES
- Non-profit organisations and government’s pro-poor spending: the case of health and development in Gauteng. / Mzini, LB
- Reincarnation of winds of change in Africa: an African Union impotence? / Ababio, EP
- La Politique de Gestion des Logements Ouvriers en République Démocratique du Congo: «Le cas de la cite Gécamines-Exploitation de Lubumbashi». / Lukamba, MT
- Water history and transdisciplinarity: a South African perspective. / Tempelhoff, JWN
- A critical review on the reporting of surveys in transdisciplinary research: a case study in Information Systems. / Van Biljon, J
- Perspectives on climate change and adaptation funding in developing countries. / Lalthapersad-Pillay, P & Oosthuizen, AG
- Engageability: a new sub-principle of the learnability principle in human-computer interaction. / Chimbo, B; Gelderblom, JH & De Villiers, MR
Editorial
Hulde aan prof. Pieter de Klerk
Prof. Pieter de Klerk (65), vakgroephoof Geskiedenis in die fakulteit Lettere op die Vaaldriehoekkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), tree aan die einde van Desember 2011 af.
‘n Gedeelte van hierdie uitgawe van TD Die Joernaal vir Transdissiplinêre Navorsing in Suider-Afrika, word gebruik as ‘n huldigingsbundel vir ‘n kollega wat diep akademiese spore in NWU, veral die Vaaldriehoekkampus, getrap het. Prof. De Klerk het oor ‘n tydperk van sowat 44 jaar baie ervaar en baie mense leer ken. Hy het ook bekendheid verwerf. Al het hy in beskeidenheid en soms bykans onopvallend, sy weg deur die wandelgange en lokale van die universiteit gebaan, was almal bewus van sy liefde vir kennis en meer insig. As akademikus het hy ‘n invloed op die intellektuele vorming van menige student op die voor- en nagraadse vlak gehad.
Hy het ook ‘n geestelik verrykende invloed op kollegas uitgeoefen. Die redaksie van TD het vakgenote in geskiedenis aan ander universiteite in Suid-Afrika gevra om bydraes te lewer. Hulle artikels werp lig op terreine van die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis waarin prof. De Klerk ‘n lewendige belangstelling het. Veral sy interpretatiewe artikels oor die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis, vanuit die perspektief van die historiografie is ‘n aanduiding van die breë spektrum van sy diepte-kennis. Hy het voortdurend op die voorpunt van nuwe tendense in die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedskrywing gebly. As ewekniebeoordelaar van akademiese artikels en aktiewe medewerker op die redaksie van verskeie tydskrifte, onder meer Historia, die amptelike tydskrif van die Historiese Genootskap van Suid-Afrika, het hy waardevolle insette gelewer.
Vir die doeleindes van hierdie bundel is werk gemaak om kollegas in die Skool vir Basiese Wetenskappe aan die NWU Vaal te kry om bydraes te lewer. Ook in hul werk wat hier aangebied word, het prof. De Klerk, regstreeks en onregstreeks, ‘n waardevolle bydrae gelewer.
Sedert die skoolkonsep in 1998 aan die NWU ingevoer is, het prof. De Klerk as akademiese en administratiewe leier ‘n belangrike rol gespeel. Daar moes opnuut gedink word oor die wyse waarop akademiese bestuur moes plaasvind in ‘n stelsel waar departemente in vakgroepe omgeskakel is. Die ‘verplatting’ van strukture in ‘n skoolsisteem moes daartoe meewerk om in ‘n groter mate die integrasie van dissiplines te bevorder.
Menige gesprek het soggens in die teekamer van die Skool vir Basiese Wetenskappe oor die jare plaasgevind wat prikkelende idees by kollegas tuisgebring het. Prof. De Klerk was ‘n belangrike deelnemer in die gesprekke. Hy het voortdurend ‘n pro-aktiewe rol gespeel om die skooldirekteur (tans prof. TC Rabali) van goeie raad te bedien. Ook het hy in die fakulteit op menige komitee gedien en waardevolle insette gelewer. Sy doelwit was voortdurend om doeltreffendheid in die stelsel, asook goeie akademiese standaarde na te streef.
Die dissiplines wat tans (2011) in die Skool vir Basiese Wetenskappe beoefen word, sluit in Geskiedenis, Bybelkunde, Filosofie, Openbare Bestuur en Administrasie asook Politieke Wetenskap. Ofskoon prof. De Klerk verkies het om homself met sy geliefde vak, geskiedenis, besig te hou, het hy graag aan akademiese gesprekke met kollegas in ander dissiplines deelgeneem. Sy skerpheid van intellek en die vermoë om indringend tot die essensie van wetenskaplike denke te kom, het ‘n waardevolle rol in die skool gespeel.
Oor die jare het die interaksie tussen kollegas vanuit bepaalde dissiplinêre perspektiewe ‘n invloed op die belewenis van die daaglike akademiese werklikheid uitgeoefen. Vanselfsprekend het die omstandighede ook hul navorsingswerk beïnvloed. Die verskeidenheid van artikels wat in die bundel opgeneem word, dui op die spektrum van denke en idees wat in ‘n skool van bykans 20 lede kan sirkuleer. Prof. De Klerk het as akademikus aan menige colloquium en navorsingsgesprek van die Skool vir Basiese Wetenskappe aktief deelgeneem. Daardeur het hy kollegas in die strewe na beter navorsingwerk ‘n waardevolle diens bewys. Hul bydraes in hierdie bundel is ‘n blyk van dankbaarheid.
Recent Submissions
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Editorial comment: tribute to prof. Pieter de Klerk
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Engageability: a new sub-principle of the learnability principle in human-computer interaction.
(North-West University, 2011)The learnability principle relates to improving the usability of software, as well as users’ performance and productivity. A gap has been identified as the current definition of the principle does not distinguish between ... -
Revisiting the value of rubrics for student engagement in assessment and feedback in the South African university classroom.
(North-West University, 2011)The so-called ‘massification’ of higher education challenges all spheres in institutions serving this education sector. The university classroom and its pivotal areas of teaching, learning and assessment is no exception. ... -
Perspectives on climate change and adaptation funding in developing countries.
(North-West University, 2011)Most studies concur that climate change could seriously affect the sustainability and well-being of developing countries as they depend directly on climate-sensitive natural resources for their livelihood endeavours. ... -
A critical review on the reporting of surveys in transdisciplinary research: a case study in Information Systems.
(North-West University, 2011)Variability of goals and evolving research methodologies are fundamental characteristics of transdisciplinary research. This integration of research strategies from different fields complicates the evaluation of ... -
Water history and transdisciplinarity: a South African perspective.
(North-West University, 2011)In the article attention is given to recent developments in the field of water history at North-West University in South Africa, where transdisciplinary research strategies have been incorporated into research programmes ... -
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 ... -
Reincarnation of winds of change in Africa: an African Union impotence?
(North-West University, 2011)The emergence of African states as independent by 1970 had brought hope and expectations to nationals that the winds of change were to be equated with good life and freedom. Yet, no sooner had political freedom been gained ... -
Non-profit organisations and government's pro-poor spending: the case of health and development in Gauteng
(North-West University, 2011)Globally, there is growing recognition of participatory public expenditure management(PPEM). PPEM is seen as the process whereby citizens and civil society organisations participate in the management of public expenditures. ... -
A practical exploration of the feasibility of integrative multidisciplinary research from a broad ecohealth perspective in South Africa.
(North-West University, 2011)This discussion is a deliberation on the progress towards the possibility of carrying out feasible research according to an Integrative Multidisciplinary (IMD) research methodology (theoretically and practically). To ... -
Paradigm shift from New Public Administration to New Public Management: theory and practice in Africa.
(North-West University, 2011)The African continent is facing a number of administrative crises. The recent decline of public administration on the continent has forced some African countries to re-assess their governance systems. Their public service ... -
The function of Daniel 1 in a second century BCE historical context.
(North-West University, 2011)In the first chapter, the book of Daniel begins with an introduction of the main characters, and a short story about refraining from defilement by eating foreign food. From a literary perspective that focuses on form and ... -
Change, organisational culture and the development of the South African Military Academy to 2009.
(North-West University, 2011)This article investigates the impact of change and organisational culture on the growth and development of the South African Military Academy. It explores the impact of Nationalist Party rule since 1948 and black majority ... -
Die Anglo-Boereoorlog (1899-1902) in die Afrikaanse letterkunde: ’n geheelperspektief.
(North-West University, 2011)This study reviews Afrikaans literary works (poems, plays, novels and short stories) dealing with the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). War poems written by wellknown Afrikaans poets such as Jan F.E. Celliers, Eugène Marais, ... -
'Great and lasting service to this country': Sir Leander Starr Jameson, conciliation and the Unionist Party, 1910-1912.
(North-West University, 2011)The Jameson Raid of December 1895 estranged the two white groups in South Africa and contributed to the outbreak of the South African War of 1899-1902. With the rise of Afrikaner nationalism in the twentieth century the ... -
Die nalatenskap van ‘n besondere driemanskap.
(North-West University, 2011)Marie Koopmans-de Wet, FS Malan en Frans Engelenburg het na 1895 ’n besondere driemanskap ontwikkel wat na Marie Koopmans-de Wet se dood op 2 Augustus 1906 tussen die ander twee bly voortbestaan het tot met Engelenburg se ... -
Afrikanerliberalisme in die tydperk 1775 - 1975 – die interpretasies van GD Scholtz en H Giliomee.
(North-West University, 2011)Two historians, GD Scholtz and H Giliomee, have written extensively about liberal political thought among Afrikaners during the period 1775-1975. Their interpretations of the influence of liberalism on Afrikaner political ...