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  • Exploring sarcasm as a replacement for corporal punishment in public schools in South Africa 
    Segalo, L (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 13, Issue 4: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2013)
    The dawn of a democratic South Africa in 1994 established a society entrenched in Human Rights milieu. As such, public schools are meant to align their policies with the rule of the law. Particularly, section 10 (1) of ...
  • Exploring students' perception of postgraduate research service quality 
    Govender, K.K. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 3: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2012)
    Given that education is a service, the postgraduate (PG) education environment has become increasingly competitive, and whilst the service quality perceptions of undergraduates have been extensively measured, similar ...
  • Exploring the self-efficancy of engineering students : findings of a longitudinal study relating to student recruitment, development, retention and success 
    Lourens, A. (Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein: Journal for New Generation Sciences, 2015)
    Engineering is regarded as a scarce and critical skill in South Africa, and the shortage of South African engineers represents a capacity and scare-skills crises for the country. A further problem facing the country is the ...
  • Extend of e-learning at universities of technology - our strength for our future? 
    Badenhorst, J. (Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein: Journal for New Generation Sciences, 2015)
    The current status of e-learning implementation at the Universities of Technology (UoTs) in South Africa is explored in terms of specific aspects of teaching and learning. In this study the process categories, dimensions ...
  • Extended degrees : a Univen study 
    Kaburise, P. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 9, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2011)
    The four year extended degree (ED) with a foundation provision is one of the academic intervention tools available to underprepared students in higher education institutions (HEIs). University of Venda (Univen) introduced ...
  • Extending the technology acceptance model to evaluate discussion forum adoption in a learning management system 
    Aucamp, J.; Swart, J. (Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein: Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, 2015)
    The inclusion of ICT for educational purposes has burgeoned over the past decade. However, preliminary investigations indicate that e-learning systems remain underutilized, including systems such as discussion forums. The ...
  • Facilitate or sink? 
    Du Plessis, Jeanette (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2005)
    This article is based on reviewing literature as well as experiences in the fields of Radiography and Biochemistry. Major changes have occurred in the Higher Education environment over the recent past. The concept of ...
  • Facilitation of a diverse higher education student community from conventional to alternative assessment practices 
    Luwes, N.J; Van Der Post, A.; Makhoahle, P.; Burger, E.A.; Jonker, J.; Kuriakose, R.; Ntunja, A.F.; Van Wyk, M.J. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal: Vol 9, Issue 2: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2010)
    The higher education classroom of today is filled with students of vast diversity which applies to culture, sex and nationality. This can be seen in the fact that some students only study for the sake of a higher education ...
  • Factors influencing the buildability of designs in the Nigerian construction industry 
    Olatunji, A.A. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 13, Issue 3: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2013)
    Hardly could projects be executed in Nigeria without alteration of design. This cannot be dissociated from designs which are not practically buildable or arising from changing taste of client. A study on factors influencing ...
  • Fibonacci numbers and the golden rule applied in neural networks 
    Luwes, N.J. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal: Vol 9, Issue 1: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2010)
    In the 13th century an Italian mathematician Fibonacci, also known as Leonardo da Pisa, identified a sequence of numbers that seemed to be repeating and be residing in nature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci) (Kalman, ...
  • Final implementation of an improved OPC data logging system in an in a automation environment 
    Bothma, B.C.; Vermaak, H.J. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 10 , Issue 1: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2011)
    This paper will discuss the final implementation of an Improved OPC data logging system and its improvements over the original. The improved solution focused on the hardware, software and administrative components of the ...
  • Foregrounding a social justice agenda in economic education : critical reflections of a teacher education pedagogue 
    Moonsamy, Maistry, S. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 10, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2012)
    Social justice as a higher education project in South Africa has been a subject of intense debate mainly at institutional level, with considerable time and energy devoted to how such projects should take shape. There is, ...
  • Formative assessment in doctoral education 
    Friedrich-Nel, H.S.; Mac Kinnon, J.L. (Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein: Journal for New Generation Sciences, 2015)
    The overall goal of doctoral education is to prepare the doctoral student for the summative assessment of a thesis. However the focus of doctoral education is changing to include the attainment of professional attributes ...
  • The fostering of competence through an authentic integrated assessment strategy for wound care in nursing 
    De Villiers, J.C.; Botma, Y; Seale, I (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2009)
    In 2005 the third-year facilitators of the generic degree in nursing embarked on an action research initiative within a service learning pedagogy to revitalise the nursing process related to wound care.As a result of the ...
  • Fostering quality graduates through access programmes 
    Shandler, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 11, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2013)
    The purpose of this paper is to argue that the quality of a Building graduate is not compromised by qualifying through the access programme route. This paper examines the statistics of the 2005 and 2006 access programme ...
  • Fourth year black male student teachers' conceptualisation of the in loco parentis prinicple at the University of Technology 
    Segalo, L (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 13, Issue 4: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2013)
    This research study explores how black male student teachers in their final fourth year programme at the University of Technology conceptualise the 'in loco parentis' aspect of their professional moulding. Male student ...
  • A framework for measuring business social responsibility in micro and small business 
    Pretorius, M.; Dzansi, D.Y. (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 6, Issue 2: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2007)
    Although much work has been done on the society versus business relation issue, it has yet to cascade business social responsibility (BSR) to small ventures and especially rurally based ones where survival is a more pertinent ...
  • A framework for research engagement in South African universities 
    Lategan, Laetus O.K. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 2, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2004)
    This article analyses the concept of a research university. It addresses questions such as what a research university is, whether in a policy context it is a special type of university and what is the foundation for a ...
  • THE FUTURE AUDIT OF INTERNET CASINOS (RSA): ANALYSIS CRUCIAL TO MITIGATING SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE AUDITOR 
    Von Benecke, G (Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 13, Issue 2: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2014)
    This paper synthesises, as its primary aim, through an integrative literature review, a new perspective on two major implications of the proposed legalisation of internet casinos in South Africa, which is: the effect on ...
  • Future expectations of Black South African adolescents : trends and implications 
    Kamper, G.; Badenhorst, J.; Steyn, M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 7, Issue 1: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2009)
    This study focuses on the impact of societal change and related societal problems on the black youth of post-apartheid South Africa. It is argued that adolescents' perspectives on their future in this country could be ...

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