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Debunking The One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Human Resource Management: A Review of Human Resource Practices in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Firms

Nyamubarwa, Willard; Chipunza, Crispen (SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 2019-08)

Orientation: This article argues that the best practice approach (BPA) to HRM fails to capture the peculiarities of HR practices in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The article instead articulates the view that ...
The Demise of Sesotho Language in the Democratic South Africa and its Impact on the Socio-cultural Development of the Speakers

Moeketsi, Victor Solomon Monare (Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology, 2014)

The Constitution of South Africa provides for eleven official languages, and all of them have equal status, but Afrikaans and English are unfairly privileged over Black languages. This state of affairs has therefore resulted ...
Destination South Africa: Analysis of Destination Awareness and Image by International Visitors

Haarhoff, René; De Klerk, Bianca (GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites, 2019)

International tourism is vital to South Africa’s economy and tourism industry. It accounts for 48% of the country’s tourism volume and 3% of GDP. It is important to establish the image that international visitors have of ...
Determination of Factors Influencing Pre-Service Teachers’ Sense of Self-Efficacy

Ngidi, D.P.; Ngidi, S.A. (South African Journal of Higher Education, 2019)

This study examined the factors that influence the sense of self efficacy of pre-service teachers at a university of technology in South Africa. To this end, a questionnaire was used in a survey to collect data from the ...
Developing as an academic leader in a university of technology in South Africa : dealing with enabling and constraining teaching and learning environments

Monnapula-Mapesela, Mabokang (Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning, 2017)

While the South African legislation is an enabler for equity, inclusiveness, social justice and the advancement of women for academic leadership roles, institutional cultures and structures are often debilitating. This ...
The Digital Age: Changing Roles of Lecturers at a University of Technology in South Africa

Odora, R.J.; Matoti, S.N. (Journal of Social Sciences, 2015)

The purpose of this exploratory mixed methods study was to investigate the level of digital technologies acceptance at a University of Technology in South Africa and how lecturers perceive as their new roles in the digital ...
Disrespecting People With Working Conditions In South Africa

Emuze, Fidelis; Mollo, Lesiba (ICE Publishing, 2019-05-13)

The working conditions of people mostly play second fiddle to productivity and profitability in construction. Anecdotal and empirical construction reports, mostly in developing countries such as South Africa, suggest ...
Distigmatisation of Apprenticeship – A Vehicle for Entrepreneurship Promotion and Job Creation among Further Education and Training College Students

Odora, RJ; Naong, MN (SAGE Publications: Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2014)

The intention of this paper is two-fold; firstly, it is to explore the causal effect of perceived negativity towards Further Education and Training (FET) college education among South African youth. Secondly, it is to ...
Dominant Epistemology, African Indigenous Languages, Culture And The Discourse On The Decolonisation Of Knowledge Within The (African) University

Tondi, Pakiso; Fredericks, Brenton (Gender & Behaviour, Vol. 18(1), 2020, 2020)

Knowledge is preserved in the language of its producers and developers, and as a carrier of culture, language is significant because it controls the way people (individually and collectively) perceive themselves in ...
Drug abuse by learners in South Africa: a replication and extension study

Shumba, Almon; Makura, Alfred H. (Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2014)

This study sought to determine the nature, extent and causes of drug abuse in South African township schools. Interview data were collected from a convenience sample of 24 participants from 4 schools (10 learners, 8 school ...
EDUCATORS' A P P R O A C H E S TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Ngidi, David. P. (University Of Venda, 2010)

This study investigated educators' approaches to curriculum development. A quantitative research approach was used in a survey of a sample of 304 randomly selected participants. To this end. the Curriculum Orientation ...
Educators' I m p l e m e n t a t i o n of A s s e s s m e n t in O u t c o m e s - b a s e d Education

Ngidi, David. P.; Ngidi, Thelma. Z. (University of VendaUniversity of Venda, 2010)

This study investigated educators' implementation of assessment in outcomes-based education. A quantitative research approach was used in a sun/ey of a sample of 303 participants. To this end, the Assessment in OBE Scale ...
Educators' Usage of different Disciplinary Measures as Alternatives to Corporal Punishment

Ngidi, David. (University of VendaUniversity of Venda, 2007)

This study investigated educators' usage of different disciplinary measures for learners' misconduct inside the classroom (level 1) as alternatives to corporal punishment. To this end, the Level 1 Disciplinary Action Scale ...
The Effect of Sense of Meaning in the First-year of Study on Throughput at an Institution of Higher Learning in South Africa

Makola, Solomon (International Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015)

The paper evaluates the relationship between sense of meaning and throughput rate with a random sample of alumnae (N=101) from a university of technology, in South Africa, (age range = 27 to 30 years, females = 73%). Data ...
Effective Use of Video Lectures for Design Project Students

Hertzog, Pierre E. (World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, 2019)

Videos are used as an educational tool in many higher education institutions around the world. At the University of South Africa, video lectures were used to communicate essential information to the students regarding the ...
The Effectiveness of a Meaning-Centred Intervention in Protecting the Well-Being HIV/AIDS Health Educators

Makola, Solomon (Systemic Practice and Action Research, 2014)

This study investigated whether teaching HIV/AIDS Health Educators about Viktor Frankl’s theory of finding meaning in life, results in a significant improvement in their psychological well-being. The participants were ...
Effects of Emotions on the Entrepreneurial Attitudes, Self-Efficacy and Intentions of University Students

Musiiwa, Douglas; Khaola, Peter; Rambe, Patient (African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2019)

Entrepreneurship has been considered a solution to the unemployment challenges in many economies in the world. Earlier models for predicting entrepreneurial intentions (EI) focused on environmental factors that influence ...
EFFICACY OF A BRIEF MEANING Centred intervention among young people in the Free State, South Africa

SOLOMON MAKOLA (Commonwealth Youth and Development, 2013)

The participants included 47 high school learners and 22 university students from South Africa (age range 14 to 28 years, females made up 63.2%, majority (55%) were Sesothospeaking). Data was collected on their sense of ...
Efficacy of a Sense of Meaning Intervention Amongst Managers at South African Institution of Higher Education

Makola, Solomon (Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2013)

The study evaluated the efficacy of a sense of meaning intervention with a sample of higher education managers. Participants were 14 members of the campus management committee of a university of technology, in South Africa ...
Empirical Study of Digital Poverty: A Case Study of a University of Technology in South Africa

Manduna, Watson (Journal of Communication, 2016)

This research evaluates the availability and use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) by students from disadvantaged and privileged families studying Computer Science at a University of Technology in South ...

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