Research and Innovation Unit: Recent submissions

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Towards an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: A Case Study of the Central University of Technology, Free State

De Jager, H.J; Mthembu, T.Z; Ngowi, A.B; Chipunza, C (Science Technology and Society, 2017)

According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2015 Global Report (GEM, 2015), South Africa (SA) had the lowest youth entrepreneurial propensity of only 23.3 per cent. Among the sub-Saharan African countries surveyed, ...
Scholarship of teaching and learning: ‘what the hell’ are we getting ourselves into?

Swart, Arthur James; Luwes, Nicolaas; Olwagen, Lienie; Greyling, Cameron; Korff, Carel (EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, 2016)

Academics must be encouraged to reflect on their teaching, to apply new pedagogies to support student learning and to report on the results of these actions, which really forms part of programmes relating to Scholarship ...
Strategic Planning as a Management Tool for School Principals in Rural Schools in the Motheo District

Schlebusch, Gawie; Mokhatle, Masese (Int J Edu Sci,, 2016)

Strategic planning basically includes a group of instruments, operations and concepts structured to help managers, leaders and planners think and act strategically. The planning process comprises a definition of the goals, ...
Human Resource Development for Office-based Educators

Schlebusch, Gawie; Kgati, Mokoakoa (Journal of Social Science, 2016)

The objectives of the study are to provide a perspective of the underlying imperatives of human resource development; to explore the substantial indicators of an implementable Human Resource Development (HRD) plan for ...
Ecology and Management of Pemphigus betae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Sugar Beet

Pretorius, Rudolph J.; Hein, Gary L.; Bradshaw, Jeffrey D. (Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 2016)

Pemphigus betae Doane (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a sporadic pest of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. var. vulgaris) in all major sugar beet production regions of North America. These oval-shaped, pale-yellowish insects, with ...
Response of Pemphigus betae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Beneficial Epigeal Arthropod Communities to Sugarbeet Plant Density and Seed-Applied Insecticide in Western Nebraska

Pretorius, R. J.; Hein, G. L.; Blankenship, E. E.; Purrington, F. F.; Bradshaw, J. D. (Environmental Entomology, 2016)

This study investigated the impact of a neonicotinoid seed-applied insecticide (Poncho Beta) and two plant densities (86,487 and 61,776 plants per hectare) on the sugarbeet root aphid (Pemphigus betae Doane), beneficial ...
Issues of Ambiguity in Sesotho: Meaning Retrieval

Phindane, Pule (Journal of Social Science, 2016)

This paper is based on the findings from a study conducted to examine issues of ambiguity in Sesotho. This is a qualitative study in which two experiments were conducted to collect data from 30 Sesotho native speakers. ...
ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS-RELATED RISKY BEHAVIOURS: ARE WE CLOSER TO COMBATING THE PANDEMIC AMONG SOUTH AFRICA’S YOUTH?

Meda, Lawrence; Makura, Alfred H. (Commonwealth Youth and Development, 2016)

South Africa has reportedly the largest number of people living with HIV and AIDS in the world. Although adolescents as a group comprises the greatest portion of infected people, their behaviours and perceptions about the ...
THE GLORIFICATION OF PATRIARCHY IN PAUL MATAVIRE’S MUSIC LYRICS

Makura, Alfred Henry (Muziki, 2016)

The late blind Zimbabwean musician, Paul Matavire, mesmerised his audience with a music genre whose lyrics addressed and continue to address contemporary social issues. His music occupies a prominent place in Zimbabwe’s ...
The Relationship between Spousal Communication and Financial Arguments and Stress between Young Married Couples

Grobbelaar, Chrizaan; Alsemgeest, Liezel (Journal of Social Science, 2016)

Finances are regarded as one of many argument matters between spouses, which in turn can cause financial stress. This article investigated the relationship between spousal communication, financial arguments and financial ...
Scholarship of teaching and learning in the context of a University of Technology : a case of the central university of technology, Free State

DE JAGER, H.J.; MONNAPULA-MAPESELA, M.L.E.; NTSHOE, I.M. (Journal for New Generation Sciences, 2017)

This article describes the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) project at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) to improve teaching and learning. Its focus is the genesis of the project, perceptions ...
Trial and Error? An Inquiry into Implementing a ‘Straight-for-English’ Approach with Foundation Phase Students with Inadequate English Proficiency

Badenhorst, Jo; van der Merwe, Retha (Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2016)

The language of instruction in South Africa is currently an extremely controversial issue. As a result of South Africa’s political history, English is almost always chosen as the language of instruction. However, in ...
Managing Instructional Challenges: Strategies Employed By Teachers in Supporting Multilingual Primary School Learners in South Africa

Gobingca, Zameka; Makura, Alfred Henry (Dirasat, Educational Sciences,, 2016)

We investigated strategies employed by teachers in supporting non-isiXhosa speaking primary school learners in South Africa’s Mthatha district. IsiXhosa is the language of learning and teaching (LOLT) in the schools. ...
Trial and Error? An Inquiry into Implementing a ‘Straight-for-English’ Approach with Foundation Phase Students with Inadequate English Proficiency

Badenhorst, J; van der Merwe, Retha (Journal of Asian and African Studies, 2016)

The language of instruction in South Africa is currently an extremely controversial issue. As a result of South Africa’s political history, English is almost always chosen as the language of instruction. However, in ...
USING REFLECTIVE PRACTICE FOR A MORE HUMANE HIGHER EDUCATION

Toni, N; Makura, A.H. (South African Journal of Higher Education, 2015)

The rationale behind this article was to explore the importance for academics to reflect constantly and consistently on what they teach; why they teach what they teach; how they teach and assess, keeping in mind who they ...
Student usage of a learning management system at an open distance learning institute: A case study in electrical engineering

Swart, Arthur James (International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, 2015)

Growth in student numbers and heavy teaching workloads may negatively influence the quality of teaching and learning in higher education. Various strategies have been introduced to try and address these concerns. One ...
Measuring the Impact of an Academic Literacy Programme at a South African University of Technology

Sebolai, K; Dzansi, D.Y. (International Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015)

Academic literacy programs have become an inherent feature of South African universities. They are a form of intervention aimed at helping first-year students boost their levels of academic literacy so that their chance ...
Occupational injuries among workers in a welding company within Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Raphela, SF (Occupational Health Southern Africa, 2015)

A questionnaire survey was conducted among 37 welders and 21 fitters (exposed group) and 30 office workers (unexposed group) employed by a welding company located in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. The objective ...
Verbal Alternations in Sesotho: A Case of Lexical Semantics

Phindane, Pule Alexis (Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology, 2015)

This study discusses two types of verbal alternation in Sesothothat have the same syntactic structure, but differ in their semantic representations and in their lexical syntax structures. The first scenario: ‘Ntate o ...
Learning in Mother Tongue: Language Preferences in South Africa

Phindane, Pule (International Journal of Educational Sciences, 2015)

This study is based on the findings conducted to investigate children and parents’ preferences of language of learning and teaching in grades 1 – 3. This study is a survey in which interviews and questionnaires were used ...

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