Aeolian processes and landforms at Mesrug on sub-Antarctic Marion Island
- Authors: Nguna, Abuyiselwe Athandile
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Eolian processes Sediments (Geology)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/17095 , vital:40848
- Description: Recent observations have recognised the increasing role of aeolian processes as a geomorphic agent on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. This study presents the first long-term data on aeolian processes and dynamics at Mesrug (46° 56’ 41”S; 37° 49’ 59”E) on subAntarctic Marion Island. An intensive and high-resolution (five-minute interval) environmental monitoring campaign was initiated using Pace Scientific XR5 data loggers while aeolian transported sediments were collected using Big Spring Number Eight (BSNE) sediment traps at four different heights above the ground. The aeolian features at Mesrug is identified as mega-ripples and is essentially an erosional feature, while annual sediment flux at 0.05 m height were calculated as 2.29 kg cm-2 y -1 . Spatial data based on a two-year survey showed that the entire surface of the study area have lowered by deflation while the ripples shifted slightly eastward (down-wind). Furthermore, the site lost 3.4 m3 of sediment between these two surveys with an average of 0.75 cm per 1 m2 across the site which has an area of 454 m2 . The study suggest that the relatively large particle size of surface sediments on Marion Island is a major contributor to the low annual aeolian sediment flux. From the AWS data it is clear that high wind speeds are frequent at Mesrug and the high wind speeds facilitating sediment movement. Sediment supply is the limiting factor of aeolian sediment transport, but even though the perennial wetness experienced on the island is not a major limiting factor to sediment flux, it may influence rate of movement. The predominant wind direction at the study site is from the south-west but maximum wind velocities are from the north-west. The data from the wind-aspirated BSNE sediment traps, indicate that sediment movement occurs closest to the surface and weight of sediment moved as well as size of particles decreases vertically in the air column. It seems that the upper limit of aeolian sediment transport at Mesrug is 0.8 m above the ground and saltation of particles is the dominant aeolian transport mechanism. Sediment movement occur in near gale to gale force winds and horizontal precipitation. This is mainly associated with strong north-westerly winds which are linked to a frontal system from a mid-latitudinal cyclone that has a strong meridional component or is a cut of low pressure. The data suggest that the climate change implication of a reduction in the westerly component of wind could reduce wind speeds and this could influence the magnitude and frequency of aeolian sediment transport on Marion Island in the future
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An analysis of digital photojournalistic practices: a study of the Sowetan's photographic department
- Authors: Allan, Christopher
- Date: 2003
- Subjects: Sowetan (Johannesburg, South Africa) , Photojournalism -- South Africa , Photography -- Digital techniques , Photojournalists -- South Africa , Photojournalism -- South Africa -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:3496 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003071 , Sowetan (Johannesburg, South Africa) , Photojournalism -- South Africa , Photography -- Digital techniques , Photojournalists -- South Africa , Photojournalism -- South Africa -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Description: Photojournalism in South Africa is in the process of undergoing a shift from an analogue past to a fully digital future. This shift to digital has already been completed by many of the newspapers in the United States of America and Europe, and the new technology is seen to have made fundamental differences in the way that journalists do their job. This thesis attempts to explore the differences brought about, as well as the problems experienced by the photographic department at the Sowetan newspaper as a result of the shift to digital. How the development of technology has affected the photojournalist throughout is focused upon in a brief history of photojournalism and examples of how technology has shaped different aspects of journalism in both a positive and negative manner is considered. Exactly what digital photography is, how it has been integrated into American Photographic departments and the changes that the new technology has prompted are also explained. The manipulation of images in the past as well as the relative ease of digital manipulation are covered and concerns are raised about the future implications of digital manipulation. By conductlng participant observation and holding interviews, research data was compiled which allowed conclusions to be drawn about the impact that the shift to digital had had on the Sowetan photographic department. Intentional and unintentional consequences were expected and revealed in the research. The job of the photojournalist and photographic editor was found to have changed but perhaps not as dramatically as expected. Third world factors such as crime, poverty and lack of education were discovered to have resulted in problems that differed noticeably from those experienced by American and European photographic departments. Some expected difficulties were not experienced at all, while other major obstacles, specifically the repairs that must constantly be made to the digital cameras, continue to hamper the operations of the new digital department. Some understanding of the problems that might be encountered by future photojournalism departments that are considering making the shift to digital are arrived at, in the hope that they may be foreseen and overcome.
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- Date Issued: 2003
An analysis of the implementation of sustainability principles in Buffalo City Municipality
- Authors: Mniki, Phumzile
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Buffalo City (South Africa) Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies Municipal government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies Sustainable development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies Strategic planning -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies Economic development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Case studies
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: vital:790 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003941
- Description: This study investigated the planning, implementation and monitoring of sustainability principles in Buffalo City Municipality (BCM), in the Eastern Cape Province. It also analysed how reporting on sustainability principles was done at this municipality. The research was conducted as a qualitative case study that used analyses of documents, questionnaires and interviews to gather data. All respondents were involved with BCM, some as municipal officials in key positions in the different directorates and others as councillors. The study was contextualised within the area of sustainable development at local government level. The focus was on how the mandate of sustainable local development at local government level was met in BCM. The focus was on the planning, implementation and monitoring of stipulations of Local Agenda 21 and sustainability principles. The study focused on the provision of basic services; inter-generational equity; integration of economic, social and environmental aspects; community involvement; institutional capacity building; partnerships, and global links. The study established that Buffalo City Municipality incorporated sustainability in its vision. There was a lack of common understanding of the meaning of sustainability. Sustainability principles featured prominently at the integrated development planning phase but were less explicitly mentioned in the implementation, monitoring and reporting phases. Sustainability principles were subsumed in the developmental goals of the municipality. The study also highlighted the need for a strategy to have an institution-wide implementation of sustainability principles which would incorporate raising awareness about sustainability and its value.
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- Date Issued: 2008
An appraisal of basic infrastructural service delivery and community participation at the local level a case study of three municipalities in the Eastern Cape
- Authors: Mamba, Bonginkosi
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Municipal services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies , Housing policy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies , Housing -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies , Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCom
- Identifier: vital:958 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002692 , Municipal services -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies , Housing policy -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies , Housing -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies , Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Case studies
- Description: Housing provision plays a vital role in meeting basic needs. Dwellings provide the security required for basic functioning and are thus essential for both human development and the alleviation of poverty. This study examines the levels and quality of basic infrastructural service delivery (electricity, water and sanitation) at local government level, focusing on housing. The local government areas studied include Grahamstown Fort Beaufort and Duncan Village. This was done for the purposes of analyzing the effectiveness of the existing housing policy with regard to the adequacy of scale, its developmental logic, implementation and coordination. Justification for basic infrastructural service delivery is based on the Basic Needs Approach [BNA] which forms the cornerstone of the World Bank’s delivery framework. The paper makes use of two methods: firstly, secondary sources are used to provide an impression of the broad policy framework focusing around basic service delivery with housing as the centrepiece. Specific attention is thus given to Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) as this is the level of policy-making responsible for the delivery of these services to communities. Secondly, previously un-analysed data drawn from a household social exclusion survey (2005-2006) conducted in three Eastern Cape municipalities (Buffalo City, Makana and Nkonkobe – representing respectively urban, small town, and rural areas) are evaluated. The data are analysed two ways – graphically and through a regression analysis – to test four hypotheses regarding basic service delivery. Graphical analysis demonstrates that services differ according to housing type and location. It was found that brick houses seem more likely to have better basic services than either shacks or mud dwellings. The results also show that there are inequalities in the provision of certain basic services such as water and sanitation between Duncan Village and Grahamstown. Overall, the results of this study show that government is still faced with major challenges in addressing housing backlogs.
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- Date Issued: 2008
An evaluation of the effects of imported insects on the weed Lantana camara L. in South Africa
- Authors: Cilliers, Catharina Johanna
- Date: 1982
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: vital:5808 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006853
- Description: The plant, Lantana camara L. (V erbenaceae), is a weed in tropical and subtropical areas around the world. In many countries, including South Africa, biological control of this weed has been attempted. Although 12 insect species have been imported into South Africa, only four species established and these are dealt with in this study. Ophiomyia lantanae Diptera: Agromyzidae, a seed fly, is briefly dealt with; the main emphasis is on the leaf damaging species Teleonemia scrupulosa Stål (Hemiptera: Tingidae) and two leaf mining beetles, Octotoma scabripennis Guerin and Uroplata girardi Pic . (Hispidae: Coleoptera). In evaluating the insect damage to lantana leaves, monthly samples of branches were taken over three seasons from 1977- 80. This destructive sampling allowed the study of population build-up of the insects. In addition, counts were made of the numbers of damaged and healthy leaves, flowers and seeds and the damage related to the activities of the different stages of the hispids and the tingid. Insect exclusion experiments were also used to determine the effect of the insects on the growth of L. camara. The results reported in this thesis clearly indicate that the imported natural enemies retard L. camara growth and vigour and the effects are manifested in a marked reduction in stem diameter, internodal length, leaf size, leaf lifespan and in flower and seed set.
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- Date Issued: 1982
An examination of psychological issues in the pregnancy and birth process with reference to personal responsibility and control
- Authors: Selwyn-Cross, Halina
- Date: 1991
- Subjects: Childbirth -- Psychological aspects Pregnancy -- Psychological aspects
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2898 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002062
- Description: This study examines the psychological issues of personal responsibility and control in the childbirth process. It examines the implications of the woman's preparation process and the choices she makes during pregnancy and childbirth. It also explores the way in which the birthing environment and the woman's interpersonal relationships affect her experience of personal control within the context of the childbirth period. Use was made of the case study research design. This qualitative design involved indepth exploration, of cases in which the women had recently given birth to their first child in the local hospital of a small town. The data analysis involved the use of a "reading guide", established by the researcher to allow for the examination of the data specifically in terms of the themes in question. Within the study the importance and value of the woman's accurate and sufficient preparation for the birth was seen to facilitate a realistic sense of predictability, which led to an increased awareness and ability of the woman to remain in control. This, along with the active participation of the husband and supportive network in the hospital, allowed for a sharing of the responsibility within the labour situation. This taking and appropriately yielding of control and responsibility had positive effects on the woman's experience of the event and for initial mother-infant bonding
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- Date Issued: 1991
An explorative study of the current practises of greenwashing in social media
- Authors: Struwig, Zaskia
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Social media -- Marketing , Green marketing Social networks -- Computer network resources Consumer behavior -- environmental aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/13658 , vital:27262
- Description: The first section of this paper looks specifically at the concept of greenwashing from a theoretical perspective. It aims to establish exactly what greenwashing is, what it involves and how it has been used. The second section incorporates both the first section of this paper, and delves deeper into how greenwashing has been present in social media. The third section of this paper is a case study. This section has been broken down into three categories of industries in consideration of greenwashing practises. The first is ‘The Obvious’ - this looks at the obvious examples of industries that use greenwashing practises. ‘The Overlooked’ looks at the industries which are often disregarded in terms of greenwashing practises. The last is ‘The Unexpected’ which looks into the industries that focus on supporting the environment and would not commonly be associated with any form of greenwashing practises at all. This case study aims to identify how the selected companies chosen for the study have been associated with greenwashing in the past, and how their current social presence may still be contributing to greenwashed advertising. As the concept of greenwashing is based on a theory developed around two decades ago and mostly consisted of very direct claims and statements using traditional advertising mediums such as billboards and magazine adverts, and considering the amount of well-known corporations who were proven guilty of such greenwashing practises, it would be ignorant to consider that such practises have simply subsided and ceased to occur. Corporations are aware of being called-out with negative press, especially with regards to issues such as false environmental practises, therefore as the advertising industry has changed with time, wouldn’t such greenwashing practises have adapted as well? Corporations in the past have learnt that direct greenwash statements have backfired negatively, therefore in collaboration with the use of social media, the prospect of using subtle, or even subconscious greenwash strategies seem to create an issue which requires investigation.
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- Date Issued: 2017
An investigation into the role that knowledge of the nature of mathematics and other factors play in determining motivation for further study of mathematics after std 7 in selected provincial secondary schools
- Authors: Arguile, David Ian
- Date: 1988
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:1352 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001418
- Description: This study involves an investigation into reasons why pupils continue with mathematics after Std 7. The sample, consisting of Std 8 and Std 10 mathematics pupils at six academic, English-medium high schools in Port Elizabeth, had to complete a short questionnaire during the third term of 1985. It was found that most pupils continue with mathematics because of requirements for certain post-matric courses, to improve their career options and for other reasons classified in this investigation as "extrinsic", i.e. reasons that are not directly related to the nature of mathematics. An attempt is made to determine the extent of the pupils' knowledge of the nature of mathematics. Questions relating to the nature of mathematics are poorly answered by almost all of the pupils, thereby suggesting that this aspect of mathematics is sadly neglected in mathematics courses. The suggestion is made that this lack of knowledge of the nature of mathematics is linked to pupils' decisions to continue with the subject. The conclusion is drawn that unless more attention is given to conveying to pupils something of the nature of mathematics, there will be an increasing proportion of pupils who choose to continue with mathematics for the "wrong" reasons. This, in turn, has possible negative implications for mathematics education in general. Attention is also paid to differences re the above in respect of groupings based on standard, mathematical grade, sex, mathematical achievement and type of schooling. Although no conclusive findings are made other than with regard to specific questions, enough evidence of differences in certain of the groupings is produced to warrant further investigation
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- Date Issued: 1988
An investigation of the experiences and perceptions of teachers with regards to staff development in a Namibian secondary school
- Authors: Nasima, Gideon Emmanuel
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Education -- Namibia Teachers -- In-service training -- Namibia School management and organization -- Namibia School principals -- Namibia
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:1649 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003532
- Description: Staff development (SD) is regarded as an important process, both for the professional growth of teachers and the organizational development of schools. The literature on SD uses the concepts of ‘SD’, ‘professional development’ and ‘in-service training of teachers’ interchangeably. The purpose of this study is to investigate the teachers’ experiences and perceptions of SD practices in a Namibian secondary school. This qualitative case study was carried out at the school where I am teaching. Two methods were used to collect the data, namely a blend of semi-structured and unstructured interviews with three teachers and one focus group interview with five teachers. The analysis of the data collected was carried using the method suggested by Taylor and Bogdan (1998) which includes discovery, coding and discounting. These concepts are discussed in Chapter Three. The main finding of this research regards SD at the school as mainly in line with the traditional view. The study also made three other unusual findings that differ from the traditional view of SD held at the school. First, the principal’s role as a human resource manager of SD; second the pastoral role of a principal in SD and third the role of teachers’ unions in SD. All these findings are important for SD practices in schools and for further research because little is known in the current literature on SD. Finally, this study proposes further research to develop an organizational development (OD) cycle of problem solving to help create an internal policy on SD, which is currently nonexistent at the school.
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- Date Issued: 2005
Analysis of the role of unions in health services delivery at Uitenhage district hospital
- Authors: Tshamase, Nozibele Yvonne
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Public health Health services accessibility Labor unions
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPH
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/12348 , vital:39255
- Description: Purpose: According to Khan and Khan (2011:56), a trade union is an organization of employee tasked with activities which include negotiating on behalf of their members for “pay and conditions of employment”. Several authors have purported that these roles extend beyond ensuring not only that the rights of workers are not violated and that their working environment complies with health and safety standards, but also that unions may have an effect on management practices, generally and specifically, on efficiencies and performance (Zulu, 2009; McGuire, 2011; & Dhliwayo, 2012). Health care workers including professionals are organised by the unions in a bid to influence social and economic reforms in the South African democracy. The main aim of this study was to examine the role of public sector unions and how they exercise their functions in delivery of health services Method: A qualitative research method based on phenomenological and case approaches was applied. Semi-structured interviews with open ended questions were used to prompt discussions. Documents were used to obtain complementary data. Senior managers, middle managers, union/employee representatives and employees who are members of the unions in the district hospital of Nelson Mandela Bay health district constituted the target population. Purposive non-probability sampling, which was the preferred method for this study, yielded 16 participants. Results Analysis followed Creswell’s thematic analysis involving coding responses categorising them and identifying themes. This followed repeated and thorough listening to the recorded interviews and transcribing. Themes identified were organisational functioning in line with the service delivery context; worker’s rights protection; negotiating better service conditions; implementing legislation, policies and resolutions; union-management interaction; engaging in strikes and impact on services delivery. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study found that the presence of unions in health care services was necessary because there are various categories of employees – working class – whose interests must be served. The role of the unions leaned heavily towards protection of the rights of the workers. As far as the observation of legislation is concerned, the unions demonstrated knowledge of the legislation applicable to the health care personnel, that is, the BCEA, the LRA and the PSA. The study found that unions were a hindrance to health services delivery in their quest to exercise voice monopoly. The unions tended to exert undue influence on management resulting in lack of discipline and dereliction of duty. The strike actions compromised quality of health care and the rights of citizens to access health care. There was no active participation nor positive contributions in committees where advancement of service delivery standards were deliberated and promoted. Recommendations included training of shop stewards; capacitation and training of managers, and development and communication of departmental labour relations policies.
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- Date Issued: 2018
Assessing alternative assessment: students' experiences of the different forms of assessment in a Bachelor of Education course
- Authors: Hendricks, Monica
- Date: 2000
- Subjects: Education, Higher -- South Africa -- Evaluation Educational tests and measurements -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:1424 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003305
- Description: In this study I examine the current alternative forms of assessment that were employed in the foundation year of the Bachelor of Education course at Rhodes University in 1998. Since assessment is concerned with ascertaining the amount, and kind, of learning that has taken place, it links learning and teaching. As my role in the course was academic development, I was interested in the nature ofthe development that the course promoted, for lecturers and students. My main intention was to gain insight into students' experiences of the assessment practices. To this end I selected six students, photocopied all their academic writing for the year and interviewed them. In addition, to provide a holistic picture of assessment and marking, I interviewed the six lecturers who team-taught the course. The data thus included the course assignments of the six students and an interview with each student as well as with the course lecturers. The findings show that though policy documents advocate alternative forms of assessment, implementing such assessment is a complex matter for both teachers and students.
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- Date Issued: 2000
Assessment of the integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum at a university in the Eastern Cape : views of students and educators
- Authors: Terblanche, Delcia Jill Nora
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: AIDS (Disease) -- Study and teaching AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention Universities and colleges
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MCur
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/12359 , vital:39256
- Description: Background: HIV/AIDS is a major global public health problem. The higher education sector too, is affected by the scourge of HIV/AIDS. Universities are considered to be high- risks areas for HIV infection because many students indulged in high risky behaviour link to HIV infection; therefore developing ways to prevent students for acquiring HIV and as well reducing HIV prevalence rates through training and teaching about HIV/AIDS will contribute to change in behaviour of students. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the majority of the students at Fort Hare lack the general awareness and education in HIV/AIDS due to lack of information coupled with their general disadvantaged background with the ultimate result being threatened by high infection rates. The University of Fort Hare (UFH), in a bid to capacitate the academic staff in respect of the laudable initiative to integrate HIV/AIDS in curricula, decided to embark on a pilot study that is anticipated to form fundamental strategies to sustainable HIV/AIDS curricula integration across all faculties, at least by the end of 2030. The university has planned to engage in the curriculum integration process by implementing a two year cycle pilot study during the grant period. Aim: The main aim of the study was to assess the challenges faced by students and educators concerning the integration and implementation of HIV/AIDS curriculum at the University of Fort Hare. Methods: The study adopted a quantitative, explorative descriptive design to examine the challenges associated with the Integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum at the University of Fort Hare. The target population was the educators and students who had training and teaching in the Integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum. A purposive sampling was used to select 487 students and 23 educators from across three departments: Nursing Science, LKA (Life, Knowledge and Action) and Law involved in the HIV/AIDS Curriculum Integration programme at the university. A self-design questionnaire was used for data collection focusing on the demographic profiles of the participants, the teaching strategies and methodologies adopted in the Integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum, the usefulness and relevance of the newly integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum content in addressing the needs of the students and the community, and the challenges faced by the educators and students in the Integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum. Ethical approved was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Fort Hare. Permission was obtained from the participants through written consent forms. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics (frequency counts, percentage, means and standard deviations (SD)). The Chi-square test was used to examine the relationship between the variables of interest across the departments. A p-value of 0.05 was set for statistical significant testing. Results: The majority of the participants have adequate knowledge of HIV transmission, as 93.2 percent indicated HIV can be contracted through unprotected sex, sharing of needles (92.1 percent), receiving a blood transfusion that has not been screened for HIV (83.9 percent), sharing razor blades that has not been disinfected (83.0 percent), and having more than one sexual partner (86 percent). Age, gender, race and department were significantly associated with knowledge of route of HIV transmission. The present study indicated that the participants experienced several challenges during the teaching of the Integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum. Time allocated was the biggest challenge (58.3 percent), followed by undated materials, and curriculum overloading and teaching. The study indicated that majority of the students would like to compile a portfolio of evidence in the teaching of HIV, followed by creative arts, DVD/movies, and internet research. The majority of the lecturers preferred to teach HIV/AIDS through expressive arts, followed by role play, and formal lectures. The majority of the participants stated that HIV/AIDS information would be useful to them to apply in their communities and in their profession (97 percent), emphasizing that such knowledge and information will empower them to participate in roadshows and voluntary work at HIV/AIDS Shelters. The findings of this study pertaining to the challenges faced by educators during the implementation of the Integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum revealed that the majority of the participants stated that the HIV information was not updated, heavy workload, and adequate training. The lecturers expressed that they would prefer to teach HIV/AIDS curriculum by expressive art through drawing and creating art that expresses HIV and the relevance in the students’ community. Conclusions: Majority of the students received teaching of HIV as part of a course, and HIV teaching as an integrated component in a subject, while few received it as a stand-alone subject offered by a lecturer/facilitator. The present study indicated that the participants experienced several challenges during the teaching of the Integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum. Time allocated was the biggest challenge (58.3percent), followed by undated materials, and curriculum overloading and teaching. The majority of students preferred HIV/AIDS to be taught by their peers experience in HIV, by face-to face by a person who is HIV/AIDS infected or affected. The majority of the lecturers preferred to teach HIV/AIDS through expressive arts, followed by role play, and formal lectures. The majority of the participants affirmed the relevancy of HIV information taught. They further indicated that the information and knowledge gain would able them to make informed decisions on sexual behaviour. The majority of the participants stated that the HIV information was not updated, heavy workload, and adequate training. Most of the educators used formal lectures, followed by compilation of a portfolio of evidence, storytelling, DVD and movies, and experiential learning in hospitals and clinics in teaching HIV/AIDS integrated curriculum. The lecturers expressed that they would prefer to teach HIV/AIDS curriculum by expressive art through drawing and creating art that expresses HIV and the relevance in the students’ community. It is recommended that student’s involvement in the decision making processes of the integrated HIV/AIDS curriculum at the University of Fort Hare would make the programme more successful. HIV/AIDS resource materials need to be updated regularly and relevant to provide educators with specialized knowledge to be able to teach HIV/AIDS.
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Evaluation of income generating projects in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province
- Authors: Makapela, Noxolo Navel Yolanda
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Community development -- South Africa -- Queenstown , Rural development projects -- South Africa -- Tarkastad , Economic assistance, Domestic -- South Africa -- Middleburg , Sustainable development
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9095 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1011849 , Community development -- South Africa -- Queenstown , Rural development projects -- South Africa -- Tarkastad , Economic assistance, Domestic -- South Africa -- Middleburg , Sustainable development
- Description: This study, evaluating income generating projects was conducted on four projects, of which two are in Middleburg that is forming part of Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality and another two are in Hofmeyer that is forming part of Tsolwana Local Municipality. Both these municipalities are in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province. Two of these projects are bakery projects and the other two are poultry projects. The study was explorative in nature as it was aimed at finding the reasons for the non-sustainability of income generating projects in this district municipality. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied. Both the explanatory and a multigroup post-test-only design research designs were used when conducting this study. This was due to the fact that the researcher was interested in evaluating income generating projects with the aim of finding out what leads to their failure, and also of finding out how can they be assisted to be able to sustain themselves. Five respondents from each project were willing to take part in the study and this led to a total of 20 respondents who participated through answering questions that were asked to them by the interviewers guided by the questionnaire which is appendix A of the paper. The results of the study indicated the following factors as the ones that are contributing to the non sustainability of income generating projects: Lack of market for the products; Lack of passion to volunteer from project members; Unnatural causes like storms, that ended up delaying the implementation of the projects; Minimal support from communities by buying their products mostly on credit or not abiding by credit terms when credit is given; Non payment of the project members; Lack of transport for the projects to transport their products to market. The key recommendation that was made was that another study needs to be conducted to verify as to whether these findings can be generalised to other projects in the same district. Additional recommendations are that project members need to be skilled on an ongoing basis, the funders should avail funding for the payment of the beneficiaries, beneficiaries need to be encouraged to volunteer and participate in all the activities of the project, all stakeholders need to ensure the availability of resources before the projects are implemented, and the projects need to have project committees that are made of knowledgeable people who are committed in seeing to it that the projects are sustained.
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- Date Issued: 2012
Factors influencing the implementation of mathematical word problems in foundation phase classrooms: theory and practice
- Authors: Van Zyl, Marinda
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Education -- Curriculum planning -- Foundation phase
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9564 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1015954
- Description: This treatise investigated mathematical word problems (MWPs) and their implementation in Foundation Phase classrooms. Factors influencing the implementation of MWPs, with specific reference to the teachers and learners involved, emerged. Direct and indirect factors influencing the implementation of MWPs were acknowledged. Student teachers‟ reflections on classroom practices experienced during their teaching practice training period for their initial teaching qualification inspired me as lecturer to embark on my own journey of inquiry and study the phenomenon above. As this study was undertaken in South Africa, the need arose to take into consideration the changes that have occurred since 1994. Observations of how democratic values and desires feature, or do not feature, when engaging with the phenomenon had to be considered. This study also aimed to emphasise inequalities in everyday practice. The discovery of “good practice” (Cooper 2010:170) contributed towards addressing the factors that emerged as influencing the implementation of MWPs. Jansens (2009:170) book Knowledge in the blood presents compelling reasons for disclosing the state of current practice and seeks alternatives to promote the required change in mathematics teaching, with one of the perspectives on mathematics education being the emphasis on implementing MWPs in the Foundation Phase. Teachers often extend their own preferences into practice and emphasise their “knowledge in the blood” as their view of good practice. Learners‟ needs and learner diversity are often overlooked. Learners‟ assessment scores, both nationally and internationally, have revealed more negative facts. These low scores have often been, and often still are, news flashes, contributing to a negative view of teachers and education. In order to address the widespread sentiment that there is “no hope for teachers” (Jansen 2011:19), and to avoid a recycling of negativity, “good practice” (Cooper 2010:170) is key to success. This study aimed to discover hope for teachers and learners.
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- Date Issued: 2012
Isolation and characterization of E. coli and Campylobacter spp. from diarrhoeal samples collected from selected hospitals in Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Authors: Omolajaiye, Sunday Abraham
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Escherichia coli infections Campylobacter infections Diarrhea
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/6213 , vital:29515
- Description: Approximately 2-4 billion cases of infectious diarrhoea occur every year, with the highest numbers recorded in sub-Saharan Africa. It remains the most common public health issue among children in developing nations. The purpose of this research was to unfold the prevalence of diarrhoeagenic E. coli and Campylobacter pathotypes as well as elucidate their antibiogram characteristics in diarrhoeal stool samples collected in some medical facilities in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Two hundred stool samples were collected from both inpatients and outpatients from male and females of all age groups attending selected medical facilities in the study area. Isolation and characterization of both organisms were done using culture based and molecular methods. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns of identified isolates were determined against a panel of 12 antimicrobial agents. One hundred and twenty presumptive E. coli isolates and 42 presumptive isolates of Campylobacter spp. Were isolated. Eighty-two percent (82 percent) of the presumptive E. coli isolates were confirmed as E. coli while 46.3 percent belonged to Campylobacter spp. Pathotyping of the diarrhoeagenic E. coli isolates by Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showed the following prevalences: DAEC 43 (32 percent), EHEC 18 (17 percent), EIEC 11 (10 percent) and EPEC 18 (17 percent). EAEC and ETEC were not detected, while for Campylobacter spp. 37 (88 percent) were C. jejuni, and C. coli was not detected. A total of 12 (32.4 percent) of the confirmed Campylobacter jejuni isolates were found to possess the fliM gene, 9 (24.3 percent) possessed the flhA gene and only 6 (16.2 percent) harboured the gene flgE2. None were positive for the flaA, flab and flhB genes.The antibiotic resistance patterns observed among the E. coli isolates were high against ampicillin (98.1 percent), chloramphenicol (94.3 percent) and tetracycline (90.6 percent). For Campylobacter spp., resistance observed were: chloramphenicol (91.6 percent), tetracycline (25.2 percent), erythromycin (49.6 percent) and gentamycin (56.4 percent). A lesser resistance against imipenem (35.9 percent) and quinolone (ciprofloxacin) (45.5 percent) were exhibited by the E.coli isolates. 10.8 percent and 20.3 percent of the Campylobacter isolates were resistant to imipenem and ciprofloxacin respectively. The presence of chloramphenicol (CatA1) and tetracycline (tetA) resistance genes were detected in 94 percent and 89 percent of E. coli isolates respectively while 98 percent of Campylobacter spp. Harboured the catA1 resistance gene. It could be deduced from this study that E. coli and Campylobacter spp. are predomiant enteric pathogens as the etiologic agents of diarrhoea in the study community, and that their antimicrobial resistance is high in the study location. The need to develop strategies to prevent infection and control resistant organisms is evident.
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- Date Issued: 2018
Job performance and the relationship between employee engagement, goal setting, training, job fit and trust
- Authors: Brood, Ayoob
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Performance -- Management , Job satisfaction -- South Africa Employee motivation -- South Africa Labor productivity -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MBA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/37846 , vital:34253
- Description: Every business has a goal of being profitable which relies on employee job performance. To determine the relationship employee engagement, trust, goal setting, job fit and training had on job performance surveys was sent to 8 MTN Branded retail stores within the Eastern Cape to gather data. Each survey once completed would then be dropped off and the MTN head office in Cape Road. Previous work has looked at these independent variables and how they affect job performance separately and not as a whole. Contrary to the literature, goal settings were the only variable that had a significant influence according to the findings of this study. The statistical results of this study revealed that goal settings influenced job performance with a p-value of 0.010 (p<0.05) and had a positive relationship, indicating that the respondent’s goal settings had an influence on their job performance. The mean values indicated that the respondents agreed that the independent variables would affect the performance. Thus, it is highly recommended that management investigates the requirements of implementing strategies of these variables to improve job performance.
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- Date Issued: 2019
Parental involvement in school governance: a case study of a secondary school in Okahandja, Namibia
- Authors: Shikwambi, Victoria
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Parent-teacher relationships -- Namibia -- Okahandja , Education -- Parent participation -- Namibia -- Okahandja , School management and organization -- Namibia -- Okahandja , School boards -- Namibia -- Okahandja
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:2047 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1017358
- Description: Since Namibia gained independence parents have increasingly been seen as equal partners in the education process. The Education Act 16 of 2001 provides for the democratic participation in schools by parents, learners and other education stakeholders through the introduction of regional Education Forums and School Boards in schools Parental involvement in school governance has been widely researched and has become a ‘hot topic’ worldwide, including in Namibia. This study investigated and described parental involvement through the School Board in school governance in a secondary school in Otjozondjupa region, Namibia. The study was conducted within a qualitative, interpretive paradigm. The study employed three data collection tools namely, semi-structured interviews, document analysis and observation. The School Board was made up of parents of different classes and backgrounds, i.e. employed, unemployed, professionals and business persons and with different levels of educational background. These members create a network that represents the voices of parents from different social groups, with different levels of social capital. The different levels of social capital shape the nature of the contributions and interactions on the Board. The study found that in spite of the frequency of interaction between the School Board, parents and the community the School Board is still in a dilemma as it is unable to connect with its prominent source of potential support, such as the business community, due to an outdated view that the school is well-off based on its historic status of privilege. With respect to communications with parents the focus tends to be on the negatives of learners’ behaviour or performance and the task of the parents in this regard. Broadening the agenda of the collaboration to include positive aspects of the child would add to the motivation of parents and open possibilities for new forms of collaboration. The school lacks a well-coordinated system for utilizing the available resources as well as community expertise for the benefit of the school. On the strength of the findings, one of the recommendations is for a more structured program and strategy for the Boards various interactions with the community and parents.
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- Date Issued: 2015
Performance of Mhande song-dance: a contextualized and comparative analysis
- Authors: Rutsate, Jerry
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Karanga (African people) -- Music Shona (African people) -- Music Folk music -- Zimbabwe Music -- Zimbabwe Folk songs, Shona Mhande Dance music -- Zimbabwe
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2655 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002321
- Description: This thesis is an investigation of the significance of Mhande song-dance in two performance contexts: the Mutoro ritual of the Karanga and the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Competition. In addition, I undertake comparative analysis of the structure of Mhande music in relation to the structure of selected genres of Shona indigenous music. The position of Mhande in the larger context of Shona music is determined through analysis of transcriptions of the rhythmic, melodic and harmonic elements of chizambi mouth bow, karimba mbira, ngororombe panpipes, ngano story songs, game, hunting, war, and love songs. Mhande is an indigenous song-dance performed for the mutoro ceremony, the annual rain ritual of the Karanga. The Mhande repertoire consists of distinctive songs and rhythms used for communicating with the majukwa rain spirits. The rain spirits in turn communicate with God (Mwari) the provider of rain, on behalf of the Karanga. Mhande song-dance is performed exactly the same way in the annual Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Competitions as in the ritual context of the mutoro ceremony. However, in the context of the Competition, it is used for the expression of joy and as a form of cultural identity. The Competition is a forum in which Karanga songdance traditions such as Mhande, compete with other Shona song-dance traditions such as mbakumba, shangara and chinyambera. I contextualize and analyse Mhande song-dance by using the ‘Matonjeni Model’, which in terms of Karanga epistemology, is culture specific. This Model is grounded in description, interpretation and analysis; the primary methods in my research process.
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- Date Issued: 2008
Pitched
- Authors: Du Plessis, Jana
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:6002 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1021209
- Description: Pitched is a novella made up of short stories. It is about breaking in, breaking down and breaking out of the advertising industry. My protagonist loves and hates this confusing world she lives in. She is tough but also emotional and anxious, often trapped between her strong desires and her strong morality. She finds herself both attracted to and repulsed by the people who inhabit this world - sexy wolf-like men, and prickly female execs alike. I have been inspired by the work of Lidia Yuknavitch, Kate Zambreno, Michelle Tea and Chris Kraus to create a universal woman I can identify with.
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- Date Issued: 2016
Post-treatment technologies for integrated algal pond systems
- Authors: Westensee, Dirk Karl
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Sewage disposal plants -- South Africa -- Grahamstown , Water -- Purification -- Filtration , Water -- Purification -- Slow sand filtration , Sewage -- Purification -- Anaerobic treatment , Sewage -- Purification -- Biological treatment , Algae -- Biotechnology
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
- Identifier: vital:5958 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018180
- Description: Integrated Algae Pond Systems (IAPS) are a derivation of the Oswald designed Algal Integrated Wastewater Pond Systems (AIWPS®) and combine the use of anaerobic and aerobic bioprocesses to effect wastewater treatment. IAPS technology was introduced to South Africa in 1996 and a pilot plant designed and commissioned at the Belmont Valley WWTW in Grahamstown. The system has been in continual use since implementation and affords a secondarily treated water for reclamation according to its design specifications which most closely resemble those of the AIWPS® Advanced Secondary Process developed by Oswald. As a consequence, and as might be expected, while the technology performed well and delivered a final effluent superior to most pond systems deployed in South Africa it was unable to meet The Department of Water Affairs General Standard for nutrient removal and effluent discharge. The work described in this thesis involved the design, construction, and evaluation of several tertiary treatment units (TTU') for incorporation into the IAPS process design. Included were; Maturation Ponds (MP), Slow Sand Filter (SSF) and Rock Filters (RF). Three MP's were constructed in series with a 12 day retention time and operated in parallel with a two-layered SSF and a three-stage RF. Water quality of the effluent emerging from each of these TTU's was monitored over a 10 month period. Significant decreases in the chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonium-N, phosphate-P, nitrate-N, faecal coliforms (FC) and total coliforms (TC) were achieved by these TTU's. On average, throughout the testing period, water quality was within the statutory limit for discharge to a water course that is not a listed water course, with the exception of the total suspended solids (TSS). The RF was determined as the most suitable TTU for commercial use due to production of a better quality water, smaller footprint, lower construction costs and less maintenance required. From the results of this investigation it is concluded that commercial deployment of IAPS for the treatment of municipal sewage requires the inclusion of a suitable TTU. Furthermore, and based on the findings presented, RF appears most appropriate to ensure that quality of the final effluent meets the standard for discharge.
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- Date Issued: 2015