Browsing by Subject "Perception"

Affordances for the guitar : chordal structures for performance in the worship music of Chris Tomlin

Roman, Paul David (2022-03)

Just as a door handle invites a user to either push it or pull it, certain aspects of guitar chords invite the player to move from one chord more easily to one or another chord. This user-friendly aspect of certain guitar ...

Africa is not a country: perceptions of poverty by Christians in Germany

Dieckmann, Daniel (2021-06)

This research examines the perception that Christians in Germany have of poverty in Africa and the extent to which this thinking corresponds to a holistic understanding of poverty. The study is examined in the context ...

An analysis of the attitudes and perceptions of church leaders towards their perceived leadership roles in HIV prevention in the Matabeleland Province of Zimbabwe

Mzezewa, Venah (2015-02)

This study investigated the attitudes of church leaders towards their perceived leadership roles in HIV prevention, using a sample of 85 clergy and lay leaders. Working from the premise that churches concentrate ...

The battle of changing times : picaresque parodies from Bruegel to Grosz

Cornew, Clive (1999-11)

This study focuses on Bruegel's parodic legacy in the picaresque tradition. It is based, on the one hand, on visual rhetoric, visual parody, and the poetics of epideictic rhetoric; and, on the other, on the interaction between ...

Begleitung von Schwerkranken und Sterbenden unter Berücksichtigung des Copingmodells von Richard S. Lazarus und dessen Bedeutung für die Seelsorgearbeit

Menn, Gerhard (2009-08-25)

Forschungsgegenstand dieser Arbeit ist das Bewältigungsverhalten von schwer kranken und sterbenden Menschen, die in einer Gesellschaft ihren bevorstehenden Tod bewältigen müssen, die ambivalent mit dieser Thematik umgeht. ...

Boys’ and girls’ perspectives on learning technology education concepts : a case study of primary schools

Dlamini, Fanza Phillmon (2021-05)

The coming into being of the new democratic dispensation in South Africa (SA) brought many changes in the way South Africans lived their lives. The education sector was not spared from this transformation. The existing ...

Child and youth care workers’ knowledge and perceptions of and challenges related to attachment difficulties experienced by children residing in child and youth care centres : suggestions for social work support

Mhizha, Ropafadzai (2020-01)

Child and youth care workers (CYCWs) provide intervention and support to children and youth in child and youth care centres (CYCCs) The purpose of this study was to investigate CYCWs’ knowledge and perceptions of attachment ...

Consumer perception of real-time marketing tool used by retailers in Gauteng, South Arica

Kallier, Safura Mohamed (2016-02)

Communication is an essential element of any retail business as it is a means of informing the customer about the retailer and the products and services that they offer. The internet and the rapid advancements in technology ...

Critical care nurses' perception towards family witnessed resucitation

De Beer, Jennifer (2009-08-25)

The aim of the study was to describe the perceptions of critical care nurses concerning family witnessed resuscitation, presenting arguments for or against the practice thereof. A quantitative, descriptive and exploratory ...

Die aard van sorg aan verpleegpersoneel : 'n verpleegbestuurperspektief

Minnaar, Ansie (1994-12)

In hierdie beskrywende studie is die belang van sorg in verpleegbestuur ondersoek. Die Nyberg Caring Assessment Scale (Nyberg 1989) is benut om die data in te samel. Die doel van die studie was om die sienings ...

Die moeder se persepsie, belewenis en hantering van die etiket `leergestremd' vir haar kind

Liversage, Martha Dorethea Elizabeth (2009-08-25)

Labels are still used by professionals to describe differences and abnormalities in behaviour and academic skills. The label `learning disability' has advantages and disadvantages in terms of the different ways it is ...

Distance students’ perception towards e-learning at Namibia University of Science and Technology’s regional centres

Lushu, Charles Sihope (2020-12-07)

In this modern world, there is no doubt that information and communication technology (ICT) has brought remarkable changes in the distance education sector. Investigations into the influence of technology in education ...

An educational psychological perspective on self-disclosure in adolescent interpersonal relationships

Phetla, Rabi Joseph (2003-11)

Adolescents, like all individuals, have a need to belong. Consequently, during the adolescent period, adolescents battle with the establishment and maintenance of meaningful relationships. Most of them, unfortunately, ...

Employees perceptions of performance appraisal in public technical vocational and entrepreneurship training institutions in Zambia

Mwale, Daniel Noah (2016-08)

The purpose of this study was to explore employee perceptions of performance appraisal in two public Technical Education Vocational Entrepreneurship and Training (TEVET) institutions located in the Southern Province of ...

Evaluating the sustainability of communal land rehabilitation practices as a disaster risk reduction strategy and adaptation measures to climate change : a case study from Legambo District, Northern Ethiopia

Gebrie Alebachew Belete (2015-07)

Sustainability of biophysical soil and water conservation measures undertaken on communal land remains a challenge. This research was conducted in the two watersheds of Legambo district, Ethiopia, using a conservation ...

Evaluation of creativity as a factor contributing to human development in Ethiopia : an empirical qualitative study

Weber, Mareike Tabea (2016-11)

The study emphasizes two major issues of development: poverty theories and human development. Human development is understood as a process of expanding human freedoms and potential. Focus is put on the perception of ...

An evaluation of the BankSETA certificate in management development programme using Kirkpatrick's four-level model

Nukunah, Chimese Nkouamou Tankou Epse (2016-11)

To date, there has been little, if any, holistic evaluation of one of the BankSETA programmes that bank employees are nominated to attend, the Certificate in Management Development (CMD). The programme began in 2010 with ...

The experience of home during modernization

Du Plessis, Izak David, 1900- (1995-06)

The housing problem in South Africa is complicated by the cultural diversity and the rapidly changing nature of the population. This indicates a need for research to help to determine "what appropriate housing is" for ...

Exploration of Grade 8 learners’ misconceptions in learning surface area and volume of prisms at a high school in Johannesburg East District

Sibanda, Edwin (2021-01-29)

This study was conducted in order to explore Grade 8 learners’ perceptions through misconceptions they display when learning surface area and volume of prisms, which hinder conceptual understanding. A case study was used ...

The exploration of perceptions of people regarding HIV/AIDS in the workplace

Netangaheni, Thinavhuyo Robert (2009-08-25)

The study aim to investigate perceptions of military personnel with regard to HIV/AIDS in the SANDF in some military Units of Bloemfontein. The military personnel includes all males and females whose ages range between 19 ...

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