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International Communication: Shifting paradigms, theories and foci of interest

Unknown author (Taylor & Francis, 2007)

This article aims to be a stock-taking exercise of the development of the paradigms and foci of interest in attempts to theorise the vast developments and farreaching changes as well as the impact and effects of global ...
Observing a rape crime scene with the intent to identify evidence

Gounden, Manisagaree (2016-09)

Investigating a crime of rape relies heavily upon physical evidence, which provides the court with tangible objects that are not subject to memory loss. The recognition ofphysical evidence plays a critical role in the ...
Factors associated with noncompliance to hand hygiene standards among nurses at one hospital in Windhoek, Namibia

Mugweni, Rabecca (2017-02)

The purpose of this study was to describe factors associated with noncompliance to hand hygiene standards among nurses in one public hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional research ...
Fostering collective teacher efficacy through values-based leadership in Ethiopian institutions for higher education

Terefe Feyera Bulti (2016-08)

This thesis is entitled “Fostering collective teacher efficacy through values-based leadership in Ethiopian institutions of higher education”, which is delimited to the private universities. The main question was “What ...
Female morality as entrenched in Botswana tradition teachings in initiation

Katide, Gaogalalela (2017-02)

The state of moral decline has recently come under scrutiny in South Africa and abroad. Moral development is nurtured and developed by moral teaching. South Africa has put in place various avenues for moral education in ...
Second language bias and accuracy of deception judgments

Van Vuuren, Hermanus Hendrik Janse (2017-01)

This study examined the ability of students to correctly discern between truthful and deceptive messages from a group of second language English speakers. Recent studies have found a ‘lie bias’ when making veracity judgments ...
Record-keeping in the antenatal care register in Tshwane district, Gauteng province

Schultz, Lebogang (2016-11)

The importance of adequate completion of clinical records and data collection tools at a health care facility is widely acknowledged. This study was conducted in order to explore and describe the completion of the ...
A Cybersecurity Culture Research Philosophy and Approach to Develop a Valid and Reliable Measuring Instrument

Da Veiga, Adele (SAI Computing Conference, 2016-07-13)

A cybersecurity culture must be promoted at an international, national, organizational, and individual level to aid in minimizing risks from a human perspective in cyberspace. To promote such a culture it has to be ...
Comparing the information security culture of employees who had read the information security policy and those who had not

Da Veiga, Adele (Information & Computer Security (Emerald Journal), 2016)

Purpose – This study aims, firstly, to determine what influence the information security policy has on the information security culture by comparing the culture of employees who read the policy to those who do not, and, ...
Principals' leadership styles and their effects on teachers' performance in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

Ayene Tamrat Atsebeha (2016-11)

The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership styles adopted by school principals and their influence on the job performance of primary school teachers in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The study was designed to ...
Nurses' perperceptions regarding ethico-legal training in Ghana

Konkamani, Francis Xavier (2017-06)

The purpose of the study was to examine the perceptions of nurses regarding ethico-legal training in Ghana. The study further determined whether there were any discrepancies regarding ethico-legal training of nurses in ...
The development of leadership competencies index: the Economic Value Added (EVA) approach

Nthoesane, Meiya Gert (2016-12)

Researchers posit that the primary objective of a business enterprise is to create shareholder value, and Economic Value Added (EVA) has been found to be the best available financial metric for measuring value. It is argued ...
Active and accountable social inquiry : implications and examples

Romm, Norma R. A. (Participatory Educational Research, 2014-12-31)

This article is based on my inaugural lecture that I delivered at the University of South Africa on 6 November 2013. The topic of the inaugural lecture was “active and accountable social inquiry” In the inaugural address ...
Conducting Focus Groups in Terms of an Appreciation of Indigenous Ways of Knowing

Romm, Norma (Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2015-01-01)

In this article I consider some examples of conducting focus groups in South Africa with school teachers in a manner which takes into account indigenous ways of knowing. Indigenous knowing (within various indigenous ...
Understanding repeat attendance in market research studies : reasons for regular participation and recruitment procedures

Van Zyl, Shalaine (2017-01)

This dissertation presents the findings of a qualitative study on understanding the motivating factors underlying repeat attendance in market research studies and the ways in which repeat attendance participants are recruited ...
Eschatologie als Motiv der Ethik bei Paulus

Schaller, Markus (2016-03)

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht, wie die paulinische Ethik von der Eschatologie bestimmtwird. Ausgehend von einer Untersuchung der hellenistisch-römischen Jenseitserwartung und ihren (möglichen) ethischen Implikationen ...
An exploration of adolescent father's needs, attitudes and beliefs regarding fatherhood in Limpopo

Monepya, Refilwe Gift (2017-02)

The purpose of the study was to explore the needs, attitudes and beliefs of adolescent fathers regarding fatherhood in Limpopo Province and to recommend health promotion initiatives that will address the unique needs of ...
Intergovernmental relations : delivery of potable water to poor communities in Diepsloot of Gauteng Province

Pietersen, Johnny Masego (2017)

In 1994, South Africa adopted intergovernmental relations (IGR) to facilitate service delivery. Sections 40-41 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, link service delivery with normative aspects of IGR, ...
A framework to optimise public participation for effective municipal service delivery

Naidoo, Calvin (2017-02-24)

The purpose of this study was to identify the relevant factors to develop a framework for optimising public participation to improve service delivery in a metropolitan municipality in South Africa. This approach was ...
Sea monsters and other mythical creatures associated with the primeval flood in the Old Testament. A history of denial?

Dyssel, Allan (2017-02)

Leviathan and the other sea-monsters in the Hebrew Bible have been a source of dissension amongst biblical scholars. Evidently, no consensus exists amongst them on how to translate the Hebrew words referring to these ...

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