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The Centre-periphery in Knowledge Production in the Twenty-first Century

Odora Hoppers, Catherine A. (2000)

This paper examines the new configurations in global relations and the centrality of knowledge as the emerging currency in that relationship. Taking into account the vacuum created by the collapse of the Soviet Union, and ...
Indigenous knowledge systems and academic institutions in South Africa

Odora Hoppers, Catherine A. (© University of the Free State, 2001)

Tertiary institutions represent pinnacles of authority in knowledge production, accreditation, legitimation and dissemination. Every year, millions of young adults aspire to ascend to these pinnacles and acquire their ...
Simplification and Unification in Corporate and Insolvency Law- Are We Making Any Progress?

Havenga, Michele (Juta, 2001)

'We must not hesitate to innovate forcefully and fearlessly ifnecessary .... We must keep abreast of company law developments in the United States, Australia, Canada and particularly the common market countries-and where ...
Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Sustainable Livelihoods and the Intellectual Property System: A Peace Action Perspective

Odora Hoppers, Catherine A. (2002)

It has been stated that to work for peace is to work against violence. This involves analysing its forms and causes, predicting in order to prevent it, and then acting preventively and curatively. To work for peace ...
Member's Personal Liability for the Debts of a Close Corporation after Deregistration

Havenga, Michele (Juta, 2002)

A corporation formed under the Close Corporations Act 69 of 1984 becomes a juristic person upon registration. Subject to the provisions of the Act, it continues to exist as a juristic person despite changes which may ...
Creating a holistic model for Physical Science teacher development: establishing a baseline

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2002)

We are in the beginning stages of trying to develop a holistic model of teacher development that will integrate the development of teachers’ content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and teaching approaches, and ...
The use of public health research in stimulating violence and injury prevention practices and policies: Reflections from South Africa

Seedat Mohamed; Nascimento A. (2003)

There is a paucity of academic work examining the applicability and utility of epidemiological data in efforts to inform injury prevention policy and practice. Drawing on experiences from two South African case examples ...
The influence of problem solving strategies and cooperative learning on teachers’ ability to solve physics problems

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2003)

Although problem-solving is central to any Physics course, students often find it very difficult. If students find it difficult, what about the teachers? We suspected that the teachers’ problem solving skills needed ...
How has psychology fared over ten years of democracy? Achievements, challenges and questions

Suffla, Shahnaaz; Seedat, Mohamed (2004)

This Special Issue of the South African Journal of Psychology (SAJP) seeks to reflect critically on the role and relevance of South African psychology in the context of social transformation. Contributors to this Special ...
Directors in Competition with Their Companies

Havenga, Michele (Juta Law, 2004)

The duty of directors to act in good faith and in the best interests of the company is beyond dispute. Where to draw the parameters of this obligation is at times a little more difficult. Uncertainties in this area include ...
The Regulation of Directors' self-serving Conduct: Perspectives from Botswana and South Africa

Kiggundu, John; Havenga, Michele (2004)

Recent scandalsin the corporateworld have drawn attention to the extent and diversity of corporate malpractice and the need to curb them. Effective corporate governance practices encourage vigilance, transparency, acc ...
The evidence of young children:establishing the truth in South African courts

Songca, Rushiella; Jolandi, Le Roux (Juta, 2004)

This article critically addresses the manner in which accurate information from child witnesses is obtained in criminal proceedings. Although establishing the truth is a primary objective in criminal proceedings, young ...
The role of behavioural experts in child sexual abuse cases

Songca, Rushiella (Lexis Nexis, 2004)

The article examines the role of expert witnesses/evidence in child sexual abuse cases. It argues that the peculiar nature of these cases presents serious challenges to presiding officers most of whom are not trained on ...
The effect of a combination of peer coaching and research lessons on Physical Science teachers

Kriek, Jeanne; Grayson, Diane (2004)

This paper describes one part of a long-term study aimed at developing and testing a model for holistic teacher development. Phase 1 involved obtaining baseline data, Phase 2 involved constructing the model and Phase 3 ...
Description and effect of a Physics kit and easy experiments used in a developing country

Kriek, Jeanne (2005)
Improving the quality of research outputs in higher education through knowledge sharing and collaboration: A case study

Ngulube, Patrick (Unisa Press, 2005)

The article highlights some drawbacks of not managing knowledge in academia and suggests knowledge-sharing strategies that can be used to leverage knowledge on research procedures. The study investigated the research ...
Managing records at higher education institutions: a case study of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus

Chinyemba, A.; Ngulube, Patrick (AOSIS, 2005)

Penn, Pennix and Coulson (1994:2) and King (1997:656) pointed out that many business transactions depend on the proper creation and maintenance of recorded information. The medium on which the recording of information ...
National Injury Mortality Surveillance System - A call for city-level injury prevention

Matzopoulos R.; Seedat, Mohamed (2005)
Regulating directors' duties and South African company law reform

Havenga, Michele (NMMU Faculty of Law, 2005)

It has for some time been apparent that South African company law needs to be comprehensively rewritten. Far-reaching changes have occurred since the previous revision that led to the Companies Act of 1973. Amongst other ...
Interviewing sexually abused children

Songca, Rushiella; Le Roux, J (University of Pretoria, 2005)

The submission argues that legal decisions concerning the validity of sexual abuse allegations are based upon two interrelated factors apart from physical evidence, namely, the quality and credibility of the child's ...

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