Browsing by Subject "Universities"
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An analysis of interlibrary loan services : a case study of a university in South Africa
(Emerald Insight, 2018-11)Purpose – The landscape of teaching, learning and research has changed requiring the need for diverse information resources. Given the current budgetary constraints and financial conditions prevailing in many universities, ... -
Burnout of academic staff in a higher education institution
(North-West University, 2004)Universities worldwide are developing a disturbing imbalance with their environments. In recent years, academic working conditions in South African universities have changed dramatically as a result of the country's ... -
Exploring institutional isomorphism at professional accounting programmes
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The aim, and principal objective, of this study was to explore and document the phenomenon of institutional isomorphism at professional accounting schools at universities in South Africa (hereafter referred to as “accounting ... -
Forces in the merging of universities : a case study
(North-West University, 2007)Much change has resulted from pressures at a global level, which now impact on South Africa as a member of the international community. Some changes were dramatic and, to a limited extent, resulted in revolutionary ... -
The history, deployment, and future of institutional repositories in public universities in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2017)This paper investigates the history, deployment, and content of institutional repositories (IRs) in public universities in South Africa. Some of the local, national and international drivers and enablers that ensure the ... -
The linguistic-cultural impact of the institutional repository of North-West University, South Africa
(Archlib & Information Services, 2018)This paper analyses the content of the North West University Institutional Repository (NWU-IR), also known as Boloka - a term that means “to save” in the Setswana language. The paper uses the documents hosted by Boloka to ... -
A reflection on the role, potential and challenges of transdisciplinarity at the University of Fort Hare
(AOSIS, 2019)The world is currently grappling with a myriad of challenges such as unemployment, poverty, inequality, violent crimes and HIV and AIDS. These challenges exist on multiple levels and are viewed from different perspectives ... -
Scarce skills expatriates in South African universities: Rhetoric and realities of the "Messianic" academics
(2015)This article investigates the reason for the continued scarce skills shortage, despite the recruitment of expatriates in academic institutions as an intervention measure. It argues that while the Human Resources Departments ... -
Securitisation theory and the securitised university : Europe and the nascent colonisation of global intellectual capital
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: This article explores the increasing prevalence of security themes in higher education policy. Aim: Addressing neglect in security studies on the role of the university in the processes of securitisation, ... -
Student protest and the culture of violence at African universities: An inherited ideological trait
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)Since the advent of independence in African countries, education generally focused on transforming these nations and redressing the ills of colonialism. Education in countries like Ghana, and Kenya, amongst others aimed ...