Browsing by Subject "Language"
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The appearance and significance of Rastafari cultural aspects in South Africa.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)This article explores the presence and importance of Rastafari cultural features in South Africa. These cultural aspects include symbols and language that have become popular in South Africa from 1997 when the movement was ... -
Burnout of registered nurses in South Africa
(Wiley, 2014)Aim – The aims of this study were to validate the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) for registered nurses in South Africa and to analyse the differences between the levels of burnout of different ... -
Conceptual awareness of ESL students at a college : an assessment
(North-West University, South Africa, 2002)The aims of this study are to determine the role that concepts play in the learning process and whether first-year disadvantaged English Second Language (ESL) college students are familiar with central subject-specific ... -
Conceptualising a reflexive framework for leaders of opposites in diversity : language complexity at higher education institutions
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)This investigation provides two new reflexive frameworks. The first is a reflexive framework of opposites which interprets the dynamics of opposites in terms of five levels of interpretation: meaning, structure, power, the ... -
The cross-cultural application of the adapted Schwartz values instrument in South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)Different value systems are a major source of diversity between people and culture groups. A better understanding of these differences can be a valuable tool when a diverse work force, as found in South Africa, has to be ... -
Cross-cultural measurement of eudaimonic well-being
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The overall aim of the present study was to further the understanding and measurement of eudaimonic well-being (EWB) or “functioning well” across different demographic and cultural groups by implementing modern psychometric ... -
Developing and validating a measuring instrument for the Relationship Harmony personality cluster
(North-West University, 2011)The object of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measuring instrument for the Relationship Harmony personality cluster as part of the overall SAPI project, a project that aims to develop a valid, reliable, ... -
Distance education technologies : a classification and evaluation
(2001)We are at a point in the history of higher education in South Africa when radical changes are occurring in instructional delivery system models. Of increasing significance is a mixed mode of traditional and distance ... -
Embodiment in the poetry of Gabeba Baderoon
(2012)This dissertation examines the relation between embodiment and language, knowledge and memory, as explored in the poetry of South African poet Gabeba Baderoon. In her three published collections of poetry, namely, The ... -
The establishment of implicit perspectives of personality among Afrikaans speaking people in South Africa
(North-West University, 2008)The application of personality assessment measures for clinical and personnel decisions has long been a major activity for psychologists all over the world. In South Africa personality assessment tools are often used to ...
