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Improving the contribution of foreign voluntourists in South Africa : The importance of training and supervision
(AOSIS, 2020)
The market for voluntourism from the Western world to developing countries is on the rise. Voluntourists are mainly young people who combine travel with volunteering in educational, early childhood development, environmental ...
What counts as disciplinary literacy instructional approaches in teacher education?
(AOSIS, 2020)
Drawing on the literature, this article examines approaches for developing disciplinary literacy in teacher education. Findings from different researchers indicate that most university entrants are underprepared for the ...
The innovative use of social media for teaching English as a second language
(AOSIS, 2020)
The need to improve English proficiency and inclusion of social media in language teaching have resulted in teachers having to develop new teaching strategies incorporating digital tools. In South Africa, English teachers ...
Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of their parents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards mathematics
(AOSIS, 2020)
Mathematics is integral to the successful study of accounting. The purpose of the study was to determine accounting students’ perceptions of attitudes towards mathematics among their parents and teachers. The setting for ...
The relevance of Kaizen-based work-readiness training for South African University of Technology students
(AOSIS, 2020)
Kaizen-based work-readiness training originated in Japan and is based on the ‘lean’ production methods taught in Toyota factories in Japan and abroad. Kaizen-based training is rooted in the Kaizen principles of respect for ...
Tourism business operators’ perceptions, knowledge and attitudes towards climate change at Victoria Falls
(AOSIS, 2020)
Climate change remains one of the biggest challenges facing the world today and is characterised by extreme weather events such as heatwaves, extreme droughts and floods. Regardless of the threat posed by climate change ...
Rural transformation, network society and the information age : The case of Nkonkobe District Municipality in the Eastern Cape
(AOSIS, 2020)
The aim of this article is exploratory: to illustrate the main trends in communication and amongst data users in the Nkonkobe Municipal Area, a municipal zone in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, now known as Chris ...
Foundation for transdisciplinary education at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
(AOSIS, 2020)
South Africa faces a multitude of social, economic and environmental challenges, which require well-considered planning efforts. However, the efficacy of the built environment professions to adequately plan for the current ...
Creating a virtuous cycle for increased trust in local government
(AOSIS, 2020)
After the advent of the first free and fair elections in South Africa in 1994, access to municipal services became a right for all residents. Now, more than ever, the inclusion of previously disadvantaged communities is ...
Bridging the gap between technical and social competencies of urban and regional planning through mobile technology : The case of Cape Peninsula University of Technology
(AOSIS, 2020)
Higher education institutions are entrusted with the responsibility of training future workforces that are well equipped to function in the age of the 4th industrial revolution (4IR). This role is pertinent in light of ...