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Remembering "Salisbury Island".
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)
Three distinct vignettes on “Salisbury Island”, have been composed for this
discussion on the tribal college for Indians inaugurated in 1961 on Salisbury
Island, an old naval base at the Durban Harbour. It was prompted ...
Labour union voices in South Africa and arguments to scrap inflation targets - a historical and 21st century debate.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)
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Inflasieteikens wat inflasieverwagtings anker, is die primêre doelwit van monetêre beleid van sentrale banke in ontwikkelde lande. Binne 21ste eeuse debatte kritiseer vakbonde, en spesifiek Congress of South ...
Contemporary relevance – a category of historical science and of the didactics of history and its consequences in teacher training
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
Contemporary relevance as a category of the didactics of history teaching includes not only historical facts which might be deemed the causes of present-day problems and circumstances but also those which, on the grounds ...
Together we can do more – environmental consciousness in the South African dam construction sector (1945-1980)
(2013)
For several thousand years societies have diverted and dammed up rivers to meet their
increasing water needs. The Industrial Revolution ushered in the modern era of water
resource development, which has led to the ...
Black workers, typhoid fever and the construction of the Berg River – Saldanha military water pipeline, 1942 – 1943
(2008)
War creates a huge need for labour to support the war efforts of the belligerent parties.
In South Africa tens of thousands of ‘non-white’ workers were mobilised during the
Second World War to satisfy the Union Defence ...
The contested nature of heritage in Grade 10 South African history textbooks: A case study.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
Using the interpretivist paradigm and approached from a qualitative perspective,
this case study produced data on three purposively selected contemporary South
African history textbooks with regards to their representation ...
Mobilising History for nation-building in South Africa: A decolonial perspective.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
One of the greatest challenges facing people in the process of becoming South
Africans today is that of building a cohesive national identity out of diverse and
competing national, cultural and ethnic aspirations and ...
“Word generation” and skills around learning and teaching History
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2017)
The Word Generation Programme (WordGen), produced by Harvard University Education School in 2006, presents ways of engaging with and improving literacy skills in school going students. WordGen comprises a set of freely ...
The value of open distance learning (ODL) in assisting History teachers with heritage investigation.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)
This article highlights some of the challenges facing history teachers in designing and assessing heritage investigation projects in the Further Education and Training (FET) band and the need for teachers to be proactive ...
History curriculum, nation-building and the promotion of common values in Africa: a comparative analysis of Zimbabwe and South Africa.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)
A challenge for Africa is how to derive common values from the values of
diverse communities. The challenge becomes even more difficult in the face
of notions such as autonomy, multiculturalism and respect for difference
which ...