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Recent trends in South African water historiography
(2008)
The discipline of water history is relatively young but since the 1990s there has been
growing interest in the field. In this article an exposition is provided on the origins of the
discipline of water history as a ...
Laws against strikes – The South African experience in an international and comparative perspective
(PER, 2018)
This contribution reviews the book entitled Laws against Strikes – The South African Experience in an International and Comparative Perspective edited by Bob Hepple, Rochelle le Roux and Silvana Sciarra.
History in senior secondary school CAPS 2012 and beyond: a comment.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
History Education has been a neglected aspect of the great educational debate in South Africa in recent times. Despite its high profile in anti - apartheid education the subject has not received the same attention as science ...
Bernstein’s theory of the pedagogic device as a frame to study history curriculum reform in 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, 2012)
This article reflects on the usefulness of Bernstein’s theory of the pedagogic device to frame a (previously reported) study of history curriculum reform in South Africa: to what extent, and in what ways does the concept ...
Bantu Education: destructive intervention or part reform?
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
The introduction of public education for blacks in 1953 and the withdrawal
of state subsidies from mission schools were among the most controversial
measures that the National Party (NP) government took. In introducing
Bantu ...
The Rastafari movement in South Africa: Before and after apartheid.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
Rastafari as a movement originated in the Caribbean Island of Jamaica
during the 1930s. From Jamaica, it spread to other parts of the world including
South Africa. It is argued in this article that the ideological ...
Prisoner transfer to South Africa: some of the likely challenges ahead
(2013)
Official and unofficial reports indicate that the South African government is in the process of entering into prisoner transfer agreements or making prisoner transfer arrangements. This comes after many years of reluctance ...
Public servants' right to strike in Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa – a comparative study
(2014)
Restrictions on the rights of public officers to strike are permitted by the Constitutions of Lesotho, Botswana and South Africa, where such limitations are reasonable, necessary and justifiable in a democratic society. ...
The Miracle Rising® as source for teaching History: Theoretical and practical considerations.
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
Twenty years ago, all South Africans – for the first time – had the privilege to
vote on an equal basis for the political party to govern the country in the years to
come. It was an extraordinary and a momentous phase ...
South African teachers’ exposure to workplace bullying
(2013)
Research on workplace bullying (WPB) in occupations, identified teaching as a high risk
job. Yet there is a dearth of research on WPB among teachers. The aim of this study is
to contribute to the limited body of knowledge ...