TD The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa: Recent submissions
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The management of mountain gorilla tourism in Uganda : are the socio-economic benefits realised?
(AOSIS, 2022)Despite being endangered, the mountain gorilla (gorilla beringei beringei) is inextricably linked to tourism. With only 1069 primates globally, expanded conservation initiatives need to be extended to allow for continuous ... -
Investigating groupings in pre-service accounting teachers’ attitudes towards mathematics
(AOSIS, 2022)Background: A distinct mathematics proficiency is required in the study of accounting. The students’ success depends on attitudes towards mathematics that influence the participation rate of students in accounting ... -
Unintelligibility, personhood and curriculum silences of intersex bodies in the Life Orientation high school classroom : a case study
(AOSIS, 2022)Despite an increase in the research that promotes affirmative gender and sexual diversity in the South African Life Orientation (LO) education, there remains an uncomfortable silence on intersex bodies. In the absence ... -
Water shortages in Beaufort West : lessons learnt and applied during the 2009–2011 and 2017–2019 droughts
(AOSIS, 2022)Increasing and prolonged droughts have become a feature of the South African environmental landscape. This article investigates the sustainability of water procurement to the town of Beaufort West and the reasons for the ... -
Entrepreneurial orientation on business performance for small, micro and medium enterprises in the telecommunications industry : a management perspective
(AOSIS, 2022)Entrepreneurship is playing a mediating role in ensuring that the impact of climate and technological changes are regulated and made adaptable and adoptable for humanity through entrepreneurial innovations. In this ... -
Sustaining student wellness in higher educational institutions : possible design principles and implementations strategies
(AOSIS, 2022)Popular discourse identifies education as the cure for many of society’s ills. However, surviving university is often seen as a period in which students face a unique array of challenges. Many students begin their tertiary ... -
Enablers and inhibitors of efforts to reduce Scope 3 emissions – The case of an ODeL university
(AOSIS, 2022)Background: The reconfiguration of the South African higher education landscape in 2003 and 2004 had a significant impact on the University of South Africa (UNISA) and Technikon SA (both distance education institutions) ... -
Towards a unified concept of transdisciplinary research
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E-payment instruments and welfare: The case of Zimbabwe
(AOSIS, 2021)The literature shows that electronic payments are key to improving financial inclusion and achieving global development goals such as the United Nation’s (UNs) Sustainable Development Goals. The benefits are premised on ... -
Well-being innovation platform projects of the North-West University: Evaluative perceptions of community participants
(AOSIS, 2021)Community engagement referred to approaches in which communities were involved in activities that positively impacted their lives. Currently, higher education institutions have community engagement high on their agenda. ... -
Financial management and phenomenology: The role of dialogue, accountability and context in investment decisions
(AOSIS, 2021)In this article, it will be argued that subjective assumptions play a prominent part in the way valuations are conducted and investment decisions are made by financial managers (FMs) from the perspective of agency theory. ... -
Transdisciplinary service-learning for construction management and quantity surveying students
(AOSIS, 2021)The transformation of higher education in South Africa has seen higher education institutions become more responsive to community matters by providing institutional support for service-learning projects. Despite ... -
Exploring the quality of pre-service teachers’ critical analysis of cartoons within environmental contexts in the Life Sciences
(AOSIS, 2021)The world is presently facing a myriad of environmental challenges. One way to address these challenges is through the development of cognitive abilities to analyse environmental issues and respond to them appropriately. ... -
Ongoing climate crises and obstacles to adaptation: Observations from the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Adaptation is a key component for fostering resilience amongst farmers as they are exposed to the challenges caused by climate change. However, the implementation of adaptation strategies is not equal or easy for most ... -
South Africa’s multiple vulnerabilities, food security and livelihood options in the COVID-19 new order: An annotation
(AOSIS, 2021)The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and its crippling effects exacerbate many people’s vulnerability to food security across the world, including Africa. This article offers an explorative discourse on the implication ... -
Managing diversity in schools: The place of democratic education and ubuntuism in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)South African classrooms were highly diversified. The problem, however, was that although democracy has been a critical characteristic of South Africa for over two decades, it is still a very vague concept to many. A ... -
The ‘anti-sociality’ of social media as portrayed in selected Zimdancehall songs
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: Although social media was designed with the aim of bringing good, it has however taken negative trajectory in societies of the world which has resulted in unpleasant outcomes such as conflicts, lack of Ubuntu, ... -
Teachers’ experiences of teaching Accounting in the context of curriculum changes in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Accounting as a subject is plagued by persistent changes because of shifts in the discipline originating from the developments in the profession. This study focuses on teachers’ experiences of teaching Accounting as a ... -
Narrative review: Social media use by employees and the risk to institutional and personal information security compliance in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Social media platforms have become essential to organisations in developing countries as they can offer a business advantage. This comes with security risks and privacy concerns as numerous scientific literatures have ...
