TD The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa: Recent submissions
Now showing items 41-60 of 514
-
A critical review of the impact of South Africa’s mine closure policy and the winding-up process of mining companies
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: Most mining operations are viable for a period of 30 years, depending on the mineral extracted and the available reserves. Whilst the expectation is that mines will continue uninterrupted until the planned ... -
A conceptual framework of the relationship between musicking and Personal and Social Well-being for intermediate phase learners in the South African context
(AOSIS, 2021)This article proposes a conceptual framework to understand the relationship between musicking and Personal and Social Well-being for intermediate phase learners. We analysed the intermediate phase life skills Curriculum ... -
A case for ethical frameworks to enhance mobile government implementation at South African municipalities
(AOSIS, 2021)Interest in mobile government (m-government) is growing globally. Mobile government refers to the use of wireless and mobile technologies to deliver services to citizens, businesses, employees and other government entities. ... -
The representation of curricular spider-web model in the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy framework
(AOSIS, 2021)Over the years, curriculum reforms have formed part of Lesotho’s attempt to address the socio-economic development factor through education policies such as the Lesotho curriculum and assessment policy (CAP) framework, ... -
High school learners views on benefits derived from attending career talks: Need for sound career guidance
(AOSIS, 2021)Tertiary institutions in South Africa are experiencing alarming undergraduate drop-out rates. This has partly been attributed to students’ inadequate preparation, and failure to gather information on, and planning for, ... -
Narratives and interpretations of the political economy of Zimbabwe’s development aid trajectory, 1980–2013
(AOSIS, 2021)The purpose of this conceptual study is to analyse the political economy of Zimbabwe’s development aid trajectory from 1980 to 2013. The discussion unfolds around four historical epochs: colonial legacy, land and ... -
Workplace engagement of South African Millennials: A non-issue?
(AOSIS, 2021)Although theories on generational issues abound, this research sought to explore whether Millennial employees and employees from Generation X responded differently to the South African work environment. The aim of the ... -
A systematic review of comprehensive sexuality education for South African adolescents
(AOSIS, 2021)Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) was implemented in South African schools in the year 2000 as part of the subject Life Orientation, with the aim of contributing positively to adolescent sexual health in a holistic ... -
Cross-disciplinary synergy: First-year students’ experiences of learning academic writing through integrated writing support at a University of Technology
(AOSIS, 2021)An important role in socialising first-year students into universities is initiating them into different conventions of academic writing. Support programmes, such as writing centres, have been established in several South ... -
Exploring understandings of sexual consent amongst Life Orientation student-teachers through intergroup dialogue
(AOSIS, 2021)In this article, the author reports on how intergroup dialogue was used amongst Life Orientation (LO) student-teachers to deconstruct the heteropatriarchal notions of sexual consent, in the context of gender-based violence ... -
Chronicling teachers’ experiences on integrating information and communication technology across the curriculum
(AOSIS, 2021)The national curriculum in South Africa demands that children in secondary schools become computer literate and that schools incorporate information and communication technology (ICT) into the curriculum. This is not ... -
Values-based Physical Education for the intermediate schooling phase in a diverse South African context
(AOSIS, 2021)Participation in physical activity, Physical Education (PE) and sport has been recognised as a powerful learning tool for education, providing a universal language for contributing to valuable life principles. Values-based ... -
Teacher identity and Religion Education in Life Orientation
(AOSIS, 2021)Integral to the Life Orientation curriculum is democracy and human right. This article contends that considering human rights cannot simply be a theoretical exercise as the implementation thereof affects lived human ... -
Empathetic-reflective-dialogical re-storying: A teaching–learning strategy for life orientation
(AOSIS, 2021)This article presents a teaching–learning strategy that has been employed in recent small-scale research projects at a South African higher education institution, and more specifically, in the School of Education. Bachelor ... -
Boundary talk in Life (dis)Orientation: Collaborative conversations across Higher Education Institutions
(AOSIS, 2021)Life Orientation (LO) as a compulsory subject in the South African school curriculum (Grades 7–12) aims to develop the learner’s self-in-society. This implies a holistic approach that includes the personal, social and ... -
Examining the interface between bureaucratic conflict and public interest in Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: In every human organisation, there is bound to be conflict of ideas because everyone wants his or her viewpoint to take precedent over others. There are those who want to be on top of every situation irrespective ... -
‘We are all just prisoners here of our own device’: The moral challenge of balancing technology, work and capitalistic pursuits
(AOSIS, 2021)Although technological proliferation is a reality in a 4IR world, and has immense potential to increase the efficiency and quality of work, it is accompanied by workplace practices that there is no benchmark for. These ... -
History education and citizenship conundrum: Experiences and perspectives of Lesotho General Certificate of Secondary Education history teachers in Lesotho
(AOSIS, 2021)There have been serious efforts across countries to make history education more relevant. One such global effort is the integration of citizenship values into the history curriculum and syllabus of schools. Despite the ... -
Courageous conversations in the Life Orientation classroom and teacher vulnerability
(AOSIS, 2021)The Independent Education Board (IEB) introduced the need to facilitate critical conversations on controversial topics in the Life Orientation (LO) classroom at the National Conference in 2016. This shifted the focus of ... -
Empowering global leaders through workplace sustainability: A case of Zambian leaders
(AOSIS, 2021)The African continent is experiencing a significant economic development characterised by many challenges as its emerging 21st-century leadership is finding its own path. Forceful and often uneven integration into the ...
