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Reflecting the 2018 History Ministerial Task Team Report on compulsory History 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, 2018)The History Ministerial Task Team Report (MTT), published in February 2018, has been awaited by educators of History in South Africa for them to be informed on thoughts, trends and statuses of compulsory History Education ... -
The influence of particle size on the pore development of coal chars during gasification
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)In recent times, there is a strong drive towards the reduction and dependency of coal for the production of energy globally, and specifically in Europe and Japan. However, coal utilisation, includes gasification technology, ... -
The dialectics of historical empathy as a reflection of historical thinking in South African classrooms
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The research explores the understanding of the concept Historical empathy as conceptualised by the two teachers sampled in this study. The article analyses the pedagogical practices of two Grade 12 History teachers who ... -
Confronting controversial issues in History classrooms: an analysis of preservice High School teachers’ experiences in post-apartheid 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, 2018)The purpose of the study presented in this article is to understand the experiences of final year pre-service South African high school history teachers on their engagement with controversial issues during their teaching ... -
Our schools our identity: efforts and challenges in the transformation of the History curriculum in the Anglophone subsystem of education in Cameroon since 1961
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The teaching of history in countries that have experienced colonisation has come under serious scrutiny at different times in their history. Worries about the contents of history programmes have been raised by politicians ... -
The Utilisation of a Mobile Phone Forum on the Winksite application in the teaching and learning of History: a case study of Pre-service Teachers at Makerere University
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The teaching and learning process is becoming a big challenge at Higher Education Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. This is mainly due to the constraints created by the liberalisation of university education and the ... -
Shaping a decolonised Sport History Curriculum through the national question
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)A renewed interest in decolonising the university curriculum in South Africa was sparked by the student protests of 2015. University faculties and departments throughout the country responded. Sport Science departments, ... -
History in popular literature and textbooks for Xhosa schools, 1850-1950s
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The challenges of the contemporary demands for the decolonisation history in South African schools and universities require careful attention to the background of history education in our context. This article explores ... -
The possibilities of virtual reality-goggles within the teaching and learning of History
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)Currently the educational system is experiencing a process in which different teaching and learning methods are being used in conjunction with several forms of technology with the aim of improving the educational process. ... -
Gerhart, G.M. ed al. 2017. From protest to challenge: A documentary of African politics in South Africa, 1882-1990. Volume 4, Political Profiles 1882-1990 [Book review]
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Ndaba, B. ed al. 2017. The Black Consciousness reader [Book review]
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Cleophas, F. 2018. Exploring decolonising themes in SA Sport History: Issues and challenges [Book review]
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Lateral hydrological connectivity differentially affects the community characteristics of multiple groups of aquatic invertebrates in tropical wetland pans in South Africa
(Wiley, 2019)River–floodplain connectivity (i.e. lateral hydrological connectivity, LHC) can directly affect the community characteristics by promoting dispersal of organisms but can also have profound indirect effects by altering local ... -
Equipping pastors to give pastoral counselling to emotionally wounded children aged between six and twelve
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Children aged six to twelve years are experiencing emotional distress as they are affected by upsetting occurrences such as medical procedures, bullying, divorce of parents, death of a pet or grandparent, hijackings, ... -
Exploring the efficacy of a safe cryotherapy alternative: physiological temperature changes from cold-water immersion versus prolonged cooling of phase-change material
(Human Kinetics, 2019)Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness between cold-water immersion (CWI) and phase-change-material (PCM) cooling on intramuscular, core, and skin-temperature and cardiovascular responses. Methods: In a randomized, crossover ... -
Preference of Bt‐resistant and susceptible Busseola fusca moths and larvae for Bt and non‐Bt maize
(Wiley, 2019)The sustainability of genetically engineered insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner (Bt) maize, Zea mays L. (Poaceae), is threatened by the evolution of resistance by target pest species. Several Lepidoptera species ... -
Development of an SNP‐based parentage verification panel for lovebirds
(Wiley, 2019)The genus Agapornis, or lovebirds, are popular pet parrots worldwide. Currently, breeders are dependent on pedigree records as a selection tool as no molecular parentage verification test is available for any of the nine ... -
Gender equality in top management (C-suite) : a Christian-ethical perspective
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2019)Gender balance in the Western world has made significant progress over the last few decades, and is now reflected in many parts of society, spanning from higher education, legal rights and obligations, and to some extent, ... -
Metagenomics reveals bacterial and archaeal adaptation to urban land-use: n catabolism, methanogenesis, and nutrient acquisition
(Frontiers Media, 2019)Urbanization results in the systemic conversion of land-use, driving habitat and biodiversity loss. The “urban convergence hypothesis” posits that urbanization represents a merging of habitat characteristics, in turn driving ... -
Vector competence is strongly affected by a small deletion or point mutations in bluetongue virus
(BMC, 2019)Background Transmission of vector-borne virus by insects is a complex mechanism consisting of many different processes; viremia in the host, uptake, infection and dissemination in the vector, and delivery of virus during ...
