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Can Using Online Formative Assessment Boost the Academic Performance of Business Students? An Empirical Study
(Kamla-Raj, 2015)The declining quality of first year student intake at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) prompted the addition of online learning to traditional instruction. The time spent by students in an online classroom and ... -
Characteristics and policies of community-based tourism in the case of Jamaica
(2015-01)The aim of the article is to investigate the relationship between relevant Community-based Tourism (CBT) characteristics and the Jamaican Community Tourism Policy and Strategy (CTPS) and to discuss its value in community ... -
A cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce Diarrheal disease and dengue entomological risk factors in rural primary schools in Colombia
(National Centre for Biotechnology Informationhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5098800/pdf/pntd.0005106.pdf, 2016-11-07)Background As many neglected tropical diseases are co-endemic and have common risk factors, inte-grated control can efficiently reduce disease burden and relieve resource-strained public health budgets. Diarrheal diseases ... -
Communication skills as a subject in the programme cost and management accounting at a South African University
(International Foundation for Research & Developmenthttp://www.ifrnd.org/test/Research%20Papers/J84.pdf, 2013-07)The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the communication proficiency of the Cost and Management (CMA) students and to assess whether the studying of the subject,, ”Communication Skills”, is having any positive influence ... -
Community-based and pro-poor tourism: Initial assessment of their relation to community development
(UIC, 2016)Alternative forms of tourism development from its conventional approach such as community-based tourism (CBT) and pro-poor tourism (PPT) are proposed to be specifically relevant to alleviate poverty and facilitate the ... -
Community-based tourism and pro-poor tourism: dissimilar positioning in relation to community development
(CUT Free State, 2015)This paper proposes community-based tourism (CBT) as an alternative to conventional and pro-poor tourism (PPT) as a means to alleviate poverty and facilitating the development of disadvantaged (poor) community members. The ... -
Community-based tourism in rich and poor countries : towards a framework for comparison
(African Journals Online, 2015-12)This article is conceptual based on a perusal of academic journal articles and books on matters related to Community-based Tourism (CBT). It contends that CBT is a very important tool for local economic development, community ... -
Community-based tourism research in academic journals: a numerical analysis
(AJOLhttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/article/view/119031, 2015)This article examines the growth of Community-Based Tourism within the broader discipline of tourism. New topics in the field have emerged such as responsible tourism, pro-poor tourism, sports tourism and moral impacts of ... -
Community-based tourism: From a local to a global push
(AOSIS Publishinghttp://www.actacommercii.co.za/index.php/acta/article/view/372, 2016-06-03)Orientation: World inequality is growing and tourism contributes to it; an alternative option is, therefore, needed towards a more just and redistributive approach to this industry. Purpose: The aim is to propose that ... -
Community-based tourism: origins and present trends
(AJOLhttp://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajpherd/article/view/119030, 2015)Understanding the origins of Community Based Tourism helps in mapping its possible trajectories. Past and current trends are important to unlock the possibilities in the future. This paper posits that with a better ... -
A comparative study of operations of liquids in Barwe and Central Shona
(Taylor and Fancis Onlinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2016.1179779, 2016)One universal characteristic of a language is that it has particular speech sounds that are organised and governed by rules. This article presents an analysis of functions and operations of liquids in Barwe. Barwe is a ... -
Complete group classification of systems of two nonlinear second-Order ordinary differential equations of the form y′′=F(y)
(Elsevierhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1007570416302982, 2017-03)Extensive work has been done on the group classification of systems of equations in the literature. This paper identifies the gap in the literature which concerns the group clas- sification of systems of two nonlinear ... -
Complex journeys and methodological responses to engaging in self-study in a rural comprehensive university
(University of the Free State, 2014)The context in which self-study research is conducted is sometimes complex, affecting the manner in which related data is gathered and interpreted. This article comprises collaboration between three students and two ... -
A consensus-based corporate governance paradigm for Islamic banks
(Emerald Insighthttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/QRFM-01-2013-0002, 2014)Purpose - Islamic banking is a viable sustainable banking model that has shown resilience to financial crises. The aim of this research is to design a consensus-based ethical and market-driven corporate governance index ... -
Crossing from violence to nonviolence : pedagogy and memory
(UKZN, 2012)This qualitative case study addresses the use of memories of violence in a workshop with ten young student leaders in Durban. The pedagogy included the use of guidelines and gender-based groups as ways of enabling safety. ... -
Destination South Africa: comparing global sports mega-events and recurring localised sports events in South Africa for tourism and economic development
(Taylor and Francishttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13683500.2013.787050, 2015)This contribution examines the comparative value of sport mega-events such as the 2010 FIFA (Fe´de´ration Internationale de Football Association) World Cup of soccer held in South Africa and recurring sporting events ... -
Detection of all four dengue serotypes in Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes collected in a rural area in Colombia
(Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, 2016-04)The Aedes aegypti vector for dengue virus (DENV) has been reported in urban and periurban areas. The in-formation about DENV circulation in mosquitoes in Colombian rural areas is limited, so we aimed to evaluate the presence ... -
Developing and improving human capital and productivity in public companies
(Virtus Interpress, 2016)This article assesses the impact of the Assisted Education Programmed (AEP) in developing and improving human capital and productivity specifically for eThekwini Municipality employee human resource. This program offers ... -
Developing new academics: So what difference does it make?
(WASET, 2015)Given the dynamic nature of the higher education landscape, induction programmes for new academics has become the norm nowadays to support academics negotiate these rough terrain. This study investigates an induction ... -
The Development of a Language Learning Object Repository (LLOR) for second language teachers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(International Association of Technology, Education and Development, 2012)A Language Learning Object Repository (LLOR) was developed in an attempt to respond to the challenge of increasing costs of printed educational resources, the lack of which results in generally poor performances by second ...