Browsing Faculty of Arts and Design by Title
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The language of digital learning : developing an e-learning approach for the elderly
(2010)The purpose of this study was to investigate the current learning methods that are typically used by special populations (an elderly subject group), and to explore their general level of effectiveness. The primary ... -
"Living in two worlds" : optimizing our indigenous knowledge systems to address the modern pandemic, HIV and AIDS
(2013-11-15)This thesis focuses on the alarming situation of the rate of HIV infection which is escalating every day in South Africa, and what can be done to address the rate of HIV infection. Much has been tried to curb this escalation, ... -
The making of CourseMaker, a web-based shell program which can be set up by the teacher to run online courses
(2003)CourseMaker is an HTML shell program which was developed by the presenter as part of a Ph.D. research project on CAI/written composition, but which can be used for a variety of other instructional purposes. CourseMaker ... -
The management of inclusive education in the four selected junior primary schools in the Empangeni district, KwaZulu-Natal
(2013-12-05)This study investigated the management of inclusive education in the four selected junior primary schools in the Empangeni District, KwaZulu-Natal. Despite the fact that the White Paper 6 on Special Needs Education and ... -
Managing teacher performance and its appraisal : dilemmas of school principals
(Scientific Methodical Centerhttp://oaji.net/articles/2015/457-1423570659.pdf, 2014)Utilizing a grounded theory approach to understand the issues surrounding teachers’ performance appraisal, the researchers investigate the principals’ understanding of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) and ... -
Mechanism and software design: the use of a stochastic social-process algorithm in the design of a writing tutor program.
(2005)One of the chief difficulties in designing effective courseware for improving writing proficiency is that composing, like other forms of human communication, is a complex social process with little or no agreement as to ... -
Mirage of us. A reflection on the role of the Web in widening access to references on Southern African arts, culture and heritage
(Tydskrif Vir Letterkundehttp://www.letterkunde.up.ac.za/argief/47_2/10%20Stewart%2003.pdf, 2010)This article outlines the broad aims of the Encyclopaedia of South African Arts, Culture and Heritage (ESAACH) Project then goes on to consider the ESAACH Website as a networked resource that speaks to the project’s vision ... -
Modelling social algorithms as design templates for educational software
(2006)Education involves a process of initiating learners into complex socio-cultural processes which may vary from culture to culture and even between institutions within the same culture, making it difficult to design versatile ... -
Modelling writing as the basis for a writing tutor computer program.
(2005)To provide the basis for a writing tutor program which could be used in a variety of contexts, a modelling process was followed which produced both a practical and a theoretical model of writing. While the practical model ... -
My journey of awareness : a study in memory, identity and creative development
(2013-05-08)I believe that the election in 1994 of the first democratic government in South Africa has presented a challenge to all South Africans in different ways. I believe that one of the principal challenges that the 1994 ... -
Political super branding through the use of social media technology : the Barack Obama presidential campaign in 2008
(2013-12-05)This study seeks to examine the exponential growth of social media technology as a key component in recent American political campaigning, as well as its use and impact on the larger disciplines of marketing and branding. ... -
Pornographic objectification of women through Kwaito lyrics
(Routledgehttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10130950.2012.729384, 2012-10-29)This Profile discusses the portrayal of women through Kwaito music and their frequent pornographic objectification in the popular township music genre. It considers the apparent shift away of Kwaito from its roots in the ... -
A realist approach to writing: developing a theoretical model of written composition to inform a computer mediated learning application
(2007)An in-depth investigation into the nature of composing was carried out to provide the theoretical basis for a computer mediated learning application, an interactive writing tutor computer program which might be customised ... -
The reconstitution of African women's spiritualities in the context of the Amazwi Abesifazane (Voices of Women) project in KwaZulu-Natal (1998-2005)
(2006)This study will investigate and critically evaluate the reconstitution of African women’s spiritualities in the context of the Amazwi Abesifazane project. This project forms part of the endeavours of Create Africa South, ... -
The relationship between script and image with specific reference to the work of Celeste van der Merwe, Willem Boshoff and Barbara Kruger
(2012-09-10)The crux of my thesis is the study of the relationship of script and image in the work of contemporary arts. I chose to focus on three selected artists, i.e. myself, Celeste van der Merwe, a local South African male artist ... -
The role of the social mechanism in social transformation: a critical realist approach to blended learning.
(2006)This paper deals with ongoing curriculum development in mixed mode, focusing in particular on student response to blended learning at a multicultural University of Technology. This is currently the subject of a masters ... -
A self study of curriculum design for the teaching and learning of isiZulu as an additional language in primary schools in the Maye babo! series
(2012-09-10)This autoethnographic self study tracks my new ways of knowing in the various roles I play from daughter (passive recipient) to curriculum designer (active analytical composer). It retells my journey in the teaching ... -
Sharing our Stories : using an online encyclopaedia as the basis for a general education module on local history, creative writing and social justice
(LIASAhttp://sajlis.journals.ac.za, 2012)Conventional wisdom suggests that the best way of equipping first-year university students with the skills to cope with the rigorous demands of discipline-specific discourse is through an “academic literacies” approach. ... -
Skills training through hands-on practical activities in civil technology : a case study of three technical schools in South Africa
(NWU School of Basic Sciences, 2014-12)Skills training for Civil Technology learners in South African schools, is an aspect entrenched in the Civil Technology policy document in order to produce skilled personnel for a sustainable economy. Practical activities ... -
Social dynamics of suicide in South Africa : a theoretical perspective
(AJPHERD, 2012-09)Suicide rates in South Africa are on the increase, particularly amongst the youth. What are the complexities of modern life which are driving the increase? The suicidal act of self-destruction signals society’s failure to ...