Browsing Faculty of Humanities by Issue Date
Now showing items 1-20 of 2042
-
Vaartversnelling vra verdieping van ons liturgie
(AOSIS, 1999)Spurt requests a deepening of our liturgy The science of Liturgy is currently experiencing a considerable expansion of knowledge and contributions from Reformed scholars need to bear a unique imprint. This article argues ... -
Establishing a management by projects approach for service delivery
(Sabinet, 2001)Increasingly public institutions are making use of project management to implement service delivery programmes. Through the delivery of various non-formal certificate courses in Project Management at various public ... -
Mediating Intercultural Communication: the cultural filter and the Act of Translation/Interpreting
(Centre for the Study of Southern African Literature and Languages, 2002)Commonplaces and strong and passionate views abound when culture, cultural mediation and communication in general are considered. This is no less true in the field of translation and interpreting, where recent theoretical ... -
Key challenges for local government - the road whereto?
(Sabinet, 2002)As the final tier of government, the South African local government is on a steep transformation curve. Facilitated by the Contitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of 1996, the Municipal Demarcation Act 27 of ... -
Citizen participation in developmental local government: statutory obligations
(ASSADPAM, 2004)Democratic and developmental local government in South Africa depends on good relations between them and the citizens they serve. There are several statutory and regulatory initiatives to establish a framework for promoting ... -
Effective service delivery and municipalities - synonymous?
(Sabinet, 2005)Recently service delivery by municipalities - or the lack thereof - received much media attention. Public protest against poor service delivery and perceived corruption of officials and councillors have worsen to such an ... -
Managing local government performance: key considerations and challenges
(Sabinet, 2006)Since local government is the nearest to service users it is expected that it is at the forefront of service delivery. Local government needs to demonstrate that performance is managed, measured and improved on a continuous ... -
‘Music is Life’ – The influence of transcendentalist philosophy on Ives’s Concord Sonata
(2007)Although the Concord Sonata is traditionally regarded as a sonata, it is atypical of the genre and is often considered as enigmatic. To understand this composition, a transdisciplinary approach is essential by, more ... -
Songs of struggle: dominance and resistance in Venda ngano song narratives
(NISC Pty Ltd, 2007)Characterisation in Venda ngano song narratives affirms social identity as comprising multiple divergent social roles that are situationally enacted. Such characterisation subverts the notion of structure as the fixed, ... -
Project management: a new service delivery paradigm
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2007)In ooreenstemming met internasionale tendense in regerings, het die Suid-Afrikaanse Regering se aanvanklike fokus op die ontwikkeling van 'n beleidsraamwerk, strukture en stelsels om uiting te gee aan die waardes en beginsels ... -
Political transformation as an ideological framework: an analysis of dynamic policies and perspectives
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2007)The period after 1994 can be described as the period of political transformation in South Africa. With a revolutionary point of departure, political transformation established itself as a political ideology in South Africa. ... -
Presuppositions and the challenge to objectivity in late-modern phiosophy of science: causes and possible remedies
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2007)The history of late-modern philosophy of science introduces us to a growing emphasis on presuppositions accompanied by a growing relativistic attitude concerning the possibility of scientific objectivity. Aspects of the ... -
Nuwe wyn in ou sakke? Hoe die morele grondslag van volhoubare ontwikkeling geskuif het : research article
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2007)This article traces the shift in the moral arguments in the sustainable development discourse, which occurred between 1972 and 2002. In the early 1970s ecological considerations were dominant and the zero-growth option had ... -
A high degree of understanding and tolerance: veranderende denke oor die moderne gerformeerde kerklied
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2007)Currently, churches worldwide are experiencing an unparalleled increase in new hymns. Consequently, the requirements of the modern congregational song are much more challenging and demanding. Although the principles of ... -
Die baie lewens van Balkie: tegnologie, kinderliteratuur, grense, hibriditeit
(University of the Free State, 2007)The electronic era brought along fundamental changes in society, including changes in literature and children's literature. Digital media, such as the Internet, influence writing strategies and children's literature, which ... -
Organisational profiling as foundation for service delivery baseline analysis
(Sabinet, 2007)This article maintains that the implementation of Service Delivery Improvement Plans (White Paper on Transforming Public Service Delivery, 1997) could significantly be enhanced by gaining an understanding of public ... -
Project management: a new service delivery paradigm
(Sabinet, 2007)In line with international trends in governance, the South African government’s initial focus on the development of policy frameworks, structures and systems in order to give effect to the values and principles of the ... -
Random drug-testing: the duty to act against learners who use drugs
(University of the Free State, 2007)This article explores educators’ duty in terms of running their own schools. It weighs the importance of a drug-using learner’s right to privacy against that of the school community’s security on the issue of random ... -
Weerskante van die slot: semiosfere in Etienne van Heerden se 'In stede van die liefde (2005)'
(University of the Free State, 2007)In this article the ending of In stede van die liefde by Etienne van Heerden is regarded as pivotal in the interpretation of the novel. It is argued that the main character, Christian, who is always travelling and crossing ... -
Towards more effective academic liaison between academics, students and practitioners in the field of public administration and management in the North West Province
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte / Potchefstroom, 2008)In view of South Africa’s diversity, its unresolved issues of race and complex social legacy, election campaigns are highly sensitive. From a Reformed Christian perspective, a critical question is: To what extent is the ...
