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No full textMix media creative art production (A body of work composed of five art pieces that talk to Commiseration, sincerity, compassion, and affinity under the subject of depression)Art has always served as a mirror reflecting the depths of the human experience, and that reflection frequently highlights the complex and multidimensional aspects of a global situation on mental health. My path as an artist is intricately linked to my personal battles and victories in overcoming the difficulties of anxiety, depression, and the range of emotions that accompany them. My recent art production adds to a new chapter in a continuous story, of emotional imbalances that affect societies. In my art I strive to convey the vulnerability that is experienced as a glimpse of hope that serve as a reminder of our resilience and those moments of sadness that overwhelms. To capture the chaotic beauty of the mind, I work in a range of builder’s oxide colours. These are pigments that blend to symbolise the emotional disorder and feelings, while spontaneous abstract shapes appear to depict the often-difficult quality of tranquillity and peace. I want people to be instinctively affected by my art and be encouraged to face their own emotions and experiences.
I've learned through this creative process that vulnerability is a great strength rather than a weakness. Through my artistic expression, I aspire to foster a feeling of visual dialogue. Although it is a universal factor in the human experience, mental health is a topic that has long been stigmatised. My goal is for my art to spark meaningful conversations by inspiring people to be honest about their personal issues and to ask for help without worrying about being judged. Through the art showcased in this exhibition, I want to encourage a change in the way that we see mental health. My aim is to challenge the myths surrounding mental health and encourage a supportive and empathetic culture. I am determined to use my artistic voice to promote mental health discourse.College of Human SciencesN/
Exploring the utilisation of the investigative psychology section in rape cases of elderly women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
No full textAbstract in English, Xhosa and AfrikaansThe crime of rape is one of the most invasive crimes to victims. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is mandated to prevent, combat and investigate all crimes, including rape. Rape is classified as one of the crimes against persons. With at least 40 000 rape cases reported to the SAPS annually, it is clear that rape is a problem in South Africa. Often, victims of rape are subjected to physical and verbal violence. Owing to the high prevalence of people living with HIV in South Africa, the effects of rape could lead to sexually transmitted infections such as HIV and unwanted pregnancies. The current definition of rape is gender neutral where both males and women could be victims or perpetrators.
There are several role-players who participate during the investigation and prosecution of rape. In South Africa, the investigator who oversees the investigation of rape is a member of a specialised unit called the Family violence, Child protection and Sexual offences (FCS) unit. The FCS investigator during a rape investigation could receive support from role-players such as: first responders, LCRC fieldworkers, medical examiners, FSL analysts, Investigative Psychology Section (IPS) members and prosecutors amongst others.
This study provides a detailed analysis on how the IPS could add value in the investigation of rape of elderly women. At least 122 rape cases in the Eastern Cape had women victims which were 60 years or older at the time the rape was reported to the SAPS. The IPS has three interlinked roles, namely: Forensic Psychology, Investigative Support and Research and Development. Clinical Psychologists, Criminologists, specialist investigators, researchers and trainers are attached to the
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IPS. The study addresses the roles and responsibilities of IPS with the viewpoint of supporting the investigation of rape of elderly women.
The study further explores the phenomenon of psychologically motivated crimes, of which rape is one type of these crimes including serial rape, murder, serial murder, muti murder, sexual murder, intimate partner murder, sexual burglaries, auto-erotic fatalities and child pornography possession. The sensation of gerontophilia is examined as a possible contributor to elderly women being targeted in rape cases.
In this study, the researcher developed a conceptual sequential multidisciplinary process flow framework for elderly rape cases which he proposes to the management of SAPS for consideration. Other proposals include: a proposed IPS organisational structure for the IPS; a proposed structure for Research and Development in the IPS; a proposed provincial organisational structure; a proposed inclusion of PMC courses in training; proposed modifications to MySAPS mobile application and its step-by-step activation of rape role-players.
The researcher is of the view that should the proposals suggested in this study be accepted and implemented, the investigation of rape of elderly women would receive the much-needed support from various strategic role-players. Such support would improve detection, arrests and conviction of elderly rape perpetrators.Ulwaphulomthetho lodlwengulo lolona lwaphulomthetho oluhlasela amaxhoba. Inkonzo yesiPolisa yoMzantsi Afrika (iSAPS) igunyaziswa ukuba ithintele, ilwe ize iphande ulwaphulomthetho lulonke, kuquka udlwengulo. Udlwengulo luhlelwa njengolunye lolwaphulomthetho olujoliswe ebantwini. Ngokumalunga nama40 000 amatyala odlwengulo axelwa kwiSAPS rhoqo ngonyaka, kuyacaca ukuba udlwengulo luyingxaki eMzantsi Afrika. Amaxhoba odlwengulo adla ngokujongana nobundlobongela ngokwasemzimbeni nangokwamazwi. Ngenxa yokuxhaphaka
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okuphezulu kwabantu abaphila neHIV eMzantsi Afrika, iziphumo zodlwengulo zinokukhokelela kwizifo ezosulela ngokwabelana ngesondo ezifana neHIV nokukhulelwa okungafunwayo. Udlwengulo kule mihla lungachazwa njengolungathathi cala ngokwesini apho amadoda kunye nabasetyhini banokuba ngamaxhoba okanye babe ngabo abadlwengulayo.
Baliqela abadlalindima abathatha inxaxheba ngexesha lophando nelotshutshiso lodlwengulo. EMzantsi Afrika, umphandi owongamela uphando lodlwengulo lilungu lecandelo elikhethekileyo elibizwa ngokuba licandelo lobundlobongela phakathi koSapho, ukhuseleko lwaBantwana kunye nolwaphulomthetho ngokweSondo (iFCS). Umphandi weFCS ngexesha lophando lodlwengulo angafumana inkxaso kubadlalindima abafana naba balandelayo: abaphenduli bokuqala, abasebenzi beLCRC abasebenza ngaphandle, abaxilongi bezonyango, abahlalutyi beFSL, amalungu eCandelo loPhando ngeziFundonzulu ngengqondo (i-IPS) kunye nabatshutshisi phakathi kwabanye.
Olu phando lunika uhlalutyo olugabalala malunga nokuba i-IPS inganegalelo njani kuphando lodlwengulo lwabasetyhini abasebadala. Ngamatyala alikhulu elinamashumi amabini anesibini (122) odlwengulo lwabasetyhini abangamaxhoba aneminyaka engama60 okanye ngaphezulu ngelo xesha lokuxelwa kodlwengulo emapoliseni okanye eSAPS eMpuma Koloni. I-IPS inemisebenzi emithathu enxibeleleneyo, eyile ilandelayo: Izifundonzulu ngengqondo zaseNkundleni, iNkxaso yoPhando kunye noPhando noPhuhliso. Iingcali zezifundonzulu ngengqondo zonyango, iingcali zolwaphulomthetho nezaphulimthetho, abaphandi abakhethekileyo, abaphandilwazi nabaqeqeshi abaphantsi kweIPS. Olu phando luqwalasela indima noxanduva lweIPS ngembono yokuxhasa uphando lodlwengulo lwabasetyhini abasebadala.
Olu phando luqhubela phambili luphonononga isenzo solwaphulomthetho oluphenjelelwa ngokwasengqondweni, apho udlwengulo lulolunye uhlobo lwezi zenzo zolwaphulomthetho zilandelayo ezibandakanya udlwengulo olulandelelanayo, ukubulala, ukubulala okulandelelanayo, ukubulala ngamayeza esintu, ukubulala okuphenjelelwa kukuncwasa ngokwezesondo, ukubulalana kwabantu abathandanayo, ukudlwengulwa ngokuqhekezelwa, ukufa ngengozi
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okuphenjelelwa kukusebenzisa izixhobo zokuzivisa kamnandi ngokwezesondo kunye nokugcina imifanekiso yamanyala/iphonografi yabantwana. Uvakalelo lokuba nomtsalane ngokwezesondo kubantu abasebadala lubonwa njengelona galelo elinokubakho kumatyala odlwengulo olujoliswe kwabasetyhini abasebadala.
Kolu phando, umphandi uqulunqe isikhokelo soqukuqelo lwenkqubo yolandelelwano lweenkalo ezininzi kumatyala odlwengulo lwabantu abasebadala asicebisayo kubalawuli beSAPS ukuba basiqwalasele. Ezinye izindululo ziquka: ubume bequmrhu lweIPS olucetyiswa kwi-IPS; ulwakhiwo olucetyiswa kuPhando noPhuhliso lweIPS; ubume obucetyiswayo bequmrhu lephondo; ukubandakanywa okucetyiswayo kwezifundo zePMC kuqeqesho; uhlengahlengiso olucetyiswayo lwe-ephu yeselfowuni yeMySAPS yabadlalindima kudlwengulo kunye namanyathelo alandelwayo ukwenza le ephu ukuba isebenze.
Umphandi unoluvo lokuba xa izindululo ezicetyiswa kolu phando zithe zamkelwa zaze zafezekiswa, uphando lodlwengulo lwabantu abasebadala basetyhini luya kufumana le nkxaso efuneka kakhulu esuka kubadlalindima abohlukileyo abakulawulo lwesicwangcisoqhinga. Inkxaso efana nale ingaphucula ukubonwa, ukubanjwa kunye nokugwetywa kwabo badlwengula abantu abasebadala.Die misdaad van verkragting is een van die mees ingrypende misdade vir slagoffers. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens (SAPD) het die mandaat om alle misdade, insluitend verkragting, te voorkom, te bekamp en te ondersoek. Verkragting word geklassifiseer as een van die misdade teen persone. Met minstens 40 000 verkragtingsake wat jaarliks by die SAPD aangemeld word, is dit duidelik dat verkragting ’n probleem in Suid-Afrika is. Slagoffers van verkragting word dikwels aan fisieke en verbale geweld onderwerp. Weens die hoë voorkoms van mense wat
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met MIV in Suid-Afrika leef, kan die gevolge van verkragting tot seksueel oordraagbare infeksies soos MIV en ongewenste swangerskappe lei. Die huidige definisie van verkragting is genderneutraal waar beide mans en vroue slagoffers of oortreders kan wees.
Daar is verskeie rolspelers wat deelneem tydens die ondersoek en vervolging van verkragting. In Suid-Afrika is die ondersoeker wat toesig hou oor die ondersoek van verkragting ’n lid van ’n gespesialiseerde eenheid genaamd die Eenheid vir gesinsgeweld, kinderbeskerming en seksuele misdrywe (GKS). Die GKS-ondersoeker tydens ’n verkragtingsondersoek kan ondersteuning ontvang van rolspelers soos: eerste hulpverleners, veldwerkers van die plaaslike kriminele rekordsentrum, mediese ondersoekers, ontleders van die forensiese wetenskaplaboratorium, lede van die ondersoeksielkunde-afdeling en aanklaers.
Hierdie studie verskaf ’n gedetailleerde ontleding van hoe die ondersoeksielkunde-afdeling waarde kan toevoeg in die ondersoek na verkragting van bejaarde vroue. Minstens 122 verkragtingsake in die Oos-Kaap het vroueslagoffers gehad wat 60 jaar of ouer was toe die verkragting by die SAPD aangemeld is. Die ondersoeksielkunde-afdeling het drie onderling gekoppelde rolle, naamlik: forensiese sielkunde, ondersoekende ondersteuning, en navorsing en ontwikkeling. Kliniese sielkundiges, kriminoloë, spesialisondersoekers, navorsers en opleiers is aan die ondersoeksielkunde-afdeling verbonde. Die studie kyk na die rolle en verantwoordelikhede van die ondersoeksielkunde-afdeling met die oog op die ondersteuning van die ondersoek na verkragting van bejaarde vroue.
Die studie ondersoek verder die verskynsel van sielkundig gemotiveerde misdade, waarvan verkragting een tipe is, insluitend reeksverkragting, moord, reeksmoord, muti-moord, seksuele moord, intiemepaarmoord, seksuele inbrake, outo-erotiese sterftes en die besit van kinderpornografie. Die sensasie van gerontofilie word ondersoek as ’n moontlike bydraende faktor dat bejaarde vroue in verkragtingsake geteiken word.
In hierdie studie het die navorser ’n konseptuele sekwensiële multidissiplinêre prosesvloeiraamwerk vir bejaarde verkragtingsake ontwikkel wat hy aan die bestuur
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van die SAPD vir oorweging voorstel. Ander voorstelle sluit in: ’n voorgestelde organisasiestruktuur vir die ondersoeksielkunde-afdeling; ’n voorgestelde struktuur vir navorsing en ontwikkeling in die ondersoeksielkunde-afdeling; ’n voorgestelde provinsiale organisasiestruktuur; voorgestelde insluiting van kursusse oor sielkundige gemotiveerde misdade by opleiding; voorgestelde wysigings aan die MySAPS-selfoontoepassing en die stap-vir-stap aktivering daarvan van verkragtingsrolspelers.
Die navorser is van mening dat indien die voorstelle wat in hierdie studie voorgestel word, aanvaar en geïmplementeer word, die ondersoek na verkragting van bejaarde vroue die broodnodige ondersteuning van verskeie strategiese rolspelers sal ontvang. Hierdie ondersteuning sal die opsporing, arrestasie en skuldigbevinding van bejaarde verkragtingsoortreders verbeterCriminal and Procedural La
Search for non-resonant Higgs boson pair production in the 2 b + 2 ℓ + E T miss final state in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
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A search for non-resonant Higgs boson pair (HH) production is presented, in which one of the Higgs bosons decays to a b-quark pair (
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Computer Science students’ perceptions of social presence related to student retention in online degree programmes : a quantitative ex post facto correlational study
Get PDFAbstracts in English, Xhosa and AfrikaansThis study was an examination of the relationship between social presence, student satisfaction, and persistence in online computer science undergraduate degree programmes. The problem is twofold: how social presence is perceived by students and the extent to which those perceptions relate to persistence and satisfaction related to the problem of attrition in online undergraduate computer science degree programmes. This study is significant because it seeks to address two interrelated objectives: firstly, to specifically examine perceptions of social presence (and how it relates to persistence and satisfaction) among students who have studied computer science online, and secondly, to contribute research to the body of literature seeking to validate measures of the social presence construct. As a quantitative ex post facto correlational study using archival data from the Computing Research Association’s Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) Data Buddies dataset, Spearman’s rank procedure was applied to test non-normal data that did not meet assumptions tests. All three null hypotheses were rejected (p < 0.01). The findings suggested a significant positive relationship between composite social presence scores and persistence and satisfaction ratings among online computer science students. The post hoc procedures revealed weak effect sizes but strong power due to the large sample size (n = 1,646). The three subconstructs, social presence, sociability, and social space, were found to have strong internal consistency and reliability. The findings suggest that students with a higher social presence in online courses tend to persist in their studies and are more satisfied. However, the weak correlation coefficient and size of the effect suggest that other factors may also influence students’ experiences in online undergraduate computer science degree programmes and that social presence should not be overestimated as a unilateral factor related to student persistence and satisfaction. This study’s findings are consistent with previous research on social presence theory and the Community of Inquiry framework. Limitations include a correlational design, non-normality of data, nonparametric tests, small effect sizes, and a narrow scope of measures. By addressing a problem in computer science education, this study might inspire constructive changes in instructional practices by technology educators, especially those teaching computer science online.Olu phando luphonononge ubudlelwane phakathi kokuba yinxalenye yoluntu kwi-intanethi, ukwaneliseka kwabafundi, kunye nokuzingisa kwiinkqubo zangeintanethi zemfundo yesidanga sokuqala sezeNzululwazi yeKhompyutha. Ingxaki ibintlobombini: indlela yokuba yinxalenye yoluntu kwi-intanethi okubonwa ngayo ngabafundi, nokuba ezo mbono zinxulumene kangakanani nokuzingisa kunye nolwaneliseko nanjengoko zinxulumene nengxaki yokuncipha ngokuthe ngcembe kwabafundi kwezo nkqubo. Olu phando lubalulekile nanjengoko lukhangela ukusombulula iinjongo ezimbini ezinxulumeneyo: okokuqala, ukuphonononga ngokukodwa iimbono zokuba yinxalenye yoluntu kwi-intanethi (nendlela ezinxulumene ngayo nokuzingisa kunye nokwaneliseka) phakathi kwabafundi abafunda iNzululwazi yeKhompyutha kwi-intanethi, kwaye okwesibini, kukwenza igalelo lophando kuncwadi olusele lukho olufuna ukuqinisekisa imilinganiselo yengcingane yokuba yinxalenye yoluntu kwi-intanethi. Nanjengophando lweenkcukachamanani lolungelelaniso lwasemva kokuyinyani (quantitative ex-post facto correlational study) olusebenzisa idatha eselungcinweni lwengqokelela yeenkcukacha yeComputing Research Association's Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP) Data Buddies, kusetyenziswe inkqubo yokubeka ngokodidi kaSpearman ukuvavanya idatha engaqhelekanga engakhange ihlangane neemvavanyo zoqikelelo. Zontathu iingcinga ezithathwa njengenyaniso engekaqinisekiswa ezingenanto/ezingunothi ziye zakhatywa (p < 0.01). Iziphumo ziphakamise ubudlelwane obulungileyo obubalulekileyo phakathi kwamanqaku adityanisiweyo okuba yinxalenye yoluntu kwi-intanethi nokuzingisa kunye nokuhlela kokwaneliseka phakathi kwabafundi bezeNzululwazi yeKhompyutha kwi-intanethi. Iinkqubo zasemva kwesiganeko zibonise ubungakanani befuthe elibuthathaka kodwa zikwabonise namandla amakhulu ngenxa yobukhulu besampuli (n = 1 646). Nangona kunjalo, ukuba buthathaka kokuhambelana kwamanani andisayo kunye nobungakanani befuthe kubonisa ukuba eminye imiba inganempembelelo kumava abafundi kwiinkqubo zangeintanethi zesidanga sezeNzululwazi yeKhompyutha, kwaye ukuba yinxalenye yoluntu kwi-intanethi akufanelekanga ukuba kuqikelelwe ngokugqithiseleyo nanjengempembelelo enye enxulumene nokuzingisa nokwaneliseka kwabafundi. Iziphumo zolu phando ziyahambelana nophando lwangaphambili malunga nethiyori yokuba yinxalenye yoluntu kwi-intanethi kunye nesikhokelo seCommunity of Inquiry. Izithintelo zibandakanya uyilo lokuhambelana, ukungabikho kwisiqhelo kwedatha, iimvavanyo ezenza iingqikelelo ezimbalwa (nonparametric tests), ubungakanani bobuncinane befuthe, kunye nobumxinwa bommandla wemilinganiselo. Ngokujongana nengxaki kwimfundo yezeNzululwazi yeKhompyutha, olu phando lungakhuthaza utshintsho olwakhayo kwiinkqubo zokufundisa zootitshala bezobuchwepheshe – ngakumbi abo bafundisa iNzululwazi yeKhompyutha kwi-intanethi.Hierdie studie het die verhouding tussen sosiale teenwoordigheid, studentetevredenheid en volharding in aanlyn voorgraadse Rekenaarwetenskap-programme ondersoek. Die probleem was tweevoudig: hoe sosiale teenwoordigheid deur studente waargeneem is, en die mate waartoe daardie waarnemings oor volharding en tevredenheid geassosieer word met die probleem van studente wat nie hierdie programme voltooi nie. Hierdie studie is betekenisvol aangesien dit daarna gestreef het om te kyk na twee onderling verwante doelwitte: eerstens, om in die besonder die waarnemings van sosiale teenwoordigheid te ondersoek (en hoe dit verband hou met volharding en tevredenheid) onder studente wat Rekenaarwetenskap aanlyn studeer het, en tweedens, om ’n bydrae te lewer tot navorsing vir die vakliteratuur om die maatreëls van die sosiale teenwoordigheidkonstruksie te bekragtig. As ’n kwantitatiewe terugskouend gesiene korrelasiestudie wat argiefdata gebruik van die Rekenaarnavorsingsassosiasie (Computing Research Association) se Sentrum vir die Evaluering van die Navorsingspyplyn (Centre for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP)) Data Buddies-datalêer, is Spearman se rangprosedure toegepas om nie-normale data te toets wat nie voldoen aan aannames-toetse nie. Al drie nulhipoteses is verwerp (p < 0,01). Die bevindings suggereer ’n beduidende positiewe verhouding tussen saamgestelde sosiale teenwoordigheidstellings en volharding- en tevredenheidsgraderings onder aanlyn Rekenaarwetenskap-studente. Die post hoc-prosedures het swak effekgroottes onthul maar sterk krag weens die groot steekproefgrootte (n = 1 646). Daar is gevind dat die drie subkonstruksies – sosiale teenwoordigheid, geselligheid en sosiale ruimte – oor ’n sterk interne konsekwentheid en betroubaarheid beskik. Die bevindings dui aan dat studente met ’n hoër sosiale teenwoordigheid in aanlyn kursusse geneig was om te volhard in hulle studie en meer tevrede was. Die swak korrelasiekoëffisiënt en grootte van die effek dui aan dat ander faktore ook studente se ervarings van aanlyn voorgraadse Rekenaarwetenskap-programme kan beïnvloed, en dat sosiale teenwoordigheid nie oorskat moet word as ’n eensydige faktor wat verband hou met studentevolharding en -tevredenheid nie. Hierdie studie se bevindings is verenigbaar met vorige navorsing oor sosiale teenwoordigheidteorie en die “Gemeenskap van Navrae”-raamwerk (“Community of Inquiry” framework). Beperkings sluit in ’n korrelasieontwerp, die nie-normaliteit van data, klein effekgroottes en ’n beperkte omvang van maatreëls. Deur te kyk na ’n probleem in Rekenaarwetenskap-opvoeding kan hierdie studie ’n inspirasie wees vir konstruktiewe veranderings in die instruksionele praktyke van tegnologie-opvoeders – veral dié wat Rekenaarwetenskap aanlyn onderrig.D. Phil. (Technology Education (Education))Science and Technology Educatio
Development of Open Education Resources to Teach Oral History: Perspectives of a Sports Heritage-Engaged Scholarship Initiative in Gauteng, South Africa
Get PDFGaps exist in archival practices, and developments are in progress to decolonise and transform archives by supplementing existing archival collections with oral history accounts. This is a recent development in the archival field, requiring archivists and records managers to become aware of how oral history collections should be undertaken to preserve testimonies related to socio-economic, sociopolitical, and cultural events not yet captured by South African public archivists. An open educational resource (OER) was developed in 2022 as part of an engaged scholarship initiative to instruct archivists on oral history research techniques and how to apply research ethics when undertaking such projects. The research paradigm for this study was a postmodernist qualitative study. Action-based research was used in the research design. Action research is a flexible methodology uniquely suited to research and support change. It integrates social research with exploratory actions to promote development. Action research outcomes are both practical and theoretical. The knowledge it generates directly and continuously impacts the changing practices of the participants. Data from participants were collected through recorded project workshops and meetings. The content for the OER was developed from observing online videos showcasing oral history interviews, consulting literature on OER development, and discussions with archivists and heritage collectors at the South African National Film, Video and Sound Archives, the South African National Parks Board, and the Gauteng Provincial Archives. The OER was developed to enable collaboration to ensure that the oral narratives of postcolonial Africa, particularly post-apartheid South Africa, are not lost but captured by the public archives’ services for the benefit of South Africans and other interested stakeholders.Information Scienc
Measurement of the total and differential cross-sections of t t ¯ W production in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector
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Measurements of inclusive and differential production cross-sections of a top-quark-top-antiquark pair in association with a W boson (
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Exploring the resilience of religious belief : cognitive, cultural and historical perspectives
Get PDFThis thesis investigates the foundations of religious beliefs and their persistence in contemporary society through a systematic literature review. It examines how cognitive predispositions (mentalising, anthropomorphism, teleological thinking) and biological factors (genetics, brain structure, neurochemistry) shape the formation of religious beliefs, which are then influenced by cultural forces.
The Cognitive Science of Religion provides insights into how cognitive biases reinforce misleading beliefs. This thesis proposes promoting logic education to foster rational thought and critical engagement as a countermeasure.
Although rational inquiry is crucial in a world saturated with information, for some, scientific discoveries may not offer the same sense of wonder, meaning, or purpose
that religious beliefs have historically provided. This explains the continued endurance of such belief systems alongside scientific progress.
As scientific advancements challenge traditional sources of meaning, individuals struggle with the existential question of purpose. In such a context, this thesis argues for prioritising individual freedom in seeking meaning.
Finally, the thesis contends that although some aspects of metaphysics may transcend empirical methods, this does not preclude evidence-based research from engaging with supernatural claims. Society must strive to balance the pursuit of objective knowledge with preserving cultural richness and existential fulfilment.D. Phil. (Theology)Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiolog
The role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer in Seventh-Day Adventist Institutions in Cameroon : a conceptual model
No full textAbstract in English, Afrikaans and IsiZuluThe purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer in Seventh-Day Adventist institutions (SDAI) in Cameroon and to portray this understanding in a conceptual model entitled “Role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer”. The importance of both employee well-being and training transfer became evident to me during my experience as a human resource manager, and the importance of these concepts was confirmed by the literature. On the one hand, the literature on employee well-being highlights its importance and informs the role that workplace well-being initiatives play in promoting employee well-being. On the other hand, the literature on training and training transfer reveals its importance for organisational success and informs the role that a motivation to transfer triggered by a motivational factor plays in order for training transfer to take place.
To achieve the objective of the study, a qualitative research design was used along with an interactive approach. Interviews were held in 11 focus groups to explore the perceptions of 67 employees on training, training transfer and employee well-being in SDAI in Cameroon. In addition, 12 managers participated in individual interviews to express their points of view. Data analysis was then carried out and it was found that well-being is strengthened by resources and weakened by challenges. Moreover, well-being results in positive outcomes for both employees and the organisation. It was also discovered that training is an activity aimed at the improvement of knowledge, skills and abilities and the promotion of the right attitude to face challenges. Training can result in positive outcomes for both employees and the organisation in an environment suitable for training transfer. Besides, some workplace well-being initiatives can produce motivation to transfer, thereby encouraging training transfer. Nevertheless, the capacity of workplace well-being initiatives to promote training transfer depends on the individual employee. These findings, which were framed by an interactive approach, were tested using a deductive approach. They allowed for the construction of a conceptual model on the role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer, with a specific emphasis on SDAI in Cameroon. The model may contribute to practice associated with well-being initiatives within the context of church-owned institutions in CameroonDie doel van hierdie studie was om die rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek ter bevordering van werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag in Sewendedag Adventiste-instellings (SDAI) in Kameroen toe te lig en om hierdie begrip in ’n konseptuele model getiteld “Rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek ter bevordering van werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag” uit te beeld. Die belangrikheid van beide werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag het vir my duidelik geword gedurende my ondervinding as menslikehulpbronbestuurder. Die literatuur het ook die belangrikheid van hierdie konsepte bevestig. Aan die een kant beklemtoon die literatuur die belangrikheid van werknemerwelstand en bevestig die rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek ter bevordering van werknemerwelstand. Aan die ander kant, werp die opleiding- en opleidingsoordragliteratuur lig op die belangrikheid daarvan vir organisasiesukses. Dit bevestig ook die rol van motivering tot oordrag soos deur ’n motiveringsfaktor geaktiveer in opleidingsoordrag. Vir opleidingsoordrag om plaas te vind, word die rol van motivering tot oordrag, soos deur ’n motiveringsfaktor geaktiveer, bevestig.
Ten einde die doelwit van die studie te bereik, is ’n kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp tesame met ’n interaktiewe benadering gebruik. Onderhoude is met 11 fokusgroepe gevoer om die persepsies oor opleiding, opleidingsoordrag en werknemerwelstand van 67 werknemers in SDAI in Kameroen te ondersoek. Daarbenewens het 12 bestuurders aan individuele onderhoude deelgeneem om hul sienswyses deur te gee. Data-ontleding is gedoen en daar is bevind dat welstand deur hulpbronne versterk en deur uitdagings verswak word. Origens het welstand in die organisasie positiewe uitkomste vir beide werknemers en die organisasie tot gevolg. Daar is ook vasgestel dat opleiding ’n aktiwiteit is wat gemik is op die verbetering van kennis, vaardighede en vermoëns en die aanwakker van die regte houding om uitdagings die hoof te bied. Opleiding kan positiewe uitkomste vir beide werknemers en die organisasie tot gevolg hê in ’n omgewing wat geskik is vir opleidingsoordrag. Afgesien daarvan, kan sommige welstandsinisiatiewe motivering tot oordrag lewer en sodoende opleidingsoordrag aanmoedig. Met dit alles, hang die kapasiteit van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek om opleidingsoordrag te bevorder van die individuele werknemer af. Hierdie bevindinge wat deur ’n interaktiewe benadering omraam is, is getoets met behulp van ’n deduktiewe benadering. Dit het ruimte geskep vir die konstruksie van ’n konseptuele model oor die rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek in die bevordering van werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag met spesifieke klem op SDAI in Kameroen. Die model kan moontlik bydra tot die praktyk wat met welstandsinisiatiewe binne die konteks van instellings in kerkbesit in Kameroen, geassosieer word.Inhloso yalolu cwaningo kwakuwukucacisa indima yezinhlelo zempilo enhle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa ezikhungweni ze-Seventh-Day Adventist (SDAI) eCameroon kanye nokuveza lokhu kuqonda esifanekisweni somqondo esinesihloko esithi “indima yezinhlelo zempilo enhle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa”. Ukubaluleka kwakho kokubili inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa kwaba sobala kimi ngesikhathi sokuhlangenwe nakho kwami njengomphathi wezabasebenzi, futhi ukubaluleka kwale mibono kwaqinisekiswa izincwadi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izincwadi ezikhuluma ngenhlalakahle yabasebenzi zigqamisa ukubaluleka kwazo futhi zazisa ngeqhaza elidlalwa amasu okusebenza kahle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izincwadi eziphathelene nokuqeqeshwa nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa zembula ukubaluleka kwako empumelelweni yenhlangano futhi yazisa indima ukuthi isisusa sokudlulisa esibangelwa yisici esishukumisayo esidlalayo ukuze ukudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa kwenzeke.
Ukuze kuzuzwe inhloso yocwaningo, kwasetshenziswa umklamo wocwaningo ngokuchazayo kanye nendlela yokusebenzisana. Izingxoxo bezibanjwe emaqenjini ayi-11 okugxilwe kuwo ukuze kuhlolwe imibono yabasebenzi abangama-67 ngokuqeqeshwa, ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa kanye nempilo enhle yabasebenzi e-SDAI eCameroon. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaphathi abayi-12 babambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni zomuntu ngamunye ukuze baveze imibono yabo. Ukuhlaziywa kwemininingwane kwase kwenziwa futhi kwatholakala ukuthi inhlalakahle iqiniswa yizinsiza futhi ibuthakathaka ngenxa yezinselele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inhlalakahle enhlanganweni iholela emiphumeleni emihle kubo bobabili abasebenzi kanye nenhlangano. Kuphinde kwatholakala ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa kuwumsebenzi ohloselwe ukuthuthukisa ulwazi, amakhono nokwenza kahle kanye nokugqugquzela isimo sengqondo esifanele sokubhekana nezinselele. Ukuqeqeshwa kungaholela emiphumeleni emihle kubo bobabili abasebenzi kanye nenhlangano endaweni efanele ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ezinye izinhlelo zenhlalakahle endaweni yokusebenza zingaveza ugqozi lokudlulisa, ngaleyo ndlela zikhuthaze ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa.
Noma kunjalo, amandla ezinhlelo zezenhlalakahle emsebenzini ukuze kukhuthazwe ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa ancike kusisebenzi ngasinye. Lokhu okutholakele, okwakhiwe ngendlela yokusebenzisana, kwahlolwa kusetshenziswa indlela yokusuka emibonweni evamile uye eziphethweni ezithile. Ivumela ukwakhiwa kwesifanekiso somqondo ngeqhaza lezinhlelo zempilo enhle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye
nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa, ngokugcizelela okukhethekile ku-SDAI eCameroon. Isifanekiso singase sibe negalelo ekuzijwayezeni okuhambisana nezinhlelo zenhlalakahle ngaphakathi komongo wezikhungo eziphethwe yisonto eCameroon.D. Phil. (Human Resource Management)Human Resource Managemen
Financial sustainability model for the South African telecommunication industry
No full textText in EnglishThere is limited research on the intricate dynamics inherent in the telecommunications industry that affect the financial sustainability of mobile operators in many countries including South Africa. This study aimed to explore the factors that influence the financial sustainability of South African mobile operators. The study used purposive sampling to identify executives in mobile telecommunication companies who participated in this study. Qualitative data were collected through interviews while secondary quantitative data came from selected financial data from 2016 to 2020 to analyse the financial sustainability of the selected mobile operators in South Africa over time. Thematic analysis and financial ratios were used to analyse the data.
Six themes identified to depict the financial sustainability of the South African mobile telco industry focusing on Vodacom, MTN, and Cell C were: clarity of mission to government as a key stakeholder, strategic flexibility in turbulent times, strategic innovation and growth in an adjacent market, investment in network infrastructure for quality and spectrum, managing ambidexterity and dealing with the risk of bypass. Furthermore, the study revealed that market complexity and dynamics putting pressure on financial sustainability; re-enforcing collaboration for resilience, the pressure of building individual and organisational capacity for the future and dealing with the difficulties of spectrum scarcity and its consequences were key in evaluating the impact of the competitive environment on the financial sustainability. The results show that there was the influence of regulation on financial performance evident through spectrum allocation, price control, and collaboration with stakeholders. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial sustainability of the telco industry mobile operators accelerated digitisation, increased data revenue, exploited market opportunities for data revenue growth, changed operating strategy, and injected a sense of urgency.
Given the above results on financial sustainability, the study has proposed a financial sustainability model for telco mobile operators. This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge on financial sustainability by proposing a framework of financial sustainability relevant and useful to executives to assess and enhance the financial sustainability of their telco organisations to achieve competitive advantage in a volatile, uncertain, and complex environment. The results of this study are limited to the cases or sampled mobile operators, and the research only focused on the South African telco industry. Future research is recommended to empirically test the proposed model and validate the financial sustainability of the telco industry in contexts outside South Africa and other industries.Ph. D. (Business Management)Business Managemen
International migration and employment, the case of foreign nationals in Dunoon, Cape Town, South Africa
Get PDFThis research was focused on assessing the relationship between international migration and employment in Dunoon, Cape Town, South Africa. This assessment was essential to determine the reasons for such an increase in international migration and to understand their reasons for migration. This study showed that there are both push and pull factors for international migration.
This study focused on participants from five African countries that are currently residing in Dunoon. These are Zimbabweans, Congolese (DRC), Malawians, Nigerians and Cameroonians. The findings of this study showed that there are three main determinants of international migration, that is, economic, social and political. These foreign nationals are faced with both positive and negative aspects as international migrants in Dunoon, and despite the negatives they still view South Africa as a good host country. This is demonstrated by the fact that the majority of the research participants do not intend to return to their home countries.Development Studie