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Electronic media and technology as additional support strategies for student nurses at selected private nursing education institutions
No full textDiverse educational backgrounds of students influence inadequate preparation to study effectively with information and communication technologies (ICTs). During the COVID-19 pandemic the use of online learning increased. A quantitative non-experimental explorative descriptive design was used to explore and describe experiences of students regarding the use of ICTs as support strategies for teaching and learning. Through this study, nursing students’ experiences regarding ICTs as supportive teaching methods and the benefits and challenges of using ICTs for learning were investigated. A total of 97 respondents from nine private nursing education institutions (NEIs) were included. A self-reporting questionnaire was used as data collection instrument to explore demographic data, educational background, understanding of ICT skills, access to ICTs, ability to learn with ICTs, preferences of teaching and learning support strategies and study material. Nearly 60% of respondents were found to be inadequately prepared to use ICTs, were not confident and unable to achieve deep learning. Access to appropriate devices and connectivity was achievable, but not always enjoyed or used effectively to meet tertiary study outcomes. Recommendations from this study included specific adjustments to curricula, planning of teaching and learning activities and determining students’ ICT knowledge and skills. Teaching and assessment should be focused on students’ outstanding capabilities to ensure competence prior to commencement of theM.A. (Health Studies)Health Studie
Understanding of people with disabilities on accommodations provided to them by immediate communities: a wellness perspective
No full textText in English with summaries in Tswana and ShonaThis study aimed to investigate the understandings of people with disabilities (PWDs) on reasonable accommodations provided to them by immediate communities focusing on their wellness perspective. This was motivated by the observation made that majority of PWDs continue to experience segregation and discrimination which create a feeling of hopelessness, lack of esteem and confidence; hence, difficulty to excel in many facets of life. For the study to directly address PWDs for their voices to be audible enough, 36 people with diverse disabilities aged at least 21 years old were selected as participants through purposive sampling to enhance the richness of data shared. The study considered participants residing in rural (Moshupa) and urban (Gaborone) areas for a balanced comparison of data collected. A qualitative research method used employed an interpretive paradigm and phenomenological design. It made use of semi-structured oral interviews and observations for data collection. The integration of Hettler’s wellness theory, the botho/ubuntu theory from the African perspective, and Maslow's hierarchy of needs were used as the theoretical frameworks that guided the study. The data collected were thematically analysed and the interview data were presented in verbatim. The study findings revealed that PWDs understand accommodations relevant to their specific needs related to their wellness. Also, they can tell when not well accommodated by their immediate communities. To improve the wellness of PWDs, the study proposes a framework regarded as the Reasonable Accommodation and Wellness Framework (RAAWF) which assists stakeholders to be conscious of accommodations for PWDs. The study recommends formulation and implementation of holistic policies which are governed by laws, total involvement of PWDs in disability issues, normalising of disability awareness and training, change of attitude towards disability matters by the community, universal distribution of service, and collaboration of stakeholders as means of enhancing the wellness of PWDs concerning accommodations.Patlisiso e itebagantse le go tlhotlhomisa ‘go tlhaloganya ga ba-na-le-bogole mabapi le ditlamelo tse ba di neelwang ke ba ba mo tikologong ya bone e remeletse segolo mo tshetlaneng tsa boitekanelo.’ Se se rotloeditswe ke maitemogelo a gore ba-na-le-bogole batsweletse ka go itemogela kgethololo le go segeelwa fa thoko mo go bakang maikutlo a go lathegelwa ke tsholofelo, go nna le go ikotlhaela se o leng sone le go ikobonya, mo go kgoreletsang katlego mo dikarolong tse dintsi tsa botshelo. Go utlwatsa mantswe a ba-na-le-bogole, ba-na-le-bogole jo bo farologanyeng ba le masome a mararo le borataro (36) ba dingwaga tse masome a mabedi le bongwe (21) le go feta ba ne ba tlhophiwa morago ga go kanokwa ka kelelelo gore pego tse ba di abalanang a bo e le tsa boleng. Patlisiso e e itebagantse le ba-tsaa-karolo gotswa ko motse selegae (Moshupa) le motse setoropo (Gaborone) go kanoka go tshwana ga dintlha tse di abalanwang. Motlhale wa tlhothomiso o ya boleng oo dirisang papiso e tlhalosang ka botlalo ka go dirisa potsotsoloso e akaretsang dipotso tswe di sa kwalwang le go ela tlhoko tse o di bonang. Go dirisiwa ga thuto e tlhomamisitsweng ya ga Bill Hettlers ya boitekanelo, botho/ubuntu go ya ka se Aferika, le thulaganyotatelano ya matlhoko ya ga Maslow di nnile motheo wa kaedi ya patlisiso e. Tshekatsheko ya tshedimosetso e dirilwe ka go rulaganya ka dikarolotemana ya dintlha tsa potsoloso di begilwe lefoko ka lefoko. Dintlha tsa patlisiso di supile fa ba-na-le-bogole ba tlhaloganya ditlamelo tse di maleba go ya ka matlhoko a bone ka jalo ba lemoga fa ba sa tlamelwe sentle ke ba ba mo tikologong yabone. . Go tokafatsa boitekanelo jwa ba-na-le-bogole, patlisiso e e abelana motheo wa kaedi oo bitswang ‘Reasonable Accommodation and Wellness Framework (RAAWF)’ oo thusang baamegi go atolosa ka kelotlhoko ditlamelo tsa ba-na-le-bogole. Patlisiso e rotloetsa go tlhamiwa ga mekgwatsamaiso e e akaretsang e bile e tlamiwa ke molao, go akaretsa ba-na-le-bogole mo go tsa bogole, go dira tlwaelo kitsiso le ithutontsho ka bogole, go fetoga ga mokgwa ya setho mabapi le dikgang tsa bogole, go aba ditirelo ka tekatekano, le godirisanya mmogi ga baamegi ele tsela ya go tokafatsa boitekanelo jwa ba-na-le-bogole mabapi le ditlamelo.Tsvagiridzo ino inowongorora ruzivo muvanhu vanogara nehurema maererano nehunaku hwemagariro nemabatirwo avanoitwa mumisha yavanogara. Zvinozikamwa kuti vazhinji vane hurema vanosangana nerusarura, kushoropodzwa pamwe nekubviswa tarisiro, pamwe nekuitwa kuti vazvitarisire pasi; nekudaro vanotadza kubudirira mukurarama kwavo. Kundudza mazvi evanhu vane hurema zvakakwana, vanhu makumi matatu nevatanhatu vane hurema hwakasiyana, vaine makore makumi maviri nerimwe zvichienda mberi ekuberekwa, vaka sarudzwa zvine chinangwa kuitira kuti umbowo hunowanikwa hunge huine udzamu. Tsvakurudzo yaka kokorodza vagari vemu musha wekumaruwa weMoshupa navagari vemuguta reGaborone kuitira kuti humbowo hunobuda hugone cherechedzwa huchienzaniswa zvakaringana. Wongororo yemhando yekukosha kwemwero inoshandisa tsanangudzo kubva mumhando dzebvunzurudzo pamwe nezvaionekwa nemutsvakurudzi ndizvo zvakashandiswa mukuunganidza humbowo. Mubatanidzwa we tsananguro yezve hutano hwakanaka yaHettler, tsanangudzo yemagariro epasi chigare pachivanhu, netsanangudzo ya Maslow yekudedemura hudzamu hwezvakakosha mukurarama ndiwo wakashandiswa semuenzaniso mukuumba tsvakurudzo ino. Humbowo hwakabwerengedzwa hwakapenengurwa muzvipoka, zvekare mhinduro dzakabuda mubvunzurudzo dzaka kumikidzwa mapirwo adzakaitwa. Tsvakurudzo yakaratidza kuti vanhu vane hurema vanonzvisisa zvido nekodzero dzinodiwa mukugara kwavo, zvekare vanogona kuona kana vachinge vachigara munharaunda dzisina kufanirana navo. Kupundutsa hutano hwevanhu vane hurema, tsvakurudzo inokurudzira hurongwa hunonzi Reasonable Accommodations and Wellness Framework (RAAWF), hunobatsira wese kuvandutsa ruzivo maererano nehugaro hwakanakira vane hurema. Tsvagiridzo ino inokurudzira kuti hurongwa, kodzero nezvishandwa zvisungwe nebumbiro remutemo, kukoka nekunzwa zvido zvevanhu namasangano ehurema, kudzidzisa ruzhinji nezve kodzero nezvido zvevane hurema, kusandura mafungiro eruzhinji nenharaunda nezvehurema, kushambadza nezve zvishandwa zve zvehurema pasi rose, kushandidzana kwevese vane chekuita nezvemagariro evane hurema senzira yekukurudzira hutano hwevakaremara nekugaro kwavo mumisha pamwe neruzhinji.D. Phil. (Psychology)Psycholog
Utilisation of lean principles to enhance processes and workflows of electronic resources at an Academic Library in South Africa
Get PDFAcademic libraries, once hailed as the “heart of academia”, are currently competing with their institution’s academic departments and support services for resources and recognition. To stay current and relevant in serving their user community needs in an ever-evolving technological landscape, academic libraries must adopt innovative ways to improve their services for their users. In tandem with technological advances and providing electronic resources that are speedily accessible, academic libraries need to constantly find new ways in serving their users’ information needs.
This dissertation focused on the staff, resources, processes and workflows at Nelson Mandela University Library and Information Services (NMULIS), as well as lean principles as a business improvement initiative. The primary purpose was to explore how lean principles could enhance the processes and workflows of e-resources to ensure seamless access.
The research was conducted as an exploratory qualitative case study within the interpretive paradigm. The target sample consisted of 12 participants selected through purposive sampling; only those librarians responsible for creating and managing access to e-resources at NMULIS were eligible as participants. Empirical primary data were generated by means of four-phase semi-structured interviews and non-participative observation which were triangulated. The finding of the triangulation process highlighted five themes that emerged through reflexive thematic data analysis.
The key findings of this research study confirmed that implementing lean principles to the processes and workflows of e-resources will without a doubt enhance the accessibility to e-resources at NMULIS. Recommendations based on the findings were knowledgeable and skilled staff, effective and efficient systems and tools, as well as processes and workflows that are current and documented were requirements for a successful lean principles implementation streamlining the functions within and across departments. However, pivotal aspects beyond the delimitation of the study that emerged as the qualitative enquiry evolved were aspects of a lean culture that hinges on strong leadership and buy-in from both staff and management.
In conclusion, this study confirms that the library services under the auspices of Nelson Mandela University have the ability to balance its core traditional services in an online
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environment in response to new trends, future needs and in alignment with the institutional Vision 2030 Strategic Framework.M. Inf. Sc.Information Scienc
Determining the efficacy of syringa (Melia azedarach L.) extracts and garlic (Allium sativum L.) extracts in the control of tobacco spider mites (Tetranychus evansi) in tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum) under field conditions in Chiredzi District, in Zimbabwe
No full textThe production of tomatoes is hampered by a variety of pests and diseases despite the importance of tomatoes as a vegetable in everyday life and their economic significance in Zimbabwe. Tobacco spider mites (Tetranychus evansi), is the most troublesome parasite, have significantly reduced the marketable output, quality, and
financial loss of tomatoes. The development and widespread use of synthetic pesticides as a quick and more efficient technique of controlling pests and diseases was prompted by the increased high demand for food to feed the expanding world population. Because of their negative impacts on human health, the environment, and
the emergence of pest/pathogen strains with resistance, synthetic pesticides should not be used excessively. This, together with rising demand for food grown organically, sparked the development of alternative strategies and botanical insecticides as powerful tools for controlling tobacco spider mites. This sparked interest in research
on syringa (a street lining tree) and garlic (grown in abundance for sale and for human consumption at household levels), which are locally available and easily accessible in Chiredzi district of Zimbabwe and led to the study. Botanical pesticides are effective in managing different crop pests, inexpensive easily biodegradable, have different
modes of action and their sources are easily accessible and have low toxicity to non target organisms. A field experiment was conducted to ascertain the substantial differences in effectiveness between garlic and syringa in the control of tobacco spider mites. The
concentrations of the two plants used were 5%, 25%, 50%, and 75% of each. The research showed that Melia azedarach and Allium sativum have pesticidal effects on tobacco spider mites. Allicin, an active component in minced garlic cloves, and limonoid, a triterpenoid that is an active component in syringa, could be responsible for the pesticidal actions of garlic.M. Sc. (Agriculture)Environmental Science
Search for pair-produced scalar and vector leptoquarks decaying into third-generation quarks and first- or second-generation leptons in pp collisions with the ATLAS detector
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A search for pair-produced scalar and vector leptoquarks decaying into quarks and leptons of different generations is presented. It uses the full LHC Run 2 (2015–2018) data set of 139 fb−1 collected with the ATLAS detector in proton–proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of
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= 13 TeV. Scalar leptoquarks with charge −(1/3)e as well as scalar and vector leptoquarks with charge +(2/3)e are considered. All possible decays of the pair-produced leptoquarks into quarks of the third generation (t, b) and charged or neutral leptons of the first or second generation (e, μ, ν) with exactly one electron or muon in the final state are investigated. No significant deviations from the Standard Model expectation are observed. Upper limits on the production cross-section are provided for eight models as a function of the leptoquark mass and the branching ratio of the leptoquark into the charged or neutral lepton. In addition, lower limits on the leptoquark masses are derived for all models across a range of branching ratios. Two of these models have the goal of providing an explanation for the recent B-anomalies. In both models, a vector leptoquark decays into charged and neutral leptons of the second generation with a similar branching fraction. Lower limits of 1980 GeV and 1710 GeV are set on the leptoquark mass for these two models
An analysis of the standardisation of forensic reports for court
No full textAbstracts in English, Northern Sotho and ZuluThe aim of this study is to determine the standardisation and conformance of the forensic reports issued by the South African Police Service Division Forensic Service in accordance with the service’s Standard Operating Procedure on report writing, and to outline the basic requirements for a forensic report in conjunction with the pre-requisites of the Criminal Procedure Act, 51 of 1977, and other prescribed prescripts. Data was collected through interviews conducted with forensic analysts attached to the Forensic Science Laboratory and Quality Management Components which includes the Ballistics, Biology, Chemistry and Questioned Documents Sections. These interviews provided a first-hand understanding of participants’ experiences relating to the standardisation of the forensic reports issued by the Division Forensic Service. The findings of the research indicate the forensic reports issued by the various sections of the Division Forensic Service are not standardised for court purposes. Furthermore, it was discovered that these forensic reports do not comply with the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Act, 51 of 1977. In addition, it was found that the Standard Operating Procedure on report writing does not effectively communicate procedures for writing a forensic report. Based on these findings, this study proposes general and fundamental recommendations by means of a proposed framework for the standardisation of forensic reports used for court purposes. This proposed framework convincingly presents practical solutions to address the identified shortcomings of forensic reports used for court purposes and thus contributes to the current body of scholarship on forensic science.Maikemišetšo a nyakišišo ye ke go sekaseka tekanetšo le tšhomišo ya maemo ao a beilwego go dipego tša forensiki tšeo di ntšhitšwego ke ba Lefapha la Tirelo ya Forensiki la Tirelo ya Maphodisa ya Afrika Borwa go ya ka Maemo a Tshepedišo ao a Beilwego a go ngwala dipego, le go hlalosa dinyakwa tša motheo tša pego ya forensiki gammogo le dinyakwa tša pele tša Molao wa Tshepetšo ya Bosenyi, 51 wa 1977, le melawana e mengwe ye e beilwego. Datha e kgobokeditšwe ka dipoledišano tšeo di dirilwego le basekaseki ba forensiki ba Laporatori ya Saense ya Forensiki le Mafapha a Taolo ya Boleng, ao a akaretšago Dipalistiki, Paelotši, Khemistri le Tlhahlobo ya Dikarolo tša Tokomane ya forensiki. Dipoledišano tše di laeditše maitemogelo a batšeakarolo ka maemo ao a beilwego a go ngwala dipego tša forensiki tšeo di ntšhitšwego ke ba Lefapha la Tirelo ya Forensiki. Dikutollo tša nyakišišo di laetša gore dipego tša forensiki tšeo di ntšhitšwego ke dikarolo tša go fapana tša Lefapha la Tirelo ya Forensiki ga se tša lekanetšwa go ka šomišwa Kgorotsheko. Go tlaleletša se, go utolotšwe gore dipego tše tša forensiki ga di obamele dinyakwa tša Molao wa Tshepetšo wa Bosenyi, 51 wa 1977. Gape go utolotšwe gore Maemo a Tshepedišo ao a Beilwego a go ngwala pego ga e laetše tshepedišo ya go ngwala pego ya forensiki. Go ya ka diphihlelelo tše, nyakišišo ye e šišinya mokgwakakaretšo wa motheo wa tshepedišo le ka go šomiša tlhako ye e šišinywago go bea maemo a go ngwala dipego tša forensiki tšeo di šomišwago go kgorotsheko. Tlhako ye e šišintšwego e tšweletša ditharollo tše di ka šomišwago go rarolla mafokodi ao a lemogilwego go dipego tša forensiki tšeo di šomišwago ka kgorotsheko, gomme e tsenya letsogo go lekgotla la bjale la thekgo ya mašeleng a dithuto tša saense ya forensiki.Inhloso yalolu cwaningo ukubheka indlela yokusebenza ngokulandela amazinga kanye nokulandelwa kwawo kwimibiko yeforenziki ekhishwa ngabe-South African Police Service Division Forensic Service ngokulandela izinga lenqubo yokusebenza eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Standard Operating Procedure ekubhalweni kwemibiko, kanye nokuchaza izidingo zokuqala kumbiko weforenziki ngokuhambisana nezidingo zokuqala zomthetho wenqubo yamacala obugebengu i-Criminal Procedure Act, 51 ka 1977 kanye nezinye izinto ezibekiwe okumele zilandelwe. Ulwazi luqokelelwe ngokwenza ama-interview kanye nohlaziyo lweforenziki etholakala e-Forensic Science Laboratory and Quality Management Components ebandakanya ucwaningo ngezibhamu i-Ballistic, iBayoloji, iChemistry kanye nezigaba zamadokhumende emibuzo i-Questioned Documents Sections. Lama-interview ahlinzeka ngokuqondisisa ngezipiliyoni zababambiqhaza mayelana nokwenza imibiko yeforenziki ngokulandela amazinga akhishwe ngabe-Division Forensic Service. Okutholakele kucwaningo kukhombisa ukuthi imibiko yeforenziki ekhishwa yizigaba ezehlukene zabe-Division Forensic Service ayihlelekanga ngokwamazinga afanele ngenhloso yezinkambiso zezikantolo. Kanti okunye, kutholakale ukuthi le mibiko yeforenziki ayilandeli izidingo zenqubo yomthetho wamacala obugebengu, i-Criminal Procedure Act, 51 of 1977. Nangaphezu kwalokho, kutholakale ukuthi inqubo yamazinga okusebenzi i-Standard Operating Procedure ngokubhala imibiko ayichazi kahle ngokucacile amaprosija okubhala imibiko yeforenziki. Ngokulandela lokhu okutholakele, lolu cwaningo lubeka izincomo ezinabile nezibalulekile ngokuphakamisa uhlaka lokwenza imibiko yeforenziki ngokulandela amazinga, ukusetshenziselwa izinhloso zenkambiso yezinkantolo. Uhlaka oluphakanyiswayo luletha izinqumo ezibambekayo ngokubhekana nokuxega kwemibiko yeforenziki, ngenhloso yezinkambiso zezinkantolo, ngakho-ke luthela esivivaneni kwinqubo ye-scholarship ngesayense yeforenziki.D. Phil. (Criminal Justice)Criminology and Security Scienc
Evaluation of student support services at an open distance and e-learning university: towards a framework for students who are deaf and hard of hearing
Get PDFThis explanatory sequential study aims to evaluate the student support services (SSS) provided
to Deaf and Hard of Hearing students (SDHH) at an Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL)
institution. The objective was to identify 1) whether SDHH were aware of the SSS offered, 2)
accessibility, 3) efficacy, 4) level of inclusiveness, and 5) whether the existing student support
offering is in line with and contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the
Republic of South Africa. The study is theoretically undergirded by the critical disability the ory, transactional distance theory, and theory of change, which offer recommendations for how
to support SDHH in ODeL spaces. The literature reviewed not only reveal areas of population,
methodological, theoretical, and practical research gaps, but also offer the theoretical founda tion for associated studies. To adopt the transformative research paradigm as a conceptual foun dation for the study, transformative mixed method research (TMMR) is applied. Census is used
as a data collection tool for 105 SDHH and 118 staff members from various departments, ap plying a stratified simple random sampling technique. Descriptive and inferential statistics are
used to analyse quantitative data. Furthermore, correlation analysis and Chi-square are testing
the strengths of associations. Results reveal that participants (staff and SDHH) were unaware
of the SSS offered at an ODeL university. Where they were aware of it, they discovered that
the services were inaccessible, ineffective, and exclusive. The mixing of data occurs after the
quantitative data analysis where an interview protocol is developed to understand quantitative
results through the semi-structured interview with five SDHH and eight staff members. The
qualitative findings offer explanations for the lack of accessibility, efficacy, and inclusion, as
well as suggestions for reasonable accommodations. The study meets all of its aims, while
theoretical, empirical, and research design, as well as practical contributions are made to fill
the research gap, identified in the literature review. Future research, useful interventions, and
a framework for inclusive student support for SDHH in ODeL universities are also recom mended. Practical interventions, future research, and an inclusive student support framework
for SDHH in ODeL institutions are recommended. Lastly, an inclusive student support frame work for SDHH in ODeL is developed and is transferable to different contexts based on the
identified assumptions, inputs, strategies, outputs, outcomes, and external factors. The study
and framework are important for creating a scientific foundation for SDHH in higher education
(HE) settings, particularly now that sign language is getting much attention on becoming an
official language.Ph.D. (Psychology)Psycholog
Strategies for organising information resources at the University of Venda Library in South Africa : implications on access to information
Get PDFText in EnglishStrategies for organising library information resources play an important role in a library’s ability to deliver services to its clientele. If library materials are not properly organised, it can take a long time to retrieve information which impacts on service delivery to the patrons. While provision of quality and relevant information services to support teaching, learning and research remains a central objective of libraries in higher education worldwide, the librarians at the University of Venda faced with the challenge of optimising the management and organisation of hybrid information resources resulting from a lack of high-level information technology and technical skills. Higher learning standards require that all users have equitable and inclusive access to resources. Utilising the work system as a framework, this study sought to investigate the strategies adopted by the University of Venda’s library to organise information resources and how this impacts on access to information. This quantitative study relied on a survey research design to collect data using questionnaire directed at 263 students, 196 academics and 35 librarians who were chosen through stratified sampling technique. The results were analysed using SPSS and shown in the form of tables and figures. The key finding revealed that the librarians at the University of Venda’s library are faced with a challenge of optimising the management and organisation of hybrid information resources because ICTs have changed their roles and responsibilities when it comes to organising library information resources. As a result, factors such as a lack of professionally trained staff in cataloguing as well as a lack of cataloguing tools and resources were regarded as the main cause to cataloguing backlogs. The study concludes by demonstrating the importance of having regular in-service training, educational programme, outsourced training and inter-organisational congresses to all library staff so that they keep abreast of current technological developments. It is recommended that a broader user satisfaction survey be done on the provision of materials and services to facilitate access to materials and information.M.A. (Information Science)Information Scienc
Global capitalism and the commodification of breastfeeding: An investigation of its impact on the African conception of family life and motherhood
Get PDFAbstract in English with SePedi and Xhosa translationsBreastfeeding in public has become a contentious issue in contemporary society. Mothers are often subjected to unfair discrimination and harassment for simply responding to their maternal instinct to breastfeed their infants. The unwillingness of society to accept public breastfeeding as a natural, non-sexual act is partly influenced by the imposition of a pornified and hypersexualised Western culture, which was imported to Africa through colonisation. This culture was enforced by the apartheid regime and is now perpetuated by Western media.
The imposition of the modern nuclear family on Africans, and the coerced aspiration to subscribe to bourgeois values, has eroded the moral standing of the African family and its cultural values. Western-centric perceptions of African women have altered the experience of motherhood for many, commodifying the practice of breastfeeding. As a result, the use of bottles and infant formula is often perceived as the preferred method, while breastfeeding in public is viewed as primitive, immoral and unacceptable.
Methodology: A qualitative (normative) research design based on a thematic analysis that relied primarily on online peer-reviewed academic data sources was adopted for the study.
The aim of this normative study was to answer the question of what ought to be done to preserve the dignity of African mothers and to protect their right to breastfeed in public. The African philosophy of Ubuntu was employed to advocate mothers’ right to breastfeed in public. This moral philosophy posits that the Western perception of a person seeks to isolate people from their environment and culture, thereby undermining the process of acquiring humanity, which fosters social cohesion. The Ubuntu philosophy embodies the aphorism, “umuntu ngumuntu nga bantu” (“a person is a person through other persons”), which signifies people’s interconnectedness and interdependence.
The application of the key principles of Ubuntu, such as “survival, the spirit of solidarity, compassion, respect, and dignity” as identified by Mbigi Lovemore (1997), and aphorisms like “feta kgomo o sware motho” can improve human interaction and unite the public to
support the South African government’s efforts to increase the rate of exclusive breastfeeding and to reduce infant mortalityGo nyantšha letswele phatlalatša go fetogile taba yeo go ngangišanwago ka yona setšhabeng sa mehleng yeno. Gantši bommagobana ba kgethollwa ka mo go sa lokago le go tlaišwa ka lebaka la go no arabela tlhago ya bona ya go ba bomma ya go nyantšha masea a bona letswele. Go se amogele ga setšhaba gore go nyantšha letswele phatlalatša ke tlhago, ga o akaretše tša thobalano (non-sexual) go huetšwa seripa ke go gapeletšwa ga setšo sa Bodikela sa go amantšhwa le thobalano (pornified) le go ba le kgahlego ya go fetiša go tša thobalano (hypersexualised), seo se tlišitšwego ka Afrika ge go hlongwa dikoloni. Setšo se se phethagaditšwe ke mmušo wa kgethollo gomme bjale se tšwetšwapele ke bobegaditaba bja Bodikela.
Go gapeletšwa ga botee bja lapa la sebjalebjale go Maafrika, le kganyogo ye e gapeletšwago go thekga mekgwa ya balatedi ba setšo (bourgeois), go sentše maemo a boitshwaro a lapa la Afrika le mekgwa ya lona ya setšo. Dikgopolo tša Bodikela tša basadi ba Maafrika di fetotše bokgoni bja go ba mma go ba bantši, di dira gore setlwaedi sa go nyantšha letswele se dirwe kgwebo. Ka lebaka leo, tšhomišo ya ditami le maswi a lerole a masea gantši e tšewa bjalo ka mokgwa wo o ratwago, mola go nyantšha letswele phatlalatša go bonwa bjalo ka mokgwa wa sekgale, mokgwa wo mobe le wa go se amogelege.
Mokgwa: Tlhamo ya nyakišišo ya khwalithethifi (tlwaelo) ye e theilwego godimo ga tshekatsheko ya tabakgolo yeo e ithekgilego kudu ka methopo ya datha ya thuto yeo e sekasekwago ke ditsebi inthaneteng e amogetšwe go nyakišišo ye.
Maikemišetšo a nyakišišo ye e be e le go araba potšišo ya seo se swanetšego go dirwa go boloka seriti sa bommagobana ba Maafrika le go šireletša tokelo ya bona ya go nyantšha letswele phatlalatša. Filosofi ya Afrika ya Ubuntu e šomišitšwe go thekga tokelo ya bommagobana ya go nyantšha letswele phatlalatša. Filosofi ye ye botse e šišinya gore kgopolo ya Bodikela ya motho e nyaka go arogantšha batho le tikologo le setšo sa bona, ka go realo e nyatša tshepedišo ya go kgoboketša batho, yeo e thekgago kgokagano ya leago. Filosofi ya Ubuntu e akaretša seka se, “umuntu ngumuntu nga bantu” (motho ke motho ka batho), seo se laetšago kgokagano ya batho le go ithekga ka ba bangwe.
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Tšhomišo ya melawana ye bohlokwa ya Ubuntu, go swana le “go phela, moya wa botee, kwelobohloko, tlhompho, le seriti” bjalo ka ge Mbigi Lovemore (1997) a boletše, gomme dika tša go swana le “feta kgomo o sware motho” di ka kaonafatša tšhomišano ya batho le go kopanya setšhaba go thekga maitapišo a mmušo wa Afrika Borwa a go oketša palo ya go nyantšha letswele fela le go fokotša mahu a masea.Ukuncancisa esidlangalaleni kuye kwaba ngumba oxhalabisayo kuluntu lwangoku. Oomama badla ngokujongana nocalulo nongcungcuthekiso olungafanelekanga ngenxa yokulandela nje ithuku lemvelo labo lobumama lokuncancisa iintsana zabo. Ukungafuni koluntu ukwamkela ukuncancisa esidlangalaleni njengento edaliweyo nengekho ngesondo, kuyinxenye yokuphenjelelwa kokunyanzelwa kwenkcubeko yaseNtshona enemifanekiso yamanyala/iphonografi kunye nokubaxwa kwezesondo, eyaziswa eAfrika ngobukoloniyali. Le nkcubeko yanyanzelwa ngurhulumente wocalucalulo kwaye ngoku iphenjelelwa ngamajelo eendaba aseNtshona.
Ukunyanzeliswa kwendlela yokuphila kweentsapho ngokuzimeleyo yanamhlanje kuma-Afrika, nomnqweno onyanzeliswayo wokwamkela iinqobo zodidi lobungxowankulu (bourgeois), kuye kwaphelisa ukuphila kwentsulungeko yeentsapho zama-Afrika kunye neenqobo zawo zenkcubeko. Iingcamango zaseNtshona zabasetyhini baseAfrika ziye zatshintsha amava okuba ngumama kwabaninzi, zirhwebisa ukuncancisa. Ngenxa yoko, ukusetyenziswa kweebhotile kunye nobisi olungumgubo lokondla iintsana kudla ngokubonwa njengendlela elungileyo. Ngelixa ukuncancisa esidlangalaleni kubonwa njengento yakudala, kungasulungekanga kwaye kungamkelekekanga.
Isikhokelo sophando: Kolu phando kusetyenziswe uyilo lophandontyilazwi (normative) olusekelwe kuhlalutyontyilazwi lomongo obeluxhomekeke ngokuphambili kwimithombo yedatha yezemfundo ehlolwe ngoontanga kwi-intanethi.
Injongo yolu phando lwe-normative ibikukuphendula umbuzo wokuba yintoni ekufuneka yenziwe ukugcina isidima soomama baseAfrika nokukhusela ilungelo labo lokuncancisa esidlangalaleni. Kusetyenziswe ifilosofi yobuAfrika yoBuntu ukukhuthaza ilungelo loomama lokuncancisa esidlangalaleni. Le filosofi yentsulungeko ithi, ingcamango yaseNtshona yokuba ngumntu ifuna ukubekela abantu bucala kokubangqongileyo nakwinkcubeko yabo, ngaloo ndlela ijongela phantsi inkqubo yokuba kunye koluntu, nto leyo ekhuthaza ukusebenzisana kwalo. Ifilosofi yoBuntu iqulethe intetho ethi, "umuntu ngumuntu nga bantu", nto leyo ebonisa unxibelelwano nokuxhomekeka okanye ukuthembela kwabantu omnye komnye.
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Ukusetyenziswa kwemigaqo ephambili yoBuntu, efana "nokusinda, umoya wokumanyana, imfesane, intlonipho, kunye nesidima" ngokuchazwe nguMbigi Lovemore (1997) ngolwimi isiNgesi xa esithi “survival, the spirit of solidarity, compassion, respect, and dignity”, kunye nentetho efana nale "feta kgomo o sware motho" kunokuphucula ukusebenzisana kwabantu kwaye kudibanise uluntu ukuxhasa iinzame zikarhulumente woMzantsi Afrika zokunyusa iqondo lokuncancisa esidlangalaleni kunye nokunciphisa ukufa kweentsanaD. Phil. (Health Studies
Middle-class school choice: a case study of selected private Catholic schools, Johannesburg
Get PDFTracking the size and shape of the black middle class post the advent of democracy in 1994 is
essential to determine if South Africa is becoming a more racially equal society. In this regard,
exploring access to quality education is important. As is well known, apartheid education was sub standard for people of colour, so improving quality was the goal for which the post-apartheid
government needed to strive. However, even if every child in every former white school is a person
of colour, there would be many unaccommodated learners due to increased population growth.
Thus, demand for basic education in South Africa outstrips supply. Additionally, quality education
has been commodified: only available to those who can pay for it.
School choice in South Africa has accorded the majority of middle-class black African parents an
exit option away from historically black African schools. Consequently, tracking enrolments in
former white schools by race will, essentially (with some exceptions), be tracking the black middle
class’ access to quality basic education. This study therefore examined parental school choice with
respect to selected private Catholic schools in Johannesburg. The study was based on interviews
with parents, learners, educators and school management of these schools.
The study reveals an emerging trend of the flight from traditionally black African schools to private
education by the black African middle class. This study thus sets out to engage with that segment of
the black middle class who have used the right of school choice to enrol their children in private
Catholic schools.
The study reveals that educators interviewed felt that religion and ethos attracted parents to Catholic
schools, whereas parents focused strongly on academic quality. Interesting too, are the skewed
language and geographical profiles of the learners. The geographical profile, in particular, highlights just how important commuting is in terms of accessing quality education. However, the
commute presents additional challenges. By capturing the voices of educators and learners the study
found unreported personal safety and bullying issues linked to the school commute. Educators drew
a direct link between discipline and the commute and learners raised issues of the early rise related
to commuting and the safety of commuting, school management did not think that discipline issues
related to the commute nor did parents report commuting safety as an issue for learners. Thus, while
black middle-class learners can access quality education, it comes at significant financial and
personal costs as cited above. Accordingly, and in the long term, the root causes of the commute
and commodification of education must be addressed if access to quality education in South Africa is to be achieved. This study thus sets out to engage with that segment of the black middle class
who have used the right of school choice to enrol their children in private Catholic schools.Ph. D. (Environmental Sciences)Environmental Science