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Challenges facing school management teams in implementing teenage pregnancy policy in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
No full textTeenage pregnancy in South African schools poses a serious management and
leadership challenge. The Policy on the Measures for the Prevention and
Management of Learner Pregnancy (MPMLP) negates what the South African
Constitution says that every child has the right to education and on the other hand it
puts the School Management Teams (SMTs) on a catch- 22 situation”. The main
objective of this study was, therefore, to explore the challenges faced by the SMTs in
implementing the teenage pregnancy policy at selected secondary schools in the
Vhembe District, Limpopo Province. This study explored how SMTs perceive the
Policy on the MPMLP.
A mixed method approach was utilised to collect data from SMTs in schools that are
located in Vhembe District. Data were collected through telephonic interviewing of the
SMTs making use of questionnaire. Data were collected during the Covid-19
restrictions telephonically to avoid viral infections.
The study findings reveal that the policy documents are not available in schools and
school managers are not trained on how to deal with pregnant learners at schools.
Furthermore, the Department of Education did not provide its schools with guidelines
regarding management of learner pregnancy; as a result, schools are free to develop
and implement their learner pregnant policies as they wish. In some schools parents
are required to accompany their pregnant learners to school up until they give birth.
The study also established that pregnant learners are victims of expulsion. This study
also found out that there is a lack of sex education in schools.
The study recommends that intervention programmes be developed that include
training of SMTs, school governing bodies, and educators to effectively educate and
manage pregnant learners. It is further recommended that sexuality education should
be part of the syllabus in Life Orientation Subject.
The study concludes that the Policy on MPMLP should be revisited and be in line with the constitution of the country, where the rights of learners to education are taken into
cognisance and that the SMTs should be thoroughly trained on the implementation of
the policy.D. Phil. (Education)College of Educatio
A persuasive educational technology-based tool for motivating junior secondary school female students in Nigeria to enrol in STEM
Get PDFText in EnglishBackground: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields have made significant contributions to our modern world's advancements. However, the number of women in STEM professions in Nigeria is overwhelmingly low. Concerns have been raised about the growing demand for STEM skills and the shortage of human resources to meet this demand. There is advocacy to encourage female students to pursue STEM disciplines to meet the demand for STEM skills. Despite this, no research has been conducted in Nigeria to increase female students' enrolment in STEM using the attitude and behaviour change approach, also known as the persuasion approach. This is despite the strong support for research that focuses on the affective aspect of STEM learning, which deals with students’ values, and believes to encourage female students' enrolment in STEM pathways.
Aim: The main aim of this thesis is to develop a framework that guides the design of persuasive educational technologies (PET) based on the persuasion approach to motivate junior secondary school female students in Nigeria to enrol in STEM classes.
Setting: The participants were drawn from three different secondary schools in Nigeria's Kano State. The research delved into the natural environment of the participants to ensure that contextually rich information was gathered from them to inform the study.
Method: Data was collected from the research participants through interviews and a focus group session and analysed using a qualitative research approach. Following data analysis, the Design Science Research (DSR) strategy was used to guide the framework design. The DSR strategy's rigorous iteration phases ensured that the framework was redefined several times until a rigorous artefact was produced.
Results: According to the study’s findings, certain external factors (school factors, family factors, and cultural factors) influence female students' attitudes toward STEM professions, and it is their attitude towards STEM professions that guides their decision to pursue a STEM pathway. A motivational push from a PET can encourage female students to pursue STEM careers. Conclusion: A PET tool developed following the PET4STEM framework has the potential to change female students' attitudes toward STEM professions and consequently their decision to pursue STEM careers in the future. The theoretical contribution of the study is the creation of a new PET4STEM framework that provides information on key components of a PET tool to promote STEM enrolment among Nigerian junior secondary school female students. Second, it establishes, empirically, the factors that influence female students' enrolment in STEM classes. Finally, it proposes convincing strategies for combating female students' negative perceptions of STEM subjects. Teachers, parents, and researchers who are unable to develop a PET tool can use these strategies.Ph. D. (Information Systems)School of Computin
Experimental and numerical analysis of the Microstructure and mechanical properties of unidirectional glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites
Get PDFThis paper proposes a numerical model to predict the pattern and features of the fracture surface and to understand the mechanisms and cause of the failure. Various fiber orientations of 0◦, 90◦, 0◦/90◦ and ± 45◦ were utilized in the production of unidirectional glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites via the vacuum bagging technique. The mechanical properties of the manufactured composites were evaluated by measuring parameters including tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength and interlaminar shear strength. High resolution scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the mechanisms of fracture in laminates. The mechanical properties of the composite material were found to be considerably improved when a unidirectional 0◦ fiber orientation was used, as compared to other fiber orientations. This was true for tensile, compressive,flexural and interlaminar shear loading modes. The composite laminates demonstrated several modes of breaking, including fibers pulling away from the matrix, holes in the matrix and river flow lines, depending on the direction of the fibers. The outcomes of the numerical simulation demonstrate a high level of fidelity with experimental findings. This study provides a valuable reference for predicting numerical analysis of the microstructure and mechanical properties
Exploring challenges in the use of the provided information communication technology in schools of Seplan : a case study
No full textText in EnglishThis study aimed to explore the challenges in the use of provided ICT equipment in the schools of Seplan Circuit. The DBE initiated numerous programmes of providing ICT equipment in schools of Seplan Circuit for over a decade now. Furthermore, it has partnered with numerous stakeholders to ensure that every school should be provided with ICT equipment and that every teacher must have their laptop. However, some identified schools have shown that the provided ICT equipment have not been used. That constituted the central problem to be addressed by this study because there is a need to establish why schools do not use the provided ICT equipment when global acknowledgments agree that the use of ICT equipment in schools is significant in transforming the education of a nation. A qualitative research approach was implemented to explore the challenges. A case study design involving four secondary schools from the Seplan Circuit was considered appropriate for this study. The qualitative research tool that was adopted was semi-structured interviews, while non-participant observation was employed to check the status of ICT equipment. From each school, four teachers and the principal were considered for the structured interviews. Analysis of the data responses was performed using content analysis. Empirical evidence from this study revealed that most secondary schools did not use the provided ICT equipment. It emerged that although schools were provided with a lot of ICT equipment, they had very limited exposure and training on how to use them; others pointed out that traditional methods of teaching were the best, hence, their limited implementation thereof. School principals further pointed out the extra burden that arises from the use of provided ICT equipment in terms of security, and extra costs to the school for maintenance and accountability. Based on the literature review and findings, the study recommends the collaborative design of an improved ICT training programme is important both at the school level and Departmental level. The study also recommends that more financial resources need to be allocated to ICT equipment so that schools will be able to repair and maintain their ICT equipment. Further study can be conducted while teachers are performing lesson presentation.M. Ed.Educational Studie
'Borrowing' Parks : an analysis of organised events and attachment to Urban Parks, Johannesburg
No full textText in English with summaries and keywords in English, Afrikaans and SesothoSince the start of planned park developments, parks have been considered the spatial and social ‘fixes’ to the cultural, political, economic, and environmental challenges of cities. This is even more pronounced in dynamic cities of the global South. Steering away from romanticised ‘lungs of the city’ and ‘city escape’ conceptualizations, parks are also productive and dynamic spaces in which a variety of ideals, expectations and needs are enacted and negotiated daily by different ‘park actors’ and practices. One such ‘park practice’ is the set of organised events hosted in public parks. This research employs the ever-popular parkrun ‘move-ment’ as its case study. The parkrun has since its inception in 2004 in the UK, ‘borrowed’ parks and park-like venues to accommodate thousands of avid participants and volunteers weekly on Saturday mornings for a five-kilometre walk, jog or run. Today, it takes place across 22 countries globally. Contextualized within the city of Johannesburg and during the Covid-19 pandemic, this mixed-methods research draws on primary and secondary data from online questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, social media and online desktop research to unpack three unique parkrun case studies, namely the younger and smaller Mapetla parkrun and the older and larger Roodepoort and Delta parkruns. The research explores how the parkrun ‘move-ment’ has ‘event-tualised’ and resulted in an indirect (re)discovery and (re)appreciation of parks through the creation of a temporary event space, as a ‘third place’ and ‘communitas’. For participants and volunteers, the event carries immense significance, with a strong attachment underpinned mostly by social and community-related benefits. The ‘borrowed’ park is synonymous with the parkrun, while park attachment and sense of belonging relate mostly to the fostered attachment to the event and community. This is especially the case for the Mapetla and Roodepoort parkruns. For the Delta parkrun, the park itself provides a wider variety of alternative core functions. Event and park attachment are also directly enhanced by event loyalty. However, both a positive event and park attachment, as facilitated by the parkrun, do not necessarily translate into an investment in park maintenance and positive environmental behaviours for purposes and at times outside of the parkrun. Active environmental care is motivated mostly by the need to ensure the sustainability of the event. Nevertheless, the ‘borrowed’ parks benefit from the subsequent knock-on effects of the weekly parkrun influx that include but are not limited to donation drives, community celebrations, positive park marketing and clean-ups.Sedert die aanvang van beplande parkontwikkeling is parke beskou as die ruimtelike en sosiale “oplossings” vir die kulturele, politieke, ekonomiese en omgewingsuitdagings van stede. Dit is selfs meer prominent in dinamiese stede van die globale Suide. Indien mens wegkom van die geromantiseerde konseptualisering van parke as die “longe van die stad” en “stadsonvlugting’, is parke ook produktiewe en dinamiese ruimtes waarin verskeie ideale, verwagtinge en behoeftes daagliks deur verskillende “parkakteurs” en -praktyke uitgevoer en onderhandel word. Een so ’n “parkpraktyk” is ’n stel georganiseerde geleenthede wat in openbare parke aangebied word. Hierdie navorsing gebruik die immer gewilde parkrun “beweging” as gevallestudie. Sedert die ontstaan daarvan in die Verenigde Koninkryk in 2004, het die parkrun parke en parkagtige plekke “geleen” om duisende ywerige deelnemers en vrywilligers weekliks op Saterdagoggende te akkommodeer vir ’n vyfkilometer-stap of draf. Vandag vind dit in 22 lande wêreldwyd plaas. Gekontekstualiseer binne die stad van Johannesburg tydens die COVID-19-pandemie, gebruik hierdie gemengde-metodenavorsing primêre en sekondêre data van aanlyn vraelyste, semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude, sosiale media en aanlyn rekenaarnavorsing om drie unieke parkrun-gevallestudies te ondersoek, naamlik die nuwer en kleiner Mapetla parkrun en die ouer en groter Roodepoort en Delta parkrun. Die navorsing ondersoek hoe die parkrun “beweging” “ge-eventualiseer” is en gelei het tot ’n indirekte (her)ontdekking en (her)waardering van parke deur die skepping van ’n tydelike geleentheidsruimte as ’n “derde plek” en “communitas”. Vir deelnemers en vrywilligers, het die geleentheid ontsaglike betekenis, met ’n sterk gehegtheid wat hoofsaaklik onderlê word deur sosiale en gemeenskapsverwante voordele. Die “geleende” park is sinoniem met die parkrun, terwyl parkgehegtheid en die gevoel van behoort aan meestal verband hou met die aangewakkerde gehegtheid aan die geleentheid en gemeenskap. Dit is veral die geval vir die Mapetla en Roodepoort parkrun. Vir die Delta parkrun bied die park ’n selfs groter verskeidenheid alternatiewe kernfunksies. Geleentheid- en parkgehegtheid word ook regstreeks versterk deur geleentheidslojaliteit. Beide ’n positiewe geleentheid en parkgehegtheid, soos gefasiliteer deur die parkrun, impliseer egter nie noodwendig ’n belegging in parkinstandhouding en positiewe omgewingsgedrag vir doeleindes van en buite die parkrun nie. Aktiewe omgewingsorg word meestal aangewakker deur die behoefte om die volhoubaarheid van die geleentheid te verseker. Nietemin vind “geleende” parke baat by die daaropvolgende impak van die weeklikse parkruntoestroming wat insluit, maar nie beperk is
nie tot, skenkingsveldtogte, gemeenskapsfeesviering, positiewe parkbemarking en skoonmaakveldtogte.Go tloga mathomong a maano a go tlhabolla diphaka tša bosetšhaba, diphaka tša tikologo di ka šomišwa bjalo ka mafelo a boiketlo le go swara dikopano le setšhaba go rarolla mathata a motsesetoropo ao a amanago le tša setšo, dipolotiki le ekonomi. Se se bonagala kudu go metsesetoropo yeo e golago ka lebelo tikologong ya ka Borwa. Go tlaleletša go didirišwa tša diphaka tšeo di tlwaelegilego bjalo ka mafelo a baratani goba ‘mafelo a bohlokwa a motsesetoropo’ le ‘mafelo a boiketlo a motsesetoropo’ diphaka di ka šomišwa bjalo ka mafelo a go swara dikopano goba meletlo ya setšhaba yeo e rulagantšwego. Nyakišišo ye e sekasekile tšhomišo ya diphaka bjalo ka mafelo ao setšhaba se ba go le parkrun. Go tloga ge parkrun e tsebagatšwa ka 2004 kua UK, diphaka tša setšhaba di šomišetšwa diparkrun ka Mokibelo wo mongwe le wo mongwe mesong. Batho ba na le kgetho ya go kitima goba go sepela dikilometara tše hlano. Ga bjale, se se diragala dinageng tše 22 lefaseng ka bophara. Nyakišišo ye e dirilwe Johannesburg ka nako ya Covid-19. Nyakišišo e šomišitše mokgwa wo o kopantšwego go kgoboketša datha go tšwa go batšeakarolo ka dipotšišo tša onelaene, dipoledišano, mediya wa setšhaba, le ka dinyakišišo tša inthaneteng. Nyakišišo e sekasekile parkrun ditikologong tše tharo: parkrun ye nnyane ya Mapetla ye e thomilwego malobanyana, le diparkrun tše dikgolo tšeo e lego kgale di le gona ka Roodepoort le Delta. Maikemišetšo a nyakišišo ke go laetša gore ‘move-ment’ wa parkrun o thomile bjang le seabe sa wona go tlhabollo ya diphaka le go hlola kgahlego ya go šomiša diphaka bjalo ka mafelo ao a ka swarelago ditiragalo tša setšhaba nakwana. Batšeakarolo le baithaopi ba hlompha peakanyo ye ka lebaka la dipenefiti tša yona go setšhaba le tikologo. Diphaka di tumile bjalo ka mafelo ao go bago le parkrun le go kopantšha setšhaba, bjalo ka diphaka tša Mapetla le Roodepoort. Phaka ya Delta e šomišetšwa mabaka a mmalwa. Badudi ba šomiša diphaka go ya ka kamano ya bona le parkrun ya le lefelong leo. Dikutullo tša nyakišišo di laeditše gore parkrun e tliša maitemogelo a mabotse a setšhaba le diphaka, eupsa se ga se netefatše phepafatšo le hlokomelo ya maleba ya diphaka. Tlhabollo le hlokomelo ya diphaka tša setšhaba ke hlokego go kgona go netefatša tšhomišo ya go ya go ile. Diphaka tšeo di šomišwago ke setšhaba di itirela letseno ka parkrun le ka meletlo goba dikopano tša setšhaba, go bapatša diphaka le ka masolo a go hlwekiša diphaka ka lebaka la parkrun yeo e ba go beke le beke.Ph. D. (Geography)Geograph
Search for pair production of squarks or gluinos decaying via sleptons or weak bosons in final states with two same-sign or three leptons with the ATLAS detector
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A search for pair production of squarks or gluinos decaying via sleptons or weak bosons is reported. The search targets a final state with exactly two leptons with same-sign electric charge or at least three leptons without any charge requirement. The analysed data set corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 139 fb−1 of proton-proton collisions collected at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC. Multiple signal regions are defined, targeting several SUSY simplified models yielding the desired final states. A single control region is used to constrain the normalisation of the WZ + jets background. No significant excess of events over the Standard Model expectation is observed. The results are interpreted in the context of several supersymmetric models featuring R-parity conservation or R-parity violation, yielding exclusion limits surpassing those from previous searches. In models considering gluino (squark) pair production, gluino (squark) masses up to 2.2 (1.7) TeV are excluded at 95% confidence level
Inflation dynamics in Uganda during the post-independence era
No full textThis article provides a comprehensive chronological analysis of Uganda's inflation performance and policy reforms aimed at reducing inflation and stabilising the economy from 1970 to 2021. The impetus for this article lies in the growing interest in Uganda as a prototype for other developing countries grappling with high inflation rates. To achieve the objective, the study adopts a rigorous methodology involving a detailed analysis of selected statistical and academic literature. Uganda faced persistent hyperinflation for much of the 1970s and 1980s and early 1990s. In response, the Ugandan government implemented a series of inflation policy reforms aimed at reducing inflation and stabilizing the economy. The policy reforms in Uganda can be analysed episodically through five distinct periods, starting with the first 10 years after independence (1962-1971), followed by 15 years of political instability (1971- 1985), 10 years of recovery (1986-1995), 10 years of economic growth and poverty reduction (1996-2006), and the most recent episode of reforms consolidation (2007-2021). The impact of these reforms has been significant, with inflation rates falling to single digits and the economy experiencing sustained growth. The decline in inflation has helped to stabilize the economy, reduce the cost of living for Ugandans, and attract foreign investment. The study underscores the importance of implementing sound macroeconomic policies, strong political will and leadership, investing in infrastructure, diversifying the economies, communicating effectively with the public, and cooperating regionally to build a robust and sustainable economy that benefits all its citizens.Economic
Missiology as encounterology : Pentecostal considerations
No full textEncounterology is a missiological approach to the theology of religions that was developed by
J.N.J. Kritzinger – a South African missiologist. The approach recognises the encounter
between people of different faiths or religions such as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,
Judaism and others. Encounterology is a theology of a particular interfaith encounter that is
relevant to the theology of religions. Encounterology is discussed here as a theology relevant
to addressing the differences that exist between Christian denominations and their theological
approaches. This article engages encounterology from a Pentecostal theological perspective to
develop an authentic and transformative Pentecostal theology of encounters. This article
builds from the Pentecostal theology of encounters with the Holy Spirit and fellow human
beings into the development of the theology of interreligious encounters. In addition,
encounterology is relevant in Pentecostalism in the encounters between the movement and
other Christian traditions. Therefore, the theology of religions should consider not only
exclusivist, inclusivist and pluralist approaches, but also encounterology as an authentic and
transformative approach for both interreligious and ecumenical dialogue.Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiolog
A phenomenological study on violence perpetrated by learners and management towards level 1 educators in township schools of Soshanguve Tshwane North District
No full textThis study explores forms of violence perpetrated by school management teams and learners against post-level one educators in township schools in Soshanguve, South Africa. A qualitative research method was used to access deeper information on the topic. A phenomenological thematic analysis was used to analyse data. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather information. The sample was selected using the purposive sampling method for the convenience of the researcher and participants. The sample consisted of twenty educators from four high schools in Soshanguve Tshwane North District. Five educators from each school were interviewed, and at least two males and two females were part of the sample. Participants were protected through ethical considerations where their identities were not revealed, there was transparency from the researcher, and consent was requested from participants. Ethical clearance was acquired from the University of South Africa. Permission to conduct the study was granted by the Department of Education in the Tshwane North District. The major findings of this study revealed four forms of violence experienced by post-level one educators, which included physical and verbal violence, financial violence and sexual violence. The study then looked at factors influencing violence, including contextual factors, socioeconomic factors, and the lack of employment opportunities for educators. Impacts of the violence on post-level one educators included physical impacts, psychological impacts, and financial impacts. The study recommended strategies that could help reduce the violence, including strategies that could be implemented by the Department of Education, by the school and by the parents. The study recommended that the district officials visit the schools regularly. These visits can monitor the behaviour of SMT members towards post-level one educators, and it can encourage professionalism within the school. District officials should conduct meetings to discuss the learners’ results; this will reduce the verbal violence endured by educators during accounting sessions for marks.M. Ed. (Leadership and Management)Educational Leadership and Managemen
Imvunulo kanye nemisiko yengqephu kusebenza njengendlela yokwakheka kwesiko kanjalo nokudlulisa umlayezo emphakathini ngobuciko obubukwayo
No full textAbstracts in English, Xhosa and ZuluThis study highlights the importance of costumes and dress codes first as means of
cultural construction, and secondly as tools for social commentary art. Its main aim
was to discern whether culturally conceived perceptions about the meaning and
interpretation of a costume affect the message a performing artist is conveying. The
objective was to answer the question of whether the performance can convey the
same message in social commentary art without the performer’s chosen costumes as
the vital elements of the actualisation of artworks. The diverse and open-ended
interpretation and meaning of clothing were interrogated through the application of the
theory of the sublime and Nicholas Bourriaud’s concept of relational aesthetics. The
study made the argument that when viewers interpret the meaning of artworks that
utilise clothes, they are influenced by their prior or cultural knowledge, leading to
multiple interpretations of messages and meanings. Six artists were selected to be
informants and subjects of this study. The first group included Steven Cohen, Wezile
Mgibe, and Carin Bester, who were chosen due to their performances that comment
on social issues and utilise clothing. The second group consisted of Mary Sibande,
Yinka Shonibare, and Nandipha Mntambo selected for the performative nature and
use of clothing in their various artworks. Focus group interviews were conducted as
the primary data collection method for this study to firstly decipher the messages and
meanings of the six chosen artists’ works. Secondly, to discover whether there is a
relationship between the performing artists' intention and the viewers' interpretations,
as well as to ascertain the impact of clothing on artistic expression as culturally constructed objects with diverse meanings. This study postulated that clothes as
culturally constructed objects are interpreted differently when used in art, subverting
socially unjustifiable intolerant behaviour as well as socially constructed biases. It
further recommended a follow-up exercise aimed at measuring and validating the
impact of agency through performance art as a means for social commentary toward
social transformation.Olu phando luqaphela ukubaluleka kweekhostyum neendlela zokunxiba okokuqala
njengezixhobo zokuphuhlisa inkcubeko, okwesibini njengezixhobo zovakalisozimvo
ngezentlalo kubugcisa obenziwa eqongeni. Injongo yalo ephambili yayikufumanisa
ukuba ingaba iingcamango eziqondwe ngokwenkcubeko malunga nentsingiselo
yekhostyum kunye nokutolikwa kwesinxibo ziyawuchaphazela na umyalezo
odluliselwa ligcisa lokwenziwayo. Injongo yayikukuphendula umbuzo wokuba umdlalo
wokwenziwayo uyakwazi na ukudlulisa umyalezo ofanayo kubugcisa bokuvakalisa
izimvo ngezentlalo ngaphandle kwekhostyum ekhethwe ligcisa lokwenziwayo
njengezona zinto zifunekayo ekuphunyezweni kwemisebenzi yobugcisa. Ingcaciso
eyahlukahlukeneyo nevulelekileyo kunye nentsingiselo yesinxibo zaphononongwa
ngokusebenzisa ithiyori yobuhle obuncamisayo (sublime) nengcamango kaNicholas
Bourriauds yobudlelwane bobuhle obuncamisayo. Uphando lwenze ingxoxo yokuba
xa ababukeli betolika intsingiselo yemisebenzi yobugcisa esebenzisa iimpahla,
bakhuthazwa lulwazi lwabo lwenkcubeko ebebenalo ngaphambili, olukhokelela
kwiindlela ngeendlela zokutolika imiyalezo neentsingiselo. Amagcisa okwenziwayo
amathandathu akhethwa ukuze be ngabanikezeli bolwazi kunye nabathathinxaxheba
kolu phando. Iqela lokuqala labandakanya uSteven Cohen, uWezile Mgibe kunye
noCarin Bester, nabakhethwa ngenxa yemisebenzi yabo ephawula ngemiba
yezentlalo bekwasebenzisa izinxibo. Iqela lesibini lalinoMary Sibande, uYinka
Shonibane kunye noNandipha Mntambo elakhethwa ngenxa yendlela elidlala
nelisebenzisa ngayo isinxibo kwimisebenzi yabo yobugcisa eyahlukeneyo.
Udliwanondlebe lwamaqela olugxilileyo lwenziwa njengemethodi yokuqokelela iinkcukacha zophando ezisiseko solu phando ukuze okokuqala, ziguqule imiyalezo
neentsingiselo zemisebenzi yobugcisa yabadlali abathandathu abakhethiweyo.
Okwesibini, ukufumanisa ukuba ngaba bukho na ubudlelwane phakathi kweenjongo
zamagcisa okwenziwayo kunye nezimvo zababukeli, kwanokuqinisekisa impembelelo
yezinxibo kuvakalelo lobugcisa njengezinto ezakhiwe ngokwenkcubeko
nezineentsingiselo ezahlukeneyo. Olu phando lubonise ukuba izinxibo njengezinto ezakhelwe kwinkcubeko zitolikwa ngokwahlukeneyo xa zisetyenziswa kubugcisa,
ukungavumeli/ukujongela phantsi indlela yokuziphatha yezentlalo engafanelekanga
nenganyamezelekiyo kunye nemikhethe eyakhelwe kwezentlalo. Lukwacebisa
umsebenzi wokulandelela ojolise ekulinganiseni nasekuqinisekiseni ifuthe learhente
ngobugcisa obenziwayo njengemizamo yokuvakalisa izimvo ngezentlalo malunga
nenguqu kwezentlalo.Lolu cwaningo luqala ngokugqamisa ukubaluleka kwemvunulo nemisiko yengqephu
njengendlela yokwakheka kwesiko, bese futhi likuveza njengobuciko bokudlulisa
umlayezo emphakathini. Inhloso yalokhu ukuba kubonakale ukuthi ngakube
kuyaphazamiseka yini ukudluliseka komlayezo wamaciko asika ingqephu mayelana
nomqondo nencazelo ngemibono yawo ekwakheni isiko. Inhloso bekuwukuphendula
umbuzo wokuthi ngakube umsebenzi wobuciko owenziwayo udlulisa umyalezo
ofanayo yini emphakathini ngaphandle kokukhetha imvunulo ethile njengokuyiyo
ebalulekile ekuboneni umsebenzi owubuciko. Incazelo nomqondo ovulelekile
ngezimpahla zokugqoka kutholakale ngokuthi kusetshenziswe itiyori ebheka ubuhle
obungefaniswe nombono kaNicholas Bourriaud wokubheka ubuhle bobudlelwano.
Ucwaningo luveza ukuthi uma izibukeli zihumusha incazelo yemisebenzi yobuciko
ethinta izimpahla zokugqoka, zibuka ngendlela yolwazi lwazo lwangaphambili noma
lwamasiko, okuholela ekutheni zihumushe imiyalezo nencazelo ngezindlela eziningi.
Kulolu cwaningo kukhethwe amaciko ayisithupha ukuba yingxenye futhi kukhulunywe
ngawo. Iqembu lokuqala belihlanganisa uSteven Cohen, uWezile Mgibe, noCarin
Bester, abaqokwe ngenxa yomsebenzi wabo ophawula ngezindaba zenhlalo kanye
nezimpahla zokugqoka. Iqembu lesibili belinoMary Sibande, uYinka Shonibare,
noNandipha Mntambo bona abaqokwe ngenxa yemisebenzi yabo kanye
nokusebenzisa kwabo izimpahla zokugqoka emisebenzini yabo yobuciko eyahlukene.
Lapha kubanjwe izinkulumongxoxo zamaqembu njengendlela yokuqala yokuqoqwa
kwedatha yalolu cwaningo ukuze kuqala kuhlaziywe imilayezo nezincazelo
zemisebenzi yamaciko ayisithupha akhethiwe. Okwesibili, ukuze kutholakale ukuthi
abukho yini ubudlelwano phakathi kwezinhloso zamaciko kanye nezincazelo zezibukeli, kanjalo nokuthola umthelela wezimpahla zokugqoka ekukhombiseni
ubuciko njengendlela yokwakha isiko kusetshenziswa izincazelo ezahlukene. Lolu
cwaningo luveze ukuthi ukwakheka kwesiko ngokwezimpahla zokugqoka
kuhunyushwa ngendlela ehlukile uma kusetshenziswa ubuciko, kuhlanekezela
ukuziphatha okungabekezelelani emphakathini nokuchema okudaleka emphakathini. Ucwaningo luphinda futhi luncome ukuba kwenziwe ukulandelela okuhloswe ngakho
ukuba kukalwe futhi kuqinisekiswe umthelela odalekayo ngenxa yobuciko obenziwayo
njengendlela yokudlulisa umlayezo emphakathini mayelana nokuguqulwa
komphakathi.Ph. D. (Art)Art and Musi