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Methodology and Practicum: Physical Sciences 3B (Supp)
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Happiness lost : was the decision to implement lockdown the correct one?
Get PDFAbstract: Background: Amid the rapid global spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many governments enforced country-wide lockdowns, likely with severe well-being consequences. The actions by governments triggered a debate on whether the costs of a lockdown, economically and in well-being, surpass the benefits perceived from a lower infection rate. Aim: To use the Gross National Happiness index (GNH), derived from Big Data, to investigate the determinants of happiness before and during the first few months of a lockdown in a country as an extreme case, South Africa (a country with low levels of well-being and stringent lockdown regulations). Next, to estimate (1) the probability of being happy during a pandemic year, before and after the implemented lockdown, relative to the mean happiness levels of the previous year, and (2) to utilise simulations to estimate the probability of being happy if there were no lockdown. Setting: This study considers the effect of government-mandated lockdown on happiness in South Africa. Methods: We use Big Data in the forms of Twitter and Google Trends to derive variables and ordinary least squares and ordered probit estimation methods. Results: What contributes to happiness under lockdown, except for COVID-19 cases, are the factors linked to the implemented regulations themselves. If we compare scenarios pre- and post-lockdown, we report a happiness cost of 9%. The simulations indicate that assuming there were no lockdown in 2020, the relative well-being gain is 3%. Conclusion: If policymakers want to increase happiness levels and the probability of achieving the same happiness levels as in 2019, they should consider factors related to the regulations that can increase happiness levels
Climate change and human security in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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How do South African consumers perceive the sketchers brand?
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The pandemic as a portal for change: Pushing against the limits of “Normal Schooling” in South Africa
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Alkaline activation of basic oxygen furnace slag modified 1 gold mine tailings for building material
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Experiences of senior phase social sciences teachers in curriculum integration : considerations for curriculum development
Get PDFAbstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of teachers in practicing curriculum integration through the Social Sciences Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement with the aim of proposing a model that can facilitate integration of Geography and History. Integration as a principle in Curriculum 2005, South Africa’s first post-apartheid curriculum, was based on the Outcome-Based Education doctrine which led to the establishment of new learning areas, one of which is Social Sciences and other policy and pedagogical practices. However, the role of integration in Social Sciences as a learning area (or subject as it is now called) in the current curriculum policy, is not clear. As a subject-based curriculum, the position and value of Social Sciences is also questionable in the CAPs. The analytical framework of the study is underpinned by; curriculum inquiry, hybridization of disciplines and border pedagogy. A qualitative research method was used in attaining data, through the document analysis of Social Sciences Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) and sixteen semi-structured interviews with the research participants. The findings have fundamental implications for the integration of Social Sciences among which are that theoretical explanations and models for integration are not grounded in the South African context. A curriculum integration model is proposed to contribute to improving curriculum integration practices in the social sciences classroom.M.Ed. (Curriculum Policy and Evaluation
Controlled synthesis of CuS and Cu9S5 and their application in the photocatalytic mineralization of tetracycline
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A fault level based system to control voltage and enhance power factor through an on-load tap changer and distributed generators
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Delight and commitment : revisiting the satisfaction-loyalty link
Get PDFAbstract: The study investigates the role of customer delight and calculative commitment in mediating the satisfaction-loyalty link. It also investigates the role of perceived employee skills in strengthening the link between satisfaction, calculative commitment, and customer delight. Data were collected from retail banking customers who consider themselves overall satisfied with their bank. The study establishes the importance of generating customer delight and fostering affective commitment to strengthen the satisfaction-loyalty link and signposts the influence of the perceived skills (information sharing and expertise) of bank employees on the relationships between satisfaction, affective commitment, and customer delight in retail banking
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