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The information literacy self-efficacy of disadvantaged teachers in South Africa
(Springer, 2013)
The aim of this study was to gauge teachers’ information literacy
self-efficacy thereby eliciting clues to possible gaps in teachers’ knowledge and
skills which could be addressed during an information literacy education ...
Ideology, policy and implementation: Comparative perspectives from two African universities
(Stellenbosch University, 2014)
This paper provides an exposition and interpretation of the language policies of two African
universities, namely the University of Yaound in Cameroon and the University of the
Western Cape in South Africa. It does so ...
In die netwerk van nadenke oor die omgewing
(AOSIS, 2014)
In the network of thinking about the environment. This contribution is based on a talk
delivered at a conference for continuous education for pastors. The argument commences with
reflections on thinking with one's hands, ...
Cape Town as Africa's gateway for tourism to Antarctica - development potential and need for regulation
(2014)
Cape Town is one of the five Antarctic gateway cities from which ships and aircraft travel to and from various parts of Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands. Gateway cities are used by government scientific expeditions, ...
Old ideas: wisdom, virtue and moral formation
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)
The wisdom writings of the Old Testament may be regarded as largely a repository of ‘old ideas’ that were preserved across cultures and ages because they generally served human life. To study the material from this angle, ...
'Pale face'/ 'pointy face': SA criminology in denial
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2013)
This paper responds to key aspects of Bill Dixon's article, Understanding 'Pointy Face': What is criminology
for? It suggests that criminology should unambiguously be 'for' social justice in South Africa's transhistoric ...
The Boer and the jackal: Satire and resistance in Khoi orature
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Bushman narratives have been the subject of a large volume of scholarly and popular
studies, particularly publications that have engaged with the Bleek and Lloyd archive.
Khoi story-telling has attracted much less attention. ...
South Africa’s LIS Transformation Charter: policies, politics and professionals
(IFLA, 2014)
The rhetoric of public librarianship includes many ringing claims for the role of libraries in
democracy; and, on the 20-year anniversary of the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994, it is
an opportune moment to ...
Theology for the twenty-first century - "Going beyond Barth?"
(SUN, 2013)
Dirkie Smit is honoured in this contribution as a theologian who has persistently and ingeniously
held together two poles in Reformed theology: Karl Barth's emphasis on Christology:
God's salvation and free grace as ...
How school libraries improve literacy: some evidence from the trenches
(Unisa Press, 2013)
The article comes out of a panel discussion, featuring five teacher-librarians, which was
broadcast to schools across the Western Cape Province of South Africa in 2011. Four
of the panelists are graduates of the University ...