This thesis is an historical analytical investigation and theological analysis of the fundamental trends of the ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement and the growth of Zimbabwean Christianity. In an attempt to understand the appealing and growth factors of this religious movement in the Zimbabwean Church scene, the research focuses on the trends and behaviour of the Third Wave Religious Right Movement in Zimbabwe and the critical aspect of how this religious movement communicates the Christian faith to its audience. A critical thrust of the study is the question of whether the disciples of the charismatic movement are motivated by faith or economic factors which may ultimately not be the authentic summons of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The research addresses fears and suspicions of many Christians who are caught up between faith and fear response to the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by the New Religious Right Movements, particularly in Zimbabwe. The hypothetical statement of this work is that there seems to be a subtle reconstruction identity in the theology of the “Third Wave” Religious Right Movement as is clearly manifested through the maneuverings of Christians from the ‘traditional churches’ to these ‘newer charismatic churches in trends which reflect the changing religious geography and the face of African Christianity in general and Zimbabwean Christianity in particular. The research explores the nature, impact and significance of the post – modern ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement in Zimbabwean society in particular. The identity and nature of the ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement in its historical perspective discussed by means of identifying and analyzing the characteristics of this movement and its theological perspectives as well as discussing the factors that promote the growth of the movement in the context of Missio Dei (God’s Mission) and the society in general. Critical to this type of Christianity are the images of power and prosperity which are understood as signs of faith. The impact and effects of this type of faith expression in the socio-political landscape is fully explored. The primary methodology in this study is the historical critical method complimented by oral historiography. Both primary and secondary sources are utilized in this research in a holistic framework for analyzing the historical trends as they unfold in the context of religious declarations and transformations that are part of the phenomenon under investigation. The study observes the translation model of evangelization in the unfolding discourse of the ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement. The study ultimately reveals how people’s economic fears and hopes in the midst of life’s challenges draw them toward religious movements which promise to positively promote a glorious life with practical results being realized “here and now”. This study has clearly exposed how religion, specifically charismatic Christianity, is seen as a package of an abundant life in the context of humanity’s needs and challenges. There is a clear obsession, in the charismatic New Religious Right Movement, with wealth and health as pedestals of salvation and a faithful Christian life. Surprisingly, there is very little reference to moral and ethical issues from the charismatic prophets who are the founders of these New Right Movements. The research notes that the interests of these newer right movements are in prosperity and health: “signs of being saved and blessed”. Lack of economic success is blamed on demons which also causes poor health hence the need to denounce the powers of Satan and engage on “the heavenly gear”. Such teachings have conditioned the prospective converts to seek after material benefits and values as critical aspects of the meaning of salvation and the mission of Christ. The study further reveals that the ‘Third Wave Religious Right Movement promotes a subtle way of making disciples instead of the traditional way of faith response to the gospel proclamation. But does this charismatic religious life have any relevance to our human situation today? The seven compelling chapters of this study have tackled this question and many others, pointing the way to an authentic Christian mission that is alive and relevant to the meaning of salvation in the context of orthodox Christianity. This study concludes that the Church is a catalyst which carries the keys of salvation to bring meaning and solutions to the varied human fears and failures that characterise the temporary nature of human existence. But in doing so; the Church must act in spirit of orthodox Christianity which is the sine qua non of salvation. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Church History and Church Policy / unrestricted

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has been adopted in various countries in the world. This is especially true in an EFL context in Ethiopia where it has received considerable attention both at policy and classroom levels. This study aimed to investigate English as Foreign Language (EFL) instructors' conceptions and applications of CLT in teaching grammar lessons in private universities in Ethiopia. Due to the nature of the issues addressed in the study, the mixed-methods approach was employed. The data for the study were collected from 25 EFL instructors teaching in four private universities through semi-structured interviews, quantitative questionnaire, and classroom observation. The qualitative data collected from the semi-structured interviews and classroom observation were analysed thematically, using deductive thematic analysis. The quantitative data garnered through the questionnaire were analysed using the latest version of SPPS (Version 20) available at the time of data analysis. While the study highlighted four major EFL instructors' misconceptions stemming from the discrepancies in understanding the term communicative, it revealed that the majority of the EFL instructors' conceptions of CLT were consistent with the CLT literature. To that effect, the study illuminated the EFL instructors' conceptions of grammar and CLT concerning the teacher’s role, the learners’ role, the types of teaching materials, the place for grammar in CLT as well as the methods of teaching grammar lessons and assessing the learners’ performance in grammar lessons. Nevertheless, the classroom practices of the majority of the EFL instructors were inconsistent with their conceptions of CLT because they predominantly employed the lecture method to teach grammar lessons. The study also found various socio-cultural and economic variables practically affecting the application of CLT in teaching grammar lessons in private universities in Ethiopia. Consequently, the study identified teacher-related factors, student-related factors, institutional factors, curriculum-related factors, and system-related factors as the main difficulties of implementing CLT in teaching grammar lessons. The study recommends that measures that align policy with practice should be taken to ensure that the instructors' conceptions are realised in classroom situations, thereby minimising the discrepancies between their conceptions and their classroom practices. / English Studies / Ph. D. (Languages, Linguistics and Literature)

De nos jours, la simulation clinique haute-fidélité (SCHF) s’avère une stratégie pédagogique par excellence, étant de plus en plus adoptée par plusieurs établissements d’enseignement nationaux et internationaux en sciences infirmières, et ce, afin de préparer les étudiants à leur future pratique. En dépit des nombreux bienfaits associés à la SCHF, il appert que plusieurs étudiants peuvent ressentir un sentiment de stress, d’angoisse et d’humiliation s’ils ne reçoivent pas l’accompagnement nécessaire de la part de leur formateur dans ce contexte académique. Nonobstant que plusieurs chercheurs infirmiers mettent l’accent sur l’importance du rôle du formateur en contexte de simulation, leurs travaux n’ont pas étudié l’aspect de la relation formateur-étudiants. Pourtant, sa valeur ajoutée a été mise en évidence par de nombreux écrits scientifiques, mais dans d’autres contextes académiques, notamment en classe, en stage clinique et en ligne. De surcroît, ces études n’ont pas précisé la nature de la relation formateur-étudiants, ni l’ont exploré sous une perspective humaniste. Par conséquent, il s’est avéré judicieux d’ajouter le qualificatif « pédagogique » afin de souligner l’aspect éducatif de la relation et le qualificatif « caring » pour désigner son approche humaniste. À la lumière des écrits recensés et à notre connaissance, aucune étude en sciences infirmières n’a exploré ce type de relation en contexte de SCHF. Ainsi, cette recherche doctorale s’est intéressée à décrire et comprendre la signification de l’expérience vécue d’une relation pédagogique de caring (RPC) selon la perception d’étudiants infirmiers du premier cycle universitaire en contexte de SCHF. De plus, cette recherche phénoménologique descriptive a visé l’exploration des facilitateurs, des obstacles et des contributions associées à la RPC dans ledit contexte. L’Investigation Relationnelle Caring (Cara, 1997; Cara et al., 2017), méthode phénoménologique descriptive, a été choisie afin de répondre au but et aux questions de cette recherche. Des entrevues individuelles de type semi-structuré ont été réalisées auprès de 19 étudiants infirmiers, lesquels ont participé à une seconde entrevue visant la validation des récits synthèses issus des verbatim. Inspirée par la pédagogique émancipatoire relationnelle (Hills et Watson, 2011; Hills et al., 2021) comme perspective disciplinaire, l’analyse et l’interprétation des données recueillies ont permis aux cinq eidos-thèmes suivants d’émerger : (1) engagement authentique du formateur à l’égard des étudiants, (2) conscientisation du formateur quant aux barrières au développement de la RPC, (3) mise en œuvre d’un espace d’apprentissage sécuritaire pour les étudiants, (4) cocréation d’une collaboration empreinte de caring entre formateur-étudiants et, (5) nature pédagogique et caring de la relation contribuant à la transformation du processus d’apprentissage. Ces derniers ont favorisé l’émergence de la structure essentielle du phénomène étudié (RPC), laquelle correspond à : « un engagement authentique du formateur favorisant un espace académique sécuritaire dans le but de cocréer une collaboration humaniste avec les étudiants qui vise la transformation de leur processus d’apprentissage en contexte de simulation clinique haute-fidélité ». Cette recherche phénoménologique ajoute au corpus de connaissances en sciences infirmières une nouvelle description et compréhension de la signification de la RPC, mettant en évidence, ses caractéristiques, ses facilitateurs, ses obstacles, de même que ses contributions en contexte de simulation. Nos résultats révèlent que les formateurs jouent un rôle capital pour promouvoir des expériences d’apprentissage enrichissantes chez les étudiants dans ledit contexte. Diverses recommandations, découlant de nos résultats, ont été proposées dans différents domaines de la pratique infirmière, notamment la formation, la recherche, la clinique, la gestion et le volet sociopolitique. Enfin, ces dernières visent à offrir aux parties prenantes des pistes de solution concrètes pour concourir à l’avancement des apprentissages des étudiants et, plus largement, à l’humanisation de la formation infirmière en contexte de simulation. / Nowadays, the high-fidelity clinical simulation (HFCS) is an outstanding pedagogical strategy, which is increasingly being adopted by several national and international nursing institutions in order to prepare students for their future practice. Despite countless advantages pertaining to HFCS, it appears that many students may feel a sense of stress, anguish, and humiliation if they do not receive the necessary support from their educator in this academic context. Notwithstanding the fact that many nursing researchers emphasize the importance of the educator’s role within the context of simulation, their works did not study the aspect of the educator-students relationship. However, its added value has been highlighted by a large amount of scientific papers, but in other academic contexts, notably classroom, clinical and online environments. Moreover, these studies did not specify the nature of the educator-students relationship, nor did they explore it from a humanistic perspective. Consequently, it was appropriate to add the term “pedagogical” to emphasize the educational aspect of this relationship, and the term “caring” to refer to its humanistic approach. Based on the literature and to our knowledge, no nursing study has explored this type of relationship within the context of HFCS. Thus, this doctoral research was interested in describing and understanding the meaning of the lived experience of a caring pedagogical relationship (CPR) according to the perception of undergraduate nursing students in the context of high-fidelity clinical simulation. In addition, this phenomenological descriptive research aimed to explore its facilitators, barriers, as well as contributions from the students’ perspective. The Relational Caring Inquiry (Cara, 1997; Cara et al., 2017), a descriptive phenomenological method, has been selected to meet the purpose and questions of this research. Individual semi-structured interviews were realized with 19 nursing students, who also participated in a second interview to validate the narrative synthesis. Being inspired by the relational emancipatory pedagogy (Hills & Watson, 2011; Hills et al., 2021), as a disciplinary perspective, the analysis and interpretation of the data collected have allowed the following five eidos-themes to emerge: (1) authentic engagement of the educator toward students, (2) Educator’s conscientization regarding barriers to the development of the CPR, (3) implementation of a safe learning space for students, (4) cocreation of a caring collaboration between educator-students and, finally, (5) pedagogical and caring nature of the relationship contributing to the transformation of learning process. They subsequently facilitated the emergence of the essential structure of the studied phenomenon (CPR), which corresponds to: “an authentic engagement of the educator fostering a safe academic space in order to cocreate a humanistic collaboration with students to transform their learning process within the context of high-fidelity clinical simulation”. This research adds to the body of nursing knowledge a new understanding in regard to the meaning of the CPR by highlighting its characteristics, facilitators, barriers, as well as its contributions in the context of simulation. Our results show that educators play a vital role to promote enriching learning experiences among students in the aforementioned context. Various recommendations arising from our findings have been proposed in different domains of nursing, notably education, research, clinical, management, and sociopolitical. Finally, these aim to provide stakeholders with concrete avenues to advance students’ learning and, more broadly, to humanize nursing education in simulation settings.

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This thesis offers an assessment design for collaborative learning, utilisation of blended learning support through current communication technologies and highlights the crucial role of the tutor. The thesis designed and tested a theoretical framework which encompassed an active learning environment and resulted in the development of the shamrock conceptual framework. To test the theoretical framework, clarify the role of the tutor and the impact on the learner experience two studies were undertaken using pedagogical models that combined the concepts of learner-centric, sociocultural and dialogic perspectives on collaborative learning and technology in meeting the needs of learners in the 21st Century. In the first study, the role of the tutor was found to be crucial in setting, implementing and guiding learners using the assessment design as part of a social constructivist pedagogical practice. The pedagogical approach adopted was to blend face-to-face and Wiki learning experiences and was found to promote learner ownership, engagement and the fostering of a learning community. The second study validated the first and provided additional asynchronous technology experiences in addition to the Wiki blend in the assessment design. Study 2 examined the role of the tutor and the learner whilst using current technologies comprising podcasts and video and a Wiki in the collaborative experience. Findings showed that the Wiki supported community and collaborative aspects of a sociocultural practice whilst learners were engaged in authentic learning activities and led to a well supported learning environment. The importance of technology design and use to accommodate collaborative and community aspects was found to be an essential component. It was found that technology is not simply an add-on but rather needs to be planned and considered purposefully by both tutors and learners when used in a blend to supplement learning on campus as part of an assessment design in higher education. This study has shown that, for this to happen, academics need to be provided with the appropriate support, knowledge and skills required in developing a blended learning experience using a Wiki supplemented by class contact on campus as part of an assessment design.

Business today is conducted within societies facing complex global challenges and unprecedented demands for effective, ethical, and excellent business leadership that proactively manages its societal impacts. Integrating economic success with service of the common good requires a sound, shared understanding of “positive” executive business leadership to guide executive selection, education and development, and practice. This thesis formulates and theoretically grounds a general theory of positive executive business leadership. Integrative Executive Leadership (“IEL”) addresses the individual, pairs/groups/teams, organizational, and societal levels of business. Within these contexts, IEL exercises positive integrative agency through multi-stakeholder professional stewardship, integrated performance management, and living codes of ethics. This requires the practice of five mutually-reinforcing positive behavioural repertoires: contemplative self-leadership, functional-relational facilitative leadership, full range managerial-leadership, visionary strategic leadership, and transforming-developmental leadership. These are reinforced by five positive philosophies or styles of leadership: authentic, moral, spiritual, servant, and wise leadership. Consequently, IEL is predicated upon essential competencies, attainments, and positive dispositions. Especially, IEL requires the cultivation of positive psychological states, traits, and virtues, eudaimonic character, postautonomous levels of ego development, psychological complexity, integrative consciousness and flow. In addition to promoting intrinsic morality, these farther reaches of human nature contribute to effective and excellent leadership performance. Integrative Executive Leaders do well by doing good. IEL was developed through multiparadigm theory-building, adopting a pragmatic epistemology, and employing a transdisciplinary, positive scholarship approach to integrate the findings from a broad range of qualitative and quantitative research from the humanities and the social sciences. IEL theory articulates important theoretical relationships derived from: leading insights from management and organization theory; salient research findings from the social sciences and the humanities; insights from positive psychology, positive organizational behaviour, positive organizational scholarship, constructive developmental psychology, transpersonal psychology, and integrated empirical ethics; interpretive analyses of the biographies of great world leaders; and, a rich case study of an extraordinary executive business leader. Accordingly, IEL is advanced as an emergent theory with both theoretical grounding and empirical reference. The path forward requires further transdisciplinary, multiparadigm, multi-method research to further develop and refine IEL and establish it as a grounded theory of positive executive business leadership.

Business today is conducted within societies facing complex global challenges and unprecedented demands for effective, ethical, and excellent business leadership that proactively manages its societal impacts. Integrating economic success with service of the common good requires a sound, shared understanding of “positive” executive business leadership to guide executive selection, education and development, and practice. This thesis formulates and theoretically grounds a general theory of positive executive business leadership. Integrative Executive Leadership (“IEL”) addresses the individual, pairs/groups/teams, organizational, and societal levels of business. Within these contexts, IEL exercises positive integrative agency through multi-stakeholder professional stewardship, integrated performance management, and living codes of ethics. This requires the practice of five mutually-reinforcing positive behavioural repertoires: contemplative self-leadership, functional-relational facilitative leadership, full range managerial-leadership, visionary strategic leadership, and transforming-developmental leadership. These are reinforced by five positive philosophies or styles of leadership: authentic, moral, spiritual, servant, and wise leadership. Consequently, IEL is predicated upon essential competencies, attainments, and positive dispositions. Especially, IEL requires the cultivation of positive psychological states, traits, and virtues, eudaimonic character, postautonomous levels of ego development, psychological complexity, integrative consciousness and flow. In addition to promoting intrinsic morality, these farther reaches of human nature contribute to effective and excellent leadership performance. Integrative Executive Leaders do well by doing good. IEL was developed through multiparadigm theory-building, adopting a pragmatic epistemology, and employing a transdisciplinary, positive scholarship approach to integrate the findings from a broad range of qualitative and quantitative research from the humanities and the social sciences. IEL theory articulates important theoretical relationships derived from: leading insights from management and organization theory; salient research findings from the social sciences and the humanities; insights from positive psychology, positive organizational behaviour, positive organizational scholarship, constructive developmental psychology, transpersonal psychology, and integrated empirical ethics; interpretive analyses of the biographies of great world leaders; and, a rich case study of an extraordinary executive business leader. Accordingly, IEL is advanced as an emergent theory with both theoretical grounding and empirical reference. The path forward requires further transdisciplinary, multiparadigm, multi-method research to further develop and refine IEL and establish it as a grounded theory of positive executive business leadership.

The basic idea of this paper is to outline a cross-curricular approach between mathematics and science. The aim is to close the often perceived gap between formal maths and authentic experience and to increase the students’ versatility in the use of mathematical terms. Students are to experience maths as logical, interesting and relevant through extra-mathematical references. Concrete physical or biological correlations may initiate mathematical activities, and mathematical terms are to be understood in logical contexts. Examples: physical experiments can lead to a comprehensive understanding of the concept of functions and of the intersection of medians in triangles. Biological topics can lead to the concepts of similarity and proportion as well as to the construction of pie charts. In the European ScienceMath Project a variety of teaching modules was developed and tested in secondary schools.