No abstract available / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 1983. / gm2013 / Anthropology and Archaeology / unrestricted

AFRIKAANS: Enkele tegniese skeppinge wat die Tsongavrou in die tradisionele lewenswyse vervaardig en wat prominent by die Tsongakraal-Opelugmuseum in die Hans Merensky-Natuurreservaat gedemonstreer word, is as studiemateriaal geselekteer. Weens die museologiese vereiste en noodsaaklikheid van goedgedokumenteerde voorwerpe is pottebakkery, soutontginning en kralewerk deeglik volgens vorm, funksie en vervaardigingswyse binne die museum sowel as in Gazankulu, tuiste van die Tsongavrou, nagevors. Dit is ook volkekundig binne funksionele kultuurverband behandel. Historiese gebeurtenisse is nagegaan wat die Tsonga van die huidige Gazankulu met die Tsonga van Mosambiek, hul oorspronklike tuiste vir baie eeue, verbind. Ook die kulturele lewe van die mense van wie in hierdie studie sprake is, is kortliks geskets. Beperkinge wat die museumopset op 'n lewensgetroue weergawe van 'n volk meebring, en die mate van kunsmatigheid wat wel voorkom, is kortliks bespreek. Pottebakkery by die Tsonga, alhoewel deur die omliggende stamme beïnvloed, toon 'n eie karakter, veral as daar meer gekonsentreer word op die oorspronklike Tsonga-keramiekware wat tot in Mosambiek nagevors kon word. Vervaardiging kom nie meer so algemeen voor nie, maar benutting is meer verspreid. 'n Hele stel potte wat kookpotte, bier- en waterpotte, eetbakke, waskomme en maalbakke insluit, word volgens vorm, funksie, voorkoms en vervaardigingswyse bespreek. Soutvervaardiging tref ons by die Tsonga aan, omdat daar 'n paar southoudende minerale warmwaterbronne in Gazankulu voorkom. Argeologiese en etnologiese gegewens dui daarop dat hierdie ontginningsproses alreeds vir die afgelope 1800 jaar bedryf word. Handel is met sout gedryf en hierdie sout is gesog, omdat magies-religieuse eienskappe daaraan toegeskryf word. Die Tsonga was die soutvervaardigers ten minste gedurende die afgelope 100 jaar. Die Tsonga beskik oor hul eiesoortige kralewerk wat as bykomstige versiering gedra word. Veral tydens feestelikhede word hierdie kleurvolle kralesierade vertoon. 'n Kralewerk-klassifikasie kon volgens voorkoms, funksie en vervaardigingswyse saamgestel word. Hierdie bedryf kan, as 'n aspek van die tegniese skeppinge van die Tsongavrou, met welslae in die opelugmuseum uitgebeeld en uitgebrei word. Daar is tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat die Tsongakraal-Opelugmuseum definitief bestaansreg het, omdat die Tsonga 'n eiesoortige kultuurlewe openbaar. Met 'n weldeurdagte en goedbestuurde uitstallings-, vervaardigings-, en verkoopsaksie het hierdie opelugmuseum besliste uitbreidingsmoontlikhede en kan die bestaande funksies van versameling, bewaring en opvoeding deur middel van programme en uitstallings nog beter tot hul reg kom. Band II bestaan uit 'n fotodokumentasie wat die teks oor die vervaardigingswyse van tegniese skeppinge aanvul. Bylaes wat handel oor die vervaardigingswyse van tegniese skeppinge, Tsongabotanie, 'n Tsongawoordelys oor tegniese skeppings wat in hierdie studie genoem word, asook aanvullende historiese inligting en liggingskaarte word aangeheg. ENGLISH: A description is given of some aspects of the material culture of the Tsonga women of Gazankulu as demonstrated at the Tsongakraal Open-air Museum in the Hans Merensky Nature Reserve. Pottery, headwork and the salt extraction process have been described museologically according to form, function and the process of manufacture. Anthropologically the functional approach to culture has been followed. A short historic and cultural survey has been given of the Tsonga people who first lived in Mozambique, their role as traders over the centuries on the old trade routes through Gazankulu and their reason for settlement in present Gazankulu. The restrictions and superficiality in portraying a way of life within the museum has been discussed in short. Pottery has been influenced by the surrounding tribes, but a specific Tsonga pottery tradition has been identified, leading back to Mozambique. Although there seems to be a decline in the manufacture of pots, a whole range of ceramic ware which includes cooking pots, beer and water pots and bowls could be described according to form, function, manufacturing process and decorative patterns. Archaeological and ethnological references to the 1800 year old salt extraction industry from salt pans near mineral springs in Gazankulu, assisted in the reconstruction of the whole process with its uses and magico-religious properties. The Tsonga were the salt producers for at least the last one hundred years. Headwork as adornment features prominently amongst Tsonga women, especially during festivals. A classification system of all the headwork has been compiled and described according to appearance, function and manufacture. The manufacturing of headwork can be introduced as a further aspect of material culture in the open-air museum. The study concludes that the distinguishing material culture of the Tsonga gives purpose to the existence of the Tsongakraal Open-air Museum. With creativity and a well-planned management programme, the museological functions of collection, preservation and education (recreational programmes and displays) of this museum can be extended. Annexures include a detailed photographic record of the manufacturing of items of material culture, the ethno-botany of the Tsonga, a list of Tsonga cultural terms as well as maps and historical information. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / Anthropology and Archaeology / unrestricted

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to investigate Afrikaner identity in the Afrikaans blogosphere on the basis of the Afrikaner nasionalist identity that was forged during the twentieth century. The environment within which blogs function and its characteristics are discussed, after which the circumstances that led to the development of Afrikaner identity as well as the current sociopolitical position of Afrikaners are traced. Through quantitative analysis, the Afrikaans blogosphere is compared to this identity to discover too what extent the identity is still remnant in Afrikaans bloggers. It is concluded that Afrikaner nationalism is virtually extinct in the Afrikaans blogosphere and that the plurality of identities hosted by it are fragmented and paradoxical. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie studie is om identiteitsvorming in die Afrikaanse blogosfeer te ondersoek aan die hand van die Afrikaner-nasionalistiese identiteitskonstruk van die twintigste eeu. Aandag word geskenk aan die milieu waarbinne blogs funksioneer en hul aard, waarna die omstandighede waaronder Afrikaneridentiteit ontstaan sowel as die huidige sosio-politiese posisie van Afrikaners nagespeur word. Aan die hand van kwantitatiewe ondersoekmetodes word Afrikaanse blogs dan met die voorafgenoemde identiteit vergelyk in 'n poging om agter te kom in watter mate dit nog by Afrikaanse bloggers teenwoordig is. Die gevolgtrekking word gemaak dat Afrikaner-nasionalisme bykans afwesig is in die Afrikaanse blogosfeer en dat die pluraliteit van identiteite daarop gefragmenteerd en paradoksaal daar uitsien.

Adolescence is a phase that includes substantial physical, social and psychological changes (Department of Health, 1999) and is considered to be a psychologically turbulent and emotional period in a person’s life (Strong, De Vault, Satad & Yarber, 2001) that can also have an influence o n parent–child relationships. The purpose of this stud y is to specifically focus on parent– adolescent relationships of African female adolescents as research and literature is limited regarding African female adolescent s’ experience of parent–adolescent relationships and the dynamics involve d. Little is known of how African female adolescents experience the relationship they have with their parents and what their needs are regarding these relationshi.p s The objectives of this studya re to explore and describe African female adolescents’ experience of parent–adolescent relationships, and to explore aspects of African female adolescents’ relationships with their parents that may influence t heir sense of well–being. Thirty and thirty–two African female adolescents participated voluntarily in graphic family sculpting and focus group interviews respectively. Six focus group interviews at Randfontein High School, Gauteng, provided rich data on African female adolescents’ experience of parentadolescent relationships and aspects of the relationships that influence their sense of wellbeing. The findings suggest that the majority of the participants experience a more positive relationship with their mothesr than with their fathesr, and that positive and negative aspects in their relationships with their parents is perceived to influence their well–being. The importance of communication was a very prominent theme in the focus group discussions. With regard to graphic family sculpting, the findings also suggest that the mothers have a more prominent and positive role and participants experience their fathers as less involved. / Thesis (M.A. (Research Psyvhology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

Adolescence is a phase that includes substantial physical, social and psychological changes (Department of Health, 1999) and is considered to be a psychologically turbulent and emotional period in a person’s life (Strong, De Vault, Satad & Yarber, 2001) that can also have an influence o n parent–child relationships. The purpose of this stud y is to specifically focus on parent– adolescent relationships of African female adolescents as research and literature is limited regarding African female adolescent s’ experience of parent–adolescent relationships and the dynamics involve d. Little is known of how African female adolescents experience the relationship they have with their parents and what their needs are regarding these relationshi.p s The objectives of this studya re to explore and describe African female adolescents’ experience of parent–adolescent relationships, and to explore aspects of African female adolescents’ relationships with their parents that may influence t heir sense of well–being. Thirty and thirty–two African female adolescents participated voluntarily in graphic family sculpting and focus group interviews respectively. Six focus group interviews at Randfontein High School, Gauteng, provided rich data on African female adolescents’ experience of parentadolescent relationships and aspects of the relationships that influence their sense of wellbeing. The findings suggest that the majority of the participants experience a more positive relationship with their mothesr than with their fathesr, and that positive and negative aspects in their relationships with their parents is perceived to influence their well–being. The importance of communication was a very prominent theme in the focus group discussions. With regard to graphic family sculpting, the findings also suggest that the mothers have a more prominent and positive role and participants experience their fathers as less involved. / Thesis (M.A. (Research Psyvhology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.

Hierdie studie handel oor die invloed van twee onderrigbenaderings naamlik tradisioneel en sosiaal-konstruktivisties, op Graad 6-leerders se studieoriëntasie in Wiskunde. Om die omvang hiervan beter in perspektief te plaas is daar gekyk na wat die moontlike verskille is tussen die tradisionele sowel as die sosiaal-konstruktivistiese onderrigbenaderings ten opsigte van Graad 6-leerders se studieoriëntasie in Wiskundeprestasie. Literatuur dui aan dat leerders swak presteer en noem faktore wat moontlik bydra. Verder dui die literatuur aan dat daar nie genoeg navorsing is ten opsigte van ontoereikende wiskundeprestasie nie. Dit is kommerwekkend dat daar tot dusver redelik min navorsing gedoen is wat Graad 6-leerders se ontoereikende prestasie in Wiskunde aanbetref (Rademeyer, 2009) aangesien dit so ’n belangrike rol speel tot die beroepswêreld (Salman et al, 2010). Maree, Pretorius en Eiselen (2003) meen dat verbetering in Wiskundeprestasie moontlik gefasiliteer kan word deur op die leerders se ontoereikende studieoriëntasie te fokus en dít dan so te probeer verbeter. Die konseptuele raamwerk van hierdie studie rus op Vygotsky se sone van proksimale ontwikkeling (Maimane, 2006) sowel as Bronfenbrenner se ekologiese teorie en die konseptuele raamwerk (Santrock, 2001; Bronfenbrenner,2012) Die navorsingsvrae lui dan as volg: Primêre navorsingsvraag: Wat is die verskil tussen die tradisionele sowel as die sosiaal-konstruktivistiese onderrigbenadering ten opsigte van Graad 6-leerders se studieoriëntasie in Wiskundeprestasie? Eerste sekondêre vraag: Hoe verskil die tradisionele onderrigbenadering ten opsigte van die sosiaal-konstruktivistiese onderrigbenadering? Tweede sekondêre vraag en hipotese: Wat is die verskil in Wiskundeprestasie voor en na die intervensie ten opsigte van die twee onderrigbenaderings? Derde sekondêre vraag en hipotese: Wat is die verskil in studieoriëntasie voor en na die intervensie ten opsigte van die twee onderrigbenaderings? Hierdie studie word beskou deur pragmatisme as ’n wêreldbeskouing en filosofiese fondasie aangesien pragmatisme die heel beste pas by die gemengde navorsingsmetode. Die konvergente navorsingsontwerp is die ideale navorsings-ontwerp vir hierdie studie aangesien dit die bekendste benadering tot die gemengde navorsingsmetode is. Vir die kwalitatiewe data-insameling is ek gebruik gemaak van fokusgroeponderhoude wat drie maal gehou is met beide die groepe, altesaam ses sessies. Daar was sewe leerders wat elk van die groepe verteenwoordig het, veertien leerders altesaam. Daar is gebruik gemaak van ’n individuele onderhoud met die Wiskundeonderwyseres aan die einde van die intervensie tydperk. Die data was geanaliseer deur inhoudsanalise. Die kwantitatiewe data is ingesamel deur die Studieoriëntasievraelys in Wiskunde (Primêr) (SOW(P)) en ook ’n formele wiskunde toets aan die begin en aan die einde van die intervensie tydperk. Daar was twintig leerders wat deelgeneem het aan die tradisionele groep en twintig leerders wat deelgeneem het aan die sosiaal-konstruktivistiese groep. Daar was altesaam veertig leerders betrokke by die studie. Die kwalitatiewe data-analise het uitgedraai op vier verskillende temas: faktore wat Wiskunde makliker maak vir leerders, faktore van Wiskunde wat vir leerders onaangenaam is, faktore van introspeksie en ook ander interessante faktore. Ek het ook observasies en addisionele data vanaf die Wiskundeonderwyseres verkry deur die individuele onderhoud. Vir die doeleindes van die kwantitatiewe data is gebruik gemaak van beskrywende sowel as inferensiële statistieke om die data te analiseer. Daar is gebruik gemaak van die paar-steekproef studente t-toets. Alles is dan na aanleiding van die data-analise bespreek en na aanleiding van my bevindinge en resultate is daar gevind dat daar wel ’n verskil is tussen die tradisionele onderrigmetode en die sosiaal-konstruktivistiese onderrigbenadering. Dit was ook duidelik dat daar ’n waarskynlike verskil tussen die voor-toets en die na-toets van die tradisionele sowel as die sosiaal-konstruktivistiese groep se Wiskundeprestasie is en dus is beide as statisties beduidend aanvaar. Wat die studieoriëntasie aanbetref het die uitkoms getoon dat daar geen verskil was tussen die voor-toets en die na-toets van die tradisionele groep nie, dus toon dit om nie statisties beduidend te wees nie . Daar was wel ’n waarskynlike verandering tussen die voor-toets en die na-toets van die sosiaal-konstruktivistiese groep se studie-oriëntasie en aanvaar ek dit dus as statisties beduidend. / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Educational Psychology / unrestricted

Die term speurverhaal impliseer ’n spesifieke soort verhaal of genre, tradisioneel triviaalliteratuur of ontspanningslektuur, met spesifieke kodes en konvensies. Enige konvensies is egter aanpasbaar en die grense tussen hoë kuns en populêre kultuur is vloeibaar, sodat dit moontlik is dat daar wel ʼn vertakking of subgenre wat die literêre speurverhaal genoem kan word, kon ontwikkel het. Die doel van hierdie verhandeling is om die volgende navorsingsvrae te beantwoord: Is daar wel speurverhale wat as literêre speurverhale gekategoriseer kan word? Indien nie, waarom word die kodes van die speurverhaal as narratiewe strategie gekies vir sekere romans? Wat is die verskille en ooreenkomste tussen die tradisionele speurverhaal en die sogenaamde literêre speurverhaal? Die verskynsel word ondersoek word deur twee romans wat moontlik as literêre speurverhale geklassifiseer kan word, nl. Een vir Azazel (Leroux, 1984) en Die boek van toeval en toeverlaat (Winterbach, 2006), te vergelyk met twee tradisionele speurverhale, nl. Reuk van die dood (Mouton, 2008) en Plaasmoord (Brynard, 2009), aan die hand van sekere struktuurelemente, nl. spanningslyn, plot, intrige, karakterisering, verteller, vertellersperspektief, tyd, en ruimte. ENGLISH : The term detective story indicates a specific kind of story or genre, traditionally recreational and light reading, with specific codes and conventions. However, any set of conventions are pliable and the boundaries between recreational and high art are fluid and constantly shifting. It is therefore possible that a subgenre of the detective story that can be called the literary detective story could have developed. The goal of this dissertation is to answer the following research questions: Are there detective stories that can be categorised as literary detective stories? If not, why is the detective element chosen as a narrative strategy for some novels? What are the differences and similarities between the traditional detective story and the so called literary detective novel? / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Afrikaans / unrestricted

Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document / Thesis (DPhil (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Educational Psychology / unrestricted

AFRIKAANS: Orrelonderrig word tradisioneel eers vanaf ongeveer dertien- of veertienjarige ouderdom aangebied. Vir toelating tot die studie word ’n gevorderde vaardigheid in klawerbordspel vereis asook die nodige fisieke bou wat pas by die afmetings van die instrument. Die afname in orrelstudentgetalle wat die afgelope aantal jare op sekondêre- sowel as tersiêre vlak opgemerk word, vereis ’n dringende ondersoek na alternatiewe metodes om orrelonderrig meer toeganklik vir ’n leerder op ’n jonger ouderdom te maak. Alternatiewe orrelmetodes wat nie bogenoemde klawerbordvaardigheid as ’n vereiste stel nie, word sedert 1990 in lande soos Brittanje, Verenigde State van Amerika, Nederland en Swede toegepas. Alhoewel hierdie metodes bedoel is vir onderrig aan jong spelers sowel as die volwasse beginner, is die Suzuki-orrelmetode in hierdie navorsingstudie geïdentifiseer as die enigste metode tot op datum wat onderrig in manuaal- en pedaalspel insluit en wat geskik is vir die jonger leerder wat selfs oor geen leesvaardigheid beskik nie. ’n Kritiese evaluering van die Suzuki-orrelmetode het gelei tot die formulering van riglyne om orrelonderrig aan leerders op ’n vroeër ouderdom moontlik te maak. Deur die orrel meer toeganklik te maak word ’n liefde vir die instrument en die unieke klank daarvan by die jong leerder gekweek. Die mening bestaan ook dat ’n koördinasievermoë, wat een van die primêre vereistes vir suksesvolle orrelonderrig is, makliker op ’n jonger ouderdom aangeleer kan word. Met inagneming van die onderskeie ontwikkelingsfases van die jong kind en deur die nodige aanpassings in die wyse van aanbieding, fisiese veranderings aan die instrument, asook die keuse van onderrigmateriaal, kan die afname in belangstelling in orrelonderrig teëgewerk word. Hierdie alternatiewe sieninge kan sodoende ’n bydrae lewer tot die voortbestaan en behoud van orrelonderrig. Verdere navorsing is egter nodig om die praktiese toepassing van hierdie riglyne in ’n Suid-Afrikaanse milieu deur middel van ’n empiriese ondersoek te toets. ENGLISH: In a traditional context, organ tuition usually commences around the age of thirteen or fourteen. In addition to this age prerequisite, an advanced level of keyboard skills is mandatory as well as prospective students’ commensurate physical development in order for them to negotiate the dimensions of the organ console successfully. The general decline in the number of organ students in recent years at secondary and tertiary levels has given rise to an urgent review of alternate approaches to organ teaching which are more accessible to future younger organ students. Approaches that eschew advanced keyboard technique have been used in Britain, the United States of America, the Netherlands and Sweden since 1990. While these organ teaching methods are suitable for young as well as adult beginners, the Suzuki Organ Method highlighted in this study is the only approach to this date that includes manual and pedal technique and that is appropriate for younger students who may not have yet begun to read. In this study, a critical evaluation of the Suzuki Organ Method has led to the development of achievable guidelines for organ method strategies for young students. In so doing, playing the organ is made far more accessible to younger organists as well as developing in them a love for the instrument and an appreciation of its unique sound. This study further recommends that as co-ordination is one of the primary requirements for the successful study of the organ, it is easier to learn this skill at a younger age. It is possible to stem the decline in organ students by taking into account a number of factors, including the various developmental phases of the young child, appropriate adaptations in approaches to teaching, physical modifications to the instrument and the choice of teaching material. In so doing, this alternate method might contribute to a continuation of organ teaching. Ongoing empirical research will be necessary to determine the practical application of these guidelines in a South African context. / Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Music / unrestricted

The primary goal of my study was to explore the possible ways in which postmodern career facilitation can be utilized to improve the achievement motivation of a traditionally disadvantaged adolescent. The study was conducted by means of a case study in which the achievement motivation of a traditionally disadvantaged adolescent was measured by the Achievement Motivation Profile test (Friedland, Mandel&Marcus, 1982) prior to, and on completion of the postmodern career facilitation process. The inquiry into the participant’s motivation to achieve was dependent on a qualitative integration of psychometric test results and information obtained from narrative techniques. The study was motivated by previous research indicating that traditional disadvantagement does not support the development of sufficient achievement motivation beliefs. Sufficient achievement behaviour appears to be preceded by both the will, and the skill, to achieve. / Dissertation (MEd(Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Educational Psychology / MEd / unrestricted