College of Human Sciences: Recent submissions

  • Evolution and emergence : a paradigm shift for theology 
    Shutte, Augustine, 1938-2016 (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Since the time of Darwin the conception of evolution has devel-oped beyond the boundaries of science to include philosophy and now theology in its scope. After noting the positive reception of the evolutionary idea by ...
  • Factors contributing to sleep deprivation in a multi-disciplinary intensive care unit in South Africa 
    Ehlers, V.J. Watson, H Moleki, M.M. (Curationis, 2013-04)
    Patients in intensive care units require rest and sleep to recuperate, but might suffer from sleep deprivation due to ongoing unit activities. The study aimed to identify and describe the factors contributing to sleep ...
  • Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation challenges in selected Botswana hospitals: nurse managers' views 
    Rajeswaran, L Ehlers, V.J. (Health South Africa Gesondheid, 2013-06)
    Road traffic accident victims, as well as persons experiencing cardiac and other medical emergencies, might lose their lives due to the non-availability of trained personnel to provide effective cardio-pulmonary resuscitation ...
  • Health-related doctoral distance education programmes: a review of ethical scholarship considerations 
    Ehlers, V.J. (African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013-09)
    Doctoral distance education programmes enable students to obtain their qualifications without leaving their homes, jobs or countries. There is an increasing demand for health-related distance education doctoral programmes. ...
  • Emergence and new concepts of God : examples from the Old Testament 
    Gericke, Jaco (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    In this article, the author looks at “emergence” in the context of new concepts of God in the Old Testament. Within biblical scholarship, various types of emergence are alluded to in various methodological reductions, ...
  • Emergence and culture : implications for Africa 
    Tshehla, Sam (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    “What if Africa were to become the hub for global science?” is the title of a recent BBC News report. It is inspired by “real, serious scientific work ... taking place now in sub-Saharan Africa,” which raises the question ...
  • Emergence as cornerstone in understanding evolution : examples from zoology 
    Durand, Francois (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Science is the way in which humankind explore and understand the physical universe. The biological sciences and especially the zoological sciences provide us with an understanding of ourselves – how we function, how ...
  • New spirituality as an example of emergence in Christian religion 
    Jacobs, Jeremy (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Evolutionary theory and its accretion into various theories of emergence, particularly in brain and consciousness studies, are placing increasing pressure on religion’s maintenance of Essentialist or dual-substance ...
  • Dealing with emergence and complexity in the humanities 
    Van Niekerk, Petro (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    This paper aims to explore relevant emergence metaphors with a view to apply these to the humanities in general and to education and schooling in particular. I firstly unpacked the grammar of emergence, by explaining a ...
  • Emergence and the human genome 
    Gericke, G. S. (George S.) (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    The (human) genome functions as an open system within human nutritional, economic, cultural, intellectual and emotional contexts. Of profound importance is the extent of free will that emerged with our cognitive ...
  • Cul-de-sac of causal thinking : challenge to build a a-causal theology 
    Du Toit, C. W. (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    The nascent concept of emergence is not only a plausible model of the course of natural and biological processes, but also of developments at an interpersonal and social level. In order to apply it to theology I propose ...
  • Physics and emergence 
    Tonsing, Detlev (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    This paper does three things: It distinguishes between weak and strong emergence; It sketches arguments proposed against strong emergence, and adumbrates a counter; It sketches the physical characteristics that strongly ...
  • Challenges, opportunities and achievements of nurses’ research supervision across language borders 
    Roets, Lizeth Maritz, Jeanette (African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2013-09-30)
    Nurse educators and researches are calling for national and international nursing education research to align resources within and outside the discipline, across borders and geographical distance to create a knowledge base, ...
  • Singing the body electric: Real-time and virtual performance 
    Duby, Marc (IASPM, 2013-01-01)
    Bruce Cassidy’s Body Electric appeared briefly in the 1990s in Johannesburg to perform a number of concerts there, including two concerts at the University of the Witwatersrand. Led by the Canadian-born Cassidy and formed ...
  • Sportmen’s experiences at a somatology clinic receiving a sport message 
    Jooste, K Khumalo, V Maritz, Jeanette (Health SA Gesondheid, 2013-06-03)
    Sportsmen are increasingly visiting somatology clinics for massages prior to an aerobic sports event. Massage is frequently utilised prior to an athletic activity, as a means of enhancing performance. Massage is known ...
  • A virtual appreciative coaching and mentoring programme to support novice nurse researchers in Africa 
    Maritz, Jeanette Roets, Lizeth (African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2013-09-30)
    The conventional model of nurse research education and support has shown itself to be deficient in the face of the rapidly changing health care and educational environments. This is more so in the open distance learning ...
  • Staging Roberto Bonati's The blanket of the dark: A twenty-first century vision of 'The Scottish play'. 
    Duby, Marc (Shakespeare in Southern Africa, 2010)
    The author discusses the musical staging of Italian double bass player and composer Roberto Bonati of his extended composition of "The Blanket of the Dark: A Study for Lady Macbeth" at the International Spring Music Festival ...
  • Student nurses' experiences of the clinical psychiatric learning environment in an education institution 
    Moagi, M Janse van Rensburg, E Maritz, Jeanette (Journal of Psychology in Africa 20(2), 2013-08-15)
    This study investigated lived experiences of student nurses working in a clinical psychiatric learning environment in South Africa. Participants were 29 fourth-year student nurses in the clinical psychiatric learning ...
  • The undefined role of court interpreters in South Africa 
    Lebese, Samuel Joseph (2013-10)
    In South Africa there is no legislation defining the role of court interpreters. This has resulted in legal officials (magistrates and judges) forming their own opinions as to what the role of court interpreters is. As ...
  • The impact of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) on tuberculosis incidence among HIV infected patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
    Sade, Anteneh Habtenarian Anteneh Habtemariam Sade (2013-01)
    Background: IPT is an effective, safe and feasible disease prevention scheme that should be administered for all PLHIV living in areas with high latent TB prevalence. Objective: To assess the impact of isoniazid in the ...

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