Unisa Research Output: Recent submissions

  • The usefulness of academic performance feedback to primary and secondary schools 
    Scherman, Vanessa Smit, Brigitte Archer, Elizabeth (Northwest University, 2013-07)
    There has been an increased emphasis on providing schools with feedback on performance of learners with the aim of improving the quality of education. However, if feedback on learner performance is to be ...
  • South Africa: Optimising a feedback system for monitoring learner performance in primary schools. 
    Archer, Elizabeth Howie, Sarah (SLO (Netherlands institute for curriculum development), 2013)
    This chapter describes how and education design research approach was employed to enhance a feedback system of an existing learner performance monitoring system in a number of primary schools in South Africa. The design ...
  • Human freedom and the freedom of natural processes : on omnicausality, a-causality and God's omnipotence 
    Du Toit, C. W. (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    The article traces the development of causality in physical science and examines its functioning in theology, as well as its demand for a different approach to power, especially the omnipotence and omnicausality of God. ...
  • Midwives' perceptions about adolescents' utilisation of public prenatal services in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 
    Chaibva, Cynthia N. Ehlers, V.J. Roos, Janetta H. (Midwifery, 2010-12)
    Objectives: to identify midwives’ perceptions about adolescents’ failure to utilise prenatal services or to initiate such utilisation late during their pregnancies. Design: a quantitative descriptive and exploratory ...
  • On emergence and eschatology : something has to give ... 
    Veldsman, Danie, 1959- (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    Emergence and eschatology – and their connection - represent most probably two of the most difficult topics to explore within the current lively and intense ongoing science-religion dialogue. In this article the challenge ...
  • Emergence as a challenge to the legacy of Christian dogmatics 
    Bentley, Wessel (Research Institute for Theology and Religion, 2013-11)
    In this article, the tension between the notions of emergence and Christian dogmatics is discussed. Christian dogmatics serves the function of grounding the Christian faith in its historic identity, guarding against ...
  • 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 ...
  • Does governance matter in infrastructure: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Akanbi, O.A. (CLUTE INSTITUTE, 2013)
    This study empirically examines the pattern of physical infrastructure that would unlock the productive potential of sub-Saharan Africa. The estimations are carried out in a panel of 21 selected sub-Saharan African countries ...
  • 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 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, ...
  • Rosuvastatin is transferred into human breast milk: A case report. 
    Schutte, Aletta E Symington, Elizabeth A Du Preez, Jan L (American Journal of Medicine, 2013-09)
    Controversy exists on whether lactating women with familial hypercholesterolemia should resume statin treatment. This is partly due to the unavailability of data in humans regarding the transfer of statins into breast ...

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