Teachers’ awareness of Grade R children’s science process skills
- Authors: (Minnaar) Mostert, Rolandi
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Science - Study and teaching (Early childhood)
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/297183 , uj:32392
- Description: Abstract: The study aims to describe Grade R teachers’ awareness of children’s SPS and also how their teaching exemplifies their awareness and describe their science content knowledge. The premise of the inquiry is that young children can benefit from early advancement of their science knowledge and that teachers need to be aware that children are ready to learn science in Grade R. I argue that teachers can guide children to develop their skills of thinking scientifically and ‘doing’ and experiencing science, if teachers are aware of how these skills develop. I propose that teachers can do much to help children to change their naïve concepts and begin to form more normative science concepts, as they develop the cognitive processing skills required by a scientific world view. The proviso is, however, that teachers must be aware of children’s developmental skilfulness at this age – their emergent, ability to see and to experience the world scientifically. In a descriptive case study, utilising qualitative data in different modalities, I investigated teachers’ awareness of the above children's developmental skilfulness. These modes of data collection were individual interviews, stimulated recalls and lesson observations with analysis of lesson plans. Research was conducted in two different school systems, of which all four schools were situated in the suburbs of Johannesburg, Gauteng. The unit of sampling was Grade R teachers. The data analysis was based on the grounded theory model of Strauss and Corbin (1998) and O’Donoghue (2007). The pattern that was composed from the data analysis shows, in seven themes, that the teachers have some awareness of science process skills (SPS) but are not able to express it or connect it to their daily teaching. From the teachers’ expressed views and knowledge, coupled with data from observed lessons, the study discusses the data with a custom designed rubric, which included Shulman’s (1987:8) typology of teacher knowledge and Snow, Griffin and Burns’ (2005) continuum of teacher knowledge. According to the ‘levels’ of development characteristics of the latter - and interpreted along with the various teacher knowledge types of the Shulman model - the study concludes that the teachers are inclined to practice in firmly set procedures and that they are not reflective practitioners who inflect knowledge into practice. Furthermore, their own science content knowledge and discourse inhibit the pedagogy of their already limited science teaching. , M.Ed. (Childhood Education)
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- Authors: (Minnaar) Mostert, Rolandi
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Science - Study and teaching (Early childhood)
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/297183 , uj:32392
- Description: Abstract: The study aims to describe Grade R teachers’ awareness of children’s SPS and also how their teaching exemplifies their awareness and describe their science content knowledge. The premise of the inquiry is that young children can benefit from early advancement of their science knowledge and that teachers need to be aware that children are ready to learn science in Grade R. I argue that teachers can guide children to develop their skills of thinking scientifically and ‘doing’ and experiencing science, if teachers are aware of how these skills develop. I propose that teachers can do much to help children to change their naïve concepts and begin to form more normative science concepts, as they develop the cognitive processing skills required by a scientific world view. The proviso is, however, that teachers must be aware of children’s developmental skilfulness at this age – their emergent, ability to see and to experience the world scientifically. In a descriptive case study, utilising qualitative data in different modalities, I investigated teachers’ awareness of the above children's developmental skilfulness. These modes of data collection were individual interviews, stimulated recalls and lesson observations with analysis of lesson plans. Research was conducted in two different school systems, of which all four schools were situated in the suburbs of Johannesburg, Gauteng. The unit of sampling was Grade R teachers. The data analysis was based on the grounded theory model of Strauss and Corbin (1998) and O’Donoghue (2007). The pattern that was composed from the data analysis shows, in seven themes, that the teachers have some awareness of science process skills (SPS) but are not able to express it or connect it to their daily teaching. From the teachers’ expressed views and knowledge, coupled with data from observed lessons, the study discusses the data with a custom designed rubric, which included Shulman’s (1987:8) typology of teacher knowledge and Snow, Griffin and Burns’ (2005) continuum of teacher knowledge. According to the ‘levels’ of development characteristics of the latter - and interpreted along with the various teacher knowledge types of the Shulman model - the study concludes that the teachers are inclined to practice in firmly set procedures and that they are not reflective practitioners who inflect knowledge into practice. Furthermore, their own science content knowledge and discourse inhibit the pedagogy of their already limited science teaching. , M.Ed. (Childhood Education)
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Beyond good Muslim, bad Muslim : a decolonial critique of postcolonial Muslim ontology
- Authors: Abbasi, Alexander Marwan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Muslims , Ontology
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296250 , uj:32274
- Description: Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to redefine 1) how decoloniality relates to the figure of the Muslim and 2) how decoloniality relates to postcolonial Muslim thinking. The field of Decolonial Studies has done substantial archival work on revealing the underside of modernity; what decolonial scholarship calls coloniality. Many of the thinkers whom have formed the canon of Decolonial Studies have been located in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America though, and have not fully explored the depth of the Muslim Question in relation to coloniality. The first half of this work deals with redefining the narrative of coloniality with regards to systems of Islamophobia and anti- Muslimness which shed further light on the complexities of Western ontology. The second half deals with postcolonial Muslim thinkers who have provided necessary decolonial insights into the ways Muslims have sought to resist and move beyond the confines of coloniality while also perpetuating neo/colonial divides. This work argues for a process of critique and appraisal of postcolonial reflections on Muslim ontology with the ultimate aim of decolonizing Muslim being. The concept of the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is also investigated as one of the main ways which the political disciplines Muslim ontology; by making Muslims friends through Islamophilia or enemies through Islamophobia, the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is a discourse and function of power which must be reconceptualized in order to account for the longue durée of coloniality and the persistence anti-Muslim/Islamist social orders. Ultimately, I argue that in order to move beyond the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary and the neocolonial snares of postcolonial Muslim thought, we must more deeply reconstruct what it means to decolonize Muslim political ontology. , M.A.
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- Authors: Abbasi, Alexander Marwan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Muslims , Ontology
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/296250 , uj:32274
- Description: Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to redefine 1) how decoloniality relates to the figure of the Muslim and 2) how decoloniality relates to postcolonial Muslim thinking. The field of Decolonial Studies has done substantial archival work on revealing the underside of modernity; what decolonial scholarship calls coloniality. Many of the thinkers whom have formed the canon of Decolonial Studies have been located in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America though, and have not fully explored the depth of the Muslim Question in relation to coloniality. The first half of this work deals with redefining the narrative of coloniality with regards to systems of Islamophobia and anti- Muslimness which shed further light on the complexities of Western ontology. The second half deals with postcolonial Muslim thinkers who have provided necessary decolonial insights into the ways Muslims have sought to resist and move beyond the confines of coloniality while also perpetuating neo/colonial divides. This work argues for a process of critique and appraisal of postcolonial reflections on Muslim ontology with the ultimate aim of decolonizing Muslim being. The concept of the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is also investigated as one of the main ways which the political disciplines Muslim ontology; by making Muslims friends through Islamophilia or enemies through Islamophobia, the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary is a discourse and function of power which must be reconceptualized in order to account for the longue durée of coloniality and the persistence anti-Muslim/Islamist social orders. Ultimately, I argue that in order to move beyond the good Muslim – bad Muslim binary and the neocolonial snares of postcolonial Muslim thought, we must more deeply reconstruct what it means to decolonize Muslim political ontology. , M.A.
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Maintaining the status quo? : an analysis of the reformative potential of section 25
- Authors: Abdullah, Imraan Alam Khan
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Land reform - Law and legislation - South Africa , Land tenure - Government policy - South Africa , Right of property - South Africa , Restitution - South Africa , Constitutional law - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/236627 , uj:24227
- Description: LL.M. (Human Rights Law) , Abstract: Land reform has become a hot topic recently. In particular the slow pace at which it is being pursued has prompted calls for an amendment to the property clause. This is due to the rising sentiment that section 25 is a guarantor of the status quo and not a tool for reform. My dissertation examines whether this sentiment holds water by analysing the reformative potential of the property clause. In doing so the constitutional matrix, a single system of law, and a purposive interpretation approach are all considered in detail as elements that illustrate the property clause is a tool for reform. The structure of the property clause is also considered with particular attention given to one of the pillars of land reform, namely land restitution. The conclusion drawn is that the property clause is a tool for reform and not a guarantor of the status quo and that the courts have understood this clearly. Conversely, what has been driving the status quo is in fact political impotency when it comes to pursuing the land reform agenda. In this regard the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act is discussed in light of a recent Constitutional Court case. Market-value compensation for expropriation is also an impediment in many cases, and in this regard the recent Msiza judgment is briefly discussed as being the progressive method for calculating the compensation. Finally, the conclusion is that calls for an amendment to the property clause are premature, as the full potential of section 25 to accommodate land reform has not yet been realised.
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- Authors: Abdullah, Imraan Alam Khan
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Land reform - Law and legislation - South Africa , Land tenure - Government policy - South Africa , Right of property - South Africa , Restitution - South Africa , Constitutional law - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/236627 , uj:24227
- Description: LL.M. (Human Rights Law) , Abstract: Land reform has become a hot topic recently. In particular the slow pace at which it is being pursued has prompted calls for an amendment to the property clause. This is due to the rising sentiment that section 25 is a guarantor of the status quo and not a tool for reform. My dissertation examines whether this sentiment holds water by analysing the reformative potential of the property clause. In doing so the constitutional matrix, a single system of law, and a purposive interpretation approach are all considered in detail as elements that illustrate the property clause is a tool for reform. The structure of the property clause is also considered with particular attention given to one of the pillars of land reform, namely land restitution. The conclusion drawn is that the property clause is a tool for reform and not a guarantor of the status quo and that the courts have understood this clearly. Conversely, what has been driving the status quo is in fact political impotency when it comes to pursuing the land reform agenda. In this regard the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act is discussed in light of a recent Constitutional Court case. Market-value compensation for expropriation is also an impediment in many cases, and in this regard the recent Msiza judgment is briefly discussed as being the progressive method for calculating the compensation. Finally, the conclusion is that calls for an amendment to the property clause are premature, as the full potential of section 25 to accommodate land reform has not yet been realised.
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Characterization of aluminium and titanium carbide metal matrix composites produced via friction stir welding
- Abegunde, Olayinka Oluwatosin
- Authors: Abegunde, Olayinka Oluwatosin
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Friction stir welding , Titanium alloys
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/212716 , uj:21011
- Description: Abstract: The Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process was invented and developed at The Welding Institute of United Kingdom in the year 1991 for solid state joining of aluminum and its alloys. Subsequently, this welding process has been used for joining other materials like magnesium, titanium and copper alloys, stainless steels and thermoplastics. In this research work, ample study was conducted on the material characterization of aluminium (Al) and titanium carbide (TiC) metal matrix composites produced via friction stir welding. Different process parameters were employed for the welding process. Rotational speeds of 1600 rpm to 2000 rpm at an interval of 200 rpm and transverse speeds of 100 to 300 mm/min at an interval of 100 mm/min were employed for the welding on an Intelligent Stir Welding for Industry and Research (I-STIR) Process development System (PDS) platform. The process parameters were carefully selected to represent low, medium and high for the rotation and the translation of the tool. The characterizations carried out include optical microscopy and the scanning electron microscopy analyses combined with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) techniques to investigate the particle distribution, microstructural evolution and the chemical analysis of the welded samples. Vickers microhardness tests was used to determine the hardness distribution of the welded zone and tensile testing was conducted to quantify the strength of the welded area to the base metal in order to establish the optimal process parameters. Based on the results obtained from the characterization analysis, it was found that the process parameters played a major role in the microstructural evolution. Homogenous distribution of the TiC particles was observed at high rotational speed of 2000 rpm and low transverse speed of 100 mm/min. The highest hardness value was measured at the stir zone of the weld due to the presence of the TiC reinforcement particles. The tensile strength also increased as the rotational speed increased and 92% joint efficiency was found in a sample produced at 2000 rpm and 100 mm/min. The EDS analysis revealed that Al, Ti and C made up the composition formed at the stir zone. The optimum process parameter setting was found to be at 2000 rpm and 100 mm/min and can be recommended. , M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering Science)
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- Authors: Abegunde, Olayinka Oluwatosin
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Friction stir welding , Titanium alloys
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/212716 , uj:21011
- Description: Abstract: The Friction Stir Welding (FSW) process was invented and developed at The Welding Institute of United Kingdom in the year 1991 for solid state joining of aluminum and its alloys. Subsequently, this welding process has been used for joining other materials like magnesium, titanium and copper alloys, stainless steels and thermoplastics. In this research work, ample study was conducted on the material characterization of aluminium (Al) and titanium carbide (TiC) metal matrix composites produced via friction stir welding. Different process parameters were employed for the welding process. Rotational speeds of 1600 rpm to 2000 rpm at an interval of 200 rpm and transverse speeds of 100 to 300 mm/min at an interval of 100 mm/min were employed for the welding on an Intelligent Stir Welding for Industry and Research (I-STIR) Process development System (PDS) platform. The process parameters were carefully selected to represent low, medium and high for the rotation and the translation of the tool. The characterizations carried out include optical microscopy and the scanning electron microscopy analyses combined with Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) techniques to investigate the particle distribution, microstructural evolution and the chemical analysis of the welded samples. Vickers microhardness tests was used to determine the hardness distribution of the welded zone and tensile testing was conducted to quantify the strength of the welded area to the base metal in order to establish the optimal process parameters. Based on the results obtained from the characterization analysis, it was found that the process parameters played a major role in the microstructural evolution. Homogenous distribution of the TiC particles was observed at high rotational speed of 2000 rpm and low transverse speed of 100 mm/min. The highest hardness value was measured at the stir zone of the weld due to the presence of the TiC reinforcement particles. The tensile strength also increased as the rotational speed increased and 92% joint efficiency was found in a sample produced at 2000 rpm and 100 mm/min. The EDS analysis revealed that Al, Ti and C made up the composition formed at the stir zone. The optimum process parameter setting was found to be at 2000 rpm and 100 mm/min and can be recommended. , M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering Science)
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Reinforcement of aluminium AA1100-MIG welds using copper powder
- Authors: Abima, Cynthia Samuel
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Aluminum alloys - Welding , Welded joints - Reliability , Copper - Welding , Shielded metal arc welding , Gas tungsten arc welding
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/269571 , uj:28637
- Description: M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering) , Abstract: Metal matrix composites have been used in recent times to achieve better mechanical properties of materials and improved general performance of welded structures. Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding also known as Gas Metal Arc welding (GMAW) is an arc-welding process, which joins metals by heating them with an arc between a continuously fed solid electrode and the work piece. Aluminium and its alloys provides unique properties which makes it one of the most attractive metallic, economical, versatile material for a broad range of uses in engineering applications, such as aerospace, automobile and mineral processing industries. Against this background, aluminium is not suitable for all engineering applications, and it sometimes requires some degree of reinforcement, particularly in a corrosive environment and/or at elevated temperatures. This study focuses on ascertaining the integrity of MIG welded pure aluminium reinforced with copper powder at the weld zone. Material characterizations of the aluminium (Al) and copper (Cu) metal matrix composites produced via the MIG welding process were conducted. The pure aluminium, AA1100 sheets were machined to a 45o v-grooved shape, and then filled with copper powder particles and welded. The welded samples were characterised by performing mechanical tests (tensile testing using the Zwick Roell 2250 tensile machine and microhardness profiling using a digital Vickers microhardness testing machine) and microstructural investigation via the scanning electron microscope (SEM), the energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and optical microscope. This was followed by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), and corrosion test by electrochemical polarization method. The results revealed that the addition of copper powder significantly increased the hardness property of the welds, as the welds with copper powder particles reinforcement showed higher hardness values when compared to those without the copper powder particle reinforcement. The highest tensile strength was obtained from the copper reinforced sample. Furthermore, the microstructures revealed finer grain structures for the reinforced samples. The samples with reinforcement also exhibited better corrosion properties. It was therefore, concluded that the aluminium (Al) and copper (Cu) metal matrix composite welded via MIG welding produced better mechanical properties, as well as increased corrosion resistance behaviour, and it can definitely be recommended for typical aerospace applications
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- Authors: Abima, Cynthia Samuel
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Aluminum alloys - Welding , Welded joints - Reliability , Copper - Welding , Shielded metal arc welding , Gas tungsten arc welding
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/269571 , uj:28637
- Description: M.Ing. (Mechanical Engineering) , Abstract: Metal matrix composites have been used in recent times to achieve better mechanical properties of materials and improved general performance of welded structures. Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding also known as Gas Metal Arc welding (GMAW) is an arc-welding process, which joins metals by heating them with an arc between a continuously fed solid electrode and the work piece. Aluminium and its alloys provides unique properties which makes it one of the most attractive metallic, economical, versatile material for a broad range of uses in engineering applications, such as aerospace, automobile and mineral processing industries. Against this background, aluminium is not suitable for all engineering applications, and it sometimes requires some degree of reinforcement, particularly in a corrosive environment and/or at elevated temperatures. This study focuses on ascertaining the integrity of MIG welded pure aluminium reinforced with copper powder at the weld zone. Material characterizations of the aluminium (Al) and copper (Cu) metal matrix composites produced via the MIG welding process were conducted. The pure aluminium, AA1100 sheets were machined to a 45o v-grooved shape, and then filled with copper powder particles and welded. The welded samples were characterised by performing mechanical tests (tensile testing using the Zwick Roell 2250 tensile machine and microhardness profiling using a digital Vickers microhardness testing machine) and microstructural investigation via the scanning electron microscope (SEM), the energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and optical microscope. This was followed by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), and corrosion test by electrochemical polarization method. The results revealed that the addition of copper powder significantly increased the hardness property of the welds, as the welds with copper powder particles reinforcement showed higher hardness values when compared to those without the copper powder particle reinforcement. The highest tensile strength was obtained from the copper reinforced sample. Furthermore, the microstructures revealed finer grain structures for the reinforced samples. The samples with reinforcement also exhibited better corrosion properties. It was therefore, concluded that the aluminium (Al) and copper (Cu) metal matrix composite welded via MIG welding produced better mechanical properties, as well as increased corrosion resistance behaviour, and it can definitely be recommended for typical aerospace applications
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Performance evaluation of femtocells over macrocell in a long term evolution network
- Authors: Abioye, Afolabi David
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Signal processing - Computer network resources , Femtocells , Wireless LANs - Equipment and supplies , Home computer networks - Equipment and supplies , Free space optical interconnects
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/262920 , uj:27789
- Description: M.Tech. , Abstract: The necessity for high demand in signal quality by indoor users can be traced to the fact that high percentage of audio/visual streaming, online conferences and social media services are said to be done in an indoor environment. In time past, eNB/macrocell has served as a traditional form of expanding signal quality by telecommunication service providers until the emergence of small cells which includes pico-cell, femtocells and micro-cells. In this work, an evaluation was considered as to how the effect of femtocells will over-ride the negative effect of poor indoor signal quality in a 4G LTE network. Specifics was based on indoor environment based on the fact that there is high rate of communication works done indoor as compared to an outdoor environment. With respect to an indoor environment considered in this research, femtocell was used for signal quality evaluation of 4G LTE network in an indoor scenario. Femtocell which has a low capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) has been adopted as a remedy to poor indoor signal quality. Therefore, in this work, a sub-urban environment case with 5 houses in horizontal form were considered. A macrocell was placed at a certain distance from the buildings so as to test for two scenarios. A case with only macrocell and a case of femtocells overlaid on the pre-existing macrocell. Based on the adopted model, simulation was done through MATLAB for evaluation of the above stated cases. The performance of the network was evaluated in terms of Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR). While testing for the SNR, it was inferred that the SNR value which was 45dB at the cell site decreased per user distance away from it such that the signal quality of the user placed at the center of the house was assumed to be poor respectively...
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- Authors: Abioye, Afolabi David
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Signal processing - Computer network resources , Femtocells , Wireless LANs - Equipment and supplies , Home computer networks - Equipment and supplies , Free space optical interconnects
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/262920 , uj:27789
- Description: M.Tech. , Abstract: The necessity for high demand in signal quality by indoor users can be traced to the fact that high percentage of audio/visual streaming, online conferences and social media services are said to be done in an indoor environment. In time past, eNB/macrocell has served as a traditional form of expanding signal quality by telecommunication service providers until the emergence of small cells which includes pico-cell, femtocells and micro-cells. In this work, an evaluation was considered as to how the effect of femtocells will over-ride the negative effect of poor indoor signal quality in a 4G LTE network. Specifics was based on indoor environment based on the fact that there is high rate of communication works done indoor as compared to an outdoor environment. With respect to an indoor environment considered in this research, femtocell was used for signal quality evaluation of 4G LTE network in an indoor scenario. Femtocell which has a low capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operating expenditure (OPEX) has been adopted as a remedy to poor indoor signal quality. Therefore, in this work, a sub-urban environment case with 5 houses in horizontal form were considered. A macrocell was placed at a certain distance from the buildings so as to test for two scenarios. A case with only macrocell and a case of femtocells overlaid on the pre-existing macrocell. Based on the adopted model, simulation was done through MATLAB for evaluation of the above stated cases. The performance of the network was evaluated in terms of Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR). While testing for the SNR, it was inferred that the SNR value which was 45dB at the cell site decreased per user distance away from it such that the signal quality of the user placed at the center of the house was assumed to be poor respectively...
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The consistency between the theory and practice of Islamic banking in South Africa
- Authors: Aboo, Faizal
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Banks and banking - South Africa , Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/237191 , uj:24299
- Description: M.Com. (Development Economics) , Abstract: Since the first Egyptian experiment in 1963, Islamic banking has grown rapidly. The establishment of the Islamic Development Bank and the Dubai Islamic Bank in 1975 were watershed moments in modern Islamic economics. Its growth has been recorded at an average of 10-15% per year and the industry is worth over $1 trillion. Growth in the Middle Eastern countries has resulted in unprecedented growth which has further resulted in the introduction of Islamic banking products in conventional banks. This growth has equally been seen in the South African banking market with the establishment of Islamic banking products through most conventional banks. This paper aims to establish if there is a mismatch between the ideal of Islamic banking and the practical application of it. To answer this question this paper seeks to establish a link between the rate of interest and the rate of profit and establish if there exists a long-term relationship between the South African interest rate and the rates of return offered on Islamic banking instruments. An empirical analysis which includes a cointegration test followed by an error correction model seeks to prove this hypothesis. Results from the empirical analysis were consistent with the economic theory of the link between the rate of interest and the rate of profit. It was noted that within the South African model, the Islamic Sukuk has a long-term relationship with the STeFI which is used as a proxy for the South African interest rate. The subsequent error correction model shows that Islamic Sukuk lags the STeFI by one period and corrects for disequilibrium in the following period; this further compounds the economic theory on offer in that the Sukuk is always behind the STeFI and always needs to adjust to it.
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- Authors: Aboo, Faizal
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Banks and banking - South Africa , Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/237191 , uj:24299
- Description: M.Com. (Development Economics) , Abstract: Since the first Egyptian experiment in 1963, Islamic banking has grown rapidly. The establishment of the Islamic Development Bank and the Dubai Islamic Bank in 1975 were watershed moments in modern Islamic economics. Its growth has been recorded at an average of 10-15% per year and the industry is worth over $1 trillion. Growth in the Middle Eastern countries has resulted in unprecedented growth which has further resulted in the introduction of Islamic banking products in conventional banks. This growth has equally been seen in the South African banking market with the establishment of Islamic banking products through most conventional banks. This paper aims to establish if there is a mismatch between the ideal of Islamic banking and the practical application of it. To answer this question this paper seeks to establish a link between the rate of interest and the rate of profit and establish if there exists a long-term relationship between the South African interest rate and the rates of return offered on Islamic banking instruments. An empirical analysis which includes a cointegration test followed by an error correction model seeks to prove this hypothesis. Results from the empirical analysis were consistent with the economic theory of the link between the rate of interest and the rate of profit. It was noted that within the South African model, the Islamic Sukuk has a long-term relationship with the STeFI which is used as a proxy for the South African interest rate. The subsequent error correction model shows that Islamic Sukuk lags the STeFI by one period and corrects for disequilibrium in the following period; this further compounds the economic theory on offer in that the Sukuk is always behind the STeFI and always needs to adjust to it.
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AU and SADC involvement in conflict resolution in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) : testing the AU’s principle of non-indifference
- Authors: Aboumbeng, Asumbeng Sunday
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Conflict management - Congo (Democratic Republic) , Dispute resolution (Law) - Congo (Democratic Republic) , African Union , Southern African Development Community
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/251058 , uj:26173
- Description: Abstract: Please refer to full text to view abstract , M.A. (Politcs)
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- Authors: Aboumbeng, Asumbeng Sunday
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Conflict management - Congo (Democratic Republic) , Dispute resolution (Law) - Congo (Democratic Republic) , African Union , Southern African Development Community
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/251058 , uj:26173
- Description: Abstract: Please refer to full text to view abstract , M.A. (Politcs)
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The carbon dioxide adsorption behaviour of geological samples of the South-Eastern Main Karoo Basin, South Africa
- Authors: Abraham, Rowen
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Greenhouse gases , Carbon dioxide mitigation , Porous materials , Electric power production - Environmental aspects , Adsorption
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/292498 , uj:31787
- Description: Abstract: Carbon dioxide capture and geological storage has been recognised as an essential technique used to reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. The potential storage basin should consist of enough vacant space in the form of pore-spaces, and supercritical CO2 must remain stable within the reservoir rock for storage to be feasible. This study considers the porosity and CO2 adsorption capacity of potential seal or reservoir rock types with a depth of > 800 m, taken from the Willowvale area, South-Eastern Karoo Basin, South Africa. Samples were extracted from a borehole core drilled as part of the Karin project. The samples were selected at depths between ~ 800 – 2100 m, and the borehole intercepted most of the Main Karoo Basin stratigraphy. The samples consisted of typical rocks identified throughout the Karoo Basin: sandstones, shales, and dolerites. A variety of analytical techniques were used to predict storage or seal potential, including microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET), and High Pressure Volumetric Analysis (HPVA). The mineralogy was determined using thin section petrography and confirmed by XRD. The sandstone samples consisted of: quartz; albite; chlorite; orthoclase, and muscovite; one sandstone sample (KWV-6) contained carbonates (dolomite). Typically, the shale samples consisted of: quartz; albite; chlorite; muscovite. The carbonaceous samples (KWV-14 and KWV-16) have clay (illite) and carbonate (calcite) compositions. The dolerites samples generally consist of: albite; anorthite, quartz, and diopside, dominated by plagioclase. Porosity was determined both in thin section, through the microscopic assessment of dyed epoxy resin, and by BET. Microscopically, visible porosity was only found in sandstone samples KWV-2 and KWV-6 as isolated spaces within the rock. BET porosity was found to be very low, ranging between 0.995 – 1.5 % (vol. %) and 0.0032 – 0.0.0045 cm3/g pore volumes. The CO2 adsorption assessment by a High Pressure Volumetric Analyser conducted at the Illinois State Geological Survey, was problematic. Quantities of CO2 adsorbed onto the rock samples were exaggerated, but the isothermal trends generated were usable. The isothermal trends and shapes of the graphs are comparable to literature in relation to their corresponding lithotypes. Excess adsorption ranges between 1.7 – 0.001 mol/g. Inflection points on isotherms were found with pressure ranges of ~5 – 10 MPa, where maximum adsorption was observed. The results show that the rock samples of the South-Eastern Main Karoo Basin have the potential to adsorb CO2, some more so than others. Dolerites were found to be the least adsorptive and the carbonaceous shale of the Whitehill Formation was found to adsorb the most CO2. Hence, the dolerite could be considered as a suitable seal, and the Whitehill Formation as both a storage reservoir or seal. , M.Sc. (Geology)
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- Authors: Abraham, Rowen
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Greenhouse gases , Carbon dioxide mitigation , Porous materials , Electric power production - Environmental aspects , Adsorption
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/292498 , uj:31787
- Description: Abstract: Carbon dioxide capture and geological storage has been recognised as an essential technique used to reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. The potential storage basin should consist of enough vacant space in the form of pore-spaces, and supercritical CO2 must remain stable within the reservoir rock for storage to be feasible. This study considers the porosity and CO2 adsorption capacity of potential seal or reservoir rock types with a depth of > 800 m, taken from the Willowvale area, South-Eastern Karoo Basin, South Africa. Samples were extracted from a borehole core drilled as part of the Karin project. The samples were selected at depths between ~ 800 – 2100 m, and the borehole intercepted most of the Main Karoo Basin stratigraphy. The samples consisted of typical rocks identified throughout the Karoo Basin: sandstones, shales, and dolerites. A variety of analytical techniques were used to predict storage or seal potential, including microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET), and High Pressure Volumetric Analysis (HPVA). The mineralogy was determined using thin section petrography and confirmed by XRD. The sandstone samples consisted of: quartz; albite; chlorite; orthoclase, and muscovite; one sandstone sample (KWV-6) contained carbonates (dolomite). Typically, the shale samples consisted of: quartz; albite; chlorite; muscovite. The carbonaceous samples (KWV-14 and KWV-16) have clay (illite) and carbonate (calcite) compositions. The dolerites samples generally consist of: albite; anorthite, quartz, and diopside, dominated by plagioclase. Porosity was determined both in thin section, through the microscopic assessment of dyed epoxy resin, and by BET. Microscopically, visible porosity was only found in sandstone samples KWV-2 and KWV-6 as isolated spaces within the rock. BET porosity was found to be very low, ranging between 0.995 – 1.5 % (vol. %) and 0.0032 – 0.0.0045 cm3/g pore volumes. The CO2 adsorption assessment by a High Pressure Volumetric Analyser conducted at the Illinois State Geological Survey, was problematic. Quantities of CO2 adsorbed onto the rock samples were exaggerated, but the isothermal trends generated were usable. The isothermal trends and shapes of the graphs are comparable to literature in relation to their corresponding lithotypes. Excess adsorption ranges between 1.7 – 0.001 mol/g. Inflection points on isotherms were found with pressure ranges of ~5 – 10 MPa, where maximum adsorption was observed. The results show that the rock samples of the South-Eastern Main Karoo Basin have the potential to adsorb CO2, some more so than others. Dolerites were found to be the least adsorptive and the carbonaceous shale of the Whitehill Formation was found to adsorb the most CO2. Hence, the dolerite could be considered as a suitable seal, and the Whitehill Formation as both a storage reservoir or seal. , M.Sc. (Geology)
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Experiences of newly employed professional nurses regarding quality of work life at a private hospital in Gauteng
- Authors: Abrahams, Charlene Michelle
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Nurses - Job satisfaction - South Africa - Gauteng
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/90797 , uj:20024
- Description: Abstract: Quality of work life focuses on how people experience work and the main focal point thereof is to get employers and employees to work together to improve employees’ work experiences. However, an excessive workload, ambiguities in nurses’ roles, the challenging nature of nurses’ duties, and the lack of advancing nurses’ knowledge and skills acquisition remains a challenge that results in feelings of insecurity and anxiety. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe how newly employed professional nurses experience quality of work life at a private hospital in Gauteng. The study will also assist in describing guidelines to improve newly employed professional nurses’ quality of work life. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive, contextual, and phenomenological research design was used to explore and describe the experiences of newly employed professional nurses regarding the quality of their work life at a private hospital in Gauteng. The target population for the study was newly employed professional nurses who were employed for less than 12 months in a private hospital in Gauteng. A purposive sample was utilised. Data was collected through individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews until data saturation. An open coding qualitative method was used for data analysis. The researcher adhered to ethical principles. Principles of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability were used to ensured trustworthiness. Findings were conceptualised within the relevant literature. The following themes and their related sub-themes emerged as positive experiences: accepting supportive colleagues; teamwork; supporting management practices; and opportunities for professional growth through orientation and mentoring. Negative emotional experiences include: feelings of demotivation; stress and frustration; lack of reward and recognition practices; and inconsistent staff allocation. Guidelines, limitations, recommendations, and conclusions were made. , M.Cur. (Nursing Management)
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- Authors: Abrahams, Charlene Michelle
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Nurses - Job satisfaction - South Africa - Gauteng
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/90797 , uj:20024
- Description: Abstract: Quality of work life focuses on how people experience work and the main focal point thereof is to get employers and employees to work together to improve employees’ work experiences. However, an excessive workload, ambiguities in nurses’ roles, the challenging nature of nurses’ duties, and the lack of advancing nurses’ knowledge and skills acquisition remains a challenge that results in feelings of insecurity and anxiety. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe how newly employed professional nurses experience quality of work life at a private hospital in Gauteng. The study will also assist in describing guidelines to improve newly employed professional nurses’ quality of work life. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive, contextual, and phenomenological research design was used to explore and describe the experiences of newly employed professional nurses regarding the quality of their work life at a private hospital in Gauteng. The target population for the study was newly employed professional nurses who were employed for less than 12 months in a private hospital in Gauteng. A purposive sample was utilised. Data was collected through individual, in-depth, semi-structured interviews until data saturation. An open coding qualitative method was used for data analysis. The researcher adhered to ethical principles. Principles of credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability were used to ensured trustworthiness. Findings were conceptualised within the relevant literature. The following themes and their related sub-themes emerged as positive experiences: accepting supportive colleagues; teamwork; supporting management practices; and opportunities for professional growth through orientation and mentoring. Negative emotional experiences include: feelings of demotivation; stress and frustration; lack of reward and recognition practices; and inconsistent staff allocation. Guidelines, limitations, recommendations, and conclusions were made. , M.Cur. (Nursing Management)
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An appraisal of the legal framework on the debarment of financial representatives
- Authors: Abrahams, Fawzia
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/446789 , uj:39138
- Description: Abstract: Please refer to full text to view abstract. , LL.M. (Commercial Law)
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- Authors: Abrahams, Fawzia
- Date: 2020
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/446789 , uj:39138
- Description: Abstract: Please refer to full text to view abstract. , LL.M. (Commercial Law)
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Compliance at velocity within a DevOps environment
- Authors: Abrahams, Muhammad Zaid
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Information technology - Security measures , Computer software - Development , Data protection , Computer security
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/279418 , uj:30006
- Description: M.Sc. (Informatics) , Abstract: Please refer to full text to view abstract.
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- Authors: Abrahams, Muhammad Zaid
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Information technology - Security measures , Computer software - Development , Data protection , Computer security
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/279418 , uj:30006
- Description: M.Sc. (Informatics) , Abstract: Please refer to full text to view abstract.
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Here and There : the Hillbrow Import–Export Centre
- Authors: Abrahams, Nicholas
- Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/263877 , uj:27905
- Description: M.Tech. (Architecture) , Abstract: Through both years of studies my work looked closely at migrants in Johannesburg. In the preceding M1 work I shifted scales from the individual to the larger migrant enclave of Mayfair. The study of these communities that have formed in the city and changed the city have been a constant interest of mine. My personal interest in the project stems from my past, I am a fourth generation South African. My great-great-grandparents had to make this perilous journey, packing away their lives in India and coming to South Africa as indentured labourers with a five-year work contract. Three generations later my great great-grandfathers journey still continues. Through this sojourn my story lays the foundation for the Hillbrow Import-Export Centre. I unfortunately do not have any connection to my origin or roots in India, and slowly through the passing of the previous generations some of that knowledge, culture and skills won’t be passed further. The main theories that form the backbone of my project are Tania Zack’s low-end globalisation and Archigrams’ pro consumerism. The effects of these theories are highly evident in Hillbrow, which is a complex area with many points of interaction and trade occurring continuously. Due to its diversity and constant ebb and flow of people, knowledge and goods, it has become the site for my project and research. My project addresses a number of difficulties faced by a number of migrants in any new city. Along with the notion of migrancy and of movement between countries. I have attached the title “The Hillbrow Import Export Centre” which is not about the exchange of commodities or resources, but rather about culture, traditions and history - the softer characteristics of identity. The Import Export centre exists both here (ones current location) and has the ability to collect, share and distribute valuable information from there (Ones origin). The centre begins to lay the platform for migrants in Hillbrow and acts as a foot hold to ease the transition into one’s new city. The project becomes an expression of a journey. The act of packing away one’s life, culture, beliefs, education and religion into a small manageable suitcase or container, and then having to unpack themselves in a new context is a very difficult task, often not being able to unpack one’s self completely. The final design project focuses on the unpacking of one’s life. This idea is realised as an architecture that unfolds within a site while being firmly constrained in design by the program and its user. The base of my architectures is a primary design, a single hybrid architecture that fits multiple sites and can house varying programmes. Although each programme relates to a site, it is not to infer that programmes, users and sites are inflexible - but rather, that architecturally and programmatically, each site is most suitably fit for purpose.
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- Authors: Abrahams, Nicholas
- Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/263877 , uj:27905
- Description: M.Tech. (Architecture) , Abstract: Through both years of studies my work looked closely at migrants in Johannesburg. In the preceding M1 work I shifted scales from the individual to the larger migrant enclave of Mayfair. The study of these communities that have formed in the city and changed the city have been a constant interest of mine. My personal interest in the project stems from my past, I am a fourth generation South African. My great-great-grandparents had to make this perilous journey, packing away their lives in India and coming to South Africa as indentured labourers with a five-year work contract. Three generations later my great great-grandfathers journey still continues. Through this sojourn my story lays the foundation for the Hillbrow Import-Export Centre. I unfortunately do not have any connection to my origin or roots in India, and slowly through the passing of the previous generations some of that knowledge, culture and skills won’t be passed further. The main theories that form the backbone of my project are Tania Zack’s low-end globalisation and Archigrams’ pro consumerism. The effects of these theories are highly evident in Hillbrow, which is a complex area with many points of interaction and trade occurring continuously. Due to its diversity and constant ebb and flow of people, knowledge and goods, it has become the site for my project and research. My project addresses a number of difficulties faced by a number of migrants in any new city. Along with the notion of migrancy and of movement between countries. I have attached the title “The Hillbrow Import Export Centre” which is not about the exchange of commodities or resources, but rather about culture, traditions and history - the softer characteristics of identity. The Import Export centre exists both here (ones current location) and has the ability to collect, share and distribute valuable information from there (Ones origin). The centre begins to lay the platform for migrants in Hillbrow and acts as a foot hold to ease the transition into one’s new city. The project becomes an expression of a journey. The act of packing away one’s life, culture, beliefs, education and religion into a small manageable suitcase or container, and then having to unpack themselves in a new context is a very difficult task, often not being able to unpack one’s self completely. The final design project focuses on the unpacking of one’s life. This idea is realised as an architecture that unfolds within a site while being firmly constrained in design by the program and its user. The base of my architectures is a primary design, a single hybrid architecture that fits multiple sites and can house varying programmes. Although each programme relates to a site, it is not to infer that programmes, users and sites are inflexible - but rather, that architecturally and programmatically, each site is most suitably fit for purpose.
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Faster than the speed of law : evaluating the challenges faced in regulating algorithmic and high frequency trading
- Authors: Abrahams, Niyaaz
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Electronic trading of securities , Algorithms , Program trading (Securities) , Investments , Stocks - Mathematical models , Investment analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/367483 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/86891 , uj:19540
- Description: Abstract: This minor dissertation explores the highly technical world of algorithmic and high frequency trading. It provides a brief overview of the key concepts, benefits and market concerns surrounding these technologies. The dissertation looks at the multitude of challenges faced in attempting to regulate and investigate high frequency trading. Further, the current Financial Markets Act is evaluated to determine the extent of its effectiveness, in light of these new technologies. The dissertation then looks at the regulatory developments made in the European Union and determines whether South African regulation should follow suit. It finds that the perceived benefits of high frequency trading do not adequately outweigh the detrimental effects that these systems could cause. The Financial Markets Act is wholly insufficient in dealing with the new risks posed by these systems and it is therefore recommended that urgent regulatory changes are implemented. With so much investment being made in developing technology, innovative regulation has not been equally developed. It is concluded that without the implementation of better regulation, South African financial markets regulation will remain too slow to keep up with rapidly advancing financial markets. , LL.M. (Banking law)
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- Authors: Abrahams, Niyaaz
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Electronic trading of securities , Algorithms , Program trading (Securities) , Investments , Stocks - Mathematical models , Investment analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/367483 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/86891 , uj:19540
- Description: Abstract: This minor dissertation explores the highly technical world of algorithmic and high frequency trading. It provides a brief overview of the key concepts, benefits and market concerns surrounding these technologies. The dissertation looks at the multitude of challenges faced in attempting to regulate and investigate high frequency trading. Further, the current Financial Markets Act is evaluated to determine the extent of its effectiveness, in light of these new technologies. The dissertation then looks at the regulatory developments made in the European Union and determines whether South African regulation should follow suit. It finds that the perceived benefits of high frequency trading do not adequately outweigh the detrimental effects that these systems could cause. The Financial Markets Act is wholly insufficient in dealing with the new risks posed by these systems and it is therefore recommended that urgent regulatory changes are implemented. With so much investment being made in developing technology, innovative regulation has not been equally developed. It is concluded that without the implementation of better regulation, South African financial markets regulation will remain too slow to keep up with rapidly advancing financial markets. , LL.M. (Banking law)
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Exploring the elephant in the room : the narratives of white educational psychologists
- Authors: Abramovitz, Tessa Lee
- Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/382177 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/270391 , uj:28739
- Description: M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) , Abstract: Racism in South Africa continues to be a threat and a barrier to social cohesion while also being a contributing factor to accessing quality education. To date, little research has been done in South Africa on how white educational psychologists view issues of race and racism and the role they can play in dealing with these issues. The aim of this inquiry was to explore the narratives of white educational psychologists related to race and racism with the purpose of building an understanding on how this influences their practice. Furthermore, the purpose was to understand the role that educational psychologists can play towards ending racism and to suggest what further support and training would be needed. The inquiry draws on Critical Psychology and Critical Race Theory to understand the field of educational psychology and the issues of race and racism. A qualitative approach was utilised with a narrative design. A thematic analysis was made of the data from interviews and themes were identified. Vignettes within the study that presented examples of how race and racism were experienced and dealt with by the educational psychologists within their therapeutic spaces were identified. These vignettes were explored and analysed through the lens of the themes identified. The findings from this research provides evidence that the manner in which white educational psychologists define race and racism influences the way they deal with the issues in their therapeutic spaces. The main conclusions drawn from this study are that a colour-blind approach to race and racism predominates and that this influences the way white educational psychologists work with clients. This dissertation recommends that there is a need for support and training so as to develop awareness of issues about race and racism.
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- Authors: Abramovitz, Tessa Lee
- Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/382177 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/270391 , uj:28739
- Description: M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) , Abstract: Racism in South Africa continues to be a threat and a barrier to social cohesion while also being a contributing factor to accessing quality education. To date, little research has been done in South Africa on how white educational psychologists view issues of race and racism and the role they can play in dealing with these issues. The aim of this inquiry was to explore the narratives of white educational psychologists related to race and racism with the purpose of building an understanding on how this influences their practice. Furthermore, the purpose was to understand the role that educational psychologists can play towards ending racism and to suggest what further support and training would be needed. The inquiry draws on Critical Psychology and Critical Race Theory to understand the field of educational psychology and the issues of race and racism. A qualitative approach was utilised with a narrative design. A thematic analysis was made of the data from interviews and themes were identified. Vignettes within the study that presented examples of how race and racism were experienced and dealt with by the educational psychologists within their therapeutic spaces were identified. These vignettes were explored and analysed through the lens of the themes identified. The findings from this research provides evidence that the manner in which white educational psychologists define race and racism influences the way they deal with the issues in their therapeutic spaces. The main conclusions drawn from this study are that a colour-blind approach to race and racism predominates and that this influences the way white educational psychologists work with clients. This dissertation recommends that there is a need for support and training so as to develop awareness of issues about race and racism.
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South Africa’s development assistance paradigm : approach towards Africa
- Achonu-Douglasson, Mark Anthony
- Authors: Achonu-Douglasson, Mark Anthony
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Economic assistance - South Africa , Economic development projects - South Africa , Economic assistance - Africa , Economic development projects - Africa , South Africa - Foreign relations - Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , African cooperation
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/226877 , uj:22949
- Description: M.A. (Politics) , Abstract: South Africa‟s transition to democracy in 1994 is seen as a turning point, in ushering in a new phase of engagement in international development cooperation. The country‟s changing approach to international relations, from destabilisation to reconstruction and development saw South Africa increasingly playing a role in Africa and beyond. In South Africa‟s vision of an „African Renaissance‟, with Africa at the centre of foreign policy, and with comparative advantages and experience in multilateral platforms, Pretoria undertook a role as the „voice of Africa‟ in a number of international platforms. This African-centred approach also underpins South Africa‟s development cooperation agenda. An identity as a provider and a recipient of development assistance has further shaped the development cooperation paradigm and the development of a development agency - South Africa‟s Development Partnership Agency (SADPA). Through qualitative analysis this research examines South Africa‟s evolving development assistance paradigm with a particular focus on the approach towards Africa.
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- Authors: Achonu-Douglasson, Mark Anthony
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Economic assistance - South Africa , Economic development projects - South Africa , Economic assistance - Africa , Economic development projects - Africa , South Africa - Foreign relations - Africa , South Africa - Politics and government - 1994- , African cooperation
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/226877 , uj:22949
- Description: M.A. (Politics) , Abstract: South Africa‟s transition to democracy in 1994 is seen as a turning point, in ushering in a new phase of engagement in international development cooperation. The country‟s changing approach to international relations, from destabilisation to reconstruction and development saw South Africa increasingly playing a role in Africa and beyond. In South Africa‟s vision of an „African Renaissance‟, with Africa at the centre of foreign policy, and with comparative advantages and experience in multilateral platforms, Pretoria undertook a role as the „voice of Africa‟ in a number of international platforms. This African-centred approach also underpins South Africa‟s development cooperation agenda. An identity as a provider and a recipient of development assistance has further shaped the development cooperation paradigm and the development of a development agency - South Africa‟s Development Partnership Agency (SADPA). Through qualitative analysis this research examines South Africa‟s evolving development assistance paradigm with a particular focus on the approach towards Africa.
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An international comparative study of Islamic finance loans
- Authors: Adam, Saajidah
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Finance - Religious aspects - Islam , Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam , Finance - Islamic countries , Income tax - Foreign income
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/402640 , uj:33703
- Description: Abstract : The awareness of and access to Islamic financing has increased significantly over the last few years in South Africa, and globally. Due to this increase, the need for tax legislation regarding Islamic financing was essential. Therefore, such tax legislation was introduced in most countries across the world, including South Africa and Malaysia. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the Islamic financial products that are available in South Africa and Malaysia, and the tax consequences for these products. Furthermore, this study attempts to provide a comparative analysis of the tax treatment in South Africa and Malaysia. This study will adopt doctrinal methodology as it attempts to investigate the tax laws of both countries. The information will be sourced from documents in the public domain and analysed using a qualitative research approach. This study revealed that the tax implications of Islamic financing in South Africa and in Malaysia were developed to achieve tax neutrality for taxpayers utilising Islamic financing as opposed to taxpayers utilising conventional financing. The treatment in both states ensures that those Islamic financed taxpayers are not disadvantaged in any way. However, Malaysia offers many tax incentives to Islamic financed users, while South Africa does not. These incentives benefit the taxpayers using Islamic finance products in Malaysia and therefore attract more users and foreign investors. This dissertation aims to clarify the tax implications of an Islamic finance loan, and to provide an informative comparison of these implications between South Africa and Malaysia. , M.Com. (International Taxation)
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- Authors: Adam, Saajidah
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Finance - Religious aspects - Islam , Banks and banking - Religious aspects - Islam , Finance - Islamic countries , Income tax - Foreign income
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/402640 , uj:33703
- Description: Abstract : The awareness of and access to Islamic financing has increased significantly over the last few years in South Africa, and globally. Due to this increase, the need for tax legislation regarding Islamic financing was essential. Therefore, such tax legislation was introduced in most countries across the world, including South Africa and Malaysia. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the Islamic financial products that are available in South Africa and Malaysia, and the tax consequences for these products. Furthermore, this study attempts to provide a comparative analysis of the tax treatment in South Africa and Malaysia. This study will adopt doctrinal methodology as it attempts to investigate the tax laws of both countries. The information will be sourced from documents in the public domain and analysed using a qualitative research approach. This study revealed that the tax implications of Islamic financing in South Africa and in Malaysia were developed to achieve tax neutrality for taxpayers utilising Islamic financing as opposed to taxpayers utilising conventional financing. The treatment in both states ensures that those Islamic financed taxpayers are not disadvantaged in any way. However, Malaysia offers many tax incentives to Islamic financed users, while South Africa does not. These incentives benefit the taxpayers using Islamic finance products in Malaysia and therefore attract more users and foreign investors. This dissertation aims to clarify the tax implications of an Islamic finance loan, and to provide an informative comparison of these implications between South Africa and Malaysia. , M.Com. (International Taxation)
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Representation of male on male rape in South African press reports
- Authors: Adams, Lynn Judy
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Male rape - South Africa , Male rape - South Africa - Psychological aspects , Male rape victims - South Africa , Sex crimes - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/235321 , uj:24077
- Description: M.A. (Counselling Psychology) , Abstract: Male on male rape is surrounded by myths and misconceptions. These misconceptions maintain the invisibility and underreporting of male rape, and they often relate to the masculinity of the male victim. The misconceptions create particular representations, and the media transmits these representations to the public. This qualitative study aimed to explore what was being reported about male rape in South African newspapers. Purposive sampling provided a final sample of 46 press reports from the Sabinet database. The first objective was to describe how male rape was represented within the reportage. Content analysis was used to explore these representations of male rape using a grounded theory approach. Five main representations of male rape were identified. These included male rape being depicted as a social problem surrounded by shame, stigmatization, and trauma. The pressure of hegemonic masculinity contribute to the shame and stigma. Ideologies informed these social representations, and the reports communicated that social constructions prevent disclosure. Nevertheless, male rape was also represented as a serious crime that deserved legal recognition and justice for victims. Thereafter, the second objective of the study was directed at exploring how the sexuality of the victim was being constructed within the reportage. Discourse analysis addressed this objective, applying the analytic of subject positions to representations of male rape victims in the reports. Four main positions were constructed for male victims of rape; these were influenced by discourses of hegemonic masculinity. Specifically, the discourses of what it is to be a man limited disclosure because of privileged gendered positions taken on by victims. Victims in the reports take on positions of compromised masculinity, and therefore become ashamed, stigmatized, and emasculated. The ideological processes that exists within the broader social system maintained these positions. Within the reportage, male rape myths and masculinist ideology were present in the representations and subject positions. However, the reports lacked an activist approach to addressing the social problem of male rape myths. These findings can help media reporting and social interventions by facilitating ideas to address the myths that oppress male victims and maintain the invisibility of male rape. Specifically, misrepresentations that can be addressed include: men cannot be raped, men are unaffected by rape, men should be able to defend against rape, and male rape only occurs in prison.
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- Authors: Adams, Lynn Judy
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Male rape - South Africa , Male rape - South Africa - Psychological aspects , Male rape victims - South Africa , Sex crimes - South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/235321 , uj:24077
- Description: M.A. (Counselling Psychology) , Abstract: Male on male rape is surrounded by myths and misconceptions. These misconceptions maintain the invisibility and underreporting of male rape, and they often relate to the masculinity of the male victim. The misconceptions create particular representations, and the media transmits these representations to the public. This qualitative study aimed to explore what was being reported about male rape in South African newspapers. Purposive sampling provided a final sample of 46 press reports from the Sabinet database. The first objective was to describe how male rape was represented within the reportage. Content analysis was used to explore these representations of male rape using a grounded theory approach. Five main representations of male rape were identified. These included male rape being depicted as a social problem surrounded by shame, stigmatization, and trauma. The pressure of hegemonic masculinity contribute to the shame and stigma. Ideologies informed these social representations, and the reports communicated that social constructions prevent disclosure. Nevertheless, male rape was also represented as a serious crime that deserved legal recognition and justice for victims. Thereafter, the second objective of the study was directed at exploring how the sexuality of the victim was being constructed within the reportage. Discourse analysis addressed this objective, applying the analytic of subject positions to representations of male rape victims in the reports. Four main positions were constructed for male victims of rape; these were influenced by discourses of hegemonic masculinity. Specifically, the discourses of what it is to be a man limited disclosure because of privileged gendered positions taken on by victims. Victims in the reports take on positions of compromised masculinity, and therefore become ashamed, stigmatized, and emasculated. The ideological processes that exists within the broader social system maintained these positions. Within the reportage, male rape myths and masculinist ideology were present in the representations and subject positions. However, the reports lacked an activist approach to addressing the social problem of male rape myths. These findings can help media reporting and social interventions by facilitating ideas to address the myths that oppress male victims and maintain the invisibility of male rape. Specifically, misrepresentations that can be addressed include: men cannot be raped, men are unaffected by rape, men should be able to defend against rape, and male rape only occurs in prison.
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A postcolonial critique of modernist approaches to Maqāṣid al-Sharī`ah
- Authors: Adams, Mogamat Nasief
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Maqāṣid (Islamic law) , Postcolonialism , Islamic modernism
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/400469 , uj:33424
- Description: Abstract : The Adoption of the Maqāṣid al-Sharī`ah, (Purposive Objective of the Law) a principle orientated approach to Islamic law, is increasing being presented as a panacea to relieve the tension arising from the intersection of classic Islamic law, derived in a historical context of clearly delineated Islam vs ‘other’ socio-political constructs, with contemporary globalization and forced co-existence of Muslims with ‘other’ communities. This dissertation argues that contemporary Maqāṣid reform scholars are steering a course, through the re-construction of the Maqāṣid discourse that is conducive to the agenda of ‘Empire’, an ‘entity’ constitutive of like-minded transnational corporations motivated by the desire for increased excessive capital accumulation, regardless of the consequences. Contemporary Maqāṣid scholars fall victim to ‘Empire’ as demonstrated by this dissertation in their inclination towards satisfying contemporary human rights discourse. Postcolonial analysis uncovers the modus operandi of ‘Empire’, especially with regard to its annexation of human rights. Postcolonial insights moreover sounds a warning to Maqāṣid scholars that they may be perpetrating similar errors which colonialist was guilty of, and on which Orientalism was founded namely a universalist and essentialist perspective. The dissertation warns that Maqāṣid scholars should be wary of hegemony of Muslim cultures through the inadvertent incorporation of hegemonic values via the Maqāṣid discourse, and likewise should not adopt universalist and essentialist perspectives which promotes hegemony towards different cultures. , M.A. (Islamic Studies)
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- Authors: Adams, Mogamat Nasief
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Maqāṣid (Islamic law) , Postcolonialism , Islamic modernism
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/400469 , uj:33424
- Description: Abstract : The Adoption of the Maqāṣid al-Sharī`ah, (Purposive Objective of the Law) a principle orientated approach to Islamic law, is increasing being presented as a panacea to relieve the tension arising from the intersection of classic Islamic law, derived in a historical context of clearly delineated Islam vs ‘other’ socio-political constructs, with contemporary globalization and forced co-existence of Muslims with ‘other’ communities. This dissertation argues that contemporary Maqāṣid reform scholars are steering a course, through the re-construction of the Maqāṣid discourse that is conducive to the agenda of ‘Empire’, an ‘entity’ constitutive of like-minded transnational corporations motivated by the desire for increased excessive capital accumulation, regardless of the consequences. Contemporary Maqāṣid scholars fall victim to ‘Empire’ as demonstrated by this dissertation in their inclination towards satisfying contemporary human rights discourse. Postcolonial analysis uncovers the modus operandi of ‘Empire’, especially with regard to its annexation of human rights. Postcolonial insights moreover sounds a warning to Maqāṣid scholars that they may be perpetrating similar errors which colonialist was guilty of, and on which Orientalism was founded namely a universalist and essentialist perspective. The dissertation warns that Maqāṣid scholars should be wary of hegemony of Muslim cultures through the inadvertent incorporation of hegemonic values via the Maqāṣid discourse, and likewise should not adopt universalist and essentialist perspectives which promotes hegemony towards different cultures. , M.A. (Islamic Studies)
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The influence of leadership on innovation in the telecommunications industry
- Authors: Adams, Pascalis
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Telecommunication , Technological innovations
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/284193 , uj:30685
- Description: M.Phil. (Engineering Management) , Abstract: Post the Apartheid era in South Africa, globalisation and increased market competition which resulted from the lifting of sanctions brought momentous challenges to the leaders of the country. A lack of business acumen, entrepreneurial drive, management skills, lack of education, low technology savviness, resistance to change, and a lack of leadership all evolved over time – all affecting work processes (Safavi & Tweddell, 1990; Hall & Sandelands, 2009; Olawale & Garwe, 2010). The implications of these challenges were low employee morale, financial losses, and poor work performance - affecting productivity. Innovation is an effective solution for leaders in a country like South Africa (Yan, B.; Maladzhi, W.; Makinde, O., 2012). As with any paradigm shift, South African leaders needed not only to implement new approaches and techniques, but most importantly, new innovative ways of thinking (Luthans, F.; Wyk, R.; Walumbwa, F., 2004). Leadership is at the core of creating an innovative culture within organisations (Kugler, 2014). Innovation is a process that can be managed and this is very encouraging to the leadership of an organisation in that managers can plan, control, and organise all aspects of innovation to positively influence the outcome. Leadership is the engine of an organisation and innovation is recognised as a critical success factor for an organisations survival. It is thus important to understand how leadership as a discipline affects innovation. It is also important to understand how does a leader’s behaviour affect innovative behaviour within their workforce. The purpose of this research study is to examine the relationship between leadership and employee innovation and to provide an inventory of leadership behaviours that promotes innovation at an individual and organisational level. Through examining literature, the research will present a list of characteristics and values that are required at an individual and organisational level to cultivate and...
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- Authors: Adams, Pascalis
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Telecommunication , Technological innovations
- Language: English
- Type: Masters (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/284193 , uj:30685
- Description: M.Phil. (Engineering Management) , Abstract: Post the Apartheid era in South Africa, globalisation and increased market competition which resulted from the lifting of sanctions brought momentous challenges to the leaders of the country. A lack of business acumen, entrepreneurial drive, management skills, lack of education, low technology savviness, resistance to change, and a lack of leadership all evolved over time – all affecting work processes (Safavi & Tweddell, 1990; Hall & Sandelands, 2009; Olawale & Garwe, 2010). The implications of these challenges were low employee morale, financial losses, and poor work performance - affecting productivity. Innovation is an effective solution for leaders in a country like South Africa (Yan, B.; Maladzhi, W.; Makinde, O., 2012). As with any paradigm shift, South African leaders needed not only to implement new approaches and techniques, but most importantly, new innovative ways of thinking (Luthans, F.; Wyk, R.; Walumbwa, F., 2004). Leadership is at the core of creating an innovative culture within organisations (Kugler, 2014). Innovation is a process that can be managed and this is very encouraging to the leadership of an organisation in that managers can plan, control, and organise all aspects of innovation to positively influence the outcome. Leadership is the engine of an organisation and innovation is recognised as a critical success factor for an organisations survival. It is thus important to understand how leadership as a discipline affects innovation. It is also important to understand how does a leader’s behaviour affect innovative behaviour within their workforce. The purpose of this research study is to examine the relationship between leadership and employee innovation and to provide an inventory of leadership behaviours that promotes innovation at an individual and organisational level. Through examining literature, the research will present a list of characteristics and values that are required at an individual and organisational level to cultivate and...
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