Numerous studies have investigated the general and specific effects of the media of communication on attitude and behaviour modification or change, using different theoretical approaches. Since polio cases assumed worse dimensions in Nigeria between 2003 and 2006, the UNICEF-developed ACADA communication planning framework for behaviour change has been consistently used to address the communication issues related to the problem. This study was conceived to provide data for policy makers, advo...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the perception of social workers on the implementation of the coalition on responsible drinking (CORD) programme in Namibia. The study investigated the achievements and challenges social workers at the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) experience in the implementation of the CORD programme. The study also obtained detailed information about the inputs, activities, and processes of the programme in order to uncover the achievements ...
Abstract Oshiwambo, a Bantu language spoken in Northern Namibia and Southern Angola, like other languages in contact, has adapted foreign words from other languages to meet the needs of its daily life vocabularies and activities. This thesis is based on the hypothesis that words borrowed from other languages, especially European languages, into Oshiwambo, are phonologically and morphologically modified to fit the Oshiwambo speech system. The data were collected from school textbooks, daily c...
ABSTRACT Psychologists have long been concerned with the well-being of people and how it can be achieved. There are various routes to well-being, for example, via pleasure, engagement, accomplishment and meaning. This study focuses on the second route to well-being, namely engagement in the work context, and specifically the relation thereof to work-life interference. Interference of employees’ work with their home and home with work is an important factor impacting their work engagement. ...
INTRODUCTION From early days soldiers have looked to the church for spiritual guidance and support and in the practice of their faith have found comfort and strength in all difficulties and dangers. The Old Testament often refers to priests accompanying troops into battle: “Before you engage in battle,” states Deuteronomy 20: 2 - 4, “that the priest shall approach and speak to the people”. Another well-known example is found in Joshua 6: 2 - 5. In this passage, seven priests each car...
Abstract Hedges and boosters play different roles in academic discourse. This thesis is an analysis of the application of hedges and boosters in all ten theses of the Master of Arts in English Studies submitted and examined at the University of Namibia between 2014 and 2015. The primary aim of this study was to examine how research writers use hedges to distance themselves from their claims, and how they use boosters to show commitment towards their claims. The study used both the qualitativ...
ABSTRACT This study was an exploration of the autobiographical representation of the experiences of four Namibian women who participated in the country’s liberation struggle. The premise of this study was to interrogate how the autobiography genre was used to depict ‘herstory’, subjectivity and the public sphere in these female narratives. Herstory in this study portrays autobiography as a tool of narrating women’s personal history, analysed from the postcolonial-feminist perspective;...
ABSTRACT This study investigated long-term digital preservation activities in Institutional Repositories (IRs) digital contents at Namibian academic libraries (Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and University of Namibia (UNAM)). The study intended to determine the procedures and policies which are governing and safeguarding intellectual knowledge preserved within IRs; to ensure long-term future access as well as skills, support required and challenges encountered. A qualitat...
ABSTRACT Given the limitations of almost no research information in Namibia and Khomas region about teacher-learner relationships and its effect on student learning in secondary schools. This research study aimed at exploring and investigating factors affecting teacher-learner relationships and the effect on student learning at selected secondary schools in the Khomas Education region of Namibia. In particular the research study addressed research questions posed in chapter one in this study....
ABSTRACT This study is an examination of feminist rhetoric in selected novels by African women fiction writers namely The Official Wife by Mary Karooro Okurut, Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, The Screaming of the Innocent by Unity Dow, Parched Earth by Elieshi Lema and Meekulu’s Children by Kaleni Hiyalwa. The focus was to evaluate women fiction writers’ perspectives on social, economic and political subjugation of women and how they employ persuasive tools in their writing t...
ABSTRACT Ngugi wa Thiong’o is known throughout the world for his writing of novels, e.g. Petals of Blood (1977) and critical essays, e.g. Delolonising the Mind (1994). With the writing of The Trail of Dedan Kimathi (1977), in collaboration with Micere Mugo, he became known as a playwright as well. The two community plays, I Will Marry When I Want (1982) and Mother, Sing for Me, brought focus to indigenous Kenyan theatre. They were created and performed by the Kamiriithu-villagers in the the...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the role of code switching between English and Oshiwambo in Outapi. Outapi is a rural town in the northern part of Namibia. Its residents are exposed to a variety of languages such as Portuguese, Otjiherero, Silozi, English and Oshiwambo. Oshiwambo is spoken and used by the majority of people in Outapi the language of the majority. Residents whose English proficiency is limited, but are able to communicate in Oshiwambo, used Oshiwambo to communicate. The problem...
Abstract The study seeks to examine the various challenges faced by the Swaziland Revenue Authority (SRA) in the ISO 9001 certification process. ISO 9001 is a Quality Management System standard that provides a series of guidelines on how to establish a quality system to manage business processes that affect its product or services. Organizations use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements. A review of...
Abstract This research dissertation was undertaken to increase knowledge of the effects of AIDS related adult mortality on family structures in Namibia. Previous research focused mainly on very specific effects like food security or the needs of OVCs. This research includes changes in family size, form, composition, economic activities and distribution of the care burden as a result of AIDS related adult morbidity and mortality. The researcher combined a critical approach towards the literatu...
ABSTRACT Title: Antecedents and outcomes of work-related psychological well-being of staff members of the University of Namibia Key words: Well-being, work engagement, psychological meaningfulness, psychological safety, psychological availability, higher education The aim of this study was to investigate the antecedents of work-related psychological well-being and the individual and organisational outcomes thereof for staff members of the University of Namibia. Psychological well-being was co...