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Social aspects of American Peace Corps volunteerism in Botswana 1966-1997
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012-06)
This research aims to investigate and evaluate the work and reasons behind past and contemporary American Peace Corps (APC) volunteerism in Botswana and the social impact this had on Botswana’s developmental roadmap. The ...
Why do South African women choose careers in construction?
(University of the Free State, 2009)
English: This article analyses the factors influencing the choices of careers in construction
by South African women.
Literature was reviewed on challenges facing women in construction which
contribute to their choices ...
Bridging the cultural gap: Bible translation as a case in point
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2002)
Translation practitioners have always been aware of the fact that translation is not a
purely linguistic operation but a means of facilitating communication between
members of different cultures. Translation scholars ...
Comparing apples with pears: the pre-1994 and post-1994 South African military cultures
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)
This article aims2 at providing an exposition of the most important factors that have shaped and are
still shaping the institutional culture of the South African (SA) military. The view is broad and holistic
and places ...
Insights from traditional initiation teachers (Basuwe) on the influence of male traditional initiation (lebollo) on the behaviour of schoolboys
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2016)
This article aims to describe the outcomes of traditional initiation schools (lebollo), identify reasons for initiates’ deviant behaviour at school after returning from lebollo and offer some suggestions on how to reduce ...
Philosophical culture and Socratic criticism
(University of the Free State, 2014)
The article takes issue with a dominant characterisation of Western philosophy as
a culturally neutral procedural practice of rational arbitration, with reference to the
position of Steven Lukes. The relationship between ...
Acculturation as translation: mimicry, satire and resistance in Chewa dance
(University of the Free State, 2012)
English: communities of Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. With this particular dance – and indeed with many others – historical connotations, cultural reverberations, and systemic institutionalisation come ...
Music and (re-)translating unity and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda
(University of the Free State, 2012)
English: This article focuses on the ability of a historically important musical instrument in the East African country of Rwanda, the inanga, to contribute to the (re-)translation of issues related to unity and reconciliation ...
Social aspects of American Peace Corps volunteerism in Botswana 1966-1997
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)
This research aims to investigate and evaluate the work and reasons behind past and contemporary American Peace Corps (APC) volunteerism in Botswana and the social impact this had on Botswana’s developmental roadmap. The ...
Revisiting Hofstede among South African students: some intercultural communication guidelines for the workplace
(Department of Communication Science, University of the Free State, 2009)
This research addressed two questions: (1) Are black and white students rather more
different or similar concerning Hofstede’s cultural dimensions?; and (2) How should
culture differences be accommodated during communication? ...