• Die omgee paradigma in die missionere bediening, met besondere verwysing na die werk van die NG Kerke in die Mnambithi distrik (Ladysmith) van KwaZulu-Natal 

  Schoeman, Lourens Gerhardus (University of the Free State, 2000-11)

  After the 1994 elections the family of Dutch Reformed Churches (DRC) in KZN woke up to an "estranged" world. This is a world that is dominantly black, with a strong youth contingent, of whom many have contracted HIV. The ...

• Grade 8 and 9 township learners’ response to a problem-based mathematics extension programme 

  Duvenhage, Monique (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  A need to nurture learners so that they are ready for the demands of the future suggests the need for a re-evaluation of traditional teaching approaches that tend to be teacher-centred and promote rote learning and routine ...

• Social capital as a resource for in-service teacher development and support 

  Taylor, Maryke (University of the Free State, 2020-01)

  According to literature, teachers can improve their learners‘ academic results by applying social capital in their teaching. However, through my experiences as a mentor, my participation in mentoring courses, and my study ...

• School mathematics performance: a longitudinal case study 

  Fair, Deborah Lynn (University of the Free State, 2019-01)

  In South African schooling, two sectors exist in which 75% of schools achieve significantly lower than the upper 25% of schools, resulting in a bimodal education system. However, the level of mathematics performance of ...

• Drug resistance mutations in newly diagnosed HIV-infected infants and in children and adolescents with virological failure on ART 

  Barakzai, Iqra (University of the Free State, 2020-12)

  Introduction and aim: South Africa has never experienced an epidemic of the same extent and magnitude as the one with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).The roll out of ...

• Discovering the Karoo: the genius loci of Compassberg, Nieu-Bethesda: Plant Research Centre and Landscape Interpretation Centre 

  Naude, Nerina (University of the Free State, 2020-10)

  This dissertation is a proposal for a Landscape Interpretation Centre and Plant Research Centre at Compassberg in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape. The aim of the project is to assist the South African Centre of Social Science ...

• Astrotourism as an income-generating opportunity in South African national parks 

  Wassenaar, Amelia Salomie (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  National parks play a major role in the tourism industry of South Africa. Income-generating activities within parks must be managed responsibly to protect the environment. Considering the natural resource of dark skies in ...

• Challenges facing nurse educators in the implementation of high fidelity simulation at a public nursing college 

  Kapp, Jacinta Maria (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  The new nursing curriculum, Regulation 171 for introduction at Nursing Education Institutions throughout South Africa, as approved by the South African Nursing Council and Council for Higher Education, stipulates that 20% ...

• Development of an instrument to measure the clinical learning environment in health sciences 

  Jordaan, Hanlie (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  A positive and stimulating clinical learning environment (CLE) is key to health professional students’ as it increases their opportunities to transfer learning and become competent professionals. The evaluation of the CLE ...

• Development of a nutrition screening tool for the prediction of birth outcomes of women attending the antenatal clinic at Pelonomi hospital 

  Jordaan, Elizabeth Margaretha (University of the Free State, 2021)

  In countries with limited resources, poor birth outcomes significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality and hold short- and long-term consequences for both the mother and her offspring. Optimal nutrition during pregnancy ...

• Describing the performance of five-year-old children on 11 subtests of the revised clinical observations by the South African Institute for Sensory Integration 

  Janse van Rensburg, Elana (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  Introduction: The Clinical Observations (COs) are a battery of 30 observations developed according to the constructs of Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI®). The observations measure how children can do different body movements ...

• Competencies for midwifery ultrasound education and practice in South Africa 

  Human, Charne Eloise (University of the Free State, 2020-02)

• Developmental coordination disorder in children: assessment, identification and intervention 

  Du Plessis, Aletta Margaretha (Alretha) (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  Introduction: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a motor skill disorder that affects children worldwide, with various prevalence rates reported in the literature. Approximately 60% of children in South Africa ...

• Effect of short-term macronutrient manipulation on endurance capacity of long-distance runners 

  Deacon, Lizl (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  Introduction: The influence of specific nutrition programmes on optimal endurance performance enjoys wide interest. However, limited knowledge in this regard accentuates the need for further research on optimal nutrition ...

• Early results of South African men with low-risk, clinically localized prostate cancer managed with active surveillance 

  Dahms, Willem (University of the Free State, 2020-10)

  Introduction and objective: To report the outcome of active surveillance (AS) offered to men with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa) at Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Materials and Methods: Men ...

• Hydrogeochemical assessment, water treatment and revalorization of dumps, tailings and drainages produced at Phalaborwa Industrial Complex 

  Gomez-Arias, Alba (University of the Free State, 2020)

  The Phalaborwa Industrial Complex is formed by several mines and factories that extract value out of the geological formation named Phalaborwa (or Palabora) Igneous Complex (PIC). The industrial activity started in 1950’s ...

• Die geologie van 'n gebied suid van Hopetown 

  Nel, Leon (University of the Free State, 1977)

  Afrikaans: Drie geologiese eenhede waarvan die Karoosupergroep die grootste oppervlakte beslaan kom in die gebied voor. Vloergraniete verteenwoordig die oudste gesteentipe en vorm die vloer waarop die jonger sedimente en ...

• Development of a brachytherapy treatment planning module for cervix cancer utilising biological dose metrics 

  Van der Walt, Hester Catharina (University of the Free State, 2020-12)

  The contouring uncertainties associated with the use of computed tomography imaging for brachytherapy planning creates the need to investigate an alternative planning method for Image-Guided Adaptative Brachytherapy. This ...

• Health literacy of Sesotho-speaking patients with end-stage renal disease in the Free State province 

  Van Rensburg, Elsabet (University of the Free State, 2020-11)

  Background: End-stage renal disease is a global health concern, and health literacy is essential for managing this complex disease. In South Africa, the health literacy status of Sesotho-speaking patients is unknown. ...

• Perilimbal conjunctival pigmentation and its association with vernal keratoconjunctivitis in children from the West Rand 

  Van Vuuren, Chandre (University of the Free State, 2021-02)

  Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a recurrent inflammatory disorder which affects the anterior ocular structures of pre-pubertal children resulting in preventable vision loss. Certain risk factors such as gender, warm ...

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