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Item Open Access The South African Police Services: towards a model of empowerment(University of the Free State, 2000) Van Niekerk, Eugene; Prins, AnnetteEnglish: Police officers currently suffer unacceptable levels of physical and psychological trauma. This has an impact on their personal and job satisfaction and can negatively affect their ability to render effective service to the community. A four-phase model of primary intervention, intended to orchestrate intervention strategies in order to meet the demands on mental health in the SAPS is proposed in this study. It is argued that the four-phase model proposed here can have a significant positive effect on the overall effectiveness of mental health intervention within the SAPS, increasing levels of personal adjustment and enhancing organisational functionality. This should contribute to the achievement of more acceptable levels of synergy between the SAPS and the various South African communities it serves: in short, towards empowerment for all concerned.Item Open Access Multiple cultures in the workplace(University of the Free State, 2000) Ghyoot, V. G.English: South Africa and the African continent at large host a diversity of cultures that must be accommodated by business as customers, workers or associates. South Africa's recent re-acceptance into the international community has increased the potential number of cultures with which organisations have to cope. Culture affects such diverse matters as motivation, negotiation strategy, training needs and marketing approaches. It is affected mainly by religion, language, region or group, and values. These influences on culture manifest themselves in aspects such as collectivism or individualism, communication context, consciousness of time, interpersonal roles and workplace needs. In order for management and labour to accommodate various cultures in the working environment, information on the many implications of culture is essential.Item Open Access The interdisciplinary nature of technology education: a means of promoting 'hands-on' and 'minds-on' activities(University of the Free State, 2000) De Swart, Estelle; Ankiewicz, PietEnglish: Because the interdisciplinary nature of technology education facilitates its integration with other school subjects, the first aim of this study was to explore and illustrate the possible link between information technology (typewriting) and technology education. Secondly, the study attempted to determine learners' experiences in respect of the development of thinking skills by means of an interdisciplinary approach. This project was developed within a qualitative paradigm and with fourteen grade 10 pupils. It was evident that a link between the two abovementioned fields can be successfully established and that education can promote the type of meaningful learning which empowers learners to be independent, courageous and responsible in taking decisions. Purposeful learning opportunities must therefore be created in order to enable learners to participate in 'minds-on' activities.Item Open Access Die langtermyndoeltreffendheid van 'n universiteitsoorbruggingsprogram(University of the Free State, 2000) Van Rooyen, Elenora; Huysamen, GertEnglish: Intended as a means of preparing students from historically black high schools for tertiary admission and to facilitate their transition to tertiary education, the Career Preparation Programme (CPP) has been in operation at the University of the Orange Free State since 1993. This paper reports the results of an investigation into the long-term effectiveness of rhe CPP. It compared various indices of academic performance of the 1993 and 1994 intakes of CPP students with the corresponding indices of black students who were directly admitted co the UOFS in 1994 and 1995 respectively, taking into account group differences in previous academic [unclear text).Item Open Access The raised fourth degree of the scale in Chopin's mazurkas(University of the Free State, 2000) Viljoen, NicolEnglish: This article focuses on the raised fourth or Lydian scale degree of the scale in Chopin's mazurkas from the viewpoint of the stylised mazurka's fusion of folkloric elements and nineteenth-century tonal language. A brief exposition of the functions of the raised fourth and its integradon into the tonal structures of the mazurkas is given. An investigation of the raised fourth in three selected mazurkas reveals a significant expansion of its role musical meaning, function and effect, As an authentic, modal, structural, motivic and form-generating device, it is in terms of integral to tonal elaboration, development, unification, colouration and contrast.Item Open Access The political pathology of health care policy in South Africa(University of the Free State, 2000) Gaigher, RethaEnglish: South Africa is currently dealing with the transformation of health care into an equitable, national health care system driven by a primary health care approach. This requires a complicated set of administrative and, in particular political changes. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that several of the visible changes in health care hastily implemented to make good on election promises did not result from policies based on genuine community needs. This article argues that the main reason for the presence of tis health care pathology is that the government has tried to effect transformation by means of hastily constructed visible changes, despite the absence of the structures needed to drive and support these changes. It also attempts to explain why a sizeable sector of the population is unable to experience the transformation of health care as an improvement.Item Open Access Social disruption in South Africa: strategies towards conflict resolution(University of the Free State, 2000) Prinsloo, ErnaEnglish: In most countries where different racial and ethnic groups live together, society is characterised by conflict. One of the most important reasons for this is the fact that ethnic groups are usually minority groups. The crux of the matter concerns minority group membership and the attitude of the dominant group towards minority rights. This article attempts to analyse the South African situation in terms of factors contributing to the current climate of social disruption. Its focus, however, is on the search for effective means of combatting inter-group antagonism and creating a harmonious and prosperous future for the inhabitants of the country.Item Open Access Environmental refugees in developing nations: exploring the causes and impact(University of the Free State, 2000) Redelinghuys, Nola; Pelser, AndreEnglish: The phenomenon of environmental refugees is a little recognised and largely undefined migration trend that is expected to show dramatic acceleration in the near future as environmental degradation renders large areas uninhabitable. This article explores the phenomenon, arguing that current conceptualisations concerning migration are too narrow to deal adequately with this type of forced migration. A re-assessment of current categorisations and policy frameworks - concerning forced migration in general, and forced environmental migration in particular - is therefore necessary. Furthermore, the social factors fueling environmental degradacion, which in its turn leads to environmental refugee movements, are discussed. Attention is also paid co the impact chat these forced migrants may have on host countries.