Volume 36, Issue 2, 2004
Acta Academica - Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2004
Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2004
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp I –IV (2004)
Extracted from text ... Redaksionele voorwoord i Gerhard Schoeman se uitgebreide artikel oor Felix in exile (1994), een van die "tekenfilms" van William Kentridge, 'n Suid- Afrikaanse visuele kunstenaar wat tans w?reldwyd die hoogste erkenning geniet, handel oor kuns en geskiedenis in kritiese interaksie. 'n Deurlopende eienskap van Kentridge se selfbewuste kunsprojekte wat ook deur Schoeman se benadering tot hierdie enkele geval herbevestig word, kan getipeer word as 'n poging om persoonlike en sosiale transformasie op Suid-Afrikaanse bodem krities en sigbaar binne groter w?reldhistoriese raamwerke te projekteer. Schoeman se teoretiese geskiedeniskonsep wat aansluiting vind by die ongerymde en aweregse inslag van Mieke Bal se ..
Felix in exile : William Kentridge's selfreflexive allegories of art and history
Author G. Schoeman
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp 1 –56 (2004)
Ideology and culture s on posthumanism, multiculturalism and Africa
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp 57 –96 (2004)
<b>Beskouings oor posthumanisme, multikulturalisme en Afrika</b> <br>Hierdie artikel stel 'n strukturele model vir ideologiekritiek voor. Dié model word in die breër raamwerk van 'n "diskoers argeologie" geplaas. Vervolgens word die voorgestelde ideologiemodel binne 'n "posthumanistiese" konteks geïnterpreteer, waar laasgenoemde met sogenaamde postmodernisme vergelyk word. Verder word die implikasies van die ideologiemodel vir sekere vorme van multikulturalisme, asook vir die konsep van "Afrika", en vir die huidige Afrikaner-proteskultuur verken.
This article introduces a structural model for ideology critique. The model is contextualised within the broader framework of a "discourse archaeology" and interpreted within the context of posthumanism which is compared with so-called postmodernism. Finally, the article explores the implications of the model for certain forms of multiculturalism, the concept of "Africa", and Afrikaner protest politics.
Backpacker tourism in South Africa : its role in an uneven tourism space economy
Authors: Gustav Visser and Charles Barker
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp 97 –143 (2004)
<b>Rugsaktoerisme in Suid-Afrika : die rol daarvan in 'n ongelyke toerisme-ruimtelike-ekonomie</b> <br>Die artikel fokus op die onlangse toename in die rugsaktoerismebedryf in Suid- Afrika en potensiële bydraes tot ontwikkeling. Ten spyte van die vinnige vermeerdering van rugsakherberge is weinig oor hierdie industrie in Suid-Afrika bekend. Die artikel spreek die gebrek aan akademiese insette oor rugsaktoerisme aan, veral ten opsigte van ontwikkelingsaspekte. Die gevolgtrekking is dat rugsaktoeriste en rugsakherberge 'n waardevolle bydrae kan lewer ten opsigte van die ontwikkeling van die Suid-Afrikaanse toerismesisteem in die algemeen en ekonomiese ontwikkeling in die besonder.
This paper focuses on the recent proliferation of backpacker establishments in South Africa and their potential contribution to development. Despite the rapid expansion of backpacker hostels, little is known about this industry in South Africa. The research reported in the paper seeks to address the absence of academic reflection on backpacker tourism, particularly in terms of its impact on development. It is suggested that, on the whole, backpacker tourists and backpacker hostels can make a valuable contribution towards the development of the South African tourism system in general and towards economic development in particular.
Die verband tussen konserwatisme en kognitiewe buigsaamheid by Suid-Afrikaanse adolessente
Authors: Sandri Greeff, Roelf Beukes and Karel Esterhuyse
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp 144 –171 (2004)
<b>The relationship between conservatism and cognitive flexibility in South African adolescents</b> <br>The recent democratisation of South Africa has led to many changes in the political, economic and social systems. Consequently adolescents, as members of society, find themselves in a context of change and adjustment. As individuals' levels of conservatism and cognitive flexibility may influence their ability to cope with changing circumstances, the goal of this study was to determine the relationship between conservatism and cognitive flexibility in adolescents. The influence of gender and culture on that relationship was also to be determined. The relevant variables were cognitive flexibility and conservatism. Six attitude groupings of conservatism were identified, namely: religious fundamentalism, anti-hedonism, a conformist attitude towards authority, teenage behaviour, ethnocentrism and an insistence on strict rules and punishment. The results of the study indicated that adolescents with high levels of cognitive flexibility exhibit higher levels of conservatism in terms of religious fundamentalism, ethnocentrism, teenage behaviour and an insistence on strict rules and punishment.
Die onlangse demokratisering van Suid-Afrika het tot gevolg gehad dat verskeie veranderinge aan die politieke, ekonomiese en sosiale sisteme aangebring is. Gevolglik bevind adolessente, as lede van die gemeenskap, hulle binne 'n konteks van verandering en aanpassing. Aangesien individue se mate van konserwatisme en kognitiewe buigsaamheid moontlik 'n invloed op hul hantering van veranderde omstandighede kan uitoefen, was die doel van hierdie studie om die verband tussen konserwatisme en kognitiewe buigsaamheid by adolessente te ondersoek en om die rol van geslag en kultuur in hierdie verband te bepaal. Die tersaaklike veranderlikes was kognitiewe buigsaamheid en konserwatisme. Laasgenoemde konstruk is in ses houdingsgroeperinge, naamlik godsdienstige fundamentalisme, etnosentrisme, anti-hedonisme, tienergedrag, konformerende houding teenoor outoriteit en aandrang op streng reëls en strawwe onderverdeel. Vanuit die resultate is bevind dat adolessente wat hoë vlakke van kognitiewe buigsaamheid toon, ook hoë vlakke van konserwatisme, rakende godsdienstige fundamentalisme, etnosentrisme, tienergedrag en aandrang op streng reëls en strawwe openbaar.
Authors: Kirstin Van Niekerk and David Maree
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp 172 –199 (2004)
<b>Psigososiale faktore van belang vir die aanvaarding van tegnologie aan 'n hoëronderwysinstelling</b> <br>Die studie het die sielkundige en sosiale faktore ondersoek wat belangrik is vir die aanvaarding van inligting- en kommunikasietegnologie aan 'n tersiêre onderwysinstelling. Aan die hand van 'n konseptuele model is die onafhanklike veranderlikes gegroepeer in individuele eienskappe, die individu se persepsie van groepseienskappe en die individu se persepsie van organisasie-eienskappe. Die aanvaarding van tegnologie, as die afhanklike veranderlike, was aangedui deur die mate van werklike gebruik van telematiese tegnologie deur nagraadse dosente. Die resultate in hierdie studie het aangedui dat houdings teenoor nuwe tegnologie en bestuursondersteuning van die belangrikste voorspellers is vir die aanvaarding van tegnologie. Sekere implikasies vir tersiêre onderwysinstellings word aangedui.
This study investigated the psychological and social factors pertinent to the adoption of information and communication technology within a tertiary education institution. A conceptual model grouped the independent variables as individual characteristics, the individual's perception of group characteristics and the individual's perception of organisation characteristics. The dependent variable, the adoption of new technology, was indicated by the actual usage of telematic educational technologies by postgraduate teaching staff. In this study the results showed that attitudes towards new technology and management support were among the most important determinants of technology adoption. Certain implications for tertiary institutions were pointed out.
Author Faan Crous
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp 200 –220 (2004)
<b>Die sosiale behoeftes en probleme van 'n groep hoëronderwysstudente met gestremdhede</b> <br>Gedurende die afgelope aantal jare is daar 'n groot toename in die aantal hoër onderwysstudente met gestremdhede. Hierdie toename kan grootliks toegeskryf word aan wetgewing in hierdie verband. In die lig van hierdie ontwikkelinge is navorsing gedoen om te bepaal wat die sosiale behoeftes en probleme van studente met gestremdhede in die hoëronderwys is. Uit 'n ondersoek by drie Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite waarby 751 studente betrokke was, is gevind dat studente met gestremdhede minder as 0.5% van die totale studentegemeenskap uitmaak. Volgens die bevindinge van hierdie ondersoek blyk dit dat studente met gestremdhede van mening is dat niegestremdes min of geen begrip het vir gestremdes of hulle besondere omstandighede nie. Die meerderheid van hierdie studente ervaar dat hulle nie maklik deur niegestremde studente aanvaar word nie, en hulle vind dit moeilik om met niegestremde studente vriende te maak.
There has been a huge influx of students with impairments into higher education, mainly as a result of legislation in this regard. In the light of this development, research was undertaken to determine the social needs and problems experienced by a group of higher education students with impairments in South Africa. A survey of 751 students at three universities showed that students with impairments comprised less than 0.5% of the student population. It appears from this survey that the general perception of students with impairments is that people without impairments have little or no understanding of them and/or their circumstances. The majority of students with impairments felt that they were not easily accepted by other students and that they themselves did not find it easy to make friends with other students.
Authors: Gilbert Masitsa, Johann Van Staden, Corene De Wet, Rita Niemann, Michau Heyns, Robbie Brazelle and Steve Niemann
Source: Acta Academica 36, pp 221 –250 (2004)
<b>Bestuursprobleme aan onderpresterende sekondêre skole in stadsgebiede in die Vrystaat</b> <br>Hoofde van sekondêre skole in stadsgebiede ervaar toenemend bestuursprobleme. Die situasie word vererger deur vinnige veranderings in die onderwys en die bevordering van onervare onderwysers tot skoolhoofde. Hierdie artikel poog om die bestuursprobleme van hoofde in die stadsgebiede te identifiseer. Die skoolbestuursprobleme van hoofde verbonde aan skole wat 'n slaagsyfer van 40% of laer voor 2002 behaal het, is ondersoek. Die studie het bevind dat hierdie hoofde tallose probleme ervaar wat besweer moet word weens die negatiewe effek wat dit op akademiese prestasie het.
Principals of secondary schools in townships are experiencing increasing management problems. The situation is exacerbated by the rapid changes taking place in education and the promotion of inexperienced teachers to the position of principal. This article attempts to identify the management problems experienced by principals of township secondary schools which obtained a pass rate of 40% or less for more than three years prior to 2002. The study found that these principals experience innumerable problems which have a negative influence on academic achievement and which must be resolved.