Conceptualizing and implementing the meaning of Africa's new partnership with the industrialized north : implications and possibilities for the renaissance
- Authors: Somhlaba, Zamokwakhe Ludidi
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: New Partnership for Africa's Development , Sustainable development -- Africa , Economic development -- Africa , Africa -- Foreign economic relations , Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2841 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004655 , New Partnership for Africa's Development , Sustainable development -- Africa , Economic development -- Africa , Africa -- Foreign economic relations , Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
- Description: This study is a contribution to the on-going debate about the path that Africa has taken in realising the vision of its renewal. The central theme of the study is the idea of Africa's 'new partnership' with the industrialised North, which is envisaged under the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Acknowledging that asymmetrical partnerships have existed between Africa and the North, particularly in the last century, the question this study poses is: to what extent does the idea of the 'new partnership' represent something new? The study argues two points. Firstly, it argues that the idea of the new partnership has become a terrain of contestation between the Africanist and the post-modernist social forces. Secondly, the study argues that it is unlikely that conceptualising the idea of the new partnership in post-modernist terms will result in sustainable development and rebirth of Africa. That is particularly the case, because post-modernity suggests a certain degree of loyalty to the prevailing and asymmetrical global order. Against this background, the study concludes that the extent to which Africa will enjoy the benefits of a truly revised partnership with the North, and thus fulfil the vision of its rebirth, will be determined, by and large, by the modalities of accommodation and struggle between these social forces.
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- Date Issued: 2005
- Authors: Somhlaba, Zamokwakhe Ludidi
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: New Partnership for Africa's Development , Sustainable development -- Africa , Economic development -- Africa , Africa -- Foreign economic relations , Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:2841 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004655 , New Partnership for Africa's Development , Sustainable development -- Africa , Economic development -- Africa , Africa -- Foreign economic relations , Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
- Description: This study is a contribution to the on-going debate about the path that Africa has taken in realising the vision of its renewal. The central theme of the study is the idea of Africa's 'new partnership' with the industrialised North, which is envisaged under the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD). Acknowledging that asymmetrical partnerships have existed between Africa and the North, particularly in the last century, the question this study poses is: to what extent does the idea of the 'new partnership' represent something new? The study argues two points. Firstly, it argues that the idea of the new partnership has become a terrain of contestation between the Africanist and the post-modernist social forces. Secondly, the study argues that it is unlikely that conceptualising the idea of the new partnership in post-modernist terms will result in sustainable development and rebirth of Africa. That is particularly the case, because post-modernity suggests a certain degree of loyalty to the prevailing and asymmetrical global order. Against this background, the study concludes that the extent to which Africa will enjoy the benefits of a truly revised partnership with the North, and thus fulfil the vision of its rebirth, will be determined, by and large, by the modalities of accommodation and struggle between these social forces.
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- Date Issued: 2005
The performance of South African and British children on the Griffiths Mental Development Scales- extended revised a comparative study
- Authors: Van Rooyen, Kempie
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Psychological tests for children -- Cross-cultural studies , Children -- Intelligence testing -- Cross-cultural studies , Griffiths Scales of Mental Development
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9850 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/370 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1005819 , Psychological tests for children -- Cross-cultural studies , Children -- Intelligence testing -- Cross-cultural studies , Griffiths Scales of Mental Development
- Description: The South African context necessitates developmental assessment measures with particular characteristics. A critical examination of a variety of potential measures indicates that there are very few measures available to meet these specific needs. The GMDS-ER is judged to be one such measure. This study explores the performance of South African children aged 4 to 7 years of age as it relates to that of British children (from the standardisation sample). The samples consisted of normal South African (n=129) and British (n=161) children, where normalcy refers to the absence of sensory, physical, or mental handicap. The study was done in an attempt to explore the suitability of using the GMDS-ER in the South African context. More specifically, the following two aims were pursued: 1. To explore and describe the general development of each of four year groups of a sample of British and South African children by utilising the general developmental quotient of the GMDS-ER 2. To explore and describe the comparative developmental profiles of each of the four year groups of a sample of British and South African children across the six developmental areas represented by the subscales of the GMDS-ER. Descriptive statistics and simple t-tests were used to accomplish Aim 1 and Hotellings T2 tests were mainly used in order to accomplish Aim 2. The major findings of the present study were as follows: 1. South African and British children’s overall performances (as measured by the GMDS-ER GQ) are similar. A great deal of variability exists between the GMDS-ER profiles of normal South African and British children (i.e., when individual subscales and year groups are considered). 3. In general, South African children performed better on the Locomotor and Personal-Social Subscales, while British children performed better on the Language and Practical Reasoning Subscales. Performance on the Eye and Hand Coordination Subscale was similar for the two samples and on the Performance Subscale performance was too variable to come to any general conclusions. In view of the findings, caution with regard to the use of the British-based norms in the South African context is recommended. Recommendations are made for the use of the GMDS-ER to help with the identification of specific classes of disorders in the South African context. Further investigation into the applicability of the GMDS-ER for South African use as well as the establishment of South African norms are final recommendations.
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- Date Issued: 2005
- Authors: Van Rooyen, Kempie
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Psychological tests for children -- Cross-cultural studies , Children -- Intelligence testing -- Cross-cultural studies , Griffiths Scales of Mental Development
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:9850 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/370 , http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1005819 , Psychological tests for children -- Cross-cultural studies , Children -- Intelligence testing -- Cross-cultural studies , Griffiths Scales of Mental Development
- Description: The South African context necessitates developmental assessment measures with particular characteristics. A critical examination of a variety of potential measures indicates that there are very few measures available to meet these specific needs. The GMDS-ER is judged to be one such measure. This study explores the performance of South African children aged 4 to 7 years of age as it relates to that of British children (from the standardisation sample). The samples consisted of normal South African (n=129) and British (n=161) children, where normalcy refers to the absence of sensory, physical, or mental handicap. The study was done in an attempt to explore the suitability of using the GMDS-ER in the South African context. More specifically, the following two aims were pursued: 1. To explore and describe the general development of each of four year groups of a sample of British and South African children by utilising the general developmental quotient of the GMDS-ER 2. To explore and describe the comparative developmental profiles of each of the four year groups of a sample of British and South African children across the six developmental areas represented by the subscales of the GMDS-ER. Descriptive statistics and simple t-tests were used to accomplish Aim 1 and Hotellings T2 tests were mainly used in order to accomplish Aim 2. The major findings of the present study were as follows: 1. South African and British children’s overall performances (as measured by the GMDS-ER GQ) are similar. A great deal of variability exists between the GMDS-ER profiles of normal South African and British children (i.e., when individual subscales and year groups are considered). 3. In general, South African children performed better on the Locomotor and Personal-Social Subscales, while British children performed better on the Language and Practical Reasoning Subscales. Performance on the Eye and Hand Coordination Subscale was similar for the two samples and on the Performance Subscale performance was too variable to come to any general conclusions. In view of the findings, caution with regard to the use of the British-based norms in the South African context is recommended. Recommendations are made for the use of the GMDS-ER to help with the identification of specific classes of disorders in the South African context. Further investigation into the applicability of the GMDS-ER for South African use as well as the establishment of South African norms are final recommendations.
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- Date Issued: 2005
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