Publications
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Problematising Local Indigenous Community Research
(2021)
This book deliberates on developments related to Knowledge Pathing: Multi-, Inter- and Trans-Disciplining in Social Sciences. The book explores the value of this vexed concept in advancing the course for multi-, inter- and ...
The role of entrepreneurial ecosystems in sustainable local economic development
(2025)
This book, endorsed by the Economic Development Council of South Africa (EDCSA) and the PASCAL International Observatory, focuses on local economic development (LED), emphasising the role of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE) ...
The Great Powers and the Survival of the Liberal International Order
(2025)
This scholarly monograph examines the sustainability of the Liberal International Order (LIO) by critically examining the conduct of the Permanent Five (P5) members of the United Nations Security Council: China, France, ...
Public administration, democracy and peacebuilding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(2025)
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) presents a striking paradox: vast natural and mineral wealth coexist with persistent poverty, weak infrastructure and fragile institutions. Kiyala’s four-part scholarly book explores ...
Soshanguve paremiology+
(2025)
This scholarly book explores the transformative role of proverbs in cultural education, preservation and scholarly discourse in South Africa. It emphasises the importance of integrating indigenous African knowledge into ...
Envisioning a promising Africa from diverse perspectives
(2025)
This scholarly book delves into the critical developmental challenges Africa faces in striving to achieve the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want. ...
The Development of the Characters of Lady Wisdom and Dame Folly in Judaic Literature
(2025)
This book contributes to the knowledge in the studies of Judaic wisdom literature by covering a vast body of literature and analyzing and comparing several applicable texts within their contexts. It gives a comprehensive ...
Praktiese-ekklesiologie
(2016)
The book proposes a radical transformation of existing church and training models in South African Reformed ecclesial circles. It takes the theological discussion, especially in ecclesiology, to the next level and argues ...
The legacies of Albert Schweitzer reconsidered
(2016)
This book on the legacy of Albert Schweitzer contextualises this remarkable intellectualist, humanist, medicine-man, theologian and Nobel Prize winner. This collected work is aimed at specialists in the humanities, social ...
Hondered Jaar Kerk en Teologiese Opleiding: ‘n Kroniek van die Hervormde Kerk
(2010)
The Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria is the oldest university faculty in theology in South Africa. It was founded in 1917 as a multi-ecclesial academic institution, with the Netherdutch Reformed Church of ...
Dante se mistieke reis – Derde tog
(2025)
In hierdie werk bied J.S. Krüger aan die leser ’n keurige Afrikaans vertaling en mistiekreligieuse vertolking van die Paradiso van die Italiaanse digter-denker Dante Alighieri (1265–1321). Dit is die derde deel van die ...
Artist or Imposter!
(2025)
This scholarly book aims to provoke a conscience-inducing disruption in arts teaching and learning practices within South African higher education. It advocates for a critical, humanising and compassionate pedagogy that ...
Accounting theories, practices, education and human capital formation trends
(2025)
This book aims to provide empirical and conceptual insights into contemporary accounting theories, practices, education and approaches adopted to advance human capital formation in the discipline. Although new accounting ...
A compendium on international trade in Lesotho
(2025)
International trade is a topic that is important for all states, regardless of their level of development. Trade can directly increase foreign exchange earnings and allow consumers to access desired foreign goods and ...
Contemporary issues in South African education
(2025)
South African education is widely regarded as being in crisis, facing deep and persistent challenges. This reality is starkly reflected in international assessments such as the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy ...
Making a mark
(2025)
During the 2022 centenary celebrations of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), it became strikingly clear that the rich history and societal contributions of the Wits School of Construction Economics and Management ...
How Would We Know What God is Up To?
(2022)
This second volume in the series on "An Earthed Faith" will address the following question: "Given what we know about the Anthropocene, how does one even begin to answer the question: What is this God up to, and how ought ...
Taking a deep breath for the story to begin . . .
(2021)
This first volume in the proposed series will address some preliminary issues that are typical of a 'prolegomena' in any systematic theology. It will focus on the following question: 'How does the story of who the Triune ...
A New Dawn
(2020)
BRICS is a significant player in the international arena. Thus, it is important for South Africa as a member of BRICS to explore the implications of the external and internal influences of BRICS. This includes comprehensive ...
Leadership for change
(2020)
This edited volume reveals how the journey of transformation at the University of the Free State (UFS) became interwoven with student leadership development and global learning. The UFS initiated two intersecting co-curricular ...
Blended learning environments to foster self-directed learning
(2022)
This book on blended learning environments to foster self-directed learning highlights the focus on research conducted in several teaching and learning contexts where blended learning had been implemented and focused on ...
Healer
(2020)
This book explores the established field of healing narratives in the New Testament by focusing on the remembered tradition regarding Jesus’ healings and comparing them with those of other healers, such as Asclepius. A ...
A treatise on Christian Banking
(2021)
From a moral perspective, all banking practice and theory can be seen as value driven. Therefore, there will be no such thing as value-neutral banking activities, and the application of Christian ethical and pastoral ...
Faith seeking understanding
(2022)
The debate between faith and science is an ongoing and dynamic conversation marked
by the need to consistently factor in new data generated by the sciences, and new
perspectives developed in theology. In this book, a ...
The human dilemma of displacement
(2020)
In this book social responsive theological research converges to provide practical theological and ecclesiological perspectives on the growing human dilemma of displacement. The book presents the research of practical ...
Decolonisation of e-Government Research and Practice
(2018)
With the rapid increase in the implementation of e-Government in Africa and across the world, the need to investigate the key bottlenecks (issues) caused by the failure of a large number of e-Government projects cannot be ...
Reformed theology today
(2017)
This book is unique and of great importance for theologians from diverse traditions but who all share the relevance of the academic Reformed discourse. The book focuses on, and forms part of celebrating 500 years since the ...
The Language of Faith in Southern Africa
(2019)
The aim of this book is to provide a way to do justice to an African language of faith. In systematic theology, anthropology and philosophy of religion, similar debates about how to interpret an African language of faith ...
Future-proofing STEAME education in South Africa
(2024)
This book aims to contribute to the discourse of finding innovative solutions to the myriad of challenges facing science education in South Africa. The book positions itself in the multi-disciplinary focus on Science, ...
Reconceiving Reproductive Health
(2019)
While reproduction is fairly often touched upon in theological and Christian ethical discussions, reproductive health is not. However, reproductive health is a matter of theological and ethical concern. Discussion pertaining ...
Issues Around Aligning Theory, Research and Practice in Social Work Education
(2018)
Issues Around Aligning Theory, Research and Practice in Social Work Education provides a reflection on social work education with a slant towards an Afrocentric approach, aiming to facilitate strong reflective thinking and ...
Triumphant Love
(2017)
The book is a treasure trove for scholars in the field of science of religion who focus on comparative religion, spirituality and the reception of Christianity in India and Ireland. The strength of the book is its comprehensive ...
The decolonisation of the curriculum project
(2019)
This book is the result of a longitudinal research project (2016–2018) funded by the National Research Foundation and the Fuchs Foundation, and it disseminates original research. The project researched the affordances of ...
Foucault in Iran, 1978–1979
(2020)
In 1978 Michel Foucault went to Iran as a distinguished intellectual – but novice political journalist – controversially reporting on the unfolding revolution, undeniably compromising and wounding his reputation in the ...
Education Studies in South Africa
(2020)
The thesis of this volume is that the fields of scholarly enquiry of Education — internationally as well as in South Africa in particular — despite being fields of virile scholarly activity and output, are in need of a ...
Critical Issues in South African Education
(2020)
The main thesis of this book is that, given that South African education faces major challenges, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) constellation of states offers — thus far overlooked — a valuable ...
Teaching Learners with Visual Impairment
(2020)
This book, Teaching Learners with Visual Impairment, focuses on holistic support to learners with visual impairment in and beyond the classroom and school context. Special attention is given to classroom practice, learning ...
Christian hermeneutics in South Africa
(2022)
Hermeneutics remains a divisive and polarizing topic within scholarly and ecclesiastical communities in South Africa. These tensions are not limited to theoretical differences but often crystallize on a grassroots level ...
Preventive audiology
(2022)
This book is an original scholarly book that introduces the concept of preventive audiology, with a specific focus on the African context, which is in line with the South African re-engineered primary healthcare strategy ...
Philipp Melanchthon
(2022)
Philipp Melanchthon (1497–1560) was, with Martin Luther, the most influential reformer of the church during the 16th century. He was also a reformer of university education, especially theological studies, as well as the ...
Self-Directed Learning in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted teaching and learning at higher
education institutions (HEIs), and this book disseminates research findings on
a series of cross-campus online initiatives of the North-West University ...
Understanding Education for the Visually Impaired
(2020)
The contribution that this book makes to scholarship is regarded as ground-breaking, as it is based on recent research conducted with teachers on the ground-level, as well as on research and experiences of practitioners, ...
Social work in the 21st century
(2024)
This scholarly book, Social work in the 21st century: Scholarship and praxis reimagined towards vulnerability,is the third volume in the ‘Knowledge Pathing: Multi-, Inter- and Trans-Disciplining in Social Sciences’ book ...
A scholarly inquiry into disciplinary practices in educational institutions
(2019)
This book is a collection of chapters based on original research dealing with issues of discipline and disciplinary practices in educational institutions. The aim of the book is to provide a scholarly and scientific ...
State-owned enterprises in Africa and the economics of public service delivery
(2022)
This book intends to provide a continuous assessment of the crisis in governance in Africa. As it is, there are huge deficits in the capacity of African states to harness vast human and material resources to promote good ...
The Great Gatsby meets Alain Badiou
(2023)
The subject of this book is a consideration of the usefulness of the concept of fidelity put forward by the philosopher Alain Badiou in the discussion of film adaptation. Fidelity or faithfulness is primarily a consideration ...
Students’ participation in university governance in South Africa
(2022)
The purpose of this book is to examine the academic experiences of students who participated in university governance at South African universities. Scrutiny is placed on the alignment of student representative council ...
A framework for continuous quality improvement for fast-track queues in clinics in eThekwini
(2024)
This book explores primary health care users who visit the clinic for short consultations, those who regularly come to collect medication for chronic illnesses, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, arthritis, epilepsy, ...
Skeppingsorg
(2024)
Scholars in eco-theology have pointed to critical areas where so-called Christian piety can counteract the care for creation. In response, the aim of this book was to provide original exegesis of selected biblical texts ...
Diverse educational contexts and research on metacognition and motivation to enhance self-directed learning
(2024)
This scholarly book explores the latest education research on metacognition and self-directed learning, providing practical insights for educators and students. As the thirteenth volume in the NWU Self-Directed Learning ...
Corporate governance practices promoting the sustainability of small, medium and microenterprises in South Africa
(2024)
Corporate governance practices promoting the sustainability of small, medium and microenterprises in South Africa critically examines the intersection of corporate governance and the sustainability of small enterprises. ...
A God Who Cares?
(2024)
This monograph may be read as a constructive supplement to Volume 4 of the series entitled An Earthed Faith: Telling the Story amid the “Anthropocene.” Volume 4 of this series is on the Christian doctrine of providence and ...
Self-Directed Learning
(2024)
This scholarly book provides an in-depth analysis of self-directed learning (SDL) within contexts of curriculum, praxis, and scholarship. The book presents original research from multiple authors, which provides diverse ...
Evaluation as a mechanism to foster an equitable society in the Global South
(2024)
This scholarly book is Volume 2 of a duology that seeks to stimulate conversations among development evaluators, commissioners of evaluations and development programme decision-makers about the role of evaluation in ...
Scaffolding work-integrated learning excursions
(2024)
In South Africa, work-integrated learning (WIL) excursions are crucial in preparing university students for the world of work. As higher education institutions (HEIs) evolve to promote equity and inclusivity, these excursions ...
Socio-ecological-economic reflections on the impacts of COVID-19 in Africa
(2025)
This scholarly book magnifies reflections from young scientists in South Africa, Africa and beyond around the COVID-19 pandemic. With contributions by upcoming scientists, this scholarly book provides a synopsis of ...
Who Cares?
(2024)
This scholarly book aims to enhance a socio-scientific examination of social policy in South Africa. It employs interdisciplinary analytical tools that employ historical, political, and socio-economic dimensions. This book ...
The 4IR and teacher education in South Africa:
(2022)
The 4IR has become an overarching framework within which education systems, including teacher education, are operating. Contingent upon the ideology of neo-liberalism, the 4IR seeks to transform societies in ways which ...
The Influence of Labour Legislation on Job Creation and Job Sustainability in South Africa
(2020)
This scholarly book focuses on the issue of high unemployment and the challenges related thereto in South Africa. It demonstrates the urgent need for research into the contribution of job creation to poverty alleviation ...
Dante se mistieke reis
(2020)
The book wishes to bridge the divide between academic literature and popular culture. This is reflected in its style of presentation. The purpose of the book is threefold: 1. Provision of an Afrikaans translation of Dante’s ...