Self-concept as a measure of success in the military environment
- Authors: Besener, Paul Robert
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Self-perception , Control , Recruits , Soldiers , Military , National service , South Africa , Pupils , Learners , Guidance , School curriculum
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MEd
- Identifier: vital:1363 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001429
- Description: This piece of research is an attempt to evaluate the relationship between military 'success' and the psychological preparedness of recruits in terms of their self-concepts and locus of control orientations. The new recruit is forced to adapt to the military environment which will, in turn, attempt to change him into an effective soldier. It was noticed by the researcher, who was involved in military training at the time, that a number of recruits, even some with seemingly limited potential, coped well, while others who seemed to have the ability failed to cope adequately. Recruits completed questionnaires which provided the researcher with biographical data and background information. In addition, the Bledsoe Self-Concept Scale and the Nowicki and Strickland Locus of Control Scale were used in order to determine their self-concepts and locus of control orientations respectively, prior to the beginning of national service. Detailed unstructured interviews were also conducted with a sample of military personnel, to provide another basis for gathering data and for clarifying some of the issues involved. Briefly, the chief conclusion of this researcher is that a significant majority of 'successful' recruits in the military environment have a positive self-concept and an internal locus of control. On the basis of the above finding, it is suggested that there is a need to guide pupils about certain aspects of military life before they begin their National Service. There would seem to be a need for this guidance to be incorporated into the school curriculum, together with such practical aspects as cadets, shooting, etc. There is a shortage of this kind of research on the military situation in South Africa, and it is suggested that numerous issues in this field need to be researched for the benefit of future conscripts and the military alike.
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- Date Issued: 1987
The Sound of Africa: Eastern Congo and Ruanda-Urundi
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Lake Tanganyika , Mount Ruwenzori , Ituri forest , Pygmies , Tusti , Gold fields , Kilo Moto , Likembe , Hand piano , Guitar , Popular , Soldiers , Askaris , Lip platters , Trade , Honey , Honey Harvesting , Yodelling , Whistling , Hunting , Buck , Iddi , Clapping , Salt , Fishing , Elephant , Elephant hunting , Tembo , Lullaby , Manatoba kukwo , Rift Valley , Cattle , Herdsmen , Flute , Hills , Batwa , Half-pygmies , Pygmoids , Praise song , Chiefs , Mpundu , Mendicant , Begger , Bow , Ugubu bow , Hutu , Tutsi , Zither , Moral story song , Inanga zither , Umwimbo , Usumbura , Ntore dance , Horns , Drums , Royalty , Hima kings , Kimula , Alu Mbira , Boyoka nalinga , The Elephant Hunt
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15067 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008495 , Reel numbers: BC041, BC042, BC043, BC044
- Description: 12th programme in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series A of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey on his travels in search of African music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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The Sound of Africa: Southern Congo
- Authors: Tracey, Hugh
- Subjects: Katanga Province , Chokwe , Craved drums , Carving , Lukule , Nariana , Portuguese , Copper crosses , The Star of the Congo , Mining , Copper belt , African , Belgian , Nayenga , Viombo , Drums , Xylophone , Dance , Slit drums , Membrane drums , Weighted drums , Ketu Hunyinga , Likembe , Marimba , Keunai , Bamboo , Cane , Luvale , Kaulula , Barracks , Congo Defence Force , Soldiers , Kamaladi , Comrades , Trumpeter , Seyo , Boyoka Nalinya , Funeral songs , Luba , Nambala , Boy scouts , Mbube the Lion , Wimowhe , Chomba kalete balala , Les Petits Chanteurs a la Croix de Cuivre , The Little Singers of the Copper Cross , Mission choir , Credo , Religious music , African Music Society , Hymn , Salve Regina , Hymn to Our Lady
- Language: English
- Type: Sound , Radio broadcast , Music
- Identifier: vital:15065 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008493 , Reel numbers: BC033, BC034, BC035, BC036
- Description: 10th programme in ‘The Sound of Africa‘ Series A of illustrated talks by Hugh Tracey on his travels in search of African music, broadcast by the South African Broadcasting Corporation , For further details refer to the ILAM Document Collection: Hugh Tracey Broadcasts
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