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
- 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 cardinal fishes (Perciformes: Apogonidae) collected in the Maldive Islands during the Xarifa expedition (1957/58)
- Gon, O (Ofer), 1949-, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Authors: Gon, O (Ofer), 1949- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1987-03
- Subjects: Xarifa Expedition (1957-1958) , Cardinalfishes -- Maldives
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70247 , vital:29638 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 42 , Fifteen species of apogonid fishes were collected in the Maidive Islands during the Xarifa Expedition (1957/58): Apogon abrogramma; A. cyanosoma; A. guamensis; A. kallopterus; A. moluccensis; A. savayensis; A. taeniophorus; Archamia fucata; Cheilodipterus lineatus; C. macrodon; Fowleria aurita; Neamia octospina; Pseudamia gelatinosa; Rhabdamia cypselura; R. gracilis. Each species is treated with a diagnosis, colour description (in preservative) and taxonomic remarks.
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- Date Issued: 1987-03
- Authors: Gon, O (Ofer), 1949- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1987-03
- Subjects: Xarifa Expedition (1957-1958) , Cardinalfishes -- Maldives
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70247 , vital:29638 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 42 , Fifteen species of apogonid fishes were collected in the Maidive Islands during the Xarifa Expedition (1957/58): Apogon abrogramma; A. cyanosoma; A. guamensis; A. kallopterus; A. moluccensis; A. savayensis; A. taeniophorus; Archamia fucata; Cheilodipterus lineatus; C. macrodon; Fowleria aurita; Neamia octospina; Pseudamia gelatinosa; Rhabdamia cypselura; R. gracilis. Each species is treated with a diagnosis, colour description (in preservative) and taxonomic remarks.
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- Date Issued: 1987-03
The development of athletics in South Africa: 1814 to 1914
- Authors: Coghlan, Douglas Victor
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Athletics -- South Africa -- History
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60785 , vital:27830
- Description: The purpose of this study was to record the development of athletics in South Africa from 1814 to 1914. This period was chosen because sport and athletics originated and developed a social institution during that time and the First World brought progress to a temporary halt, after which there were many new developments. The Cape Colony became British in 1814, and it was British influence that played such a dominant role in the social history of the period.
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- Date Issued: 1987
- Authors: Coghlan, Douglas Victor
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Athletics -- South Africa -- History
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60785 , vital:27830
- Description: The purpose of this study was to record the development of athletics in South Africa from 1814 to 1914. This period was chosen because sport and athletics originated and developed a social institution during that time and the First World brought progress to a temporary halt, after which there were many new developments. The Cape Colony became British in 1814, and it was British influence that played such a dominant role in the social history of the period.
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- Date Issued: 1987
The fishes of the genus Bathylagus of the Southern Ocean
- Gon, O (Ofer), 1949-, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Authors: Gon, O (Ofer), 1949- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1987-08
- Subjects: Bathylagidae , Fishes -- Antarctic Ocean
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70258 , vital:29639 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 43 , In his revision of the genus Bathylagus, Norman (1930) recognized five species from the Southern Ocean. The taxonomic status of these species is re-evaluated by using morphometric data and the number of vertebrae, anal fin rays, gill-rakers, lateral scale series and pyloric caeca. Principle component analysis was carried out in support of species separation, using selected body proportions. Three species, namely B. antarcticus, B. gracilis and B. tenuis, are recognized here. B. gracilis and B. euryops latifrons, both described by Lonnberg, 1905, were found to be synonymous. A key to the species of Bathylagus in the Southern Ocean is provided.
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- Date Issued: 1987-08
- Authors: Gon, O (Ofer), 1949- , J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology
- Date: 1987-08
- Subjects: Bathylagidae , Fishes -- Antarctic Ocean
- Language: English
- Type: text , book
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70258 , vital:29639 , Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)) Periodicals Margaret Smith Library (South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB))
- Description: Online version of original print edition of the Special Publication of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology; No. 43 , In his revision of the genus Bathylagus, Norman (1930) recognized five species from the Southern Ocean. The taxonomic status of these species is re-evaluated by using morphometric data and the number of vertebrae, anal fin rays, gill-rakers, lateral scale series and pyloric caeca. Principle component analysis was carried out in support of species separation, using selected body proportions. Three species, namely B. antarcticus, B. gracilis and B. tenuis, are recognized here. B. gracilis and B. euryops latifrons, both described by Lonnberg, 1905, were found to be synonymous. A key to the species of Bathylagus in the Southern Ocean is provided.
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- Date Issued: 1987-08
The new worker
- Security Workers' Industrial Union (SWIU)
- Authors: Security Workers' Industrial Union (SWIU)
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: SWIU
- Language: English, Xhosa
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162110 , vital:40758
- Description: Our union is an organisation of workers in the security industry who work at: Pritchards,Grey's,Peninsula Security,Delta,Sector three,Coin,Fidelity etc. Workers alone in these companies are weak and cannot protect themselves from exploitation. All workers need to be protected and defended against unfair labour practises.
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- Date Issued: 1987
- Authors: Security Workers' Industrial Union (SWIU)
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: SWIU
- Language: English, Xhosa
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/162110 , vital:40758
- Description: Our union is an organisation of workers in the security industry who work at: Pritchards,Grey's,Peninsula Security,Delta,Sector three,Coin,Fidelity etc. Workers alone in these companies are weak and cannot protect themselves from exploitation. All workers need to be protected and defended against unfair labour practises.
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- Date Issued: 1987
Vice Chancellor's Address to new students, 1987
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Date: 1987
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:7554 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018431
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- Date Issued: 1987
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Date: 1987
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:7554 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018431
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- Date Issued: 1987
Vice Chancellor's Graduation luncheon speech, 1987
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Smith, Margaret Mary
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:7557 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018434
- Description: Honorary Graduate toast to Margaret Smith.
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- Date Issued: 1987
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Date: 1987
- Subjects: Smith, Margaret Mary
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: vital:7557 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018434
- Description: Honorary Graduate toast to Margaret Smith.
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- Date Issued: 1987