Browsing by Subject "Culture"

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  • Conserving and sustaining culture through traditional dress 

    Disele, P.L.P.; Tyler, D.J.; Power, E.J. (JSDA, http://www.ajol.info, 2011-01)
    The government of Botswana through its National Policy on' Culture (2001) and the National Ecotourism Strategy (2002) is committed to preserving national culture and historical heritage. The policy stipulates that ...

  • Cultural concepts learning and development 

    Moalosi, W.T.S. (IJSRE, http://www.ijsre.com, 2012-12)
    People in different cultures vary in their descriptions of their self-concept. These descriptions tend to be either individualistic or collectivist. Individualistic cultures preface independence and self-fulfillment, while ...

  • Culture-orientated product design 

    Moalosi, R.; Popovic, V.; Hickling-Hudson, A.R. (Springer http://www.springerlink.com/index/4p70461149163718.pdf, 2010)
    There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. The concept of culture and design are intertwined, thus modifications ...

  • Habitus: how cultural values shape local communities’ perceptions about flood in the Okavango Delta of Botswana 

    Kolawole, Oluwatoyin D. (Nova Science Publishers, https://www.novapublishers.com, 2014)
    Floods and flooding events are of central interest in the studies bordering on the Okavango Delta ecosystems, the sustainability of which depends on regular water flow. Nonetheless, as beneficial as flood pulses might be ...

  • Human–computer interface design issues for a multi-cultural and multi-lingual English speaking country — Botswana 

    Onibere, E.A.; Morgan, S.; Busang, E.M.; Mpoeleng, D. (Elsevier Science Ltd, www.elsevier.com/locate/intcom, 2001)
    This paper reports on research carried out to determine whether a localised interface is preferred by users in a multi-cultural and multi-lingual country where a non-local language is nationally used,. We attempted to ...

  • In the fathers' house: resistant alterity and the law of the father in the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus 

    Mwikisa, P. (University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
    The paper offers a reading of Shakespeare's the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus that sees the plays' black characters as disporic protagonists seeking alternative constructions of difference from those that are demanded ...

  • Intersecting western and local knowledge: critical issues for development research in Africa 

    Kolawole, Oluwatoyin D. (Knowledge Globalization Institute, http://www.kglobal.org, 2012)
    Knowledge production, sharing and adaptation become beneficial when they enhance sustainable human development. Western and local knowledge are not mutually exclusive. In combination, local and western technologies may ...

  • Is local knowledge peripheral? The future of Indigenous knowledge in research and development 

    Kolawole, Oluwatoyin Dare (Sage; https://journals.sagepub.com/, 2022-04-11)
    The concepts of the core, semi-periphery, and periphery emanated from a mix of dependency and postmodernist thoughts, which rejected the notion of a Third World from which local knowledge emanates and develops. That local ...

  • Product analysis based on Botswana's postcolonial socio-cultural perspective 

    Moalosi, R.; Popovic, V.; Hickling-Hudson, A.R. (Chinese Institute of Design, http://www.ijdesign.org, 2007)
    Products designed and manufactured in any country are influenced by local factors, such as the availability of raw materials, human skills, tradition, and socio-cultural values. The tendency to use available natural resources ...

  • Product analysis based on Botswana’s postcolonial socio-cultural perspective 

    Moalosi, Richie; Popovic, Vesna; Hickling-Hudson, Anne (Creative Commons. www.ijdesign.org, 2007-08-01)
    Products designed and manufactured in any country are influenced by local factors, such as the availability of raw materials, human skills, tradition, and socio-cultural values. The tendency to use available natural ...

  • Sociocultural differences in self-construal and subjective wellbeing: a test of four cultural modelsl 

    Cheng, C.; Jose, P.E.; Sheldon, K.M.; Singelis, T.M.; Cheung, M.W.L.; Tiliouine, H.; Alao, A.A.; Chio, J.H.M.; Lui, J.Y.M.; Chun, W.Y.; De Zavala, A.G.; Hukuzimana, A.; Hertel, J.; Liu, J.T.; Onyewadume, M.; Sims, C. (JCCP, http://jcc.sagepub.com, 2011-07)
    In this study, the authors tested four cultural models—independence, interdependence, conflict, and integration—that describe the hypothesized relationships between dimensions of self-construal and components of subjective ...

  • South African triple heritage and public healthcare 

    Chinsamy, Mayashree (University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-16)
    The paper is based on the assertion that South Africa is a country of triple cultural heritage. It is home to representatives of three global regions i.e. Africa, Asia and Europe. This composition has created a diversity ...

  • Stakeholders’ perceptions on water resources management in the Okavango Delta, Botswana 

    Gondo, Reniko; Kolawole, OLuwatoyin Dare; Mbaiwa, Joseph E.; Motsholapheko, Moseki R. (Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2019-10-03)
    Cultural perceptions are an integral part of rural water resources governance, which ostensibly conflict with urban water resources management. Issues of access to water and culturally embedded gender roles are rife in ...

  • Strategies for infusing cultural element in product design 

    Moalosi, R.; Popovic, V.; Hickling-Hudson, A. (Design Education Forum of South Africa (DEFSA), http://www.defsa.org.za, 2007-01-01)
    There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that ...

  • Strategies for infusing cultural elements in product design 

    Moalosi, R.; Popovic, V.; Hickling-Hudson, A.R. (Design Education Forum of South Africa (DEFSA) http://www.defsa.org.za, 2007)
    There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative products within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that ...

  • Survival at a cost: how artisanal fishers perceive occupational hazards in the Okavango Delta, Botswana 

    Kolawole, Oluwatoyin Dare; Bolobilwe, Kabo (Taylor & Francis Online, https://www.tandfonline.com, 2018-10-30)
    Fishing is regarded as an important livelihood activity in any riparian communities. People’s attitudes and perceptions of occupational risks associated with fishing are engendered by certain socio-cultural norms. This ...

  • Tracing the African project failure syndrome: the significance of 'ubuntu". 

    Rwelamila, P. D.; Talukhaba, A .A.; Ngowi, A.B. (Emerald http://www.emeraldinsight.com, 1999)
    The lack of 'ubuntu'(African group solidarity) between project stakeholders in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) public building sector has been surrounded by controversy and strongly held opinions. The work ...