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Exploring attitudes of University students towards seeking psychological counselling
(2009)Student counselling services, typically located within a holistic developmental approach, aim to render comprehensive student services to service users in relation to their psychological, social,educational and spiritual ... -
Exploring beginner teachers' perceptions of school support to enhance their capability sets in relation to teacher education policy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The National Policy Framework for Teacher Education and Development in South Africa of 2006 (NPF) outlines seven principles which underpin this policy as expressed in the Norms and Standards for Educators (2000). These ... -
Exploring capabilities of learners in a quintile 1 school in Metro Central of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study explore the capabilities of Intermediate Phase (grades 4-6) learners in a Quintile 1 school in the Metro Central of Cape Town, through the lens of the capabilities approach theorized by Amartya Sen. This approach ... -
Exploring caregiver-child communication about risky sexual behaviour in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The effects of risky sexual behaviour (RSB) amongst adolescents are devastating in South Africa. Recent studies show that parent-child (PC) communication about RSB is associated with positive outcomes such as delayed sexual ... -
Exploring challenges experienced by female footballers in a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Sport activities are important and helpful for the general development of its participants without unfairness. Women have the same right as men to take part in the sports activities, but women face challenges of inequality ... -
“Exploring challenges experienced by female footballers’ in a higher education institution in the Western Cape”
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Sport activities are important and helpful for the general development of its participants without unfairness. Women have the same right as men to take part in the sports activities, but women face challenges of inequality ... -
Exploring characteristics of farming systems in former labour tenant communities: the case of Ncunjane and Nkaseni in Msinga
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)In this mini-thesis I explore the key characteristics of the farming household and the livelihood strategies they employ with particular reference to their farming systems. The study sought to determined the contribution ... -
Exploring children’s resilience growing up in low socioeconomic, single-parent households: A systematic review
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been shown to affect children in many areas of life, including that of their overall resilience. Due to the distinctive socio-political history and diverse cultures in the South ... -
Exploring community participation in a diarrhoea prevention program in Kanyama, Lusaka, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The program that was studied is part of the Child Health Program devised and supported by CARE International and implemented in Kanyama, a high density and low cost community found on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia. ... -
Exploring community participation in community-based health planning and services in the Asutifi south district of Ghana
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Disparity in health service delivery between Ghana’s urban and rural areas has been noted to have contributed significantly to the huge gap that exists in health status between the rural and urban areas in the country. ... -
Exploring cross-border security issues at selected Southern African Development Community (SADC) borders and borderlands: Beitbridge and Kosi Bay
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Cross-border migration within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region is regarded as a cross-border security issue that has often ignited anti-immigration sentiments in countries like South Africa. In ... -
Exploring digital literacy practices of 12- to 15-year-old children from Philippi and Khayelitsha townships in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Despite the spread of digital communication technologies and the integration of mobile phones into everyday life, young children's literacy practices are changing rapidly, and schools are struggling to address the potential ... -
Exploring dimensions of fortitude: a qualitative investigation of sources of resilience among university students with a physical disability
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Much of the research within the field of psychology on the subject of physical disability tends to highlight difficulties and challenges. This is reflective of the pathogenic paradigm, in which the focus of interest is ... -
Exploring diversity and ecology of nonarchaea in hydrothermal biotopes
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The Nanoarchaeota were proposed as the fourth archaeal sub-division in 2002, and the only fully characterized nanoarchaeon was found to exist in a symbiotic association with the crenarchaeote, Ignicoccus sp. This nanoarchaeote, ... -
Exploring entrepreneurs’ responses to the Covid-19 crisis
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study investigates the entrepreneurial responses of a wide range of entrepreneurs in Cape Town who faced economic adversity during the Covid-19 pandemic. There is limited research with a paucity in the knowledge on how ... -
Exploring experiences and self-explanations of antisocial offending behaviours of a group of South African emerging adults
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Antisocial offending behaviour relate to instances of criminal and societal norm violating behaviour. In South Africa, statistics on antisocial offending behaviour reflect high incidence rates among South African young people ... -
Exploring experiences of Adult children of perceived problem drinkers in a low-income community in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Alcohol abuse results in a significant health, social and economic burden on society at large. Problem drinking is not only harmful to the user, but also to others in close proximity to the user. Families, and particularly ... -
Exploring experiences of homeless young women at a shelter in Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Homelessness in South Africa is an ever growing problem and it is difficult to determine the exact number of homeless people due to the fact that they live in different areas, such as under bridges, parks, abandoned buildings ... -
Exploring experiences of “black tax” among emerging black middle class in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)“Black Tax” refers to the financial burden that is placed upon Black professionals to support their immediate and extended families. There is nascent and limited academic literature on “Black Tax”, and the available ... -
Exploring factors associated with substance use among pregnant women in a Cape Town community
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Substance use among pregnant women is a perennial problem in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. There are many influential factors are associated with substance use among women of childbearing-age. The study explored ...