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An exploratory study of parents’ experiences of their teenagers’ text messaging
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Today the mobile phone plays a vital role in social life across the globe. For many teenagers and young adults in particular, this device forms an integral part of their daily communication, with text messaging being one ...
Lived experiences of survivors of trauma, torture and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Many refugees and asylum seekers have emigrated from The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which has a long history of unrest and instability. Besides its own citizens, South Africa is a refugee receiving country. Its ...
An exploration of students' perceptions and experiences of an online social work module at the University of the Western Cape'
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This study examines students' experiences and perceptions of an online social work ethics module at the University of the Western Cape. Online learning as a teaching medium was introduced in 2005, in a newly devised social ...
The experiences of residents at a homeless shelter
(University of Western Cape, 2010)
Background: Homelessness is a worldwide problem that has affected so many people. In the developed countries, there has been lots of research done to understand what it is and how this problem can be eradicated. In the ...
The experiences of residents at a homeless shelter
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Homelessness is a worldwide problem that has affected so many people. In the developed countries, there has been lots of research done to understand what it is and how this problem can be eradicated. In the developing ...
Women's experiences encountering loss and grief in Nyanga, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Research on loss and grief is based on Western contexts and assumes a level of safety and security within which bereaved individuals can be supported in coming to a resolution of their loss. The lives of women in Nyanga ...