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Successful first-year students' perceptions and experiences of retention and throughput at a selected FET College
(University of the Western cape, 2011)
The Further Education and Training Colleges Sector is a new phenomenon and attract students from school who are unprepared for the rigours of further education and training. This could have a direct impact on retention and ...
Exploring parental coping with childcare after the disclosure of child sexual abuse
(University of the Western Cape., 2011)
Child sexual abuse is a well-documented social crime that influences every aspect of the survivor and their family's lives. The parents are then confronted with a child that presents behavior that may include scholastic ...
Familial needs : comparing traditional and non-traditional families of public officials
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Participation of diverse families in familial needs studies, assist in understanding and comparing their descriptive account of their families and experiences today. This descriptive study compared traditional and ...
Host parents' experiences of accommodating children in need of care
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Despite remarkable strides being made in legislation in South Africa, the country still faces immense challenges which directly impact on the care and protection of its children. Many children are removed from their families ...
Assessment of nutritional knowledge, behaviour and BMI of Primary Care-Givers with children under the age of 18 years
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Research suggests that parents feeding practices play a critical role in the development of children tastes, eating habits, nutrition and eventual weight status. Thus if parental feeding practices play such a critical role, ...
The influence of peer pressure on adolescent misbehaviour in schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
A favourable school atmosphere, in which adolescents behave positively, is one of the greatest concerns for teachers, administrators and parents. Although there are several different pressures leading to adolescent ...
Caregivers' perceptions of desensitization among sexually abused children
(University of the Western cape, 2011)
Children react differently to the traumatic incidence of sexual abuse. Some children develop symptomatic behaviours associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in reaction to sexual abuse, such as apathy, which is a ...