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Home and day care centre environments' role in influencing children's behaviour during early childhood development
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Approximately 70% of children 0-6 years old worldwide are experiencing care between home
and day care centre environments that is conceptualised as dual care. These two environments are
entry points into early childhood ...
Social workers’ perceptions and experiences of fieldwork supervision in the Bachelor of Social Work degree
(The University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Generally, studies on social work supervision, in the university setting, has focused mainly on
students’ experiences. Research on the experience of the supervisor, or agency, providing
guidance is scant. This study ...
The design and development of guidelines to integrate spirituality and spiritual care into occupational therapy education using design-based research
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Spirituality and spiritual care have been gaining importance in recent
years in occupational therapy education as constructs related to holistic and personcentred
approaches, in order to improve occupational therapy practice. ...
The role of a fathers' intervention group in the caregiving and involvement with their families
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The father-child relationship, either negative or positive, at any stage in the life of the child, has a
profound and wide-ranging impact on the child that lasts a lifetime irrespective of culture or
ethnic association. ...
Exploring the perceptions, experiences and challenges of families after the father’s exposure to a fatherhood intervention programme
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Fathers have a valuable, nurturing role to play in the lives of their children. Although a father’s availability and time with his child is important, the quality of a father’s involvement with his child is however, the ...
A qualitative study exploring the experiences of Black South African vegetarians residing in the urban settings of Cape Town.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Vegetarianism is a growing global trend. Movie stars and world class athletes proudly brand
themselves vegetarian. Apart from its health implications vegetarianism has been extensively
studied as a social and psychological ...
The perception of measures to reduce the push factors of juvenile crime in South African schools: A Case study of two schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (2000) emphasizes that
all actions which pertains to children should be in their best interest and this includes the
welfare of learners in schools. This study ...
Child-hood experiences of foster care in the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province. An adult life history perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The social welfare policy context changed dramatically from apartheid to post-apartheid in
the South African transition to democracy. The new social developmental approach towards
professional social work service delivery ...
Experiences of coloured heroin users in Metro South area of Cape Town: A social work perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Heroin usage is on the increase in the Western Cape province of South Africa owing to
globalization and to increased access to the drug in this province. The goal of this study is to
explore the experiences of coloured ...
Feasibility of Nuclear Plasma Interaction studies with the Activation Technique
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Electron-mediated nuclear plasma interactions (NPIs), such as Nuclear Excitation
by Electron Capture (NEEC) or Transition (NEET), can have a signi cant impact
on nuclear cross sections in High Energy Density Plasmas ...