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Nurturing democratic virtues: a case study of a primary school in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The study sought to explore the priorities and practices of educators with regard to the mediation of moral qualities/democratic virtues related to education for citizenship by means of a case study in one school. In South ...
Factors leading to frequent readmission to Valkenberg Hospital for patients suffering from severe mental illnesses
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This thesis aimed to explore systematic health service problems that are related to frequent readmission of persons suffering from severe mental illnesses to Valkenberg Hospital. Reduction of acute and chronic beds in the ...
Experiencing night shift nursing: a daylight view
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This study focused on nurses who work the night shift, and on some of the aspects of their lives. The objectives of the study were to identify and describe these experiences with specific reference to the physical, social ...
Identification, resolution and monitoring of barriers to the availability of essential drugs at primary health care facilities in Lejweleputswa district, Free State Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study aimed to identify barriers to the availability of essential drugs at health facilities, to identify implementable solutions to those barriers, to develop a monitoring system for tracking implementation of solutions ...
An exploration of care-giving resources available for chronically poor female-headed Ceres households
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This thesis explored the resources available for care-giving in chronically poor female-headed households. It investigated the relationship between resources as enabling in the practice of care and the choices that women ...
A description of the occupational safety of large-scale food service units in the Metropole region under the management of the Provincial Administration Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
In order to provide a safer work environment for food services staff in large-scale food service units, an investigation into what kind of occupational accidents most commonly occur and to determine the most common resources ...
I'm going back to work: perceptions and experiences of back rehabilitated clients regarding their worker roles
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Clinical research has shown that patients experience difficulty in adjusting to their pre-morbid worker roles after they have been through a back rehabilitation programme. The pressure and competitiveness of modern day ...
A Foucauldian discourse analysis of South African women's experience of involuntary childlessness
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
As a consequence of positioning women within the dominant gender role of motherhood, the inability to have a child has exposed women, and more notably women in Africa, to extreme social consequences that often violate their ...
The feasibility and challenges of implementing the essential drugs programme into occupational health services
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The Essential Drugs Programme (EDP) is one of the tools developed to achieve the objectives of the South African National Drug Policy. Occupational health (OH) services are largely in the private sector and usually provide ...
Challenges experienced by clergy in dealing with domestic violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
This thesis sought to explore the challenges experienced by selected clergy within the Anglican Church in dealing with domestic violence. The sample was drawn from the Diocese of Cape Town of the church of the Province of ...