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Attitudes towards individuals with disability amongst students and employees in a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Even though attitudes have been studied for many years, attitudes toward individuals with disabilities still remain an important issue, today (Geskie & Salasek, 1988; Popovich, Scherbaum, Scherbaum & Polinko, 2003). With ...
Modelling the effect of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial mindset, skill and intentions: Empiraical evidence from undergraduates in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Entrepreneurial firms, entrepreneurial capital, entrepreneurial ecosystem and entrepreneurial economy are a few terminologies that have emerged since the resurgence of entrepreneurship, arising from the 1990's entrepreneurial ...
Formal mentorship and entrepreneurial learning: The case of a support programme in the Western Cape clothing sector
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
How entrepreneurs learn to cope and survive in the South African clothing sector, with its high levels of
macro-environment turbulence, may engender particular lessons for entrepreneurial learning and related
outcomes ...
The development hub as an integrated strategy to accelerate led in small towns
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Evolving out of my past experience as municipal manager, the study addresses one of the topical issues in municipalities, viz. the quest for more effective and sustainable local economic development (LED) in small towns. ...
Assessing participation of small fishing companies in the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA): identifying fault lines and potential responses to increase participation
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The study focusses on the transport sector, where company participation level is
measured at approximately 20% of levy paying enterprises, and this level is mostly
based on relatively high levels of participation from ...
Employees’ perception of the factors that prevent disclosure of disability status to the employer: case of a selected higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
There is an increase in the number of people with disabilities entering, and in the
workplace. Industrialised countries are encountering a workforce that is ageing, which
makes the prevalence of disability, due to chronic ...
Obesity in Children: Environmental and Parental Influences. The Case Study of Khayelitsha in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Overweight and Obesity are conditions of excessive fat accumulation in the body of an
individual. Due to the growing prevalence of the obesity epidemic, obesity has become a global
public health concern. Overweight among ...
Assessing beneficiary perceptions of the efficacy of RDP housing: A case study of housing projects in Nollothville, Northern Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The Reconstruction Development Programme (RDP) housing program was instituted to provide
South Africans with quality housing that meet their basic needs. For people, fortunate enough to
receive RDP houses, numerous complaints ...
Is land reform working? A critical evaluation of the Bergland Development Trust (BDT) land reform project in Porterville, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Land reform is currently high on the agenda of the current government. This is because many
people believe that land reform is a valuable tool in addressing the land question and combating
poverty in South Africa. It is ...
A public participation perspective of the process of post-settlement support in Elandskloof
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Since the dawn of South African democracy in 1994, extensive laws and policies have been
introduced to facilitate transformation in the political, social and economic spheres. While
South Africa has been lauded world-wide ...