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Exploring the barriers and facilitators of access to care as experienced by caregivers of children who were admitted to a specialised tuberculosis hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major cause of ill health and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide. Furthermore, young children, especially those under five years old and infants, are at ...
Teachers' authority: Strategies for instilling discipline in a post-corporal punishment era
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This research explores the relationship between authority and discipline in South African schools. During apartheid, corporal punishment was used as an authoritarian mode of discipline. The new democratic Constitution, ...
The role of the academic library in supporting postgraduate students and researchers within the Community and Health Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Research, aimed at strengthening the economy and driving development, with the view to address South Africa’s numerous challenges and/or advance knowledge, generally, exists in abundance. It has highlighted the crucial ...
Social and cultural relevance of aspects of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), meteorological literacy and meteorological science conceptions
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This research study examines those aspects of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) that could be socially and culturally relevant in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, for teaching meteorological science concepts in a grade 9 ...
A study of the leadership approaches of principals heading National Strategy Learner Attainment (NSLA) schools in the metro central education district in the Western Cape province
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This thesis investigated the leadership approach associated with sustained improved academic performance of principals heading National Strategy for Learner Attainment (NSLA) schools. The research problem addressed the ...
Criminalisation of sex work as a human rights violation against women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
There is considerable and often emotive debate around the topic of sex work. Sex work is either
criminalised, decriminalised, or legalised depending on the country. In South Africa, sex work is
criminalised in section ...
An investigation into barriers to participation in adult learning among refugees: The case of the Somalis in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
This study seeks to investigate barriers to participation in adult learning among Somali refugees in Cape Town. It draws on scholarship around various conceptual frameworks on migration perspectives, and barriers to ...
A social semiotic analysis of healthcare signage at selected public and private hospitals in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The study focuses on the application and use of linguistic landscapes in health institutions. Furthermore, the research is centred on a social semiotic analysis of the healthcare signage at selected public and private ...
Discourse analysis of narratives of Malay heritage in gentrified Bo-Kaap, Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Bo-Kaap (BK) is a neighbourhood in Cape Town which has long been home to a predominantly Muslim community with deep ties to the area’s colonial and slave history. In recent years, BK has become a hotbed for developers ...
Measurement and modelling of catchment erosion dynamics under different land cover types, Jonkershoek Catchment, Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Several attempts have been made to assess the impact of post-fire soil erosion; however, erosion occurs as a result of the complex interplay between many factors, such as climate, land cover, soil and topography, making ...