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The relationship between demographic variables, perceived discrimination and perceptions of stress in a sample of African international students at a Historically Disadvantage Institution.
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
African foreign nationals face many challenges when attempting integration into South African society. Perceived discrimination is one of the major challenges faced by immigrant populations. African international students ...
Exploring the subjective experiences of educator-targeted bullying (ETB) in secondary schools
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The majority of research on bullying focuses on learner-to-learner bullying, and educators are
rarely identified or viewed as victims of bullying. This area of research is largely neglected,
despite its serious negative ...
Exploring the psychosocial and emotional challenges faced by 11–15-year-old Muslim adolescents studying at Hifth schools in Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
In compliance with the Constitution, the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 requires that
every child attend school from age 7 (or grade 1) to age 15 (or grade 9, whichever occurs first).
The Western Cape Education ...
A systematic review: Instruments that measure emotional and social competency as a domain of school readiness of preschool children in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Given the lack of standardised and locally developed school readiness assessment tools in South
Africa, as well as the under-emphasis on emotional and social competency in favour of cognitive
domains in assessment of ...
An exploration into the perceptions of parents on their adolescent child’s sense of safety and future aspirations in a community characterised by violence
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Community violence has been found to have profound negative effects on the lives of
those exposed to it daily. The victims often tend to be adolescents, who, while striving for a
better future, are often quite vulnerable ...
Youth and adolescents' perception of violence in post-apartheid South Africa: A systematic review
(South African Journal of Higher Education, 2020)
The history of South Africa is embedded in violence. This can be traced to the arrival of the Dutch settlers in 1652, to the Afrikaner–nationalist ideology of apartheid, and finally into the current dispensation of democracy. ...
A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for families of child burn survivors
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Burns are a major problem in Low-Income Countries (LIC) and Low-Middle Income Countries (LMIC). Children in LIC have been identified as a burn injury at-risk group. Individuals experience severe psychological and physical ...