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The employment history of day labourers in South Africa and the income they earn - a case study of day labourers in Pretoria
(University of Pretoria, 2006)
Introduction: With the opening up of the South African economy, following its successful democratisation and adherence to a strict programme of trade liberalisation, the number of highly-skilled (professionals, managers ...
Problems rural social workers experience
(University of Stellenbosch, 2004)
The research was an exploratory study of the views and experiences of 45 social workers related to their work and working conditions in rural communities This article describes the research results around aspects regarding ...
Trauma is the "stealing of my sense of being me": a person-centred perspective on trauma
(University of Stellenbosch, 2012)
Introduction: Given the argument about different perspectives on the concept of trauma, the authors facilitated an exploratory research process with fourth-level Social Work students at the University of South Africa ...
Body image satisfaction among a sample of black female South African students
(Society for Personality Research (Inc.), 2009)
Numerous research studies have established a strong relationship between body dissatisfaction
and eating disorders. As more and more young people in South Africa embrace
Western values, the aspiration to attain the Western ...
The socio-economic realities of the social work students of the University of South Africa
(University of Stellenbosch, 2009)
Introduction: When a tertiary institution such as the University of South Africa (Unisa) agrees to offer training for a profession such as social work, it accepts the responsibility of educating students according to the ...
Relationship between student preparedness, learning experiences and agency: Perspectives from a South African university
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
One of the more discernible needs that challenges universities is addressing the level of preparedness of students entering the higher education
environment. Students expect to participate in active learning, while at the ...
Day labourers, unemployment and socio-economic development in South Africa
(Springer Verlag, 2009)
One of the most visible forms of unemployment is the men who stand at
the side of the road or on corners daily, waiting for any job that may come their way.
It is estimated that there are nearly 1,000 places in South ...
The perception of the professional self of social workers in private practice
(University of Stellenbosch, 2006)
Introduction: The professional self is that part of the social worker that is guided and informed by the values, ethics and principles of the social work profession. It represents a way of conducting oneself as a social ...
An exploratory study on day labourers in Elardus Park, Pretoria
(University of Stellenbosch., 2005)
On Barnard Street, Elardus Park in Pretoria men are standing, raising a finger or miming a skill to attract the attention of potential employees. It is also common to see men swarm around a car, pointing to themselves in ...
The socio-economic reality of being a day labourer in Pretoria
(University of Stellenbosch, 2006)
Introduction: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the circumstances which day labourers, and their families, have to face in Pretoria. The results of this study are compared with studies on the day-labour ...