Browsing Social Work by Author "Schenck, Catherina (Rinie)"
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Challanges related to working conditions experienced by social workers practising in rural areas
Alpaslan, Nicky; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (University of Stellenbosch, 2012)Introduction: In view of the references to the “poor working conditions” of social workers (Kusambisa in Chibba, 2011), which make it a challenge to retain social workers in rural areas (Kruger, 2008:44), and the exodus ... -
Conceptual research on the term facilitation: reducing an elephant to chewable chunks
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Louw, Huma (University of Stellenbosch, 2007)Aim of the article: With this article the researchers used a conceptual research process to: explore the meanings of the concept of facilitation; identify the key facilitating actions/behaviours of the facilitator and the ... -
Day labourers in Pretoria, Windhoek and the United States - a comparison of two capitals and a different world
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Blaauw, Phillip (Derick) (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2008)Purpose: The aim of this paper is to compare the economic dynamics of day labouring in two Southern African capital cities, namely Windhoek and Pretoria, against the background of the experiences of day labourers in a ... -
Day labourers, unemployment and socio-economic development in South Africa
Harmse, Alet; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Blaauw, Phillip (Derick) (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 employment history of day labourers in South Africa and the income they earn - a case study of day labourers in Pretoria
Blaauw, Phillip (Derick); Louw, Huma; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (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 ... -
Explaining migrant wages: the case of Zimbabwean day labourers in South Africa
Blaauw, Phillip (Derick); Pretorius, Anmar; Schoeman, Christie; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (The Clute Institute, 2012)There has been an increasing inflow of migrants and refugees into South Africa during the last two decades. The origin of these migrants is mainly from South Africa’s long-established sources of migrant workers, including ... -
An exploratory study on day labourers in Elardus Park, Pretoria
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Louw, Huma (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 ... -
Learning through rediscovery and reclaiming local/ indigenous knowledge and skills
Louw, Huma; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (Unisa Press, 2002)In this article the authors explain some of the attempts they make to ``in- digenise'' the training of students in social work, paying special attention to community work to assist the students in discovering the richness ... -
"Life is not pap and vleis": poverty in child-headed households in Gauteng
Blaauw, Phillip (Derick); Viljoen, Jacoba (Kotie) M.M.; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (University of Stellenbosch, 2011)Introduction: The objective of this paper is to describe the socio-economic conditions of child-headed households in Gauteng, so as to measure the extent of poverty among these children. In order to do this, the study ... -
Living on what others throw away: an exploration of a socio-economic circumstances of people collecting and selling recyclable waste
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Blaauw, Phillip (Derick) (Unisa Press, 2011)Street waste pickers are becoming a common sight on the streets of South Africa’s cities and suburbs. Little research has been done on this social phenomenon. The aim of this article is to explore some of the socioeconomic ... -
Participatory learning: a people centred way of working in community development
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Louw, Huma (Unisa Press, 1995)In this article the authors propose a participatory learning approach to skill and knowledge acquisition in people centered community development knowing that it isn't always quick and easy but exciting and worth it. -
A peoplecentred perspective on peoplecentred community development
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Louw, Huma (School of Social Work, Zimbabwe, 1995)This article uses the concept of 'people centredness' to stress the fact that development requires that the people themselves - who are meant to be the beneficiaries of development initiatives - be placed in the forefront ... -
The perception of the professional self of social workers in private practice
Davidson, C.; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (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 ... -
Praktykillustrasie van die vorming en terminering van n terapeutiese sisteem volgens ekosistemiese denke
Conradie, A.; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Collins, K.J. (Unisa Press, 1996)This article presents an illustration of how an ecosystemic perspective was used in a family therapy case study. Two ecosystemic concepts were used to discuss the case study. They are: the language determination of the ... -
Problems rural social workers experience
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (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 ... -
Revisiting Paulo Freire as a theoretical base for participatory practices for social workers
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The role and linkages of buy-back centres in the recycling industry: Pretoria and Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Viljoen, Jacoba (Kotie) M.M.; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie); Blaauw, Phillip (Derick) (University of Johannesburg, 2012)Purpose/objectives: The aim of this paper is to get a better understanding of the role and linkages of buy-back centres (BBCs) in the recycling industry. The first objective is to analyse the institutional profile of the ... -
"Satsified and/or dissatisfied?" The experience-based perceptions of social work student customers of studying at an open and distance-learning university
Alpaslan, Nicky; Angelopulo, George; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (University of Stellenbosch, 2013)Introduction: When labelling institutions of higher education as “service industries”, the consumers of services of such higher institutions can no longer only be regarded as “students” but should be viewed as “customers”. ... -
The socio-economic realities of the social work students of the University of South Africa
Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (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 ... -
The socio-economic reality of being a day labourer in Pretoria
Blaauw, Phillip (Derick); Pretorius, Anmar; Louw, Huma; Schenck, Catherina (Rinie) (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 ...