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What might a decolonial perspective on child protection look like? Lessons from Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
Using decolonial perspective, this paper critically examines how certain child protection
interventions in Kenya might increase childhood vulnerabilities among children from poor
social backgrounds who are disproportionately ...
The home environment and parental involvement of preschoolers in Philippi, a low-income area: Do they hinder or support early learning?
(AOSIS, 2022)
Successful interventions targeting families can only occur through informed research findings. It is important that policymakers understand the unique household dynamics that low-income households face and the kinds of ...
Towards a framework to implement a digital agriculture value chain in South Africa for small-scale farmers
(AOSIS, 2022)
Digital technology adopted in agriculture value chains (AVCs) improves
efficiency. There is a need to understand why some actors benefit more than others in AVCs
and why this pattern at a global level is replicated ...
A qualitative study on resource barriers facing scaled container-based sanitation service chains
(International Water Association publishers, 2022)
Container-based sanitation (CBS) is an increasingly recognised form of off-grid sanitation provision appropriate for impoverished urban environments. To ensure a safely managed and sustainable service, a managing organisation ...
Secondary school teachers’ perceptions of BYOD among learners within the classroom
(South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2022)
The use of personally owned devices among learners has remained a contentious issue in schools across the
globe. While several studies have been devoted to explaining the importance of such initiatives, the debate ...
Leveraging the potential of wild food for healthy, sustainable, and equitable local food systems: Learning from a transformation lab in the Western Cape region
(Springer, 2022)
Food insecurity and diet-related diseases do not only have detrimental efects to human health, but are also underpinned by
food systems that are environmentally unsustainable and culturally disconnected. Ensuring access ...
Women academics and the changing psychological contract during Covid-19 lockdown
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
This study examines the psychological contract between academics and their
institutions during a time of great stress—the COVID-19 pandemic. Given
that relationships between these parties have been found to be ...
Perceptions of trust in the context of social cohesion in selected rural communities of South Africa
(MDPI, 2022)
Although nuances around the definitions and contextualization of social cohesion subsist, this paper views social cohesion through the lens of social cooperation and togetherness within a collective in geopolitical terms, ...
Influential factors impacting leadership effectiveness: A case study at a public university
(AOSIS, 2022)
As a result of increased globalisation and rapid changes in the technological, social, economic and political spheres, the environment in which businesses and organisations function has become increasingly volatile, ...
Exploring the intersection where business models, a circular economy and sustainability meet in the waste economy: A scoping review
(Sustainability, 2022)
The authors endeavor to investigate the intersection and relationship between sustainability, business models and a circular economy. These three concepts are believed to be at the heart of finding a solution to creating ...