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Gearing up for implementation: A new Children's Act for South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)
The South African Government is presently processing a new comprehensive
Children's Act, which is expected to be promulgated in 2008. The primary purpose
of the Act is to give effect to the rights of children as contained ...
Risk factors associated with the intervention of perpetrators of domestic violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
INTRODUCTION: South Africa has the highest incidence of violence against women and a woman is killed every six hours by an intimate partner. Furthermore, women in South Africa are more likely to be killed by an intimate ...
Exploring psychological well-being among South African mothers and children
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
INTRODUCTION:
A review of the literature indicates a growing interest among researchers seeking to understand psychological well- being. However, relatively few studies on the subject have been conducted in South ...
Video conferencing in Unisa social work practicals: structure and strategies
(Unisa Press, 2000)
This article describes participatory research by lecturers using video conferencing systems and an instructional designer. This research article sets out to describe a project during the consolidation stage of using video ...
"Too close for comfort": perceptions and experiences of people affected by day labourers at three hiring sites in Tshwane, South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2009)
This article explores the perceptions and experiences of people affected by day labourers in Tshwane. All the existing research on day labourers focuses on the day labourers themselves, not on teh people with whom they ...
The Expanded Public Works programme: Opportunities and challenges for the ECD sector
(University of Johannesburg, 2007)
The author reflects on the findings of a study commissioned by the Human
Science Research Council (HSRC). A qualitative research methodology was
used to explore the perceptions of service providers in the early ...
Revisiting Paulo Freire as a theoretical base for participatory practices for social workers
(University of Stellenbosch, 2002)
Learning through rediscovery and reclaiming local/ indigenous knowledge and skills
(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 ...
Ethics @ http://www.kewl.uwc.ac.za : The potential for e-learning to democratise the social work curriculum
(Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, 2007)
This article describes the design and implementation of a module on
Advanced Social Work Ethics using a blended learning approach and relying
substantially on e-learning as a pedagogical tool. The design is
contextualised ...
Children’s perspectives on child well-being
(University of Johannesburg, 2009)
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) through its
reporting framework for nation states has prompted increasing interest on
the measuring and monitoring of child well-being. The domains and
indicators ...