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An exploratory study of government ministerial libraries in Maseru, Lesotho.
(2004)The present study explores the status of government ministerial libraries in Maseru, Lesotho, with the purpose of discovering the factors which affect the growth and development of these libraries. To provide a wider ... -
An exploratory study of rationales influencing roads and route choices of private car owners : case study : Bisley, Pietermaritzburg.
(2011)Roads are a significant element of modernity. They are not only sites that facilitate mobility and fluidity needed for modern capitalist economy but also spaces which signify the social relations formed within the system. ... -
Exploring financial literacy amongst first year university students : a case study of Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)This study explored the financial literacy of first year students of Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal, using a framework informed by the Socio-Cultural and Life-Cycle epistemological perspectives. Data was ... -
Exploring social identities in the South African landscape : a study of young, white, South African student teachers.
(2007)The social, political and economic landscape of South Africa, since 1994 has been one of rapid change, where identities and what it means to be a South African have formed critical points of debate. This study used a ... -
Exploring the experience of cyberstalking among female students in Tanzanian Universities: a case study of the University of Dar es Salaam.
(2021)With the current advancement in digitisation, cyberstalking is increasingly being recognised to be a serious global social challenge, especially among university students. This kind of online harassment is characterised ... -
Exploring the impact of donor policies, processes and management systems on the work of civil society organisations : the case of United States Agency for International Development South Africa (USAID SA), Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF) and Sibambene Partnership.
(2007)The relationship between civil society organisations and donors in South Africa is dynamic, and takes different forms over time. This is attributed to a number of factors, including political landscape, domestic government ... -
Exploring women's perceptions on the use of the female condom among female attendees at an inner-city family planning clinic in Durban, South Africa.
(2011)This research study seeks to explore perceptions of family planning clients towards the female condom, as well as examine factors that facilitate or inhibit the use of the device by women of different age groups. The ... -
Factors affecting caregivers' perceptions of the mode of transport for school going children in rural areas : a case study of Emmaus area.
(2005)The role transport plays in enabling people access to services is very important. However, transport for school going children in rural areas has not been given much attention. Transport programmes aimed at improving access ... -
Factors affecting maternal health seeking behaviour in a Yoruba community of Nigeria: an analysis of socio-cultural beliefs and practices.
(2019)The significance of mothers to the overall sustenance of maternal health care cannot be overemphasized, despite this fact, however, there is an increasing gap between the developed and the developing countries in terms of ... -
Factors influencing infant feeding practices of mothers living with HIV : a case study of Project Masihambisane.
(2016)This paper aims to explore the factors that influence infant feeding practices of HIV positive mothers who participated in Project Masihambisane. Secondary data analysis (data collected in 2012) was done to analyse and ... -
The family and formal education and the social functioning of the mentally disabled Indian child.
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Focusing on caregivers: the experiences of women caregivers caring for orphans and vulnerable children at Crossroads Child and Youth Care Center, Matatiele.
(2019)The concept of caregiving is at the centre of current political, social, cultural and economic debates globally. Under capitalism, care and caregiving are socially necessary and integral to reproduction and production but ... -
A food sovereignty insight into land, gender and justice in provincial agri-food governance: lessons from nongovernmental organisations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2022)The author argues that food insufficiency and gender inequity are conjunctive social ills which require concomitant analysis and intervention. To assist, food sovereignty offers a viable heuristic mechanism to critique ... -
Fragmented, frustrated and trapped : nurses in post-apartheid transition at King Edward VIII hospital, Durban.
(2000)This ethnographic study of nurses at King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban, South Africa was designed to seek insights into the lives of women as nurses during the socio-political transition of the 1990's. It suggests ... -
From paternalism to participation : evolving techniques of management control in the South African gold mining industry.
(1992)The South African gold mining industry has since its inception, relied on an authoritarian and paternalistic form of labour control. This inheritance is due to a number of reasons; the nature of the process of gold mining ... -
Gender and difference : a comparative case study of grade nine students from five schools in the greater Pietermaritzburg area.
(1999)South African society is characterised by race, class and gender inequality. Social inequality is at the root of individual social identity formation affecting how individuals feel, think and relate to others. This study ... -
Gender as a mechanism of social control amongst Black workers in the textile industry in the Durban metropolitan area.
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Gender essentialism : a conceptual and empirical exploration of notions of maternal essence as a framework for explaining gender difference.
(2010)The study sought to explore gender essentialism conceptually and empirically, and to specifically examine the concept of maternal essence as a framework for explaining gender difference. Gender, gender difference, gender ... -
Gendered impact of HIV/AIDS on livelihoods among infected and affected farm households in a selected community in Koinadugu District, in Sierra Leone.
(2016)This study explores the impact of HIV and AIDS on farming households in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone. There is a strong relationship between HIV/AIDS and nutrition; as poor nutrition reduces the immune system’s ability ...