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An explanatory study of after divorce complications in the north West Province : case studies for Mmabatho/Mafikeng Areas
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The exploration and evaluation of international and institutional arrangements regulating labour migration to South Africa : the case of Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Malawi and Mozambique
(North-West University (South Africa), 2003)This research report evaluates the South African labour relations framework that regulates labour migration from 5 selected Southern African countries. The study aims to conceptualise and evaluate the institutional ... -
An exploration of Hannah Arendt's The Human Condition as it relates to 'meaningful public participation' in the South African context
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Public participation is significant as it guarantees citizens an informed say in governmental decision-making. To ensure that participatory processes are effectual within South Africa, the Constitutional Court held that ... -
An exploration of how South African youth experience heavy metal music
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2016)This mini-dissertation presents a discussion of the qualitative study exploring how South African youth, between the ages of 18 and 35, who are active listeners of Heavy Metal music experience this genre of music. The ... -
Exploration of mental health workers' coping strategies in dealing with children's trauma
(2013)Studies of MHWs, (social workers, social auxiliary workers, trauma counsellors, and telephone counsellors), who work with trauma and stress, often focus on pathological symptoms and on the need to develop psycho-education ... -
An exploration of older persons' experiences of drought as revealed in indigenous knowledge practices
(North-West University, 2008)The majority of older persons struggle to survive drought challenges. Their financial position is very difficult and most of these older persons still depend on farming activities to sustain their livelihoods. This study ... -
An exploration of personal, relational and collective well–being in nursing students during their training at a tertiary education institution
(North-West University, 2010)Nursing students are part of the larger nursing community, and their well-being is closely related to that of the community in which they function. Various reports indicate that the South African nursing profession is in ... -
Exploration of psychosocial coping strategies towards parental role-changes in single parenthood among Montsiwa Stad clinic parents in Mafikeng North West Province
(North-West University (South Africa), 2010)The aim of this study was to explore the coping strategies used by single parents to adapt to parental role changes. An exploratory and descriptive design with quantitative method was used. The study population consisted ... -
An exploration of risk and protective variables in the bio–psychosocial field of South African adolescents with cystic fibrosis
(North-West University, 2011)The general aim for this research was to explore and describe the risk and protective variables in the bio–psychosocial field of adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and to describe how these variables impact multi–dimensionally ... -
An exploration of social workers' perceptions of family well-being and the balance between work and family domains
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)This study is a sub-study of the project entitled “A multi-disciplinary programme to enhance family well-being in different South African contexts: Phase one”. One of the objectives of the project is to explore and describe ... -
An exploration of socially constructed meanings within a community of learners in changing academic and social contexts
(North-West University, 2007)This article explores some of the social processes and functions within a community of learners who had to adjust to changing social and academic contexts. The group included 13 learners from Botswana, five of whom were ... -
An exploration of the coping strategies of early adolescents in two Gauteng schools
(2014)In the South African context adolescents need to cope with societal and family-related stressors seen as everyday stressors, such as parental divorce, violence in communities, bereavement and pressure in schools. Research ... -
An exploration of the experiences of older persons in an economically deprived residential care facility
(North-West University, 2011)The older person’s component of the population has increased rapidly in recent years due to developments in medicine, technology and other areas of life. Growing older implies a gradual decline in the physical, mental ... -
An exploration of the intergenerational relational experiences between grandmothers and their grandchildren in an African context
(North-West University, 2011)The composition of society is rapidly changing as the elderly population is increasing dramatically. In South Africa, black grandmothers play an important role in intergenerational relationships as they take on the ... -
An exploration of the intergenerational relationships between young adults and older people in the Khuma community
(North-West University, 2011)Intergenerational research aims to promote greater understanding and respect between generations and contribute to building more cohesive communities. Intergenerational relationships form part of our social make–up as ... -
An exploration of the interpersonal experiences of loneliness by older people in a residential care facility
(North-West University, 2012)An exploration of the interpersonal experiences of loneliness by older people in a residential care facility It is estimated that there were about 3, 8 million older people in South Africa in 2010 (Statistics South Africa, ... -
An exploration of the psychosocial experiences of coloured grandmothers in Groenheuwel who are the primary care givers of their grandchildren
(North-West University, 2011)In various South African communities older people play a key role in looking after their children, grandchildren and unrelated children. For the purpose of this study, 50 years was considered the start of old age as motivated ... -
An exploration of the relationship experiences of older black women : applying the Mmogo–methodTM
(North-West University, 2010)Relationships are important for older black people in their endeavours to understand the world. The relationships of older black people have, however, undergone many changes. This article attempts to explore the relational ... -
An exploration of the sense of community of older persons in an economically deprived and culturally diverse residential care facility
(North-West University, 2011)The sharp increase in the number of older persons (60 years and older) is a distinctive demographic feature of the 20th century. Ageing populations and the unique challenges they pose have obliged countries worldwide to ... -
An exploration of the strategic implementation of marketing communication within social networking communication context
(North-West University, 2012)Taking into consideration the dramatic changes ushered in by the exponential growth of social networking, marketers are left without a dependable framework on how to implement social networking strategically and in alignment ...