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The impact of inter-group conflict on stereotype threat or lift.
(2011)
Stereotype threat and lift occur when a negative or positive group stereotype results in a shift in task performance for group members. Social identity theory (SIT) explains that the socio-structural variables influence ...
An exploratory study of trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of indigenous healing and the role of indigenous healers in the mental health care system.An exploratory study of trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of indigenous healing and the role of indigenous healers in the mental health care system.
(2007)
This study was undertaken to explore trainee and registered psychologists' perceptions of
An exploratory study of infection control practices in home-based care in Durban, South Africa.
(2012)
Infection control practices are a critical element in home-based care for people living with
HIV/AIDS. It involves principles and procedures used to minimize the risk of spreading
infections in home-based care. Infection ...
Teachers' perceptions of participative decision-making in a public high school in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)
The present research explores teachers’ perceptions of participative decision-making (PDM) in a
public high school in Durban, South Africa. PDM is also termed as participative management.
This study attempts to investigate ...
Factors influencing antiretroviral compliance in a small group of children between eight and twelve years of age.
(2010)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic has implications at every level of social functioning. It affects individuals, families, communities and organisations. The burden of caring for those exposed, affected and infected is vast, but one ...
Open sesame! : learning life skills from Takalani Sesame : a reception study of selected grade one learners in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2011)
Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes are important in the promotion of intellectual development and school readiness in children. Equally important is the opportunity to learn in one‟s mother tongue. This study ...
An exploration of factors that are perceived to create parenting stress among mothers for whom pregnancy was mistimed or unintended : an object relations perspective.
(2010)
It is a novel experience for a woman to enter into motherhood. While she may have some familiarity with basic methods of childcare, the experience of caring for her own child is a new one. Becoming a mother elicits a ...
How do adolescents perceive and experience poverty and the stigma associated with poverty?
(2011)
The objectives of this study were to explore adolescents’ perceptions and experiences of poverty and its associated stigma when at school and within their communities. The study attempted to do this by uncovering the effects ...
A qualitative exploration of a women's work-life balance over the life course : a case study of female managers.
(2011)
This study was a qualitative exploration of women’s work – life balance over the life course in
retail management. Ten women who worked in the centre management of a mall in Durban were
interviewed between June 2011 and ...
The perception of clergy of their role in counselling parishioners for emotional and psychological difficulties.
(2011)
Professional counselling is scarcely available and hardly affordable for the vast majority of the South African society. However, clergy could be a source of help available for those who may not afford treatment expenses ...