School of Applied Human Sciences: Recent submissions
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The experiences of family caregivers of children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
(2019)A limited number of studies have explored and documented the daily challenges faced by the caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa. The literature on the challenges of ... -
Experiences of students living with disabilities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College Campus: a qualitative exploration.
(2019)Inclusive education policies that were adopted by the South African government led to a relative increase in the number of students living with disabilities (SLWDs) being accepted into higher education institutions (The ... -
The relationship between work-family conflict, psychological distress and physical symptoms of illness among office workers within the South African Police Service.
(2019)The aim of this study is to investigate the experience of work-family conflict and well-being among office workers within the South African Police Services (SAPS). The balance between individuals’ work and family domains ... -
Understanding the factors that contribute to happiness at work within the South African financial, retail and medical corporate sectors.
(2020)This study aims to explore the factors that contribute to happiness in financial, retail and medical institutions within South Africa. The study used a qualitative approach to gather and interpret data which resulted in a ... -
Clinical psychologists’ experiences of cross-cultural counselling: benefits and challenges.
(2019)This research study sought to explore clinical psychologists’ experiences of Cross-Cultural Counselling. It sought to understand how clinical psychologists conceptualise culture in the counselling relationship. The study ... -
An exploration into the experiences of job satisfaction, resilience and retention among high school teachers in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Mthonjaneni Municipality.
(2019)Background The South African education system is being confronted by a myriad of challenges such as lack of resources in general and the glaring shortage of teachers in schools especially in the rural schools. This ... -
“We designed the job we love”: investigating job crafting behaviors and work stress amongst public and private school teachers in Durban, South Africa.
(2019)Education in South Africa is in a transitional phase. Economic deficiencies and inequality arising from apartheid have impacted significantly on the provision of education for learners and have consequently placed immense ... -
The experiences of senior women traditional leaders in addressing women abuse in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: an afrocentric and nego-feminist approach.
(2019)Women across the world are subjected to violence and experience gruesome forms of abuse. The problem of women abuse has exacerbated to far worse incidents being reported. Since the establishment of the new democratic ... -
University of KwaZulu-Natal third-year male Social Work students’ experiences of group work practice with school children.
(2020)The Social Work profession in South Africa has been generally dominated by females. However, various studies have evidently revealed that over the recent years men have been slowly occupying this female dominated female ... -
Experiencing social work interventions: understanding the perspectives of caregivers labelled neglectful in a selected local community, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)The problem of child neglect in South Africa remains complex in terms of causes, forms, and required interventions. In the process of rendering services, including sometimes removing children from their homes, some caregivers ... -
Exploring re-alignment of social welfare services as an enhancement of service delivery at municipal levels: a case study of uMgungundlovu District Municipality.
(2019)This study aims at exploring the social workers’ understanding of the re-alignment of social welfare services as an enhancement of service delivery at the local municipal level. The study was undertaken in both rural and ... -
Discourses of Black women professors in two South African universities.
(2020)Under the policy of apartheid, racial categorisation deeply moulded South African society and ensued in widespread inequalities. These inequalities inevitably extended to higher education institutions, with White people ... -
The perceived impact of absent fatherhood: an exploration of young adults’ experiences of father absence.
(2020)Background: South Africa has a high rate of divorce, contributing to the majority of single mothers raising their children in the absence of their fathers. The psychological effects of being raised without a father figure ... -
The use of revolutionary songs in the #FeesMustFall movement: a discourse analysis.
(2020)This study employed a discourse and thematic analysis to explore the use of revolutionary songs in the #FeesMustFall (#FMF) movement. This was achieved through three main objectives namely: to identify the role(s) of ... -
Moral and ethical dilemmas of young African men in intimate heterosexual relationships: a dialogical perspective.
(2019)While there is a growing body of knowledge on the study of masculinities, only a few studies have tried to understand the moral and ethical dilemmas young African men experience in relationships with women. The main objective ... -
Digital natives running wild: exploring adolescent girls’ identity development through wilderness adventure.
(2020)Ecotherapy as a therapeutic modality has rapidly gained in global popularity in the last three decades. Taking on many forms such as animal- assisted therapy, gardening therapy, outdoor camps or wilderness adventure ... -
An exploration of the diversity of student relationships in a university context.
(2020)The university environment for undergraduate students is a transitionary phase, filled with new experiences and autonomy, it can also be a lonely and stressful stage with students having to navigate between academic and ... -
Investigating the emotions evoked within student activists when singing struggle songs: a study of student protests at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)This study investigated the emotions evoked within student activists when singing struggle songs during university protests. The study made use of a qualitative exploratory research design to get an in-depth understanding ... -
An analysis of occupational stress amongst South African Police Services detectives working on murder cases: a case study of Inanda Police Station.
(2019)Background: Assistance to employees to maintain a work-life balance has been increasingly recognised as a goal for law enforcement agencies around the world, especially during the last decade. The intense and continuous ... -
An exploration of police killings in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2019)This research aimed to explore police killings in selected areas (Kwamakhutha, Amanzimtoti, Durban central and Point police station) in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The motivation for the study was to ...