Browsing Masters Degrees (Childcare and Protection) by Title
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Children with physical and sensory disabilities : exploring the implementation of inclusive education legislation and policy.
(2016)Research studies have shown that schools in South Africa face many challenges in implementing inclusive education (IE) for children with disabilities. The primary aim of this study was to explore the implementation of ... -
Children's participation and procedures at the office of the family advocate.
(2004)Children's right to participate in judicial and administrative matters that affect them is perhaps the most frequently overlooked children's right, globally. This research was a descriptive study of what exists with ... -
Children’s right to education: a case of school fee policies in South Africa.
(2018)After 1994, the apartheid education system transformed into democratic system aimed at achieving equity, redress and access to education for all. However, after 20 years of democracy and the introduction of policies and ... -
Complaints procedures for children in residential care : hearing the voices of children in South African care institutions, with brief comparative aspects.
(2016)Hearing the voices of children in residential care by means of a complaints procedure has proven to be an important instrument in addressing children’s problems and ensuring their welfare and rights. Taking into account ... -
Discipline and disciplinary measures used at selected secondary schools.
(2006)The purpose of this study was to explore various aspects of discipline in secondary schools inter alia the views of educators to changes regarding the behaviour of learners today as compared to the past, the banning of ... -
Does international law protect children against recruitment into armed forces? : the case of Africa.
(2010)The involvement of children in conflict is not a recent phenomenon. The military use of children dates back to ancient times. The change of warfare and the advocating of the protection of children's rights within the ... -
An evaluation of the role of prosecutors in Lesotho's Children's Protection and Welfare Act No. 7 of 2011.
(2015)The prosecutor has a role that he/she should play in the administration of juvenile justice. International and regional instruments have set a framework for the establishment of the juvenile justice systems within the ... -
Forensic interviewing in child abuse cases : exploring best practices and methods for professionals.
(2017)Abstract not available. -
Introducing cash transfers as a form of social protection for orphans and (other) vulnerable children in Zimbabwe :lessons from other African countries.
(2010)Zimbabwe made commitments- global, regional and national- towards the fulfilment of the right to social protection for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) by ratifying international conventions and other regional ... -
An investigation of the knowledge and attitudes of kinship care amongst social workers employed by the Department of Social Development in KwaZulu-Natal: implications for child protection policy and practice.
(2020)Although kinship care is historically a valuable source of care and support within the social structure of families in Africa, however it is not a legally recognised form of alternative care option in South Africa. The ... -
Legally defining parental abandonment of a child : a comparison between South African law and Californian law.
(2014)This dissertation evaluates some selected legal provisions (local, international and foreign) relevant to the social ill of parental abandonment of children. Parental abandonment tends to have serious consequences and is ... -
Legally defining parental abandonment of a child : a comparison between South African law and Californian law.
(2014)This dissertation evaluates some selected legal provisions (local, international and foreign) relevant to the social ill of parental abandonment of children. Parental abandonment tends to have serious consequences and is ... -
Poverty and patriarchy as contributors to child sexual abuse.
(2019)This research paper discusses the social and legal aspects of child sexual abuse in South Africa. Two significant contributors namely poverty and patriarchy are considered against a background of a paucity of information. ... -
Problems facing children in Lesotho prisons : with special reference to the juvenile training centre.
(2005)No abstract available. -
Provision of psychosocial care and protection services by home and community based care and support organisations.
(2020)Providing adequate care and support for OVC continues to be a significant challenge in South Africa. For the province of KwaZulu-Natal, the situation is even worse, with this province remaining the highest in HIV prevalence ...