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Balancing the role of student and motherhood : the experience of students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)The conceptualisation of a mother’s role is often accompanied by various ideas about how and what should be done. Therefore, paying attention to the subjective experiences of this role in various contexts is of great ... -
Barriers to the retention of Black African students in post graduate psychology.
(2009)No abstract available. -
Becoming a self-harmer : a discourse analysis.
(2011)Self-harm is a behaviour constructed as ostracised and abhorrent in most social discourses. While there is an abundance of available research about self-harm, a distinctive gap in the literature concerns how an individual ... -
The behaviour and development of infants with iron deficiency anaemia : systematic observation of 9-month-old Pemban caregiver-infant dyads.
(2009)Background: The Zanzibar Infant Nutrition Campaign is a large-scale randomised control trial investigating the effects of iron and zinc supplementation on the ... -
Behaviour, biology and the social condition of Cercopithecus Aethiops, the Vervet Monkey.
(1984)Biotelemetry has been coupled with an ethological approach to investigate a postulate that the physiological, behavioural, and social functioning of individuals coact in order to maintain homeostasis in an everchanging ... -
‘Being romantic’, agency and the (re)production and (re)negotiation of traditional gender roles.
(2018)Romance is a ubiquitous, Western cultural context which is constructed as an important tool for relationship success. However, research by gender scholars on romance as a site for gender enactment has been limited. Therefore, ... -
Beyond PTSD : a study of distress and subject positions in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)The PTSD model of trauma encapsulated in the DSM has been subject to numerous challenges concerning the model's appropriateness and applicability in the South African context. These challenges relate specifically to ... -
Black African mothers’ experiences of having their child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
(2019)In recent years there has been an increase in the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) around the world yet there has been little research aimed at understanding its implications in African countries. Due to the ... -
Black KwaZulu-Natal students' attitudes towards the use of medical records for research : a qualitative study.
(2016)Medical records are often used in research to provide evidence to help medical researchers improve their understanding of disease, develop potential treatments and improve patient care. However, patient medical information ... -
Black managers and their work colleagues in selected industrial organizations in Natal : a study of perception, attitudes and experiences.
(1985)South African black Managers are experiencing numerous problems as pioneers in the white-dominated managerial world. Management and research studies have usually concentrated on the black managers' behaviour. The ... -
Boys being boys : psychosocial factors associated with alcohol use among mid-adolescent males in a Durban boys' high school.
(2009)The challenges of adolescence include negotiating risk behaviours such as alcohol use. The high prevalence and frequency of alcohol use among adolescents has been noted with concern, as has the rapidly decreasing age of ... -
Brainwashing in a large group awareness training? : the classical conditioning hypothesis of brainwashing.
(2015)This dissertation provides an analysis of the processes of “death” and “rebirth” employed by Large Group Awareness Trainings (LGATs), and suggests a theory of brainwashing based upon Pavlov’s concept of classical conditioning. ... -
Brief visual memory processes in reading disabled children.
(1980)The information processing approach was used as a basis for studying some brief visual memory processes in reading disabled children. Three aspects of processing were examined, viz. (i) Duration of icon persistence; (ii) ... -
Building critical reflexivity through life story work.
(2018)This thesis investigates what happens when space is facilitated in a number of settings for the development of critical reflexivity through narrative practices and other related reflexive and dialogical methodology. In a ... -
The burden of care : a study of perceived stress factors and social capital among volunteer caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)The burden of caregiving is alarmingly high in South Africa, where one in every three people admitted in hospitals, is HIV positive. A great number of AIDS patients end up being cared for at home by their families, but ... -
Burnout, work engagement and work-related outcomes in the retail sector.
(2019)This study is aimed at determining if a relationship exists between the following constructs, burnout, job satisfaction, work engagement and organisational commitment. In addition to this, the study aims to establish if ... -
The capacity needs of extended family and community members in the care and support of orphans and vulnerable children in uMgungundlovu and uThukela districts.
(2015)The aim of this study was to explore and describe experiences and capacity needs of extended family and community members that care for and support orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in UMgungundlovu and uThukela ... -
The career development experiences of Black African female psychologists in South Africa : a narrative approach.
(2010)This study investigated Black African female psychologists’ lived experiences of career development. The purpose was to describe the influences of the community on the career development of Black female psychologists. It ... -
Career management complexities in a developing economy : an autoethnographic exposition of one inxile’s.
(2017)This reflexive study was conceptualised from the lens of a South African whereby as a developing economy political, educational and socioeconomic strangleholds persistently impinge on individuals’ career management processes. ... -
Career narratives of single black African mothers : a postmodernist exploration.
(2014)Career counselling with women is not the same as with men because women’s career development is highly intertwined with their roles as mothers and wives (Sharf, 2002). The current study argues that career counselling with ...