Search
Now showing items 11-19 of 19
A comparison of the relationship between peer pressure and social acceptability among hookah-pipe users and non-users
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Hookah-pipe smoking escalated from being a cultural phenomenon to being a social phenomenon. Studies suggest that the hookah-pipe is a high-risk phenomenon which has become a highly acceptable social practice influenced ...
Exploring the experiences of abused woman and their participation in entrepreneurial skills training programmes as a tool for empowerment of the self and their families in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
South Africa as a country currently has the highest level of unemployment, as well as the
utmost frequency of gender based violence perpetrated on women. This study explored how
the use of an entrepreneurship development ...
The effects of the LEQ’s life skills domains as it relates to the engagement in health risk behaviour among grade 8 learners in a selected high school in Paarl
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Adolescence can be understood as the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.
During adolescence individuals tend to experiment and discover who they are in terms of their
unique social identity and are more ...
Management of children with sexual behaviour problems, between the ages of five to nine years old, by educators and social workers
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The Management of children, younger than twelve years of age, who pose a risk to other
children, remains complex and confusing. When their behaviour includes sexual aggression
towards other children, ignorance about how ...
An exploration of adolescent substance users and the parent-child relationship in Mitchell's Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Adolescence is a stage in a young person's life between childhood and adulthood and is
characterized by rapid, intensive life changes and adaptations. During this stage, the parentchild
interaction is vital, as it helps ...
The role of practitioners in early childhood development centres in shaping behaviour of children
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Early childhood centres play a profound role in shaping the behaviour of children. Research
indicates that early childhood centres contribute to the holistic development of children,
encompassing their motor, congnitive ...
Assessing the relationship between food security, the child support grant and child care arrangements
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Food insecurity exists when people lack access to sufficient quantities of safe and nutritious food which encourages normal growth and development. Given South Africa’s high poverty and unemployment levels, food insecurity ...
An exploration of the role of families in providing primary healthcare for children
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Families remain a major social support system that plays a key role in the provision of primary
healthcare (PHC) for children, and this role is especially important as PHC would normally
take place before a child is taken ...
Exploring the subjective experience and the psychosocial interventions mothers utilise in managing a child presenting with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)/Dyspraxia.
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Developmental Coordination Disorder, often also referred to as Dyspraxia, can
be described as a marked impairment in the development of motor coordination affecting daily
activities, in the absence of neurological or ...