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The experiences of social workers in the process of investigating child sexual abuse
(North-West University, 2011)Social workers who are employed by non-governmental organizations have unique experiences. Through training and education, social workers are taught skills on how to remain professional during service delivery, but subjective ... -
The experiences of Springbok Women’s Sevens rugby players regarding identity and perceived on-field performance
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)The study explored identity and on-field performance from a social constructionist perspective, where identity is interpreted as largely determined by the context in which it occurs. Interactions within a specific group ... -
Experiences of student nurses regarding the bursary system in KwaZulu Natal
(2014)This is a qualitative study, the aim of which is to explore the experiences of student nurses regarding the bursary system in KwaZulu Natal. During 2010 nursing education was confronted with restructuring of student nurses ... -
The experiences of the Batswana families regarding hospice care of Aids patients
(North-West University, 2009)The HIV/Aids pandemic has put significant strain on health care services in the country. The hospitals are no longer coping with escalating number of patients that are admitted. This has led to the early discharge of ... -
Experiences of undergraduate nursing students regarding clinical placement in psychiatric hospitals in North West Province
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)Introduction: Clinical psychiatric placement is one of the most significant aspects of the nursing programme, where nursing students get the opportunity to integrate theory learned with practicals at accredited clinical ... -
Experiences of widowhood and beliefs about the mourning process of the Batswana people
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001)The loss of a partner seems to be considered as more serious than that of a parent or child, because of the closeness of the relationship between a wife and husband. In the South African context, widowhood is often a ... -
Experiences of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse in relation to non-supportive significant adults
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The aim of this study is to explore what is known from literature and women survivors about non-supportive significant adults in relation to their childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences. The concept of the non-supportive ... -
Experiences of young adult women with emotionally absent fathers
(2013)For many years the focus of research on child well-being and development has been primarily on the dynamics of the mother-child relationship. The mother was seen as the more influential parent as she spends more time with ... -
Experiences of young Setswana-speaking adults in relation to older persons concerning mobile phones
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The rising numbers of the older population will result in a corresponding demand for long-term care services. This study therefore focuses specifically on the experiences of young adults in relation to older persons in ... -
An experiential learning-teaching model for recreation modules in higher education
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)Recreation is a unique career field with specific skills, competencies and abilities (graduate attributes) expected of recreation graduates. However, only a handful of these graduate attributes are developed through current ... -
An exploration into nurse managers' experiences of their conflict management skills
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)In nursing, a healthy work environment refers to a deliberate context that strives to ensure that patient outcomes are met, organisational goals are achieved and that work and care environments are safe, healing, humane ... -
An exploration into the bio-behavioural characteristics of the Ndufs4 (knockout) mice : a novel preclinical perspective on psychiatric conditions
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2023)The brain and its associated disorders as a field of study are extremely complex, even more so when research strives to create models that mimic human psychiatric conditions. Given that psychiatric illnesses are associated ... -
An exploration into the BIOC victim in operational practices related to victim-offender mediation: a case study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)The study is based on the identified gap between the guiding principles, related acts, and the practice of victim-offender mediation (VOM) when child victims are involved. As a result of this gap all sorts of cases involving ... -
Exploration of benzofuran as scaffold for the design of potent and selective PfGSK-3 inhibitors
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Control and prevention of malaria in endemic regions rely heavily on vector management (insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying) and the limited number of effective antimalarial drugs. Unfortunately, the ... -
An exploration of community resilience in a group of postgraduate students in a challenging training programme
(North-West University, 2009)The literature on community resilience focuses on communities' adaptation in the aftermath of natural disasters. However, little attention has been given to continuous exposure to challenging circumstances that require ... -
Exploration of goals among adults in a matrix of presence of and search for meaning
(North-West University, 2018)Much research has been done investigating the associations between goals and individuals’ sense of meaning, but very little research has explored how presence of and search for meaning (Steger, 2012) are associated with ... -
The exploration of in–service training needs of psychiatric nurses
(North-West University, 2012)New research findings, changes in legislation and the use of information technology in nursing, requires continuous in-service training of psychiatric nurses (Booyens, 2004:381; Muller, 2004:294) to cope with, reflect on, ... -
An exploration of mindset and resilience in an adventure-based experiential learning programme
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Adventure-based experiential learning (ABEL) programmes have seen an increase in popularity over the past few years. Research has indicated that participating in an ABEL programme can have a number of positive outcomes, ... -
An exploration of parent-adolescent dyads' experiences of gratitude activities in a South African context
(North-West University, 2018)Available evidence strongly suggests that the parent-adolescent relationship, which is a foundational relationship, can play a crucial role in individuals' relational development as well as their experience of well-being. ... -
An exploration of positive leisure activities in Batswana families
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)While numerous international studies point to the potential of positive leisure in contributing to general well-being and family well-being, and provide insight into positive leisure as experienced by families from other ...