Browsing Humanities by Subject "Resilience"
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Coping by kinders uit egskeidingsgesinne
(North-West University, 2003)This study forms a subsection of an inter-university research project regarding the resilience of children in late middle childhood, in the South African context. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether ... -
Enhancing resilience of women to hazards through mainstreaming gender into Disaster Risk Reduction policies in Botswana
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The absence of a gender perspective in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a matter of serious concern for both research and practice. This is despite overwhelming evidence that women are disproportionately affected by ... -
An exploration of WEF-Nexus coping strategies of rural women in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe and Limpopo Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)This study explored the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus security and coping strategies of rural women in Chivi district, Zimbabwe and Vhembe district, South Africa. The WEF nexus is a term adopted to explore the connections ... -
Flourishing in a group of South African adolescents
(North-West University, 2009)Little is known about the prevalence and experience of psychological well-being on the upper end of the mental health continuum in South African adolescents, as it is conceptualised in the domain of positive psychology/p ... -
Government social protection policy impact on elderly women headed households in rural Zimbabwe
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Government financed social protection for the poor vulnerable populations is an important social security instrument which ensures that vulnerable members of society do have a sustainable and resilient livelihood. Social ... -
Historically disadvantaged youth negotiating for resilience resources to navigate towards violence prevention
(North-West University, 2018)This phenomenological study applied participatory visual methods to explore the social ecology of resilience in a rural Free State community. The purpose of this study was to investigate how visual messages created and ... -
Positive transitioning to school of resilient grade 1 learners from divorced homes : a participatory visual study
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2018)Transitioning to first grade is a milestone event in children’s lives. Although transitioning to formal school is a normative event, it can pose a challenge to some first graders, causing them difficulty in adjusting well. ... -
A preventative program for young adolescent boys to build resiliency as a life skill
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2013)In this study the term resilience in relevance to adolescents is explored in depth with the aim to suggest a preventative programme for social workers working with young adolescent boys within the child and youth care ... -
Psychological well-being, Identity crisis and Resilience of sexual minority students in a South African University
(2014)Historically, any stigma surrounding sexuality places a burden on individuals who do not self-identify as heterosexuals collectively referred to as "sexual minority". Sexual minority university students possess multiple ... -
Psychological well-being, identity crisis and resilience of sexual minority students in a South African University
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)Even though homosexuality exists, it is apparent that it has not yet been widely accepted especially within the African culture. Culture is viewed as a way of life and it consists of customs and rituals. In the African ...