Violence, primary school learning and development in the Cape Flats township of Mitchells Plain: a case study of exposure to violence and its implications for children's' learning... by Kampfer, Judine Pearl

“…This theory assisted me in my investigation and helped me to understand the consequences of exposure to violence for both learning and cognitive and emotional development within a social, or socio-cultural context. I used Bronfenbrenner's ecological models to explain the impact exposure to violence has on human development and cognitive growth within an ecological system. …”
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Enabling 'growth mindsets' in engineering students by Campbell, Anita

“…Firstly, I place social psychology factors in context with other factors that impact student success and show how beliefs about academic ability underpin the academic behaviour that leads to success. …”
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The Development Role Played by Targeted Development Investments in South Africa and Their Risk-Adjusted Performance Over a 10-Year Period by Gaqa, Nandipa

“…In the South African context this study is relevant given it offers a contrast between investments made in the public sector where development impact is a key objective, versus private sector targeted investments that aim to achieve financial returns whilst also driving development impact objectives aligned to sustainable development goals. …”
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Understanding corporate social investment practice in South Africa by Perrie, David

“…While the globalised CSI literature is robust, the South African literature is fragmented and insufficient, despite the growing social need for this type of funding in the context of South Africa. Thus, with this paper, the researcher fills this research gap by providing an exploratory analysis of the structure and evolution of CSI practice in South Africa. …”
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Perceptions and Practices of Nurses with Respect to Asylum-Seekers and Refugees Accessing Health Care Services In Musina, Limpopo, South Africa by Ndemere, Taurai

“…In the South African context, numerous studies have been conducted on access to health care services from asylumseekers and refugees' perspectives. …”
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Molecular Forensic Investigations into Animal Sexual Abuse by Natha, Khilona

“…Therefore, this pilot study aimed to assess the recovery of human semen and DNA from animal fur over a two-week period to establish baseline data pertaining to evidence retention in the ASA context. This pioneer study also attempted to contribute towards the development of a suitable animal fur model on which to perform experiments. …”
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Governing coastal risk: the case of Langebaan's disappearing shoreline by Samuels, Mogammad Yaaseen

“…This research suggests measures to strengthen coastal risk governance (CRG) through exploring stakeholder interpretation of coastal risk as well as understanding the barriers to addressing coastal risk in the context of the Saldanha Bay Municipality (SBM). This study was informed by a review of the legal framework governing coastal risk in South Africa as well as the various technical reports pertaining to addressing coastal erosion in Langebaan. …”
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The assessment of forensic molecular markers for skin colour in South Africans by Vanmali, Akshay

“…Finally, this was the first study in a SA context to use SNP analysis for objective MI prediction.…”
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The Gift of a Scholarship: The reflective accounts of scholarship recipients attending elite secondary schools in post-apartheid South Africa by Wallace, Jennifer

“…This thesis makes several key contributions to academic debates on schooling in the postapartheid South African context. It shows that in this profoundly unequal setting, success in one part of the field does not necessarily equate to success in another. …”
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Universe phenomenology as understood from gravitational theories with non-vanishing torsion: cosmology and black holes by Beckering Vinckers, Ulrich Karoo

“…We then review the so-called f(T) theories of gravity before discussing the focusing conditions that arise in this context. By making use of the f(T) field equations together with the torsion-free Raychaudhuri equation, we derive for the first time the f(T) focusing conditions for a one-parameter dependent congruence of timelike auto-parallel curves of the LeviCivita connection. …”
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Developing indicators for Monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Primary Health Care Approach in Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town using a DELPHI metho... by Datay, Mohammed Ishaaq

“…The specific indicators identified reflect priorities relevant to the local context. One limitation is that some key priority indicators did not make the final list.…”
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The criminal prosecution of heresy in the Theodosian code by Barnard, Laurette

“…The foregoing analysis is conducted in three stages. First, the context in which, and the process whereby sectarianism was criminalized, is set out. …”
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Women's legal consciousness in a poor urban community: finding order in and around the law by Harding, Joanne

“…Poor urban women in this context not only navigate the daily threat of gang violence. …”
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A comparative analysis of the foreign tax credit system of South Africa, with specific reference to corporate taxpayers and technical service fees by Allanson, Douglas

“…South Africa's relief mechanisms are then compared to the relief mechanisms of 5 other jurisdictions (peer nations who export services) to determine if any of these jurisdictions have more advanced ideas for the reduction of juridical double taxation in the context of technical service fees. It is determined in the final analysis that South African taxpayers are not alone with regard to the problem of unrelieved double taxation despite the best efforts of local legislation to provide some form of relief. …”
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‘Undergoing' as posthuman literacy research in an in/formal settlement primary school in South Africa by Crowther, Judith Lynne

“…‘Undergoing' matters ethically and politically, because it renders capable so-called ‘failing' children in literacy pursuits, in a context of poverty. It also renders capable so-called ‘failing' teachers in their pedagogical endeavours.…”
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A Conceptualisation of the self-perceptions of black professionals in relation to business leadership in South Africa by Myeza, Angel

“…The leadership behaviour of black leaders was found to be influenced by their upbringing, educational background, workplace experiences and the country's historical context. Leadership behaviours exhibited by black leaders included Ubuntu, difficulty with owning authority, deliberate bias in management behaviour across colour and a profound sense of shared responsibility toward other black professionals and black communities. …”
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Innovation in low-cost video-laryngoscopy: Intubator V1-Indirect compared with Storz C-MAC in a simulated difficult airway by De Villiers, Christiaan Tertius

“…Conclusion: The results of this study show that a low-cost disposable hyperangulated video laryngoscope is clinically equivalent to the industry standard in a simulated difficult airway. In the context of the current global pandemic, video laryngoscopy has been advised in nearly all airway guidelines. …”
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The value of information in municipalities: A South African case study in the Eastern Cape by Forlee, Bianca

“…Within the South African context, there is clear legislation and policy advocacy on the importance of community participation in facilitating inclusive decision-making. …”
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This is Africa: Whiteness and Representations of the other recent Hollywood Films by Swank, Allison

“…The second chapter also describes how the socio-political context of time and space largely effect race representations in Hollywood films. …”
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South Africa's national credit amendment act 7 of 2019: progression or regression for natural person debt relief by Klaasen, Jason

“…This is especially true in the South African context where many consumers are indigent and cannot afford even the most modest forms of sustenance for sustainability. …”
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