Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences provides a dynamic and interactive learning environment to its students focusing in particular on preparing our graduates for an ever-growing knowledge-based society and economy.
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Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2018-10-22)Background: Suicide is a serious public health problem in low- and middle-income countries. Understanding the context- and gender-specific risk factors for non-fatal suicidal behaviour is the cornerstone of evidence-based ...
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L2 writing assistants and context-aware dictionaries : new challenges to lexicography
(Bureau of the WAT, 2017)Dictionaries are increasingly integrated into other tools designed to assist the reading, writing and translation of texts. Write Assistant is a newly developed tool aimed at assisting people writing in a second language. ...
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Setting health research priorities using the CHNRI method : VII. A review of the first 50 applications of the CHNRI method
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017-06)Background: Several recent reviews of the methods used to set research priorities have identified the CHNRI method (acronym derived from the “Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative”) as an approach that clearly ...
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Developmental assistance for child and adolescent mental health in low– and middle–income countries (2007–2014): annual trends and allocation by sector, project type, donors and recipients
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017)Background: Globally, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability among children and adolescents. To date, there has been no estimate of developmental assistance supporting mental health projects that target ...
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Science communication as a field of research : identifying trends, challenges and gaps by analysing research papers
(Sissa Medialab, 2017)Research in the field of science communication started emerging about 50 years ago and has since then matured as a field of academic enquiry. Early findings about research-active authors and countries reveal that scholarly ...
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Can cash break the cycle of educational risks for young children in high HIV–affected communities? A cross–sectional study in South Africa and Malawi
(Edinburgh University Global Health Society, 2017-06)Background: Household cash grants are associated with beneficial outcomes; enhanced if provided in combination with care. Objectives: This study describes the impact of cash grants and parenting quality on 854 ...
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Quantitative risk analysis using vulnerability indicators to assess food insecurity in the Niayes agricultural region of West Senegal
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)There is an increasing need to develop indicators of vulnerability and adaptive capacity to determine the robustness of response strategies over time and better understand the underlying processes. This study aimed to ...
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Collaborative risk governance in informal urban areas : the case of Wallacedene temporary relocation area
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) is an emancipatory approach that aims to empower local communities in reducing their own risks. A community risk assessment (CRA) is an essential element of CBDRM, incorporating ...
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'Let's see if it won't go away by itself'. LGBT microaggressions among teachers in South Africa
(University of South Africa Press, 2016)We explored types and qualities of microaggressions or subtle forms of discrimination towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people among teachers in South Africa. For data collection, we used in-depth ...
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Working-class high school learners' challenge to change : insights from the equal education movement in South Africa
(University of South Africa Press, 2016)Hargreaves (2002) suggested that vigorous social movements have the potential to improve the quality of (and increase the equity in) public education. This paper explores the role of Equal Education, an education social ...
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The "human colour" crayon : investigating the attitudes and perceptions of learners regarding race and skin colour
(University of South Africa Press, 2017)Some coloured and black learners in South Africa use a light orange or pink crayon to represent themselves in art. Many learners name this colour “human colour” or “skin colour”. This is troublesome, because it could reflect ...
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Investigating "othering" in visual arts spaces of learning
(University of South Africa Press, 2017)In the political, social, cultural and economic context of South Africa, higher education spaces provide fertile ground for social research. This case study explored “othered” identities in the Department of Visual Arts ...
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Quality in software development : a pragmatic approach using metrics
(South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2014-07)As long as software has been produced, there have been efforts to strive for quality in software products. In order to understand quality in software products, researchers have built models of software quality that rely ...
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Weak factor automata : the failure of failure factor oracles?
(South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists, 2014-08)In indexing of, and pattern matching on, DNA and text sequences, it is often important to represent all factors of a sequence. One efficient, compact representation is the factor oracle (FO). At the same time, any classical ...
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Psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South : the potential contributions of social work and community psychology
(Stellenbosch University, Department of Social Work, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article makes the case for the fields of social work and community psychology to contribute to psychosocial humanitarian interventions in the global South. Many countries in the majority world face ...
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School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents
(Cochrane, 2016-11-08)Background: School-based sexual and reproductive health programmes are widely accepted as an approach to reducing high-risk sexual behaviour among adolescents.Many studies and systematic reviews have concentrated onmeasuring ...
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Parenting, the other oldest profession in the world – a cross-sectional study of parenting and child outcomes in South Africa and Malawi
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017-01-30)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Parenting quality is important in child development. In the presence of HIV poverty and life stress, parenting may be challenged and child development affected. This study examines cross-sectional ...
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Let Mrs Mafekeng stay : an evaluation of the Paarl riots of 1959
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2017)In South African historical research, the Paarl riots of 9 -10 November 1959 have been viewed fleetingly as an episode centred around Elizabeth Mafekeng¹, a trade union activist of the 1940s and 1950s. ...
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The sexual lives of people with disabilities within low- and middle-income countries : a scoping study of studies published in English
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017-07-05)Background: Although approximately 80% of the global population of people with disabilities reside in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), very little is known about their sexual lives due to a lack of empirical ...
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Paid staff or volunteers – does it make a difference? The impact of staffing on child outcomes for children attending community based programmes in South Africa and Malawi
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: Globally, and in low and middle income countries (LMIC) specifically, there is a critical shortage of workers. The use of volunteers to support such care delivery systems has been examined, there is scant ...
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Chronic pain as a human rights issue : setting an agenda for preventative action
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: Historically, chronic pain has been viewed primarily as a medical issue, and research has been focused on the individual and predominantly on pain sufferers in highincome countries. Objectives: This article ...
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Thinking about the environment and theorising change : how could life history strategy theory inform mHealth interventions in low- and middleincome countries
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2017)Background: There is a growing body of literature outlining the promise of mobile information and communication technologies to improve healthcare in resource-constrained contexts. Methods: We reviewed the literature ...
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The impact of early-years provision in Children’s Centres (EPICC) on child cognitive and socio-emotional development : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2018-08-22)Background: There are marked disparities between pre-school children in key skills affecting school readiness, disparities that commonly persist and influence children’s later academic achievements, employment, and ...
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Coping with drought : the experience of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in the George Municipality
(Water Research Commission, 2015)This study investigated the extent of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) activities in the George Municipality in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, and its impact on water consumption. The WSUD approach aims to ...
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Global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention : a modified Delphi study
(World Health Organization -- WHO, 2017-1)Objective To establish global research priorities for interpersonal violence prevention using a systematic approach. Methods Research priorities were identified in a three-round process involving two surveys. In round 1, ...
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The use of Landsat and aerial photography for the assessment of coastal erosion and erosion susceptibility in False Bay, South Africa
(CONSAS Conference, 2015-06)Coastal erosion is a worldwide hazard, the consequences of which can only be mitigated via thorough and efficient monitoring of erosion. This study aimed to employ remote sensing techniques on aerial photographs and ...
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Identifying the challenges of creating an optimal dissemination geography for census
(CONSAS Conference, 2015-02)The importance of census data in government and private-sector planning cannot be underestimated. However, the geographic level at which it is made available for different users, is a highly debateable issue. ...
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Change detection of bare areas in the Xolobeni region, South Africa using Landsat NDVI
(CONSAS Conference, 2015-06)Identification and protection of areas that are vulnerable to erosion is essential for the conservation of the sensitive wetlands and estuarine ecosystems along the Xolobeni coastal strip. The forecasting ...
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Exploring the transformative potential of collaborative art projects on the Stellenbosch University campus
(UNISA Press, 2015)this article explores the potential of visual art projects in negotiating social transformation within the context of a South African higher education institution (HeI). the experiences of students and staff involved in ...
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A survey of doctoral supervisors in South Africa
(UNISA Press, 2015)South African universities receive a direct monetary reward for the number of doctoral graduates produced. As a result there has been a steady increase in numbers in recent years (from 977 in 2004 to 1 878 in 2012), with ...
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