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Browsing Humanities by Subject "Social development"
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(Taylor and Francis, 2018)Social impact assessment (SIA) addresses the ‘people aspect’ of development-induced change by empowering communities with a voice in the environmental impact assessment process. Globally, poverty and inequality is growing. ...
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(Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, 2011-11)All sectors in South Africa, including the social welfare sector, are challenged to join efforts in finding new solutions to reduce the consistently high levels of poverty and unemployment which impact on citizens’ ...
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A content analysis of the National Drug Master Plan 2006-2011 from a social development perspective (University of Pretoria, 2013-01-11)The goal of this study was to analyse and describe the content of the National Drug Master Plan 2006-2011 (NDMP2) from a social development perspective. In order to achieve this goal, a quantitative research approach was ...
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(Department of Social Work, University of Stellenbosch, 2014)If drug policies, such as the South African National Drug Master Plan 2006-2011 (NDMP2), are drafted according to a social developmental perspective, the efforts of stakeholders could be strengthened to mitigate substance ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Zimbabwe has been experiencing an exponential increase in the levels of household poverty because of the contraction of the formal economy. This state of affairs has resulted in a significant proportion of Zimbabweans ...
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(Routledge, 2021)This article critiques Zimbabwe's refugee policy and practice context, with a focus on the ideological underpinnings of aided income generation activities in Zimbabwe's Tongogara refugee camp. We apply the lenses of Joan ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)The adoption in 1997 of the developmental approach to social welfare by the South African government has mandated a developmental role for social work in all sectors and fields, including that of local government. This ...
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(Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, 2010-04)Africa’s governments have made a commitment to both the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Social development has created a platform from which developmental ...
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(OTASA: Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2007)Since 1994 disability organisations, like other organisations in the country, have had to face significant transformation. While the disability sector achieved major success in including issues surrounding recognition of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010)In South Africa, commitment to switch to the developmental approach with the aim of alleviating poverty and integrating social and economic development is evident in the White Paper for Social Welfare (RSA, Ministry for ...
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(Whiting and Birch, 2019-10)Poverty is a major issue of concern worldwide and rife in South Africa. Minority groups such as women suffer the most and often have little or no access to opportunities for employment. Social workers have an obligation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-03-29)In the last decade Zimbabwe has faced serious political, social and economic challenges which have affected the ordinary citizen. Among the economic challenges is the rapid growth of the informal economy which has become ...
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(Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, 2008-07)The social welfare sector’s response to the country’s transformation to a genuine democracy is embedded in the White Paper for Social Welfare, which was adopted in 1997. This article reviews the success of the White Paper ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)In order to have a thriving business, tennis coaches on all levels need to keep players in their program. Coaches who tend to have the most influence on the game of tennis are developmental coaches. Developmental coaches ...
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(Blackwell, 2008-04)This article examines the transformation of social work in South Africa in response to the transition to a developmental welfare approach. Always moulding and shaping itself in response to its social context, social work ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)In 1994 the new democratic South Africa called for the shift in legislation and policies. Social welfare service delivery post-1994 has to be aligned with the principles and key themes of developmental social welfare ...
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(Sage, 2014-07)This article explores how social workers in South Africa (where social work is regulated by law), and Uganda (where social work is not professionally regulated), draw on the premises that social work is a human rights ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-11-17)In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by state nations globally to eradicate poverty in all its forms, combat inequality, preserve the planet, create sustainable economic growth and foster social ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-09-27)Sustainable development aims at improving human well-being, particularly by alleviating poverty, increasing gender equality, and improving health, human resources, and stewardship of the natural environment. Sustainable ...
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(Unisa Press, 2022-10)Social work in Namibia is practised in a context marked by extreme levels of poverty and socio-economic inequalities. These interrelated challenges remain deeply entrenched despite several development efforts at national, ...
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