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Crafting Spaces: Deleuzian Perspectives on Women's Identity Work in Male‐Dominated Jobs

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 715-730, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper proposes Deleuzian concepts of becoming minor, lines of flight, and deterritorialization and reterritorialization as a way of understanding identity work based on the experiences of women in male‐dominated jobs. We suggest that Deleuze's frame emphasizes fluidity and rejects category‐limited choices, and it opens up the possibility ...
Obaa Akua Konadu‐Osei   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management perceptions of competencies essential for middle managers

open access: yesSA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2004
The aim of the study was to establish whether managers at different levels of the organisational hierarchy perceive different managerial competencies as important for middle managers, and whether there were differences between the perceptions of males ...
Bongani Mbokazi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographies of Parents With Intellectual Disabilities in Selected Regions of Namibia

open access: yesJournal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 39, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examined the geographies of parents with intellectual disabilities in specific regions of Namibia. It aimed to understand how these parents perceive themselves and their identities within their social and cultural contexts as they manage their parenting roles.
Cynthy K. Haihambo
wiley   +1 more source

The family’s experience of having a mentally ill family member

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 1998
The purpose of this study was firstly to explore and describe the experience of families with a mentally ill family member and secondly to describe guidelines (based on the results obtained) for the advanced psychiatric nurse practitioner to assist ...
Margaret Ngqoboka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Starving for Data: Eating Disorders Prevalence and Research Gaps in Southern Africa

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, Volume 59, Issue 4, Page 682-699, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Studies reporting prevalence estimates of eating disorders in Southern Africa are scarce. To fill this gap, the present Research Forum reviews existing literature on the prevalence of eating disorders, including as assessed by clinical interviews, screeners, and self‐reported behaviors, among individuals in Southern Africa.
Bernou Melisse   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The analysis of a dominant gender discourse - Part 2

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2002
Gender dilemmas are formed where a woman's role and identity is constructed in alternative ways, ways which do not cohere with the ways prescribed and expected within a dominant gender discourse.
Laetitia Zeeman   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coping with the challenges of caregiving: A qualitative exploration of the experiences of family caregivers of children with rare diseases in South Africa

open access: yesJournal of Genetic Counseling, Volume 35, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Rare diseases are a group of chronic conditions with low individual prevalence. These conditions predominantly affect children and severely impact their lives. Oftentimes, children with rare diseases receive care from family caregivers, who experience several challenges in their roles and regularly struggle to cope with caregiving demands ...
Jodie van Niekerk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The anatomical knowledge of Namibian school children

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, Volume 19, Issue 3, Page 466-478, March 2026.
Abstract The public has limited knowledge of key organs and anatomical structures. The lack of anatomical knowledge and understanding can hinder time to access healthcare, quality of care, and treatment outcomes. The current study investigated the anatomical knowledge among Namibian children by comparing 8 school grades—4 to 12, which covers children ...
Adam M. Taylor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hesseling: ’n eeu later

open access: yesLiterator, 1999
Hesseling: a century later The Dutch linguist D.C. Hesseling was a pioneer of creole studies. The first evidence of Hesseling's interest in language contact and creole languages was his publications on Afrikaans.
F. Ponelis
doaj   +1 more source

The construction and evaluation of a scale of employee empowerment

open access: yesSA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2002
The purpose of this study was to construct and evaluate a scale of employee empowerment that may benefit organisational transformation. An Employee Empowerment Questionnaire consisting of 90 items was developed and administered to 164 respondents within ...
Vanessa J. Cloete   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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