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The study of the psychosocial effects and coping mechanisms of Black widows in the Mafikeng area (North West Province) following the death of their spouses / Ntshadi Juvenile DithipeDithipe, Ntshadi Juvenile January 2005 (has links)
This study focused on the psychosocial effects and coping mechanisms of black widows
in the Mafikeng area following the death of their spouses.
A descriptive research design was used in collecting data. A sample of forty-eight black
widows aged between twenty-five and seventy years was randomly selected for the
purpose of this study. A questionnaire was administered to the sample. This
questionnaire contained both open-ended and close-ended questions. Beck's Depression
Inventory was also used in the collection of data to assess the level of depression if any.
A descriptive statistical analysis of data was used to analyse the collected data.
The findings indicated that most black widows experience psychological problems such
as loneliness and depression due to withdrawal. There was also an indication that most
black widows experienced social problems like being discriminated against and rejection
by friends, relatives as well as neighbours due to the stigma associated with widowhood.
However, there is an indication that some black widows do experience a positive
perception from their employers and have a positive relationship with their in-laws. This
study also confirmed that some black widows use inappropriate coping mechanisms such
as withdrawal from the societal activities in fear of humiliation in dealing with their
widowhood. Some resort to religion as another way of coping with their loss. The majority of older widows considered remarriage as a poor option while younger
widows considered remarriage as viable. The grip on widows by traditional rituals is also
diminishing especially among young, successful and educated widows.
Having undertaken this study the implication is that black widows are mainly stigmatized
in the society in which they live. They are even humiliated through restrictions that are
put before them. For instance, performance of rituals and customs. Some of those who
are employed experience a negative perception from both their employers and their
colleagues because of the stigma. However. there still some black widows who still
enjoy the moral support of their in-laws, employers and also that of their colleagues. / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005
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The principal as an instructional leader in Secondary schools in the Mafikeng District of the North West Province / Thusi Joseph GadukaGaduka, Thusi Joseph January 2006 (has links)
The purpose of this research was to shed light on how do Educator
perceive instructional leadership in their schools. This was an exercise
in which educators are requested through the Questionnaire to air their
view on instructional leadership of Principals in the Mafikeng District of
the North West Province.
It was hoped that a broader understanding of the distinctive factor that
accounts for the understanding of the role of Principals as instructional
leaders in Secondary would assist in informing the policy makers on the
understanding of the role played by Principals as instructional leaders in
schools.
The study focuses on the manner in which schools develop or are
developing towards becoming effective schools with the help ·or their
instructional leaders. The responsibilities of the Principal as an
instructional leader in school are vital. It has been discovered that, there
is a need for information about the skills and tasks required to support
practices of instructional leaders in schools so that the best possible
instruction can be made towards the educators, parents and the learners
who are placed in their care. / Thesis (M. Ed.) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2006
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Investigation of financial management practices in selected Mafikeng schools / Mark BoschBosch, Mark January 2005 (has links)
The purpose of this study is about the investigation of financial practices in selected
Mafikeng schools. The financial management of public schools is constantly developing
in terms of the financial problems currently facing schools. The school manager and other
stakeholders such as School Governing Bodies (SGB) are responsible for financial
accountability by improving the school's accounting systems.
It has been observed that school managers and SGB's are not skilled to manage financial
resources of schools. The problem of this research is that school managers and SGB
members are not trained in school financial management practices. As a result, there are
no sound operational and accounting systems in place. It is against the stated problem
that literature was surveyed. In reviewing literature, different themes related to the
problem were explored by quoting them, paraphrasing them, and relating them to the
research problem.
This research used questionnaires for collecting data. The sample was selected from 1 0
schools in the Mafikeng district. Data analysis gave rise to a set of findings, which
mainly revealed a lack of skills in school financial management. The findings are that
school managers and the SGB's were not trained in financial management. The study also
revealed that most schools do not have financial policies, which is very essential for
efficiency and effectiveness in school financial management.
The conclusion drawn from the study show that training in financial management for
school ma-.n agers and SGB's was necessary. It is also important that the findings of the .
research be implemented to improve the accounting systems and overall financial
management accountability. / (MBA) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005
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Causes, effects and management of conflict among educators in the Mafikeng District / Simon Kelepile ManyediManyedi, Simon Kelepile January 2006 (has links)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the causes, effects and management
of conflict among school based educators. The dissertation acknowledge the
existence of conflict in every human interaction. Conflict in organizations should
be managed systematically. An appropriate approach in conflict management
should aim at enhancing the benefits of conflict.
The study aimed at determining whether site-managers possess the essential
skill of managing healthy conflict while defusing unhealthy conflict. The
institution of effective management of conflict techniques and guidelines is
essential in a number of practical ways for preventing, managing and resolving
workplace conflict, because the long term effects of unresolved conflict may
impact negatively on an organization.
The subjects of the study were 44 educators and one circuit manager based at
the Area Project Office. Questionnaires and interviews were used to evaluate
the perceptions in areas such as:- Conflict in the workplace, causes and effects
of conflict and conflict management.
The Research findings revealed that there is a lack of a conflict management
system in schools. The absence of a conflict management system result in an
array of problems related to conflict. Other findings include:- the management
style of site-managers contributing to conflict management, lack of
communication between stakeholders in the schooling system and a deficiency in
Conflict management skills. / M. Admin. (Industrial Relations) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2006
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Management of educators' absenteeism in South African schools with specific reference to schools in Mafikeng Area Project Office / Thundiyil George John KunjunjukuttyKunjunjukutty, Thundiyil George John January 2006 (has links)
The purpose of the study is to determine whether absenteeism is a real concern
amongst the educators in South African schools. Although there are sufficient and
appropriate policies in place, the rate of absenteeism is on the increase on a daily
basis.
Through the literature and investigations, the study tries to unravel the causes of
absenteeism and the solutions thereof.
The study revealed that 66% of the educators abused the current leave policy. Great
majority (64%) of the educators were in favour of the introduction of some form of
incentives and seventy eight percent of the educators wanted the re-introduction of the
accumulation of leave policy. Eighty four percent of the respondents also agreed that
teacher absenteeism contributes to poor learner performance. Workload of educators
was not a major contributing factor in the high rate of teacher absenteeism.
Some of the reasons attributed to absenteeism are depression, redeployment, ill health,
lack of motivation and self esteem, low salary, demoralizing learners and poor working
conditions.
All levels of educators suggested solutions to this ever-increasing problem, which is
becoming difficult to manage. Recognition of least absenteeism, effective
implementation of the policy, strong management team, motivating the staff, offering
fringe benefits, organizing workshops to manage absenteeism and to equip educators
and building team work are some of the noticeable and common solutions suggested
by all levels of educators.
The study recommends the re-introduction of accumulation of leave policy and linking
the school database of educators with departmental database so that on a daily basis
the leave statistics can be l:Jpdated and appropriate actions effected with out delay. / (MBA) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2006
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The issues and challenges in the management of the redeployment of educators in the Mafikeng region / Caroline Mpho SeakamelaSeakamela, Caroline Mpho January 2006 (has links)
The ushering in of the new democratic order in South Africa in 1994 brought with it
far-reaching changes that impacted on the lives of every citizen. South Africa was faced
with the task of translating the dreams of its citizens into reality. To do so, the state,
through its various departments had to revisit it approach to service delivery. this led
to the extensive restructuring processes that characterised the first decade of democratic
rule in this country. The changes that occurred and are still occurring in education are
remarkable and commendable.
Post 1994, the Ministry of Education had to dismantle the apartheid structure and create
a unified education system. During apartheid there were 19 Education Departments,
which had to be amalgamated into one National Department, which is further divided
into nine Provincial Education Departments (Hofmeyer, 2000:2). this was to create a
more equitable system of financing in a context of the huge demand on the limited
financial resources and to create a policy framework, which gave concrete expression to
the values, which underpinned the post apartheid state.
The first five years of reconstruction were dedicated towards the dismantling of
apartheid, and the creation of structures and procedures. This included transfers of staff,
offices, records, assets and more than ten million learners and educators into the new
system without compromising service delivery. Educators are central to educational
change, the policy on norms and standard for educators were introduced in 2000
(Robinson, 2003:19). This policy created the framework and procedures for the
approval of teacher education programmes and outlined the kinds of qualifications that
the Department of Education would consider for funding and for employment. The
policy provides an outline of the knowledge, skills and values that are seen as the
hallmarks of a professional and competent educator (Robinson, 2003:21 ). / (MBA) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2006
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Women managers in secondary schools of Mafikeng area project office in the North West province : effective managers or tokens? / Helen Mmantsepa Mmantswalo MahlabeMahlabe, Helen Mmantsepa Mmantswalo January 2005 (has links)
The aim of the study was to determine whether adolescent psychological well being can
be significantly influenced by attributional style, general health, satisfaction with life and
self esteem. A cross-sectional research design was implemented for this study. An
availability sample of 130 learners from 2 high schools; namely Batloung and Kgobokwe
in the Ramatlabama area in rural North West Province (RSA) were chosen to collect data.
The learners were selected using the stratified random sampling technique. All
participants described themselves as equally traditional and westernised with a high value
placed on individual goals and community goals. The respondents were 12-22 years old.
Participants responded to a questionnaire consisting of six sections. The first section
comprised of biographical data. Psychological well-being was measured in terms of
distinctions between hedonism and eudaimonism. The Satisfaction With Life Scale
(SWLS) was used to measure hedonism and the PWB scale by Ryff(1995) was used to
measure eudaimonism. General health was measured by the 28 item General Health
Questionnaire (GHQ-28). The cognitive Attributional Style Questionnaire (CaQ)
measured attributional style. The 10 item Rosenberg's Self Esteem Scale (SES) was used
to measure self esteem.
The quantitative data for the research, which was gathered through questionnaires,
was subjected to statistical analysis. This was done through the utilisation of the
Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS ver. 12). Descriptive statistics and
Cronbach alpha reliability indices were computed for each scale. Regression analysis
was used to establish the relative contribution made by the independent variables;
Attributiona1 style (AS),Self Esteem (SE), General Health (GH) and Satisfaction With
Life {SWL); on the dependent variable {psychological well being) . Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) is used to test the significance of R(2) , which is the same as testing the significance of the regression model as a whole.
The results of the study generally show that satisfaction with life, attributional styles,
self-esteem and health meaningfully predict psychological well- being (R(2) = .41). the
practical significance of the finding based on the Steyn's formulation was 0.69.
psychological well-being correlated positively with satisfaction with life, general health,
and the external attributions made by learners. There were no significant differences
regarding 1he nature of attributions made by both male and female learners.
It is therefore recommended that adolescents get support from parents, engage in
challenging activities, positive life events, and interact more with significant others for
their well being. Further research into the mechanisms of how life satisfaction plays its
role in positive youth development is needed to promote the psychological well-being of
all youth. / (M.Ed.) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2005
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Controlling South Africa's private health care expenditures : the perceptions and experiences of private health care providers about generic medicines in the Mafikeng district, North West Province, South Africa / Patience Elizabeth Kerotse SeodiSeodi, Patience Elizabeth Kerotse January 2004 (has links)
This was a study which sought to investigate the perceptions and experiences of private
health care providers in Mafikeng, North West Province about generic medicines. The
escalating cost of medicine in South Africa and elsewhere in the world has necessitated
government intervention to come up with strategies to make health care accessible and
affordable to the majority of the people.
In South Africa, the Medicine and Related Substances Control Amendment Act (Act I0I
of 1965), was implemented in May 2003. The Act makes it compulsory for pharmacist to
offer patients generic medicines, apart from exceptions listed by the Medical Control
Council and, if substitution takes place, to inform the doctor.
The study was a prospective, cross- sectional survey of private health care providers in
the greater Mafikeng area using a self- administered structured questionnaire. Participants
received a structured questionnaire by hand mail and were given the same time to
complete it. The questionnaires were them collected from their respective rooms.
The main outcome measures were age, level of education, current occupation/profession
and their perception and experiences about generic medicines. The total number of
respondents was thirty two (32) out of forty (40) private health care providers who
received the copies of the questionnaires. One questionnaire was incompletely answered
and was therefore excluded from the final analysis. Seven questionnaires were returned
unanswered. Age ranged from 26 to 51 and all had one or two university degrees.
On average, private health care providers in Mafikeng perceived generic medicines and
patent medicines to be identical and bioequivalent. Majority of the respondents
prescribed generic medicines as their first line of treatment and were aware of the
mandatory generic substitution law. According to the respondents, the majority of
patients were not well informed about generic medicines. Majority of respondents were
satisfied with the safety, quality, performance characteristics, intended use and route of
administration of generic medicines.
There is a need for a common essential drug list that will be used by all medical aids
schemes in South Africa, wider generic prescribing in both the public and private health
sector, speeding up the process of manufacturing generics, health care providers
complying fully with the mandatory generic substitution law, parallel importation of
generic medicines when a need arises and a widespread promotional campaigns targeting
mainly consumers and health professionals. / Mini dissertation (M.B.A. (Financial Man.) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2004
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The implementation of development appraisal system in educational institutions of the North West Province in the Mafikeng District / Harry RatlhaganaRatlhagana, Harry January 2004 (has links)
The implementation of Development Appraisal System in Educational Institutions of North-West Province in the Mafikeng District.
The main purpose of this study is to determine the implementation of Developmental Appraisal System in Educational Institutions of North-West Province in the Mafikeng District and the essential strategies needed for effective implementation.
Furthermore the study carefully examines past and current guidelines for policy implementation. It also aims at facilitating improvement of school performance throughout approaches characterized by partnership, collaboration, mentoring and guidance. It enables a school and external supervisors to show to what extent it meets national goals and the needs of the public and communities.
The subjects of this study are educators and school principals of the mentioned 30 schools in six(6) circuits. The study reveals that policy implementers in developing countries like South Africa are more concerned about lack of support and recognition to their position. Other concerns revealed are the inhibiting role of the educator unions in the policy implementation, policy implementers who need self confidence, flexible strategies, critical competencies and the necessary skills for effective policy implementation.
On the basis of the challenges and skills identified from both the literature and empirical study, implementation guidelines consist of four phases as follows: pre-implementation, actualization, cascading and monitoring. Each and every phase has a set of objectives to be realized. Furthermore, the guidelines also take into account the role of the various key stakeholders teacher unions and parental bodies. These guidelines therefore carne about the implementation of Integrated Quality Management Systems (IQMS) and this new policy included new programs, resources, objectives and aims that were not there in the implementation of developmental institutions of North-West Province in the Mafikeng District. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Relations) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2004
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The role of community policing in conflict management : a comparative study beween Mafikeng and Potchefstroom area in North West Province / Zwelinzima Isaiah NgcangcelaNgcangcela, Zwelinzima Isaiah January 2004 (has links)
The study made a comparative examination of the role of Community Policing in conflict
management in the North West Province, with special reference to Mafikeng and
Potchefstroom as case studies. The study found that, the competing values such as diversity in income, education, religion , experience, residential location, social class, race, gender, culture, influx of illegal immigrants, competition for limited resources due to power struggles, and poverty among different sections of the communities. These actors complicated the task of developing a shared vision of democratic community policing. They also made communication for managing conflict between the police and the community members difficult.
The study recommends: first, the need to develop mechanisms to promote awareness among community members on the importance of community policing in conflict management including crime prevention. This is an integral part of promoting peace building for community sustainable development, second, the promotion of effective partnership between community and the police which should include mutual trust and information sharing between community members and the police. / M.A. (PSIS) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2004
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