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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Development centres"”.
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Quality Early Childhood Development centres: an exploratory study of stakeholder views
This study 'Quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres: an exploratory study of stakeholder views' was carried out with a sample of fifteen principals of effective ECD centres in the Western Cape, South Africa. The study adopted a qualitative, exploratory approach using a semi-structured …
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An exploratory study of parent involvement in early childhood development centres in Masiphumelele, Cape Town
… explored parent involvement in Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Masiphumelele, Cape Town. The researcher aimed to gain an understanding of the following; how parents are involved in Early Childhood Development centres, factors that enhance parent involvement in ECD centres, factors …
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Monitoring and evaluation practice to discern meaningful change in community-based early childhood development centres
… study seeks to investigate the quality of ECD centres in rural communities in order to gain a deeper understanding of the context in which they operate and be in a better position to inform public funding policies and investment decisions. The main research question asks how the quality of ECD …
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Registered and Unregistered Early Childhood Development Centres in the Cape Flats, Cape Town: Challenges and Opportunities
… from Registered and Unregistered Early Childhood Development Centres in the Cape Flats, Cape Town. This study collected data through face-to-face, semi-structured interviews. A non-probability, purposive sample of twenty ECD principals was selected to take part in this study. The main objective …
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An intervention study to investigate development centres as an avenue to improve the self-efficacy of university graduates
This study investigated development centres as a method to improve the generalised self-efficacy of university graduates. This research was motivated by the various challenges graduates face in order to successfully transition into the world of work. To reach employability, graduates face high …
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The healthiness of processed foods frequently consumed by children in early childhood development centres in the North West Province
… years were recruited through early childhood development centres. The children's processed food consumption was captured using the newly developed FFQ. The most frequently consumed processed foods were then identified and assessed for healthiness using the South African nutrient profiling …
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An exploratory study of early childhood development teacher attitudes towards parent involvement in early childhood development centres in Athlone
This study aimed to explore early childhood development teacher attitudes towards parent involvement in early childhood development centres. The researcher aimed to gain an understanding of how ECD teachers describe their roles within the ECD centres, their perception of parent involvement in ECD …
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Participation to improve co-governance? a case study of how early childhood development centres access water and energy in Khayelitsha.
… interrogates the extent to which Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Khayelitsha use participatory processes to support co-governance in relation to their water and energy access. The hypothesis put forward is that for participation to improve co-governance, ECD centres in Khayelitsha …
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Corporate social responsibility in a Saudi Arabian context : social development centres as a bridge between the private sector and community needs
… nations and CSR could be a vehicle for development through public-private partnerships. This work aims to evaluate the current understanding and practices of CSR in Saudi Arabia and explores the potential for a government-role in its implementation in support of social development. The …
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Nutritional status and milestone development of children aged 3 to 5 years attending early childhood development centres at Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality
… status is vital for overall health and development in children. Anthropometry, reflecting health and nutritional status, predicts performance and survival. Children's development follows unique trajectories, with specific milestones achieved universally. This study explores the …
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An examination of the role of the Public Library in Cape Town, in support of Early Childhood Development, with special reference to Harare Public Library, Khayelitsha
… Khayelitsha, in empowering Early Childhood Development Centres (crèches and nursery schools) in its community. The researcher focused on the relationships the library has with Early Childhood Development Centres in its community, and the non-profit organisation (NPO) providing educational …
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Assessing the impact of library services on teachers in schools using the uKhahlamba Teacher Development Centre in KwaZulu-Natal
District Teachers' Development Centres serve as hubs for delivering professional teacher development programmes and ICT support for teachers for information, knowledge and skills. As such, the Teacher Development Centres have a role to play in the careers of educators, particularly in this …
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Reading the Culture Wars in the New Academic Novel, 1984-Present
… them. I argue that an important strand of this development centres on a group of novels that through their depiction of recent developments in academia—the threat of political correctness, the so-called theory wars, the growth of contingent labour, and the elevation of a corporate logic above …
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An Evaluation of the Performance of Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Constituency Information Centres (PCICS) and their Future Improvement
… establish Parliamentary Constituency Information Centres (PCICs) in all the previous 120 constituencies, during the life of the Fifth Parliament from 2000 to 2005. The idea behind the establishment of PCICs was two-fold: to provide public access to parliamentary generated information and to act as …
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A framework for employee development : a quantitative and qualitative study of individual differences and development outcomes
… with a framework for the research of employee development. To start, the importance of training, development and learning at the societal, organizational, group and individual level is set out. A review of the research on training and development argues that a detailed comparison may further …
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The implementation challenges of the Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) approach at early childhood development centers in Windhoek, Namibia
… is challenged with delivering Early Childhood Development (ECD) services as well as implementing the Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) approach. More importantly, various studies have indicated that for Namibia to obtain maximum benefits of Early Childhood Developement, it is …
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Information-seeking behaviour of grade R practitioners in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality
… when seeking information. Early Child Development practitioners need information to increase their knowledge for optimum performance of their duties. Literature points to a possibility that if the Grade R practitioners can have access to relevant, accurate and timeous information and …
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Britain's exploitation of Occupied Germany for scientific and technical intelligence on the Soviet Union
… Zone of Germany in its war-related research and development and the reconstruction of its war-related industries gave British Intelligence penetrable targets in the Soviet Zone and gave great numbers of Germans sought-after information on the USSR itself. The ease of recruiting age nts in East …
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Perceptions of social workers regarding their role in aftercare and reintegration services with substances-dependent persons
… the employ of the Gauteng Department of Social Development and SANCA, have about their role in aftercare and reintegration services. Hence, the research approach followed was qualitative. Due to the nature of the study, the researcher used focus group interviews for data collection. An interview …
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Examining Organisational Culture Change in a UK Talent Development Programme
… explain that nations should focus on talent development and identification to stay competitive. In contrast, recent inquiries into elite sports in the United Kingdom has unearthed examples of destructive cultures (Grey-Thompson, 2017; Phelps, Kelly, Lancaster, Mehrzad, & Panter, 2017). Rees …