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Showing 1 to 20 of 686 for “"Marginalised"”.
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Reversing The Weapons: Recuperating the marginalised body with performative photography
… discourses around the gaze, the invisibility of marginalised bodies, and social media as the 21st century panopticon. The work activates the disobedient female body defined as “grotesque” through wilful transgressions of the rules that try to control it. Performative self-portrait photography is …
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Assembling the field: literary journalism about marginalised subjects by Indian writers
… question of how the authority to represent the marginalised is assembled by these journalist-writers in a field where relations of power are still quite fluid and not yet concretized. More spe-cifically, it questions which institutions or ideologies these writers look to align themselves with or …
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Becoming 'NEET': an exploration of marginalised young people’s trajectories and experiences
… studies indicate that young NEET people form a marginalised group with diverse issues. Hence, there is the need to understand the complexity of their situations. Therefore, this qualitative, in-depth study goes beyond the statistics and advances the knowledge about some of the varied factors …
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Crossing the line: establishing counselling training in hard to reach and marginalised communities
… trainings developed in hard to reach and marginalised communities. I consider projects established in Northern Ireland and Malta as background to the development of knowledge and experience that equipped me for the challenges of later projects. I focus predominantly on the ongoing training …
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Addressing Injustices through MOOCs: A study among peri-urban, marginalised, South African youth
… hegemonic powers indirectly control or influence marginalised groups through the internet or information technology. In striving for justice-oriented online education models, this study analyses to what extent Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), produced both internationally and locally, support …
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Augmenting the agency of marginalised members of society within the semiotic authority of narrative form.
… artist and the viewer can augment the agency of marginalised members of society by developing an epistemic engagement around the subject of symbolic abuse. The research locates, deconstructs and analyses the symbolic abuse portrayed through the visual practice and case studies presented. Barthes’ …
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Breakdown of the work ethic? : an analysis of labour force attachment in a marginalised community
… people residing in localities designated as 'marginalised' - defined in terms of declining local authority housing estates, with those young people residing in geographically neighbouring localities, which exhibited similarities in socio-economic profile. <br/><br/>The gendered distribution of …
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Development and empowerment of previously-marginalised languages: a case of African languages in South Africa
South Africa is a multilingual country with 11 official languages and 9 of these languages are Indigenous African languages. The South African government has developed policies and created an environment for these languages to be developed. National and provincial language policies have been …
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Business modelling for inclusive financial services: How to enhance access to financial services for marginalised youth
… will enhance the access to financial services by marginalised youth. In order to develop such a relevant business model it was necessary to understand the needs and challenges being faced by targeted clients in using and accessing formal financial services. Accessing such services will help them …
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Political violence as a form of communication: understanding marginalised voices in South Africa through content analysis
Violence elicits profound emotional responses and serves as a potent medium of communication in societies grappling with systemic inequities and historical grievances. In South Africa, political violence has persisted as a troubling legacy, complicating the nation's democratic transition. While …
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Multiple Selves, Marginalised Voices: Exploring Black Female Psychology Students' Experiences of Constructing Identity in UK Higher Education
Introduction: What kinds of identity do Black female psychology students construct within higher education? Higher education research in the US and UK points to integration and attainment issues for Black and Minority Ethnic students. Black female students’ experiences are not fully explored among …
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Multiple Selves, Marginalised Voices: Exploring Black Female Psychology Students’ Experiences of Constructing Identity in UK Higher Education
Introduction: What kinds of identity do Black female psychology students construct within higher education? Higher education research in the US and UK points to integration and attainment issues for Black and Minority Ethnic students. Black female students’ experiences are not fully explored among …
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Reclaiming histories: The resounding call issued through the Simonites culturally-marginalised memory of the apartheid forced removals
… Namely, the need to transform their culturally-marginalised social position as administered by the rainbow identity and subsequent citizenship status. Reclaimed histories are transformative to the extent that it produces a re-envisioned humanity that subverts existing power relations and appeals …
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Ashes scattered in the wind: The Romanies as Marginalised Victims of Racial Persecution, Genocide and the Holocaust
… within each of these mechanisms, Romanies were marginalised as victims, the thesis illustrates that the transitional justice process did indeed fail them. In addition, it broadens the discussion by looking at how Romaphobia is both a cause and a consequence of this marginalisation. As such, the …
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An exploration of how non-governmental organisations market their skills training programmes to marginalised youth living in Cape Town
The high levels of poverty among marginalised youth in South Africa are a source of grave concern. Studies have shown that one of the main contributions to this phenomenon is unemployment, largely resulting from low skills levels, lack of experience and minimal job opportunities. Non-governmental …
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Social exclusion and mental health challenges: exploring the experiences of mental health challenges among university students from marginalised backgrounds
… health challenges among university students from marginalised backgrounds. The intention was to understand the effects of a university student's socio-economic background and circumstances on their mental health, as well as their access to the necessary mental health resources and services. South …
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Is knowing that you have rights enough? : exploring marginalised women's awareness, understanding and practice of the right to health
This research study explores women's awareness, understanding and practice of their rights to health. The target group in the case study is women. These women live in townships and informal settlements in Cape Town and are part of a community-based network called The Women's Circle (TWC). The …
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The effectiveness of counselling services as an equity measure to support vulnerable and marginalised students at selected higher education institutions in Namibia
… and media reports indicate that students from marginalised communities in Namibia continue to face exclusion and have low academic achievements. The study explored and discussed the perceived effectiveness of counselling services offered as an equity measure to support students from …
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ENHANCING TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING FOR MARGINALISED GIRLS: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF PEDAGOGICAL PROCESSES IN AN ACCELERATED EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN GHANA
… The ones most affected are those from poor, marginalised backgrounds, particularly girls, who face structural barriers related to poverty and restrictive cultural norms that reinforce their marginalisation. Transformative learning, which is concerned with empowering learners to overcome these …
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