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The complexity of rural contexts experienced by community disability workers in three southern African countries

Author: Booyens, Margaret ; Van Pletzen, Ermien ; Lorenzo, Theresa Date: 09 Jun 2015 An understanding of rural communities is fundamental to effective community-based rehabilitation work with persons with disabilities. By removing barriers to community participation, persons with disabilities are enabled to satisfy their ... Read more c b
Everyone has a view of literacy : learners' perceptions of literacy and their practices at home and at school

Author: Kendal, Charmaine Allana Date: 2007 This is an ethnographic study of how learners write about, speak about, depict and value their literacy activities at home and how this links with their performance at school. It also examines the shift in learners' perceptions of literacy ... Read more
Inclusive education for deaf students: literacy practices and South African sign language

Author: Glaser, Meryl ; Van Pletzen, Ermien Date: 2012 This article considers the feasibility of inclusive education for Deaf students in a mainstream Further Education and Training (FET) classroom through the use of a South African Sign Language interpreter. It revisits the centrality of language ... Read more
Recall of early non-fatal suicidality in a nationally representative sample of South Africans

Author: Van Pletzen, Ermien ; Stein, Dan J ; Myer, Landon ; Williams, David R Date: 2012 Objectives. Little is known about socio-demographic patterns of non-fatal suicidality in early life in South Africa. We investigated the prevalence of self-reported early suicidality (suicidal ideation, planning and attempts) in a nationally ... Read more
A study to explore the role of community disability workers in facilitating livelihood opportunities for disabled youth in rural areas of Southern Botswana

Author: Kabaso, Bryson Nsama Date: 2015 Purpose: This study aimed to explore the role of Community Disability Workers (CDWs) in facilitating livelihood opportunities for disabled youth in rural Southern Botswana. The CDWs in the study worked in Community- based Rehabilitation (CBR) ... Read more
Teaching communicative competence in Health Sciences Education: An analysis of medical students' first biopsychosocial interview in a clinical setting

Author: Moller, Natalie Date: 2017 Objective: Communicative competence is recognised as essential for establishing an effective doctorpatient relationship. A Primary Health Care-led curriculum places this established relationship at the heart of all interactions and interventions ... Read more
Writer's stance in disciplinary discourses: a developmental view

Author: Paxton, Moragh ; Van Pletzen, Ermien ; Archer, Arlene ; Arend, Moeain ; Chihota, Clement Date: 2008 An approach to writer's stance will differ depending on whether one looks at it from an analytic theoretical perspective or a developmental perspective. This article describes a training activity in the Writing Centre at the University of ... Read more