Factors that Motivate African Women in South Africa to Depart from Kinship Care to Legal Adoption of Non-Kin Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla Ann Gerrand ◽  
Ajwang' Warria
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Kinship Care ◽  
African Women ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parental Rights ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Recommendations For Practice ◽  
Theory Research

For hundreds of adoptable African babies in South Africa, their right to be permanently raised in a loving family environment is not being realised because there are an inadequate number of adopters. To help deal with this child welfare challenge, a study was conducted in South Africa to investigate what factors affect the decision-making processes of Africans regarding the legal adoption of non-kin children, because only a small number choose the legal adoption trajectory to parenthood. To acquire this knowledge, the grounded theory research method of Corbin and Strauss was implemented. Data were gathered by personally interviewing five different cohorts of African participants; most being women. It was found that African women usually decide to legally adopt non-kin children because their desire to mother permanently is not realised when engaging in kinship care. The four main reasons they turn to legal adoption of non-kin children are: (1) legal adoption offers security because it is a permanent childcare arrangement; (2) legal adoption provides a sense of “ownership” because the adopter acquires full parental rights and responsibilities for raising the adopted child; (3) once accepting infertility, legal adoption can ease the psycho-emotional pain of infertility; and (4) the desire to nurture an infant can be realised through legal adoption. Recommendations for practice and future research regarding this phenomenon are discussed.

Gendered Lending Practices: Enabling South African Women Entrepreneurs to Access Start-Up Capital

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 313-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Derera ◽  
Pepukayi Chitakunye ◽  
Charles O'Neill ◽  
Amandeep Tarkhar-Lail
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
African Women ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Start Up ◽  
South African Women ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explores gendered lending and marketing practices of start-up capital to women entrepreneurs in South Africa. A multi-method research design, comprising of 6 in-depth interviews with experts, and a survey of 50 women entrepreneurs was adopted using convenience and snowball sampling techniques, respectively. The findings revealed that women entrepreneurs are experiencing gendered discriminatory practices embedded in lending practices used by financial institutions, thereby discouraging them to venture into non-traditional industries. Whilst financial providers may know their products well, many emerging women entrepreneurs in South Africa may find it difficult and costly to obtain information on the thousands of financial products available. Hence, women entrepreneurs resort to taking greater risks than necessary in order to get their businesses off the ground. Educating women on financial matters is extremely important if South Africa is to benefit fully from the untapped entrepreneurial talent that women possess. The study adds voice to the discriminatory lending practices faced by women entrepreneurs in developing countries. Future research could explore the feasibility of establishing a financial institution which caters specifically for the needs of women.

scholarly journals How Dementia Caregivers Make Health Service Decisions: A Scoping Review and Implications for Grounded Theory Studies

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402091439
Author(s):  
Kristina M. Kokorelias ◽  
Rachelle Ashcroft
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Care Decisions ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Dementia Caregiving ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Methodological Guidelines

The purpose of this study is to explore the grounded theory literature surrounding the health care decisions of dementia caregivers and to evaluate the rigor of these studies according to methodological guidelines. This scoping review was guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework. Articles were then evaluated against key principals of grounded theory. Results from five included articles show that while researchers label their study as grounded theory, some aspects of the methodological principles do not get adhered to. We draw lessons from these shortcomings to make recommendations for future research. Exploration of the shortcomings of grounded theory research could offer suggestions for improving the overall methodological rigor in dementia caregiving research, which may enhance the credibility of the findings. Grounded theory methodologies in dementia caregiving research could move findings from qualitative descriptions to explanations of processes, such as substitute decision-making for dementia caregivers.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence in South African women leaders in higher education

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude-Hélène Mayer ◽  
Rudolf M. Oosthuizen ◽  
Sabie Surtee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Women Leaders ◽  
South African ◽  
African Women ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
South African Women

Orientation: This study contributes to an in-depth understanding of emotional intelligence (EI) in women leaders in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa from an inside perspective.Research purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore EI in South African women leaders working in HEIs to identify women leader’s strengths, foci and their possible areas of development. The aim is to get deeper insights in EI in women leaders because EI is associated with effective leadership qualities, creativity and innovation, as well as empathetic communication which is needed in the challenging HEI workplaces.Motivation for the study: Emotional intelligence is an important source for women leaders to increase leadership qualities. This study is motivated by a deep interest to explore aspects of EI in women leaders in this specific professional context.Research design, approach and method: The study uses a qualitative research design and an approach based on Dilthey’s modern hermeneutics of ‘Verstehen’ (understanding). Twenty-three women leaders of the Higher Education Research Service (HERS-SA) network were interviewed through semi-structured interviews. One researcher observed behaviour in one HEI to support the interpretation of the data. Data were analysed through content analysis.Main findings: Findings show that women leaders mainly refer to intrapersonal emotional quotient (EQ), followed by interpersonal EQ, adaptability, stress management and, finally, general mood. The most highly rated components of EQ are self-regard, followed by interpersonal relationships, problem solving, empathy, emotional self-awareness, assertiveness, impulse control and social responsibility. Findings also provide ideas on what EQ components can be further developed.Practical/managerial implications: New insights are provided on what components of EI should be developed in women leaders to increase overall EI, on cognitive and behavioural levels.Contribution/value-add: This research provides new and original context-specific insights on EI in HEIs in South Africa, which can be used as a basis for future research on women leaders while providing a knowledge base for contemporary training of EI in HEIs.

scholarly journals Becoming and Being a Woman: Meanings and Values of Labial Elongation for Zambians in Cape Town

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 986
Author(s):  
Guillermo Martínez Pérez ◽  
Mwenya Mubanga ◽  
Concepción Tomás Aznar ◽  
Brigitte Bagnol
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Rite Of Passage ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Female Genital

Zambian women might doubt whether to stop or preserve labial elongation, which is a female genital modification instructed to the girl child as the first rite of passage into womanhood. We conducted a grounded theory research among Zambian men and women who had immigrated to Cape Town. Twenty women and seventeen men participated. Beliefs and perceptions around womanhood, gender roles and pleasure place elongation as a practice that is highly valued by Zambians in South Africa. Interventions to promote and improve women’s sexual health –such as capacity building of healthcare professionals and design of information, education and communication materials– can be informed by framing and documenting the implications for the Zambian migrant women’s sexual and social wellbeing of this practice.

Prompt Dependency Beyond Childhood: Adults With Asperger's Syndrome and Intimate Relationships

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bronwyn Wilson ◽  
Wendi Beamish ◽  
Stephen Hay ◽  
Tony Attwood
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Asperger's Syndrome ◽  
Asperger’S Syndrome ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Community Environments ◽  
Theory Research ◽  
Depth Interviews

Many children on the autism spectrum are dependent on prompts provided by adults for staying on-task, completing activities and transitioning between activities in the home, school and community environments (Bryan & Gast, 2000; Milley & Machalicek, 2012). Yet, prompt dependency beyond childhood has received little attention. This study explored the possibility that prompt dependency also applies to adults diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome (AS) when interacting with their neurotypical partner. In-depth interviews with nine couples (ages ranging from 29 to 69) were used to explore intimate relationships between partners in order to determine whether prompt dependency was evident. A grounded theory research strategy was applied to analyse interview data. Data analysed through constant comparison coding supported the hypothesis that adults with AS in the sample showed prompt dependency in their interactions with their partners. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Ensuring the interests of children in cases of deprivation of parental rights

2021 ◽  
pp. 103-117
Author(s):  
Vasyl Datsenko
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Law ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parental Rights ◽  
Legal Obligation ◽  
Public Employees ◽  
Family Responsibility

Proper child-rearing of children is the main moral and legal obligation for both parents. In addition, the way parents fulfill their relationships fully requires the constant development of the child, according to her formation and becoming as a person. Unfortunately, not all parents fully communicate their responsibility for the development of the child, the formation of his personality, the importance of their upbringing for a better future of a child. In those times when parents misuse their shared ties, family law measures may be applied to them when the parental rights greeting appears. According to most of the scientists, in this category of reference, welcoming parental rights, is carried out by the court to ensure the interests of the child.Meanwhile, deprivation of parental rights is also a type of family legal responsibility, the main service of which is the search for parents. However, such an approach to amending the institution inviting parental rights into the means of family legal responsibility, highlighting the punitive function of this event, attempts to assign this procedure to the function, the nature of legal liability (fine, educational, preventive), an unjustified conclusion about public employees, the state, society and parents, and this reason distracts from the main participant in this procedure - the child. When considering the issues of the proclamation of parental rights, the main issue for the court should be the proportionality of the interference with the child's right to a family environment to the level of threat of the child's right to formation, protection, health and education. In their quick reference about the appropriateness of punishing the father, the court cannot be judged, so they cannot be present on the child in any way. It also appears logical that in such cases the court cannot at all achieve the goal of punishing the father and simultaneuoslyensuring the best interests of the child. Pursuit of the goal of punishing the father ambiguously intersects with the interests of the child and negatively affects them. Future research should move away from the concept of deprivation of parental rights as a form of family responsibility because in this case the purpose of punishing the father is provided costing the interests of the child. Keywords: best interests of the child, family law relations, legal responsibility, deprivation of parental rights, family law responsibility.

A Leadership Development Program for Young Men

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-94
Author(s):  
Don Smith
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grounded Theory Research ◽  
Core Category ◽  
Leadership Development Program ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
Theory Research

This grounded theory research paper presents an analysis of the motivation of young men in commencing a three-stage leadership development program and the critical influences impacting their decision to return for subsequent stages of the program. The key findings are that both people and program influences are significant. The key program influences initially are the community and group in Stage 1 along with certain program-specific elements. This creates a momentum towards Stage 2 where a three-day wilderness Solo experience emerges as the core category / central phenomenon – drawing participants from Stage 1 and being motivational towards Stage 3. Specific program elements and “lenses” are identified for future research.

THE SINS OF THE FATHER: GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn Snodgrass
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Black Women ◽  
South African ◽  
African Women ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Gender ◽  
South African Women

This article explores the complexities of gender-based violence in post-apartheid South Africa and interrogates the socio-political issues at the intersection of class, ‘race’ and gender, which impact South African women. Gender equality is up against a powerful enemy in societies with strong patriarchal traditions such as South Africa, where women of all ‘races’ and cultures have been oppressed, exploited and kept in positions of subservience for generations. In South Africa, where sexism and racism intersect, black women as a group have suffered the major brunt of this discrimination and are at the receiving end of extreme violence. South Africa’s gender-based violence is fuelled historically by the ideologies of apartheid (racism) and patriarchy (sexism), which are symbiotically premised on systemic humiliation that devalues and debases whole groups of people and renders them inferior. It is further argued that the current neo-patriarchal backlash in South Africa foments and sustains the subjugation of women and casts them as both victims and perpetuators of pervasive patriarchal values.

The use of ICT by SMMEs in a Digital Economy: A case study in Buffalo City Metropolitan in South Africa [Abstract]

10.28945/4314 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Common Knowledge ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Underdeveloped Areas ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Set Up

Aim/Purpose: The goal of this study is to advance understanding of ICT utilization by SMMEs by checking access, ability (in terms of technological skills) and usage of ICT among some SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in an underdeveloped areas to enhance their business activities in order to utilizes the digital opportunities 21st century digital economies present. Background: In today’s world no nation or region is untouched by the forces of globalization and digital economy. One of the key pioneering forces of globalization is the advances of ICT like internet, social networks, etc. In the sphere of business, this pioneering force has also altered the way businesses and organizations communicate and interact with customers and society at large. Such alternation presents obvious opportunities for wealth creation and growth for businesses and organizations that are well-equipped to take advantages of them. But for those that are less-equipped, particularly SMMEs, globalization can easily lead to fore-closures and marginalization. It is a common knowledge that SMMEs entrepreneurs mostly rely on ICT gadgets like mobile phone, Laptops, Tablets to conduct their business activities as many of them don’t have enough capital to set up offices with necessary equipment. Therefore, using various ICT functions/programs on these ICT devices to enhance their business activities are critical to their businesses in the 21st century digital economies. Methodology: Purposeful sampling was used to approach fifty-four SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in underdeveloped areas locally called Townships in Buffalo City Metropolitan. Microsoft excel was used in the descriptive statistics. Contribution: This research will add to the growing knowledge ICT usage in SMMEs in the 21st century digital economies. Findings: The results indicate that the participating SMMEs entrepreneurs need to be educated, trained and supported in the use of the ICT applicable to enhance their business activities in order for them to take advantages of 21st century digital economies present. Recommendations for Practitioners: The agencies tasked with looking after SMMEs in South Africa needs to consider the lacked of utilisation of ICTs by SMMEs entrepreneurs operating their businesses in underdeveloped areas as one of the barrier to growing of their businesses and take necessary steps to address it. Recommendation for Researchers: Since age and gender have been proven to be key-moderating variables in many technology acceptance models. There is a need to explore in depth whether the factors of gender and age also act as barriers. Impact on Society: The research will assist stakeholders, policy makers and agencies tasked with looking after SMMEs to identify the barriers hindering SMMEs to grow and address them accordingly. Future Research: More work needs to be done to check whether gender, age of the SMMEs entrepreneurs have some effects on their attitude towards the integration of ICT into their business activities.

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