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Pain assessment : the role of the radiation therapist
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010)The focus of this study is the role of the Radiation Therapist (RTT) in the assessment of pain in cancer patients. The study was carried out at a Radiotherapy Department of a large Teaching Hospital in Ghana and addressed ... -
Pain control in palliative care : a South African nursing perspective
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008)In South Africa the need for palliative care for the terminally ill is exacerbated by the upsurge of the HIV/AIDS epidemic resulting in more patients being in need of palliative care and the provision of effective pain ... -
Palliative care needs of children suffering from AIDS, Zimbabwe
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009)By the end of 2007 an estimated 22 million people in sub-Saharan Africa were living with HIV/AIDS. Of these, 1.8 million (33%) were children under the age of 15 years. The epidemic has left 11.6 million children orphaned ... -
Parental involvement in learning at rural multi-grade schools in South Africa: a school, community and family partnership programme
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)Parental involvement in rural multigrade schools in South Africa is poor. This is mainly due to a lack of support for and insufficient knowledge regarding the development of a programme that would increase parental involvement ... -
Parental involvement in primary schools situated in informal settlements
(Cape Technikon, 2004)The study focuses on the level of parental involvement in the primary schools situated in informal settlements. The area of research was limited to the informal settlements of the Cape Flats in Cape Town. The identified ... -
Parents’ roles and perceptions of early literacy development in well-resourced environments.
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2005)Literacy research in South Africa and other developing countries has for the most part focused on poorly resourced environments and literacy practices in lower socio-economic communities. The purpose of this study is to ... -
Partnering with suppliers for quality improvement
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2010)Uneven surfaces on national roads that often lead to difficulty and even danger can be extremely hazardous when wet, due to mud and cracks, and also create dust pollution for motorists, pedestrians, residents and business. ... -
Passive treatment of acid mine drainage using South African coal fly ash in a column reactor
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2020)Fly ash (FA) and acid mine drainage (AMD) are two undesirable materials generated from combustion of pulverized coal for energy and mining activity respectively. Both waste materials have serious, negative impacts on the ... -
Patterns of the use of technology by students in higher education
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)Rationale: Unavoidably, the 21st century is witnessing continuous discourse about students’ technology uses in higher education. This thesis explores the underpinnings of students’ technology usage in their rhizomatic ... -
Peace education : positive change via peer mediation in the primary school
(Peninsula Technikon, 2003)Peace Education strives to provide for the promotion and building of a peaceful society. A Peer Mediation Programme is one of the strategies designed to promote Peace Education in that it provides the skills for the ... -
Pedagogical issues arising from the introduction of educational technology at two South African universities of technology : a comparative study
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017)Educational technology can improve teaching and learning in universities of technology in developing countries. Due to various factors, there is no readymade “one-size-fits-all” solution for facilitating the successful ... -
People management factors militating against public servants’ professionalism in Nigeria
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016)The Nigerian public service has been perceived over the years as not delivering its services effectively and in most cases leadership has been assumed to be the problem. However, from the perspective of human resource ... -
The perceived and potential role of a public relations/corporate communication practitioner in central banks of the common monetary area
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)The aim of this research is to establish the gaps between the potential role of the public relations practitioner within the CMA central bank context, and management’s perception and expectation of that role. The study may ... -
Perceived barriers to tourism development in Rwanda as a tourist destination
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009)Tourism is regarded as the fastest growing industry in the world. Africa was identified at the World Investment Conference in Geneva (WAIPA, 2005) as one of the continents with a significant potential for developing ... -
Perceived benefits and barriers to the use of world wide web marketing among Rwandan hotels
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014)This research investigated opinions on two aspects of the World Wide Web as a marketing tool for Rwandan hotels: “Web benefits” as seen by hotels with a Web presence ("adopters"), and “barriers to Web adoption” as seen by ... -
Perceived challenges to talent management in the South African public service :an exploratory study of the City of Cape Town municipality
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)This study explored perceptions of twenty managers at the City of Cape Town Municipality regarding the challenges facing talent management. A detailed study of the literature was conducted on variables that are relevant ... -
Perceived factors that hinder the acceptance of contraceptives amongst the young adults in the Outjo district -Namibia
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014)Recent reports suggest that there has been an alarming increase in the pregnancy rate of young adults especially in the Outjo district, the northwestern part of Namibia. No formal studies have been conducted recently to ... -
The perception of corporate services in a Metropolitan Municipality on King III good governance compliance
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)Good governance has been and is a growing phenomenon for almost all business organisations regardless of size, profit margins and purpose for existence. Government, quasi-government, non-governmental organisations and even ... -
Perception of employees concerning information security policy compliance : case studies of a European and South African university
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2018)This study recognises that, regardless of information security policies, information about institutions continues to be leaked due to the lack of employee compliance. The problem is that information leakages have serious ... -
Perception of information : enriching location specific information through the use of calm computing
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011)Many studies have been conducted on the interaction between environments and relevant information in the field of interaction design. Most of these studies are focused on increasing the awareness of technology, information ...
