Sisa Ngabaza
Biographic Data
| ID | 1445420 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sisa Ngabaza |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Ngabaza |
| SIGNATURE | NGABAZA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4137-9566 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sexuality education in South African schools
South African schools are tasked with providing sexuality education through the Life Orientation curriculum as a means of challenging continued high rates of HIV, unwanted pregnancy and gender-based violence. While in theory schools are well positioned to provide appropriate knowledge for reproductive health and navigating sexual challenges within a gender justice framework, research on sexuality education in South African schools indicates that …
We don't really see a problem in music because that s**t makes you want to dance”
Hip-hop culture has been criticised as sexist and misogynist. It is also condemned for being exploitative of black women’s identity and for perpetuating gendered and sexualised assumptions about female musicians. This perspective explores pedagogical possibilities and challenges of using popular culture, such as hip-hop music performances, in a gender studies course. We critically reflect on our experiences of working with second-year students ex…
Student accounts of space and safety at a South African university
Transformation efforts in South African higher education have been under increased scrutiny in recent years, especially following the last years of student activism and calls for decolonization of universities. This article presents data from a participatory photovoice study in which a group of students reflect on their experiences of feeling safe and unsafe at an urban-based historically disadvantaged university. Findings highlight the way in wh…
Girls need to behave like girls you know
Sexuality education, as a component within the Life Orientation (LO) programme in South African schools, is intended to provide young people with knowledge and skills to make informed choices about their sexuality, their own health and that of others. Key to the programme are outcomes relating to power, power relations and gender. In this paper, we apply a critical gender lens to explore the ways in which the teaching of sexuality education engag…
Contestations of the meanings of love and gender in a university students' discussion
Love is a fluid and complex concept that is difficult to define comprehensively. Its expressions, however, show that love is not only gendered but also influenced by one's social and economic positioning. Family upbringing, friends, race, culture and religion shape and constrain experiences of love. Third year students in a women's and gender studies class carried out a qualitative feminist study to explore how university students understood righ…
Policy commitments vs. lived realities of young pregnant women and mothers in school, Western Cape, South Africa
Reproductive rights in South Africa continue to be undermined for young women who fall pregnant and become mothers while still at school. Before 1994, exclusionary practices were common and the majority of those who fell pregnant failed to resume their education. With the adoption of new policies in 2007, young pregnant women and mothers are supposed to be supported to complete school successfully. Notwithstanding these new policies, there are in…
Positively pregnant
Research on teenage pregnancy and motherhood inevitably also involves a focus on teenagers’ sexuality, intimate interpersonal relationships and reproductive choices. In South Africa, as in the global context, teenage fertility is mostly problematised - assumed to be a social and health concern. South African research shows that teenage pregnancy and parenting cannot be understood outside the complex realms of culture, class and historically racia…
South African teachers' responses to teenage pregnancy and teenage mothers in schools
South African law forbids excluding pregnant teenagers from school and permits young parents to continue with their schooling. However, the existence of progressive policy and law does not by itself ensure that pregnant teenagers and young parents remain in school or experience as little disruption to their studies as possible. Two of the factors influencing the experiences that pregnant girls and young parents have are the attitudes and practice…
Positively pregnant
Research on teenage pregnancy and motherhood inevitably also involves a focus on teenagers’ sexuality, intimate interpersonal relationships and reproductive choices. In South Africa, as in the global context, teenage fertility is mostly problematised - assumed to be a social and health concern. South African research shows that teenage pregnancy and parenting cannot be understood outside the complex realms of culture, class and historically racia…
Contestations of the meanings of love and gender in a university students' discussion
Love is a fluid and complex concept that is difficult to define comprehensively. Its expressions, however, show that love is not only gendered but also influenced by one's social and economic positioning. Family upbringing, friends, race, culture and religion shape and constrain experiences of love. Third year students in a women's and gender studies class carried out a qualitative feminist study to explore how university students understood righ…
Student accounts of space and safety at a South African university
Transformation efforts in South African higher education have been under increased scrutiny in recent years, especially following the last years of student activism and calls for decolonization of universities. This article presents data from a participatory photovoice study in which a group of students reflect on their experiences of feeling safe and unsafe at an urban-based historically disadvantaged university. Findings highlight the way in wh…
Girls need to behave like girls you know
Sexuality education, as a component within the Life Orientation (LO) programme in South African schools, is intended to provide young people with knowledge and skills to make informed choices about their sexuality, their own health and that of others. Key to the programme are outcomes relating to power, power relations and gender. In this paper, we apply a critical gender lens to explore the ways in which the teaching of sexuality education engag…
Policy commitments vs. lived realities of young pregnant women and mothers in school, Western Cape, South Africa
Reproductive rights in South Africa continue to be undermined for young women who fall pregnant and become mothers while still at school. Before 1994, exclusionary practices were common and the majority of those who fell pregnant failed to resume their education. With the adoption of new policies in 2007, young pregnant women and mothers are supposed to be supported to complete school successfully. Notwithstanding these new policies, there are in…
South African teachers' responses to teenage pregnancy and teenage mothers in schools
South African law forbids excluding pregnant teenagers from school and permits young parents to continue with their schooling. However, the existence of progressive policy and law does not by itself ensure that pregnant teenagers and young parents remain in school or experience as little disruption to their studies as possible. Two of the factors influencing the experiences that pregnant girls and young parents have are the attitudes and practice…
Positively pregnant
Research on teenage pregnancy and motherhood inevitably also involves a focus on teenagers’ sexuality, intimate interpersonal relationships and reproductive choices. In South Africa, as in the global context, teenage fertility is mostly problematised - assumed to be a social and health concern. South African research shows that teenage pregnancy and parenting cannot be understood outside the complex realms of culture, class and historically racia…
Contestations of the meanings of love and gender in a university students' discussion
Love is a fluid and complex concept that is difficult to define comprehensively. Its expressions, however, show that love is not only gendered but also influenced by one's social and economic positioning. Family upbringing, friends, race, culture and religion shape and constrain experiences of love. Third year students in a women's and gender studies class carried out a qualitative feminist study to explore how university students understood righ…
Policy commitments vs. lived realities of young pregnant women and mothers in school, Western Cape, South Africa
Reproductive rights in South Africa continue to be undermined for young women who fall pregnant and become mothers while still at school. Before 1994, exclusionary practices were common and the majority of those who fell pregnant failed to resume their education. With the adoption of new policies in 2007, young pregnant women and mothers are supposed to be supported to complete school successfully. Notwithstanding these new policies, there are in…
Girls need to behave like girls you know
Sexuality education, as a component within the Life Orientation (LO) programme in South African schools, is intended to provide young people with knowledge and skills to make informed choices about their sexuality, their own health and that of others. Key to the programme are outcomes relating to power, power relations and gender. In this paper, we apply a critical gender lens to explore the ways in which the teaching of sexuality education engag…
We don't really see a problem in music because that s**t makes you want to dance”
Hip-hop culture has been criticised as sexist and misogynist. It is also condemned for being exploitative of black women’s identity and for perpetuating gendered and sexualised assumptions about female musicians. This perspective explores pedagogical possibilities and challenges of using popular culture, such as hip-hop music performances, in a gender studies course. We critically reflect on our experiences of working with second-year students ex…
Student accounts of space and safety at a South African university
Transformation efforts in South African higher education have been under increased scrutiny in recent years, especially following the last years of student activism and calls for decolonization of universities. This article presents data from a participatory photovoice study in which a group of students reflect on their experiences of feeling safe and unsafe at an urban-based historically disadvantaged university. Findings highlight the way in wh…
Sexuality education in South African schools
South African schools are tasked with providing sexuality education through the Life Orientation curriculum as a means of challenging continued high rates of HIV, unwanted pregnancy and gender-based violence. While in theory schools are well positioned to provide appropriate knowledge for reproductive health and navigating sexual challenges within a gender justice framework, research on sexuality education in South African schools indicates that …
Gender Studies (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)