Chinyakata Rachel

Biographic Data

ID3558601
NAMEChinyakata Rachel
GIVEN NAMESChinyakata
FAMILY NAMERachel
SIGNATURERACHEL C
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of the Western Cape
ORCID0000-0001-5346-2434
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Gaps in the Implementation of the Non-Prima Facie Refugee Status Determination in Uganda

    Open AccessChinyakata Rachel, Cletus Muluh Momasoh et al.ARTICLEAFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW2025

    Refugee status determination is an important initial step in protecting people seeking asylum and in determining who is entitled to international and national protection under refugee law. Refugee status determination gives access to the individuals/groups seeking asylum protection under international or national laws, grants legal certainty, protects them from refoulement and provides a pathway to integration—not just as a humanitarian act but a…

  • Factors inhibiting control over one’s environment

    Open AccessChinyakata Rachel, Msiza Fikile Beautiful et al.ARTICLECogent Social Sciences2024

    The human capabilities approach, developed by Nussbaum and Sen, focuses on the well-being of individuals by concentrating on functioning(s) and capabilities. Control over one’s environment is one of the ten (10) capabilities, according to Nussbaum, that should be respected and implemented for well-being. Nevertheless, research on issues of control over one’s environment is still scarce in South Africa. Therefore, guided by the human capabilities …

  • Parents’ Perspectives on Children’s Independent Mobility in Selected Rural Towns in South Africa

    Open AccessChinyakata Rachel, Nicolette Vanessa Roman et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2022References: 11

    A child’s independent mobility is essential to their social, emotional physical, and cognitive development and provides children the opportunity to explore and experience their environment. The freedom of free movement and security from all forms of harm is necessary for achieving the capability of bodily integrity which is one of the essential capabilities necessary for well-being. Despite this, research on child independent mobility in Africa r…

  • The Contribution of Parental Factors to Adolescents' Deviant Behaviour in South Africa

    Open AccessChinyakata Rachel, Nicolette Vanessa Roman et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2022Cited by: 2References: 38

    Challenges associated with adolescents are prevalent in South African societies. During the adolescence stage, children may become involved in deviant behaviour. Although a significant number of studies have focused on the factors that contribute to adolescents' deviant behaviour, including parental factors, there is paucity of research specifically in rural communities. This study explores the contribution of parental factors to adolescents' dev…