Kwaku Osei‐Hwedie
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823039 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwaku Osei‐Hwedie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwaku |
| FAMILY NAME | Osei‐Hwedie |
| SIGNATURE | HWEDIE K O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zambia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Globalization and culturally relevant social work: African perspectives on indigenization
Relevance in social work must be rooted in the local social environment. This article restates African perspectives on the importance of culturally relevant social work practice and education, given the assault on social work indigenization, by responding to some of the negative evaluations
Secondary school teachers and the emotional abuse of children: A study of three secondary schools in Gaborone, Botswana
Teachers and other human service professionals have crucial roles to play in the provision of social programmes to support and protect children from violence and abuse. The objective of this study, therefore, was to find out the extent of the knowledge and understanding of emotional abuse held by teachers; their ability to identify children showing symptoms of such abuse, their personal feelings about, and experience with, emotional abuse and the…
Youth policy and programmes in the Sadc countries of Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia: A comparative assessment
Youths and the Problems of Social Life in Africa: The Case of Zambia
This article focuses on the importance of integrating youth into the larger culture, a goal that all societies struggle with. The paper concludes that youth in Zambia have similar values as their parents. As in most societies, youth in Zambia see education as the major factor in achieving personal success. However the researchers found that young people in Zambia are largely alienated from the political system. They concluded that young people in…
Globalization and culturally relevant social work: African perspectives on indigenization
Relevance in social work must be rooted in the local social environment. This article restates African perspectives on the importance of culturally relevant social work practice and education, given the assault on social work indigenization, by responding to some of the negative evaluations
Youth policy and programmes in the Sadc countries of Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia: A comparative assessment
Youths and the Problems of Social Life in Africa: The Case of Zambia
This article focuses on the importance of integrating youth into the larger culture, a goal that all societies struggle with. The paper concludes that youth in Zambia have similar values as their parents. As in most societies, youth in Zambia see education as the major factor in achieving personal success. However the researchers found that young people in Zambia are largely alienated from the political system. They concluded that young people in…
Youth policy and programmes in the Sadc countries of Botswana, Swaziland and Zambia: A comparative assessment
Secondary school teachers and the emotional abuse of children: A study of three secondary schools in Gaborone, Botswana
Teachers and other human service professionals have crucial roles to play in the provision of social programmes to support and protect children from violence and abuse. The objective of this study, therefore, was to find out the extent of the knowledge and understanding of emotional abuse held by teachers; their ability to identify children showing symptoms of such abuse, their personal feelings about, and experience with, emotional abuse and the…
Globalization and culturally relevant social work: African perspectives on indigenization
Relevance in social work must be rooted in the local social environment. This article restates African perspectives on the importance of culturally relevant social work practice and education, given the assault on social work indigenization, by responding to some of the negative evaluations
Political science (3 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Child abuse (1 works) · Cultural Identity and Representation (1 works) · Environmental health (1 works)