Nolwazi Ngcobo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6887046 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nolwazi Ngcobo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nolwazi |
| FAMILY NAME | Ngcobo |
| SIGNATURE | NGCOBO N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0491-8025 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Decoloniality, Participation, Organisational Democracy, and Self-Management in Post-Apartheid South Africa and the Global South
This paper examines how colonial and neoliberal logics have influenced the ideas of self-management, democracy, and participation and how a decolonial perspective might reinterpret them. Although democracy and participation are celebrated in mainstream development discourse, they frequently serve as technologies of control that uphold market rationalities and dependency. The paper presents a conceptual model for comprehending how political and or…
Supporting Children and Their Families in Gauteng Public Schools
School social work practice in the South African context is a growing field; however, there is limited research regarding the roles and responsibilities of school social workers, particularly in the Gauteng province. This province is unique in that school social workers are employed by multiple institutions, including individual schools and the education and social development departments. This study aimed to explore and describe the roles and re…
The Roles and Responsibilities of School Social Workers in the African Context
The profession of school social work has been acknowledged as being of critical importance on a global scale. However, little is known about the practice of school social work in the African context, specifically the roles and responsibilities of practitioners. This scoping review aimed to synthesize empirical studies conducted in the African continent on the roles and responsibilities of school social workers. Using Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) …
“Into Nje – It’s Just a Thing…”
The South African Constitution prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation, yet the experiences of lesbians across various contexts is different. A thematic analysis of 10 in-depth qualitative interviews with lesbian students from rural areas expands the limited knowledge base on this issue. Although these students are studying in an urban area, this article explores the experience of lesbians in rural ar…
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“Into Nje – It’s Just a Thing…”
The South African Constitution prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of their sexual orientation, yet the experiences of lesbians across various contexts is different. A thematic analysis of 10 in-depth qualitative interviews with lesbian students from rural areas expands the limited knowledge base on this issue. Although these students are studying in an urban area, this article explores the experience of lesbians in rural ar…
The Roles and Responsibilities of School Social Workers in the African Context
The profession of school social work has been acknowledged as being of critical importance on a global scale. However, little is known about the practice of school social work in the African context, specifically the roles and responsibilities of practitioners. This scoping review aimed to synthesize empirical studies conducted in the African continent on the roles and responsibilities of school social workers. Using Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) …
Supporting Children and Their Families in Gauteng Public Schools
School social work practice in the South African context is a growing field; however, there is limited research regarding the roles and responsibilities of school social workers, particularly in the Gauteng province. This province is unique in that school social workers are employed by multiple institutions, including individual schools and the education and social development departments. This study aimed to explore and describe the roles and re…
Decoloniality, Participation, Organisational Democracy, and Self-Management in Post-Apartheid South Africa and the Global South
This paper examines how colonial and neoliberal logics have influenced the ideas of self-management, democracy, and participation and how a decolonial perspective might reinterpret them. Although democracy and participation are celebrated in mainstream development discourse, they frequently serve as technologies of control that uphold market rationalities and dependency. The paper presents a conceptual model for comprehending how political and or…
Psychology (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Health (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work) · Citizen journalism (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work) · Constitution (1 work)