Chioma Ogochukwu Ohajunwa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 791086 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Chioma Ogochukwu Ohajunwa |
| PRENOMES | Chioma Ogochukwu |
| SOBRENOME | Ohajunwa |
| ASSINATURA | OHAJUNWA C O |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2848-003X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1970 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Care perspectives
A sense of isolation, financial challenges and familial abandonment are significant challenges for mothers of children with disabilities, but they find strength in spirituality. Spiritual belief systems and collaboration with community and spiritual leaders are advocated for ongoing communal support for mothers of children with disabilities. An inclusive, authentic intersectoral collaboration is needed to enhance caregiving capacity for mothers o…
Seeing the human behind the research
African disability studies scholars are well-placed to disrupt ableism in academic, medical and social spheres, as well as hierarchies within academia, which limit development, mutual growth and respect
Thinking about mental health and spirituality from the Indigenous knowledge systems frame of reference
No abstract available
Encouraging reciprocal healthcare practice within a South African Indigenous community
This article is informed by an outcome from a doctoral study that explored spirituality and collective wellbeing within Indigenous and Western healthcare practices in an Indigenous South African community. The study context consists of four communities in rural Bomvanaland, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The study is qualitative, utilising an ethnographic case study approach, with n = 52 participants. A two-level thematic, analytical strate…
Expressing social justice within Indigenous research
In this article, we reflect on the process of the implementation of enacted social justice through the concepts of conscious affirmation and informed compassion, within the methodological processes utilized when carrying out a qualitative research study in a South African Indigenous community. The enactment of social justice during the study conceptualization and implementation process is evidenced by ensuring the conformity of the research proce…
Framing wellbeing through spirituality, space, history, and context
This article is informed by one of the outcomes of a PhD study which explored an understanding of spirituality that informs wellbeing within four indigenous South African contexts. Literatures on the negative impact of the historical subjugation of African indigenous understanding of spirituality and beingness abound. However, there is a paucity of literature focused on the spaces of transition created by this subjugation of African indigenous sp…
The African Indigenous Lens of Understanding Spirituality
Enabling disability inclusive practices within the University of Cape Town curriculum
Disability should be valued, and integrated into the curriculum in a structured manner as a perspective on diversity with which to interrogate our beliefs about ourselves and society. Theorising on disability is needed, as well as the unique perspectives that emerge across interdisciplinary boundaries, especially within the African context
Local knowledge in inclusive education policies in Africa
Background: This article presents on the outcomes of a study that focused on an analysis of inclusive education (IE) policies in South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. Persons with disabilities live within communities and are raised by the values that apply within their communal context. Policymaking is intricately linked to policy implementation, and the inclusion of local knowledge strengthens policy influence, impacting on implementation processes.Ob…
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Local knowledge in inclusive education policies in Africa
Background: This article presents on the outcomes of a study that focused on an analysis of inclusive education (IE) policies in South Africa, Ghana and Uganda. Persons with disabilities live within communities and are raised by the values that apply within their communal context. Policymaking is intricately linked to policy implementation, and the inclusion of local knowledge strengthens policy influence, impacting on implementation processes.Ob…
Enabling disability inclusive practices within the University of Cape Town curriculum
Disability should be valued, and integrated into the curriculum in a structured manner as a perspective on diversity with which to interrogate our beliefs about ourselves and society. Theorising on disability is needed, as well as the unique perspectives that emerge across interdisciplinary boundaries, especially within the African context
The African Indigenous Lens of Understanding Spirituality
Expressing social justice within Indigenous research
In this article, we reflect on the process of the implementation of enacted social justice through the concepts of conscious affirmation and informed compassion, within the methodological processes utilized when carrying out a qualitative research study in a South African Indigenous community. The enactment of social justice during the study conceptualization and implementation process is evidenced by ensuring the conformity of the research proce…
Framing wellbeing through spirituality, space, history, and context
This article is informed by one of the outcomes of a PhD study which explored an understanding of spirituality that informs wellbeing within four indigenous South African contexts. Literatures on the negative impact of the historical subjugation of African indigenous understanding of spirituality and beingness abound. However, there is a paucity of literature focused on the spaces of transition created by this subjugation of African indigenous sp…
Thinking about mental health and spirituality from the Indigenous knowledge systems frame of reference
No abstract available
Encouraging reciprocal healthcare practice within a South African Indigenous community
This article is informed by an outcome from a doctoral study that explored spirituality and collective wellbeing within Indigenous and Western healthcare practices in an Indigenous South African community. The study context consists of four communities in rural Bomvanaland, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The study is qualitative, utilising an ethnographic case study approach, with n = 52 participants. A two-level thematic, analytical strate…
Seeing the human behind the research
African disability studies scholars are well-placed to disrupt ableism in academic, medical and social spheres, as well as hierarchies within academia, which limit development, mutual growth and respect
Care perspectives
A sense of isolation, financial challenges and familial abandonment are significant challenges for mothers of children with disabilities, but they find strength in spirituality. Spiritual belief systems and collaboration with community and spiritual leaders are advocated for ongoing communal support for mothers of children with disabilities. An inclusive, authentic intersectoral collaboration is needed to enhance caregiving capacity for mothers o…
Sociology (9 obras) · Political science (6 obras) · Psychology (6 obras) · Indigenous (5 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Spirituality (5 obras) · Qualitative research (4 obras) · Alternative medicine (3 obras) · Community Health and Development (3 obras) · Environmental ethics (3 obras)