Evaluating the Ownership Spirit Displayed by the Golf Course Reconstruction and Development (RDP) Housing Programme Beneficiaries with Evidence Emanating from the 2011-2013 Research Case Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5172008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Kang’ethe (0000-0001-9150-0235, University of Fort Hare), S M Kang’ethe (University of Fort Hare), Tatenda Manomano (0000-0002-8245-4537, University of Fort Hare) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-19 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2014.11906701 |
| OpenAlex | W2770274278 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This study sought to evaluate the spirit of the Reconstruction and Development (RDP) housing programme ownership by the dwellers with a case study of Golf Course RDP houses, Eastern Cape Province. The study adopted mixed methods of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data; with the qualitative approach assuming a dominant approach while the quantitative approach was less dominant. The quantitative approach took the form of a mini survey while the qualitative approach took the form of a case study. The findings from this study revealed increasingly lowered ownership spirit through: some beneficiaries selling or renting the RDP houses; some abandoning them giving thieves an opportunity to vandalize them; while some beneficiaries were not occupying the houses at all as they had other alternative shelter; and lack of sanitary and hygiene environment with lack of clean water being acute; and the beneficiaries not showing interest to improve them. However, close to half of the beneficiaries showed a significant appreciation of the houses and had some sizeable ownership spirit. The researchers recommended that: the current RDP housing programme be re-organized afresh towards ensuring that the RDP houses have access to safe and clean water and sanitary and social amenities are availed: an investigation be carried out on the status of the occupants in those RDP houses whether they are beneficiaries or not. These measures can go a long way in ensuring that the spirit of the RDP housing dwellers is stirred towards owning the programme
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |