6 articles in this issue
Noreen Macguinness
Guest editorial to issue 19(two)
Reineth Prinsloo,Corlie van der Berg
Homelessness is a global phenomenon that is escalating for economic, social, structural and political reasons. Many organisations render services to the homeless in the inner city of Tshwane (Region Three), but these services have not been explored. This ... see more
Johnetta Hardin,Diane E Wille
Abstract: The current study is an investigation of homelessness from the viewpoint of the homeless, to determine the extent homeless individuals can provide information about causes of their homelessness, resources they need to leave the sheltered environ... see more
Steve J Hothersall
This study explored how social workers defined, produced, used, developed and disseminated knowledge within their everyday practice. A mixed-methods approach utilised Q-factor/Centroid (Exploratory) Factor Analysis (CFA) (n=37) and post-Q-sort semi-struct... see more
Irina Pervova,Viacheslav Kelasyev
Abstract: The paper summarizes the recent history of Russian population’s sudden immersion into the market economy and the ensuing transformation of social service under neoliberalism. The main problems that arose during the transition from the former Sov... see more
Karen D Roscoe,Fiona Morgan,Peter Lavender
This paper explores the narratives of older women engaged in learning at an Age UK Community Centre, in England in 2014. The participants of this small pilot study were primarily learning ICT (Information and Communications Technology) skills. This study ... see more