Mbongeni S. Sithole- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor (Associate) at University of the Western Cape
Mbongeni S. Sithole
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Professor (Associate) at University of the Western Cape
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April 2014 - July 2024
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Equality is a fundamental component of Ubuntu, democracy and freedom, particularly in countries like South Africa with a historical context of oppression, exclusion, and discrimination. Over the last several decades, the increasing global attention to issues of human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender queer, intersex, and allied/asexual...
Gender and sexuality are two phenomena that warrant attention, as we ponder on social justice in institutions of higher learning. This introductory chapter provides insight into challenges relating to inclusivity or lack thereof in Africa-based institution and advocates for deconstruction of normative genders and sexualities. Underlying this chapte...
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 conti...
This article uses role theory as a lens to explain the experiences of social workers working within healthcare multidisciplinary teams, which are characterised by interprofessional dominance and subordination. A qualitative case study design was used to explore and describe the experiences of social workers in working with other healthcare practiti...
The historical development of social service supervision reveals that the professional and organisational demands do not co-exist without challenges. The tension that often manifests between professional and managerial supervision is explained using the analogy of “polity dualism”, a concept widely used in political science to describe the co-exist...
The blurring of the boundaries and interconnectedness between learning and work are features worth exploring in the contemporary supervision landscape. Grounded on transition-experiential learning theories, the study analysed a social service organisation as a context for learning and examined how this context facilitated or inhibited supervision l...
Cognitive and social functioning are important aspects of the development of all children. In the transition from one stage of development to another, children are expected to master related skills. There is sufficient literature depicting that children with learning disabilities often experience challenges in a range of executive functions, which...
The book is a convergence of 18 critical Black African minds from various South African universities, who challenge the hegemonic status quo in society. In this collection of conceptual and empirical papers, each author tells a compelling story with common themes that are firmly rooted in advancing decolonial knowledge. It covers pertinent issues i...
One of the fundamental challenges faced by first-time supervisors in supervision relationships often revolves around the hierarchical nature and unequal power dynamics. Becoming a supervisor is one of the transitions applicable in the workplace, which unfold as either an opportunity or a challenge. This article explores the experiences of power dyn...
COVID-19 has exposed the inequalities and polarisation of South African communities and institutions of higher learning on the continuum of privilege. As nine social work educators, we share our reflections on how we traversed the higher education space during the beginning of the pandemic, using an autoethnography lens, with the pedagogy of discom...
COVID-19 has exposed the inequalities and polarisation of South African communities and institutions of higher learning on the continuum of privilege. As nine social work educators, we share our reflections on how we traversed the higher education space during the beginning of the pandemic, using an autoethnography lens, with the pedagogy of discom...
One of the fundamental challenges faced by first-time supervisors in supervision relationships often revolves around the hierarchical nature and unequal power dynamics. Becoming a supervisor is one of the transitions applicable in the workplace, which unfold as either an opportunity or a challenge. This article explores the experiences of power dyn...
