Browsing by Author "Ntombela, Berrington"

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    Brief Report: Gender‑Based Stereotypical Roles of Parents Caring for Autistic Children in Nigeria and South Africa
    (Springer Nature, 2022-05-17) Kehinde, Olumuyiwa Adekunle; Lindly, Olivia J.; Ntombela, Berrington; Hermann, Caroll
    In Nigeria and South Africa, women often have less voice and are less visible given cultural norms and related gender stereotypes. It is important to understand parents’ gender roles in the context of caregiving for children with autism spectrum disorder because inequality in caregiving roles may influence the health of children with autism and that of their parents. We explored the lived caregiving experiences of male and female parents with autistic children in Nigeria (n=15) and South Africa (n=10) using structured and unstructured questionnaire. Results showed that women often experienced stress in relationship to multiple and substantial caregiving roles while men commonly limited their caregiving roles based on a patriarchal ideology related to their culture.
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    Teaching philosophy and the making of an intellectual : a personal reflection - short communication
    (University of Zululand, 2020-08-01) Ntombela, Berrington
    Academic institutions are regarded as centres of intellectual moulding. At the centre are students who through consultations or class attendance interact with lecturers or professors in intellectual exchanges. In the same vein, lecturers and professors are viewed as custodians of the intellect, to whom students must pay obeisance and glean on the crumbs that fall off their lofty intellectual tables. Perhaps, these are the images that aspiring students have when they apply for spaces in academic institutions. Notwithstanding such a glorious picture, academic institutions are workplaces where fellow colleagues meet in corridors for the exchange of either hastily or meticulously composed emails; attend departmental or institutional meetings; support and or degrade others; like and dislike certain activities, etc.