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Africa Social Work & Development Network | Mtandao waKazi zaJamii naMaendeleo waAfrika

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Category: Research

Comparing Ubuntu-grounded research ethics: the African Research Ethics and Malpractice Statement (AREMS) and the San Code of Research Ethics, and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

Posted on 17 July 202617 July 2026 By Mtandao Research Guru No Comments on Comparing Ubuntu-grounded research ethics: the African Research Ethics and Malpractice Statement (AREMS) and the San Code of Research Ethics, and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
Comparing Ubuntu-grounded research ethics: the African Research Ethics and Malpractice Statement (AREMS) and the San Code of Research Ethics, and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

Research involving African communities has long borrowed its ethical scaffolding from elsewhere. Two frameworks rooted in Ubuntu, the African Research…

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Ethics - African views, Research

Call for Applications for the Afrocentric and Decolonial Social Work Mentoring Project (AfroMe)

Posted on 12 May 202612 May 2026 By aswnetadmin No Comments on Call for Applications for the Afrocentric and Decolonial Social Work Mentoring Project (AfroMe)
Call for Applications for the Afrocentric and Decolonial Social Work Mentoring Project (AfroMe)

Show Table of Contents Afrocentric and decolonial scholarship is lacking in mainstream social work. This collaborative project between universities from…

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Research, Scholarships, Writing and Publishing

Social psychological experiments of and on Black people: issues of identity and race and implications for social work and development

Posted on 12 May 202612 May 2026 By Mtandao Research Guru No Comments on Social psychological experiments of and on Black people: issues of identity and race and implications for social work and development
Social psychological experiments of and on Black people: issues of identity and race and implications for social work and development

Introduction The research collected here spans more than a century. It is organised into two groups: scholars of African descent…

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Admin ASWDNet, Research

Credo Mutwa’s theoretical framework

Posted on 15 April 202615 April 2026 By aswnetadmin No Comments on Credo Mutwa’s theoretical framework
Credo Mutwa’s theoretical framework

Mutwa’s theoretical framework has 3 theories which are the balance of the two minds, experiential storytelling and living museums, and…

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Research, Research - African methods, Teaching and Learning (Fundo), Writing and Publishing

SURVEY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR AFRICA – INVITATION TO ANALYSE AND PUBLISH

Posted on 22 March 202622 March 2026 By Maaza Mkelekile No Comments on SURVEY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR AFRICA – INVITATION TO ANALYSE AND PUBLISH
SURVEY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR AFRICA – INVITATION TO ANALYSE AND PUBLISH

The survey data is now available (see anonymised data file below) for anyone who want to analyse it and publish…

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Research

Research data: a practical guide

Posted on 7 February 20267 February 2026 By Mtandao Research Guru No Comments on Research data: a practical guide
Research data: a practical guide

Types of data Research generally produces these broad types of data: Both quantitative and qualitative data can be big or…

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Admin ASWDNet, Research

Publishing Dictionary | Fundi

Posted on 25 October 2025 By aswnetadmin No Comments on Publishing Dictionary | Fundi
Publishing Dictionary | Fundi

Stage 1: Planning Stage 2: Ethics Stage 3: Proposal Stage 4: Conducting Research Stage 5: Writing Stage 6: Publishing Stage…

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Research, Students, Teaching and Learning (Fundo), Writing and Publishing

Mosquitoes, mistrust and the marginalisation of African researchers

Posted on 29 August 202529 August 2025 By Babe Kazi No Comments on Mosquitoes, mistrust and the marginalisation of African researchers
Mosquitoes, mistrust and the marginalisation of African researchers

Malaria remains one of Africa’s deadliest diseases, killing hundreds of thousands each year, particularly children under five. Despite progress in…

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Admin ASWDNet, Babekazi, Research, Research - African methods

Contents of a Research Report (Qualitative)

Posted on 31 July 202531 July 2025 By aswnetadmin
Contents of a Research Report (Qualitative)

A research report is used to present the completed study, including background, methods, findings, interpretations, and recommendations. Section Description Examples…

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Research, Teaching and Learning (Fundo), Writing and Publishing

Contents of a Research Proposal (Qualitative)

Posted on 31 July 202531 July 2025 By aswnetadmin
Contents of a Research Proposal (Qualitative)

A research proposal is used to plan and communicate what the research is going to do, why, how, and with…

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Research, Writing and Publishing

PhD research supervision models

Posted on 25 March 202525 March 2025 By aswnetadmin
PhD research supervision models

by Rugare Mugumbate (PhD), Noel Garikai Muridzo (PhD), Devotion Tatenda Mahamba and Tatenda Sukulao About authors: Rugare works at the…

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Admin ASWDNet, Research, Teaching and Learning (Fundo)

How to easily describe African-centred research designs and methods in research reports and proposals

Posted on 13 March 202513 March 2025 By aswnetadmin
How to easily describe African-centred research designs and methods in research reports and proposals

What are the major characteristics as African-centred research designs and methods More African-centred research designs Research designs that can be…

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Research, Research - African methods, Writing and Publishing

Quantitative data analysis video lectures with Dr Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie, Nigeria

Posted on 5 March 20255 March 2025 By aswnetadmin
Quantitative data analysis video lectures with Dr Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie, Nigeria

Creating Likert Scale questions Dependent and independent variables Likert scale – what is? Data analysis in SPSS – beginners Likert…

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