Acknowledgements
Ultimately I thank the Lord Almighty for giving me a healthy body and a sound mind
enabling me to complete this study.
My sincerest gratitude and appreciation go to my promoter Prof. Eleanor M. Lemmer for
her untiring assistance and enthusiastic support, guidance and encouragement;
Thank you to Helene for her statistical expertise and guidance in the quantitative part of
this study;
To the staff of the library of the University of South Africa for their patience and
willingness to assist me at all times;
To the IT staff of the North West University (Mafikeng and Potchefstroom campuses)
for their invaluable support during the qualitative data gathering process ;
To all the universities (in South Africa and the United Kingdom) which participated in
this research; I’m grateful for the use of their IT facilities and the assistance of their IT
personnel;
To Geneé for assisting with the editing of the thesis;
To my children, family and friends who have supported me in various ways throughout
the duration of this study and,
Most importantly my appreciation extends to all those women who participated in this
study, without whose input the study would not have been possible.
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Dedication
To my parents and my aunt (bless their souls).
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