Browsing Masters Degrees (Development Studies) by Issue Date
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Adolescent risk taking behaviour in an era of HIV/AIDS infection : a case study if youth in Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
(2000)In light of the current HIV/ AIDS epidemic. the sexual risk taking and health seeking behaviour of South African adolescents is of extreme interest to rescearchers and programme implementers. Using a database of adolescents ... -
Globalization and democratization in South Africa : a case study of the clothing sector in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2000)No abstract available. -
Now they know we are real : skills development and women in the informal economy.
(2000)The following dissertation examines skills development for women at the poorer ends of the informal economy through a study of members of the Self-Employed Women's Union (SEWU) who were trained in blockmaking in 1996. Since ... -
The social, economic and political circumstances of Congolese refugees in Durban.
(2000)No abstract available. -
Meeting rural woodfuel and livelihood requirements through contract farming and community forestry in KwaZulu-Natal, 1960-2000.
(2000)Abstract not available. -
The role of private speech as mediator of attention in problem solving tasks among normally achieving pre-school children.
(2000)This research project attempted to test assumptions about the development of private speech' and its relationship to attentional modes of engagement, and task performance. Results showed an ontogenetic trend from ... -
Decentralisation and community based natural resource management in Tanzania : the case of local governance and community based conservation in districts around Selous Game Reserve.
(2001)The dissertation presents the results of a study of the role of decentralisation and community participation in natural resource management in Tanzania. It analyses whether the shift of central government power to ... -
HIV/AIDS and the law in South Africa : the legislative responses to HIV/AIDS in employment law and their impact in the workplace : a case study of the Durban Metropolitan Unicity Municipality.
(2001)This research focused on the legal response to the HIV/ AIDS epidemic in South Africa. The response adopted by the South African legislators embraces the protective model of the law. The philosophy underpinning this ... -
The social and economic integrations of Ethiopian asylum seekers in Durban and South African immigration policy.
(2001)No abstract available. -
South African NGOs in transition and the challenge of participatory development.
(2001)Abstract not available. -
Public policy pertaining to arts and culture in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
(2001)This study aims to explore the relationship between the Transitional Local Council of Pietermaritzburg, and various arts and culture bodies in the Pietermaritzburg area. It has seemed that there is a power differential in ... -
Issues arising from the implementation of language policy in historically disadvantaged schools in Greater Pietermaritzburg : a policy analysis.
(2001)This project sets out to outline the problems that are encountered by teachers in most black schools in South Africa, with regard to the language of instruction. In an attempt to cope with these problems teachers exercise ... -
Adolescent school drop-out in South Africa : an asset-vulnerability framework.
(2002)This article investigates the impact of poverty and shocks on adolescents, particularly their role in early school drop-out. Data consisting of 3043 adolescent interviews and 1945 household interviews, from a recent survey ... -
The informal cross-border trade : the case of informal cross-border trade between Lesotho and Durban - South Africa.
(2002)The processes of globalisation and trade liberalisation promote formal international trade world-wide. The processes have been accompanied by the renewed vigour to improve international competitiveness of the formal ... -
Contracting NGOs for development : lessons and experiences for NGO- government collaboration in South Africa : a case study of the Association for Rural Advancement (AFRA)
(2002)The practice of contracting out services to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has spread worldwide during the 1990's, and has significantly reshaped the relationship between government and NGOs. Within this dissertation, ...