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The origins of Phoenix, 1957-1976 : the Durban City Council and the Indian housing question.
(1987)The period between the nineteen fifties and the seventies in South Africa witnessed the emergence of a central state housing policy incorporating large scale mass housing for Black people in delineated Group Areas based ... -
Out of step but stepping up? : following a group of students negotiating university and beyond.
(2015)This study holistically explores the experiences at university and the effects of a university education for students at a South African university. Literature on students in higher education has generally been focused ... -
Packaging behaviour : developing action kits for the promotion of road safety.
(2005)Recognising that road safety is a development priority in South Africa, this research project aims to compare the efficacy of the Social Marketing development communication approach with that of the education approach ... -
"Passing the test" : a critical evaluation of formal driver education in South Africa.
(2005)Formal education education is an essential part in the process of teaching people how to drive. Driving schools are crucial as they are the educational institutions tasked with providing the relevant education that learners ... -
Perceptions of black managerial and supervisory staff in South Africa to black worker advancement, mobility and organisation.
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The perceptions of grade eleven pupils with regards to career choice and career information.
(2001)This study focuses on the exploration and analysis of Grade Elevens' perceptions of career choice and career information, within the Coastal region of the Durban Metropolitan area. The information about the scholars' ... -
The perceptions of principals and educators of primary school libraries in implementing outcomes based education (OBE) in Ndengezi ward, Pinetown district, KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of principals and educators of primary school libraries in implementing Outcomes Based Education (OBE) and imparting and enhancing information skills in the ... -
Perceptions of taxi-owners towards the government's recapitalization scheme : a case study of taxi-owners in Pietermartizburg.
(2003)The South African taxi industry has experienced large-scale growth in the nineteen nineties and increased its share of the passenger transport market to a majority. However, it tends to suffer from various problems and has ... -
Performance assessment of technical reports as a channel of information for development : a Lesotho case study.
(2002)The study aims to assess performance of Technical Reports as a channel of information for development in the Lesotho context. It concurrently evaluates how a specialized information unit of the Institute of Southern African ... -
The Pietermaritzburg Community Arts Project : using culture as a weapon for self-empowerment and mobilisation.
(1993)This thesis documents and presents a critical study of an adversary tradition of culture in South Africa. Through a detailed study of the Pietermaritzburq Community Arts Project, analysing cultural activities developed in ... -
A pilot investigation of the potential impact of implementing the National Qualifications Framework in industry as perceived by organisations, unions and industry training boards.
(1997)South Africa is facing increasing competition as it becomes a more active participant in the "global village". The current South African skills base is inadequate and existing education and training structures are doing ... -
A policy analysis of the implementation of the integrated quality management system (IQMS) in six secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)This research project examines the successes and challenges of processes involved in the implementation of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) in six secondary schools. The focus of this study is limited to six ... -
The political economy of (female) prostitution : a feminist investigation.
(1992)The original impetus for this investigation into prostitution comes from an economic inquiry into one form of work performed largely by women. But as a feminist study, this investigation cannot look simply at the economics ... -
Post-graduate students' conceptions and perceptions of mathematics : a study of social science students at the Pietermaritzburg Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)The study asserts that conceptions and perceptions as meanings that students attach to mathematics either align them or misalign them with the competencies, skills and know-how that qualify one as competent or incompetent ... -
The potential of Library 2.0 for research libraries in Kenya.
(2011)The environment in which libraries currently operate has changed drastically. For instance, the emergence of new information and communication technologies, exemplified by the Internet, has changed the way people seek ... -
The practical strategies used by religious organisations in dealing with issues related to HIV/AIDS : based on a survey conducted in greater Pietermaritzburg.
(2001)This study seeks to investigate the practical strategies used by religious organisations in dealing with issues related to HIV/AIDS in Greater Pietermaritzburg. The study comes from the assumption that all religious o ... -
The practices of traditional healers in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the Roma Valley, Lesotho.
(2013)Historically colonizers made several attempts to diminish traditional healers and their practices. This was done despite the fact that before the arrival of colonizers, in many African communities, traditional healers were ... -
A pre-and posttest analaysis of stress levels of employees at Durban Metro Electricity who attended a stress management programme.
(2002)This research study aims to establish the level of success of a particular stress management programme conducted at Durban Metro Electricity. The study explores the levels of stress experienced by employees before and after ...