Browsing Masters Degrees (Sociology) by Title
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The Department of Information Studies, University of Natal : its role in education for librarianship in South Africa, 1973-1994.
(1998)This thesis investigates the development of the Department of Information Studies, with the aim of assessing the role it has played in education for librarianship in South Africa from 1973 to 1994, a period of change and ... -
Development of a model for knowledge auditing in the Eastern Cape estuaries with special reference to the Tyolomnqa estuary.
(2003)Estuaries are irreplaceable natural resources that must be managed carefully for the mutual benefit of all who enjoy and depend on them. The estuarine environment is a very dynamic and complex environment, which poses ... -
Diakonia as a case study in Christian non-violent social action for peace and social justice in South Africa, 1976-1982.
(2009)Diakonia is a Christian, church-based, development agency operating in the greater Durban area. It was conceived and established by the Roman Catholic Archbishop Denis Hurley. A qualitative, conceptual, and historical case ... -
Discourses and practices of diversion : policy and practice of the child justice system.
(2010)Diversion is one of the programmes instituted within the Child Justice System. Its aim is to make punishment more rehabilitative and restorative. Prior to the Child Justice Bill, juvenile offenders were prosecuted under ... -
Discursive contructions of threat and the implications for social identity in a sample of African foreigners living in Pietermaritzburg.
(2010)Drawing on seventeen group interviews with African foreign nationals living in Pietermaritzburg, this thesis explores how a minority group talks about their experiences of threat and prejudice within the South African ... -
Education and ideology in South Africa : a sociological case study of African education.
(1954)No abstract available. -
The effect of paid employment outside the household upon married women's gendered identity : (a case study of married white women in Pietermaritzburg)
(1999)This research explores how formal employment outside the household affects the gendered identity of married women. A comparison of ten married white women who are not gainfully employed and ten married white women who are ... -
The effectiveness of the social condition of education in an Indian pre-primary school.
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Empowering alternatives : a history of the conscientious objector support group's challenge to military service in South Africa.
(2008)Conscription of white males to the South African Defence Force between 1969 and 1994 was one of the measures used by the South African government to uphold apartheid and white supremacy. While it appeared that the majority ... -
An evaluation of SANGONeT as a regional electronic information and communication network for development and human rights organizations in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2001)This study was a user oriented evaluation of the South African Non-government Organizations Network (SANGONeT), a regional electronic information and communication network for development and human rights workers. SANGONeT ... -
Evaluation of students' use of print and electronic resources at the University of Malawi College of Medicine.
(2005)The proliferation ofinformation available in electronic format has been perpetuated by rapid technological advances. Users have a choice between print and electronic resources. At the same time, the use of these resources ... -
Evaluation of the "Information Retrieval Skills - Agri220" module in the Faculty of Science and Agriculture at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
(2001)An evaluation was conducted on a credit-bearing module that has recently become compulsory for second year students in four of the six schools in the Faculty of Science and Agriculture at the University of Natal, ... -
An evaluation of the Hirgigo Fishing Training Centre : the role of training in socio-cultural development of traditional fisheries in Eritrea.
(2005)In a bid to support the harvesting of marine resources amongst the rural coastal communities and fishing sectors of Eritrea; the traditional fishermen of the coastal and island communities of this country have been involved ... -
An evaluative study of a resource centre within a community learning centre with particular reference to Tembaletu Community Education Centre.
(1998)The objective of the study was an evaluation of the Tembaletu Resource Center within the Tembaletu Community Education Center. The Resource Center was evaluated in terms of its objectives. Each objective formed the basis ... -
The experiences and challenges of adapting to an inclusive education learning environment: a study of students with disabilities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard College Campus.
(2017)Available research suggests that in South Africa, the lived experiences, realities and challenges faced by students living with disabilities are inadequately addressed and prioritised. In addition, most of the studies on ... -
An exploration of approaches to the implementation of drinking and driving policies in South African universities.
(2008)Drinking and driving has always been a problem amongst university students. As Rocha-Silva (1981:1) states, drinking and driving accidents are one of the biggest problems that many universities internationally and locally ... -
An exploration of young men’s understanding of manhood and manliness: Wembezi township.
(2017)This study aimed to describe the identities of manhood and manliness according to the young men of Wembezi Township through qualitatively collected interview data. It also aimed to identify meanings attached to manhood ... -
An exploratory study of government ministerial libraries in Maseru, Lesotho.
(2004)The present study explores the status of government ministerial libraries in Maseru, Lesotho, with the purpose of discovering the factors which affect the growth and development of these libraries. To provide a wider ... -
An exploratory study of rationales influencing roads and route choices of private car owners : case study : Bisley, Pietermaritzburg.
(2011)Roads are a significant element of modernity. They are not only sites that facilitate mobility and fluidity needed for modern capitalist economy but also spaces which signify the social relations formed within the system. ... -
Exploring financial literacy amongst first year university students : a case study of Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)This study explored the financial literacy of first year students of Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal, using a framework informed by the Socio-Cultural and Life-Cycle epistemological perspectives. Data was ...