Browsing Masters Degrees (Sociology and Social Anthropology) by Title
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A critical evaluation of the research experiences of master and doctoral students at Technikon Natal
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There are indications that the emergence of global trends in the production and dissemination of knowledge is influencing science policies worldwide, and compelling universities and technikons in South ... -
Custodians of the Cape Peninsula : a historical and contemporary ethnography of urban conservation in Cape Town
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The official custodian of the Cape Peninsula mountain chain, located at the centre of Cape Town, is the Table Mountain National Park (TMNP). This park is South Africa’s only urban open-access park and ... -
De-institutionalisation of people with mental illness and intellectual disability : the family perspective
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa has transformed its mental health service provision from in-hospital care to community-based rehabilitation. Although the idea is sound, the process places the caregiving families under an ... -
Decelerating factors that impact on the career progression of women academics at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03-15)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In 2014, Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Transformation office released an infographic displaying the percentage of women and men at the various academic ranks throughout the university. This display ... -
Determining the attitudes/perceptions of retrenched Lesotho migrant labourers from the RSA mining industries regarding education using their career life histories
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The level of unemployment in Lesotho has reached an alarming rate and this situation is compounded by massive mine retrenchments (Central Bank of Lesotho, 2001: 22). Given this background, it is imperative ... -
Development 2.0? : the case of Kiva.org and online social lending for development
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This study explores the application of Web 2.0 thinking to development studies. It specifically addresses ‗online social lending for development' as an example of ‗Development 2.0,‘ the subject of an ongoing ... -
The development of an instrument to determine the perceptions of Gauteng small business operators of their support systems
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study has two main aims, first, the development and validation of a survey questionnaire in the field of small business support; second the determination of Gauteng small business operators' perceptions ... -
Die Son Sien Alles : The Constitution of Community in a Post-Apartheid Tabloid
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study considers a Cape Town based tabloid, Die Son, and how it has become a platform on which a particular community negotiates its boundaries and constitutes itself as shared identity. By approaching ... -
Diminishing returns : circulatory migration linking Cape Town to the Eastern Cape
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Ebenhezer : 'n sosiaal-historiese studie van 'n landelike Kleurlinggemeenskap
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1979-12)No abstract available -
Elim : 'n gemeenskapstudie van 'n sendingstasie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1948-12)No abstract available. -
Environmental concern, race and socio-economic status in post-apartheid South Africa, 1996-2006
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines longitudinally the nature of environmental concern in post-apartheid South Africa. During the years of colonialism and apartheid, environmental policy making and implementation was ... -
Evaluating community participation in development projects
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)Community participation is a concept that is frequently mentioned in community development. Practitioners in development believe that in order for projects to succeed, communities need to actively take part in designing, ... -
Evaluating the implementation of employment equity in a pharmaceutical company : a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This qualitative single case study explored the implementation of employment equity in a pharmaceutical company referred to as Medco and the factors that played a role in that regard. A case study design ... -
Evaluating the outcome of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV at the workplace : a Namibian case study
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In Namibia the HIV prevalence rate in adults (15 to 45 years of age) is estimated at 18.1%. The first HIV infection in Namibia was reported in 1986 and the epidemic constitutes the biggest developmental ... -
An evaluation of the integration of the 'white' town of Pietersburg and the 'black' township of Seshego after the local government elections of 1995
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The emergence of urban systems in South Africa was from the start shaped by racial bias. The black people of this country were refused any form of participation in town planning. To aggravate the ... -
An evaluation of the Stellenbosch University Student Mentor Programme
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Student success, access to higher education and accountability are concerns of universities and communities worldwide. Universities are now implementing interventions such as mentor programmes, Supplemental ... -
An evaluation of the transformation process in the performing arts councils in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Performing Arts Councils (PACs) have been the primary recipients of national public funding for the performing arts, accounting for nearly half of the arts and culture budget of the Department of ... -
Experiences and coping strategies of women living with HIV/AIDS diagnosis : a case study of Maseru, Lesotho
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Several studies have reported that thirty million people are living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Fifty percent of the infected adults are women aged between 15 and 49 years. In Lesotho, HIV/AIDS ... -
Exploring the developmental outcomes of service-learning in Higher Education for partner organisations : an exploratory study of two modules at Stellenbosch University
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Amidst debates over the transformation of South African (SA) Higher Education (HE), the core institutional function of community engagement is a possible means of bolstering the developmental role of ...
