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2013-09-01 Interpreting the effects of collegiality and collaboration on mathematics teachers' efficacy in a school based professional development programme : a case study

Jeram, Ramesh (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is a tale untold by quantitative data. The main role-players in this tale are two mathematics teachers at an urban high school situated in a low socio-economic area and involved in a professional ...
Above gender : doing drag, performing authentically, and defying the norms of gender through performance in Cape Town

Prince, Lindy-Lee (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The thesis that is to be presented discusses the performance of drag and gender in Cape Town – namely Bubbles Bar. I argue that the performance of gender on stage through the performance of drag challenges ...
The achievement gap between learners who are assessed in a primary language and those assessed in a non-primary language in the natural sciences learning area

Sedibe, Godwin Konotia Bully (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

In the TIMMS-R report, which compared the performance of a South African cohort of learners with international peers in Science (and Mathematics), Howie (1999) highlighted that: • The biographical information of the ...
"Acts of disclosing" : an enthnographic investigation of HIV/AIDS disclosure grounded in the experiences of those living with HIV/AIDS accessing Paarl Hospice House seeking treatment

Le Roux, Rhonddie (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-10)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Paarl, in the Western Cape, has been identified as one of the 15 national sites where antiretroviral treatment (ARVs) would be made available to people living with HIV/AIDS. Paarl Hospice initiated a ...
The anthropology of art and the art of anthropology : a complex relationship

Allen, Rika (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008-03)

It has been said that anthropology operates in “liminal spaces” which can be defined as “spaces between disciplines”. This study will explore the space where the fields of art and anthropology meet in order to discover ...
Are you man enough? : a case study of how masculinity is represented and experienced in the South African Police Service

Potgieter, Lario (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The occupation of policing is one that is traditionally associated with men and regarded as a masculine sphere. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is no exception. My thesis seeks to investigate ...
The aspirations and life goals of youth offenders at Lindelani Place of Safety

Treptow, Reinhold (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

Rising crime rates among the youth in South Africa is a major problem. In the Western Cape this concern is particularly urgent and is compounded by issues relating to gangsterism and drugs. This study analyses why youth ...
Assessing corporate social responsibility in terms of its impact on sustainable community development : Anglo American PLC programmes as case study

Marais, Anel (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mining industries significantly influence the societies within which they operate. They have been responsible for causing a wide range of negative environmental and social impacts at local, regional and ...
An assessment of the health channel broadcasting multimedia for communication and dissemination of information in the health sector

Dikweni, Lulama (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study reported on here was conducted between December 2003 and April 2004. The aim of the study was to assess the use of Health Channel Broadcast Multimedia (HCBM) in order to maximise its success. ...
Attitudes of rural men towards the advancement of rural women : a study of Thandanani and Umngazi maize producing projects

Neno, Thembisile Wiseman (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)

The South African woman, due to political and social change, has a totally new role to play in the workplace. The study focused on attitudes by men towards black rural women who are participating in the upper echelons of ...
Barriers and enablers to acceptance of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services by youth males

Williams, Leilanie (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is considered an important component of the South African government’s response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Despite of this, the numbers of South Africans who have ...
Basoeto-plaasarbeiders in die Oos-Vrystaat

Van Rooyen, A. M. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1955-11)

No abstract availble
Beneficiary dependence on the South African Working for Water Programme : a multi-site case study of four projects in the Western Cape

Hough, Jan Anton (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: South Africa’s natural environment is internationally recognised for its biodiversity, and therefore deep concern exists regarding the significant impact of invasive alien species (IAS) on that biodiversity. ...
Beroespkeuses van studente

Slabbert, F. van Zyl (Frederik van Zyl),1940-2010 (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 1964-03)
Between policy and patients : protocols and practice in HIV/AIDS treatment

Human, Oliver (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

In recent years the World Heath Organisation (WHO) has recomended standardising HIV/AIDS treatment. Standardisation is based upon a particular model of what occurs within the relationship between a doctor and a patient ...
Biological citizenship in Blikkiesdorp : the case of the disability grant

Kelly, Gabrielle Gita (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines local understandings and use of the Disability Grant in The Symphony Way Temporary Relocation Area, locally referred to as Blikkiesdorp (tin can town). The study takes an ethnographic ...
Brain drain and brain circulation : a study of South Africans in the United Arab Emirates.

Fourie, Anco (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-04)

Human resources are one of the most valuable assets of any country’s economy. Countries invest millions in the education and development of their citizens to improve knowledge, skills and productivity that will sustain ...
Community Ltd. and the spirit of ethno-enterprise : exploring cultural branding and incorporation among the Makuleke

Van Zyl, Izak Jakobus (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, I examine the case study of the Makuleke in Limpopo province. This community entered the public spotlight when it regained its former homeland in the Kruger National Park. It currently ...
The construction of young masculine sexualities in rural Western Cape

Wildschutt, Alvino Vernal (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)

It is widely accepted that South African youth are particularly at risk of unplanned pregnancies and infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Research addressing ...
Continuity and change after apartheid : a study of racial categories among white people in a rural area of the Western Cape

Walters, Handri (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The 1994 election seems to stand as a clear divide between past and present in South Africa. But while it was believed that this election would catapult South Africa into a promising new era of democracy ...