Browsing Masters Degrees (Education Studies) by Title
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Gay, lesbian and bisexual students' experiences of homophobia at a selected University of KwaZulu-Natal residence.
(2016-03-10)Higher education residences are ‘homes away from home’, in which students from different social and cultural backgrounds live together, holding different norms, values and practices. Due to the various diversities often ... -
Gender and sexual risk amongst young Africans in the KwaMakhutha township, in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)This study sets out to examine understandings of gender and sexual risks amongst young Africans in the KwaMakhutha township, in KwaZulu-Natal. Young Africans between the ages of 16 to 17 years old were interviewed to ... -
Gender imbalances in positions of leadership at schools.
(2003)In South Africa women are grossly under-represented in educational management. This study reports on the possible reasons for gender imbalances in positions of leadership at schools. The study uses feminist theories as ... -
Gender power and sexuality : Basotho High School boys' responses to risky sexual behaviour.
(2012)This study explores young men understandings of, and engagement in, risky sexual behaviours. The group of young men the study focuses on is in a high school in Lesotho. They are aged between 16 and 17 years. The motivation ... -
Gender representation in contemporary Grade 10 Business Studies textbooks.
(2013)Since 2009 the textbook has emerged as a key educational resource in South African classrooms. This has been a direct response to rapid curriculum change, and real and perceived inadequacies in teacher content and pedagogic ... -
Gender stereotyping in the teaching and learning in physical sciences.
(2016)The purpose of this research was to explore Physical Sciences teachers’ views and experiences of gender stereotypes in the teaching and learning of sciences, and how such experiences shaped their beliefs and actions, in ... -
Gender stereotyping in the teaching and learning of physical sciences.
(2016)The purpose of this research was to explore Physical Sciences teachers’ views and experiences of gender stereotypes in the teaching and learning of sciences, and how such experiences shaped their beliefs and actions, in ... -
Gender violence at Blessed High School : views from learners, teachers and parents at Ugu District in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)Based on a qualitative study at a school in Imfume, Ugu district in KwaZulu-Natal, this dissertation explores the views of learners in Grade 8, teachers and parents in relation to gender violence. Gender relational theory ... -
Gender, culture and sexuality : teenage pregnancy in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014-10-21)This qualitative study was conducted at Minenhle High School (pseudonym) in Mgugu, a deep rural area in Umbumbulu, KwaZulu-Natal. It explored the way in which six pregnant young women between ages of 16 and 17 talked about ... -
Gender, sex, power and inequalities : an investigation of African femininities in the context of HIV and AIDS.
(2011)Gender is inherent in all patriarchal cultures given that women and girls in these societies are relegated to a significantly lower status than men and boys. Many researchers acknowledge the importance of addressing ... -
Gender, sexuality and risk in young women's narratives of university life : a study of selected black African women at Edgewood Campus University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2014-12-09)This qualitative study is an exploration of the sexuality of ten black African female undergraduate students aged 18-24. These women emerge from mixed class backgrounds found within different or same areas located in ... -
Gender-based violence in the age of AIDS : senior secondary school learners' envisaged solutions in two rural schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2011)Patriarchal male power is a fundamental issue that explains the reason for gender-based violence (GBV) as well as societies acceptance of it. Social and cultural forces shape behaviour in society. A patriarchal mindset ... -
A gendered analysis of the casualisation of teachers' work in a transitional society, Durban, South Africa. 1993-4.
(1998)This thesis describes the casualisation of teachers' work (in Greater Durban) during the period of the democratic transition in South Africa. It provides evidence that contract teaching exists among men and women teachers ... -
The gendered assumptions of national and provincial policy documents in South Africa : teachers, sexuality and HIV/AIDS education in schools.
(2005)In the recent past, teachers in South African secondary schools have begun to give lessons on life skills, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. The lessons are located within the curriculum in the learning areas of Life Orientation ... -
Gendered experiences : a study of four women heads in the department of commerce.
(2002)Social discourses and gender equality policies in South Africa has enabled the entry of significant numbers of women into predominantly male domains of educational leadership. In this study, the lived experiences, of ... -
The gendered identity of South African video arcades, games and their users.
(2001)This research investigates the gendered nature of video arcades and video games, in relation to the perceptions and attitudes of the users to them. Video arcades are relatively recent sites of leisure and engagement with ... -
The gendered perceptions of women in management positions in a primary school in the KwaDukuza (Lower Tugela) region.
(2007)This study explores how women in management are perceived especially in a Kwa-Dukuza Lower Tugela primary school (with the pseudonym, Mbonisweni). Mhonisweni is situated 5 kilometers away from my school. I was motivated ... -
Gendered social relations among adolescents in a South African secondary school : the Greenvale case study.
(1999)This dissertation incorporates a number of ethnographic case studies done within the qualitative paradigm from a feminist stance (Nielsen, 1995). It served to explore and understand the attributions and aspirations of ... -
A genre-based assessment of the approaches used by selected teachers in the teaching of the literary essay in the high school.
(1995)This study investigates issues around the teaching of the literary essay in the high school. The purpose of the study is to explore the instructional approaches used by selected high school teachers in respect of the ... -
The geographies of bullying within a school : a qualitative study of children's experiences.
(2013)This is a qualitative study of children’s understanding and experiences of bullying in one coeducational high school in KwaZulu-Natal. The study sought to get an insight into the problem of bullying by investigating the ...