Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Sociology) by Title
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Information and communication technologies and sustainable livelihoods : a case of selected rural areas of Tanzania
(2008)Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have, in the recent past, attracted enormous attention as important tools for socio-economic development. However, the role of ICTs in fostering development and addressing ... -
An investigation into the management of the records and archives of former liberation movements in east and southern Africa held by national and private archival institutions.
(2010)The struggle to liberate the continent of Africa from colonialism during the second half of the twentieth century represented an important epoch and as such this history needs to be documented accurately in whatever form ... -
Labour reforms and their impacts on employment security in Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria.
The central aim of this study is to examine and investigate the impacts of labour market reforms and flexibility trends on employment security in Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria. The implementation of these ... -
The management of audiovisual materials in the member states of the East and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA)
(2008)This research investigated the management of audiovisual materials (AV) in the East and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA). The study employed questionnaires, interviews and ... -
The management of audiovisual materials in the member states of the East and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA)
(2008)This research investigated the management of audiovisual materials (AV) in the East and Southern Africa Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA). The study employed questionnaires, interviews and ... -
Migration : challenges and experiences of the Ethiopian diaspora in the city of Johannesburg (2000-2015) and the role of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s ministry.
(2017)Migration is a fact of international life as people continuously move from one place to another, have different experiences, and must react to new society and their cultures. Following the 1994 dispensation, South Africa ... -
Migration: challenges and experiences of the Ethiopian Diaspora in the city of Johannesburg (2000-2015) and the role of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s Ministry.
(2017)Migration is a fact of international life as people continuously move from one place to another, have different experiences, and must react to new society and their cultures. Following the 1994 dispensation, South Africa ... -
Mkhumbane our home : African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960.
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The Natal volunteers in the Anglo-Boer War, September 1899 to July 1902 : reality and perception.
(2002)The Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 has been the subject by contemporary and modem historians alike of a plethora of studies on most aspects of the conflict, including its military operations. None, however, has focussed ... -
The nature and causes of marital breakdown amongst a selected group of South African Indian Muslims in the Durban Metropolitan Area and its consequences for family life.
(2001)The institutions of marriage and family have existed throughout human kind and continue to do so as we enter the twenty first century. These are important institutions that prepare individuals as social actors. The ... -
Negotiating sexuality: informal sexual cultures amongst young people at a township high school in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2017)This thesis is an ethnography of teenage girls and boys in grade 11 who are located in a township school in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Against the backdrop of major social and health problems in the ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Rethinking the interface : the limits and possibilities of communication for development.
(2003)Development communication is now a recognized field within communication studies, but has always been implicated with the discourse and practices of development, as well as drawing on the ... -
The significance of records management to fostering accountability in the public service reform programme of Tanzania.
(2010)This study investigated the extent to which records management practices fostered accountability in the Public Service Reform Programme (PSRP) in some government ministries in Tanzania. The effective implementation of the ... -
The significance of records management to fostering accountability in the public service reform programme of Tanzania.
(2010)This study investigated the extent to which records management practices fostered accountability in the Public Service Reform Programme (PSRP) in some government ministries in Tanzania. The effective implementation of the ... -
The social construction of the South African seafarer’s identity and coping strategies, in the international merchant navy.
(2017)The aim of this thesis is to analyse the social construction of the South African seafarer’s identity and their coping strategies while working in international waters. There are two main objectives in this research. The ... -
Social welfare policy towards female-headed households in Cameroon.
(2004)The aim of this study was to explore social welfare policy towards female-headed households (FHHs) in Cameroon and to suggest ways of transforming the sector at policy and practical levels in order to ensure that the needs ...