Browsing Masters Degrees (Development Studies) by Title
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Re-thinking education in South Africa : case studies of community participation in education in the Durban Functional Region.
(1993)The inadequacies of Black education have been approached from various angles including government intervention in the form of legislation, socio-economic measures, and others. People have also discovered this inadequacies ... -
Reasons for undergoing virginity testing : a study of young people in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2009)Aim: The practice of virginity testing was done from the early twentieth century in KwaZulu-Natal. Many regard virginity testing as the only way to revitalize what they view as lost cultural values. The aim of the study ... -
Reconciling employment creation and childcare services through early childhood development : a comparison of selected models of provision.
(2007)South Africa faces crises in both childcare and unemployment. These two areas are central to development and economic growth. South Africa may be the first country in the world to design and implement a public works programme ... -
Recycling value chain reality: exploring the lived experiences of primary collectors in eThekwini Municipality.
(2018)Waste management is still a challenge for both developed and developing world. Municipalities find waste management difficult to manage. In South Africa, there are high rates of unemployment and poverty. The government is ... -
Reducing logistics costs to improve the competitiveness of an industry - the case of the horticulture sector in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)Moving products is a costly exercise for most companies in South Africa. These high logistics costs impede the country from achieving some developmental goals such as creating more jobs and growing the economy. The ... -
Regulation of energy efficiency by voluntary agreement : South Africa's energy efficiency accord.
(2008)Energy efficiency is an issue currently generating huge interest as a potentially costeffective solution to the twin challenges of environmental pollution from energy production, and the increasing scarcity of energy ... -
The relationship between the participants of social movements and movement intellectuals : a case study on the Westcliff Flats Residents Association (WFRA)
(2008)This thesis explores the relationship between the participants of a social movement and movement intellectuals. A case-study focus on the WestcliffFlats Residents Association (WFRA) was taken to provide a contextual and ... -
Reproductive decision-making in the era of high levels of unwanted pregnancy and HIV/AIDS among young people : a case study of Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in the Eastern Cape.
(2008)Young people are faced with high levels of HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancy in South Africa. In this context it is important to understand the reproductive decision-making process with regard to these sexual risks. The ... -
Researching QoL change from ICT training, access and use at South African telecentres : empowerment through participatory research.
(2014)A participatory action research project, Community-based Learning, ICTs and QoL (CLIQ) conducted in four areas within KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) between 2008 and 2011, investigated whether information and communication ... -
Responding to new pressures : Ithala Limited's changing role in serving the "unbanked" and the poor in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)This dissertation examines issues related to KwaZulu-Natal's "unbanked" and poor populations and details efforts by Ithala Limited, a government-backed development finance institution (DFI) acting as a subsidiary of the ... -
Risky sexual behaviours of students : a case study of students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.
(2017)This dissertation investigates risky sexual behaviours of university students, with particular reference to students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Howard College and Westville campuses. The research approach ... -
The role and effectiveness of development aid as perceived by NGOs in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2008)Since the end of the Cold War, the global development aid scene has evolved rapidly. At the heart of the changing world order is civil society and in particular NGOs, that are tasked to fill in the developmental gaps left ... -
The role of civil society in democracy- building: the case of the transformation resource centre (TRC)
(2018)This study explored the role of civil society in Lesotho’s democracy-building project, using the Transformation Resource Centre (TRC) as a case study. TRC is a local civil society organization with a mandate to promote ... -
The role of civil society in policy advocacy : a case study of the Treatment Action Campaign and health policy in South Africa.
(2013)Policy is a rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes while advocacy is a strategy to influence architects of decision making or policy makers when they make regulations and laws, distribute resources, and ... -
The role of horizontal philanthropy in mitigating the impacts of HIV/AIDS in rural areas : a case study of Mathulini Rural Area.
(2014)This Masters dissertation documents the results of a qualitative research study on how horizontal giving lessens the impacts of HIV/AIDS in the rural Mathulini area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The main objective of ... -
The role of non-formal education in development : a perceptual analysis of the KTT's interventions.
(1990)The total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of sub-Saharan Africa1in 1987 totalled about $135 billion, roughly the equivalent of Belgium with its population of 10 million (World Bank, 1989). Africa's deepening crisis is ... -
The role of private speech as mediator of attention in problem solving tasks among normally achieving pre-school children.
(2000)This research project attempted to test assumptions about the development of private speech' and its relationship to attentional modes of engagement, and task performance. Results showed an ontogenetic trend from ... -
Rural poverty : subsistence or dependency.
(1984)The Republic of Transkei, the first of the "Independent" National States has financed a number of research projects which have attempted to establish a data base on which a Five Year Development Plan can be grounded. A ... -
The ruralization of urban spaces in the context of subsistence farming : the case study of Gwabalanda Township, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
(2013)The burgeoning of subsistence agriculture in the townships of Bulawayo, the second largest city in Zimbabwe symbolizes a change in the use of urban space in many cities of the global South. The activity of subsistence ...