Browsing by Author "Faculty of Arts"
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Being / becoming the "Cape Town flower sellers" The botanical complex, flower selling and floricultures in Cape Town
Boehi, Melanie Eva (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This mini-thesis is concerned with histories of flower selling in Cape Town. Since the late 19th century, images and imaginings of the flower sellers in Adderley Street and to a lesser degree in other areas of the city ... -
Capitalism in moral perspective - an Islamic alternative
Mohamed, Farouq (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Our time has been called the age of economics; the social philosopher Edmund Burke first used this term to characterize the eighteenth century, which was his own century and also the century of Adam Smith, but this expression ... -
The case for open access publishing, with special reference to open access journals and their prospects in South Africa
Möller, Allison Melanie (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Open access publishing is an initiative that aims to provide universal, unrestricted free access to full-text scholarly materials via the Internet. This presents a radically different approach to the dissemination of ... -
Catholic reflections on abortion and euthanasia - towards a theology of sacredness of human life
Dimokpala, Chrisopher Chukwudi (University of the Western Cape, 2009)It is not possible in this paper to deal with all the moral problems revolving at the "beginning" and "end" of human life in the modern world. However, something must be said about the question regarding respect for human ... -
Challenges of land conflict negotiation in Mulanje District of Malawi
Lombe, Felix Benson Mwatani Editor (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study identifies and discusses the challenges of negotiation as a conflict management tool with reference to the negotiation process of the land conflict in the Mulanje district of Malawi between tea companies and the ... -
Challenges that offenders face upon release that contribute to recidivism in the Department of Correctional Services: a case study of the West Coast Medium ' A' Correctional Centre in the Western Cape
Samuels, Jerome Alex (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Recidivism, the tendency to revert to crime upon release from prison, seems to be an uncontrollable phenomenon as inmates keep on re-offending, which impacts negatively on the already overcrowded correctional centres in ... -
Cognitive Distortions of child sex offenders in a South African Sample
Butterworth, Jillian (University of the Western Cape, 2007)This study focused on the cognitive distortions of child sex offenders in a South African sample. Child sex offenders are a heterogeneous group but share some similarities. Firstly, the majority of child sex offenders are ... -
Community development initiatives and poverty reduction: the role of the Ethiopian Kale Heywot Church in Ethiopia
Tefera Talore Abiche (University of the Western Cape, 2004)Ethiopia is a country well endowed with a number of development related NGOs who have been involved in socio-economic development at national, regional and grassroots level. In a country like Ethiopia, where natural and ... -
Community service in Uganda as an alternative to imprisonment: a case study of Masaka and Mukono districts
Birungi, Charles (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Community service as an alternative to imprisonment at its inception was taken up very strongly by the judiciary as part of the reform of the criminal justice system in Uganda. The successful enactment of the Community ... -
A comparative study of burnout among teachers in a Youth Juvenile Rehabilitation center, an Ex model C school, and Public schools
Clayford, Mario (University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study examined three schools; namely a Public, Ex model C, and a Youth juvenile rehabilitation school. A non-experimental survey design was used for this study. The sample consisted of 47 educators across the three ... -
A comparative study of municipal waste disposal practices and management in the Breede River District Council and the Cape Metropolitan Area
Frantz, Amanda. (University of the Western Cape, 2006)Solid waste management is a phenomenon that has been researched for many years. With the development of industries and commerce, waste inputs into waste management programs are crucial, since these are the sectors responsible ... -
A comparative study on high-risk sexual behaviour of male student elite athletes, male student non-athletes, and male student recreational sports participants at the University of Botswana
Sebele, Molly Kenaope (University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study aims to compare the sexual behaviour patterns of male elite student athletes, male student recreational sports (RSP) and male student non-athletes at the University of Botswana in relation to high-risk sexual ... -
Comparison of actinobacterial diversity in Marion Island terrestrial habitats
Sanyika, Walter Tendai (University of the Western Cape, 2008)The major aim of this study is to determine and compare the distribution of bacteria and actinobacteria in Marion Island terrestrial habitats. -
Competencies required by South African, entry-level, library and information science graduates
Reagon, Renee Anne (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis identified competencies required by the South African, entry-level library and information science graduate. It took into account the development of the information society and resultant proliferation of ... -
The construction of masculinity and risk-taking behaviour among adolescent boys in seven schools in the Western Cape
Jeftha, Alethea (University of the Western Cape, 2006)The term, risk-taking, has often been used to describe some of the behaviours and their associated negative outcomes occurring during adloscence. Statistics have shown that South Africa has one of the highest rates of ... -
The construction of public history and tourist destinations in Cape Town's townships: a study of routes, sites and heritage
Dondolo, Luvuyo (University of the Western Cape, 2002)This paper seeks to explore a number of issues in relation to tourism, particularly cultural tours, in Cape Town from the apartheid era to the new political dispensation in South Africa. Cultural tourism is not merely about ... -
The contemporary construction of the causality of HIV/AIDS :a discourse analysis and its implications for understanding national policy statements on the epidemic in South Africa
Judge, Melanie (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study was concerned with the social construction of HIV/AIDS at the policy level in contemporary South Africa, and how such constructions shape the manner in which the epidemic is understood in popular discourse. -
A contextual analysis of compound nouns in Shona lexicography
Mheta, Gift (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This research is in the area of lexicography and investigates the relationship between Shona terminology development and the culture of the language community for which the terminology is intended. It is a contextual ... -
Coping with violence: institutional and student responses at the University of the Western Cape
Sass, Bridgett Virginia (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis is based on research conducted at the University of the Western Cape, a previously ‘coloured’ university with its beginnings rooted in the political tensions in South Africa. The university is geographically ... -
Creating 'space' for publication: challenges faced by women academic staff members at historically Black South African universities
Maurtin-Cairncross, Anita (University of the Western Cape, 2003)In this study an attempt was made to explore the challenges with regard to publications experienced by academic women at three selected Historically Black Universities (HBUs). Although based predominantly within a feminist ...