UWC Electronic Thesis and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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The negotiated nation: Evaluation of nation building in the post-apartheid South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The demise of apartheid presented South Africa with an opportunity to rebuild itself from its painful racist past to become a home to all those who live in it. This was done through a process of nation-building, which took ... -
The development of a protocol for the management of child abuse and neglect
(University of the Western Cape, 1998)The primary intent of this study was to seek solutions to the practical problems experienced by practitioners in their management of child abuse cases. A fundamental problem regarding the current management of child abuse ... -
The association between Crohn's disease activity, serum 25(oh)- vitamin d status, the disease-associated environmental risk factors and the variability of Crohn's disease phenotype in the Western Cape population, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Background: A subtype of inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn' s disease is thought to represent a complex interaction between environmental factors, a defective immune system, the gastrointestinal microbiome and genetic' ... -
Distributional and dietary overlap between two common squaloid sharks, squalus acutipinnis and squalus bassi, caught as bycatch off the coast of South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Squalus acutipinnis and S. bassi may be the most common dogfish species around South Africa, and show overlap in their latitudinal and bathymetric distributions. Even though these sharks are likely endemics, they are also ... -
Pharmacist educational outreach for improved primary care of asthma in children
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of asthma in children are barriers to optimal health care delivery and health, incurring substantial costs to both the families and health services. A tailored multifaceted educational ... -
Challenges of integrating theory and practice in social work teaching and learning
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Global and national standards for social work training have for a very long time required that institutions of higher learning include a theoretical as well as a practical component into the social work programme. The ... -
A critical discussion of music education as an aspect of aesthetic education with special reference to general music education at Secondary Schools
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)This thesis is concerned with discussing music education as an aspect of aesthetic education, with special reference to the general music (Class music) curriculum at the secondary schools. Class music, or general music ... -
Educational aspirations and gender equality: Pathways to the empowerment of girls in disadvantaged communities in North and South Sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Sudan is one of the countries with a large number of people who move around the country for safety and better living conditions due to conflicts and the long-lasting war. These people are referred to as Internally Displaced ... -
Understanding adult education: Case-studies of three university-based adult education certificate programs.
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)By the mid-1980s, the Nationalist Party had sought to salvage almost four decades of apartheid policies that were based on white supremacy. In this regard, it engaged in dual strategies of repression and reform. The ... -
Groundwater management model for the Spitskop area in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The thesis investigates the potential of the Rietfontein and Spitskop aquifer to meet a demand of 1000 m3/d (12 Lis) as an alternative water resource for the Rietfontein and Spitskop Community. Increasing demand for clean ... -
Re-use of South African fly ash for CO2 capture and brine remediation.
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Coal combustion accounts for 95% of electricity generation in South Africa while globally coal combustion for energy generation stands at 42%. It has been predicted that coal utilization for energy generation will continue ... -
Identification and validation of putative therapeutic and diagnostic antimicrobial peptides against HIV: An in silico approach
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Background: Despite the effort of scientific research on HIV therapies and to reduce the rate of HIV infection, AIDS remains one of the major causes of death in the world and mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. To date, neither ... -
A yeast 2-hybrid screen to identify and characterize interaction partners of the cancer associated protein Retinoblastoma binding protein 6
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6) is a 250 kDa protein that is implicated in mRNA processing and ubiquitination functions and has been shown to be highly up-regulated in a number of cancers. In humans and mice, RBBP6 ... -
Die "kritiese stem" teen apartheidsteologie in die Ned Geref Kerk (1905-1974): 'n Analise van die bydraes van Ben Marais en Beyers Naudé
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The problem investigated in this study centres around two theological trends in the Dutch Reformed Church (henceforth DRC) during the period 1905-1974, namely, on the one hand, the theology of apartheid (resulting in ... -
New genetic tools to engineer starch production in crops
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Starch is a major carbohydrate reserve in many plants, providing energy during heterotrophic growth and it is contained in large amounts in staple foods such as potatoes, wheat, maize, rice, sorghum and cassava. Apart from ... -
An assessment of current practice patterns of TB/HIV at primary health care clinics in the Western Cape and a needs assessment for clinic-based training among final year pharmacy students
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Tuberculosis and mv Tuberculosis (TB) is a major contributor to the disease burden in developing countries resulting in the deaths of approximately 2 million people a year. South Africa (SA) has one ( of the highest ... -
An empirical study of the development of factory shops in the clothing industry in the Cape Peninsula
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)Since the beginning of the nineteen-eighties factory shops in the clothing industry in the Cape Peninsula have had an increasing influence on the retail trade. Originally factory shops were mainly used by factories ... -
Die opstel van ‘n kriteriale struktuur vir die ontwerp van ‘n geskrewe arbeidsterapiekurrikulum, met spesiale verwysing na die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)The purpose of this study was, first, to develop an occupational therapy curriculum theory to serve as a guideline for South African occupational therapy educators wishing to expand their insight into their work. This was ... -
An evaluation of a community-based interdisciplinary health promotion course in one South African university.
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Health professionals worldwide are currently inadequately trained to address the health issues of communities, particularly in developing countries where there are major health disparities. This study argues for an ... -
Promoting Educational Change: Reflections on a Namibian Non-Governmental Educational Organisation 1989 - 1992
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)In this dissertation I set out to reflect on and examine a case study of a Namibian nongovernmental educational organisation (NGEO),the Primary Teachers Project (PTP),from 1989to 1992 focusing on issuesof educational change ...
