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An investigation into the nature of verbal interactions during the practical training of medical technology students
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
various ideas have been propagated regarding the way people come to know in apprenticeship situations. The particular set of social practice theory that informs this study is that related to old-timers and newcomers. The ...
Identifying the problems and needs of beginner teachers in senior secondary schools in the Western Cape townships
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
The research study identifies the problems and needs of beginner teachers in senior secondary schools in the Western Cape townships. It identifies the kind of support that was received immediately before and after starting ...
Child Sexual Abuse: An Epidemiological Study At The Child and Family Unit - Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
Across international and local epidemiological studies of child sexual abuse, two aspects of the literature have remained empirically consistent. Many more girls are sexually abused than boys and most perpetrators are male. ...
An enquiry into the factors impeding the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
The aim of the study was to determine the factors that impede the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon, an academic institution in South Africa. There are many variables which need to be addressed ...
The oral health status and perceived oral health needs in older adults in Guguletu
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
Objectives: previous studies have indicated that most of the older adult population has poor oral health but only a few of them demand care for their problems' The reason for this discrepancy has never been explained ...
An enquiry into the factors impeding the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
The aim of the study was to determine the factors that impede the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon, an academic institution in South Africa. There are many variables which need to be addressed ...
A case study of academic staff participation in decision making In a college of education in the Northern province
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
The advent of a democratic government in South Africa in 1994 inevitably resulted in initiative for transformation in various sectors of society, including education. Educational institutions have been under constant ...
Measuring the burden of tuberculosis in South Africa using the disability-adjusted life year
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
The formulation of priorities for the allocation of health resources is becoming increasingly important for health policy makers (Janovsky 1996). The gap between the resources allocated for health care and the demand is ...
Finishing schools as a strategy to address high matric failure rate
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
This mini-thesis investigates the extent to which the problem of high matric failure rate in Black schools in South Afric4 specifically in the Western Cape has been addressed by the emergence of Finishing Schools. Finishing ...
Dialogical pedagogy and the concept of liberty
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
Paul Freire's argument is that dialogical pedagogy, in contrast to other modes of teaching like "chalk and talk" or "top-down" teaching can lead to the learner's full independence. The focal question of this mini thesis ...