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Higher education and democracy : a study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
Higher education and democracy in Botswana: Attitudes and behaviours of students and student leaders towards democracy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigates the attitudes of students and student leaders towards democracy in terms of their demand for democracy, their perception of the supply of democracy, and their awareness of and participation in ... -
Higher education and democracy: A study of students' and student leaders' attitudes towards democracy in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Students in African universities have a long history of political involvement at the institutional level and in national politics. The present study investigates the political opinions of students in Tanzania with respect ... -
The historical development of the provision of schooling in Eritrea during the British rule (1941-1952)
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This investigation deals with the historical development of the provision of schooling in Eritrea during the British period (1941-1952). It traces the origin of education from traditional to modern education under the ... -
A history of the Ottery School of Industries in Cape Town: issues of race, welfare and social order in the period 1937 to 1968
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The primary task of this thesis is to explain the establishment of the 'correctional institution', the Ottery School of Industrues, in Cape Town in 1948 and the programmes of rehabilitation, correctional and vocational ... -
The history of the teachers association of South Africa and the role it played in the develpment of education for Indians in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 1986)Teachers and teachers' organisations have always been an intergral part of any community. More so in the Indian Community. The Indian teacher has always commanded great respect from his community and thus he has wielded ... -
HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of FET College students: implications for sexual health promotion
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The quantitative findings indicated high levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge, self-concept and self-efficacy. Risky sexual behaviour was measured in terms of condom use and the number of sexual partners in the 12 months prior to ... -
Holding hands for sustainable change in disadvantaged Educare centres through volunteer teaching
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This thesis is a record and analysis of as well as a commentary on an emancipatory.educational action research project in which I participated at three educare centres serving 0 - 6 year old children in Nyanga, Philippi ... -
How do FET College educators explain the role and function of college occupational training units? A case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This paper documents a case study of the Innovation and Development Divisions of two public FET Colleges. The research asked the following question:How do FET College educators explain the role and function of college ... -
How does learners involvement in extra-curricular activities relate to their disposition towards academic schooling?
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This thesis focuses on an area of schooling, namely extra-curricular activity, that should form an integral part of the daily activities of a school. This unfortunately was not the case at the school where I am teaching. ... -
How is the organisational success of a school assessed by students, parents, staff and educational administration?: A case study of a high school in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)This study examines how the various stakeholder groups assess the degree of school organisational success. A review of the literature relating to organisational success and school administrative theory provides a theoretical ... -
Ideaal en werklikheid in die opleiding van verpleegkundiges in Suid-Afrika: ‘n Aksienavorsingsbenadering tot praktykyerbetering
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)This dissertation documents the attempt to address one of the major problems in nursing education i.e. the existing gap between the educational philosophy of nursing and nursing education practices, by means of an action ... -
Identifying academic reading strategies in a multilingual context
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)In this thesis I explore the complexity of FL (Foreign Language) reading through qualitatively and quantitatively analysing the forms, ways, and mechanisms applied by adult readers at tertiary university education level ... -
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 ... -
Identifying the social and environmental factors that shape the achievement levels of grade 12 learners from two rural schools in the Oshikoto region of Namibia
(University of Western Cape, 2013)The primary purpose of this study was to understand how certain factors could contribute to the low achievement levels of Grade 12 learners from two selected rural schools. For the purpose of this research these two schools ... -
Identity construction through English second language learning : a case study of French speaking students at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The purpose of this case study was to investigate how the Francophone students from Congo, Gabon and Cameroon negotiated competence and identities in English (L2) in and outside the classroom. The study also aimed at ... -
Ideology and the training of history at colleges of education in South teachers Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 1990)This dissertation is an attempt at locating the connections that there exist between ideolog and education. To this end I have looked at the training of History teachers at Colleges of Education under the Department of ... -
Impact of a partnership programme of African universities: A study of the perceptions of a group of white South African academics of their learning experiences
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This research project was an in-depth case study, an investigation of a small sample of white South African male academics from the University of Cape Town who were part of the USHEPiA (University Science, Humanities, and ... -
The impact of educational attainment on youth poverty in South Africa
(2021)Improving South Africa’s educational attainment levels has always been one of the policies of the democratic government en route to alleviating poverty and unemployment. The endeavours are mostly evident in the fiscal ... -
The impact of using technology through cooperative learning on learners’ performance on grade 11 circle geometry
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Euclidean geometry was recently re-introduced as a compulsory topic in the Mathematics Curriculum for learners in the Further Education and Training (FET) band in 2012. The diagnostic analysis reports on the National ...
