Browsing ETD Collection by Subject "Identity"

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Analysing the relationship between the implementation of an advanced certificate in education in mathematical literacy reskilling program and the transformation of teacher identities

Nel, Benita Portia (2009-10-14)

This study aims to analyse the relationship between the design and implementation of an Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) in Mathematical Literacy (ML) (reskilling) program and the development of teacher identities. ...
Building cohesion among Bakgatla male adolescents: a performance as research approach

Paya, Tefo Omphile (2012-08-01)

This practice led research explores masculine identity construction among young Bakgatla men. The research consists of a process-orientated performance intervention and a written component. I worked with a small group of ...
Changing places, spaces and identity in the Shashe Limpopo region of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Van Doornum, Bronwen Louelle (2006-11-16)

While the Iron Age sequence of the Shashe-Limpopo region of Limpopo Province has been the subject of much research in the past, little is known about the huntergatherer sequence of the area. I begin to address this lack ...
The development of elementary science teacher identity.

Thorne, Barbara (2012-09-20)

Although the literature reveals that primary school teachers in general are reluctant to teach science, little research has been conducted into the histories and identities of such primary school teachers, particularly in ...
Development-induced displacement and resettlement : a narrative inquiry into the experiences of community members physically displaced from a farm to a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Smithen, Caitlin (2014-09-17)

Although expected to be beneficial to society, development projects, such as dam construction and mining, often result in the physical displacement of marginalized groups. This is known as Development-Induced Displacement ...
First year students' narratives of 'race' and racism in post-apartheid South Africa.

Puttick, Kirstan (2012-02-10)

The democratic elections in 1994 marked the formal end of apartheid. During apartheid 'race' was, for the most part, a somewhat rigid construct which, despite many nuances and complexities, typically seemed to frame ...
Gender and madness in selected novels of Margaret Atwood

Guthrie, Sandi (2008-06-24)

Margaret Atwood, in The Handmaid’s Tale and Alias Grace, explores representations of gender and madness through her male as well as her female characters. Through the use of a psychological and postcolonial framework – ...
Identity constructions of black South African female students.

Mophosho, Bonolo Onkgapile (2013-07-25)

A viewpoint of the intersectional and complex nature of identity is seen to be integral to the understanding of the identities of black female students. ‘Identity constructions of black South African female students’ is ...
The Impact of Social Interactions on Ethnic Identity Perceptions: The Case of Shona and Ndebele Migrants Living in Johannesburg, South Africa

Makaya, Takwana (2006-10-27)

In Zimbabwe, interethnic relations led to animosities and divisions, between and among ethnic groups. Zimbabwe’s main ethnic groups fought interethnic wars in pre-colonial, colonial and post colonial Zimbabwe. Interethnic ...
Is Kripke right about statements of identity between names?

Harris, Chadwin Mark (2009-03-13)

Abstract In this report I critically evaluate Kripke’s rejection of the possibility of contingently true statements of identity between names. I extract his argument for this view from his book Naming and Necessity and ...
Izikhothane: Masculinity and class in Katlehong, a South African township

Richards, James Grant (2016)

ABSTRACT The following thesis explored a specific subculture called skhothane, or izikhothane in the plural, which has taken root amongst the male youth in South African townships. Izikhothane are primarily concerned with ...
Male ballet dancers' gender identity construction : sexuality and body.

Reeves, Megan Moya (2012-09-03)

Male ballet dancers are often constructed as being feminine or homosexual (Bailey & Obershneider, 1997; Phillips, 2008), attributes that do not conform to the broader social ideas of what it means to be a masculine male ...
Mikis Theodorakis and the articulation of modern Greek identity

Mouyis, Angelique (2008-08-15)

Drawing on contemporary identity theories, such as those of Martin Stokes and Simon Frith, my aim, in this research report, is to interrogate the construction of modern Greek identity in Theodorakis’ music. In Chapter ...
A narrative exploration of educational experiences on deaf identity.

McIlroy, Guy William (2009-01-08)

This study explores from the perspective of deaf persons, how the identity of deaf persons is shaped by their educational experiences. Previous studies on identity by Erickson (1984) and Leigh (2001) on deaf persons have ...
Participation in a community service programme has a positive effect on high school volunteers' empathy.

Barclay, Heather (2008-06-09)

ABSTRACT There is a growing body of research that demonstrates the relationship between identity development, the development of citizenship, and the pedagogy of service learning (Eyler & Giles, 1999; Jones & Hill, 2001, ...
Perceptions about different shades of skin colour and attitudes towards pigmentation in the 'black' African community

Nkwadi, Palesa (2016)

Variations and differences in skin colour has been a complex phenomenon around the world. Issues of colour and identity in a postcolonial and post-Apartheid context, is also a significant field of interest. Popular stereotypes ...
Perceptions of cross-racial adoption in South Africa.

Hall, Victoria Ann (2010-08-06)

This study aimed to explore possible ways in which racist ideology and counter positions to this ideology are played out in discourses about cross-racial adoption (CRA) in the current post-apartheid context of South ...
Professional men's expressions of their masculine identity.

Jooste, Julian (2009-06-18)

This research explored how white professional men talk about masculinities and their own masculine construction. The study was qualitative in nature and the data was collected via 10 semi-structured individual interviews. ...
Relating identity processing styles and self-efficacy to academic achievement in first-year university students.

Leader, Samantha (2012-03-08)

The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between identity processing styles and self-efficacy to academic achievement in first-year university students. The sample included one hundred and ...
Rock art and identity in the north eastern Cape province

Mallen, Lara (2009-01-26)

A new and unusual corpus of rock art, labelled as Type 3 imagery, forms the focal point of this dissertation. Type 3 art is found at twelve known sites within the region once known and Nomansland, in the south-eastern ...

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