Exploring the current trends in curriculum design of entrepreneur education programmes through three case studies, in Cape Town, South Africa by Sexton, Emma

“…By drawing on the tensions identified through mapping the curriculum using Activity Theory, the thesis proposes that the two pedagogic models should be seen as a continuum and can be used to identify key questions to consider in the design of entrepreneur education curriculum, in order to ensure a well-informed curriculum aligned to adult learning theory and to the programme's learning objectives and business outcomes, and which addresses the unique context in terms of target market. Further research is necessary to understand whether the programmes which combine elements from various models of pedagogy do indeed enjoy better outcomes.…”
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Genetic disorders on the island of Mauritius by Wallis, Colin E

“…There is considerable variation in the geographic and ethnic distribution of genetic disease due to biological pressures and historical accidents. In this context the relative prevalence of common inherited disorders and the recognition of rare conditions in isolated communities is of great academic importance. …”
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Economic analysis of participatory forest management in Kenya by Okumu, Boscow

“…We also assess the impact of existing incentives specifically PELIS on welfare of forest adjacent communities as well as the environment and the heterogeneous impact of the scheme on household welfare. We then look at the context specific factors influencing the varying levels of success among the CFAs. …”
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Analysing the loyalty levels displayed by football fans: A case study on Cape Town City Football Club by Desai, Muhammed

“…The limited understanding of the matter within a South African context means that clubs lack the required understanding of their respective fan bases. …”
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Medication in the elderly : an outpatient survey by Davis, Christopher Karl

“…The apparent effectiveness of the medication prescribed and the relatively low incidence of ADR' s in the group studied suggests that appropriate and judicious multiple drug therapy can benefit many elderly ambulatory patients and therefore polypharmacy could be regarded as permissible in this context. Apart from these observations, this dissertation also includes recommendations on ways to minimize the incidence of ADRs in the elderly, and areas for ongoing research in this field are identified.…”
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The observing self as a catalyst for behaviour change and wellbeing: Effective personal informatics system design to promote behaviour change in the changing health paradigm by De Villiers, Stephanie

“…The current study is a user-centred enquiry into how wellness-related personal informatics (PI) systems can be more effectively designed to better promote lasting behaviour change and sustained wellbeing in the context of the changing health paradigm. Until recently, the Western biomedical model with its disease focus has been effective in delivering health care; however, this paradigm does not efficiently support a system in crises - the contemporary health care system which is confronted with complex challenges of modern lifestyle diseases and behavioural disorders. …”
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Factors influencing the use of privacy settings in location-based social networks by Oladimeji, Henry

“…Fear appeals have been used in various studies to arouse fear in users, in order to motivate them to comply to an adaptive behaviour through the threat of impending danger. However, within the context of social networking, it is not yet clear how fear-inducing arguments will ultimately influence the use of privacy settings by users. …”
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Characteristics of domestic homicide perpetrated by persons with severe mental illness - a forensic psychiatry observation population-based study by Bruwer, Marise

“…To the best of our knowledge, domestic homicide in the context of severe mental illness has not been researched in South Africa. …”
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There might be a frog in McElligot's Pool: a study of the habitat characteristics and social factors associated with amphibian presence in urban residential gardens in a suburb in... by Brom, Peta

“…It was loosely based on the BIMBY tool with adaptations for context and targeted species. 50 gardens were visited and surveyed. …”
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Heroines, victims and survivors: female minors as active agents in films about African colonial and postcolonial conflicts by Mdege, Norita

“…Representations of these girls are located within local and global contexts, and viewed through an intersectional lens that sees girls as trebly marginalised as "female," "child soldiers" and "African." …”
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Sustainable use and the laws regulating trade in threatened species in South Africa: lessons from the USA by Frantz, Theressa Rosetta

“…This study focuses on sustainable use of threatened or endangered species in the international trade context. Escalating levels of illegal trade in threatened species are of major concern globally and undermines regulatory frameworks that seek to ensure the sustainable use of species for present and future generations. …”
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Mapping and tracking the complexity of financial flows through non-state non-profit (faith-based) health providers in Kenya by Kingangi, Lucy

“…This thesis reports on a multiple case study conducted with two non-profit faith-based health providers in Kenya, namely the Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital; and Nyumbani-Children of God Relief Institute in Nairobi (Nyumbani) - and situates these within the broader context of health systems financing and public-private partnership in Kenya. …”
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A formative evaluation of the UCT PMD Programme by Velloo, Ilhaam

“…Thus far, limited research has been conducted on if and how flexible learning is achieved through low cost PMDs in the South African higher education context, where access to technology and internet access is inconsistent amongst the student population. …”
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Design and validation of a leadership model for South African higher education by Walters, Cyrill

“…Significant findings were that the current funding crisis was a major challenge within the sector; however, fee-free higher education for all in the current economic context is neither equitable nor likely to be affordable in the medium term. …”
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Investment Promotion; Foreign Direct Investment Determinants and Policy Framework Analysis for India: Lessons for Zimbabwe by Muchinguri, Tawanda

“…Based on the results, placed in the context of India’s foreign direct investment policy framework, the study makes bespoke and befitting recommendations to the Zimbabwean authorities on how to use the import and the tenets of the foreign direct investment restrictiveness index as a basis for devising far reaching reforms needed to attract foreign direct investment for the sustainable development of Zimbabwe.…”
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Circumstantial social entrepreneurship: Exploring inclusive, social innovation in the transition from shadow to mainstream economic spaces. A case study of informal sector recyclin... by Ndlovu, Sinqobile Sichelesile

“…Additionally, the outputs of this research aim to contribute to context-specific knowledge on types of non traditional social entrepreneurial activity within informal spaces and how these push boundaries of inclusive, social innovation.…”
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Social cost benefit analysis of projects of a South African DFI, the Industrial Development Corporation by Tom, Lungile L

“…This research has been enthused by this Indian study as there is little to no research performed in the South African context for social cost benefit analysis in project evaluation. …”
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New Pentecostal churches, politics and the everyday life of university students at the University of Zimbabwe by Gukurume, Simbarashe

“…PCCs’ gospel of prosperity and ‘spiritual warfare’ technologies were also deeply attractive to students who were caught in the hopelessness and uncertainty wrought by the country’s protracted socio-economic and political crisis. In this context, PCCs cultivate a sense of hope and optimism. …”
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The consecration of neoliberalism: Islam, financialisation and the production of symbolic value by Tiedemann-Nkabinde, Ra

“…The consecration of neoliberalism represents the accommodation of neoliberalism by religion, and the construction of a new Islamic financial discourse in the neoliberal context. This discourse not only reveals how Muslim practitioners have mobilised Islamic tropes and ethical idioms found in contemporary expressions of Islamic resurgence to infuse forms of Islamic finance with symbolic value, but also how they have consecrated the dominant neoliberal logic that has taken hold of the field.…”
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Breaking Bars: An investigation into how performance art as an intervention program inside prison may lead to a behavior change among male gang members in Cape Town, South Africa by Lingaas, Ingebjørg

“…Given the lack of research undertaken on violence prevention strategies in the gang-ridden context of Cape Town, South Africa, this dissertation looks at a prison intervention programme, Help I am Free, that uses performance arts as a case study to investigate the potential impacts of such intervention strategies. …”
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