Black South Africans have been exposed to an unequal and divided education system. It has been expected that the basis for an equitable education system would be laid in the post apartheid period. In this thesis I have provided an analysis of education policy development in South Africa between May 1994 and mid-1997. My main aim has beento understand the policy vision that the post apartheid state has enacted as the basisfor educational reconstruction.<br /> <br /> The conceptual framework of this thesis is located in the academic fields of Education and Development and Policy Sociology. I have focused on the interaction between the broad delimitations set by the structural, economic and political dimensions in society on the one hand, and the political and policy dynamics that have given education policy its specific meaning on the other hand. The role of the government in enacting a specific policy vision has been at the centre of my analysis.<br /> <br /> The government has effected a conservative vision with the adoption of the Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) macroeconomic strategy. GEAR has targeted the development of an export-based global economy along post fordist lines. Predicated upon an emphasis on fiscal discipline, the dominant policy orientation has supported equity but without an emphasis on redress. This approach has not provided the necessary basis for education reconstruction.<br /> <br /> The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and Outcomes-based education (OBE) embody a definite '/ision in terms of which education policy would be aligned with economic development. This vision is based on the false assumption that education should playa fundamental role in producing the sophisticated labour demands of a globally competitive economy. The logic of both GEAR and the NQF is internally inconsistent and the relationship between these two policy frameworks is unsustainable.

Black South Africans have been exposed to an unequal and divided education system. It has been expected that the basis for an equitable education system would be laid in the post apartheid period. In this thesis I have provided an analysis of education policy development in South Africa between May 1994 and mid-1997. My main aim has beento understand the policy vision that the post apartheid state has enacted as the basisfor educational reconstruction.<br /> <br /> The conceptual framework of this thesis is located in the academic fields of Education and Development and Policy Sociology. I have focused on the interaction between the broad delimitations set by the structural, economic and political dimensions in society on the one hand, and the political and policy dynamics that have given education policy its specific meaning on the other hand. The role of the government in enacting a specific policy vision has been at the centre of my analysis.<br /> <br /> The government has effected a conservative vision with the adoption of the Growth, Employment and Redistribution (GEAR) macroeconomic strategy. GEAR has targeted the development of an export-based global economy along post fordist lines. Predicated upon an emphasis on fiscal discipline, the dominant policy orientation has supported equity but without an emphasis on redress. This approach has not provided the necessary basis for education reconstruction.<br /> <br /> The National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and Outcomes-based education (OBE) embody a definite '/ision in terms of which education policy would be aligned with economic development. This vision is based on the false assumption that education should playa fundamental role in producing the sophisticated labour demands of a globally competitive economy. The logic of both GEAR and the NQF is internally inconsistent and the relationship between these two policy frameworks is unsustainable.

Neste estudo, analisa-se a sobrevida dos pacientes com câncer gástrico do município de Campinas, SP, Brasil, diagnosticados entre os anos de 1991 e 1994 compilados pelo Registro de Câncer de Base Populacional (RCBP) de Campinas. A forma de apresentação aqui adotada compreende dois artigos acrescidos de introdução e conclusão geral sobre o tema central proposto. No primeiro artigo são abordadas técnicas de análise de sobrevida, comparando-as e comentando sua utilização, especialmente na área oncológica. São ainda apresentados e discutidos os tipos de estudos epidemiológicos e de fontes de dados sujeitos a este tipo de análise. Faz-se a diferença entre estudos com base hospitalar ou de séries clínicas e estudos de base populacional, além de se discutir a interpretação dos resultados obtidos. No segundo artigo, os resultados da sobrevida dos pacientes com câncer de estômago revelaram que a sobrevida relativa foi de 33% e 9% ao final do primeiro e do quinto ano após o diagnóstico, respectivamente, confirmando o mau prognóstico do câncer gástrico. Não foi constatada diferença na sobrevida por câncer de estômago entre os sexos. O prognóstico revelou-se melhor para os indivíduos mais jovens, verificando-se uma diferença estatisticamente significante (p=O,O244) entre as taxas. Observou-se um gradiente de gravidade dos estádios localizados para os metastáticos, sendo que os pacientes com metástase a distância apresentaram um risco de morrer 15,7 vezes maior do que aqueles com tumor localizado, independentemente de sexo, idade, ano de diagnóstico e morfologia do tumor. Comparando-se aos valores encontrados em outros países observou-se que os resultados encontrados em Campinas revelaram um risco de morte maior do que o da média dos registros europeus, especialmente no quinto ano após o diagnóstico.

Neste estudo, analisa-se a sobrevida dos pacientes com câncer gástrico do município de Campinas, SP, Brasil, diagnosticados entre os anos de 1991 e 1994 compilados pelo Registro de Câncer de Base Populacional (RCBP) de Campinas. A forma de apresentação aqui adotada compreende dois artigos acrescidos de introdução e conclusão geral sobre o tema central proposto. No primeiro artigo são abordadas técnicas de análise de sobrevida, comparando-as e comentando sua utilização, especialmente na área oncológica. São ainda apresentados e discutidos os tipos de estudos epidemiológicos e de fontes de dados sujeitos a este tipo de análise. Faz-se a diferença entre estudos com base hospitalar ou de séries clínicas e estudos de base populacional, além de se discutir a interpretação dos resultados obtidos. No segundo artigo, os resultados da sobrevida dos pacientes com câncer de estômago revelaram que a sobrevida relativa foi de 33% e 9% ao final do primeiro e do quinto ano após o diagnóstico, respectivamente, confirmando o mau prognóstico do câncer gástrico. Não foi constatada diferença na sobrevida por câncer de estômago entre os sexos. O prognóstico revelou-se melhor para os indivíduos mais jovens, verificando-se uma diferença estatisticamente significante (p=O,O244) entre as taxas. Observou-se um gradiente de gravidade dos estádios localizados para os metastáticos, sendo que os pacientes com metástase a distância apresentaram um risco de morrer 15,7 vezes maior do que aqueles com tumor localizado, independentemente de sexo, idade, ano de diagnóstico e morfologia do tumor. Comparando-se aos valores encontrados em outros países observou-se que os resultados encontrados em Campinas revelaram um risco de morte maior do que o da média dos registros europeus, especialmente no quinto ano após o diagnóstico.

Text in Afrikaans / Suid-Afrika het sy diplomatieke bande met Taiwan verbreek en hegte diplomatieke bande met Sjina in 1998 aangeknoop. Hierdie hegte verhouding wat tussen Suid-Afrika en Sjina ontwikkel het, word dikwels deur politici, die media en vakbonde veroordeel as nadelig vir Suid-Afrika. Ten einde hierdie veroordelings te staaf, of te weerlê, is ‘n analise van die politieke, ekonomiese en militêre verhouding tussen Suid-Afrika en Sjina onderneem. Aangesien Suid-Afrika voor 1998 verhoudinge met Taiwan gehandhaaf het, kon die verhouding wat tans tussen Suid-Afrika en Sjina bestaan, vergelyk word met die vorige verhouding met Taiwan. Die verhandeling kon gevolglik tot ’n gevolgtrekking kom rakende die verhouding. / In 1998 South Africa broke off diplomatic ties with Taiwan when it established full relations with China. Since then, South Africa’s ties with China have been frequently criticised by politicians, the media and trade unions as disadvantageous to South Africa. To refute or confirm this perception, an analysis of the political, economic and military ties between South Africa and China has been undertaken. South Africa’s relations with Taiwan prior to 1998 are the basis for the comparison of South Africa’s relations with China. As a result, this dissertation is able to reach a conclusion regarding these ties. / Political Sciences / M.A. (International Politics)

The reason for highlighting the difference between GATT and GATS is to focus on the impact of these agreements on the developing countries and in particular the latter will be the main focus of this paper. The economies and governments of the developing states are struggling to generate sustainable capitol growth and maintain financial stability to enhance economic growth. This is due to dictators who rule in such a manner to maintain power irrespective of the future economic viability of their state. Thus the environment for sustainable economic growth is wrath with political instability, lack of proper financial control and eagerness to attract foreign investment and allowing market access to developed states.

Expone conceptos sobre el individuo como fruto de la modernidad y su implicancia artística y literaria partiendo de que el sujeto individual comporta las nociones de autonomía, razón, libre ejercicio de la voluntad y la autocreación según lo planteado por el pensamiento moderno. Examina aspectos del campo semántico de la poética narrativa de Julio Ramón Ribeyro que son expuestos en sus Prosas Apátridas, en sus Diarios y en la introducción de La palabra del mudo, edición de 1977. Analiza e interpreta elementos narrativos de los cuentos “Dirección equivocada”, “Una aventura nocturna” y “De color modesto”. En primer término el autor implicado y luego los procedimientos en torno a narrador y focalización, personajes, y tiempo en cada uno de los cuentos seleccionados. Posteriormente se desarrolla interpretativamente la noción de individuo que emerge del mundo representado. Aborda los siguientes temas: la ciudad y sus habitantes, individuos en luchas infructuosas, escepticismo y solidaridad en el mundo representado, e individuo y construcción de un sujeto moderno.

Student Number : 0510823J - MA research report - School of Social Sciences - Faculty of Humanities / This dissertation traces the changing relationship of the ANC with liberal democracy from the party's inception to the present, and analyses the various influences upon, and shifts within, the ANC's thinking with regard to liberal democracy over this period. The paper argues that the years between 1987 and 1994 represented a critical and dramatic shift in the ANC's relationship with liberal democratic values in which it came to openly state its acceptance of institutionalised pluralism and rights. It also argues, however, that despite the momentous and extremely valuable nature of these commitments for the consolidation of liberal democracy in South Africa, there remain suggestions within the language and discourse of the ANC that are problematic for its full realisation, the essence of which lies in the ANC's own understanding and interpretation of the meaning of liberal democracy

Orientador: Arnaldo Cortina / Banca: Maria de Lourdes Ortiz Galdini Baldan / Banca: Maria Auxiliadora de Brito Silva / Mestre

Este trabajo realiza un estudio de La Tentación del Fracaso Diario Personal de Julio Ramón Ribeyro, a partir de la aplicación del tópico del ennui como factor de análisis e interpretación en el mundo interior, exterior y artístico del escritor peruano. Después de definir al ennui como una enfermedad del espíritu y el cuerpo, que afecta a las personas con una sensibilidad muy especial, se examina el ánimo apesadumbrado, triste, apático e inactivo, víctima de una depresión crónica en el escritor. Este registra cómo se enfrenta al mundo exterior que le resulta adverso y difícil debido a la falta de salud, carencias económicas, desorden y caos causados por su vida bohemia y ausencia de inspiración para su creación literaria, todas situaciones que lo limitan, entristecen y deprimen. El desánimo y la frustración se hacen evidentes en su vida artística, afectando la producción literaria ficcional al pasar por períodos de parálisis creativa, los que se tornan en productivos respecto de la escritura de los diarios en los que confiesa su desolación y angustia. / This study examines La Tentación del Fracaso Diario Personal written by Julio Ramón Ribeyro, a peruvian writer. The analysis focuses on the influence of ennui in the diarist’s inner, external and artistic world. After defining ennui as an illnes of soul and body that affects people with special sensitivity, we find the writer’s inner world analysis that reveals his sad, apathetic and inactive mood suffering from chronic depression. The writer tells us how he struggles with the external world full of adversity and difficulties due to bad health, economic problems, disorder and chaos caused by his bohemian lifestyle and lack of inspiration for his literary work, situations that limit, discourage and depress his dejected spirit. Despondency and frustration are evident in the writers’s artistic life affecting his fictional literary production during periods of creative paralysis, that turn to be productive for La Tentación del Fracaso when the diarist writes in his diary confessing his bleakness and anguish. / Tesis