The purpose of this study was to examine the life satisfaction of the wives of naval non-commissioned officers living in an isolated military suburb. As little is known about this phenomenon an exploratory design was used. A sample group of 81 wives was selected by means of stratified random sampling. Measuring instruments used were the Heimler Scale of Social Functioning and a needs assessment. The results of the study indicated that although a small majority of the wives experience their lives as satisfactory they have a great deal of frustration. The two largest areas of low satisfaction was work and finances. It seems that these wives have sufficient support systems. The lack of transport seems to be a problem for these wives. The needs assessment identified a great interest in, and a need for certain courses, hobbies, aerobic classes and a daycare centre. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Science (Mental Health))

This work presents a study of shipbuilding and timber management in the Royal Dockyards in the period 1750 – 1850, focusing on an archaeological investigation of ship timber marks. The first chapter outlines the concept of timber marking in shipbuilding contexts, stressing the multi-disciplinary approach to the study highlighted in the available archaeological and documentary evidence by which the practice of timber marking can be understood. Chapter two outlines the background to timber marking in the Georgian era and the development of the practice within the broader advances made in shipbuilding, technology and design prior to the end of the 17th century. Chapter three outlines the developments in shipbuilding and the introduction of systems to control and standardise the management of timber in the Royal Dockyards in the 18th century. In the latter half of the 18th century we will see the attempts of naval reformers to develop these systems of timber management and pave the way for the sweeping changes made at the beginning of the 19th century. Chapter four highlights these changes with the introduction of the Timber Masters and looks at the nature of timber management and the marking of timbers as identified in documentary sources. This evidence lays the foundation for the understanding of timber marking in the 19th century as witnessed in the archaeological record. The remaining chapters present the much more extensive archaeological evidence for timber marking among several high profile assemblages. The main assemblages presented in Chapters 5 to 9 show the diversity of timber marking practices and how they relate to the working processes of the Royal Dockyards. The research offers new insights into the understanding of shipbuilding and the management of timber in the Royal Dockyards between 1750 and 1850 and explores the possibilities for further avenues of study.

Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Public Relations is a discipline where the basic concepts and functions remain the same, be it in a public or private organisation. It is ultimately a staff function, which is responsible for effective two-way communication between an organisation and its publics, both internal and external. With the transformation in the Department of Defence and ultimately the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), major changes took place structurally as well as in terms of the execution of functions on the operational level where Naval Base Simon’s Town (NB Smst) is one of the new General Support Bases of the SANDF. The Public Relations Section of NB Smst must deliver public relations services to the clients of NB Smst. The purpose of this study is to establish whether the services that the Public Relations Section delivers to its clients are in line with the expectations of the clients. An in-depth study is made of the theory of public relations, starting with the overall concept of communication. The transformation of the SANDF is discussed in detail and the concept of how public relations is supposed to be executed is researched. A needs assessment survey was done and the recommendations listed. The research established that although the Section is functioning in line with international and national principles and procedures the clients’ perceptions are that the Section does not deliver the quality of service they expect. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Openbare Skakeling is ’n dissipline waar die basiese konsepte en funksies ooreenstem binne publieke sowel as private organisasies. Dit is hoofsaaklik ’n staffunksie wat verantwoordelik is vir die effektiewe twee-rigting kommunikasie tussen ’n organisasie en sy publiek, beide intern sowel as ekstern. Met die transformasie van die Departement van Verdediging en uiteindelik die Suid- Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag (SANW), het grootskaalse veranderinge plaasgevind, struktureel sowel as ten opsigte van die uitvoering van funksies op die operasionele vlak waar Vlootbasis Simonstad (VB Smst), een van die SANW se Algemene Steunbasisse, opereer. Die Openbare Skakelseksie van VB Smst is verantwoordelik vir die lewering van openbare skakeldienste aan die kliente van VB Smst. Die doel van hierdie studie is om te bepaal of die dienste wat deur die Openbare Skakelseksie gelewer word in lyn is met die kliente se verwagtinge. ’n In-diepte studie is gedoen ten opsigte van die teorie van openbare skakeling, beginnende met die totale konsep van kommunikasie. Die transformasie van die SANW word in detail bespreek. Dit word gevolg deur die navorsing oor hoe openbare skakeling veronderstel is om uitgevoer te word, ’n Behoeftebepaling is gedoen en aanbevelings word gelys. Die navorsing se bevindings is dat alhoewel die Seksie volgens internasionale en nasionale konsepte en prosedures funksioneer, die kliente se persepsies is dat die Seksie nie die kwaliteit dienste lewer wat hulle verwag nie.