M.A. / Sexual harassment has become a human resource issue in the workplace within South African companies. More cases of sexual harassment are coming before the courts as civil actions, as employees litigate against employers who fail to deal with cases where they have reported being sexually harassed and the employer has not taken action or failed to take appropriate action. Arising from the above it would appear that there is a need to develop a clearer understanding of what is meant by sexual harassment. Coupled to this is a need to develop appropriate policies and training programmes to ensure that the negative impact of sexual harassment is limited. These policies should be in line with other company policies and South African Labour Law (66 of 1995) as set out in the Code of Good Practice (1998) on handling sexual harassment. The aim of this research was to look at the perceptions of employees in a business unit of a Public Utility, and to determine their view of sexual harassment in the workplace. This research would then assist to determine what the best practices would be to deal with cases of sexual harassment as well as to ensure that as far as is practical cases of sexual harassment could be limited, based on these perceptions. The research indicated that any form of inappropriate sexual behaviour in the workplace as it related to physical, verbal and non-verbal contact was not acceptable to most employees. It showed that whilst sexually inappropriate behaviour was limited it did take place, but in doing so it raised additional questions that could be the subject of further research. The questionnaire that was developed was found to be a reliable measurement instrument for the most part. The findings showed that there were differences between the perceptions of English-and Afrikaans-speaking employees as well as male and female employees. These differences would have to be taken into consideration when policies and training programmes are developed. It was clear from the research that a policy was necessary and the employees needed greater clarity on how cases of sexual harassment should be reported. The research has formed a base from which further research could be conducted, at other South African companies, regarding the impact of sexual harassment in the workplace. / Dr.W. Roestenburg

by Ho Lai Han. / Thesis (M.Div.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-85). / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.iv / ABBREVIATIONS --- p.v / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- EGALITARIAN PAULINE PASSAGES --- p.6 / Chapter A. --- In General (Gal 3:28) --- p.6 / Chapter 1. --- Equality through Baptism --- p.8 / Chapter 2. --- Casting off Gnostic Influence --- p.8 / Chapter a. --- Traces of Alteration --- p.8 / Chapter b. --- The Myth of Androgyne --- p.10 / Chapter 3. --- Assertion of Sexual Equality --- p.14 / Chapter 4. --- Social-ecclesial Implication --- p.17 / Chapter B. --- In Social-ecclesial Contexts --- p.21 / Chapter 1. --- In Marriage (1 Cor 7:1-7) --- p.21 / Chapter a. --- Sexual Abstinence in Marriage --- p.21 / Chapter b. --- Mutual and Equal Rights --- p.24 / Chapter 2. --- In Worship (1 Cor 11:3-16) --- p.25 / Chapter a. --- Insistence on Proper Head Attire --- p.27 / Chapter i. --- Jewish Argument --- p.27 / Chapter a) --- "Meaning of k∈φαλn (""head"")" / Chapter b) --- "Implication of k∈φαλn (""head"")" / Chapter ii. --- Stoic Arguments --- p.31 / Chapter iii. --- Argument of Church Practice --- p.32 / Chapter b. --- Meaning of Proper Head Attire --- p.33 / Chapter i. --- Proposal of Bound Hair --- p.33 / Chapter ii. --- Proposal of Veil --- p.34 / Chapter iii. --- Conclusion about Meaning of Proper Head Attire --- p.36 / Chapter c. --- Prevalence of Pagan Cults --- p.39 / Chapter d. --- Assertion of Sexual Equality --- p.41 / Chapter i. --- Repudiating Connotation of Woman's Subordination --- p.41 / Chapter ii. --- Correcting Jewish Thought of Woman's Subordination --- p.42 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.44 / Chapter III. --- MALE CHAUVINIST DEUTERO-PAULINE PASSAGES --- p.45 / Chapter A. --- In General (1 Tim 2:11-15) --- p.45 / Chapter B. --- In Social-ecclesial Contexts --- p.48 / Chapter 1. --- In Marriage --- p.48 / Chapter a. --- Col 3:18 --- p.48 / Chapter b. --- Eph 5:22-33 --- p.49 / Chapter c. --- Tit 2:4-5 --- p.51 / Chapter 2. --- In Worship --- p.52 / Chapter a. --- """1 Cor 14:33b-35""" --- p.53 / Chapter b. --- 1 Tim 2:8-10 --- p.56 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.56 / Chapter IV. --- FACTORS LEADING TO REGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMAN'S STATUS --- p.58 / Chapter A. --- Insufficient Consolidation in Pauline Churches --- p.60 / Chapter 1. --- Situational Nature of Pauline Passages --- p.60 / Chapter 2. --- Prominence of Women Leaders Reflected in Pauline Epistles --- p.61 / Chapter B. --- Conformity to Sitz im Leben in Deutero-Pauline Churches --- p.64 / Chapter 1. --- Conformity in Form --- p.65 / Chapter 2. --- Conformity in Content --- p.66 / Chapter C. --- Concluding Remarks --- p.68 / Chapter V. --- CONTEXTUAL REFLECTION --- p.70 / Chapter A. --- Christian Authority --- p.71 / Chapter 1. --- Literal Interpretation of Bible --- p.71 / Chapter 2. --- Abuses in the Church --- p.72 / Chapter B. --- Sustaining Convictions --- p.75 / Chapter C. --- To Christianize or Be Paganized? --- p.76 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSION --- p.78 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.82

Thesis (Ed. D.) -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006. / Title from title page screen (viewed on January 30, 2007). Thesis advisor: Vincent A. Anfara. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S. in Leadership and Human Resource Development)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): Janice H. Laurence, Armando X. Estrada. Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-94). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S.)--Marshall University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 42 p. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30).

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iii, 43 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-43).

published_or_final_version / Politics and Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

This study explores the phenomenon of gendered harassment in secondary schools from the teachers' perspectives. The few studies that address the biased behaviors that are linked under the concept of gendered harassment (sexual harassment, homophobic harassment, and harassment for gender non-conformity) indicate that teachers are less likely to intervene in these incidents. This dissertation explores how teachers understand and respond to (hetero)sexist and homophobic behaviors when they occur. / Six teachers in one urban school board participated in a series of three open-ended in-depth interviews where they spoke about the many factors that influenced how they saw and intervened in various forms of bullying and harassment in their schools. Interview data were analyzed using contextual and thematic codes to locate similarities, differences, and stories in the data. This study is informed by critical, feminist and queer theories. The findings have been organized in a conceptual framework that emerged from the research. / Findings indicate that there are both external and internal influences that shape how teachers view and respond to gendered harassment in schools. The external factors, also described as school culture, include both structural-formal and structural-informal influences. Formal influences include policies, training, curriculum and contracts. Informal influences refer to leadership style, relationships with colleagues, policy implementation, and community values. Internal influences that shape teachers' perceptions and responses include: educational biography, teaching philosophy, and personal identities. / The implications of this study for research and practice can have impacts on the fields of school policy, teacher education, curriculum, and educational leadership. It provides a framework for understanding how school cultures interact with teachers' identities and shape how policies and curricula are implemented. It also offers suggestions for scholars, advocates, and educational leaders to proactively address the negative impacts of gendered harassment by transforming teacher education, educational leadership programs, and in turn, school cultures.

The present thesis describes a group-oriented program of research designed to investigate the experience of victims of discrimination. Ninety female college students were tested in small groups and confronted with the possibility of their having been discriminated against by a male student on a test. Women assessed the extent to which the received feedback was due to discrimination or their answers on the test, prior to and following a group discussion. Results indicated that contrary to previous research in which women consistently minimised discrimination as a reason for group-based negative feedback, women in the present experiment were willing to acknowledge discrimination. Results are interpreted in terms of the influence of social sharing of emotional and informational support with ingroup members after receiving feedback where discrimination might be implied. The thesis emphasizes the importance of social networks for disadvantaged group members who need to cope with the possibility of being targets for discrimination.

Within the new South African curriculum Physical Education (PE) or school sport has / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.