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D.Ed. (Educational Psychology) / Since 1989 most of the schools in Lenasia which were under the auspices of the now dissolved House of Delegates, began to 'admit black children. Most of these children live at the informal settlements in Lenasia. Soon after the admission of these children many Indian teachers expressed their difficulties with them, especially with regard to language, teaching and learning. Teachers also complained that children from the informal settlement lacked discipline, they often came to school late and they had difficulty in completing their homework. As a result of the several complaints from teachers the researcher decided to conduct a study on the experiences of children from the informal settlements at predominantly Indian schools in Lenasia. A pilot study revealed that the experiences of the children at the informal settlements also needed to be taken into consideration. Standard six children from the informal settlements, parents from the settlements and members of the camp education committee were identified as the target populations in the study. A qualitative research design that is explorative, descriptive and contextual, specifically to the experiences of standard six children from the informal settlements was used for the study. The study was conducted in two distinct phases. Phase one of the study involved the collection of data on the experiences of standard six children from the informal settlements both at their schools as well as their place of residence. Data was collected through the use of phenomenological interviews, focus group discussions, life studies and a projective test. Phase one of the study also focused on the analysis of the data that were obtained. The analysis of the data showed that children from the informal settlements had several negative experiences both at their schools as well as at the informal settlements which caused them to feel disempowered...

Thesis (M.Dev.) -- University of Limpopo, 2007 / Apartheid land policy and its constitution as a whole conceptualized and structured South African in a way that encouraged inequalities in terms of land ownership, job opportunities and access to education and recreational facilities. The privileged few (whites and a few black elites and whosoever summarized with the former apartheid regime) got richer and richer while the less privileged people, (in this case, the majority of the black people of South Africa) got poor. They were even denied reasonable access to land and quality education. This investigative study examines the state in which they lived and how they are still living in Squatter Camp as an attempt to make qualitatively justifiable recommendations. Informal settlement is as old as the origin of urban settlement, which existed through industrialization process worldwide. A need for peace, jobs, security, housing and land ownership resulted in the establishment of informal settlement near big towns and mines. The most disadvantaged people, those characterized by poverty due to unemployment, lack of land ownership due to one reason or another move to informally settle nearer to areas in which there are possibilities for employment opportunities and better standard of living. Specifically, this study examines the deficiencies associated with the existing informal settlement through its assessment and evaluation. In this regard all aspects of assessment techniques of the way in which inhabitants of Disteneng informal settlement live i.e. interviewing processes (both structured and informal), observation through site visit, checking of documented information with regard to informal settlement etc have been used. The gaps that exist between urban life and the living conditions of people from squatter camp have been investigated and reflected. Vii The focus of the argument in this study is that the less job opportunities and access to land that people have, the more they live in squalid conditions and move to towns in search of work. This means that the problems they face have to be addressed positively and effectively by the relevant departments of South African Government. Alternative well-serviced living conditions have to be developed and provided to these people (people living in Disteneng squatter camp). Timeously, the department of housing should take statistics of the number of people who are without houses and employment as well as those who are illiterate, so as to develop better responsive policies for addressing these problems before they are out of control. As a mean of addressing these problems the life in Disteneng squatter camp has been investigated. The results from the data analysis, including the views of the inhabitants of Disteneng squatter camp have been reflected and recommendations were spelt out in the last chapter of this study.

In my work I am dealing with the value inclinations of Czech journalists from the newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes, the tabloid Blesk (including the Sunday issue Nedělní Blesk) and the magazine Reflex. I have focused on the articles written about socially marginalized squatters in the years 2000, 2008 and 2009. I am interested in the values present in this discourse and what position will these values take towards squatters. In the theoretical part I explain concepts like hegemony, binary us-them, moral panics and body discipline, which will help me in my analysis. Recognized values are put into categories and subcategories according to their content. I describe the development of values within categories in different years. Finally I compare the values of the analyzed media.

M.Ed. / There are remarkable differences in the academic performance between the learners residing in informal settlements and those from townships (formal settlements). Learners from informal settlements perform very poorly as compared to learners from formal settlements. From the literature review, the factors leading to study problems are identified as environment, lack of resources, available time and place to study. The socio-economic background affects a child at every point in his or her academic career. The purpose of this study was to explore ways and means of managing the negative impact of the informal settlements on the academic performance of primary school learners of Kagiso. It was also to investigate possible solutions and provide them in the form of guidelines to the Department of Education as intervention strategies to address management on the impact of informal settlements on learner performance. This was a qualitative research. The study explored the impact of the informal settlements and its management in the performance of primary school learners through in- depth interviews and observations. The researcher conducted interviews with a sample drawn from primary school principals, educators, learners and affected parents in Kagiso. The data were analyzed separately by eliciting the unique experiences of respondents and led to common emerging themes. Measures to ensure trustworthiness have been applied in the research and ethical measures have been strictly adhered to. Trustworthiness consists of four components: creditability, transferability, dependability and conformability. Validity and reliability were ensured by the use of the participant’s own language as raw as it is, in data recording. Findings from the research in line with literature review suggested that the informal settlements have a negative impact on learners. Inadequate housing and overcrowding deprive the child of privacy. Homework and study is done against a noisy background. This can be managed by all stakeholders taking part in the intervention strategies that influence policy formulation regarding the at-risk learners in Kagiso. Recommendations ensuing from this study will contribute to the development of intervention strategies to address management concerning this impact. The recommendations will be forwarded to the Department of Education and other relevant state departments. / Prof. J.R. Debeila

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education / This report examines the policies of the Department of Education and Training (DET) regarding provision of school facilities at the end of the eighties. It focuses specifically on the implications of these policies for legal freestanding shack settlements in the Pretoria-Witwatersrand- Vereeniging area. The report sets out to unravel discursive trends at the level of senior officials within the DET related to the provision of schools in shack settlements as well as the policies and practices which emanated from these discourses. These are related to broader state strategies and particularly population movement and settlement policies. The effects of these practices are assessed in terms of equity.(Abbreviation abstract) / Andrew Chakane 2018

A formação da propriedade fundiária em Goiás está articulada a três políticas de expansão territorial, que promovem a integração do estado ao mercado nacional: 1) a Marcha para Oeste e a criação da Colônia Agrícola Nacional de Goiás, no ano de 1941, que favoreceu o apossamento do norte goiano a partir das notícias que circulavam entre os camponeses de que as terras eram devolutas e sem obstáculo para ocupação; 2) a transferência da capital federal para o interior do território goiano e o surgimento do mercado fundiário com a atuação de grupos de grilagem, fazendeiros e especuladores, contra as terras dos posseiros. Estes, compartilhando de experiências de privação da terra e encarando a chegada no norte de Goiás como a possibilidade da consolidação da propriedade, reagiram violentamente contra a tentativa de esbulho de suas terras, e, no início dos nos 1960, somou-se também a luta pela reforma agrária radical; 3) o golpe civil-militar de 1964, que consolidou as condições para o mercado de terras concentracionista, que assegurou às classes dominantes e ao capital estrangeiro interessado nas terras do norte goiano e da Amazônia Legal a garantia absoluta de suas propriedades. Assim, a formação da propriedade fundiária em Goiás está articulada a importantes momentos da luta política pelo domínio do Estado e das contradições do desenvolvimento capitalista no Brasil como gestação de um projeto para o agro que se consolidaria em 1964. / Formation of land property in Goias was attached to three territory expansion policies which promoted the integration of the state to the National Brazilian market: 1) The \"March to the West\" and the creation of Goias\' National Agricultural Colony (Colônia Agrícola Nacional de Goiás), in 1941. That favored squatting on Southern Goias based on ongoing news among the peasants that land plots were unclaimed, with no obstacle to occupation; 2) Injection of Federal funds into Goias\' countryside and the birth of the land trade market, acted upon by illegal invaders, farmers, and profiteers, taking land from squatter peasants. Those, sharing experiences of land deprivation and facing their arrival on Northern Goias as a possibility of realization of their land property, reacted violently against trespassing attempts to their land. Also, in the beggining of the 1960\'s the fight for a radical Agrarian Reform added to that reaction; 3) The Civilian and Military Coup of 1964, which consolidated the centralized land market and ensured to ruling classes and foreign capital the absolute control over their interests on land on Northern Goias and Legal Amazon. Therefore, formation of land property in Goias is attached to remarkable moments in political struggles for dominance of the state, and contradictions on Brazil\'s Capitalist development, as genesis of an Agrarian project with would come to be in 1964.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 331-404) / xxix, 404 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Attempts to contribute toward greater understanding of the urbanization process in Bangladesh. Focuses particularly on the rural-urban migration process, explaining the causes of mobility and stability and the consequences flowing from that movement for the wellbeing of migrants and their families. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geography, 1995