Bibliography: pages 285-292. / First year students commencing studies in the biological sciences at two universities in the Cape Province, South Africa the Universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch were sampled by means of a questionnaire. This investigation sought to establish in what way attitudes, formed at school during studies in biology would, on transferring to a university learning environment, play a part in determining successful outcomes of study in biological sciences during the first year of study at a university.

Mini-dissertation in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, 2010. / Background: Many previous South African studies exploring the relationship between the public, chiropractic and other health care professionals have indicated a poor level of knowledge and perception between the researched populations. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge and perceptions of second and third year medical students at The Nelson Mandela School of Medicine towards chiropractic. Objectives: The objectives of this study were firstly, to document the demographic details of the second and third year participants, secondly, to determine the level of knowledge and exposure of the second and third year participants to chiropractic, thirdly, to determine the perceptions of second and third year participants regarding chiropractic and to compare this between second and third year participants, fourthly, to determine the utilization of chiropractic by second and third year participants, and finally, to determine any relationship between demographic factors, knowledge, perception and utilization of chiropractic. Method: A survey method was employed with the measuring tool being a questionnaire. It was decided that only second and third year medical students would be included in the study. Results: The response rate of the study was 42.5%. It was found that the majority of participants were female, of Black ethnicity and all participants were younger than 33 years old. Participants had a wide range, and a relatively satisfactory level of knowledge of chiropractic, however, the 3rd year participants had a significantly higher mean knowledge score than the second years. There was a wide range of perceptions of chiropractic, but a relatively negative level of perception. There were no significant differences in perception scores between the groups (p=0.859). III The third year participants seemed to have a better view of the scope of chiropractic than second year participants. The utilization of chiropractic by the participants, their friends and family was found to be low. A few areas of concern, with regards to the limited exposure that medical students at The Nelson Mandela School of Medicine have towards chiropractic, were raised. Conclusion and recommendations: It can be concluded that second and third year medical students from The Nelson Mandela School of Medicine had a generally poor knowledge and perception of the chiropractic profession, which may be a possible reason for the poor communication between chiropractors and qualified medical practitioners. The presence of chiropractic students, who served as human anatomy demonstrators at The Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, may have had an impact on the results of the study. It is therefore recommended that further studies be done to investigate the effect that these demonstrators have at The Nelson Mandela School of Medicine. Basic information on chiropractic should also be included at The Nelson Mandela School of Medicine to educate medical students on chiropractic.

This study in Practical Theology has been motivated by a concern that, in post-apartheid South Africa, it has become more difficult for yoling people in general, and university students in particular to have a vision for, and hope in the future, and hence to demonstrate commitment to working for a new world. It therefore seeks to identify ways in which such commitment and leadership can be nurtured, by engaging in a critical reflection on ministry to university students. This is done through the use of the critical hermeneutical method of correlation between the Christian tradition and human life experience as employed by Don S. Browning, lames and Evelyn Whitehead, and Stuart Bate. This involves beginning with concrete practice, going to theory, and then concluding with practice, in an ongoing hermeneutical circle. A case study is presented of the Association of Catholic Tertiary Students (ACTS) at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg (UNP), and an analysis of their situation is undertaken, using two mediations. A psychological mediation identifies the psychological structures to which university students are capable of evolving at their stage of development, which is characterised by relativism and probing commitment. A socio-cultural mediation explores the roots of the loss of a sense of commmunity, and the growth in a spirit of individualism that epitomise the central issues within the UNP ACTS group. These roots are identified in the globalisation that is taking place at an economic, social and cultural level, resulting in relativisation, rationalisation, and personalisation in all dimensions of life. This gives rise to increasing competition, individualism and cultural dislocation, which are particularly evident since the demise of apartheid and the international integration of South Africa, coupled with the collapse of many of the hopes generated in the struggle against apartheid. A theological judgement of the ministry being employed within ACTS is then made, which points to the forms of ministry which could offer good news, evoke deeper commitment, and build stronger moral leadership amongst the students. The priority emerging is to foster selfesteem amongst them, primarily through building a joyful, accepting community with a small group pedagogy so that they can discover liberating message of the gospel in their quest for God, for survival in a hostile world, and for personal intimacy and acceptance. Such empowerment, it is suggested, makes deeper commitment possible. / Thesis (M.Th.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2000.

M.Ed. (Psychology of Education) / Adolescence is a phase in human development that is synonymous with change, namely physical, emotional and cognitive changes. Peer groups start playing an important role in the lives of adolescents. Subsequently peer groups can be considered as a possible intervention strategy to assist adolescents through this period in their lives. A possible solution to the problems adolescents are experiencing could be to train their peers as counselors. Peer counselors are thus adolescents who have been trained by professionals with basic counseling skills. namely listening, summarizing and how to do referrals. Peer counseling systems exist in other countries, with much success. The researcher was interested to find out what the impact of peer counseling will be in II South African context, in a specific school. Thus the impact of peer counseling in a specific socioeconomic community was explored. This specific community can be viewed as a microcosm of the South African community at large.

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Thesis (M.Tech.: Marketing)-Dept. of Marketing, Durban University of Technology, 2007 x, 164 leaves / According to postpurchase behaviour theory, there is a tendency for individuals to seek consistency among their cognitions (i.e., beliefs, opinions). When an inconsistency between attitudes or behaviours (dissonance) occurs, some change must be made in order to eliminate this behaviour. In the case of a discrepancy between attitudes and behaviour, it is most likely that the attitude will change to accommodate the behaviour. The objective of this study is to determine the extent of post purchase behaviour amongst tertiary students, with specific reference to the Durban University of Technology.

An evaluation was conducted on a credit-bearing module that has recently become compulsory for second year students in four of the six schools in the Faculty of Science and Agriculture at the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. The module was based on a course that has been run for Agriculture students since the 1980s. The module "Information Retrieval Skills" (Agri220) is run over a two week period at the beginning of the first semester and covers the library computer catalogue, OPAC and other retrieval tools such as print-based abstracts and indexes, SABINET Online and the CD-ROM databases in the library. The study sought to determine students' perceptions of the Agri220 module, to determine whether the outcomes as described in the Agri220 module template were evident in students, and to determine the use students made of the library. The method that was used in the evaluation was summative, and thus conducted after students had completed the module. Furthermore to find out their views about the contribution of the module to their studies, the study focused on students who had done the module over a year previously. The respondents were students in the School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness as these were the students for whom the module was compulsory in 1999. A survey was done of five third year classes , which consisted of both third and fourth year students, and questionnaires were distributed and completed in the classes. Students were very positive in their feedback about the module and reported becoming more efficient in their use of the library. They were largely familiar with the interlibrary loan service and OPAC but were aware to a lesser extent of the print-based abstracts and indexes in the library. The study found that students predominantly used books and to a lesser extent journals. Electronic retrieval formats were popular. The students who supplemented their notes with extra readings relied on reserved material and reading lists. Students made suggestions about changes to the module: such as extending the length of the module, bringing it forward to first year, and teaching the module in smaller groups. / Thesis (M.I.S.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2001.

Thesis (M.Tech.: Marketing)-Dept. of Marketing, Durban University of Technology, 2007 x, 164 leaves / According to postpurchase behaviour theory, there is a tendency for individuals to seek consistency among their cognitions (i.e., beliefs, opinions). When an inconsistency between attitudes or behaviours (dissonance) occurs, some change must be made in order to eliminate this behaviour. In the case of a discrepancy between attitudes and behaviour, it is most likely that the attitude will change to accommodate the behaviour. The objective of this study is to determine the extent of post purchase behaviour amongst tertiary students, with specific reference to the Durban University of Technology.

M.Ed. (Educational Leadership) / One of the most important choices that a student has to make is that of a career. Because of the financial implications, it is of the utmost importance that a student makes the right choice. To be able to do so, the student must know him-/herself and must be aware of the demands of the specific career. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a student's self and career perception have an influence on the successful completion of his/her studies. The point of departure of this study is the perceptual tradition and self-concept theory. This tradition operates on the premise that all behaviour is a function of the individual's perceived world. Each person has a unique system of perceptions about the self and this self-concept generates behaviour and is selective as far as the assimilation of other perceptions is concerned. This tradition maintains that each person is a conscious agent who considers, constructs, interprets and then acts. Research was undertaken to investigate the self and career perceptions of students and the effect that they may have on successful career choices. The most important findings were: The students all have a positive self-concept as well as a positive perception of the future. They all feel that the economy and politics will not have a negative influence on their future career. Students who have made a successful career choice had a thorough knowledge of their future careers and of their own ability, likes, dislikes and interests whereas students who have made a wrong choice did not have such knowledge at first. The following is recommended: The vocational guidance teacher should guide pupils towards in-depth self-perceptions and career perceptions.

Text in Afrikaans, abstract in Afrikaans and English / Die bestuur van en deur studente aan universiteite word verkennend nagevors teen die agtergrond van die demokratisering van tersiere onderwysinrigtings, veral universiteite, wat in die lig van die wereldwye studente-onluste in die sestiger- en sewentigerjare al hoe meer op die voorgrond getree het. Die doel met die studie is om aan te dui dat studentedeelname aan die bestuur van 'n universiteit nie net 'n bestuursbeginsel is wat reeds tydens die ontstaan van universiteite as sodanig gegeld het nie, maar ook tans 'n werklikheid blyk te wees - ook wat die Suid-Afrikaanse situasie betref. Aan die hand van sekere fundamentele vrae rakende die student as mens in die konteks van die kontemporere wetenskaplike en universiteitsbeskouing word daar na die antropologiese gekyk, met besondere verwysing na die student as mens in bepaalde verhoudinge en relevante insigte wat daarmee gepaardgaan. 'n Fundamentele standpuntinname word geneem met 'n beklemtoning van die Christelike perspektief op demokrasie (demokratisering). Vervolgens word universiteitsbestuur teen die agtergrond van demokratisering onder oe geneem - daar word gefokus op die rol en taak van die universiteit aan die hand van 'n post-moderne paradigma op die universiteit. Daar word spesifiek besin oor demokrasie en demokratisering, sowel as deelnemende besluitneming as 'n inherente deel van universiteitsbestuur. Hierdie beredenering word na die praktyk deurgetrek as studenteverteenwoordiging vanuit vier verskillende perspektiewe beskou word: eerstens, 'n perspektief uit Europa met spesifieke verwysing na die Deense model van medeseggenskap, daarna Asie, asook die Verenigde State van Amerika en laastens 'n Suid-Afrikaanse perspektief. Ten slotte word daar op die implikasies van die bestuur van en deur studente gewys wat uiteindelik in 'n aantal aanbevelings en gevolgtrekkings saamgevat word. / Management of student participation at universities is studied in an exploratory way against the background of the democratisation of tertiary educational institutions, especially universities, which became more prominent during the students' unrest in the sixties and the seventies. The purpose of this study is to show that student participation in the management process not only existed during the beginning of universities as such, but is nowadays an apparent reality, regarding the situation in South Africa as well. With the aid of certain fundamental questions regarding the student as a person within the context of a contemporary view of science and the university, the antropological is looked at with special reference to the student as a person within certain relationships - relevant insights regarding this are also discussed. Thereafter, a fundamental point of view, emphasising also the Christian perspective on democracy and democratisation, is given. management of a university and democratisation is looked at by explaining the role and the task of the university against the background of a postmodern paradigm on the university. The whole concept of democracy and democratisation is considered, as well as participatory decision-making as an inherent part of the management of a university. This discussion becomes practical when student representation is looked at from four different perspectives: firstly, an European perspective with specific reference to the Danish model of co-determination, then Asia and the United States of America respectively, and fourthly a South African perspective. Finally the implications regarding the management of student participation at a university is discussed. This leads to a number of recommendations and conclusions. / Educational Leadership and Management / D. Ed. (Onderwysbestuur)