Please read the abstract in the dissertation. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 1971. / gm2014 / Sociology / Unrestricted

Please read the abstract in chapter 7 of the dissertation. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 1967. / gm2014 / Historical and Heritage Studies / Unrestricted

M.A. (Social Work) / This study constitutes a-reaction to the paucity of professional attention devoted.- to the primary prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. The basic objective of the study was to develop a programme for the primary prevention of alcohol and drug abuse in Eersterust. This programme was intended to achieve the total upliftment of the community, aimed at an effective lifestyle and a new orientation to values, and was to induce a decline in alcohol and drug abuse in the community on the long term. This developmental effort manifested in the formulation of general principles and guidelines for the primary prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, in the form of a manual for community workers at clinics for alcoholics and drug dependants. This seeks to make community workers more conversant with the primary prevention of alcohol and drug abuse and to induce in them an appreciation of the value thereof in combating the problem. Developmental research was utilized in the development of the new technological item. The developmental research and utilization model of Edwin Thomas was used as research design. In view of the unfamiliarity of developmental research, a separate chapter was devoted to this kind of research and the Thomas model. The different phases of the developmental research and utilization model used in the development of the programme for the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, were the following: -The analysis phase, which included all the activities which preceded the development of the programme. These activities comprised of a problem analysis of Eersterust, a survey of the position of existing social technology in the handling of alcohol and drug abuse, a feasibility study and a comprehensive literature study. -The development phase, which included the design and implementation of the programme for the primary prevention of alcohol and drug abuse. -The evaluation phase, which comprised the process evaluation as well as the evaluation of the outcome of the programme. The process evaluation was done on a continuous basis, in order to ensure that the programme complied with implementation standards and was tuned to achieving the objectives which were set. The evaluation of the outcome was done with a view to measuring the effectiveness of the programme in achieving objectives. -.The diffusion and adoption phases, which comprised activities such as the preparation of means of dissemination, the dissemination of information on the product and the possible implementation by consumers. The product of the developmental research process was presented in a separate chapter, in the form of a manual for community workers at clinics for alcoholics and drug dependants. The conclusion reached in the study was that unless community workers were to launch comprehensive primary preventive actions seeking the total upliftment of the community to an effective lifestyle and new orientations to values, the constant increase in alcohol and drug abuse will not be reduced.

The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the legacy of industrial spaces, the effect of this legacy on the surroundings, and how these spaces then become disconnected and isolated after industrial activity is decommissioned. The research forms part of an NRF research scheme that specifically focuses on building the resilience of cities through innovation in the planning, design and construction of the built environment. The hypothesis on which the dissertation is based states that a process of reintegration of a decommissioned industrial site with the immediate surroundings would enable such a site to become a positive space of transition, and would allow for the reconciliation of society and the ecology that was exploited by the industry. It sees the decommissioning of industrial infrastructure not as a loss or abandonment of obsolete capital, but as the release of energy and potential that can be positively reconstructed. The mechanistic and reductionist world-view that contributed to an unhealthy relationship between people and their ecological surroundings is theoretically explored through the hybridization theories proposed by Bruno Latour (Latour 1993), and the regenerative methodologies put forth by members of Regenesis (Mang, Reed 2012a). The potential of obsolete industrial infrastructure to provide powerful leverage points for changing paradigms from mechanistic to ecological is discussed in the light of its history of developing from craft to large-scale production. Craft becomes an important mechanism for the integration of people with the value and purpose of their work, and also of natural materials and the cultural objects they become. The theories stated above are architecturally applied to an industrial site in Eersterust, Pretoria, which is on the verge of being decommissioned. The site is approached as a constantly evolving and living entity. It is investigated in terms of its patterns and cycles, and these are illustrated as a narrative of all the forces that have impacted on it over millions of years. The narrative provides clues as to possible programmes and site lifecycles, and enables those phenomena that will nurture the biophysical evolution of the site to be given form. The concept of potential sets arises from this investigation, and informs an architecture that aligns itself with both the ecological and cultural forces on site, and represents the hybridization of the two. Potential sets distinguish patterns of ecological, social and industrial phenomena that occur on site over different time frames. These patterns aid the understanding of the ecological purpose of the site and the alignment of the built intervention with this purpose. A building is imagined that will create solutions for public, industrial and ecological spaces, with different levels of engagement between the three. The concept of a solvent enforces the notion of hybridity and allows for new relationships between the public, industrial processes and natural cycles to develop. / Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2014 / Architecture / MArch(Prof) / Unrestricted

No abstract available. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 1966. / gm2014 / Sociology / Unrestricted

The primary aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of using a participatory research approach as a method for determining information needs. Participatory research is a qualitative research methodology that challenges the principles and practices of objective, detached, quantitative research approaches in the social sciences. Three main trends converged to contribute to the emergence of the practice of participatory research namely: dissatisfaction in the development arena with the planning of projects without the involvement of the people themselves; the work of adult educators from which evolved a methodology in which learners gained control over their own learning processes; and the disenchantment of social scientists with traditional positivist research methods that distance researchers from the realities and social environment of the subjects of their research. Dissatisfaction with the use of quantitative methods and techniques, similar to that in the social sciences, occurred in information needs research, which resulted in a call for the development of an alternative set of premises and assumptions. This effected a move away from a view of information use from a system-oriented perspective, towards the use of qualitative methods focusing on the users themselves in determining their information needs. Both Coloureds and women in South Africa have been exposed to hardship and discrimination over many years. A literature review indicated that the planned participatory research project with Coloured women from Eersterust would be feasible. It became apparent that no studies on the information needs of Coloureds in South Africa had been done, and very little research was done dealing with the information needs of women. The literature on participatory research furthermore clearly indicated that the concept had become familiar in a diversity of settings and disciplines outside that of development. For the purposes of this study with women, it was also of significant interest to note the many similarities between participatory research and feminist research. With the practical implementation of the project, the pre-requisites and underlying principles of participatory research were strictly adhered to. Information needs that were identified during the course of the project were compared to needs identified in other similar South African studies. The active involvement of the women in the research project resulted in the identification of reliable and relevant information needs. These results can serve as an example for the increasing use of qualitative techniques in determining information needs, and affirm that participatory research methods can be a valuable alternative in the area of information needs research. / Dissertation (MIS (Information Science))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Information Science / unrestricted

The context of this study is the National Youth Development Outreach Project (YDO) situated in Eersterust, Pretoria. This study is conducted within a qualitative research paradigm. The data comprises of sentence completion exercises designed to elicit information regarding at risk adolescents’ attitudes towards music. The data is coded, categorized and organized into themes. The themes highlight five different life aspects through which these at risk adolescents identify with music. The study revealed that music therapy is an effective and appropriate way to afford at risk adolescents access to these identified life aspects and is able to facilitate the addressing of various issues within these life aspects. / Dissertation (MMus (Music Therapy))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Music / MMus (Music Therapy) / Unrestricted