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The aim of my study was to investigate the nature of possible conflicts between Grade nine learners. Focus group discussions were conducted with about forty learners; boys and girls, Black and Indian, aged between fourteen and sixteen at a formerly Indian school near Durban. In these, I started by asking very general questions and then picked up on what the young people said, asking them to elaborate and illustrate. In this way, I tried to put the onus on young people themselves to set the agenda. I am interested in investigating whether learners will talk differently about conflict depending on whether they were in different kinds of groups marked by 'race' and gender. Therefore, I divided the participants into mono-racial single sex as well as mixed gender and mixed 'race' groups. According to all the participants in the focus group discussions, conflicts between pupils were very common at Grade nine levels. However, what sort of conflicts they spoke about and how these were spoken about, and especially those that related to gender and 'race', differed significantly between the various kinds of focus groups mentioned above. This paper reports on these conflicts and compares the kinds of conflicts spoken about in the different kinds of groups. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2007.

This study sought to investigate learners' experiences of bullying at Layman Village Primary School. To understand the problem better, teachers' perceptions on the matter were also sought as learners often report such incidents to class teachers. The subject of this thesis inquiry were 63 grade four learners and 10 teachers of the above mentioned school. Although this was a qualitative study, the structured questionnaires were used for both teachers and learners. When these failed to give sufficient data, semi-structured interviews were used. The taped interviews were transcribed and analysed, and data was categorised into three main themes. The results obtained showed that bullying is rife at Layman Village Primary School and that teachers lack skills to address this problem. It was concluded that bullying is a serious problem and should not be tackled haphazardly. Therefore, Layman Village Primary School needs to develop a policy on bullying to guide teachers and to provide learners and parents with specific procedures to follow when bullying occurs. My recommendations were that the Department of Education needs to draw a National policy on bullying that schools can use to develop their own programmes. It was felt that it would help if the national policy is linked to a monitoring programme to ensure that it is used appropriately. / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2005.

Dissertation (Ed.D.)--University of Toledo, 2008. / Typescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for The Education Doctorate Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision." Bibliography: leaves 156-169.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2008. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-71). Also available online in ProQuest, free to University of Oregon users.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.90-96).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-109). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-80).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1998. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-109). Also available on the Internet.