KwaZulu-Natal Doctoral School | National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)

Izindlela Namasu Okufundisa Ukufunda Okubhaliwe Nokubhala Kubafundi Bebanga Lesishiyagalombili EsiZulwini ULimi LwaseKhaya Ezikoleni Ezimbili EzisesiYingini SasePinetown

This research aims to explore methods and strategies that teachers use in teaching reading and writing in isiZulu home language to grade 8 learners in 2 Pinetown District schools.

Isizulu njengolimi lokufunda nokufundisa kanye nokubheka ukuthi lungaziletha kanjani izinguquko enyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natali

The objective of this study is to explore the changes that can be brought about by the use of isiZulu language at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Therefore this study will look at the use of isiZulu as a language of teaching and learning as well as looking at how isiZulu will bring about transformation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

An Indigenous Crime Prevention Strategy Employing the Roles of Amakhosi and Social Work in KwaZulu- Natal Province

Crime is one of major social problems which poses a serious threat to the democracy of South Africa. It therefore calls on the citizenry, civil society, and private society to contribute to the ongoing efforts of government in the provision of safety and crime prevention.

How do policy networks function in labour market policy processes? An assessment of the labour policy subsystem and its effect on youth employment policy outcomes

This study aimed to assess the role of policy networks on labour market policies and their effects on youth employment. The research has examined how key players such as the government, the private sector, and organised labour can influence the success or failure of youth employment policies. Policy network theory was used to examine the institutional arrangements of decision-making.

An Assessment of the SADC Conflict Transformation Capacity in the context of the recurring conflict in Lesotho 1998-2018: Towards a conflict transformation model

With Lesotho as its case study, the aim of this dissertation is to assess the conflict transformation capacity of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) within the period 1998-2018. The study was guided by the following questions: Which dynamics have been at play in the recurrence of conflict in Lesotho? What strategic political and diplomatic efforts has the SADC implemented in its attempts to resolve the conflict? What have been the major constraints encountered by the sub-regional body in its attempts to resolve the conflict?

Environmental Vulnerability and the Economic Implications of Climate Change for Tourism Development in the Central Drakensberg Region [CDR] of KwaZulu-Natal

In spite of the substantial amount of research that has been conducted in the last decade, misconceptions about the impacts particularly at a local level still abound. This study aimed to determine the extent to which climate change affected the environmental and economic facets of the Central Drakensberg Region [CDR] and the potential impacts these changes have had on the tourism industry.

The training of teacher librarians and the development of school libraries in KwaZulu-Natal

Libraries are the important resources that knowledge production institutions such as schools must have in order to effectively realise their objectives. It is important to note that libraries are hubs of the learning environment; hence they need to be managed by skilled people who are well aware of their functions, purpose and role in terms of meeting the schoolâ€™s vision, mission and goals.

Inzukazikeyi Yokufunda Nokufundiswa KwesiZulu ULimi lwesiBili Emabangeni Akhaphezelayo (4-6) Ezikoleni EziseSiyingini SaseMlazi, KwaZulu-Natali

Ukufunda nokufundisa ulimi lwesiZulu ezikoleni zaseNingizimu Afrika kusabukeka kunezingqinamba eziningi ezidalwa ukuthi siwulimi olwalucindezelwe ngesikhathi sobandlululo. Ukuhlelwa koHlelo lwezifundo nakho kubukeka kungadlali indima etheni ekulekeleleni ukuba isiZulu sifundiswe ngendlela ezothuthukisa abafundi futhi baphumelele ngokwezinga lolwazimfundo.

University Lecturers’ Perspectives of Moodle Usage in Teaching Postgraduate Modules: A Case Study of the School of Education

Innovation in our educational system is driving our education towards new directions and new heights. Students of the 21st century generation owing to current advances, learn best with technology. This may be one of the reasons our educational system is shifting towards the use of educational technologies. One of the universities in South Africa introduced a policy stipulating Moodle as a mandatory teaching and learning platform from undergraduate to postgraduate.

Epistemological experiences in community-based learning: Making critical connections in theory and practice

A curriculum is centred around what is taught, why it is taught, to whom it is taught and who is teaching. These are questions of the moment in the higher education landscape since knowledge is always contested in teaching and learning spaces.

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