Doctoral Degrees (Centre for Development Support)
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Social media activism: A case study of student voices and participation at a South African university
(University of the Free State, 2022)The study focuses on issues of social justice and its importance in the South African higher education space. Specifically the study considers the significance of the university as a transformative democratic space for the ... -
The capabilities of male migrant miners in preventing and managing HIV: A Lesotho case study
(University of the Free State, 2022)Previous research has shown multiple HIV programmes at the mines and in Lesotho. However, despite the availability of these HIV programmes, Lesotho migrant miners who work in South Africa's mines are still plagued by HIV ... -
The capabilities of male migrant miners in preventing and managing HIV: a Lesotho case study
(University of the Free State, 2022)Previous research has shown multiple HIV programmes at the mines and in Lesotho. However, despite the availability of these HIV programmes, Lesotho migrant miners who work in South Africa's mines are still plagued by HIV ... -
Early childhood male medical circumcision
(University of the Free State, 2022)Medical male circumcision studies concerning decision-making often focus on acceptability and feasibility among parents, with limited application of theoretical frameworks. The involvement of Black women in medical male ... -
Dependencies and decentralised government for the governance of housing delivery in Mangaung
(University of the Free State, 2022)This thesis investigates dependencies and decentralised government for the governance of housing delivery in Mangaung over three decades. Housing governance remains a challenge to most local authorities. The study uses the ... -
Self-initiated strategies for labour market integration among tied migrants in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2021-11)South Africa is a hub for migration in sub-Saharan Africa and a prominent reservoir of migratory flows within and beyond the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Since the early 2000s, this skills-constrained ... -
Multi-dimensional student poverty at a South African university: a capabilities approach
(University of the Free State, 2018-11)The thesis contributes to work in the conceptualisation and measurement of multidimensional student poverty in South Africa through exploring and measuring multidimensional student poverty at one South African university. ... -
Democratic capabilities research: an undergraduate experience to advance socially just higher education in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2018-08)Universities are complex institutions that need to be in constant questioning and iteration to improve and serve the larger society. Nevertheless, the latest protests in the South African higher education institutions are ... -
Universities in regional development: knowledge transfer in a less favoured region
(University of the Free State, 2013-06)English: This dissertation is an exploratory study aimed at increasing the theoretical and empirical understanding of knowledge transfer from a university to its region. The study builds on the increased emphasis on the ... -
Quality as human development: a case study of teaching and learning in Zimbabwean universities
(University of the Free State, 2016-12)English: The study contributes to work in conceptualising quality in higher education teaching and learning. Most studies focusing on quality have been from a human capital standpoint, with little examination of quality ... -
Exploring the lives and educational aspirations of marginalised migrant youth: a case study in Johannesburg, South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2017-03)English: As the migration phenomenon gains momentum, South Africa processes high volumes of refugee applications, particularly from neighbouring countries. One of the largest groups migrating is that of youths, in search ... -
The sociology curriculum, pedagogy and capabilities formation: a case study in two South African universities
(University of the Free State, 2016-12)English: The study addresses how the sociology curriculum and pedagogy interact to enhance or constrain students’ capabilities and more broadly, human development. More specifically, the research is focussed on how curriculum ... -
South African housing policy and housing policy research: theoretical discourse in the post-apartheid era
(University of the Free State, 2017-02)English: The aim of this thesis is to provide an integrated epistemological analysis of the theoretical discourse on housing policy and research implementation relevant to the South African context. Chapter 1 comprises ... -
Logistical cities in peripheral areas
(University of the Free State, 2013-04)English: This thesis is the first study in South Africa to explore the concept of logistics cities in peripheral areas with in the context of local economic development. Although the term logistics city is used freely ... -
Human and social capital formation in South Africa's arid areas
(University of the Free State, 2012-02)English: There has been a worldwide resurgence of academic interest in semi-arid and desert regions and South Africa has proved no exception to this trend. The lion's share of South Africa's arid interior consists of the ... -
Perspectives on engineering education in universities and its contribution to sustainable human development in Germany and South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2016-02)English: Most literature on higher education and engineering education in particular, is based on data gathered from the global North, written from global North perspectives. Comparatively few studies focus on normative ... -
Experiences of disabled students at two South African universities: a capabilities approach
(University of the Free State, 2015-11)English: Using the capabilities approach, this thesis examines how disabled students experience higher education at two South African universities: University of the Free State (UFS) and University of Venda (UniVen). Located ... -
Civic culture and local economic development in a small town
(University of the Free State, 2013-02)English: Although several cases of successful Local Economic Development (LED) programmes and initiatives addressing poverty and inequity are present in South Africa, there are still a number of challenges to overcome. ... -
A framework for facilitating the transition from school to university in South Africa: a capabilities approach
(University of the Free State, 2012-11)Access to university in South Africa has been, and continues to be, a highly contested area that is plagued with many layers of complexity rooted in the social, political and educational past and present. Situated within ... -
Logistical cities in peripheral areas
(University of the Free State, 2014-07)English: This thesis is the first study in South Africa to explore the concept of logistics cities in peripheral areas with in the context of local economic development. Although the term logistics city is used freely to ...
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